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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1952
Page
1
Public notice dated March 1, 1952 announces a consolidation election. Voter’s signature is required on the reverse side. Voters are instructed to affix their signature as part of the official ballot process.
Residents split over Cedar Bayou school consolidation as polls open tomorrow. One supporter reported his home and car vandalized with rotten eggs. Superintendent Akridge urges calm and explains self evaluation steps for Southern Association accreditation. Trustees Mandelgum and Jones oppose, while Singleton and Hill lead the pro campaign.
An editorial urges calm assessment of Baytown Cedar Bayou school consolidation. It frames two poll questions on joining districts, argues consolidation benefits students and tax stability, warns against emotion-driven opposition, and stresses that a small tomorrow vote cannot settle the broader issue. It mentions casualties of civic tensions and the need for informed civic choice.
A ballot in the Baytown Cedar Bayou district outlines consolidation as a key option with voting conducted at Bayou High School from 7 am. Election judges named for Goose Creek Independent School District precincts include F. T. Noland and Thad Feiper Agency. Polling locations listed span Highlands Elementary, J B Hollaway Motor Company, City Hall, and San Jacinto Elementary, with eligibility tied to state residency and payment of poll tax.
Cafes Eyawn Highlands Crosby i Meat Retview will donate 2 collections to the Crippled Children Fund Drive. Strait explained. An extra cup sale will direct proceeds to the crippled children. A showing of Fun on the Smith restored by Highlands Demonstration Club will be held today and shown again at the school property.
A collage of brief items from Tound Town and nearby, mentioning Ell Lammers, Bar, Ramah, Niles, Hinda Groner, and Lee College. Includes retirement talk, a golf plan, chemistry tutoring, a dance event, and a Dayton relative note.
Reported cases involve a two year old girl from Cedar Bayou with paralysis in the left leg and back and a ten year old boy, Mike Maurpar, a Cedar Bayou Elementary School pupil, both treated at Hedgecrest Hospital. The girl’s parents could not be reached by phone.
Paris reports that Premier Edgar Faure resigns after the assembly defeats his tax hike plan. His five week old government collapses, threatening Lisbon Conference gains and Western NATO prospects. Possible successors include Paul Reynaud, while Gaullist factions may push for power.
Simon Johnson 64, carpenter, died at 1 15 a.m. today at his home 722 West Houston Highlands after returning from East Texas. Survivors include wife Annie, three sons Richard Houston Lea Highlands Hubert Hennigan, daughter Helen Beaumont, four brothers, five sisters. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow Highlands Assembly of God Church. burial White Cemetery. Earthman Funeral Home in charge.
Southerners rally around Senator Richard Russell as critics question Truman loyalty and possible party split. Southern Democrats pledge to veterans and press Russell to declare candidacy or back a supported platform. Russell, who won 263 Southern votes for the 1948 nomination, looms as a potential political kingmaker amid bargaining over a new Democratic slate.
The Baytown Post Office driver Heiner, at six feet four inches, marks his sixth birthday with talk of leap year babies and tall people. The fragment hints at local pride and unusual height as a talking point in Baytown.
Neighbors note birthdays and family milestones as Miriam Ann Grantham, a Robert Eize High sophomore, reaches a birthday. Charles Richard Fritch receives a party from Mr and Mrs C Ho Fritch at 120 Wood. Linda Rey Aubuchon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Te M of 308 Shady, marks a birthday amid local social notes.
City council debates funding for a $1,005,000 water and sewer project. Reeves opposes, Campbell and Bergeron absent, plan to submit to voters alongside regular city election. Engineering work completed by Joe J. Rady for $2 million bond, including storage tanks, pumps, and expanded distribution across 17 areas.
City officials finalize plans with a mayoral appointee and a three member police commission awaiting council approval. J A Ward to appoint a director as part of the new governance structure. The civil service and council actions hinge on the majority vote and city council consent.
Mediators and representatives from oil companies and unions met in a bid to avert a March 10 strike deadline. Government officials joined the discussions as AFL and independent groups participated in the talks.
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