Fossil Jawbone of Giant Pig Given to College
A 30 million year old lower jawbone found on C. B. Lees Baytown property, likely from an Oligocene giant pig, has been turned over to Sam Houston State Teachers College Huntsville for study and dating. The three foot fossil, first record of a giant pig in Texas, will later go to the University of Texas for species determination. Discovery occurred when local caretakers rounded up cattle.
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Baytown
Texas
W. A. Thornton
College Biology Department
Thornton
University of Texas
J. A. Wilson
Verebrate
United States
Piney Woods
Staley
Lee
Sam Houston
College
Huntsville
Saytown Baytown Weekly Sun Details Editorial Staff
The Baytown Sun printed weekly in Saytown lists editor Fred Hartman and publisher Syd Gould with Beulah Mae Fackeon as advertising director. Office manager Warren Edwards, and a subscription rate schedule shows $1.20 monthly or $14.40 yearly, with other terms.
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Bartown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Saytown
Exay
Fred Hartman
Syd &.Gould
Beulah Mae Fackeon
Warren Edwards
Garrier
Dezil
Armed Services
Baytown
Texas
National
Ceremonies Will Launch Beach Resort at Sylvan Beach
Ground-breaking replaced by a pile-driving ceremony Saturday at 10:30 am at Sylvan Beach park to mark the start of construction on a new million-dollar park. County Commissioner W Kyle Chapman announced the plan, with officials V V Ramsey B A Squatty Lyons Phil Sayers and county judge Bob Casey unable to attend.
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Sylvan Beach Park
la Porte
W. Kyle Chapman
South
V. V. Ramsey
B. A
Lyons
Phil Sayers
Chapman
Bob Casey
Short Course Set Here Next Week On Beef Feeding
A short course on beef feeding breeding and management will be offered next week for farmers and ranchers. Prof John K Riggs will teach Monday through Friday at Lee College. Organizers are Baytown Chamber agriculture committee with Texas A and M College of Agriculture and Texas Extension Service. First 60 signups accepted. Enrollment is 3 dollars per student. Classes meet 8 am to 12 30 pm in the chemistry lecture room at Lee College.
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Lee College
John K. Riggs
Agriculture Committee
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Texas A and M School College of Agriculture
Texas Extension Service
A and M
Livestock Market and Himalayan Tribes Observed
Live cattle in Fort Worth reported steady to strong with some lines up to 2 extra in. Beef steers 2021 weights high and calves scarce at commercial. Bulls and canners show variable prices. In India the Bhutia tribes of the lofty Himalayas occupy three zones near the Tibetan border with village dispersion and seasonal movement.
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Fort Worth
USDA
India
Himalaya
Stock Quotes Light in Busy Market Roundup
An assortment of ticker symbols spans major industries from steel to oil as stocks like Amer Agri Amer Cyan Amer Repub and Anaconda Copper show listed activity. In regional news, a hospital visit turns into a patient-in-hospital incident as Mrs. Harvey Tanton is injured on the way to see her husband, who is also a patient, at a Ridgefield Conn hospital. A Hastings photographer courted a uniform shot for a male choral group by lending his shirt to a member who lacked one.
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Allis-Chalmers
Amer Agri Amer
Cyan
Amer Repub
T and T
Amer
Woolen Anaconda
Bailey-Selburh
Beth Steel
Garber Gil Calvat
S.es
Chrysler
Carp Cities Service
Columb Gas Creole
Pet Dow Chem - DuPont Chem Eastman Kodak
Paso
Nat'l Gas
Fairchild
Freeport
Electricon Motors
Tira Gillette
Goodyear
Greyhound Bus
Gulf OF
Loew's
Panhandle F and R
Ridgefield
Conn
Harvey Tanton
Hastings
Neb
Crosby Jaycees to Mark Parking Areas in Crosby
The Crosby Junior Chamber of Commerce will soon start marking parking zones along the Crosby main thoroughfare from Highway 90 to Huffman with angle and parallel stalls while red zones indicate no parking. Parking near fireplugs is prohibited within 15 feet. The project is run by the civic improvements committee led by Ed Swanson with community cooperation sought. Nelson McElroy attended a Houston Area Fair Council meeting as Baytown Fair manager. The Houston Area Fair Council plans its 1955 dates and 1956 officers at a 2 PM session in Houston.
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McElroy
Houston Area Fair Council
Crosby
Highway 90
Huffman
Crosby ‘State Bank
Jaycees
Crosby Volunteer Fire Department
Merchants of Town
Ed Swanson
Victor Adams Jr
Billy Walding
F. H. Lintelman Jr
Jayceees’ Board of Directors
Civic Improvement Committee
Ray Worthy
Nelson McElroy
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Baytown
Feir
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Coast
KE. 2
Brockman
Freeport
Jack Henslee
Bronham
Paul Crutchfield
Liberty
Harold B Clark
Bridge strategy on finesses and alternate leads
Describes when to switch leads and use finesses in bridge. A hand analysis shows how South should discard on the heart queen lead while aiming for a six club contract, detailing risks and potential alternate lines.
Tyer Baby Kennith Karl Tyer Jr Born in Houston
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tyer of Channelview announce the birth of Kenneth Karl Tyer Jr a baby boy born January 18 at St. Joseph's Hospital Houston weighing seven pounds five ounces Grandparents are Rufus Bergeron 3114 Nebraska Mr and Mrs GC Tyer 316 Bayou Drive Channelview great grandparents include Mr and Mrs BR T Darnell and Lavada Hoffman of Timpson Mr and Mrs Joe Boudloche and Lawson Bergeron of Baytown.
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Tyer
Kenneth Tyer
Chanelview
Kenneth Karl Tyer Jr
St. Joseph's Hospital
Houston
Rufus Bergeron
Nebraska
GC. Tyer
Bayou Drive
Channelview
BR. T. Darnell
Lavada Hoffman
Timpson
Joe Boudloche
Lawson Bergeron
Baytown
Rites Conducted For Baytonian Kin
The Rev. Clifton Smith of Stewart Heights Baptist church Baytown conducted funeral services Friday for David Crockett Harrison of 351 Pasa. He was 40 and brother to J. H. Harrison of Baytown. Services were at Hally Grove cemetery near Livingston. Harrison lived in Livingston most of his life moving to El Paso several years ago due to health. Softwood trees in Vermont forests are in great demand but occupy less than one third of the state s commercial forest acreage.
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Clifton Smith
Stewart Heights Baptist Church of
Baytown
David Crockett Harrison
Pasa
J. H. Harrison
Hally Grove
Livingston
Harrison
el Paso
Vermont
Texas PTA backs law against lewd comics
The Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers board of managers endorsed a bill by Rep. Joe Pool to outlaw sale or distribution of lewd and indecent comic books. The body also supported state care for preschool tubercular children and pledged cooperation with agencies on child welfare legislation. Abilene was chosen as the 1936 PTA convention site, with plans for the 1957 Rounder Than Politics convention in Austin. The Dallas president reported membership rose 33,719 to 495,859.
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Austin
Joe Pool
Dallas
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers’ Board of Managers
PTA
Abilene
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and News Roundup
Radio listings show The Duke and Larry Wayne shows, news roundups, and Brain teasers across Wednesday and Thursday slots. Highlights include The Tone River, Night Train, and Morning Meditations with various headlines and audience segments.
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Tito
Howe
Housewives
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OmNews
Bard
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