18 Jan 1956
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1956
Page
1
City plans a March vote on housing issues after a public hearing schedule. Officials discuss advertising requirements and council authority for a housing project and federal public housing policy.
In a historic Louisiana election, Magic Name defeats Morrison to become governor amid strong show of support. Long’s supporters claim votes and figures reveal a tight race as political figures crowed victory and talk of future policies circulated.
A garbled Around Town note lists scattered items from a community gathering. Mentions of a parliamentary procedure, a visit to Austin on February 28, and various people including Virkle, Sue, Gene Hatsae, Cheryl Mi Gawan, Dora Palles, and David Ten appear among disjointed fragments about parties, birthdays, a theater event, and a presumed protest or vote context.
City crews installed four way stop signs on James Street at East and nearby intersections to curb speed and improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. Officials cited sight lines and frequent near misses as the motive for the changes and urged caution as motorists adjust to the new traffic controls.
Baytowns Teachers Credit Union announces its second annual meeting at Lee College Auditorium. The board will propose a full dividend and election of nine directors and three supervisors. Officers cite a prosperous year with member savings around 10 000, up 60 percent from last year.
Harris County Mayors And Councilmen will meet Thursday at 7 with Canty and Rex Baker listed as organizers. The gathering at Tier 21, 700 Manny Street Road in Thouston cites conflicts involving Humble Oil and Refining Co and Houston Chamber of Commerce concerns. Details are unclear due to garbled text and multiple personal names.
A frigid Arctic blast knocks out power and roads across upper Texas. Snow and ice strand communities from Amarillo to the Red River while rural schools in North Central Texas close. Farmers suffer losses but some aid saved by Dr. R. M. Smith. Highway 77 closes between Gainesville and the Red River due to hazards.
A playful note laments a cold wet spell on Tuesday night in Baytown with 3.5 inches of snowlike fall. The rain continued into Wednesday as forecasters predicted more unsettled weather for the region.
Account of three planes in a snowstorm near New York and Wisconsin where one DC-3 crash landed in a frozen field, two deaths reported, 12 survivors saved by a pilot, and a LaGuardia arrival after a perilous flight. The text notes a Quebec airliner crash in snowy conditions and a missing passenger.
Shannen Morris and Barrows attorney for a group opposing wheel tax plan to fund highways will appear with other Forestmoblirs west Vermosas at a State Supreme Court hearing. The Anti Wheel Tax association formed this year by Baytown men argues the fee equals one third of the state license tax is unconstitutional. The law, voted last summer, aimed to raise funds for freeway rights and improvements.
East Harris County officials launch a March of Dimes peanut sale to raise funds against polio. Dee Satterwhite chairs the sale with Victor Dias as events chairman for East Barris County. Volunteers under Virginia Venable and Sue Satherwhite organize the permit sales regionwide.
Ten new directors of the Bay tow Chamber of Canmere will take office next week after a special greeting at the Chamber office. The board will select an official slate of officers to form the executive committee and guide the chamber. Names listed include Bert Blivik Gordon L Parneds L Fuller Norman Hargrave and others. incoming officers feature Farhed as president and J Strickler as vice president with a secretary and treasurer to be announced.
Baytown school district announces a new Texas teaching certificate system affecting about 425 educators. Superintendent George Gentry said forms will be mailed to Austin within two to three weeks for a unified professional certificate replacing multiple prior credentials.
Harris county commissioners push for higher appropriations to most departments including sheriff and constable offices. Proposals cover jail spending at Humble and surrounding areas, salaries for a night clerk and clerks, and expanded duties for the justice of the peace and sheriff’s staff as law enforcement workloads grow.
A tanker blast at Lake Charles caused a massive fire and sinking of the ship Salem Maritime. Authorities report two known dead, eight injured, and up to 21 missing amid flames, oil spills, and a calmsurge of salvage work as divers prepare to search the wreckage. Names of victims and dock workers indicate several from New York and Texas origins.
Captain Glen Rose of the Texas Highway Patrol warns of a rush for vehicle inspection stickers as deadlines near. With 4,090 inspection stations in Texas and nearly three million vehicles to inspect before the April deadline, only 15 percent of vehicles in 14 Houston-area counties have obtained stickers. Patrol cautions officers will ticket violators after the period ends, with penalties up to 200 dollars in court.
New Wooster Lions Club prepares for Thursday banquet with Charl Wo Naylor heading as charter international director. Deputy District Governor Vandervror and Rev. Walter Henekell attend. Ed Nelson leads singing with Mrs. Juelow. Charter members and wives to join in celebration as club reads its first charter.
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