Texas House blocks repeal of rural road act claim
Austin Feb 7 U P The Texas House speaker Durwood Stanford halted an attempt by an economy bloc to repeal the 10 million dollar rural road act. A 20 minute ruling sustained the ruling of order, with Fort Worth representative W Shannon and other Tarrant County lawmakers echoing the decision. The Senate considered hospital financing and an investigation into the Department of Agriculture as part of a larger special session agenda. Senator Gus Strauss of Hallettsville criticized clover seed grading as Farmers in his district voiced concern. The House recessed to consider further action tomorrow while the governor’s call targeted state hospital financing and roads projects. A proposal to raise fuel gas tax to fund state hospitals was introduced by Representative Deno Fufares of Wichita Falls, proposing a half-cent per 1000 cubic feet tax on gas sales.
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Austin
U.P
Durwood Stanford
Esterday
W. Shannon
Fort Worth
Oher
Tarrant County
Senate
Fike Department of Agriculture
Gus Strauss
Halletts
Manford
Allan Shivers
H A
Salty) Hull
Hall
Ianother
Maxford
Shannon
Department of Public Safety
Bilanford
House Revenue Fed Taxation Committee
House
Jim Heflin
Houston
Mound Town News Snippets and Local Gabble
Fragmented notes from Mound Town include tidbits about Paul Murray’s event with 20 youngsters at the Houston Stock Show, Mrs Ditt’s undefined two ste at large, and random mentions of Gulf Coast areas, Pete Knapp, Pat Patterson, and a wandering wife tale. Local chatter touches on licenses, calls, and small town figures with no cohesive story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Durray
Bis
Ditt
EL Reed
Tom Reinke
Old
Gulf Coast
APN
Fishlad
Pete Knapp
Big Town
Pat Patterson
Houston
Tmz
Rochelle
J. OW
Riggs
Harry Dryden
Authy
Ban- Owl
Highlands
775 Per Week Park Meter Take First Year Here
Baytown police chief says revenue from city parking meters could rise about a third if not for climate pranksters and lazy forts. Since February, readings averaged 775 weekly with losses from stuck, loose, or stolen meters. Weather and vandalism cause most trouble. 17 meters stored last year, 11 since Jan 1, 1950. Prison labor replaces meters. installation cost about 4 dollars per unit, now slightly less. Car Park Corporation supplied meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
H. E. McKee
Car Park Corporation
GOP Backing Assures Help To Korea And Formosa In New Bill
Washington February 7 Republicans pledge to give the administration a last chance to hold the line in Asia and push a $60 million economic aid package for Korea and Formosa through Congress. Representative John M. Vorys backs the measure as extending aid through June 30 and allowing five months for an Eastern policy to emerge. The bill would halt aid if Korea’s coalition government includes Communist Party members. The package, already Senate approved, aims to keep a foothold in Asia until surveys by the joint chiefs and Jessup are complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Asia
House
Korea
Formosa
John M. Vorys
Ohio
Vorys
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Phillip C. Jessup
U.S
Senate
First
Communist Party
North Korea
Arizona
Congress
Fuchs
John W. Bricker
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Quebec
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
K. E. J. Fuchs
U. S
Truman
Russia
Soviet Union
Ayd-Fo-Education
John Lesinski
Michigan
House Labor Committee
GOP
East Harris County Wet Dry Ballot Final Tally
Final tally shows Wet 7295 and Dry 5829 in East Harris County's Saturday election. Wet victory margin 1468 votes, total 1312? votes. discrepancy noted with Highlands counts and adjusted by John Drennan after a county canvass.
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Harris County
Highlands
John Drennan
Commissioners Court
Community Chest Council Invites Members to Meeting
All Chest Council members are invited to a Thursday meeting at 7:00 am in the Baytown Community House to elect five Chest directors, three Welfare League trustees, three Health League directors, and a council chairman and secretary. Nominations have drawn strong turnout from candidates across Chest, Welfare League, and Health League posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
I. G. Sanders
Baytown
Welfare Eeegue
Heaith League
Council of
William Grant J
Hag
Chest
Gordon Farned
Hugh Stewart
N. B. Ballard
Albert Kiber
James Yrazier
J. T. Myebrots
Wesley Woods
Welfare League
Health League
George Bruce
Bynum
T. W
Fahy Godfrey Declines Run In April City Elections
Baytown councilman Fahy Godfrey, an insurance agent and longtime resident, will not seek re election in the April municipal vote. He will complete this term in early April and says the duty to serve should rotate to others. Other holdover members include Mayor Jack Ward and Councilmen Rufus Bergeron C Williams and RU Ho. Pruett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fahy Godfrey
Godfrey
Baytown
Baystown
Hamlet S. Davis
Jeff A. Stroud
McCleskey Named Sunrise Service Speaker in Baytown
Rev Wayne McCleskey pastor of St Marks Methodist Church chosen as principal speaker by 16 Baytown ministers for the Union Sunrise Worship Service. East Harris Council of Christian Leadership to announce service site. A religious census plan aims to reach about 22000 Baytown area families with return cards to reveal religious affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne McCleskey
St. .Mark’s
Bartowm
Jordan
Republicans Run Hard On Truman Policies In 1950 Drive
Washington February 7 Republicans campaigned to recapture Congress with charges the Truman administration failed to stop Communism abroad and pushed a socialist domestic program. The GOP platform promises bipartisan foreign policy, a strong defense, and world trade on fair competition, with civil rights debate provoking Senate friction. Lincoln Day rally at Uline Arena drew about 12,000 in tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Uline Arena
House-Republican
National Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
United Nations
Community Scout Banquets Set Across East Harris County
Nation al Boy Scout Week events in East Harris County feature Knights of Columbus Father and Son banquets for Troop 142 at St Joseph's School Cafeteria and a Highlands School Cafeteria talk at 7 pm by Judge Somn Sreli. Additional banquets involve Scout Troops 87 and 134, Cub Packs 87 97 255 and more, with various sponsors including Highlands Methodist Church Grace Methodist Church and First Baptist Church and speakers such as J E Blackbur Rev Denis Kennedy and Bart Antle.
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Harris County
San Jacinto Council
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph's School
Somn Sreli
Houston
Highlands School
Grace Methodist Church
J. EB. Blackbur
East Harris
St. Joseph’s
Benjamin C. Kliesel
Robert T. Nolan
San Jacinto
Denis Kennedy
HL. M
Gene Scott Dumaster
First Baptist Church
J. EH. Crawford
R. ©. Johnson
Baytown
Rotary Club
Grace Methodists Church
Crosby
Wooster Baptist Church
Baytown Chamber Tabs $250 for Band Trip to Chicago
The Rovert Be Lee High School Band received another $250 from the Baytown Chamber of Commerce to support its trip to Chicago. Lions Club fundraising continues as officials say the band will advertise Baytown at the International Lions Convention. Chamber directors also reported on recent water, highway, and port meetings by C Q Alexander, Nelson McElroy, and W T Busch.
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Lee
Chicago
Baytown
Liberty
Port Arthur
C .Q. Alexander
Nelson McElroy
Busch
John Ben Gets Informal Nod For State Position
AUSTIN Feb 7 Governor Allen Shivers endorsed John Ben Shepperd a former national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce as a strong candidate for Texas secretary of state but he did not announce an appointment. Shepperd a young Gladewater attorney active on the political fringe would succeed Ben Ramsey Ramsey, a contender for lieutenant governor, resigned last week with effect Thursday.
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Austly
Allen Shivers
John Ben Shepperd
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Shivers
Shepperd
Gladewater
Jong
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
Neutenant
Berlin Truck Traffic Jammed By Slowdown
Berlin reports the worst Berlin trunk highway jam since the A845-49 blockade as Russian slowdown at Helmstedt checkpoint blocks 260 plus trucks between Berlin and West Berlin. US transport and military officials fear worsening congestion amid talks of a Communist putsch and new Allied train use to relieve pressure. Major General Taylor traveled to Frankfurt to brief High Commissioner McCloy as German police prepare countermeasures.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Helmstedt
U.S
Germany
Wrest
East Germany
Maxwell D. Taylor
Frankfurt
Joan J. McCloy
Motorbike collision injures teen in city street
A 15 year old high school youth was slightly injured when his motorbike leaped onto a car on Market near Lincoln Drive. Don Nevill driver of the car escaped injury. Both victims were taken to hospitals by Paul U. Lee ambulance. A separate wreck involved Warren Clery, 28, a Gulf Oil driver, whose truck overturned on East Flyte dumping 450 gallons of diesel. The fire department washed the fuel into a sewer.
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Warren
Clery
William Quertz
Consignee
Gulf Oil Corporation
East Flyte
Sixth Street
East Foyle
Eston Williams
Sv JL
Cypress
Lincoln Drive
Don Nevill
Paul U. Lee
Kelly Earns Silver Beaver Award For Scout Leadership
Frank Kelly, Baytown veteran and Boy Scout leader, received the Silver Beaver at the Sam Houston Area Council annual meeting in Houston. He is the fourth Baytown resident to earn the honor, joining Frank Goss Nat Pace and W. T. Craeger. Kelly began Scout work in 1938 and led the district health and safety committee for a decade, inspecting campsites.
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Frank
Kelly
Boy Scout
Boytown
Boy Scout Council
Sam Houston
Nat Pace
W.T. Craeger
Baytown
Goss
Sam Houston Area
Cornell, Co
Harris Boy Scout Disstrict
Gos
Marshall Haas
S. T. Weaver
W. Wesley Woods
Q. T. Manning
AC Stark
Scout Week Dinner Marks 40th Anniversary observance
Dr Athi AL Schuck of New York spoke at last night’s dinner, the opening function of Boy Scout Week. He urged adult leaders to help youths build a better world and asked what kind of world the youth will create. The event noted sanitation checks and food prep. chairmanship of district finance and insulation of refinery were mentioned.
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Athi AL Schuck
New York
Scouts
America
Kelly
Shipyard Worker Overcome by Gas in Coast Facility
A shipyard worker identified as Reynolds of Jacinta City was overcome by gas today at the yard. No further details were provided on his condition or the incident, and officials have not released additional statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Jacinta City
Lynch
Svorki
Ina
Stven Artisic
Bres
U S Pushes Efforts To End Dispute
United Press reports intensifying efforts to end a coal and communications strike amid soft coal shortages. Telephone workers postponed a coast to coast walkout to February 24, potentially involving 150000 workers and disrupting the communications network. Taft Hartley mediation and unions seek constructive bargaining to avoid a large scale strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Federal Mediation
Cyrus
Ching She
CTO Communications
Truman
New ‘York Central
Railr
Republic Steel Company
Cleveland
Ching
Joseph A.bierne
Smith
Hell Companies
Chine
Biern
Oekin
Beirne
Plant worker dies of heart attack at Baytown refinery
Allie Little 47 of Baytown collapsed at the Bumble-Oil refinery and died of a heart attack shortly after reporting for work. He served the company for 25 years, with a long prior tenure at a Tubber plant as a mechanical maintenance worker. Surviving: wife Charm, three daughters, a son Leroy Eugene, his mother Etta Little, six brothers, and two grandchildren. Funeral obsequies set for 2 pm Wednesday at Second Baptist Church with burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park. Burial and arrangements by Paul A. Lee Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Little
Baytown
Little
Bumble-Oil and Refining Company
Famly Seid
Second Baptist Church
OF D. Henney
Sen. Jacinto Memorial Park
Paul A. Lee
Charm Little
Waco
Homer
Day of ‘Williford
Kenineth Lite
Elkhart
D. ‘Patterson
B. A. Bonner
Wood
Aux Mathews
A. R. Michalsky
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Repre
Istive Deno Fufares
Wichita
Mazes
the &Yound
Mound Town
Chest Council
McCleskey
Republican Party
GOP National Committee
Papa and Son
John Ben
Carin Smith
Suicivde
Spear
Crippled Children’s Fund
Pas Busch
Nancy Brooks
Miss Smith
Doris Brown
Joyce
Wrisht
Ziris
Sid
Dr. Spear
Kohitfarber
Bump High School
Lad
Boytown Scouter
Hinabor
Olin Miller
Truman Board
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