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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1950
Page
8
Former Bartown council member Robert Strickland urged a pay as you go plan for city improvements during a Bartown Real Board luncheon. He said financing should avoid new debt and rely on ongoing revenues.
The Fort Worth weekly livestock bulletin cites beef cattle steady to lower, hogs mixed with tops near 17.50 for butcher hogs, calves strong for stockers, and various prices across steers cows bulls and feeders. A political note quotes local official Strickland criticizing voter apathy and urging pay-as-you-go improvements ahead of April city elections.
A Baytown youth in a hospital says he will not request an encore from two musicians he met on Main Street. He claims the musicians used his head and body as a drum, threatening with a knife. Both musicians are jailed on affray charges. the youth may face charges if he recovers.
Beytown Kiwanis Club president Jaynes Sherwood says over 10 000 are expected for the 35th Kiwanis International convention in May near Miami Florida. An ambitious wives program is planned. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Sherwood Mr and Mrs Hobart Enoch and several other couples. Speakers include Secretary of Defense Louise Johnson and UN General Assembly president General Carlos P Romulo.
Oklahoma City February 25. Safety Commissioner Paul Reed says Oklahoma would be a nice place to live if every driver were thoughtful. Tulsa man Perry Edward Tidwell, 80, who has never had a traffic mishap, voluntarily surrendered his license to Tulsa Police Captain Clinton Riggs and explained he is getting on in years.
Denver reports Dallas plans a Citizen's Crime Commission with five members and a $20000 annual budget. The panel would improve agency efficiency, monitor enforcement, study parole and records, inform the public, and issue recommendations amid a professional criminal element. Police and district attorney cooperate with a rocket squad to aid investigations.
CAMP PENDLETON California February 23 Sergeant Arvil B.D. Williams U S Marine Corps son of C A Williams of Mont Belview Texas completed a five week course at the First Marine Division Non Commissioned Officers School at Camp Pendleton Oceanside California He was the honor man of the class The school mirrors the Quantico basic school training new Marines for officer roles and plans.
COLLEGE STATION Feb 25 The third annual accounting conference will be held at Texas A and M College April 27 28. D C Higginbotham of Port Arthur is chairman High ranking men in accounting and business will deliver talks and lead panel discussions The conference is sponsored by the Department of Business and Accounting A and M College and various professional chapters including the Texas Society of CPAs and the Controllers Institute of America This item lists multiple sponsoring organizations and groups involved.
AUSTEN Feb 25 P Appoint ment of John P Dennison of Pecos 20 year war veteran district attorney of the 109th judicial district approved yesterday by the state Senate. Dennison was appointed by Governor Allen Shivers to succeed J H Starley of Pecos who resigned. The geological period in which we live is called the Holocene period. It extends from about 20 000 BC
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