Newsmen May Face Citations For Contempt
Senator James Eastland said he will seek contempt citations against newspaper employees who refused to answer questions on communism without invoking the fifth amendment. He noted he does not yet know if New York Times staff will be called before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. The hearings exposed efforts by Communists to influence American newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
New York Times
Senate
Internal Security
Eisenhower to Brief Newsmen on Health Plans in Key West
President Eisenhower will discuss his health and immediate plans with reporters in Key West before leaving for Washington. He has been in Florida since December 28 for sunshine and light exercise, with doctors saying the trip has done him a world of good. The White House noted he would not address re election plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
United States
James C. Hagerty
Six Day Baytown Phone Strike Ends With Pay Hike
General Telephone Co across Louisiana Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Arkansas ended a six day strike Saturday. District Manager Jon Ware announced the company and Communications Workers of America reached a contract granting an eight cent hourly wage increase plus fringe benefits. The pay raise aims to bring wages to industry levels, though area differentials were not fully resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
General Telephone Co
Jon Ware
General Telephone
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Communications Workers of America, Cio-Afl
Taonins Fund
San Angelo
Amion
PF. E. Hightower
Ware
Tim
Youth Captures 9 Foot Shark With Bare Hands
A 11-year-old boy in Miami Florida said he captured a 9-foot shark barehanded while sailing his pram in South Biscayne Bay. He held the shark over the side of his boat and, with help from two others, looped a rope around it and hauled it ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamt
Fla
Tony Beicher
South Biscayne Bay
Belcher
Realtors Map Battle Against Housing Plan Heads to Council
The Baytown real estate board plans a council push opposing a public housing proposal. Bond, a former board president and current director of the Trade Real Estate board, serves as spokesman. A meeting of businessmen and repairs to substandard rentals are proposed to spur private housing development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corncl
Bond
Trxdae Rral Estate Board
Miler
Baytown
BAYTOWN OPTIMIST MEETS BAYTOWN OUTVIL FORUM
A Baytown community meeting is planned as the Optimist group and the Baytown Outvil club convene Monday. The Go Mitings are suspended due to the ag wstriebion curse, with renewal planned for all srteschatty Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Outvil
Pam
Tresume Ae Warely Oyer
Baytown
Wstriebion
Nurse Faces Kidnap Trial in Abrupt Court Turnaround
In Beaumont a pre trial hearing for Mrs Seholie shows a change in plan as her lawyer Percy Foreman seeks a trial rather than plea. District Attorney Griffins side had proposed probation to resolve the case and avoid trial.
Around Town Notes Mix Quirky Chelmsford Bits
A jumble of brief town notices mentions Betty Green hopping over something new, John Davenport boasting about a house, Thomas Kendrick commenting on cheerful movies, Sue Wenye and Runpe Keane in week scuffles, Cecile Lee Compty forgetting the Weox of matches, Wreatha Oaks taking cushier duties, Glenn Whitconth teaching dancing, Mare on Tadkett’s Christmas note, OWie Milloy praising pizza, Dane Crater clock alarm, Fred Darker assigning Sun staff duties, and Helen Road looking pretty in a blue suit with white hat.
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Betty Green
John Davenport
Thomas Kenrick
Sue Wenye
Cecile Lee
Wreatha Oaks
Glenn Whitconth
Tadkett
Mice Thane
Owie Milloy Ainging
Dane Crater
Fred
Ce Sun
Ind
Helen Road
Imposter’s Mother To Bail Him Out In Florida Case
Imposter dubbed as a trap inmate and a Canadian navy medical officer awaited bail after pleading guilty to truancy charges and paying a $50 fine or six days in jail. His mother was said to be sending $400 via special delivery from Lawrence, Alabama, to secure his release. Police found him in a room with empty bottles. a pistol was found as officers detained him. He had posed as a prison warden at Tes ne Prison in Hontsville when a prisoner recognized him from a national story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fla
Fred Klaster
Shere
Texas
DuMont
Enrique Esquinalte
LeMarn
Lawrence
Tesne
Hontsville
Jaycees Gather for Poll Tax Deputies Meeting
A Baytown Jaycees meeting at the GQuinek Shiel drew county deputy tax official A. B. Collins and Region 14 VP Jortor Collins as guests. Wendel Boyes chaired the membership committee arranging dinner and program plans under BAL Knowles, president of the local Jaycees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
A. B. Collins
Marrig County
Collins
Wase
Baytown Teens Rally for Polio Drive in City Fast Start
Baytown teenagers join the March of Dimes campaign with a signaled front led by mayor R H Pruett as the group canvasses Baytown. Volunteers Agnes Satterwhite and Virginia Venable organized the force and cars from Ferguson Motor Co assisted in distributing lapel blue badge pins to collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
National Foundation
R. H. Pruett
Sue Satterwhite
Virginia Venable
Ferguson Motor Co
Sandra Dunnaway
Shirley Parker
Nancy Sheley
Mary Ann Mills
Carole Moyers
Helen Bowers
Jon Taylor
Eleanor Wikie
Connie Hilkie
Connie Roshto
Wanda Hanis
Helen Geaslin
Lois Nuerberg
Harriett, Massey
Charlene del Homme
Mary Finch
Linda Pattilo
Barbara Richards
Patsy Burns
Harriet Gaskin
Lancll Wilson
Lillie B. Williams
Baytown Masons Install Officers in Joint Lodge Ceremony
Baytown Masons will install officers for the new Baytown Lodge No. 1857 under a permanent charter in Houston at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Four lodges join in the ceremony with North Shore No. 1353 Mt. Houston No. 19 and Fairbanks No. 1362, plus Baytown officers led by Wm Hendrix. The day marks the culmination of last fall’s petition drive by 80 Masons seeking a daylight lodge. Stated meetings are the second and fourth Saturdays, with Goose Creek Lodge hall serving as home base.
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Nw Baytown
Baytown Lodge
North Shore
Mt. Houston
Fairbanks
Baytown
Neil A. Alford
Bartown
Goose Creek
Ledge Hall
Hendrix
Baytown War Veteran Helps Restore Home
John S Dady Hane a Baytown veteran aged 94 plans to remodel his home on Cedar Bayou road with help from Raytown Veterans of Foreign Wars who will donate time free of charge. The old Airhart landmark, damaged by fires, stands near the site as authorities recount his 40 years of service since enlisting in 1890s through the Spanish American War and World War I. The VFW will gather at 1 PM Sunday to complete the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Lillie
Cedar Bayou Road
Alrhart
Paytown
Art Lintelman
Airhart
Raytown Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Post
Baytown
Baytown View Post
Grimaldi
Miss Kelly
Monte Carlo
Uoay
Kelly
Waldorf Astori Grand Ballroom
Summersill, 23, Shot Self After Wife Left Him
Summersill an oiler, was reported in fair condition at Jefferson Davis hospital after shooting himself in the chest with a 2 caliber rifle. Officer Cowan said Summersill told him his wife had left him, and a witness found him slumped over the steering wheel of his car on Morrell street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersill
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Charlie Cowan
Tim
Tollie
Summersit
Morrell Street
Rites Held Today For H. C. Boyles
Funeral services for Howard Clark Boyles Raytown attorney were to be held at 3 pm Saturday at Wooster Baptist Church. Burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery. He died about 1 am Friday of a heart ailment after a three year illness. He practiced at 3000 Market and lived at 323 Abbott in Wooster. Survived by wife Ruby Bayles two sons Bill and Clark Bayles mother Mrs Leni Boyles and brother A Boyles of Duncan Okla.
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Howard Clark Boyles
Raytown
Wooster Baptist Church
Memory Gardens
Umder
Earthman Funeral Home
Boyles
Market
Abbott
Wooster
Bayles
Southern Methodist University
Rawtown
Ruby Baytes
Bill
Clark Bayles
Leni Boyles
A. Boyles
Duncan, Okla
Porter Seeks Federal Probe Into Texas Insurance Collapse
Porter, Texas Republican leader, said he asked federal authorities to probe U S Trust and Guaranty after a Texas collapse left 5.8 million in losses to 5,400 investors and policies held by 349,000 others. He cited mail fraud concerns and urged investors to recover funds. The Houston Press reported Summerfield ordered a rail fraud inquiry, which Porter echoed.
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Ashington
Jacker
Houston
Republican Pare
Texas
Porter
U.S. Trust & Guaranty Co
Washington
U.S. Trust & Guaranty
Waco
U.S. Trust
Houston Press
Scripps-Hawaii
Arthur Summerfield
Tam
Tan
Trust & Guaranty
Uimvediat
Campaign pressure tests Eden in Conservative ranks
In London an underground Conservative movement challenges Prime Minister Anthony Eden, signaling pressure within the party. In Houston, City National Bank and National Bank stamp approval to a proposed merger, while in Moulton mass meetings feature speakers Ralph Yarborough and Jim Phillips amid financial talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Conservative
Anthony Eden
Moulton
U. S. Trust & Guaraunty Co
Austin
Ralph Yarborough
Jim Phillips
Houston
City National Bank
Fins National Bank
Her Grace Back To Work While Prince Goes Fishing
New York reports Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier VI begin distant engagement duties after announcing their betrothal. Kelly returns to Hollywood to finish The Swan and High Society while Rainier sails for Florida to fish, with plans to wed likely in April.
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Prince
New York
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier VI
Monaco
United States
Miss Kelly
Hollywood
Principality of
French Riviera
Florida
Philadelphia
Rainier
West
Refinery Names A. R. Dudley Senior Chemical Engineer
The Baytown Refinery announces A. R. Dudley as senior chemical engineer in the Technical Service Division. A 1948 UT chemical engineering graduate, he advanced from cost analysis to acid treating and liquid extraction research. Dudley directs technical control and long range planning for high quality tub treatments and units. He served as a WWII US Air Force pilot and now has a family of five at 323 Holly Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Daley
Hurable Off and Refining Company
Baytown
Dudley
Technical Service
University of Texas
Ious
Teokhisal
Runtbie
Gils
U. S. Air Force
Holly Drive
Swindle Suspect Released On $3,000 Bond at Baytown
Justice of the Peace Walter Queen said Saturday that Barnett Jr. was released on bonds totaling $3,000 after four complaints charged him with theft by pretense tied to the sale of surplus vehicles. Baytown Attorney CD Little stated Barnett arranged bonds Tuesday on the four complaints, while he was already free on a Houston charge.
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Tastica of the Peace
Walter Queen
Barnett Jr
Baytown
CD. Little
Barnett
Justice Queen
Barnnett
Houston
11 Year Old Girl Rushed To Houston For Polio Crisis
Chan nelview polio victim Lester Sue Shelby, 11, was rushed to San Jacinto Memorial hospital after sudden weakness and breathing difficulty. Baytown Emergency Corps assisted with artificial respiration and chest lung transfer to Houston for polio ward care, with Dr. Robert R. Jackson accompanying to aid in surgery. Her condition prompted early morning transport from Channelview School to medical centers, marking a second polio case in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Styers Sun Stari
Channelview
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Baytown Emergency Corps
Pretty Lester Sie Shelby
Lester M. Shelby
Houston
Paul A. Lee
Huggins
G. C. Lannon
Baytown
Dr. Jackson
Lester Sue
Shelby
Lonnie Whit-teis Tin
Shreveport
Pol
Ralph Whithorn
Temperature Records Break in Baytown January Heat
Baytown saw a January record high as the thermometer climbed to 101 degrees amid mild air. The previous January high was 76 set on a different day in the month, with a cold front moving in Saturday morning dropping readings to 50 degrees by 8:30 a.m., ending theWarm spell as the front pushed southward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Mercury
Seaman 41 Found Dead in Pine Bluff Area Home
Harris County sheriff officials awaited an autopsy on William Arthur Scarborough 41 found dead in his Pine Bluff addition La Porte residence Friday night. The body was discovered by Hance Norris Knighton 41 of 402 South th Street and his sister Florence Barr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Willam Arthur Scarborough
Pine Bluff Addition
la Porte
Scarborough
Hance Norris Knighton
South Th Street
Knighton
Florence Barr
Avenue F
New Charges Face Frustrated Groom Leonant Graham
Leonant Graham faces trial for a bounced check used to pay a Sid wedding ring and new charges arise from checks given to pay for refreshments and a gift for the bride Don Zappone of a package store. Additional checks to Sears Roebuck and Wooster Pharmacy totaling $44 also bounced, triggering further charges.
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Leonant Graham
Graham
New
Don Zappone
Hestilla Graham
Sears Roebuck & Co
Wooster Pharmacy
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Junior Chamber
U.S
Robert Charpie
Oak Ride
Tenn
World Resdeor Planning
PD. A. Cooley
Houston, Tex
Edward Eddy
Frank
Durham
N.I
Everest
New Edwards Airbase
Hampshire
Calll
Defense
Irving Levine
Pawtucket
Foreign Radio News Broadcasting
Metiler
Calif
Howard Worlock
Alaska
Thomas Schippers
New Yorks
Charles H. Smith
Cleveland
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Sullivan
aAmane Meysiiner
Sama
Dawy
Trochajreen
Les Willien
Jenner
Prad
Ike
Union
Bert
Honshays Ay
Iiford M
Attller
Topan
CAP
St, Agnes Society of Wer Ios Pin
Mena Joseph's Catholic Schaal
Sil al Sl
Masons
New Lodge
John S
Hane
Jown
H. C. Boyles
A. R. Dudley
Seaman
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