New Year beating charges filed against three men
Charges of assaulting Charles Snow were filed Saturday against Jock Moore 23 Harold Carpenter 21 and Charles Chapman 21 after Snow 19 was beaten near a lounge in West Baytown Chapman is at Fort Benning and has since returned home He allegedly used his fists while Snow pulled a knife but police say Snow was not the aggressor Moore was arrested Friday night and detained in Wooster after a late shift transport Riverside County court records show the case proceeding before Judge Roscoe Zier Seneca district officials noted the incident remains under investigation with more details expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock Moore
Arold Carpenter
Narles Chapman
Charles Snow
Moore
Fehiel WE
Montgomery
Don Anderson
Snow
Chapman
Port Benning
West Baytown
R. Hardy
N. J
Montgomery Moore
Wooste
Roscoe Zierrt
Seneca
Sun Spots Money in Meters Urban Traffic Fund Details
A garbled Baytown and West Baytown meter report notes $735.82 in funds and $21.22 in South Baytown from last week, with meters not operating. Classified staffer travels to a South Central convention. Baytown and Humble attendees join regional meetings. elementary school renovation and furniture upgrades reported. plans for a large Asiatic show trailer sponsored by VFW Post 912 with proceeds aiding a fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Parkers
South Baytown
Dungle Rat
Texas
Post 912
VFW
Arou Town Prep Marti Ang Blue Brad
Local prep sports and entertainment notes mix with rumors and names. Mention of a Houston footballer and Jo Offerman appears alongside a new album by an All Ian son Swede and a Lincoln court note. A few lines reference Uncle ares and a past star Worker with calls to contact Horace M ape and Morrell Joe Finder at 7008.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marti Ang
Bradoe
Houston
Jo Offerman
Endes
Ben Alexander
Ares
Lincoln Courts
Percy. Edwards
LaFieito
Brees
Horace Mape
Morrell Joe Finder
Young Blonde Found in State of Hysteria
A frightened strawberry blonde girl, later identified as Mary Lee Ferron a Reagan High School student from Houston, was found trembling in a car seat near Galveston after being reported missing by her mother Mrs Laura Evens. Police and doctors ruled out physical harm while a psychiatrist called her condition severe hysteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Jan
Upa
Bea If&weston High School
Houston
Laura Evens
Mary Lee Ferron
Reagan High School
Flomiteborg
Joanne
Relashe
Willie Burns
Wintebirge
Tasy
University of Texas
Imial’ Center
Drivers Charged in Maret Wreck
Two charges filed Saturday after a wreck Friday around 4 pm on Market Street near Burnet. Patrolmen B D Geading and Heston Thomas investigated. No injuries. Hoyt Dean Sinclair drove on the wrong side and collided with Walter J Bonner. Sinclair charged with driving without an operator's license. Follies charged with driving on the wrong side of the road not passing another car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Burnet
B. D. Geading
Heston Thomas
Hoyt
Dean Sinclair
Walter J. Bonner
Sinclair
Tunnel Group Schedules Eatin Meetin at 7 30 pm
The Baytown and Port Arthur tunnel groups plan a joint opening ceremony with a pre tour inspection. Co chairs Le G. Sanders and Frank R B Boyle organize committees and invite local business leaders to recruit members for program finance traffic and events. The event aims to draw thousands from both regions and officials from across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Ta Porte
Eatin
le G. Sanders
Frank RB. Boyle
Morgans Point Ferry
le Porte
Ray Lyons
Parsons, Brinckehopf, Hall and MacDonald
Brown
Bob and Marie
Alluseetions
Texas
Rosenbergs Seek Mercy As Truman Receives Appeal
An appeal for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg was filed with the Justice Department at 8:50 am est, meeting a deadline set by Judge Kaufman. Officials warned the stay of execution could expire five days after a presidential decision, with President Truman possibly delaying until Eisenhower takes office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius
Tro
Justice Department
New York
Irving R. Kaufman
Counse
Torney
James P. McGranery
Truman
Eisenhower
Kaufman
Old the
Ing Sing
Reusman
Great Ice Storm Closes Power Lines Across Seaboard
United Press report details an ice storm across California, Florida, and the Seaboard causing power, transport, and communications outages. At least 23 deaths in the East from freezing rain and snow, 100 Florida families hit by hurricane winds, and California workers endangered as a dam failure sent floodwater downstream. Norwalk residents ordered to stay indoors as outages spread. Upstate New York snowfalls reach 15 inches. Pacific Northwest winds ease though flooding risks persist. Denver sees a January high of 72 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Allantis Seaboard
Reim
California
New England
Florida
American
New York
New Engand
Norwalk
Cenn
Upstate
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Mercury
Denver
Tidmon Installed As Lodge Official
W. C. Tidmon has been installed as consul commander of the Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 1922. Other officers taking office for the year include Herman Ash as past consul commander, Bill Wilhelm as advisor lieutenant, Jack Hines as banker, J. S. Staples as recording secretary, M. F. Young as watchman, and W. A. Leigon as drill captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Tidmon
Woodmen of the World Lodge
Herman Ash
Bill Wilhelm
Jack Hines
M. F. Young
W. A. Leigon
Speeding Tickets Lead Driver to Miss Court
George D. Hoerning told the chief magistrate he skipped court on seven speeding tickets over as many months to avoid revocation of his driver’s license, which he feared had already occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
George D. Hoerning
Corps Joins Search For Les's Body
Baylone Emergency Corps members joined the search for 18-year-old Robert William Luer who drowned near Kemah Thursday afternoon. A Chris Craft Corp boat, under sales manager George E Light, joined the effort at 1 pm Saturday and will search through Sunday if needed. La Porte Bayshore Emergency Corps, aided by tugs and Seabrook area boats, has conducted a wide continuous search with Muerkes Place in Scabraatz as headquarters. Luer's family has remained at the scene since Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylone
Robert William Luer
Houston
Kemah
Chris Craft Corp
George E. Light
la Porte-Bayshore
Seabrad- Nemah
Man Found In Coma In West Baytown
A man named Moses Thomas was found collapsed at the interurban station in West Baytown around 7 p m Friday. Officers Sumrall and Moreland found him on the station floor and he was sent to the veterans' hospital in Houston. The billfold showed he was a World War II veteran from Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Thomas
Veterans' Hospital
Houston
West Baytown
O. D. Sumrall
RE. Moreland
Paul A. Lee
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Texarkana
Crosby Lads Enter Durnes in Fat Stock Show
Crosby Lads James Doss and James Hayard plan to exhibit Durnes pigs in the 1253 Houston Fat Stock Show Feb through 14. Wilbur Piager of Des Moines will judge Feb 4 at 9 am, with an auction Feb 5 at 1 pm. Total prize money in the division is 2200 dollars. Two national entertainers will headline, including Biddy Arnold the Tennessee Plowboy with Little Roy Wiggins Harry Garland the Dickson Sisters and the Oklahoma Wranglers. Jack Mahoney known as The Range Rider will be featured with Dickie West. IS rodeo performances are scheduled nightly with weekend matinees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doss
James Hayard
Crosby
Houston
Wilbur Piager
Des Moinés
Arnold
Tennessee Plowboy
Litie
Roy Wiggins
Harry Garland
Dickens Sisters
Oklahoma Wranglers
Jack Mahoney
Range Rider
Will
Dickie West
Baytown Builds Its Largest Private Home to Date
Lester G Ferguson plans a 5206 square foot brick and Colorado lead stone residence in a 20 acre Baytown site. BR OH Pruett Construction Co will build for Ferguson Motors owner Lester Ferguson and family. The five bedroom, six car capacity home includes a large reception porch, terrazo floors, cedar pool fence, air conditioning, central heating, and a deep water well. Plans by John Mixon call for extensive landscaping later.
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Baytown
Lester G. Ferguson
BR. OH. Pruett Construction Co
St Jack
North Whiting
West Lobit
Wrest Jack
Perguson
Ferguson Motors
Pontiac and Cadilac
R. B. Hemonhill
Fergusons
Boulder
Colo
Fi Lauderdals
Wen
Ray
Seodre
Billy
John Mixon
Colorado
Weinegarten
Annual Income Tax Time Seeks Easier Filing Help
Tax season begins as Internal Revenue Service agents from Baytown and Houston offer help at City Hall through March 18 to ease returns. Federal forms have been mailed to about 53 million filers, with new booklet style packets expected to save time and effort across the filing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
C. A. Nett
Baytown
Internal Revenue Service
A. B Grant
Houston
Nefé
RL. Phinney
Internal Revenue
The
Revenue Service
Phinney
Bureau
Protessing
Kansas City
Indiana
Massachusetts
Refinery Employs Hygienist to Check Air Pollution
Felix Pretsch, an industrial hygienist, begins air quality checks at Bay Town Refinery, sampling and testing to identify harmful vapors and recommend corrective action. The article notes advances in odor measurement and pollution control, including the Osmy device for mixing fresh air with odorous strings and potential savings from reducing odor emissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix H. Pretsch
Felix Pretsch
Baytown
Pretsch
New York
Magezine
Astras
Preisch
Pretsca
Prefach
Paving At Lee Work Begins Behind High School
Work has started on paving the driveway behind Robert E. Lee High School between the building and the cafeteria and music building. The project addresses heavy bus traffic and runs from Carnegie Street entrance to the west end. Brown and Root executes the job. The school parking lot is closed temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Eve High School
Carnegie Street
Brown and Root
Bomb, Bullet And Napalm Hit Supplies
Three hundred United Nations warplanes struck the supply line between North Korea and Manchuria in a major attack. F-84s bombed five rail bridges and four road bridges north of Sinanju while B-29s hit trailing targets. Observers described scorched bridges, cratered rails, and widespread destruction as the raid continued with fighter-bombers and Sabre jets in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
United Nations
North Korea
Manchuria
Sinanju
North
Sindjut
Victor E. Warford
Chickasha
Okla
Red
Richard
Norville
Drury Lane
Oklahoma City
Okio
Arca
Sitanju
Yalu River
Child Brida Won Back By Husband With Court Order
In Galveston a year-old Texas City youth won back his 15 year-old bride after her parents objected to the marriage. District Judge Charles G. Dibrell dismissed the habeas corpus writ, stating the girl is a free agent who may choose where to live. He privately questioned the girl, who said she loved her husband and wished to live with him, though the route ahead remains uncertain as they left the court arm in arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Oon Bu
Ana Ars
Joseph Calgerone
Charles G. Dibrell
George Polinard
Dibrell
Birl
Dibreli
Calgerones
Dibrelt
Shrine Club Crippled Kid Drive Begins in Baytown
Baytown Shrine Club kicks off annual crippled children hospital drive with T D O'Brien as general chairman Percy Edwards leads special gifts drive Jesse Smith to head ticket sales for Crippled Children's Ball Tickets go on sale January 26 at $1 from Shriners and East Harris Masons. events run February 20 21 at Robert E Lee Community House February 27 28 at Houston Coliseum parade planned February 21 with A R Knox as parade chairman Key officers include Norman D Olive president and E E Yount secretary treasurer with directors J B Bell Howard Kay W B McDaniel Joe Reid and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leytown Shrine Club Cripp Pied Children’s Hospital
T. D. O'Brien
Percy Edwards
Baytown Club
Arabia Temple of Houston
Jesse Smith
Saie
Shriner
East Harris Masons
Baytown Crippled Children
Robert E. Lee
Houston Hall
Coliseum
Norman D'Olive
A. R Knox
Derade
Vena Yeagurer
Chily
Dren
Rayborn Johnson
Ceanna John A. Strait
Baytown
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