Lubbock Westerners edge Ganders 14 12 in state final duel
Lee Ganders rally from halftime deficit but fall 14 to 12 to Lubbock Westerners in a hard fought state final at the Cotton Bowl. Jimmy Welch stars with 186 rushing yards as Westerners dominate the second half and seal their second straight title.
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Dan Shults
Sun
Lee Ganders
Dan Stallworth
Nyes
Baytown
Lubbock
Dallas
Lastie Ganders
Ganders Fe
Westerners
Lubrock
Ganders
Welch
Destiny Turns Back in Football Battle
Destiny turns back fighting Ganders as Warren Edwards leads a frantic rally. Fullback Jimmy Mor fell after a hard hit and defensive back Birnte Ai suffered an ankle injury. The game remained tight, with both sides trading momentum as the outcome hung in the balance amid promising talent and high stakes.
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Warren Edwards
Robert BE
Mt Sole
Jimmy Mornme
Birnte
Gaders
Destiny
Deer Park Fans Meet to Charter Train for AD State Title
Deer Park fans will gather at 7 PM Saturday in Deer Park to discuss chartering a train to Wink to attend the AD state championship game. The meeting was postponed from December and will now be held to organize travel for supporters and coordinate attendance.
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Deer Park
Honiday
Deer Parix
Wink
Deer Wick
Bae
Ganders Fall To Lubbock In Crucial Showdown
Baytown Ganders battled hard but fell 34-12 after a late interception by Lubbock dashed their comeback bid. Gerald Orton kicked a point after, yet the Ganders, stunned and exhausted, trudged to the locker room amid sorrow and disbelief. Destiny shifted as the Westerners claimed the win.
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Ganderlang
Baytown
Gerald Orton
Ganders
Lubrock
Destiny
Lubbock
Lee Brigadiers Shine At Cotton Bowl Halftime Show
Lee Brigadiers deliver a standout Cotton Bowl halftime act led by senior Drum Major Mignon Harper and Commander Tiny Duss. The marching program features a long single-file company front, Dixieland tunes, baton throws, and a Christmas tree formation with chime accompaniment, amid other regional performances.
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Wanda Jones
Lee
Mignon Harper
Tiny Duss
Mignon
Agaim
Lubbock
Ship Is Grounded On Reef Some Of 44 Crewmen Are Taken Off
Honolulu December 22 Navy reports the Military Sea Transport Service freighter Quartette grounded on a coral reef 90 miles east of Midway. Some of its 44 crewmen were removed as the hull flooded and fear of sinking grew. Rescue attempts by the S S Frontenac Victory and a Midway Navy patrol boat faced dangerous seas. An ocean going tug was dispatched to Pearl and Hermes reef, about 1,050 miles west of Honolulu, to assist the helpless cargo ship.
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Honolulu
T.H
Military Sea Transport Service
Quartette
Midway
Navy
C. Catsambis
S. S_ Frontenac victory
Coral Reef
Tiny Pearl
Hermes Reef
mid-Pacific
Stalin Birthday Almost Unnoticed in Moscow Papers
Stalin was 73 years old, but the city’s newspapers devoted front pages to seven Stalin peace prizes instead. It was unclear if he appeared at the Kremlin, and observers noted his health and energy seemed unimpaired despite the quiet celebration.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Sinin Moscow
Soviet Union
Stalin
Kremlin
Dacha
Retaean
UN Rejects Soviet Charges of Murder in Korea
The United Nations General Assembly voted 45 to 5 to reject a Soviet bid to condemn the United States for alleged mass murder of war prisoners in Korea. The midnight maneuver drew abstentions from ten Arab Asian nations as Western diplomats denounced the claim. The session closed after almost 12 hours with Eisenhower's impending oath as president.
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United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
United States
Korea
U. S
Ernest A. Gross
United
U.S
Kremlin
Pongainn Island
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gross
Gromyko
Fghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Iran
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Hangmer
Snowstorm Rips Across Southwest
United Press reports a sweeping winter storm across the Southwest and plains Monday bringing gusty winds and up to four inches of snow in parts of Kansas and Missouri. Drifting snow created dangerous highway travel while rain and snow spread through Wyoming Colorado and northern New Mexico. North winds cleared skies over Baytown with cooler weather expected. Akron Colorado logged five inches of new snow.
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United Press
Kansas
Missouri
Wyoming
Colorado
Baytown
New Mexico
Akron
Colo
Nebraska
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Lion o Dimes Drive Reports Total
The Baytown Lion Club collected 1452 dollars in its five day Lion o Dimes drive chaired by MP Fuller. Proceeds fund eye examinations treatment and glasses for needy Baytown residents. Club members staffed a booth at West Texas during the holiday shopping period.
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Baytown
Lion Club
Blanket Of Secrecy Air Force investigates Globemaster crash
Air Force investigators including four generals probe the C-124 Globemaster crash at Moses Lake Washington. A blanket of secrecy covers the inquiry as survivors are questioned and authorities release 41 victim names while the rest are pending. Families grieve as Christmas plans linger amid the disaster’s shadow.
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AIR Force
Moses Lake
Wash
Robert J. Maple
St “Larson Air
Holiday Toll Rises With Texas Weekend Deaths
United Press reports over the Christmas weekend Texas fatalities reached at least 22 from crashes and violence. A Thunderjet crash near Waco killed 1st Lt Harwood Kemp and injured two instructors. Air Force deaths, auto accidents in Ohio and New Mexico claimed others. two airmen died in a Decatur auto crash. a Texarkana boy and two others died in separate incidents. a Navy veteran and two teens died in Texas.
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United Press
Texas
Air Force
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Waco
William Joseph Gannon
Borger
Homing
Ohio
James.D_ Veal
Amarillo
Deming
N_ M
Prairie Hill
Harwood B. Kemp
Bryan Air Force Base
Ranch Field
Sweetwater
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
John Alison Nance, Jr
Kerrville
Hilliard B. McLendon
Camden
Ark
U.S
Man Held In Stabbing Near Baytown
Reginald Wood, 26, charged with assault to murder after stabbing Leonard Grahman, 30, of Baytown, following an argument over a soda case. Officers found Wood in a ditch as a nightclub operator accused him of attempting to Enter two cars on Market Street Road near Four Corners. Grahman was hospitalized at San Jacinto Memorial.
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Reginald Wood
Sheriff's
Lang
Leonard Grahman
Baytown
Wood
Four Corners
Grahman
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Market Street Road
Bank Loot Recovered After Oakwood Bank Holdup
Oakwood Texas December 22 officers returned 13994 in cash and a few bonds to the Oakwood State Bank. One of two men charged signed a confession. Sheriff B G Lee said $13621 of the loot was buried in a five gallon paint can behind the smokehouse at Roscoe Davis home. Young Davis, 22, said he held two guns while a companion took the money. FBI arrested Donald Massey in Greensboro North Carolina and charged him as Davis partner. Davis was arrested as he checked a Galveston draft board for sea duty. Massey reportedly had about 90.
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B.’G. Lee
Léon County
Texas
Rangers
Roscoe Davis
William T.davis
Young Davis
Lee
FBI
Donald Massey
Donald Patterson
Greensboro
N.C
Massey
Davis
Galveston
Christmas Parties for Children Tonight by Baytown Jaycees
Baytown hosts three annual Christmas parties for area children sponsored by the Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce. Events run 6 pm at McNair School, 7:30 pm at Robert E. Lee High, and 3:30 pm at Carver School with Santa, gifts, candy, and a showing of The Spirit of Christmas.
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Jaycees
Baytown
Christmas Seal Drive In Baytown Effort
Baytonians were mailed Christmas Seal contributions as the annual drive by the Service League of Baytown for the Houston Harris County Tuberculosis Association. About 8 776 envelopes were sent with a goal to raise funds before Christmas. only 2 909 45 had been received with two days left.
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Harris County Tuberculosia Association
Christmas Seal
P.O
Baytown
Texas
Paul Donahoe Dies In Plane Crash Near Moses Lake
Paul Donahoe of La Porte dies in a Globemaster plane crash while hitchhiking to spend Christmas with his family. The airman, one of 86 aboard, was stationed at Moses Lake Washington. his wife Mrs Novice Donahoe and infant son Kenneth faced a shattered Christmas dream as news arrived of the disaster and his military service term nears completion.
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la Porte
Moses Lake
Wash
la P
S. D. “Donahoe
Marte
Paulneth
Novice
Donaho
Donahoe
Texas
Is.g
Paul
Christian
Kenneth Donehoe
Futu
Jim Hewes
da’ Porta Nat
Highlands Plans Gifts For Needy At Christmas
Highlands Fire Department and Rotary Club urge community support for needy families this Christmas. Baskets placed at three Highlands bus ines for food or toy donations. Firemen and Rotary members will distribute items on Christmas Eve via a fire truck, delivering to needy households regardless of creed.
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Highlands Fire
Rotary Club
Nave-besa
Highlands
Sue
Sante
Claus
R Ce Buckie
Car Hits Interurban at Market Street Crossing
Eight people were injured when Mrs. Anne Stokes of Cedar Bayou drove into an interurban coach at the Market Street crossing around midnight Saturday. She steered along the railroad to avoid a direct crash, and the car’s side was ripped away. Passengers E J C and Charles and Patricia Stokes, Doris Wagoner, Shirley Barjo, Aline and Teresa Barjo, all from 1241 Cherry, were hospitalized. Conductor Hutchins on the interurban noted improper lookout.
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Market Street
Anne Stokes
Cedar Bayou
Stokes
J. C
Charles
Patricia
Doris ‘Wagoner
Shirley Barjo
Aline
Teresa Barjo
Cherry
Hutchins T
Motorist Plunges Into Ditch After Truck Avoidance
A motorist named Goodrum sustained severe scalp injuries when his car veered into a ditch to avoid a truck near the Farnsworth Chambers Baytown tunnel project. He was transported by ambulance to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. the truck driver remained on scene.
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Farnswoth Ghd Chambers
Baytown
Ator
Goodrum
Flyi
Sancinto Memorial Hospital
U. Lee
Tope Ee
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