San Jacinto River Tour Highlighted Water Plans
Bartown residents, legislators, and industry leaders joined a San Jacinto River District tour to review dam plans and water use. Officials stressed Lake Creek dam, flow improvements, and wide irrigation support for Baytown plants and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watat
Hum N Jacinto
Fred Hartman
San Jacinto
Baytown
Bartown
San Jaci
Conerlian
Grimes
Walker
Montgomery
Hertis
Stste
Highlands
Bastown Chamber of Commerce
Humble Oil and Reclining Company
Humite
W. OF. White
Humble
Highlands Lake
Goose Creek
Harris County
Federal Works Agency
San Jacinta
Hal
U. S. Army
S. W Freese
Forth Worth
Dobbin
Contoc
Navasota
Lake Creek
Hall
Houston
Sheldon
San Jacinto River District
State Board of Water Engineers
Gorden L. Farned
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Baytown News Notes Highlight Local Ties and BYU Visitor
Scattered items reflect Baytown centered chatter about college ties and local figures. Kitty Barner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Barber, stands in her BYU senior year while Baytown fields contenders for a professional team in Hollstar. Saunders reports a 330 dollar insurance refund while Sparks leads praise for students and bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay“7a
Glenn McCarthy
Metesshil
Professeal Mothell
Hollstar
Jake Allen
Sperry
Brigham Young Striity
Provo
Utah
Ake
Baytown
Kitty * Barner
B. Barber
BYU
Ie Saunders
Sparks
Paul Cateri Ng
Lee
al Dittman
Rat Jones
Beast
Mac
Henry Rabie Iger
GOP Rebels Blamed For House Loss
Washington dispatch reports leaders of the anti administration GOP and Southern Democrat coalition blame dis sident GOP members for failing to seize control of the House. Sixty four Republicans backed Democrats to defeat their bid to restore life and death powers over legislation to the conservative rules committee, 236 to 183. The administration calls it a Truman victory and predicts smoother sailing for his program. Critics say GOP defections show members thinking for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P.1
House Rules Committee
EH. E. Cox
Georgia
Truman
FEPC
Mrr
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Congress
Fussell B. Long
Louisiana
Paul H. Douglas
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
Long
Douglas
Fartu
Charles F. Brannen
GOP
East Harris County poll tax deputies ordered to turn in receipts
Carl Smith, Harris County Tax Assessor, called all poll tax deputies in Justice Precinct No 3 to turn in their books money and commissions by 2 30 p m Tuesday He announced a new centralized poll tax receipt system amid allegations of improper solicitations and gifts He promised locations for new tax payment stations and warned the field had gotten out of control with more details to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Carl Smith
Smith
Arta
Ucom Toda
Bomb explodes in Rice Dormitory in Houston
A crude TNT packed bomb exploded in a Rice Institute dormitory at 3 am injuring none. The blast tore a two foot hole and shattered doors while a wall sprayed glass across beds. Police said a pound of TNT could have killed everyone in the area. investigators seek clues to motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Rice Institute
Patrohnan G.L. Bankston
Rice Houston
Flal Lankford
Raymond
Pioneer resident Mrs Ella Drey dies after heart attack
Cedar Bayou lifelong resident Mrs Ella Drey 77 widow of the late Ed Drey died at 5 30 am after three weeks illness from a heart attack Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church with Rev G R House officiating Burial will be in Cedar Bayou Methodist Cemetery Earthmans Funeral service in charge Survivors include two daughters Mrs Floyd Pursley Cedar Bayou and Mrs H W Patrick Georgetown one sister Mrs A W Fayle Cedar Bayou three grandchildren and five great grandchildren Airtress member since 1884 donors asked to omit flowers and send memorials to church collections via Earthmans Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilla Difrey
Cedar Bayou
Dirs. Direy
Ela McLean
Paytown
Ed Dfrey
Baytown
Dfrey
bard“Wate. Company
Pan
Cedar Bayou ‘“Methodist Church
G. R. “House
Buride
Cedar Bayou Methodist Cemetery
Earthman’s
Floyd Pursley
H. W. I¢Ilpatrick
Georgetown
A. W. Fayle
Afrest
Lee High School Begins Second Semester 1949 50
Robert E Lee High School students start the second lap of the 1949 50 term on Monday morning as the first semester ends yesterday. Ten to twelve seniors qualified for graduation at semester end but will wait for spring commencement to receive diplomas. Lee College also begins its second semester with Monday registration and classes start Tuesday.
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Robert . Lee High School
R. B. Sparks
Lee College
Girl May Appeal Life Conviction In Brady Killing
BRADY Jan 21 Sandra Peterson, 16, faces a life sentence after a jury found her guilty of murder with malice in the killing and robbery of Lewis Patterson. Loretta Fae Mozingo testified she held the gun, though Peterson was convicted. Defense planned an appeal, with attorney Ross Hoffman to file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Irs
Sandra Peterson
Massachusetts
Lewis Patterson
Loretta Fae Mozingo
Loretta Fae
Sandra
Patter- Sox
Ross Hoffman
Bill Alcorn
Ives
Brunete
McCulloch County
West Texas
Texas
A. O. Newman
Patterson
Reds Halt Truck Traffic Blockade Threat Looms
Berlin report notes Soviet authorities stopped a Western German truck convoy at Marienborn on the Soviet border, signaling a possible renewal of the Berlin blockade. Western police describe the action as a response to Western moves in Western Berlin, with mass stoppages and disputed railway administration control cited. Major General Maxwell D. Taylor warned of a potential new blockade as Western airlift capacity remains in reserve.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
West Berlin
Marienborn
Hussia
Atrika
Maxwell D. Taylor
Two Brink Workers Quizzed On Robbery
Boston report details intensive police questioning of William L. Manter and Herman E. Pfaff regarding the $1,500,000 Brink’s robbery. Manter, 49, of Wrestham, confined at his home last night, was brought to Boston. Pfaff, 54, of Cambridge, a messenger, was taken into custody early today. The burglary involved five bandits who overpowered staff and fled with a large cash haul, described as one of the nation’s largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Brink’s Incorporated
William L. Manter
Wrestham
Herman E. Pfaff
Cambridge
Pfaff
Manter
Flood Victims Hit By Snow Melt Floods Across States
Ten thousand flood victims evacuated as melting snow and steady rain swell rivers from Tennessee to Arkansas and the Pacific Northwest. The Mississippi broke through private levees near Dyer and Lauderdale counties while 5,000 more fled in Arkansas. Rescue work faced long trips into hinterlands with amphibious vehicles joining efforts. Warmer weather spread across the nation after a cold spell, sparking fires that killed thirty seven people in thirty six hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tennessee
Arkansas
Pacific Northwest
Mississippi River
Army
National Guard
Red Cross
Mississippi
Ohio River
Dyer
Lauderdale
St. Francis
Wynne
Felix Stacey
Arkansas National Guard
Hood
Memphis
Missouri
Point-New Madrid
Czech Clergymen Take Loyalty Oath to Communist State
Prague reports Czech clergy including Catholic priests took loyalty oaths to the Communist government. Protestant pastors were said to have been ordered to appear before regional committees to swear loyalty, with reluctance noted. The oaths, tied to longer church-state disputes, were allowed with reservations not conflicting with church duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Royaléy Osth
County Seeks New Chief For Barland
FOULTON Jan 21 The County Juvenile Board seeks a new superintendent for Barland Home for Boys at Clear Lake. Willoughby resigns effective March and will enter business with a partner in Liberty. He will not divulge other information. The resignation is the sixth major one in Probation Department in recent months since H G Large succeeded L Belamy as chief probation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foulton
Barland
Clear Lake
Br. Willoughby
Willoughby
Liberty
Yent
H. G. Large
Hiss Chambers Perjury Trial Enters Second Jury Deliberations
New York report notes eight women and four men jurors consider if Alger Hiss lied to Chambers or if Chambers distorted events. After 39 days, the second jury retires again at 20 45 as prosecutors and defense await readings of further testimony and documents. If hung, prosecutors may drop charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hiss
Chambers
Alger Hiss
CST
State Department
Nat Hiss
Roosevelt
Yalta
Benedict Arnold
Hissance
I Hiss
Last Of Houston Batman Gang Held
Two wanted Texas robbers known as the Batman Gang were captured in a swamp near Slidell Louisiana. Identified as Fred W. Thomson, 36, and James L. Cowboy Robertson, 36, authorities said they were held early today after a lengthy manhunt for about 25 major robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picalune
Afiss
Batmen’ Gang
Texas
Slidell
Lousianas
Fred
W. Thomson
James
L.cowboy Robertson
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Highlands Reservoir
San Jacinto River
G. P. Pearson
WC. McClain
Seth Dorbandt
Conroe
Walter G. Hall
Dickinson
Kadeq
Syn- EE
Gen“2 Tire and Rubber Company
Sty of
Govrnament
Dems
Atempt
East
George Strouhai
Port Arthur
Edward Mollering
Police Identification Bureau
Ella Ifrey
William V. Houston
Rice Stadium
Brown and Root Construction Company
HI Nabor
Beavers
Olin Baler
Brink
Baystows
County
Batman’ Gang
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