Oklahoma divorce case links to governor and Houston
United Press Oklahoma report notes a deposition hearing in Houston in the Johnston Murray divorce case. New York’s Roscoe Wright, a 24 year letter carrier, seeks a week to decide on a possible 833000 stake in the 64,000 Dollar Question. An Austin high school mass walkout leads to suspensions for 35 boys over prior discipline of a student who shot a firecracker. A U.S. ten man court martial finds Colonel Paul Y. Liles guilty of bringing discredit on the military while a prisoner in Korea.
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United Press Oklahoma
Houston
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
New
Fory -Lewis
Wash
Lal
Col. Paul
Y. Liles
Korea
Baytown Eyes 150 New Low Rent Units
Baytown plans 150 additional rental apartments under FHA approval. New units, similar to the 60 existing homes, would be allocated by Baytown Housing Authority with rent based on income. Sam Houston and Lincoln courts each hold 20 units. overall rents averaged $20.06 in November, with a high of $43 and a low of $38.
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Clyde
Baytour
Newell ‘Teytor
Baytown Halls
Wiednesday
Taylor
Sam Houston
Lincoln Courts
Baytown
Lincoln
Coutts
Touseng
Christmas program at Cedar Bayou Church set for 7:30
Christmas program titles include Candles and Scarlet Ribbon. Kiwanis Key Club at Robert E Lee High displays a poster exhibit at Citizens National Bank through the week. Baytown residents donate to TB Seals fund. Mrs Bryson Filbert notes $ 307 from Baytown to Houston. Rosie Myers, Baytown Sun staffer, returns home after hospital stay and plans to return to work soon.
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Cedar Bayou Memorial Assem
KEY Club
Robert E. Lee High
Seline
Citizen's National Bank
Eltb
Kiwanis Club
Rosie
Rosalie Myers
Baytown Sun
Christ
Bryson Filbert
Harris County
Adiai's Son Injured in Goshen Truck Crash
In Goshen Indiana University classmate Alui Sle verson son John aged 1 was seriously injured in a two car truck collision Wednesday that killed two others. The incident occurred near the university area involving local students.
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Goshen
Ind
Alui Sleverson
John
Wisene
Around Town Highlights And Local Names In Brief
Around Town items list residents and events with playful notes on dinners birthdays shopping and travel. Names include Mrs DW Alpha Johnella Bagtton Terry Epling Mrs Vernon Plaeger Wade Bose Dorothy Warner and many more as they plan celebrations, trips, and holiday activities.
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Alpha
Johnella Bagtton
Terry Epling
Vernon Plaeger
Wade du. Bose
Dorothy Warner
Jerry Uuleh
Bis
Minnie Alice Robertson
Dove
Frank Sawhergear
Uncle Sam
Ole’ Army
Carl Trenchmann
Lee Bird
Sayce
Freamon Pruett
Hugh Powell
Grace
Nancy Gould
Tennessey Foothills
County sues Shepperd over highway bonds
Harris County files suit in Texas Supreme Court challenging Attorney General John Ben Shepperd's refusal to approve $10 million in highway right‑of‑way bonds. Voters authorized the bond issue and a 33 1/3 percent license fee assessment, but the attorney general contends the law is unconstitutional.
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Austin
Harris
Texas Supreme Court
John Ben Shepperd
Burke Holman
Harris County
Houston
County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
Rice campus clash as girls hostiles with students
On the Rice Institute campus in Houston six girls met about 200 boys during the annual meal pol event. Police had to separate the groups after a confrontation. Milky high school girls reportedly yelled apologetic phrases as the incident escalated.
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Houston
Rice Institute
Rice
Baytown Prepares For U S Holiday Observance Monday
Baytown agencies and businesses outline holiday schedules for the coming three day weekend. Post office plans Saturday open and Monday closed while banks close Saturday and open Monday. City workers receive a three day leave. Humble employees also observe Monday. Stations vary with some open Saturday and Monday, others close Sunday or Monday. Churches schedule separate Saturday and Sunday services.
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Ies
Max Altuiin
Retail Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce Group
Baytown
Imotarisis
Lions Drive Extends for Lion-O Dimes Again
Baytown Lions Club reports the Lion-O Dimes drive for sight conservation remains $1,500 short of its $2,500 goal. Drive chairman David Funderburk says funds are needed to aid underprivileged people, provide plastic eyes, and cover some operations. A booth at First National Bank operates daily, with the drive extended to noon Saturday after netting $570.55 by noon Friday.
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Baytown Lions Club
Drive
David Punderburk
Chuls
Baytown
First National Bank
Lions’ Club
Cio
Funderburk
Goodfellows Second Time Around Aid To Buy Toys
The Goodfellows raise funds to help 880 needy children with a projected $1700 total. New contributions bring the overall tally to $1435.73, including gifts from Trinity Episcopal Church School and Weingarten employees, plus multiple local donors and volunteers aiding packaging and delivery.
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Goodfellows
CME Goodfellow
Chih
Tury
L. H. Bouloche
Weingarten
Order of Rainbows
Bob Beverly
Wooster
Sul Ross students protest food and conditions
SUL ROSS students in Alpine protested the campus cafeteria food and alleged dictatorial actions by college president Bryan Windethal. A governor spokesman noted the petition had few signatures, while students criticized biographical standards and a claimed embarrassing act by the president.
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SUL Ross
Austinup
Allan -Shivers
Sehool
Bryan Windenthal
Jin
Senate Probes Trust Failure In Texas Crisis
Texas state Senate General Investigation Committee plans a special session to probe the collapse of U S Trust and Guaranty and related firms. Senator Jimmy Phillips warns 128000 Texans face investment losses as authorities move to receivership and court action. Governor Shivers defers comment while noting past graft concerns. Temple Telegram notes insolvency flagged last June but action only began recently.
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Austin
State Senate
General Investigation Committee
U.S. ‘Trust and Guaranty
Searcy Bracewell
Houiston
Jimmy Phillips
U.S. ‘Trust
Houston
U.s.prust and Guaranty
Waco
John Shepperd
Henry Wade
Dans County
All American Home Lloyds Insurance Co
Janey
Allan Shivers
U.S
Trist
Shivers
Veterans Land
Temple Telegram
Austin Thesday
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
Texas
Low To Be Kent On Water And Sewer Jobs
City Public Works prepares a log of current sewer and water projects to maintain detailed up-to-date records of utilities development. City Manager C Darvin Middleton says the log, the first use of this method, supports a new program to modernize the city records system.
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Kent
City Public Works Department
C. Darvin Middleton
Middleton
Arrival of Winter Official This Thursday
Weather outlook for the area shows the arrival of winter with Thursday forecast to bring a 32 degree low and a high near 70. Forecasters note a shift to colder conditions over the next several days after a warm spell and earlier readings in the 60s. Fog and drizzle were reported in eastern Texas as temperatures dropped to 24 degrees at Childress.
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Texas
Childress
Ford Opens Up Books For First Time As Stock Goes On Sale
Washington UP Ford Motor Co announces plans to offer 10.2 million shares of common stock publicly. Expected price around 75 a share, with actual price set before sale next month. From 1946 to Sept 30 1955 net profits totaled 1 536 800 0000, rival General Motors earned 4 775 000 000, Chrysler 683 000 000 in that period.
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Washington
Ford: Motor
Iites .& Exchange Commission
Ford Co
Ford
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
A. 3&Page
Ford Private Organization Since 1903
UNITED PRESS outlines Ford Motor Company history as a privately held firm since 1903, founded by Henry Ford Sr. The article notes initial funding of 28,000 dollars from a dozen friends for 1,000 shares in Detroit, and Ford’s eventual sole control after a 1919 buyout.
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United Press
Ford
Ford Sr
Detroit
Flames Sear Bodies Beyond Recognition
A Seaboard of wreck details a midair catastrophe in Florida as an Eastern Airlines Constellation crashes near Jacksonville. The thunderous blaze scorches the woods, collapsing trees, triggering brush fires while residents are awakened by the two explosions and the plane torn apart. Eyewitnesses describe the inferno, scattered engines, and a wide debris field as investigators begin to assess the disaster.
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Pao
Eastern Airlines
Hane
Washington
Jacksonville
Airpor Instrument
Towel
Senerts
T. Collins
Florida
Collins
Dainty Dolls Get Smokey Voice Mixup for Christmas
A toy factory mixup swapped voice boxes between Smokey the Bear and a praying doll. The error risks turning a prayer doll into a gruff Smokey voice, prompting fears of unhappy recipients among 96 dolls prepared for the South Carolina Forestry Commission. Baytown area students face Christmas break from Wednesday, with about 10,000 on holiday until Jan. 3.
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Atlanta
A_ toyshop
Smokey
U.S. Forestry Service
Mommy
Daddy
Forest Services
Smokey the Bear
Bear
Smoke
Aly
Caye
South Carolina
Forestry Commission
Commission
Baytown School
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