Council Considers Fire and Public Safety Commissioner Post
The Baytown council discussed appointing a fire and public safety commissioner with Rufus Bergeron eyed for the role. Mayor Pruett cited potential savings on fire insurance and Bergeron's suitability, though he would prefer to keep him on the council. Bergeron, term expiring Feb 1954, plans no reelection.
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Tage One
Rufus Bergeron
District 2
Actire
Public Safety
Pruett
Baytown
al Clayton
Coun Bergeron
Jolly Humble Oil Worker Dies in Baytown Hospital
Claud am Jolly, 33, of 800 North Third, died at 4:145 p.m. Thursday in a Baytown hospital. The Humble Oil Company employee had been in failing health for several months.
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C. L. Jolly
Humble Oil
Claud Am Jolly
North Third
Baytown
Humble Club to Stage Historic Dance Outside Town
John Wegner announces Humble Club will hold its first dance away from the Community House at Texaco Country Club north of Greens Baroque, Friday March 9 from 7 PM to midnight with Buddy Brock's orchestra. Tables, waiters, drinks and parking planned. Wegner notes no prior away dances in club history. Funeral notices follow for Jolly with services Saturday at Earthman chapel and burial at Lakewood Memorial.
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John Wegner
Chun
Wagner
Jolly
Humble Oi and Refining Co
Baytown Elks Club
Earthman Chapel
Paul Stephens
Second Baptist Church
Lakewood Memorial Cemetery
Henderson
Earthman
Vena Jolly
Baytown
Claud W. Jolly Ste
New London
J. L. Meyer Eugene Boyter
Donald Luce
W. G. Wilkerson
Arthur Mahan
J. E. Baker
G. K. Hathaway
Jack Chance
Arrest Details in Baywar Drive Hit and Run
Wentworth learned three Highlands men reported a hit-and-run on Baywar Drive involving a pickup labeled as a telephone company service truck. Ben Barron Mack Ford and R C Pennington identified the truck. Wentworth claimed to have stolen the truck in Houston to drive to New Orleans but it was slow, so he ditched it and found a faster car.
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Wentwworth
Highlands
Baywar Drive
Ben Barron
Mack Ford
R. C. Pennington
Barron
Telephone Company
Wentworth
Freeman
Houston
New Orleans
Noon Call list of major companies and brands scattered text
A fragmented OCR list names many corporations and brands such as Allis Chalmers Amoco Celanese Chrysler Exxon Ford General Electric General Motors Goodyear and others. The text appears as a garbled catalog of industrial firms, energy companies, and consumer brands with stray punctuation and incomplete phrases.
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Atleg Ludi Ceeseeetesrees Allis
Chalmers
Eastman Kodak
el Paso Nat'l Gas
Fairchild Eng
Freeport
OO Ford
Gillette Saf
Goodyear Tire
Eeeyhound
Houston Oil
E&p. Co
Humble Qi
Imperial Oil
Natl
Harv
Eereeeee Jones
Laugh Libby Men
Liggett & Myers Loew
Sapphire
Sears Save Shell
Bindaly Oil Skelly Oil
Socony
Pacif St. Regis Paper
Stan Oil
Cali
Stan Oil Ind
Ohio Stan OU
Sun Oil
Seve Sunray
Mid Co
Tennessee Gas Texas
Texas Gulf Tex Gulf Sap Tidewater Corp
Textron
Union C
Union Oil
U.S. Steel
United Airline
United Carlon Woodley Petr
Jan NO Cat
Highlands- County Aims at Directory Policy Debate
Ware defends the city role in telephone directory policy while council members press for clarity. Campbell argues the council questions regulatory power, risking charges of monopoly if decisions affect publication services. The discussion centers on whether the city can intervene in policy matters rather than regulatory issues.
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Ware
Council Aid
Mitton L. Campbell
Campbell
Talented Crosby Twins Larry and Terry Shine In School Life
Larry and Terry, Crosby twins, excel in math and science winning district and regional contests. They perform in junior and senior plays and drama events, with Terry crowned Halloween carnival king and Larry duke. Active in church and youth groups, they serve as mascots for the Texas House and Delta Kappa Gamma, with future plans unsure beyond Baylor University.
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Page One
National Honor Society
Larry
Terry
Schuol
King
Duke
Ferry
Crosby Baptist Church
Explorer Scouts
Highlands DeMolay
Children of the Confederacy
Texas House of Representatives
Delta Kappa Gamma
Teachers Society
W. J. Galbreath
Baylor University
Crosby
Baytown Debates Public Housing Pros and Cons
Proponents and opponents of federal housing in Baytown meet with groups ahead of March 24 vote. Dr C L Liggett criticizes public housing costs and tax effects while J Rodger Reau highlights benefits and local tax payments in lieu of taxes.
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Baytown
M. (Sparky) Bond
Baytown Real Estate Board
C. L. Uggett
J. Rodger Reau
Baytown Housing Authority Board
St. John’s Methodist Church
de. Ligvelt
Liggett
Read
der. Liggell
England
Six Year Old Patricia Garner Dies From Burns
Patricia Anne Garner, daughter of Lt. and Mrs. George M. Garner, died from Christmas week burns after clothing caught fire near a stove in Havelock North Carolina. Funeral in Annunciation Church with burial at New Bern Cemetery. Survived by parents, a brother John W. Garner, and grandparents and aunts as listed. Baytown ties noted through parents and relatives.
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Burns
G. M. Garner
Patricia Anne Garner
George M. Garner
Baytown
Church of Annunciation
Haverlock
N. C
Jobe
Newbern Cemetery
Garner
Dow to Spend On Freeport and Louisiana Expansion
Dow Chemical Co. announced plans to invest about 43 million dollars in Freeport and 20 million in Louisiana over the next 18 months. The program includes new and enlarged production plants, research facilities, pilot plants, laboratories, and a 2.5 mile gas pipeline.
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Freeport
Tex
Dow Chemical Co
Louisiana
A. P. Beulel
Dow
Texas Division
Boutel
Holdover welfare and health league directors named
Chest C Cavanay Welfare league rectors list holdover Community Chest directors including Rev. M. E. McPhail, Joe Barsalou, R. L. Martin, Norman Hargrave and others. Health league holdovers feature Dr. John Nessetrode, Mrs. Ruth Furbee, Leon Legler and Dr. W. H. Bridges, with Welfare league names such as Rev. J. H. Osteen and Alfred Moskowitz among the joined roster.
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Cavanay
Welfare League
Community Chest
M. E. McPhail
Joe Barsalou
R. L. Martin
Norman Hargrave
George Gentry
J. WL. Sylvester
Larry Hale
W. H. Boucher
E. M. Watkins
W. C. Jackson
Health League
John Nessetrode
Ruth Furbee
Leon Legler
W. H. Bridges
J. H. Osteen
F. E. Kelly
Jessie Lee Pumphrey
Alfred Moskowitz
FP. B. Stockton
T. F. Seale
A. J. Thaman
R. E. Dugat
Maurice Tapvines
Walter Rundell
Saturday Coffee Day plan in Baytown across 12 venues
Baytown gears up for Saturday Coffee Day with 12 cafes and drug stores joining in to donate coffee proceeds to the Shriners Crippled Children's Drive. T D O'Brien chairs the effort with Pharmacies and eateries including Scarborough's Pharmacy Nu-Gulf cafe The Ranch House Tri-City Victory cafe Morrell Tri-City Pharmacy at 3335 Minnesota and Tri-City Pharmacy No 2 on West Texas plus the Royal cafe participating.
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HR. H. Pruett
Pruett
Baytown
Brunson Theaters
Bynum
Daydeee Ettes
Harrison
Jaycees
dJaycee-cttes
Houston Natural Gas Co
Bay
Shriners Crippled Children's Drive
T. D. O'Brien
Scarborough's
the Ranch House
Tri-City
Morrell
Minesota
West Texas
Royal Cafe
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Andres
Pet
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CIPL
Assott and Costello
Ecu Ny
Rennie « Quinn
Techulosior
Fei
U.S. Cavalry
RGSS
Abey
Sey
Sancara
Stanwyck
Tre
Macmurray
Joan Bennett
Craigman
Decker drive @ REE
FHA
HE County
Corporation Court
J. A. Girardeau
Public Works Department
A. Clayton
Lacy Lusk
C. ©. Redd
Tax Department
Audie Murphy
Texas National Guard
A. S. Bynum
Dan Harrison
Humble Club
James J. Stipe
Inn
Seeees Zi
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Merrill Lynch
Hm Nein
Stadio
Facial Security
Costa Mesa
Calif
A. N. Merlin
O. T. Skoneeny
Casey's Barbecue Inn
1641
Market Street
Robert E. Lee Key Club
Humble Waffle Shop
Hataway Electric CO
Sameer) Vast
Mall Gaupan
Larne Bellaire
Fexna
Adarens
Harris County
Lil Dusty
Lil
Dusty Fletcher
Eagle Hall
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