Bills Hot Clue In Theft Of $160,000
In Washington the theft of $160,000 from the U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing is linked by a hot clue. A $20 bill with serial B60255924A was found by Isaac Jacobson of National Produce Co. in Takoma Park Maryland, traced to a grocery seller and a customer. Secret Service hints at a possible break soon as investigators review potential suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Mooney
Washington
U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
U.S
Ag Serves Service
Bureau
Isaac Jacobson
National Produce Co
Jacobson
Takoma Park
Secret Service
Secre Service
Baby Norther Moves In After 1.28 Inch Rain
A baby norther moved into Baytown Tuesday morning, lifting fog from the bayshore area after 1.28 inches of rain fell Monday. Weathermen predicted warmer weather on Wednesday as minimums cooled to 42 after a high of 71. Cold spots in the state included Dalhart Salt Flat and Presidio at 24 degrees.
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Baytown
Bayshore
Gulf
Geprees
Dalhart
Salt Flat
Presidio
Brownsville
East Works Scout District Meeting Tonight
A 7 p m meeting of the East Works Boy Scout District committee will be held in the Chamber of Commerce building at 14 North Ashbel in WC Jackson, chairman, urges all members to attend. Poll Tax Deputies Two Baytown LULAC members will be deputized to issue poll taxes in the Baytown area after day 12, President Tony Campos announced Tuesday. They are Daniel Sandoval and J L Aguilar and they plan to canvass Latin American residents of Baytown. Mother Dies W Norton goes to Corsicana to attend funeral services for his mother Mrs W L Norton who died after a long illness. Norton's brother J D Norton formerly lived in Baytown but now resides in Victoria. Pretty Virginia Wagner faces the new year with a sun that shakes off all those Tittle troubles. If you find Frenchy Bratissare with a big smile it could be several things too many to name. Freddie Well Smith has started wearing Santa Claus collars in her dress and says they’re fine for winter wear. Eddie Krenick said he was glad the long vacation is over and it’s nice to be back at work. In trouble Mrs Lee Dunn notes that old adage about a cad. what you get for a cad you’ll get in 14 days.
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East Works Boy Scout District Committee
Chamber of Commerce
North Ashbel
WC. Jackson
Baytown
LULAC
Tony Campos
Daniel Sandoval
J. L. Aguilar
W. S. Norton
Corsicana
W. L. Norton
Norton
J. D
Sniper
Virginia Wagner
Frenchy Bratissare
Sion
Fidie Cox
Freddie Well Smith
Eddie Krenick
Lee Dunn Bewes
Texan Says Prisoners Barred From Talks
Texan Claude Batchelor, 24, told Tokyo officials on January 5 that Reds ordered him and 21 other repatriated Americans not to attend the “come home” interviews during the explanations period ending December 23. He said the Communists used channels to communicate with prisoners in Indian custody and claimed the interview was arranged with newsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sack
Tokyo
Cph
Claude Batchelor
Reds
Edly
Batcherler
Midget Arrest Leads to Jail After Repeated Panhandling
Police Chief Walter Roberson says a short man known as Heavy was warned twice to stop begging on the streets. The third offense occurred in a tavern where he drank the money, ending with overnight jail after a third encounter with Roberson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porte Ely
Walter Roberson
Roberson
Indians To Decide On War Prisoners In January
Indian Premier Isawaha and government officials will decide the fate of war prisoners on January 14 unless Allied and Communist negotiators settle the issue. A Communist correspondent charged U S sympathy in a bitter anti American letter. Batchelor disputes Pfe Richard R Tenneson’s involvement and says Burchett and Winnington helped shape his views while in a North Korean camp. Details to follow after prisoners’ mothers are consulted.
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Isawaha
Nohien
Wilfrid Burchett
Batchelor
Pfe
Richard R. Tenneson
Portia Howe
Alden
Minu
Tokyo
Tenneson
Batchelly
Burchett
The
Pari L'Humanite
Alan Winnington
London Daily Worker
United States
North
Baytown Hunters Donate Wild Game for VA Dinner
Baytown area hunters donated about 1000 ducks 75 pounds of antelope 20 pounds of moose meat plus two raccoons for the annual wild game dinner at the U S Naval hospital in Corpus Christi The dinner in Houston Jan 11 will serve about 919 patients mostly sailors and Marines Officials thanked volunteers and local processors Bradbury Poultry House and Home Lockers Inc for handling the meat The event is part of a series of wild game dinners at Army Navy and VA facilities in South Texas
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Baytown
U. S. Naval Hospital
Corpus Christi
Grover Edge
Velerangs
Gerry
Bradbury Poultry House
Home Lockers, Inc
Deer Park School District to Seek 2 Million Bond Vote
Deer Park voters will decide on a 2 million bond June 16 to fund additions and new facilities at Lynchburg elementary and Menn Park, including a gym, junior high cafeteria, industrial arts building, expanded stadium, restroom upgrades, air conditioning, driveways, sidewalks, property purchases, and landscaping. School trustees W O A Carpenter B B Carroll J A Richardson C G Hollingsworth O L Scarborough Gaines Mason and Paul Hart approved calling the election after a petition was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Lynchburg
Menn Park
W. O A. Carpenter
B. B. Carroll
J. A. Richardson
C. G. Hollingsworth
O. L. Scarborough
Gaines Mason
Paul Hart
Hart
Richardson
Lyrehburg
Texans Face Draft Second Time
A fragment indicates Texans face draft reconsideration or deferral, with unclear phrasing about a man being deferrable and references to a draft process.
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Texans
Stolen $75,000 from Amarillo bank during security lapse
In Amarillo on Monday, a bag containing $75,000 to $875,000 in mixed bills vanished after a teller and guard discharged two bags to an armored truck crew. A statewide lookout was issued for a young white man seen in the bank prior to the disappearance. Mrs Owens and guard Young reported the missing money and discussed it with police after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
First National
Baii
Mary Owens
Young
Residents Stand In Line To Pay Taxes In La Porte
About 250 La Porte residents queued Monday to pay city, state, and county taxes ahead of the March 31 deadline. A deputy tax collector and assistant stayed until 4 50 p m to accept payments before returning to Houston. Taxpayers who missed the visit could pay later in Houston, Pasadena, or Baytown.
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la Porte
Lide
la Parte
Houston
Pasadena
Baytown
Dr. Schilling Rites Set
Funeral services for Dr. John Schilling a Houston physician will be held at 3 pm Wednesday at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church. Burial follows in Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery. The body arrives at noon and remains until the service. Rev. Elza Love and Rev. Ewing McPhail will officiate.
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John Schilling
Houston
Harris County
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery
Schilling
Elza Love
Cedar Bayou Church
Ewing McPhail
First Presbyterian Church
Baytown Part Of Federal Reserve Consumer Finances Survey
The Federal Reserve conducts its annual Consumer Finances Survey nationwide with Baytown included. Interviewers will knock on random blocks to survey income, financial position, major purchases, saving plans, and buying intentions for 1954. Data will be kept confidential for national economic analysis.
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Baytown
Sohegen
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve’ Board
Captain Whittridge Rescues Eight From Mud Flats Near Cedar Bayou
Captain Whittridge and neighbor Ted Spalding spent Monday aiding the W. R. Thompson family marooned for about 24 hours after their 15 foot yacht ran aground in dense fog off Cedar Bayou near Atkinson Island. Rescuers used two work boats and dredging to reach them, freeing the vessel and guiding the group back to the Cedar Bayou Boat Basin while Thompson coordinated by phone with Whitlock of J. B. Motor Service Co. Families and relatives endured a tense night before reaching safety.
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U Biil Whittridge
Cedac Bayou
Atkinson Island
Ted. Spalding
Capt. Whittridge
W. R. Thompson
Houston
Jame
Thompson
Whitlock
Wham
Whittridge
Spalding
Vsldff
Senate Seeks Public Release Of Gouzenko Interview
U S Senator William Jenner and Sen Pat McCarran said the Senate Internal Security subcommittee will seek Canadian authorization to release the secret testimony of former Russian code clerk Igor Gouzenko. They described the interview as satisfactory and said details would aid internal U.S. security. Canadian authorities had blocked public disclosure without Ottawa's consent. Gouzenko has lived under assumed names under government protection.
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New York
William KE
Jenter
Senate
Internal Securty
Igor Gouzenko
Jenner
Apd
Pat McCarran D-Nevi
Montreal
Washington
Gaurenko
Olar Wa Proke
Cannas
Gouzenko
Moftarray
Gourmiky
United States
Gougenko
Building Slack In La Porte Five Permits Issued Last Month
Five building permits were issued by the City of La Porte last month totaling about $87,920 in construction value. Major project includes a large residential addition on West Main Street with an estimated value around $385,000. Other permits cover renovations and repairs including a residence at 728 Blackwell, a small addition on Main Street, and a Cypress area upgrade, each valued at several hundred dollars.
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la Porte
Iue
Wiestane A Aleets
Republican President Faces New Social Security Push
The piece surveys President Eisenhower facing Democratic opposition and GOP pressures as he plans to broaden social security and housing proposals. It notes internal party tensions, calls for conservative alignment, and anticipation of a federal program push in the new session.
One Man Killed in Car Truck Crash at Huffman von Alao
William C. Miller, 23, of Channelview and father of two, died at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after a head on crash with a pickup truck driven by Goeffer on Huffman road. Injured was Ali Stuart Lochfler, 55, a pumping station engineer at Sincleir. Deputy Brown reported the wreck about 9330 nam Yeputy Sheriff MM. Bitty D. Copper witnessed the accident and Milley’s car allegedly crossed a curve before colliding with the truck.
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Willian CG. Miller
Channelview
Chil Giren
San Jacinto Memorial Heypilel
Tivaday
Huffman von
Millec
Monet
Trnck
Goeffer
Hoth Velidiyy
Sinceinte Memorial Hospital
Bitty D. Copper
Milley
Avulfonts
Engineer Delivers Own Baby On Gulf Freeway
Charles Zerwekh, a Baytown Refinery engineer, delivered his own son on Sunday morning while en route to St Joseph's Hospital on Gulf Freeway. The baby, named Jay Paul, weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces. Mother and child were admitted after arrival and later moved from nursery. Zerwekh recounted directions from his wife and said it wasn’t a standard procedure. The family also has a daughter, Kim, age 3.
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Charles Zerwekh
Chemical One
Baytown
Zerwekh
Tle
la Porty
Gulf
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Zrrekh
Zorwekh
Jay Paoli
Kim
Morrell
Dommert Dies at 48 in Baytown Hospital
Mrs Velma Marie Dommert 48 of 180% Amelia died at 12 20 a m Tuesday in a Baytown hospital Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Central Baptist Church with Rev Ian Osvem officiating She was a native of Shawnne Okla and had lived in Paytawa nine years She was a member of Central Baptist Church and Goose Creek OES She is survived by husband I G Dommert four daughters and one grandson Her father Daniel T D Bivins of Baggs Okla four brothers and graveside services will be at Cedarcrest cemetery Burial under Paul A Lee Funeral Home Pallbearers listed
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Velma Marie Dommert
Amelia
Baytown
Central Baptist Church
Ian IL Osvem
Shawnne
Okla
Dommert
Paytawa
Gauxe Creek
Order of Eastern Star
I. G. Dommert
Jay Shepherd
Mary Jone T Dommert
Karen Deane Dommert
Misa Charlotte Rae
Frank Baker
R. C. Read
Howard Kay
W. L. Blanscott
Branch Gullett
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Tate
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