Behind Texas Scandals and the Line Between Fees and Influence
An Austin dispatch examines the Texas insurance scandal, noting calls for legislative reform and a watchdog role for the State Bar. It details payments to lawmakers, use of funds labeled as public relations and legal services, and cash withdrawals from U S Trust during session, with government officials split on blame and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar of Texas
Allan Shivers
Insurance Commission
U.S. Trust
Legal Service
U S. Trust & Guaranty
Austin
Tennessee Gas Plant Seen As Beginning Of Big Expansion
Officials from Tennessee Gas Transmission outlined plans for the La Porte plant and related Barbers Hill underground storage, signaling an area-wide industrial expansion. The luncheon at Lakewood Yacht Club introduced key executives and local leaders as the project aims to supply Pasadena Petro-Tex and attract other oil companies along the Ship Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartman
Tennessee Gas Transmission
la Porte
Baytown
Barbours
Barcers Hill
Joe King
Tennessee
FR. R. Dean
Ken Pearce
Tom Hayes
WH. Baugh
First National Bank of la Porte
Busch
Jack Jacobs
Lowell Tammels
Dean
Diplomats foresee Britain and France rejecting Russia pact plea
United Press reports diplomats expect Britain and France to reject Russia’s 20 year friendship pact request. In New York a jury indicts Paul H. Hughes on two counts of lying about activities of prominent Democrats. In Waco a grand jury subpoenas seven more state senators as the U S Trust probe resumes Feb 9. Washington Senate debate on the natural gas bill stalls as lobbies push undecided senators for the Monday vote. In Moulton a two story rooming house burns, leaving the residents without shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Britain
France
Russia
NEW York—I
Paul H. Hughes
Waco
Defunt U. S. Trust
Senate
Moulton
SUN SPOTS Race Driver To Talk ROBERT 6. LEE
High school students will hear veteran racing driver Wallard as guest speaker at assemblies on February 28 and March 4. Wallard will discuss how road driving habits promote highway safety. Coach Dan Stallworth has gone to Monterrey for the weekend. Police school student Er. J. RusYex attends Texas A and M College, finishing February 3. Mole Sumner visits Hot Springs, Ark, for a few days. Jack Benny is singled out in a class for his 39th birthday. Nelson McElroy and Dr. Maurice Blum turn 40 this week. McElroy in Dallas Thursday, Dr. Blum Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Over the Hill
Baytown
Jack Benny
Nelson McElroy
Maurice Blum
McElroy
Dallas
Dr. Blum
Fashion world reacts to Dior bold spring showmanship
New York fashion figures respond to Christian Dior’s dramatic Spring 1956 presentation. Designers call Dior both sensational and not serious, comparing him to a traveling showman and noting his use of extreme, attention grabbing shapes for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christian Dior
Barn and Bailey
Around Town items read like a quirky community column
jumble of short notices names and vague events include Mrs Jack Nelson at 2325 Caroline kissing a gray Persian Pazzy last seen near Koenig's grocery pot, dog giveaways, a group photo, bridge partners sought, mysterious phone mail, and unrelated names with minor claims and misprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Neson
Caroline
Pazzy
Koenig
W. OR
Chilken
Chine Sell
Molly Jones
Sun Otter
Jenny
Jim McKinney
Hannah
Paul
Rivéman
Stephan
Dayce
Ines
Kaytown
Cookies For Camp Aranna Slogan Starts Girl Scout Sale
The third annual Girl Scout cookie sale opens Saturday in Baytown to raise funds for Camp Aranna on Cedar Bayou. Cookies cost 50 cents a box, with two cents per box kept by each troop. Proceeds fund tents, gear, and other camp equipment for supervised outings and summer day camp. Roy Elms chairs the drive as officials note the sale focuses on residential areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossmary Meek
Proop 76
Jd. Sewberger
Baytown
Rosemary
Joe Meek
Missouri
Sawberger
Attia
Troop 76
Troan
Kohltfarber
Camp Aranna
Fox Baytown
Sean
Ence
Roy Elms
Cook Yes
La Prensa Resumes Free Publication in Buenos Aires
La Prensa returns as a free newspaper in Buenos Aires after five years. Alberta Gainat Paz reports the revival amid tensions with former President Peron and Peronist officials. The midnight launch followed a violent incident at the press room, leaving staff and media members distressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Homatic
Argenting Wriday
la Prensa
Alberta Gainat Paz
Juana JD
Peron
Psam
Ta Prensa
Roberto Nunez
Ganga Paz
Wrong ship stowaway from New Jersey nabbed in Texas
A 42-year-old New Jersey man, John Hlipala of Elizabeth, was arrested after allegedly stowing away on the tanker Texas Wrader and arriving in Texas to escape New Jersey’s cold. He told officers he sought warmth when the ship arrived Thursday as winter storms brought snow and sleet to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
New Jersey
Texas
John Hlipala
Elizabeth
N. J
Wrader
Ice and Snow Paralyzes Texas in Severe Storm
UNITED PRESS reports the worst rain sleet and snow siege in years chilled Texas. Anchorage reached 37 with subfreezing lows. Alpine 11 degrees. El Paso and Salt Flat saw seven inches of snow. Pecos five inches. Nine deaths tied to the weather. many schools closed. driving hazardous. Pharr weather lab notes possible tomato damage though commissioner cites crop improvement after rain and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Texas
Anchorage
Alaska
Alpine
Tex
el Paso
Salt Flat
Pecos
Texas Department of
Pharr
Bio Grande Valley
Joan C. White
Weatherman Forecasts 28 Degree Low Again
Baytown forecast calls for another 28 degree low with 38 degree low noted for Friday night and Saturday. Clouds persist with rain and light drizzle measured at 0.418 inches. temperatures should warm after clearing skies Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Mao
Baytown
Warner
Car Rams Stalled Auto Injures Driver in Market Street Crash
Gerald Gene Snider of Michigan Street was admitted to San Jacinto Memorial with a broken leg after his car struck a stalled vehicle in the 2200 block of Market. Claude Burroughs reported his own car stalled near Provement when the other car hit his vehicle. Snider received a ticket for defective brakes amid the collision. Barravans faced a separate charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Gene Snider
Michigan
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Claude Weldon Burroughs
Ray Turner
Wayne Ta Barfield
Sider
Barravans
Color Line Ruled Out At Texarkana College
Texarkana Texas Texarkana Junior College was ordered by Judge Jos Sheehy of the Fifth Circuit to admit qualified Negro students on the same basis as whites. The suit, filed October 194, challenged the college’s race based admission policy. The court voided any denial of enrollment due to race and referenced a new admission rule requiring applicants to pass a general aptitude test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Texas
Texarkana Junior College
Jos Sheehy
U.S. Court of Civil Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Impeachment discussed as Texas lawmakers seek special session
Sherman, Texas UP two state representatives urge a special session to impeach state officials over insurance scandals. Proclamations were mailed to all 150 representatives by Charles E. Hughes and D. B. Hardeman. They propose March 1 as the start date and set Feb 10 as the reply deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Tex
Texas
House
Charles E. Hughes
D. B. Hardeman
Dennison
Grayson County
House of Representatives
Hughes
Hardeman
Retired Levy Brothers President Shoots Self
Louis Lee Harris, 78, former president of Levy Bros. department stores, was found shot to death in a Houston hotel early Friday. His wife awoke to the gunfire. police report a small caliber pistol on the bed as the scene was investigated by Justice of the Peace W. Co Rae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Louis Lee Harris
Levy Bros. Department Store
Harris
Husband
W. Co Rae
Eden snubs Soviet peace overture in Britain US talks
British Prime Minister Anthony Eden dismissed a Soviet proposal for separate 20 year friendship pacts with the United States and Britain. He noted the prior British Soviet non aggression pact had been torn up and questioned the value of a new agreement so soon after that treaty. He recalled signing the old pact with Molotov and spoke during talks with Eisenhower about gradual trade relaxation with China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anthony Eden
Russia
Eden
Soviet Union
V. M. Molotov
Eisenhower
China
Motive Sought In Kidnapping Doctor Trial
Beaumont reporters detail testimony in the infant kidnapping case of Pauline Schulze a Houston nurse accused of stealing a two minute old baby from a hospital crib last March. Dr Schoetue testified Schulze claimed she was pregnant and he had gotten her pregnant while the state argued the motive was to threaten the doctor and his marriage. Witnesses included the infant's father George Wharton and Houston investigators Reyes and Kleivenagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Houston
Pauline Schulze
Schulze
R W. Schoeiths
Sennize
Dr. Schoetue
WG. Reyes
Texas
Johnny Kleveniagen
Williams appeal may test city tax limits in Baytown case
Judge Mark M. Carter rules Williams must pay Baytown delinquent personal taxes totaling 167.92 for 1949 and 1950. Williams’ attorney appeals, arguing personal tax on business is discriminatory. City officials and lawyers see potential statewide impact and possible involvement by other Texas cities as the case could reach higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Williams
Carter
Baytown
Willams
Williams
Harrigan County
Supreme Court
Chandler
Better Homes and Supply Co
Minister Snubbed For Aid To Negroes
Oxford Mississippi Friday with drew a speaking invitation to Rev Alvin Kershaw a jazz loving Ohio minister who won $32000 on a television quiz show and contributed part of the winnings to the NAACP prompting University of Mississippi Chancellor J D Williams to say it would be unwise for him to address students in Oxford Williams noted Kershaw letters to the university confirming the donation and his stance on civil rights actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
Ohio
J. D. Williams
Alvin Kershaw
Williams
Kershaw
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Pantors
Texas Insurance
Preston McGraw
R. C
Dec) Lanning
State Board of Central
Sion
Wiliam A. Harrison
A. B. Shoemake
Senate Investigation Committee
Shoemake
Tenn-Gas Plant
la Porte Kiwanis
Tom Chase
du Pont
John Eckhardt
Tenn-Gas
ER. J. Rus- Yex
Noline School
Texas A and M College
Hot Springs
Mole Sumner
Ark
America
Rosemary Meek
E. 7. Sawberger
Aranna
Weatherman
Texarkana College
Luke
Mario Tsien
Milton Golden
Los Angeles
Ernest Tsiet
International Soundphoto
Levy Brothers
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