Poll Tax Deputies Set Up Across Baytown Area
In a coordinated effort an estimated dozen deputies are selling poll tax receipts across Baytown area at multiple stations. Headquarters include West Baytown and Barrett Settlement offices with deputies also operating in Baytown La Porte and Crosby.
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App Pronir Mely
Baste
Lhe
He Catlins
East Hurrig County
Romaine
Harris Camity Federal Savings Aid
Citizens Poll
Demarealiy
West
Baylawn
Barreft Settlement
Highlands Water Office
Glenn's Food Market
Weingartens
Citizens National Bank
Tri-City Drug No. 2
Henke
Piltot’s
Cedar Bayou School
Crosby
Humble vote asked on refinery union change
Baytown Metal Trades council told Gordon Farned that the NLRB has been petitioned to call an election at the Baytown refinery to decide if the Baytown Employers Federation BEF should disband and join a national union. Bailey said 30 percent of BEF members signed the petition.
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Baytown Metal Trades Council
Gordon Farned
Baytown
National Labor Relations Board
J. P. Bailey
Bailey
Trades Council
AF of L
BEF
NLRB
Independent Union
Foin National Labor
Farned
Ghiom
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Garden Meeting Hosted by Lincoln Club Speakers
Warren director at the Linen foundation in Fort Wayne will be guest speaker at a Wednesday garden meeting arranged by Z Bryan Stratton Baytown representative for the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. The event opens to Katiury club members and local school students at Robert Lee hoot sudi tori.
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DE Locts A] Warren
Linen Foundation
Fort Wayne
Katiury Clit
Amd Bt School
Robert Lee
Z. Bryan Stratton
Baytown
Lingoli National Life Tnstiranen Oo
Around Town Rumors and Local Happenings
A jumble of local names and events appears with mentions of Benny Gattis Whitakers Anderson Bere and other residents. Notes reference community gatherings and plans, with scattered hints of upcoming dates and activities amid unclear phrases.
Bascom Giles Surrenders Self At State Penitentiary
Bascom Giles surrenders to authorities at the state penitentiary amid claims no other city official or employee was involved in the transactions for which he was convicted. He thanks friends and colleagues for their sympathy and expresses regret for the embarrassment caused to his family and associates.
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Bascom Giles
State Penitentiary
Mar Sbelity
Credit Union Meeting To Elect Officials And Dividends
Credit Union holds annual meeting to elect nine new board members and a new credit and supervisory committee member. Officers seek 1955 dividend vote and to fill vacancies from retiring directors. Meeting starts in the conference room Thursday evening. several longtime members' terms expire and holdovers named.
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Credit Union Meeting
Thintbhs
Federal
Who Credit and Supervisory Committees
Toad Peony
Jeb W. Sylvester
A. Busby
Alspaugh
Ben
Love, JR
Pipkin
J. R. Vanderheider
Py WW. Lyons
Robert Ewing
Hollovers Ware
Oliver Harman Jind
T. A. Rabin
Baytowim
Burglar Steals Man's Collateral
Hubert Woods reported a burglary on Tat Stowe street where a thief broke a plate glass door and stole money and three watches kept as collateral under a mattress. George Tones and another man were implicated. one watch reportedly belonged to Tones.
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Stowe Street
Hubert Woods
Pole
ST Station
George
Woods
Brother You Picked Poor Prowling Place
A prowler was spotted at a citizen's home during the night and fled before police arrived. The incident occurred near Corporation Judge Jimmy Givardeau's residence, with no injuries or arrests reported. Police are investigating the sighting and reviewing nearby footage.
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Mave Heen Jostoor
Ske
Jimmy Givardeau
Civil Defense Meeting in Highlands School Panel Set
A Highlands panel discussion on civil defense will be held Monday at Highlands Elementary School under the Tarent Teacher Association and PTA. The second annual program will feature CTY workers and a panel of educators and community leaders to discuss teen interviewing and potential grants.
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Civil Dewense
Mie Highlands
Amder
Tarent
Wonlave Tait Tsta Civil Defearehatrainy
Mianor Ferie Tkmender
CTY
Tie Daytown- Highlands
PAPA
Adaember Ag Cle
Seapine
Winterview
Intereshatique
Granund Cops Hines
Mes
PTA
Baytown Lions raise funds in March of Dimes telethon
Baytown Lions Club led a March of Dimes telethon in East Harris with chairmen E C Jack Kimmons and L T Satterwhite at The Baytown Sun office. Volunteers collected donations from homes and motorists while mobile units and amateur radio operators coordinated over the air. The effort, featuring community leaders and local clubs, surpassed expectations with more than 125000 raised on air and card mailings still returning.
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Baytown Lions Club
March of Dimes
Dick Gottlieb
Tetethon
T. L. iDoc Satterwhite
East Harris County
March of Dimes Fund
East Harwast
Satterwhite
E. C
Jack Kimmons
Gid
Jack Strickler
Allen Mister
Baytow Lions
Clib
Baytown Sun
Kpro-Tv
Lind Somb
Wooster Lions
Cib
Beheymer
Tom
Fisher McHugh
John Nelson
Gan Davis
FLA
Moyder
Sunatfies
Homan
Reed
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Lieselwh
S& Iy
Sun
Mobie Uints
Lions Chi Mouinibers
Pat Fuller
Brown
Danavis
TV Telethon Fund Mounts To 131000
An all night telethon raised 131000 for the March Sunday appeal. Stations Houston KPRO TVV and KTRE TV Lufkin joined Lions clubs in East Texas and South Texas to collect donations while amateur operators manned phones. Radio stations rebroadcast the drive in remote areas.
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Houston
Lufkin i
Sufkin
Kpro Tvv
Ktre-Tv
Lufkin
At &2 Lions Clubs
South Texas
Lions Clubs
Hatus
Councilmen To Set Housing Election Date Tonight
City managers move to hold a special civve election on federally funded housing units. Council members plan a special session Wednesday night to consider bids for supplies for the next fiscal year and may set a date for the housing election.
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Darwin Middleton Monds
Baytown
Ity Cannell
Couneilmen
Jnrs
Yuba City Flood Threatens California Residents
San Francisco reports rivers swollen by days of steady rain sending thousands fleeing northern California towns. Feather River near Yuba City reached dangerous levels as engineers warned the levee could fail, with crews distributing plastic and moving equipment to prevent rupture. Two deaths were reported locally and several people remained missing as floodwaters surged through the region.
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San Francisco
California
Ray Stepp
Turns
John
Eureka
Walter H. Riske
M. J. Miles
Butle
Yuba City
Shangri Bend
Yuba
Feather River
Shanghai Bend
Tough Lobbyist Laws Seeked In Wake Of Insurance Scandal
In Austin lawmakers promise tighter rules to curb lobbyists after insurance scandals. Sen. William Fry leads a plan with the Senate General Investigating Committee, while Gov. Stivers and lawyers press for resignations and tighter state oversight of life insurers and banking.
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Austin
Tom Josseph
Wace
Senate
Texas
William &. Fry
Victoria
Grap
Austin Attornes
Ralph Yarborough
Sid O Ther
Men steal fish from minnow bucket near Trinity River
A Baytown woman reports three men in a boat cut loose a minnow bucket and seized her catch, a large ratfish, while she watched from shore. She calls it one of the meanest acts she has seen and notes a phone number for tips.
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Baytown
Trinity River
Sind
Senate Opens Debate On Natural Gas Bill
Congressional Roundup reports Senate debate on exempting independentnatural gas producers from direct control as the first big issue of the election year. Opponents warn of higher gas prices while supporters point to a limited measure. the House narrowly passed it 209 208. Senate leaders voice mixed expectations as lawmakers from gas producing states and Midwest/Northeast oppose amid a razor edge division. Also notes President Herbert Hoover faces a reshaped budget and government operation reviews as Congress weighs administrative reforms.
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Congress
House
Mit
Southern
Midwest
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Senate
Paul Doughkis
D-Ii
Supreme Court
Philins Petro
Term Co. Creat
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Wwerr
Pyrite
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Weir Gos Wes
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Jewel Theft Suspect Held Arrest May Solve Houston Burglaries
Houston police moved to Knoxville Tennessee to question a suspect linked to multiple Houston jewel burglaries. The 200-pound man, identified as Louis Ghar, 28, was arrested with a semilooted stash in a Tennessee cabin. FBI says he is an ex-con with escapes in three states and faces charges tied to the Houston cases and a $38,000 hotel jewel theft.
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Houston
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Louis
FBI
Caughorn
Missing Brinks Suspects To Surrender In Boston
Two Brink's suspects indicted in a Boston case will surrender "momentarily" to authorities. The women, identified as Thonps F atdson and Janis Richardson, are connected to a search and a conspiracy. Relatives say the surrender is arranged with supervision.
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Boston
Poe
Fatdson
Janis
Baere
Eisenhower asks Congress for 65.9 billion budget
President Eisenhower presents a balanced budget to Congress calling for 65.9 billion in federal spending for fiscal 1957 and a move toward surpluses. He argues higher outlays are needed to maintain world peace and prosperity, with major allocations for military, farm relief, foreign aid, veterans, and school construction.
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Dayton Moore
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Secretary of
George M. Humphrey
Togsman
Elis
Truman
Humphrey Anil
Thor
Borat
Here’s How Tax Dollar Is Split Up
Washington update outlines Eisenhower budget allocations. National security consumes 61 cents per dollar, fixed charges 24 cents, debt retirement 1 cent, and other programs 13 cents. Revenue sources show individual income taxes 83, or 3 percent, corporate taxes 20, plus customs and other 7 percent.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Security
Cold Front Slows Baytown Area Weather
A cold front moved through the Baytown area Sunday and is predicted to drop temperatures Monday night into Tuesday. Early morning readings reached 18 degrees Fahrenheit, with near daily lows expected to fall further as the front lingers.
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Baytown
Industtiony
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