Fire and Insurance Notices From Local Items
Firemen were called to a blaze causing appliances and burners to fail at a residence on Washing ton Street near Sheriff Lane. A second report notes an insurance meeting rescheduled to Thursday at City Hall to set property values for insurance purposes. The second course in a retail management series will be held Thursday at 3:20 pm in Robert E. Leechich Phot with BAL Willifant, UT trainer, open to Bastown store personnel.
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Sciaynet Exchange
City Hall
Torsday
Robert E. Leehich
Bal Willifant
University of Texas
Bastown
Suard To Be Inspected By HOE Officers
An inspection approach described as important at the fair and with the army involvement shows officers scanning the area for equipment safety. The federal check would place the company on probation until phases improve, affecting drilling and operations and possibly relocation to another town. Local community notices reference Christmas day departures and upcoming meetings, with residents like Irene Conn, Frankie Hopkins, Bettie Patton, Inez Harrison and Wayne Lewis noted in passing.
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Prue
Wi Maiti
Federal Inspection Company
Tad
Irene Conn
Frankie Hopkins
Bettie
Patton
Leu Drury
Inez Harrison
Otfeg
Sy Bone Sumner
Fred Giscadway
Shi Sealy
Galveston
Paul i
Ralph Edwards
Bile
Houston Railway
Vonne Ferrell
Independent oilmen blast big companies in Texas
Independent oilmen claim major foreign and domestic firms dominate the Texas oil industry. They accuse large companies of controlling markets and hindering U S energy independence. TIPRO representatives urge policies to reduce foreign reliance and support domestic producers amid wartime pressures.
Murders Trial: Gen Water Krueger’s Daughter Faces Army Court
The 40-year old daughter of Gen Water Krueger stands before an Army court charged with murder. Witnesses describe the crime as the defendant claimed she found her husband slain and acted in fear. The proceedings reference Mrs. Smith and a scene involving a towel and a knife as key details emerge.
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Bs Mendell Merick Toryo Ag
Krueger Smith
Joseph Hardin
Water Krueger
Smith
Hardin
Humane Officer Overwhelmed by Baytown Dog Complaints
Acting Humane Officer G. Allen pleaded for help as dog complaints flooded Baytown. He said he handles 5 to 20 issues daily and urged citizens to catch and restrain dogs when possible. Montgomery advised enforcing city ordinance to aid enforcement and reduce workload.
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G.E. Allen
Mere
Tuesa
Bayton
Allen
Christ W. R. Montgomery
Montgorery
Montgomery Jen
Bayt
Police Department
Wilburn 73 Lived Bay Town Pioneer Lineage Dated Death
Mrs Elizabeth Emma Litcie Wilburn a lifelong Bay town Cedar Bayou resident died Sunday at age 73 Funeral held Tuesday at 10 am Her ancestry traced to early Texas settlers including William Scott who first acquired land along the San Jacinto River and connected grants later passed to descendants, with the Williams line extending through the family.
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Elizabeth Emma ‘Litcie Wilburn
William Scott
Scott
John D. Taylor
San Jacinto River
Thomas Beil
Cedar Bayou
Daughteas
Texas
Wiliams
Wilburn
Williamses
Chambers
Farmis
Housewife of fakes Law in Own Hands
Kalassian magistrates court suspended sentence Monday for Mery H Batursda a housewife accused of faking law in a case about removing trucks. She testified she did not like the rumbling vehicles by her street and acted to stop them.
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Batursda
Mery
Kalassian KivEen
Jier
Radon Seeds Missing In Plane Crash
Radioactive radon seeds vanished in a Northern Ireland airliner crash that killed 27, including two American teachers. Investigation focuses on missing cargo tied to a radioactive consignment from a British supplier. The Viking aircraft was en route to Belfast when it crashed near Lisburn, raising safety and investigation questions.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Jal
United States
Foxilation Warner
Iksen
Viking
Landaa
Janditig
Services For Rev Jackson WVednesday in Houston
Southeast Texas Methodists hold services for Rev Jackson of Cedar Bayou Methodist church who died after a cerebral hemorrhage in late November. The service will be conducted under First Methodist Houston staff with honorary peers from the Cedar Bayou church Board of Stewards. Burial will follow in Swainshore Georgia.
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Southeast Texas
Cedar Bay Methodist Church
Cedar B
Swainshore
Jackson
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
First Methodist Church of
Houston
Paul Quillan
Todd
Carthage
Texas Aa
M. College
Orfar Bayou
Oo Hafer
Legislature Votes To Change Mountain Name
Concord New Hampshire January reports ABH filed on the state legislature proposal to rename Cherry Mountain to Eisenhower Cherry Mountain. The process follows standard state procedures and reflects ongoing discussions on geographic naming.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Cherry Mountain
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Churchill mum on talks in New York
President elect Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill declined to reveal details of their discussions in New York. Churchill heads to Washington for a conference while Eisenhower plans informal talks with Truman aides. The schedule included meetings with Hugh Baillie and A Lingan Warren and a preview with John Foster Dulles before noon.
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Eisenhower
Churchill
New York
Pring Min
Sittee Churchill
Washington
Truman
Weir
Wey
Milroy G. Baker
Valley Forge
Military Academy
Wis
Baillie
U.P
Hig
Baiilie
John Foster Dulles
Allied Planes Step Up Air War Near Border
Allied fighter bombers swarm within 80 miles of the Yuk River as UN fliers intensify air strikes south of the border. B29s hit a depot near Changjin Ni and a supply center near Pyongyang. Mustang units hit Communist lines while naval gunfire supported the raid.
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Border
Seoul
Yuk River
Hove
Purongyan
Alji
Hinchon
Kangg
Changjin-Ni
City Officials Meet Austin Over Ditch Replacement Clash
Baytown officials led by Mayor J A Ward and City Manager C D Middleton travel to Austin with three top city aces to protest the State Highway Department refusal to replace an open ditch with a storm sewer along Frank M Kowis’s Missouri Street property. The dispute centers on a 116 foot open ditch left between a 43 inch storm sewer and the Missouri Street intersection, risking Kowis’s garage and driveway as erosion threatens the area near Spur 202.
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Baytown
J. A. Ward
C. D. Middleton
C. W. Grantham
Austin
Dewitt Greer
Aigt Engineersi
State Highaway Department
Frank M. Kowis
Missouri
Kor
Hirowis
Bay Shore
Missouri Street
Bandits kidnap Houston cafe owner and flee toward San Antonio
A Houston taxi driver, Adolph N. Strater, 27, was robbed of 51,000 and left tied spreadeagle in a San Antonio tourist cabin after two bandits, later identified as Strover and Eddie Hall of Fort Worth, abducted Roland Alexander, 50, as he closed the Busse Cafe. They traveled via U.S. 90 toward San Antonio, then returned to Highway 90 before detaining Alexander in a cabin and escaping. Alexander freed himself at 3:08 p.m. and alerted police.
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Jo, Jan
Ops
Houston
San A
Milio
Auton
Adolph N. Strater
Awn
Roland Alexander
Busse
San Antonio
Alexander
Blue Crown Cab’ Co
Hous Tn
Strover
Eddie Hail
Fort Worth
U.S. 90
Luling
Seguiy
Highway 90
Chappie Chapman Dies at 75 in Home Houston
J H Chappie Chapman 75 longtime Humble employee known for driving the tail wick between Houston and Baytown for 24 years died Monday at his Houston home. He retired in 1943 for health reasons. Survived by widow two daughters Crystal Russell and Jane Trauternicht one son James W Chapman and six grandchildren, all of Houston. Funeral set for 2 p m Wednesday at Senegast Kop thiners home in Houston.
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J. H
Chappie
Crystal Russell
Jane Trauternicht
James W. Chapman
Houston
Senegast-Kopthiners Home
Houstnn
La Porte Faces Tax Cut After De Annexation
La Porte plans a tax reduction of over 200 dollars as Southwestern Bell prepares to cut expenditures and de annex 41 square miles. The company will remove 225 private phones and an industrial account from taxable units and recalculate city tax rates effective January 1, 195%.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
la Porte
Searhhwestern
LaPorte
Ghout
Boston publisher recovers stolen manuscript tale copy theft
A Boston publishing firm paid 600 for a manuscript titled Passion Unknown by Robert E. Preyer Jr. The book bore uncanny similarity to Island in the Sky by Ernest K. Gann, leading to a plagiarism investigation. Preyer, serving a one year Ohio prison term for burglary, admitted copying the other work and sent funds to his mother. Little, Brown apologized to Viking Press and halted the presses.
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Boston
Mass
Puing
O. Henry
Lite, Brown & Co
Robert E. Preyer Jr
Little, Brown
Public Library
Ernest K. Gann
Viking Press
Brown
Viking
Prever
Ohio State
Preyer
Freer
Mrs Kloesel dies after long illness in Baytown
Mrs Kloesel of Baytown died at home after a long illness. Born in Weimar she lived there with her husband Ea L Kloesel who worked at the Baytown Refinery before they moved to Baytown. Funeral services planned at St Joseph's Catholic church with burial in Garden of Gethsemane Houston. Survivors include her husband two sisters three brothers and many nephews who will serve as pallbearers.
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Fare B. Kloesel
Bayteven
Homer
Alabama
Weimar
Ea L. Kloesel
Baytown
Ights of Columbus
Not Star Or Plane Say Officials
Dallas observers report a green orange red object shaped like an arrowhead hovering over the Dallas area for about two hours Tuesday. Witnesses described a colored glow and a whirring sound while officials weighed possible explanations from aircraft to light reflections, with no definitive identification.
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Dallas
Worth Speed
Air Force
Hensley Field
Oscar Monnig
Fort Worth
Dick Wise
Dalas Weather Buréau
Lewis Passons
Dulles
Harris
Ris
Search For Relatives Continues In Unclear Death Case
The search for relatives of Herbert Garther in Portecar continues after his death in a Wailer camp last week. His body was moved to West Virginia for viewing as funeral director Arimpson received word the man was born in Hay State. Thomas had lived in Williams Trailer Camp for months and died on New Year’s Eve, with Charles Williams the camp owner making rounds before dawn. Associates offered little on his past life or possible relatives. A federal inquiry into Thomas’ social security applications spurred hopes relatives might be found in West Virginia as the Simpson Funeral Home aims to resolve the mystery by Wednesday morning.
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Herbert Gar Ther
Portecar
Benler
Wailer
West Virginia
Arimpson
Hay State
Thomas
Williams
Charles Williams
Teath
Midnig
Thames
Federal Security Aren
Thomas’ Orginal
Simpson Fureral
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