Baytown Sets April 1 City Election For Three Posts
City voters will select three council seats in Baytown on April 1. They will also decide on Civic service for the Fire and Police Departments and whether a retirement system for city employees should be installed. Incumbents E. W. Buelow M. Campbell and W. D. Reeves face re election questions as council members weigh candidate plans and a proposed civil service change. The Fire Department has urged voter approval of the retirement plan and service regulations, with mayoral and council discussions continuing.
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A. L. Banks
Baytown
Bonacitaen
Sear
E. W. Buelow
Ici
West Baytown
M. Campbell
East Baytown
W. D
North Town
Pacil
Reeves
Buelow
Nd Fire Department
C. Tile
J. Copect
Baytown council backs pay plan amid multiple city notices
The Baytown City Council approved a pay plan and discussed civic matters at a 7:30 p.m. session. Items included public works in West Pearce between Commerce and South Main, a new fire station sketch, and reappointments on the Recreation Board. City officials A J Pruett and RL B were noted. Norman ata and T A Yount terms expiring.
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Texas, and
New Orleans
Shack
West Pearce
Commerce
South Main
Owles
Baytown
Anthor of Commerce
T. A. Yount
Normanata
Refunds sought by Baytown residents listed by IRS
Internal Revenue office at Austin released a list of Baytown residents with unclaimed income tax refunds. Many addresses were outdated or mislisted, hindering delivery. Names include Henry Li, EB. ML Ashley, James Henton, Edgar L. Harrison, Eagletons, Reynolds, Scroggins, Seldon, Waggoner, Claude White, and numerous others at Baytown and nearby areas.
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Rosalie Myers
Sam
Internal Revenue Department
Internal Revenue Office
Austin
Baytown
Henry Li
ML Ashley
Ashley
Stella
James and
A. Henton
Market Street
James
Arlena Burris
Megro County
Edgar L
B. Harrison
West Republic
Edgar Lee Harrison
Culpepper's
Coady
John M
A. Eagleton
Eagletons
McNair
McNair Station
James C. Reynolds
Yupon
F. Scroggins
Virgil Scroggins
Channelview
Scroggins
Cyrus Seldon
M. Seldon
Cherry
Woodrow S
J. Waggoner
Cadar Bayou Road
Betty Jane Waggoner
Cedar Bayou Road
Claude Woand
T.C. White
North Alexander Drive
Claude W. White
Thelma
Air Merchants Credit Association
City, Hall
Postfier
Baytown Ri
Bernice Barnes
Amos Thomas
Edwards
Welter
B. LL Epperson
Nellie B. Garner
Jackson
Jackson Street
Wilism D
V- R- Light
Worth
Wesley
W. Merritt
Cle
Re. Mi der
Charles Payne
Oliver L
F. Payne
Tke
Ina B
Sanders
Archie Sheperd
James T
D-C. Webb
Louise
S. Williams
Highway Week Speakers to Highlight Texas Road Plans
Governor Shivers designates January 27 to February 2 as Highway Week in Texas with the Texas Good Roads Association leading observances. Baytown clubs will host speakers from the Houston Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders to stress the state department program and road needs.
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Texas
Baytown
Allan Shivers
Texas Good Roads Association
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis
W.T. Bunch
First National Bank
Round Town Notes From Bertha New York College Desk
Bertha New York college correspondent reports on daily routines and social scenes. Carolyn Foster attends a choir concert while Wheaton bundles errands and a 4:30 am bus ride figures in routine travel. Meeting at City Hall and Council chatter frame local life as residents balance work and small events.
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Anna Adams
Carolyn Foster
Fe Drury
Baty Kay’Springer
Beritha
New York
Ibleials
Wheaton
Houston
Davis
el Lammers
Reeves
Earl
D Watson
Kerr
Ington
Goldie Faye
Building Permit Request Stalled Over Code Rules
T. & Bradbury of 11 East Sterling ran into the city building code when seeking a garage permit for a galvanized iron addition. His residence is a multi unit in fire zone One, and the code limits auxiliary buildings to private dwellings with few apartments. J. T. Peacock noted the department’s position, while Councilman KH. Pruett urged a allowance given the long residence. The request was tabled temporarily and a possible redefinition of dwelling may be discussed.
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J. T. Peacock
KH. Pruett
Countilmes
Baytown council rejects low bid for police car. Ford chosen
Baytown officials rejected the lowest bid and accepted Thad Felton’s $1952 offer for a police car to compare performance. Mayor Ward noted the lowest bid is not always cheapest and ordered a performance chart. Existing cars showed high mileage and variable operating costs per mile and per gallon. Felton’s bid included a 1952 Ford, the only bid at the meeting, with prior cars ranging from a 1949 Pontiac to a 1931 Ford and detailed fuel, oil, and repair costs per mile.
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Baytown
Ford
Thad Felton
Caimeil
Felton
Higginbotham Motor Company
Franté Motor Cohan
Ballon
Gil
Pontiac
H. B. McKee
Triton Easement Offered Could Cut Damage Claim
City council discussed a proposed 20 by 10 foot easement along the east and south lines of Betsie Triton property in West Texas to shift dirt and fill the current ditch. Attorney Shannon Moris said accepting the easement would reduce the damage claim from 49 600 to a nominal sum depending on work time.
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Betsie Triton
Shannon- Moris
West
Texas
Morris
E. W. Buelow
George Chandler
Webster
Plantitf
Henry Ford
Newark
Histone An Tee
Drilling Rule Returns to Committee in Baytown
An amendment to the drilling ordinance failed to reach debate as it returned to a City Council committee. Amendment 2X would limit recovered pipe from abandoned wells and ban dynamite use, but discussion was not held. The drift time limits were referred to a committee led by H M Campbell and W D Reeves with City officials.
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Baytown
H.M. Campbell
W. D. Reeves
AH. Lintelman
George Chandler
Cite Womece CT
MIA
Old Soldier MacArthur Turns 72 Amid Birthday Deluge
Douglas MacArthur reached his 72nd birthday amid a flood of more than 10 000 cards letters and cables in five days. He announced he will withdraw his name from any primary and will not run as a candidate despite supporters in six states pressing for entries.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Bis
Arule
Waldorf-Astoria
How They Say It In England Classified Ad Help
An old Baytown Sun classified style riff praises its ad service for selling or renting items and hiring help. It mentions an ad-writer aiding readers and cites a faded example including a property note and livestock sale near North Main with directions.
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England
Baytown Sun
Flas Nichols
Admiral Libby challenges North Korean Major General
Admiral R B Libby denounced North Korean leader Major General Lee Sanz Choe during an armistice subcommittee meeting on war prisoners. He warned delegates that the truce must guarantee the return of civilians who wished to turn back, while accusing the other side of overreaching. Western sources say the United States Britain and France may seek a UN General Assembly special session on Korea after a potential armistice is signed.
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UEI
R. B. Libby
Libby
Lee Sanz Choe
United
West
Paris
United States
Great Britain
France
United Nations General Assembly
Korea
Kefauver Platform Platforms and Democratic Shakeups
Kefauver reveals platform calling for federal aid to states and local communities to root out crime. Truman backers confident of defeating Republicans as Midwest Democrats anticipate convention outcomes. Adlai Stevenson favored as a possible favorite son. Kefauver remains the lone entrant in Tennessee's April primary. Taft predicts easy GOP nomination as MacArthur supporters push Illinois and Minnesota delegate plans for March 15 primary.
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Stevenson
Hiineis
Adlai
MacArthur
Lar Daly
Chicago
General Douglas MacArthur
Edward C. Slettedah
Minnesota
Rites Set For Mrs Frazer Baytown widow long VFW leader dies
Elva Ann Frazer 53 a Baytown resident since 1920 and former Ladies Auxiliary president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars died at Baytown hospital after years of ill health. Funeral Sunday at Earthman Chapel with Rev M E McPhail officiating. Burial in Hill of Rest Cemetery. Survived by husband L W Frazer two sons Theron and W Frazer Jr a daughter Mrs Roy Fleischman three brothers Henry Findlay Frank Findlay and Richard Findlay a sister Mrs Feanie Mac Williams and two grandchildren. Bearers are members of Robert R Tuck Post 912 VFW.
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Elva Ann Frezar
Baytown
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baytown Hospital
Penninston
Oregon
Robert R. Tuck
EW Criswell
T. Jo Lee
R. W. Mock
T. R. Whitten
F. J Tallent
Thomas Rehak
Grandma Arnold Dies in Baytown and Coady
Mrs. Hattie Eilen Arnold known as Grandma Arnold, 78, longtime Baytown resident, died at 1 15 pm yesterday at her home in Baytown. She had moved to Coady two years ago to live with her granddaughter Mrs Lee Rogers. Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Trinity Tabernacle with Rev W L Graham. burial Cedarcrest Cemetery under Hides Park Funeral Home of Houston. Survived by two daughters Mrs Eton Delano and Miss Edna Arnold of Highlands and three sons W Arnold of Crosby and others.
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Hattie
Eilen
Grandma) Arnold
Baytown
Coady
Mirs
Arnold
510 East
Trinity
Tabernacle
Wls Graham
Cedarcrest
Hide" Park
Pay Poll Tax Amid Vague Local References
A fragmented list of individuals and entities appears, naming Mrs Martha Towler Crozbs E Ee Yount Clock House Fee Meek Tri City leaners Velma Contella Sears and Roebuck Mrs Lefayne Sell Main Office Refinery Baldwin Oak Addition Elizabeth Ann Collin Highlands WH Burchett Carpenters Hall and Mr and Mrs E D Cleveland Tensett Brug Store Roy Elms General Tire Mrs O F Fayle Henke Pilot and Cedar Bayou Mrs Gladys Herbert Citizens National Bank Weingart Stan McNair Station
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Martha Towler
Crozbs
Yount
Meek
Tri-City
Leaners- Velma
Contella
Sears ‘and Roebuck
Lefayne Sell
Baldwin
Oak Addition
Elizabeth Ann Collin
Highlands
Burchett
Carpenters
Hall
E.D. Cleveland
Tensett Brug
Tensett Brug_ Store. “Roy Elms, General Tire
Fayle
Henke Pillot
Cedar Bayou
Gladys Herbert
Citizens National Bank and
Weingart Stan
McNair Station
Cairo Riots and Egyptian Protests Demand War on Britain
Egyptian mobs marched through Cairo demanding war against Britain and attacked British targets including the Shepheard Hotel. Fifteen thousand students urged Premier Mustapha El Washa Past to declare war while U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery mediated. Reports say cabinet may sever relations with London after Ismailia clash as crowds shout vengeance for 46 police deaths.
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Dai
U P
Britain
Sheph
Mustapha el- Washa
Brr
Jefferson Caffery
Egypt
London
Ismailia
Nahas
Suez Canal Zone
Hassan el Doh
University “Liberation Battalions
Mossadegh
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Hassan’ Doh
Liberation Battalion
Jeader
Brotherhood
Ists
Misri
Alexandria
Tavern Men And WCTU Agree On Military Training Rules
The Women's Christian Temperance Union and tavern owners reached a consensus to back a universal military training program with strict limits to prevent minors in uniform from obtaining whisky. Owners proposed 18 year olds receive uniforms with non detachable insignia to deter bartenders from serving.
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Wasuingtgn
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Toefsays
House Armed Service Committee
Communists Urge Kurdish Revolt Against Iran
Communist groups urge the Rugsiang to rise against the government in northern Iran after a 1948 Azerbijan incursion. A Kurdish uprising is urged to fight for national freedom, with calls to stir unrest and oppose what is described as tyrannical rulers.
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Iran
Rugsiang
Azerbaijan
KRE
Uni
Broadvest Kurdistan
Shepperd's Aims for Texas Secretary of State Race
Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd announced plans to seek the Texas secretary of state office. Named in February by Governor Alan Shivers, Shepperd is described as a strong vote getter linked with the Young Democrats and the Texas political trails.
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Austin
CPE
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd Weil
Price’ Pany
S Connells
Shepper
Alan
Shivers
Young Democrats
Texas
Aged County Employe Dies Ends 45 Years of Service
Harris County mourns the death of John Kratky of Crosby at 16, a longtime county employee from 1906. A Czech native, he described early life as a farmer in Czechoslovakia and his move to Texas after hearing stories of road pay. Funeral set for 2 am Sunday at the Czech Marian Church under Home direction. survivors include his Kratky family.
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Kratky
Harris County
John Kratkr
Crosoy
Czechoslovakia
Texas
Lonester
Uawathy
John Hare
Crosby
Crosk Methodist Church
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