U S Fighter Planes Flying To Costa Rica
Four obsolete U S F-51 planes arrive in San Jose to reinforce Costa Rica against rebels seizing Santa Rosa. They will be handed to Costa Rican officials and return to Texas, without participating in fighting. The revolt worsened casualties to three dead and 14 wounded, with censorship shifting between cables and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Prescott
San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Texas
Santa Rosa
Mario Esquivel
United Press
John Abney
Philip Payne
George Skadding
Time, Inc
Paul Sanche
NBC
New Houstonborn John Mercer Gordon at Methodist Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lee Gordon of Houston announce the birth of a son John Mercer on January 14 at Methodist Hospital Houston. He weighed six pounds four ounces. Grandparents are Mrs Myrtle Powell of Houston Cliff Powell of Baytown and Mr and Mrs Otto Lee of New York City TSAACKS Jerry Read Isaacks born January 16 at Ellington AFB hospital Houston. He weighed seven pounds eleven ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Adrian Isaacks of Baytown and Mr and Mrs J L Read of Cedar Bayou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Lee Gordon
Houston
John Mercer
Methodist Hospital
Myrtle Powell
Cliff Powell
Baytown
Otto Lee
New York City
Tsaacks
Jerry Isaacks
Cedar Bayou
Jerry Read
Ellington Air Force Base Hospital
Adrian Isaacks
Arts. J. LL Read
Wilburn to Talk to Kiwanis Club
Theo Wilburn retiring president of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce will address the Kiwanis club at their regular Thursday meeting in the Community house. He will discuss aspects of his recent trip to South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Wilburn
Baytown
Gom- Merce
Kiwanis Club
Wilburn
South America
Kiwanis
Clyde Foltz
la Porte Kiwanis Club
G. G. Hanes
Walt Baumbach
Kenneth Adams
R. B. Estes
Richard Burnett
Baytown Key Club
Ronnie Haddox
Henry Teague
Steele McDonald
James L. Hutson
Cars Collide On Tunnel Feeder Road Near Baytown
Mrs. Clara Mae Stamey and Maxie Lee Stamey suffered cuts and bruises when their car collided with a vehicle driven by A D Haggerty at the Highway 146 Spur 201 intersection near the Baytown tunnel. Investigating officers reported the Stamey car slowed to turn as Haggerty’s car, blinded by another headlight, rear ended it. Mrs Stamey was treated and released from San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Mae Stamey
Champion Paper Company
Canton
NGC
Maxie Lee Stamey
Highway 146
Spur 201
Baytown Tunnel
Calvin Tstra
Eugene Slagle
Stamey
A. D. Haggerty
Oak Addition
Livestock prices and cattle market report at Fort Worth
USDA Livestock report from Fort Worth dated January 17 shows uneven trading with most cattle prices steady. Good and choice slaughter calves and feeder stock ranges given, hogs steady to steady higher, with typical weights and price bands noted for steers heifers cattle and bulls. The piece closes noting railroads have carried US mail for over a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort, Worth
USDA
Choice
Choice Three
Gas leak prompts oil tank valve fix on Alexander Drive
A passing motorist reported a mysterious substance emerging from an oil tank on Alexander Drive near South Main. Police traced the leak to a broken valve. an oil company employee repaired it. The incident caused no injuries. In other brief items, the Brotherhood of San Jacinto Baptist Association holds a 7 PM meeting at First Baptist Highlands, with P. J. Brown presiding. Memorial Baptist Auxiliary plans a 6:30 PM meeting at Judy Martin's home, 606 Forrest. and police report thefts of paper racks from Mitchell’s Drive, Burley’s on Highway 146, and North Main Food Market, with unknown coin-box losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Drive
South Main
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Memorial Baptist Church
Judy Martin
Forrest
Jack Shanks
Mitchell’s Drive
Burley's
Highway 146
North Main
Sick List Names in City Obituary Column
The list includes Mrs. Edwin F. Wotipka 2495 West Main, Mrs. Johnnie J. Kosina Hutt man, Mrs. Benjamin RB Weigel La Porte, Mrs. James F. Ball 1119 East James, William Colleye 14 East Hunni cutt, Elmer Florer Chanelview, Mrs. Elton D. Fisher 502 West Gulf, Aceila Brown 1105 Turner, Mrs. Edward Watson 604 East Pearce, Mrs. Nona West 112 Cabinets, Harold Thornton Chanelview, Mrs. Ivan Pavlas 1906 Ken, Mrs. Johnnie Welch Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Wotipka
West Main
Johnnie J.kosina—Huttman
Benjamin RB. Weigel—La
Chanelview
Ivan Pavlas
Johnnie Welch—Crosby
Adult Scout Leaders To Area Meeting
Seventy two Baytown Boy Scout leaders have bought tickets to attend the annual dinner meeting Tuesday at the Rice hotel for the Sam Houston area council. The schedule includes a 2 pm planning conference, 5 pm officer elections, and a 6:15 pm dinner with Silver Beaver awards. Ray Horton conducts. Joseph A Brunton Jr will speak. tickets cost 2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Sam Houston Area Council
Rice Hotel
W. C. Jackson
Harris County
Ray Horton
Joseph A. Brunton Jr
Boy Scouts of America
New Brunswick
Soviet aid to five states for peaceful atomic centers
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17. Soviet Russia announced it will aid five Communist nations to set up centers for research into the peaceful use of atomic energy. In Houston, a pickup truck with 10 people including six children overturned after a tire blew, but no one was seriously injured. In Washington, Sen. John L. McClellan said he expects to summon Army leaders in a new Peress case investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Soviet
Russia
Houston
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Army
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
Peress
Draft Board Plans Reevaluation of 4-F Registrants
In Baytown, the draft board under W C Swain plans to re examine men classified 4 F during 1955 66. The local board cooperates with registrants pursuing high school or college, allowing up to four years of education with good grades before service. The board includes Steele McDonald Frank Boyle R D Martin and Pritchard B Ellis who replaced W M Knowles. Selective Service nationwide lowers calls to 10 000 men a month from 23 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fage One Ing
W.C
Pop) Swain
Baytown
Steele McDonald
Frank Boyle
R. D. Martin
Pritchard B. Ellis
Ellis
tHee Goherni Tire
W. M. Knowles
Selective Service
Gander Squad Honored With Postseason Awards and Guest Speaker
The lineup lists numerous Gander players and JV callups honored late in the season. Managers Johnny Chandler to Roger Pillow receive awards while All-District honorees include Jim Rincon, Donald Walker, Nick Listi, Von Evans, and Leo Wotipka. Paul Bryant of the Aggies gave the guest speech, introduced by Bill Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Onerett
Fred Kalina
Joe Robins
Bill Laughlin
Donald Browning
von Hvans
Ronnie Harlan
Gavin Baker
Allen Alford
Gary Herrington
Cleo Proctor
Donnie Elms
Doyle Mitchell
Bill Summers
John Singletary
Jim Rincon
Vincent Lamnasas
Leo Wotipka
Kenneth Smith
David Wallace
Bobby Jones
Charles Dunaway
Bil Stolhandske
Calvin Muckelroy
Gander
Gene Fletcher
Gene Burns
Billy Ayres
Don Hollaway
Armour McManus
Wesley Hicks
John Tubbe
Johnny Chandler
Sammy Casky
Billy Hinkle
Jim Abernathy
Roger Pillow
Donald Walker
Nick Listi
von Evans
Paul Bryant
Eleanor case shifts to grand jury, Baytown aid urged
Police Chief Roy Montgomery and local businessmen urge leniency as Eleanor faces a grand jury after a preliminary hearing on check passing charges. She remains free without bond until summoned, staying with the Montgomerys while welfare groups consider involvement and ongoing efforts to secure aid and representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Montgomery
Baytown
Eleanor
Justice Court
Grand Jury
Montgomerys
Harris County Grand Jury
Montgomery
Ison
Pleanor
Commanders prep for mass rescue amid Nazi river threats
In London officials say American troops in Europe should brace for possible mass rescue and evacuation operations as Nazi threats loom along several major rivers. The US forces are alerted to be ready for rapid response and contingency actions across contested zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Land promoter Raffin refuses to testify before Senate panel
Auston January 17 Raffin a Brady land promoter who profited more than £400000 in Tess than a year declined to testify to a Senate committee probing the multimillion dollar veterans land program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auston
Raffin
Brady Land
Senate
Veterans Land Program
Stock Quotes Ledger Highlights Major Oil and Steel Firms
A dense list of tickerable equities appears with names such as Allis-Chalmers Amer Agri Amer Cyan Amer Repub AT and T Anaconda Copper Bailey-Selburn Beth Steel Barber Oil Calvan Oil Celotex Chrysler Gen Tel Gen Electric Gen Motors Goodyear Greyhound Gulf Oil Gulf State Util Houston Oil Humble Imperial Oil Interlake Int l Nick Jones and Laugh Kirby Pet Libby McN Liggett and Myers Loew's La Land Mack Trucks Merrill Pet Mid Con Pet Monsanto Natl Dist Natl Dair Newp Niws Ship Ohio Oil Pac Pet Patriard-Stude Motors Pac West Oil Panhandle P and R Penney's Phillips Pure Oil Sinclair Skelly Oil Socony-Vac saver Sou Pacif Stan Oil Calir Stan Oil Ind Stan Oil Ohio Stan Nabeee Sterling Drug Sun Oil Sunray Oil Texas Co Tex Gulf Prod Tex Gus Tidewater TRI Oil Union Of Calif US Steel Union Pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alleg Ludium Yieverserveesee
SOM Allis-Chalmiers
Amer Agri
Amer Cyan
Amer Repub
AT and T
Anaconda Copper
Bailey-Selburn Beth Steel
Barber Oil
Calvan
Issessesees
Ceiancse
Esseteereerteneecen
Chrysler Corp
Columb Gag
Abbe Dow
ATH
DuPont Chemsone
LRG
Eastman Kodaks
Ssessreess
el Paso Nat'l Gassevseessee
Fairchild Eng
Ciresevevee
Freeport
Esesseecsee
Eee
Gen. Electric
Ath Gen Motors
Gen Tire
Gillette
Goodyear Tire
Greyhound Bus
Gulf Oinos
Gulf State Util Houston Oil
HL and P'Co
Humble
Imperial Oil
Interlake Tron
Cecerseee Int
Nick
Geereesens Jones
Laugh
Kirby
Panhandle P and R
Penney's
Ine Phillips
Pura Oil
Sss
CTS Assee
Sinclair
Hols Skelly Oil
AO Socony-Vac Saver
Pacif
Sone
Stan Oil Calir
Stan Oil Ind
Stan Oil Ohio
Stan Nabeee
Sterling Drug - Sun Oi
Sunray Oil
Texas Co
Tex Gulf
Tex Gus Sylphos Tidewater Corp
TRI Oil Eaeeay Union
Calif
Steel Ve. Ern Union
Aoa
Pet
Baytown Sun Classified Rates and Mail Details
The Baytown Sun announces subscription prices and delivery terms including monthly rates and advance payment options. Also notes second class mailing status and postal details with listings of staff and advertising contacts.
Moonshine Business Boom Expected in Budget Forecast
Washington reports Uncle Sam foresees a moonshine boom in the 1956 budget. The Treasury says 11,266 stills and 4,722,850 gallons of mash were seized in fiscal 1951 with 9,500 moonshiners arrested. For the new year starting July 1, 13,600 stills 7,950,000 gallons of mash and 11,000 moonshiners are projected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
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Stork
Mike Franssen
State Reserve Life
United States
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of ‘San Jacinto Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Highlands
P. J. Brown
Ford
FDA
Saytawn
Oaen
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce Inc Asabel
Peru
Fred Marimag Hditor
Pb Syd
Gould
Bevnan Mae
Peckson Onlee
Warren Edwards
Edith
Congress
National Advertising
General Advertising Service
Bay
Perera
Rob Roy
Ee Techie van Heflin
Ruth Ten
Than Ma Kaye
RB Knee
Decker
Paris
Philente
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Stewart Granger
Lia Taylor
Paulette Goddard
Irving Berlin
20Th Century-Fox
Dorison
Frank Na
Gig Young
Ethel Barayagre
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