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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1955

Page

10

Five Texans Will Be Tried Feb. 21 In Grain Scandal

Galveston report says E H Thornton Sr and four Bunge Corp officials will face joint trial February 21 on charges of conspiring to defraud the U S government in a grain case. Indictments allege 35 acts including falsifying records and defrauding subsidies of about 1.844 million dollars through frost-damaged Canadian wheat mixed with higher grade grain for export to Italy and other nations. Names include Robert F Straub Andre Hirschler Simon Kern Walton Majidy and Thornton former general manager of the Galveston Wharves.

Galveston E.H. Thornton Sr Bunge Corp U.S Ben Connally Bunger Corp New York Kansas City Robert F. Straub Andre Hirschler Thornton United States Italy Switzerland

Oil production up in week marked by big state gains

U S daily crude output rose by 220 778 barrels last week led by Texas with a 206 275 barrel increase as Oils and Gas Journal cites gains across Alabama Arkansas eastern fields Illinois Michigan and other states while North Dakota and Pure Oil report new fields in the Williston basin with Eugene McGinnity No 1 flowing 217 barrels in 24 hours near Tioga North Dakota.

Tulsa U. S Oil and Gas Journal Oil Trade Journal Texas Alabama Arkansas Eastern Fields Florida Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma California Colorado Indiana Kansas Utah Wyoming Chicago Pure Oil Co Pure Eugene McGinnity Williston Basin Williams County

Cotton Congress to Meet in Harlingen in 1955

Dallas based report says the American Cotton Congress will hold its 16th annual meeting in Harlingen due to rapid cotton industry expansion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Steering committee also tentatively selected Tubbeck and Austin for 1956 and 1957 congresses with field trips planned into Matamoros regions across the Rio Grande.

Dallas Van Rio Grande Valley American Cotton Congress Harlingen Burris Jackson Jackson Tubbeck Austin Matamoros Rio Grande

Sissie Digs Her Master From Trap Beneath Tractor

Bayfield Colorado farmer Frank Montgomery 69 survived a fractured back after his collie Sissie dug him free from beneath an overturned tractor. Cramped by cold and ice Montgomery freed himself with Sissie guiding him uphill to a doctor, then rested at home.

Durango Colo Frank Montgomery Bayfield Stasié Montgomery Sissie

Television Log Digest for Thursday Evening Schedule

A compact list of TV and radio airings from early evening through late night, including shows like World at Large, Dragnet, Tonight, and Weathercast, plus late entries such as Darts for Dough and You Bet Your Life with multiple time slots and regional program blocks. The log records times, program titles, and occasional notes across entertainment, news, and religious slots.

Texas Ruby Eddie Fisher Joan Clark Nealon Prof Pet Miss Marlowe Mr. Sweeney LE Six Gen Theatre Curly Fox Sparte

Television Schedule fragment etc

Channel lineup lists shows with times from Barker Bill's Cartoons through Guiding Light across day parts. Includes Frontier Theatre Range Rider American Sports Doug Edwards News Perry Como Godfrey and Friends Strike It Rich Red Barber's Corner The Bandit The Morning Show Garry Moore Love of Life Search for Tomorrow and more.

Frontier Theatre Doug Edwards Perry Como Godfrey and Friends Roral Reville Garry Moore Valiant Endy VI Guiding Light

Portia Faces Life and Night TV Schedule Notes

Radio and TV lineup lists KGUL channel times from noon to eleven with dramas talk and cartoons. Include Portia Faces Life and The Brighter Day, plus FrontieR Theatre and Range Rider reruns, ending with Flamingos Theatre and Lyle Show As You Were.

Portia Robert Q. Lewis Art Linkletter Diane Tucas Bob Crosby Mary Carter Public Nane Tone Flamingos Theatre Lyle Show

TV Schedule Entry for Channel 13 Evening Lineup

The listing shows Channel 13 broadcasts at 6:00 Color Caravan 5330 Adventure and 6:00 Meet The Chronicle followed by 6:1h News and Weather and 6:30 Disneyland, outlining the evening program sequence.

Disneyland Sammy Kaye Studio Blue

Television Schedule Fragments and Mexican Cotton Growth

TV listings detail a full daily lineup with programs such as Masquerade Party Studio 13 and Breakfast Club across multiple channels. The news item reports United States embassy data: Mexican cotton production reached 1.6 million bales in 1954 with a gain of 400,000 bales that year, though export figures remain incomplete.

Mexico City United States Mexico

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