Christmas Memories From Ardens Grant Era
Pioneer teacher recounts a 1933 Christmas in Ardens with a cedar tree, handmade decorations, and a crowded schoolhouse turned party hub. Mrs. Grant recalls carols by Sunder School students, violin tunes, and a festive, communal spirit amid hardships and improvised celebrations.
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Sunder School
Joe Jackson
Hardy Jackson
Bain
M's
Adella AL Grant
Baytown Pescher
Goose Creek
Guffert Barrett Grant
William L. Grant
West Frances
Christmas Eve Services Spread Across Local Churches
Bar area residents will find Christmas programs at Trinity Episcopal and St Josephs Catholic churches. Trinity will broadcast a candlelit midnight service with special music directed by Mrs. Amalier Hencken. St Josephs presents a Missa Brevis in a Georgian theme led by Rev Denis Kennedy with Rev J T Quinlan assisting and Miss Alma McNulty as choir director. A candlelight carol program precedes the mass at St Josephs. Highlands St Jude’s Catholic Church combines adult and children’s choirs for the Gregorian Mass of the Angels at the midnight service led by Rev Bernard Roemer. The program begins with carol singing at 9 50 pm and includes a cantata Child is Born.
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Aces Gomght
Barast
Ceres
Trinity Pgeepal Church
ERREL
Bar P_Amalier Hencken
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Denis Kennedy
Bernard Roemer
Fires Claim Parents and Two Children in Branford
A devastating blaze in Branford killed a father Charles Nott his wife and their two children when their frame home burned early Friday Fire authorities said the blaze spread to a neighboring house but no other lives were lost The tragedy follows reports of a fatal wreck nearby and various local scenes as residents cope with the Christmas season amid the loss
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Branford, Conn
Des
Nanes
Charles EH. Nott
Christmas Puts City In Happy Mood
Baytown enjoys bright skies and mild weather as Christmas weekend begins. Hundreds attend Eve services and Jaycees sponsor a festive party for more than 360 youngsters on Texas Avenue. Hospitals host touring groups and many stores stay open for last-minute shoppers as residents spree through holiday cheer.
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Baytown
Jaycees
Texas Avenue
Santa Claus
Pope Opens Holy Year Amid Rome Mass Rally
The Pope opened the 1950 Holy Year with the ceremonial doors of St Peter's as about one million worshippers prayed in Rome. A clash with landless peasants led to arrests and a brief general strike withdrawal, while the pope highlighted anti Communist aims in his Christmas message. Three thousand Spaniards protested Franco’s government by throwing stones at the Spanish embassy.
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Pope
Rome
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peter’s
Mario Scelba
National Labor Federation
St. Mary Mejor
St. John
Leteran
St. Paul's
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's
Francisco Franco
Alberto Martinez Artajo
Jimmy Blair's Christmas Struggles at Shrine Club Clinic
Jimmy Blair, living at home in Houston, endures a brain injury from infancy and spends Christmas in a bed with a body cast. He looks forward to a minor April operation that may let him walk into the living room next Christmas, aided by his family and the Tri-City Shrine Club which has supported him since childhood.
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Jimmy Blair
Shrine Club
Houston
Hermann Hospital
Jimmy
Eva Powell
Ters
Tri-City
Dallas Hoodlum Green Killed in Dallas Shooting
Dallas police say Delois Hollis Green 31 a noted underworld figure known as Dallas No 1 hoodlum was shot to death at about 1 am near the Sky-Va Club. Investigators report his death followed buckshot fire that struck him as friends dispersed after leaving a night club. A dozen or more underworld figures were held for questioning as the motive remained unclear and the sheriff sought suspects.
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Dallas
Delois Hollis
Lois) Green
Underworld
Green
Bill Decker
Decker
Clu
Bed Let
Eel Tetats
Car Dealers Boost Band Fund To Five Thousand
Baytown auto dealers opened their hearts and pocketbooks to push the Lions Club On to Chicago drive past the five thousand mark. The club still needs two thousand to reach the eight thousand required to send the Robert E Lee Band to the Lions International convention in Chicago next summer. Donations yesterday included Buck Turner hundred dollars Thad Felton three hundred EB Hemphill seventy five Jack Laumders fifty Gulf Coast Motor Ernie Dittman thirty five Willie Cobb twenty five Drive Chairman J B Hollaway said they must raise three thousand more before the two uptown booths close today at p m Previous gifts included Fred Dittman five hundred and Hollaway and Floyd Higginbotham one hundred each. With other donations at the two booths the tally yesterday stood around two thousand seven hundred eight.
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Baytown
Lions Club
Chicago
Robert E. Lee
Lions International
Buck Turner
Thad Felton
I EB. Hemphill
Jack Laumders
Gulf Coast Motor
Ernie Dittman
Willie Cobb
Drive
J. B. Hollaway
Lions
Fred Dittman
Hollaway
Floyd Higginbotham
Christmas Spirit in Baytown Parking Meters
Baytown city records show a high week for meter collections from December 16 to 22 totaling 1036.16 dollars with 20608 car uses. City Manager C. D. Middleton noted no slug coins were found and that dimes were not accepted, while a 27 cent silver coin donation was received.
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Baytown
C. D. Middleton
Middleton
Old Goose Creek
Old Baytown
Old Pelly
Six Governors To Mediate Phone Dispute Thursday
ST. LOUIS December 4 Six governors from six states prepared to mediate a dispute between Southwestern Bell Telephone Co and 50000 workers. CIO Communications Union leaders agreed to postpone a strike set for last night for at least 10 days to allow governors to seek a settlement. Governor Forrest Smith of Missouri credited with averting a walkout, as governors from Illinois Kansas Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma were involved in conference.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
CIO Communicatons Union
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Clinois
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoms
Brother Is Home Again After 41 Years Reunion in Baytown
Kansas City businessman James G. Ashworth returns after 41 years to Baytown for a Christmas family reunion at 823 East Fayle Smitherman home. Brothers J H Ashworth Humble, OD Ashworth Oak Baytown, and W W Ashworth Diboll, plus others and their families, gather with Ashworth siblings and nieces. He left Di boll in 1308 and says he never stopped moving to meet relatives scattered from Palacios to Waco. Three brothers work at Humble refinery. the family plans a large festive gathering tomorrow.
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Chester Bulgier
Kansas City
Baytown
E. Smitherman
East Fayle
Eleig
Smitherman
James G. Ashworth
Bansax Bits
Di‘boll
J. H. Ashworth
Fast Humble
Ashworth
Oak
Merry
Anshuac
W. W. Ashworth
Dibollm
James
Anahuse
Diboll
Smithermen
Palacios
J. D. Dismukes
Goodfellows Deliver Joy to Nearly Seven Hundred Kids
The Goodfellows drive brought Christmas cheer to about 679 Bay town area children. Volunteers delivered gifts Friday and today, with total bills at $3,125.30 and extra funds hoped from donors. Benefactors include Buck Turner Chevrolet, C E Busch, Betty Dee Davidson, and local milk bottle donations.
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Rennie Lee Hroby
Royal Neighbors
GCE
Betty Dee Davidson
Buck Furner
Wwe
Sholey
Wewest
Goodfellows
Buck Turner Chevrolet_ Company
C. E. Busch
Ronnie Lee Ereby
Roysieighbor
Winér
Sil
Baytown police foster public relations through instruction
Baytown police officers are urged to treat the public with courtesy as a result of a recent lecture at Texas A and M College. Police instructor Wallace Beasley says modern policing blends psychology with community goodwill, stressing listening and approachable conduct to advertise the town to outsiders.
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Baytown Police
Baytown
Wallace Beasley
Texas A
MM. College
Beasley
Soft words guide a nervous driver in traffic stops
A police officer, facing tense stops, should use calm talk and a reassuring smile. Beass jey suggests approaching slowly, speaking kindly, and guiding the driver through the violation with courtesy before issuing any ticket. This humane method aims to reduce fear, quarreling, and altercations during encounters.
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Beass Jey
Surat
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