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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1955

Page

2

Field Champs Headed to Mexico in Pan American Games

Champions including Santee and four Olympic veterans selected to represent the United States in the Pan American Games. Santee, fresh from a world indoor mile effort, aims to regain the world indoor mile record. The delegation also includes Parry O'Brien Sowell Richards Ashenfelter Range Backus and Shelton, with notable performances across shot put pole vault mile run and long jump events.

Mexico Jed Fident Santee Mons U.S Savane Iy Im Kelly University Ofnesota America Denmark Gunnar Nielsen Kansas Cowboy Gil Dodds Maxie City Fred Dwyer Boston Lt Parry O'Brien Los Angeles Arnold Sowell University of Pittsburgh Bob Richards Horace Ashenfelter New York Athletic Club Roselyn Range Bob Backus Ernie Shelton Southern California O'Brien Lowell Don Gerbermann Norway Audiin Boysen Richards Corne Warmerdam

Baytown Sun staff and subscription details

The Baytown Sun published on weekdays from Baytown Texas with staff including editor Eys 5 Gould and managing editor Warres Edwards. Subscription rates list 1.20 monthly and 14.09 annual with 75 cent services and mail options.

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Man Kills Ex Wife's Husband in Domestic Tragedy

In a grisly domestic dispute spanning nearly two years, Marvin Swilley shot his estranged brother in law after a violent confrontation at a residence. The injured man, Swilley, died at the doorway as the family sought safety, while Mrs. Swilley had previously filed assault charges and moved courts seeking protection.

Page One Swilley Cein Marvin Melvin Mrs. Swilley Song Brelvin Drien Swifley Marvin Swilley Mondey

Religious Fervor? Psychiatrists to Judge Child Torturer Sanity

Pauls Valley Oklahoma February 22 UP Afragilet 29 year old woman was sent to Central State hospital for observation to determine if insanity religious fervor or other factor led her to beat five year old Lloyd George Stanley who died from injuries including 18 rib fractures burns and punched holes. District Judge Joe Shumate ordered the 20 day stay with defense arguing insanity and a docketed March 14 trial. relatives describe her as religiously fanatic.

Joe Shumate Torney Sam Goodwin Thompson Lloyd George Stanley Sr

Woman Edits Bible Into Concise 200 000 Word Version

Margaret Nicholson completes The Compact Bible cutting the King James Version to about 200 thousand words. She uses six source copies and pastes selected verses to preserve whole chapters and verse numbers while omitting tedious passages. The Hawthorne Press edition aims to tempt readers to read from Genesis to Revelations without altering essential stories.

Elizabeth Toomey New York Tam Margaret Nicholson Sion Miss Nicholson Hawthorne Press Hillsdale

Girls Charge Caps in Vice Ring Probe

In Chicago two girls implicated two police officers in a vice probe after spending a night with them following a raid near a district station. Names were withheld as officials tied the case to a broader investigation of a sexual vice ring.

Chicago Abirument

Suave Mexican Admits He's Houston Blowtorch Bandit

Juan Manuel Diaz Marin, 32, a Mexican national, confessed to seven River Oaks robberies in Houston and San Antonio using a butane blowtorch to force entry. The loot exceeded $50,000, with items like fur coats and jewelry recovered in Laredo. Diaz named a Jan. 12 burglary at Frank W. Sharp’s home as part of the seven, while Daniel Flores of Laredo was charged with receiving stolen property and posted bond before more felony charges.

Houston Juan Manuel Diaz Marin San Antonio Swanky River Oaks Diaz Ilisco Mex Laredo Tex River Oaks Frank W. Sharp Daniel Flores Flores B. James Kazan California

Dancer Lili St. Cyr Weds Actor Ted Jordan Honeymoon

LAS VEGAS Nov 22 The dancer Lili St. Cyr 32 and actor Ted Jordan honeymooned near the atomic proving grounds after their wedding. They cut a mushroom cloud cake inscribed Happy wedding to the anatomic bomb. This marks St. Cyr fifth marriage and Jordan's third, he being Ted Lewis's nephew.

Las Vegas Lili St. Cyr Ted Jordan Atomic Praying Grounds Lili St. Gyr Jordan Ted Lewis

Hijacker robs Western Union in second attack in 19 months

Miss McMillan told Officer Freeman a robber demanded the safe and placed a paper sack on the counter after the drawer opened. She estimated about $112 missing after counting receipts, and described the suspect as 85 or 46 wearing a brown jacket blue shirt with white buttons and a brown dress hat. Elmer Jack Boney is serving a sentence for hijacking the same office in January 1954.

Miss McMillan Freeman Western Union Elmer Jack Billy) Boney

Actor Cummings Becomes Father To Baby Daughter

Hollywood report says actor Robert Cummings and wife Mary welcomed a six pound ten ounce daughter born at Santa Monica hospital Monday night. The couple already has three children: Robert nine Melinda and Patricia three. In Altamont Illinois a gardener claims a 513 pound radish from his plot, measuring twenty inches around.

Hollywood Robert Cummings Mary Santa Monica Hospital Robert Melinda Patricia Altamont Joe Mardoff

Rev Clyde Folte Named Optimist Club Chaplain

The Rev Clyde Folie of Birat Christian Church was initiated into the Optimist club and will serve as club chaplain. Over 60 on hand for a Ladies Night meeting with wives and guests in attendance. Julia Bonner provided accordion music. Guests included Mr and Mrs Leo Raper of New Orleans. The teen-age baseball program board will meet at Texas State Optical at 7:20 on Tuesday.

Clyde Folie Birat Christian Church Optimist Club Mineting Julia Bonner Leo Raper New Orleans Baughman

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