SUN Spots and church services in local notes
SUN spots report a candlelight service at FIRST Presbyterian and a radio program by Memorial Baptist Sanctuary Choir. Army Pvt Carl E Gross completed eight weeks training at Fort Sill. Death of J E Faircloth at 36 noted with funeral plan. Justice of the peace cites a heart attack as cause of death for Juanita Carroll. Fresh Water Supply District 1-A to meet in McNair to review district condition and new audit.
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ARMY
Carl E. Gross
Carl Gross
Garland
Channelview
Artillery and Missile Center
Fort Sill
Oklo
Livingston High School
Radio Memorial Baptist Church
KWBA
Fred Parker
Choi
McNair
Harlem
Weather forecast with waves for Galveston area
The report indicates cloudy to partly cloudy skies with a slight temperature change across Saturday and Sunday. Occasional light rain today with clearing by Christmas morning. Sunday tides show highs at 5:27 a.m. and 4:22 a.m. and lows at 6:49 a.m. and 7:48 p.m. Monday tides list highs at 6:14 a.m. and 6:22 a.m. with lows at 12:35 p.m. and 11:23 p.m.
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Galveston
Christmas in Baytown and local holiday chatter
Baytown readers share festive scenes as residents travel from Colorado to Beaumont and Tuscaloosa for Christmas. The Baytown Sun highlights cheerful decorations and shopping in a bustling Baytown area between the San Jacinto and Trinity rivers. Local names and shops appear in light, humorous holiday snippets.
Baytonians' Paddle-Wheeler Becomes 10-Ton Ship
JC Robinson of 506 Park is near completing a 40-foot paddle wheel boat weighing about 10 tons. Built with family help and neighbor Captain Bill Lovett, the vessel cost over $3,000 plus hours of labor. It features an eight foot diameter paddle wheel, a three inch barge, a screened front porch, six windows, and a front deck pilot area. The project grew from a small houseboat to a larger craft, with family involvement noted.
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Baytonians
Belge Beathard
JC. W. Robinson
Park
Robinson
W. A
Bill) Lovett
Lovett
Newport News
Humble Oil and Refining Cos
Baytown
Gene
University of Houston
Belore R. P. Morgan
Franta Motor Co
Robin
New Orleans Teachers Weigh Walkout Over Pay Delays
In New Orleans teachers plan a mass meeting after about 5000 missed December salaries due to a school board pay dispute amid integration tensions. Funds released by banks partially covered Frantz and McDonogh 19 payrolls and back bills, but not the full $1.9 million payroll. Superintendent Redmond and board attorney Rosenberg remain unpaid, excluded by legislators.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Teachers Association
Orleans ‘Parish
Em‘nloyes
William Frantz
McDonogh
Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Frantz and
McDonagh
James F. Redmond
Samuel I. Rosenberg
Traffic deaths rise nationwide as Christmas travel begins
Traffic fatalities edged up across the nation as the Christmas holiday travel period starts. Thirty nine people were killed in crashes and mishaps by Saturday morning. A 14 year old South Texas boy, Denaki Wise, was critically injured by a firecracker explosion when jar fragments cut his jugular vein. A rural bus collided with a train near St Johns, Newfoundland, with no confirmed casualty figures.
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South Texas
Denaki Wise
St. Johns
Long-Time Baytown Resident Dies at 73
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnnie Florence Futroye, 73, of Baytown, who died in a Baytown hospital, will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend KR Burns of Cedar Bayou Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarcrest Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter in Bartow, a son in San Antonio, a sister in Houston, several nieces and nephews, and Pallbearers Ben D. Brown, L. L. Rittman, S. M. Woods, F. J. Brown, H. C. Johnson, and Ivan L. Conke. Mrs. Futroye had lived in Baytown six years and was a charter member of Cedar Bayou Baptist Church.
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Johnnie Florence Futroye
Baytown
Paul
A. Lee
Queen Outlines Program JPs Seek Official Deputies
Harris County justices of the peace plan a Texas Legislature bill to designate clerks as deputy justices of the peace for administrative work. The effort aims to handle 5,000 to 6,000 cases yearly, with notary clerks swearing in witnesses and signatures for administrative acts. Legal authority would require constitutional or statutory amendments. authorities noted clerks could perform certain tasks while the judge remains responsible for judicial powers.
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Justices of the Peace
Harris County
Texas
Baytown
Justie of the Peace
Vaedend Pana
Barn Comtily
Wu Iva
Hhe
Justice of the Peace
Sunday Christmas Observances In Raytown Churches
Sunday morning services will highlight Christmas with regular worship in Raytown churches and ministers addressing Christmas topics. Monday is a general holiday in Baytown with most stores closed though banks stay open per state law.
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Raytown
Baytown
Ray-Tex
World marks Christmas around the globe amid contrasts
The season spans independent nations in Africa to Europe and the Americas as Lagos observes Christmas Eve in heat and humidity while the northeastern United States endures blizzards. President Eisenhower urges seriousness about flaws, and pilgrims converge on Bethlehem. Amid wartime refugees in the Congo, aid and holiday displays continue.
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Africa
Europe
America
Asia
Lagos
Nigeria
United States
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
Eisenhower
Washington
Bethlehen
Jerusalem
Mandelbaum Gate
No Man’s Land Betwen Tarael
Jordan
Britain
Italy
Paris
Congo
U. N
Rajeshwari Dayal
India
Bakwanga
Kasai
Turkey
Leopoldville
Denmark
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First Presbyterian Anual
J. E. Faircloth
E. B. Atkinson
Faircloth
Anahuac
Juanita Thibodeaux Carroll
Tom Galbreath
Colorado
Lloyd Joneses
Tommy Rochelle
Southwestern Hells
Beaumont
Paul Putman Jr
Paul Putman II
Paul Pitt
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Baytown Sun
San Jac
Trinity
Ann F
Kelly
Ham Davis
Sun
Rufus Honeycutt
Santa Claus
Sam Paite
Savng
Anials
Paine Frewer Marines
Gletch
Dom
Baytoon
Randal Wayne Hansen
Pe Ia
Holt
Mandal
A. Thinsen Jr
Robin Lynne
Rhonda Gayle
Bethlehem
Charlen
Buddy
Jps
Sheriff's Department
Queen Gaid
Japan
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