Gas Chamber Death For Greenlease Kidnapers Planned
Dec. 16 report from Missouri outlines the planned gas chamber execution of Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady, slated for midnight Dec. 17. The article details the process, timing, and medical rationale, noting the victims will wear black outfits and masks, with cyanide gas delivered to the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown
Hall
Heady
Ready
Bobby Greenlease
Thomas E. Whitecotton
Corrections
Community groups host talks and church event schedule
The local scene features a roundtable RIS Scout District wire event at 7 pm in the Community House with Delmas A. Stith and George C. Adams among speakers. A Cedar Theater meeting at 2:30 pm and a 7% Mes outdoor Christian event are planned, with corrections and names including A Burns and Messiah Presbyterian Church choir led by Sealy.
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RIS
Delmas A. Stith tEuehler
World News In Brief From Around The Globe
An escaped South Korean prisoner said some Americans want to return home but fear companions will kill them if they seek repatriation. McCarthy to call witnesses on alleged espionage at Fort Monmouth radar lab. Jacksonville bandits kill a patrolman then are killed or captured. two fugitives from Savannah prison. Paris says US will stay in Europe and may share atomic secrets. Robbery suspects beat a sheriff. sheriff recovering. Eisenhower undecided on asking Congress to share actual atomic weapons with NATO forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Jacksonville
Fla
T. A. Robinson
Bandite Myron Goldman
Samuel Hornbeck
Savannah
Paris
United States
Europe
Rhee Delays Invasion Plans Amid Conference Push
In Tokyo on December 16, Syngman Rhee postponed any crossing of the 38th Parallel and delayed unilateral action to unify Korea. He pledged no military moves until three months after the projected conference, a shift following U.S. briefing to President Eisenhower on stalled talks with the Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Hansen
Tokyo
Syngman Rhee
38Th Parallel
Korea
Rhee
Seoul
U.S
Arthur H. Dean Jefs
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
United Nations
Dean
Little Boy Solves Lack Of Money
A young boy in a South Main Street area storecase helps his Christmas fund by gathering bottles from a storeroom rear of Fuller Brothers Grocery and selling them at the counter to raise funds for his shopping. An officer called the act expedient yet not commendable, with further details unclear.
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Fuller Brothers Grocery
South Main
Kids Shop Spree Courtesy of JCs in Baytown
About 30 Baytown youngsters aged seven to 12 will each receive a five dollar bill to spend on holiday gifts. Organized by the Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce, the shopping trip will have Jaycees guiding lists and store selections, followed by ice cream and cookies at the Quack Shack before returning home.
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Jcs
Baytown
William Harrop
Jack Hudson
Lie Jaycees
Dick Manne
Neady
Quack Shack
Pennies Help Goodfellows Little Girls Chip In Year's Savings
Two young sisters Susan and Mary Catherine Stewart brought in seventy one dollars and ninety six cents in pennies to aid Goodfellows at Christmastime. E B Bird donated three dollars while Den 7 Pack 25 contributed toys and pecans. The Baytown Sun notes packing bags next week with 479 tags already addressed and more names arriving.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Baytown Sun Office
Susan
Mary Catherine Stewart
Douglas Stewart
E. B. Bird
Den 7
H. E. Rheaume
Ageas
Baytonian Cleared Of Drunk Driving Charge
A six man jury in Judge Phil Peden's county court at Jato found Basques not guilty of drunk driving stemming from a collision with a State Highway Patrol car on Airhart Drive on Oct 16. Patrolman Heston Thomas and Reese LaCour were injured. Thomas has since resigned. An assault charge related to the wreck may be dismissed. Defense: A. D. Azios and John Herrera. Prosecution: Joe Guarino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech
Phil Peden
Jato
Santos Garza
Airhart Drive
Heston Thomas
Reese LaCour
Pasadena
Thomas
D. Azios
John Herrera
Basques
Joe Guarino
Eleven Pets Die In Hours As Poisoner Strikes Town
Residents near Ashbey Courts react to a dog poisoner who killed eleven dogs and poisoned two others in a three hour span on Tuesday. Bozo the town police dog vanished Monday and may have been poisoned. Several owners recount heartbreaking losses, noting vaccines and licenses, as Scout troops warn neighbors to keep dogs indoors.
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Ashbey Courts
Texas Avenue
Bozo
Henry Knox
Glen Barber
Rex
J. E. Rapers
George Armer, Jr
Pasquale
J. W. Wagner
West James
G. B
West Jack
Flowers Home
Tommy
James
Boy Scout
Dimes Line Of Dimes In La Porte By Lions Club
The La Porte Lions Club plans its annual Line of Dimes event Thursday through Saturday in front of the Main Street Post Office. Carols will play as members staff the booth to raise funds for Christmas baskets and sight conservation.
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la Porte Lions Club
Main Street
Ebb
Lions Club
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lion
Vocalaires
Mary Lou Westergren
Lysan Adams
Betty Collins
Pat Westergren
Glen Gibeon
Houston
Lula Burneycastle
Tailtwister
Police Trail Burglars Oops Sorry
Baytown police chase burglars as crime prevention campaign backfires. Officers respond to a report of suspects hiding between Wisconsin and Minnesota. They find no burglars, only a mistaken clue and humorous miscue.
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Baytown
Raytonians
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Yeager Flies Record 1650 MPH in X-1A Rocket Plane
Maj. Charles E. Yeager reportedly flew the X-1A over Edwards Air Force Base at about 1,650 mph, two and a half times the speed of sound, reclaiming the title of world’s fastest man. The run eclipsed a 1,427 mph mark set by Scott Crossfield.
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Washington
Charles E. Yeager
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Yeager
Bell Aircraft Corp
Scott Crossfield
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Crossfield
Navy
Eisenhower
Aero Club
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Pilot to Fly World War I Jenny From Bloomington to Dallas
Burrell Tibbs 57, an airport operator from Grand Prairie, plans a Wednesday takeoff in an open cockpit Jenny biplane from Bloomington to Dallas. The Curtis TN-41 has a 72 mph max, 22 gallon fuel, and can stay aloft about 244 hours. Tibbs last flew one two decades ago but remains knowledgeable about WWI-era planes.
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Bloomington
Dallas
Tex
Ulstois
Burrell Tibbs
Grand Prairie
Springficld
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Okla
Tibbs
Why Post
Families Keep Vigil As Hunters Missing In Bay
The search for two missing hunters, Earl Reichert and James Henderson, continues as tugboats scan the Houston ship channel and Galveston Bay. Family members sail daily aboard the 110 foot Mary Gene to aid the hunt, hoping for a recovery despite cold waters and uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella Boynton
Houston Ship Channel
Jimmie Crate
la Porte-Bayshore Emergency Corps
Earl Reichert
la Porte
James Henderson
Port Arthur
Mary Gene
Texas City
Henderson
Lee Henderson
Texarkana
Jack Henderson
New Boston
Leon Henderson
Pecos
Morgan Read
Louisiana
Harold Reichert
Dallas
Massenburg
Lions Kick Off Lion-O-Dimes Drive In Baytown
Baytown Lions pledge 536 at a luncheon and plan a seven day booth in front of First National Bank starting Thursday to raise at least 2170 for Tran sponsored charitable projects including sight conservation. L. C. Ferguson leads the drive with W. D. Hinson as assistant. David Arnett oversees equipment and publicity. Truman Cox and A J Froehner handle setup and loudspeakers.
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Baytown Lions Club
Lincheon
Tower
Lions
L. C. Ferguson
W. D. Hinson
Costa
David Arnett
Truman Cox
A. J. Froehner
Thin Music Co
Taylor Cerber
Frank Braswell
Floyd Bengtson
M. M. Brown
J. ©. Burkett
W. T. Jones
Frank Murdock
Charles Plowden
Billy Smith
B. Wooodruff
Clint Derryberry
R. Ty. Feinberg
Vern Weight
Max Altman
Tyr
Julian Spring
Abe Rosenaweig
Plea for Starving Korea Kids Drives Baytown Campaign
A CROP campaign to feed Korean children draws Baytown support after Debert R. Lang of Crosby sends $50, explaining a $10 donation would feed a child for a year. Rice, wheat, cotton and fabric gifts across the region bolster a shipment leaving Houston Jan. 12, with Catholic War Relief among major contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debert R. Lang
Crosby
Baytown
Lang
South Korea
Houston
Korea
Sheltet
Catholic War Relief Society
Texas
Dawson
iSee
Baytown Fair trip to Kingsville and beyond
Ninety four Baytown area students will travel December 27 to December 31 to study farming in Kingsville Brownsville San Antonio Luling and College Station. A Bayshore bus will be chartered as the school board refused a district vehicle. Chaperones are BR Kerr Leroy Herman Mr and Mrs Sethridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Area
Bayshore
Nelson McElroy
Kingsville
Brownsville
San Antonio
Luling
College Station
Baytown
T. Kerr
Leroy Herman
Pree Sethridge
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Joseph R. McCarthy
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Rotan
Fisher County
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Congress
Susan Stewart
L. Z. Braswell
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BOM Minerva Study Club
Slohin
Baytonian
Jenny
Kemah
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