Military briefs and local notices from Fort Hood to Galveston
Four soldiers and civilians are named for training, achievements, and patents. IMI Sun Spots reports on a specialist four finishing a Fort Hood course. Sgt Jimmy Evans with the 9th Infantry in Alaska. D E Brown and F W Lampe of Humble Oil credited co inventors on a U S Patent for a titanium catalyst for polymerizing olefins. Also noted are Jerry Pace in Germany as part of the 24th Division unit and Leq C Land completing an ordnance school course in Germany. The OCAW meeting is set for Bayshore Rod and Reel with by laws review led by Bobby Sublett. Local weather and Galveston tide times conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E, Brown
F. W W. Lampe
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
U. S
Jerry Pace
Milton Pace
West Oak
Highlands
Southern Area Command
Germany
Robert FE. Lee
Second Infantry
Augsburg
Leq C. Land
Carl’ Land Sr
Anahuac
Rosie L. Smith
Army
European Engineer Ordnance School
Murnau
Third Infantry Division
Wih Artillery
Schweinfurt
Cal Is Own Cal Is Own Jasper Katribe Tale of Wolves
A fragmentary local notice sketches Jasper Katribe recounting a goose hunting tale with a wolf encounter and a killed tailless predator. The piece weaves in visiting Louisvillian Roger Critzer enjoying Texas pizza, Lavon Moore awaiting a Christmas music box, and brief mentions of locals and events across Cedar Bayou, Dallas, and California. The muddled text references a muddy football field, show in Houston, and various residents and guests with no coherent single narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Katribe
Roger Critzer
Louisville
Lavon Moore
Jeanne Gelber
W. T. Laughlins
Buffalo
Happy Baumann
Houston
Diana Stackhouse
Judy Wood
Dallas
David
Dadjar
Sun Office
Iehant Metz
Nams
Diettiet
Cres
Levis
Alchor
Denta
Killer Sought After Headless Body Found in YWCA Hostel
British police hunt a violent man with a mental health condition linked to a headless body found last Wednesday at a Birmingham YWCA hostel. A massive manhunt, citywide alerts, and public broadcasts are underway as authorities warn he may strike again and a 97-year-old survivor recounts a near encounter with the suspect on a bus route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Siler
Britain
Wai
YWCA
Midlands
Evelyn Peake
Tug Boat Blast Kills Seaman and Halts Dive
In Crescent City a tug boat exploded beside a barge loaded with high octane gasoline. One seaman was killed and four others fell into the bay with three still missing. Survivors and rescuers searched the harbor as flames and smoke rose over the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent City
Calif
Toad
Aten Aftan Wanuninn Hind
Burglary at Big Chief No 4 Supermarket and County Camp Theft
Welding torches and acetylene oxygen bottles vanished from Harris County Precinct 2 Highlands camp Monday. A Big Chief No 4 Supermarket safe, containing about $20,000 in cash and checks, was stolen between Thursday and Saturday from Gio Bayway Drive Wooster. Investigators link the torch theft to the safe burglary and plan further inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Highlands
Big Chief
Billy Knox
Fats) Brown
Sheriff's Department
Hugh Irby
WV. ¥. Ramsey
Joyful Holiday Saddened By Multi Traffic Deaths
The Christmas weekend toll rose as traffic deaths reached six per hour over 78 hours from 6 p.m. Christmas Eve to midnight Sunday. Final counts were expected to be high but potentially below the preholiday 530 estimate. weather hazards and heavy homeward traffic underpinned the fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Plains States
Midwest
Steel Probe Panel Meets Labor Chiefs
Washington AP report on Eisenhower era steel labor talks. A three man panel led by George W. Taylor met USW representatives and planned later talks with industry negotiators. AFLCIO president Meany to testify for the union. Federal mediator Finnegan said Sunday talks yielded zero. Companies press ahead with regional meetings as USW signals possible final offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
George W. Taylor
United Steelworkers Union
Taylor
George Meany
Afi-Cio
Steelworkers Union
Joseph F. Finnegan
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
R. Conrad Cooper
Midwest Blizzard Strands Motorists Across Six States
Blizzard conditions grip the Dakotas and Midwest, with 4 to 8 inch snowfalls and strong winds. Hundreds of autos are stalled, including 300 in Lincoln Nebraska area, while bus traffic is halted. Elsewhere rain and fog give way to snow as eastern cities stay warm. a plane crash in Sibley Louisiana kills three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Lincoln
Neb
Midwest
Mid-Continent
Warn
Mississippi Valley
Sibley
Service Stations Burolarized In Weekend Break-ins
Police said three Baytown service stations were broken into over the weekend. James R. Stewart broke into King Service Station at 1200 North Alexander Drive at 7 45 a m Sunday and took four dollars in nickels. Israel Smith reported a break in at John Street and Oak with 380 cash missing. Doyle Eugene Bailey was linked to a break at Foyle and Trebway 146 where 5 dollars was stolen. Entrance in all cases was through windows or doors. authorities considered the incidents unconnected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Roy Montgomery
King
North Alexander Drive
James R. Stewart
Stewart
Israel Smith
Stowe
Johnston
Oak
Sam D. Bartlett
Th. H. Ricketson
Foyle
Trebway 146
Ricketson
Doyle Eugene Bailey
911 South Main
Montgomery
Panhandle Snow Blanket From Blowing Midwest Blizzard
A Midwest blizzard sweeping Sunday brushed northern Texas with up to eight inches of snow. Stratford near the Oklahoma line reported heavy falls, while Dalhart saw three inches and Perryton and Dumas about one inch. Amarillo reported light snow as winds reaching forty five miles per hour whipped drifts up to five feet high. Chief Deputy Sheriff Sid Board described the scene as a sharp regional snowfall event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Upper
Panhandle
Stratford
Oklahoma Line
Sid Board
Dalhart
Perryton
Dumas
Amarilla
Birthdays Make Heart Glow Not Fiction Chicago AP
Scientists reveal age pigment in human hearts rises with age and fluoresces under ultraviolet light. Studies by gerontology researchers at the National Heart Institute and local Baltimore hospitals note children lack it, while elderly hearts may contain around 20 percent pigment. Researchers seek origins, function, and its link to aging and mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Assay For the Advancement of Science
Gerontology
National Heart Institute
Baltimore City
Political Surprise rocks 1960 presidential race
Washington AP reports both major parties claim gains after Gov. Nelson Rockefeller ends his 1960 presidential bid. Republicans tout party unity and effort to back Nixon, while Democrats warn Rockefeller’s exit strengthens old guard conservatives. Potential Nixon running mate speculation includes Mitchell, Rogers, Morton, Seaton, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
New York
A& Lodk
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Rockefeller
Chicago
Nixon
Imate
Baltimore
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
James P. Mitchell
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
William P
Rogers
Morton
Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Kenneth B. Keating
Hugh Scott
Cecil Underwood
W.va
Christopher del Sesto
William Quinn
Hawaii
House Bridge sighting spurs double takes on Baytown Plains
Residents of Baytown Plains reported a curious scene as a mock house on a bridge caused passers-by to do double takes. The strange display, described as a "house bowls vis," drew attention for its odd crossing above the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Plains
Eisenhower balances summit talks with Augusta golf
President Eisenhower at Augusta National balances planned telephone talks with Secretary of State Herter and a golf session as Khrushchev seeks a new date for the Paris East West conference. Discussion also touches on the nuclear test ban likely to expire December 31 and state of the union, budget, and economic work ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian A. Herter
Washington
Herter
Eisenhower
Capital
Augusta National Golf Clu
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Khrushchev
United States
Congress
Fled secretary to Hoover and Paris summit talks reach impasse
Lawrence Richey, ex-secretary to Herbert Hoover, fled a pane en route from York to Washington. Western Big Three reportedly offers May 16 for Paris summit start while China questions Eisenhower’s peace aims. New York subway strike vote, Puget Sound tram collapse, Texas Christmas travel peak, Phillip By Fox obituary, shipyard talks head toward approval, and ancient bal lide gathering discuss folklore and future threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Richey
Herbert Hoover
York
Washington
France-Solr
Soviet Union
Paris
Webster 72 Dies Rites Planned Tuesday
Vernon Verdelle Webster 72 of Baytown died at 9 p m Sunday at home after a long service career with Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. Survived by wife Elsa Helen two daughters Barbara Beaty and J J Redmond Jr five grandchildren two brothers toward H Webster Mont Vernon Ohio James J Webster Cleveland Ohio two sisters Mrs C J Rutley Santa Anna Calif Mrs Guy Heasley Parkersburg West Virginia. Funeral at 1 p m Tuesday at Paul Affee Funeral Home with Dr Wayne McCloskey St Marks Methodist Church. graveside Goose Creek Lodge AF and AM 1192 to conduct. burial San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Verdelle Webster
Ohio
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Tio
Bay+town
St. Mark's
Barbara Beaty
J. J. Redmond Jr
H. Webster
Mont Vernon
James J. Webster
Cleveland
C. J. Rutley
Santa Anna
Calif
Guy Heasley
Parkersburg
West Va
Paul Affice
Wayne McCloskey
St.Mark's Methodist Church
Goose Creek Lode No
San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery
Babson Forecast For 1960 In The Baytown Sun
Roger W. Babson brings his Business and Financial Forecast for 1960 to The Baytown Sun in a feature slated for Thursday December 31. The pioneer in business statistics is noted for high accuracy with a 195% score of 84 percent accuracy in his annual predictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Baytown Sun
Babson
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Non-Commissioned Officers Academy
Lee College
Jimmy .L. Evans
H. G. Evans
Park
9Th Infantry
Fairbanks
Alaska
Ellison Air Force Base
OCAW
Bayshore
Chile
Bobby F. Sublett
Galveston
Diana Brick
Brick
Marion Nicholson
Tri- City Beach Road
Dems
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Stuart Symington
Johnson
California
Pat) Brown
Adlai E. ‘Stevenson
Estes Kefauvet
Tennessee
Refauver
Park Street
Decker Drive
Augusta
Eisenower
China
New York City
Puget
Seattle
Phillip By Fox
Pers
International Tang
Shoremen'y Agno
Ile West Gulfrea
Wilin
ADOC
Westseri Menilsphere
Artea Piara
Webster
Roger Babson
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