Friendship Crusade Is Over Today
Casablanca AP reports President Eisenhower ends his 19 day friendship and peace tour, cheered by about 9 million welcomers across 11 nations. The trip featured visits to Italy, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Greece, Tunisia, Spain, and Morocco plus a Paris summit. His jetliner heads home via Gander with Andrews AFB in sight and a final crowd reception noted for historic scope.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Eisenhower
Italy
Turkey
Pakistan
Afghanistan
India
Iran
Greece
Tunisia
Spain
Paris
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Gander
Nnd
King
Pfeiffer Dies. La Porte Leader in Electric Firm
Arnold W. Pfeiffer 37 longtime La Porte resident and secretary of Pfeiffer Electric Co. dies after illness. Funeral Wednesday at St. Marys Catholic Church La Porte with burial in Garden of Gethsemane Houston. Survived by widow Gladys and children Arnold Elmer Eugene and a daughter. Pfeiffer active in Rotary Fire Department Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society. He helped establish the family business, tracing roots to La Porte Water Light and Ice Co.
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St. Macy's ‘Catholic
la Porte
Arnold W. Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer Electric Co
Medical Hospital
Gladys Pfeiffer
Arnold P
Elmer Waugh
Eugene Jr. Pfeiffer
R. N. Woodard l
Abitenr
Art Simpson
The
la’ Porte Water, Light and Ice Co
Phil J. Pfeiffer
Arnold
Detroit
Mich
la Porte Water, Light and Ice Co
H. T
Pfeiffer’ Electric Co
First Day of Winter Observed in WA and Baytown
The Weather Bureau notes December 22 marks the official start of winter and the shortest day. Baytown sees a 45 degree low with an expected 68 degree high, while a Texas-wide forecast predicts scattered uplinked rain by Tuesday night through Thursday. Blood donors are urged for Alva Hollister of 108 Ashby ahead of a lung operation. contact JU 22342.
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Weather Bureau
Baytown
Texas
Alva Hollister
Ashby
Texas Butadiene Area Industry Merger Told
Industrial Rayon Corp plans to merge with Texas Butadiene at Channelview by issuing 75,0080 shares of stock for Texas Butadiene. The plant continues operations with staff unchanged. Industrial Rayon stockholders to vote next year. Texas Butadiene has other ventures including a plant near Marseille and a $40 million Latin America program.
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Texas Butadiene and Chemical Corp
Channelview
Industrial Rayon Corp
Cleveland
Industrial Rayon
Texas Butadiene
Ndustrial Bayon
Temple
Santa Fe
Texas
Butadiene
Mariseille
Argentina
Texas Butadions and Chemical International, Ltd
Godfrey L. Cabot
Plant Here Hires 20 New Employees In Baytown Modernization
The Bayou Pipe Line System adds 20 staff as it expands operations to install modern control telemetering and safety gear at Baytown. Service Pipeline Co. will upgrade the Baytown plant which will become a monitoring terminal for Ha kamer and Fannett stations in Chambers County. Port Neches personnel will oversee monitor Bubler Basile and Cortableau stations. Work starts in January with new crews joining the Baytown site.
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Bayou
Service Pipe Line Co
Baytown
J. G. Mariner
Service Pipeline Co
Hakamer
Fannett
Chambers County
Mankamey
Personel
Port Neches
Bubler
Basile
Cortableau
Real Reason For Porter Party Yarn Correction and Porters’ Anniversary
The Baytown Sun corrects a 1834 wedding notice for Mr. and Mrs. Travis Porter, published a day early, and announces the Porters’ silver wedding anniversary at 186 Bayshore Drive. The event is hosted by the Porters with sons Winston Wayne and Travis Porter Jr. joining as hosts after 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Baytown Sun
Travis Porter
Bayshore Drive
Jack Paar
Porters
Winston
Wayne
Lan
Travis Porter Jr
The
University of Texas
Weather outlook with tides for Galveston Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with occasional rain through Wednesday. Temperature remains steady. Wednesday sunrise is 7:14 a.m. and sunset 6:28 p.m. Tides show low at 5:02 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. High tides at 11:08 a.m. and 1:43 p.m.
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Galveston
Holiday news and folks at Sacred Heart Academy
Charles Marable delays plans due to a bad cold. Janet Clarion heads home for holidays from Sacred Heart Academy. D Elliott and his wife finish Christmas shopping. Kendon Clark jokes about ducks. Eddie Krenick greets Santa excitement. Caution on holiday driving as flexible radar units mount on car tops and windshields improve speed checks. Bert Black muses on Santa, John Harrison sings Jingle Bells, Bob and Lea Gingles admire holiday lights. John Marsh is wished a happy birthday.
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Charles
Marable
Janet Clarion
Sacred Heart Academy
D. Elliott
Kendon Clark
Eddie
Krenick
Santa Claus
Bert Black
John
David Harrison
Bob
Lea Gingles
John Marsh
Sun Stall
Optimists Say Howdy Baytown Strangers Welcomed
A Baytown encounter with locals and law enforcement unfolds as strangers are helped and advised at an intersection near Highway Ho and Fayte. The report notes an initial arrest attempt and mixed reactions as residents interact with officers.
Welcome Stranger hospitality greets Baytown visitors
Goodfellow Helpers busy packing bags and a Baytown welcome marks the visit of the Mallorys, labeled outsiders, who insist they did nothing wrong. Officer H. H. Steele fines 26.00 for slow driving and the couple is jailed at The Tower. A strict diet and a load of Christmas presents serve as punishment as local officials extend a friendly reception during the Baytown Optimist Club event at Carpenters Hall. The Mallorys express gratitude amid praise for Pasadena ties and their daughter's school role.
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Mallorys
Mississippi
Baytown
H.W. Steele
H. H. Steele
Roy Monty Samery
Malory
Montgomery
Weir
Pasadena
H. Ry Autrey
Ser
Welcoas
Humble Oil and Refiner Humble Story Studied in Baytown
Baytown readers learn Humble Oil and Refining Co. grew from Corsicana beginnings in 1897 to become a leading Texas producer, pipeline carrier, and refiner. The volume "A Study in Industrial Growth" by Larson and Wig details the firm’s shift from empirical practice to engineering science, with Baytown as a pivotal site. The book runs 789 pages and traces founders R. S. Sterling and others, while noting faculty authors' credentials.
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
Menrietta M. Larson
Kenneth Wig
Fred Hartman
Baytown
Humble
Tk Saps
Hunile
Larson
Trenty
Harvard
Porter
University of Oregon
Ife
Bock
Corsicana
R. 5
Sterling
W. 5. Farish
H.C. Wiess
R. L. Blaffer
W. W. Fondren
P. Sterling
God
Rockefeller Rejects VP Draft by 1960 Republican Convention
Governor Rockefeller states he will not be drafted as a vice presidential candidate. He also denounces attempts to force him into the 1960 Republican ticket while the broader national political scene remains unsettled.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Repub. Nein
National Cranberry Institute
Food and Drug Administration
Baby Sitter Helps Baytown Holiday Shaping Fun
A Baytown feature highlights a sitter program aiding families during Christmas activities. Free checking service assists parents with age-appropriate viewing while Ole St Nick Winnels greets children at the Brunson venue.
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A.W. Pepper
A.W. Pfeiffer
Mallory
PRK
W. Roy Alentgoners
Sgt
Sterle
Lester Alford
Carpenters Hall
Decker Drive
PTA
RK. Buckner
Ashbel Smith
Chirtes Donnelly
James Bowie
Rex Curtin
San Jacinto
Tee A. Robertson
Buytown
Wanda Orton
Sun
Law
Hoan
Tere
Goodfellow Helpers
Citizenships Club
Anson Alani
Teeneee
Aones School
Ars. Wooster
Marjorie Morsseepesee
Department
AOL Mons
Carton
Order of Eastern
St. Joyn's Methandise
Enon
Sree SU Rokg
United Tubber and Chemical Lab
Eee
Mes
B. T. Braswell
Lanier
Mirabeau
Lamar Pta
Aiohynous
HORC
Belgium
Rivenhower
Ratissima Franco
Reds
Theseo
Seurice
Walter
Williams Lythe
Thesday
Flouster
Civil Courts
South Main Baptist Church
U. S
Mexico City
Arge
Ays Tel
TNE Brunson
Raytown Fhatos
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