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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1954

Page

2

Television Log Selections for Weekend Schedule

Broadcast notes list Saturday lineup including Roy Rogers Ramar of the Jungle Duffy's Tavern Justice Mickey Rooney Look LV Awards Max Liebman Presents Hit Parade Death Valley Days Hollywood Wrestling Big Town Movie Showtime with International Lady. Sunday offerings feature What's Your Trouble Frontiers of Faith The Christophers Frontiers of Faith and This Is The Life plus ALG Brinkley News Room Captain Hartz.

Mickey Rooney Max Liebman the Christophers Frontiers of Faith Capt. Hartz Alg Brinkley

TV Schedule Note From KPRC Channel

Local program guide lists daytime and evening lineup including Youth Wants To Know Charades The Bunker Zoo Parade Houston Highlights Spotlight On Texas Liberace Meet the Press and more with Dramas comedies game shows and a late night Studio 57 and Vespers sign off schedule details appear as time slots and program titles for broadcasting day.

Drew Pearson Houston Texas Liberace

Channel Guide Confusion for a Broadcast Schedule

A scrambled channel listing shows programs across a day with times like 6:00 to 12:30 and titles such as Beat the Clock The Masters and Call to Prayer. The text includes garbled entries and possible station identifiers, presenting a noisy snapshot of a TV radio schedule.

Darkie Gleason Boy Willy Khony Theatre

Channel 13 Turday Lineup and Test Pattern Schedule

The listing shows Channel 13 Saturday programming with time slots from 6:00 to 1:40 including Soldier Furnide Compass Dotty Mael Counterpoint The Hunter Stork Club Dotter a Second Champensig Bowling Studio 13 Blockade Sign Off Test Pattern Prayer The Christopers Sunday Sehant and Color Ciravan with irregular spellings and possible misreads.

Turday Soldier Furnide Dotty Mael Hunter Stork Club Dotter Blockade

Television Schedule Lineup For KGUL Channel

The page lists KGUL TV programming from morning to late night including Worald of Truth The Christophers Contest Carnival The Search Adventure Pantoming Quiz Fac The Nati Now And Then Lop Secret Matinee Omnibus You Are There Lassie Princep Secretary Toast of the Town Theatre Playhouse Father Knows Best Whats My Line Sunday News Special Big Roberts Camera They Stand Accused Sign Off.

Big Roberts

Local Radio Lineup Summary

Radio schedule fragment lists programs and times including The Nativity The Pulpit Science Review Read Better Living Chanter and Gene Autry with assorted cartoons and talk segments. Specifics are unclear due to garbled text but denotes a daily broadcast slate with note of Walter Winchell and a sign off.

Science Review Gene Autry Walter Winchell

No Action Yet On Sale Of Rubber Plants Here

Three government owned rubber plants in Texas have tentative buyers but no action announced for Baytown plants. Humble Oil and General Tire bid on local plants while Port Neches plants were sold among Goodrich Gulf Chemicals Gulf Oil and Texas Liquid Chemical. Final sale awaits Congress approval and government says private operation could raise rubber prices.

Texas Baytown Humble Oi General Tire Port Neches Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals, Inc Gulf Oil Corp Tesxas L.8. Chemical Co Congress

Baytown Couple Welcome Baby Girl Lisa Ann Hughes

Mr and Mrs L D Hughes of Baytown are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Lisa Ann born December 17. She weighed six pounds nine ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs H X Hughes and Mrs B S Moore with great grandfather Jerry Armer, all of Baytown.

LD. Hughes L. DB. Hughes Baytown Lisa Ann H. XM. Hughes B.S. Moore Jerry Armer

Babes In Toyland TV Spectacular Tonight

TV Scene notes Warren Edwards describes Max Liebman’s 90 minute televised operetta Babes in Toyland on Channel 2. Star list includes Garraway Day Sullivan Leonard Baird papers Alexander Lynn Cox. Gobel replaced on Saturday lineup. Look Magazine TV Awards telecast 7 80 p.m. Channel 2. Substantive drama nights follow with Justice and Tales of Tomorrow offerings.

Warren Edwards Max Liebman Victor Herbert George Gobel Channel 2 Pan Dave Garraway Dennis Day Jo Sullivan Jack Leonard Bill and Cora Baird Papers Rod Alexander Bambi Lynn Wally Cox Garraway Santa Claus Santa

Ike Faces Tough Battle Over New Military Program

Congressional leaders urged President Eisenhower to press hard for approval of a new military manpower plan, seen as a modified universal military training. Supporters in the Senate backed the proposal, while some House figures doubted enactment or administration, signaling a heated fight over drafting youth into a three-tier reserve and active service plan.

Eldazer Washington Eisenhower Congress Defense Department Paul J. Kilday D-Tex House Sens John C. Stennis Dmiss Senate Armed Services Committee Wiseshower Defense Charles E. Wilson Carter L. Burgess Alines Wilson Burgess

Missing Mother and Children Found in Houston Apartment

Baytown mother Wanda Jo Mason and her three children aged six four and two were found safe in a Houston apartment house after a state wide missing persons bulletin. Chief Roy Montgomery said the family left home Saturday to go to a movie and never returned. their car was found broken down in Channel View.

Baytown Roy Montgomery Wanda Jo Mason Raymond &. Mason Magnolia Montgomery Huse Band Houston Channel View

Livestock Prices at Fort Worth Market Report

US Department of Agriculture weekly livestock report shows week over week changes. Beef steers and yearlings soften while cows rise about five dollars. bulls firm to higher. stockers and feeders mostly steady with some declines in low grade cattle. Calves near steady to down with slaughter calves 14.5 to 19. stocker calves 13 to 20. heifers weaker about 16.5.

Fort Worth Uspda Adinim Ard

Harry Bassart Dies Suddenly in Baytown Home

Harry Bassart an instrument repairman at the Baytown refinery died suddenly at his home about 5 am Saturday. He, 47, fell in his bathroom at 1604 East Foyle and was found by his wife after complaining of chest pains. Justice of the Peace Walter Quern held an inquest with a verdict pending an autopsy. Funeral services were pending at Earthman Funeral Home. Bassart, from Nebraska, had lived in Baytown about 29 years. He is survived by his widow and two daughters.

Harry Bassart Baytown Bassart East Foyle Justice, of the Walter Quern Earthman Funeral Home Bassar Nebraska Swedr Deere Barbara Lynn Sara

Mer’cans’ Spending In U S Unter Fire MENTCO City

An estimated 100,000 residents of border towns in the United States last year faced rising costs as the Contsdecstion of Naional Chambers of Industry called it “exorbitant.” A spokesman noted the average spend per person at around $2,000 pesos ($140) and warned many households live on modest incomes while purchasing power dwindled across Tijuana, Acuna, Ciudad Juarez, Agua Prieta, Nogales, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa.

Mentco City Dac. Istep Horler Eitessnent Sk U.S United States Naional Chambers of Industry Saturitey Eech Chili Senda Tijuana F Acuna Ciudad Juarez Agua Prieta Nogatose Materinras Nueve

Hullum Knockout Stuns Opponent in Second Bout

The Baytown Boxing Club show at Arcadia theater saw L A Bergeron miss his scheduled fight with Bob Griffin, while Donnie Hullum, in his first pro bout at 154, knocked out Buster Maloney at 160 in the second round. Ernest Garcia and Tony Gostello drew. Jerry Adams beat Tommy Cooper by decision. Joe Fenley and Joe Redrusez drew. Sammy Peacock and Joe Confessy boxed an exhibition.

Baytown Arcadia Theater L. A. Bergeron Bob Griffin Houston Donnie Hultum Kayoed Buster Maloney

Weight-Lifting Contests Tonight At Arcadia Theater

Aves weight lifters compete at 7 30 am Saturday in Arcadia theater with Baytown team members Gienn Williams 182 Mitch Vanya 178 Murray Mangum 170 Arthur Mooney 170 Jim Dixon 148 A J Harper 146 David Hester 132 Guddy Dittman 132 and Sammy Peacock 122 Lifters from Central Sawest Ys Houston and Salveston Y join medals awarded for first second and third places.

Aves Arcadia Baytown Gienn Williams Mitch Vanya Murray Mangum Arthur Mooney Jim Dixon A. J. Harper David Hester Guddy Dittman Sammy Peacock Central Houston Salveston Y

Plan for county merger under study by officials

Bracewell said any enabling legislation must ensure representation from all county sections on a voice-on-policy commission. After Christmas and before Jan 11, groups may hold a joint study meeting. Baytown and other Harris County cities have opposed the plan, though past proposals favored rapid, city-wide consolidation.

Aow Bracewell Baytown Haris County

Dallas Oil Investor's Last Rites Held Today

Funeral services were planned for Bloyd Maddox, a 12 year old businessman and public relations worker associated with the Hasen Oil Co, Enid. Okla. He died Thursday night in a local clinic while serving as manager of the Dallas Office of Defense Transportation in wartime. He held oil holdings in Texas and Oklahoma.

Dallas Bloyd Maddox Mandidos Hasen Oil Co Enid Okda Office of Defense Transfartation Texas Okdahomi

Chrysler Receives Orders for 118000 Cars in 1935

Chrysler Corp said Saturday it received orders for more than 118000 cars as the 1935 models were introduced. The demand includes 26000 Plymouths 190000 Passengers 40000 Desotos and 69000 Chryslers and Imperials as plants run at higher output to meet the pace of the industry.

Detroit Bec Upchrysler’ Corp Chrystie Sun Cla

Youth and AWOL Marine Run Burglaries Rings End

Parker and an 11 year old boy allegedly carried out burglaries at Scarborough's Drugs Higeinbotham Motor Co Baytown Drugs Massey Music Co Baytown Watch Shop and Huggins Lumber Co. They reportedly stole about $1500 and spent it on a life of luxury at a Crestwood motel south Main Hawston. The boy, who ran away to join Parker, says he met him in San Francisco after skipping classes. Parker faces charges of three burglaries and felony thefts. the boy is in custody.

Scarborough's Drugs Higeinbotham Motor Co Baytown Drugs Massey Music Co Baytown Watch Shop AFT Umion Huggins Lumber Co Parker Houston Parkers Crestwood South Main Hawston Justice of the Peace Walter Queen Baytown San Francisco

Hearing On School District Annexation Bid Is Canceled

A Chambers county hearing on detaching the Baytown district portion and annexing to Barbers Hill was canceled after the Harris County Board of Education said it had no jurisdiction. Judge Floyd Williams, ex officio county superintendent, canceled the hearing after the Harris board dismissed the petition on Dec 23.

Harris County Board of Education Chambers County Baytown Barbers Hill Chambers Co Floyd Williams

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