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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1952

Page

2

Town Hall Taken Over By Opposition

The article reports on a confrontation over school activity programs and enrollment figures. Principal Barefield cites 246 students in extracurriculars, with about 5 or 70 able to compete at Robert E. Lee, and 214 Lee enrollments seeking the program. Cedar Bayou High School lists 205 students, contradicting trustees’ figures.

Robert E. Lee Lee Barefield Cedar Bayou High School Cedar Bayou Cpi H. M. Singleton Boyd N. Hill

Pilot Club Meeting Prompted by New Officers

A special Pilot Club meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mrs. A. D. Creel’s home on Mississippi Street to welcome new officers. In Cedar Bayou, 147 seniors attend high school as discussions feature graduates’ state-wide eligibility and concerns from local educators and parents about taxes, schooling, and district transfers.

Pilot Club A. D. Creel Mississippi M. J. Fields Cedar Beyou Sam Cashat Lee Cedar Bayou Schreck B. O. Blanton Robert E. Lee Jon Selensky Harvard Smith Cedar Schrock Highlands Baytows Baytown Jaycees

Harlingen and Rio Hondo Dedicate New Port Facility

Harlingen and Rio Hondo dedicated a new port after 25 years of planning. Mayors Gene McCullough and R J Montgomery joined state official J Patis to cut the ribbon and open roads to the intracoastal port.

Harlingen Rio Hondo Gene McCullough Harlinger R. J. Montgomery J. Patis

Stars Of Tomorrow Entries To Appear On Radio Program

Contestants in the Star of Tomorrow contest sponsored by Brunson Theatre and Light Crush Flour will appear on Radio Station KREL at 8 30 p m today. A second group performs Thursday and the remaining eight girls Friday in a program to publicize contestants aiming for Hollywood. The event offers a complete screen test at Red Pictures with participants tonight including Rudh Vann Eleanor Grigg Sandrs Montgomery Sue McNeill Barbara Fister Elier Waltman.

Brunson Theatre KREL Hollywood Red Pictures Rudh Vann Eleanor Grigg Sandrs Montgomery Sue McNeill Barbera Fister Elier Waltman Lou Buford Shirley Hisnak Beverly Bargainer Mary Lou Williams Caroly Wynne Joveta Jones Glenda Reals Merlyn Padgett Irene Selensky Lou Bernesides Jan Lou Stevens Mary Jancis Bass Endé Patsy Clayton Brunson Wents Bronson Theatre

Stocks and Companies Appear in Patchy Baytown Listing

Special To The Baytown Sun outlines a scattered roll of major manufacturers and energy firms including Armco American, Anaconda, Beth Steel, Calumet, Celanese, Chrysler, Con Edison, Dow, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Gulf Oil, Hou oil, Humic, Interlake, Kirby, Mack Trucks, Mont-Daire, Nat Dairy, Ohio Oil, Pure Oil, Packard, Sears, Tex Gulf, Tex Gulf Prod, U.S. Steel, Woolworth among others in a market snapshot. The note reads like a catalog of ticker references and corporate names rather than a cohesive story.

Allez Lud Steel Prisseeeee Allis Amerad Pet Armco Steel Serss Anacende Cop Beth Steel Budd Co Ees Calumet and Hee Celanese Corp Chrysler Corp Con Edison Creole Pat Crystal Oil Davison Chem Dow du Pont Chem Eastman Kodak Sss E- Kirby Pet Liggett and Myers Mont-Daire Mack Trucks Mid Con Pet Nat Dairy Wat Steel Ohio Oil Penney's Inc S Pure Oil Packard Motors Repair Steel Sears St -Regis Paper Sou Pacific Stan Oi Ind Stan Oil Sunray Oil Tex Gulf Snr Texas Tex Gulf Prod Tidewater Corp Timken U.S. Steel Woolworth Inc

Boy Drowns After Slipping Into Buffalo Bayou

Houston dispatch reports Adolfo Enríquez Mez, 30, drowned in Buffalo Bayou yesterday after slipping down a muddy bank into four feet of water. His companion Paul M. Perez says they were “playing fishing” when the slide began and Perez dragged himself free by digging into mud. Perez gave Med. aid and reported the broken limb to officers while attempting a rescue.

Adolfo EnriiMez Buffalo Paul M. Perez Adolfo Paul

Mrs Jack Wilson Joins Gordon Jewelry Staff

Mrs Jack Wilson of 202 North Gaillard has been added to Gordon's Jewelry Store sales staff, per Store Manager Bob Miller. She has resided in Baytown 12 years, spent the last year in the jewelry business, and is married to Jack Wilson of the Baytown Refinery with two grown sons.

Jack Wilson North Gaillard Gordon's Jewelry Store Bob Miller

Ex Baytown Grocer Robert Hooker Dies in Katy Home

Robert Edward Hooker 80, Katy grocer and former Baytown businessman, died Sunday after recent heart trouble. Funeral services were held in Katy with graveside rites at Quanfah. Survivors include his wife Maude and three daughters, plus stepchildren and many grandchildren. Hooker formerly ran a Sterling Street general store in the early 1920s and lived in Katy 32 years.

Baytown Robert Edward Hooker Katy Grocer Batcown Hooker Herbert Carew Woost John Hencke Highlands Maude Hooker H. A. Hood Eugene Hoyt Katy O. R. Hale Kyle F. G RF. G. Fussell

Two State Road Projects Near Mont Belvieu

Two state road projects near Mont Belvieu are planned. H. H. AfeCollum, Chambers County Commissioner, notes the Mont Belvieu-Crosby Road from Highway 146 to Cedar Beyou will be straightened and state taken over. The current Binetch spans about three miles. L. C. Henson of Harris County Precinct No. 2 says there is no plan for continuing state maintenance on that road. A second project will provide an outlet north to Dayton from Winfree, with work underway south from Dayton. Commissioner McCuffin must secure right of way as widths exceed county requirements.

Mont Selvieu H. H. AfeCollum Chambers County Mont Belvieu Trinity River Mont Belvieu-Crosby Highway 146 Cedar Beyou L. C. Henson Harris County Crosby-Lynchburg Dayton Winfree McCuffim

Jet engine rips from B 47 plane over Oklahoma

An air force B 47 Stratojet lost a 2500 pound jet engine that ripped free and landed 22 miles southwest of Okmulgee Oklahoma. The bomber landed safely at Tulsa with a heavily damaged wing after the engine plunged to the ground following its detachment from the wing during flight.

Okmulgee Okla Air Force Earth Here Tom Tulsa Boeing Craft Wichita Bansas

Rizzuto Expected To Sign With Yankees For 45000

ST PETERSBURG Fla UPI The New York Yankees expected shortstop Phil Rizzuto to reach terms within 36 hours and leave only 10 unsigned. He reportedly will sign for 45000.6 He hit 274 in 144 games last season. Third baseman Bobby Brown and infielder Gene Mauch were the other unsatisfied Yankees.

ST. Petersburg Fla UPI New York Yankees Phil Rizzuto Rizzuto Booby Brown Gene Mauch

Bandit Bakes Cakes Too Bayless Raises Two Kinds Of Dough

FBI and cooking expert say bank robber John Richard Bayless learned to raise two kinds of dough. Arrested at LaGuardia after a Los Angeles flight, he admitted stealing 315,000 from a Hollywood bank and kept a notebook of bread cake and pie recipes. Bayless, once head of an Alcatraz prison bakery, had 160 pages of typed recipes and feared for his cookbook more than the loot. A Kalamazoo food story notes a local restaurant promo offering free burgers after a man ate 13 at once.

New York FBI John Richard Bayless G-men Bayless LaGuardia Los Angeles Hollywood Bayjess Securities Alcatraz Federal Ag Bayess Atcatraz Mansfield Missouri Florence Brobeck Alca+traz Bsyless Bank of America

Slaying Result of Public Safety Incident in Baytown

In Baytown a confrontation ended with a fatal shooting after a Black man faced an armed response following a dispute over a car. Witness Camilla King described the moment a public safety item was used and Samba collapsed, his death confirmed by others at the scene and a longtime employer calling the slain man a dependable worker.

Stowe Sambo Sam E Camilla King Gordon Burns Samba J.B. Bellawey

Dallasites Crown Mardi Gras King and Queen in Galveston

In Galveston Texas Dallas residents James Moroney Jr and Gloria Slaughter were crowned king and queen of Mardi Gras 194? marking the first time non islanders ruled the festival begun in 1867. The coronation followed four days of revelry and signals the start of Lent. Slaughter a SMU debutante, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Slaughter of Dallas. Moroney son of the Dallas Morning News assistant treasurer. The 85th Mardi Gras closed with two coronation balls.

Galveston James Moroney, Jr Gloria Slaughter Dallas Miss Slaughter A. L. Slaughter Southern Methodist University Moroney Dallas Morning News

Gideons Outline Work At Highlands Rotary Meeting

W A McFarland head of Baytown Camp explains Gideons International aims and history at Highlands Rotary Club luncheon at Highlands Methodist Church. He notes the group places Bibles in hotels hospitals and institutions and began in 1896 by three traveling salesmen. Guests included T J Shoct Harry Bowen and Max Nuttall.

Gideons W. A. McFarland Baytown Gideons International Highlands Rotary Club McFarland Highlands Methodist Church H. J. Fregia T. J. Shoct Harry Bowen Max Nuttall

Agents Nab Marijuana In Fierce Gun Battle

A 90 minute gun battle along the border as US customs agents rout smugglers fleeing into Mesquite and brush near the Rio Grande. Agents recovered about 51 pounds of marijuana and nearly half a pound of heroin valued at about 150000 dollars retail. Agents Herbert Scott Joe Ray and Lake Rymer encountered three or four smugglers ten miles north of here.

Herbert Scott Joe 5 Ray Lake R. Rymer Here

Eddie Robinson Jr Draft Physical Foreshadows Call

Eddie Robinson Jr the 18 year old son of actor Edward G. Robinson passed a pre induction physical with confidence and predicted a prompt call from the draft board. He recently left his father’s mansion after eloping to Mexico with actress Frances Chisholm.

Hollywood IUP Edward G. Robinson Jr Uncle Sam Edward G. Robinson Robinson Mexico Frances Chisholm

Good Prospects Ahead For College Graduates

Northwestern University placement director Dr Frank Endicott reports brighter 1952 outlook for graduates. Salaries rising, jobs expanding, engineers in demand, and sales personnel sought after. Sixth annual nationwide survey based on 142 firms across industries.

Evanston Frank &. Endicott Northwestern University Endicott

Legal Notice of Estate for Ida Coleman

On February 1 3982 Letters Testamentary were granted to the undersigned for the estate of Ida Coleman Deceased by the Probate Court of Harris County Texas in Cause No 48072. All persons having claims against said estate must present them within the prescibed time to the Executrix at 18 W DeFes Baytown Texas and the executrix address below. February 1 282 si. Strickland Gilleus Gaillard Bataan Texas Pep d4-20e2i-Maccn &

Ida Coleman Harris County Texas Clatts Lax Belne W. DeFes Baytown Biiner Thomas E . DeFer Baytons Strickland & Gilleus Gaillard i Bataan Pep Maccn

Truck Strikes Dog Five Killed in Crash

Lawton dispatch reports a crash when a truck struck a dog and swerved into a car, killing five occupants from one family. Victims named include Virgil Shaw his wife Susie 57 and relatives Clyde Story 23 Carl Wilson 13 and Virgil Shaw Jr 1. The driver was hospitalized.

Lawton Heresterday Victo Bers Virgil Shaw Susie Threat Vernon Virgil Jr Clyde Story Mra. Shaw Carl S. Wilson Ted AMS

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