Planes Free Of Coffee Prices Under FTC Probe
President Eisenhower said the Federal Trade Commission will conduct a full-scale inquiry into high coffee prices after a preliminary start on January 13. He noted the probe aims to determine if any law was violated and pledged public release of findings as Congress and consumer groups express concern over speculative trading in coffee futures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
FIC
Homer E. Capehart
Community notices and upcoming events in Baytowne Wooster
The report covers a canceled talk by Judge J W Mills due to a jury deliberation, with Rev T P Hendrick speaking instead on juvenile delinquency. Also noted are school census efforts on Baytowne children, a Women’s Missionary Union meeting at Wooster Baptist church, a silver coffee at St John’s Methodist, and tax assessor Hanratty’s pneumonia illness.
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Belayed
J. W. Mills
Highlands Methodist Men’s
T. P. Hendrick
R. R. Pryor
Women's Missionary Union of Wooster Baptist Church
W. EB. Hall
Alanna Watson
Mra
J.T. Porter
Lady of Arlington
St. John's Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Around Town Baytown Bits and Local Characters
A compact RoundTown column notes long time residents and brisk chatter in South Baytown. Mentions include Wiley Stephenson, Clarence Legaci, James Rhodes, R Daniel Dennis, Frenchy Broussard, Mrs Jewell Simer, Cecil Kirkland, R C G Stephenson Sr, Barker Cree, Mrs Irene Badgett, and new business face O K Kenney from Houston.
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Wiley Stephenson
South Baytown
Clarence Legaci
James Rhodes
Daniel Dennis
Frenchy Broussard
Jewell Simer
Cecil Kirkland
R. C G. Stephenson, Sr
Barker
Irene Badgett
Massey
O. K. Kenney
Houston
Dredging Highway 73 contract awarded in Texas
The Texas Highway Department awarded a $252,699.72 bid to Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Dredging Co. for hydraulic fill along San Jacinto River bottoms as part of the four-lane Highway 73 project. A bridge over the San Jacinto River will be let soon, with another Trinity bridge planned by spring, aiming to connect Houston and Port Arthur within three years.
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Texas Highway Department
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Dredging Co
Hydraulic Fl
San Jacinto River
Market Street
Trinity
Houston
Port Arthur
Test River
Old River
Trinity Bottoms
Highway Department
Texas Gulf Coast
Baytown
Texas Avenue
Mont Belvieu
Harris County
William L Staner Dead Rites Friday For Retired Carpenter
Funeral services for William Lafayette Staner a year old retired carpenter and Baytown resident of 27 years will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in the Virginia Street Church with ministers James LeFan and Andy L Dooley officiating. Burial follows at San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survivors include his widow four sons three daughters a sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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William Lafayette Staner
Baytown
Staner
Caroline
Virginia Street
Christ
James LeFan
Andy L. Dooley
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Paul A. Lee
Frank
Wants Baldridge
Houston
Martha Bounds
Hot Springs
Mrs Addie Smith Dies in Clover City Rites Thursday
Mrs Addie Lee Smith 40 of League City dies 305 am Thursday in St Josephs Infirmary Houston. Services 3 pm Thursday at Friends Church League City with Rev Paul Gowens officiating. Burial League City Cemetery. Pallbearers Richard Young A L Young Jr Fayre Berry Bobby Ray Berry Frank Elderkin El Follett. Survived by husband Walter F Smith mother Ethel Lou Hillhouse League City sisters Cleo Baines Baytown W D Follett League City Pat Nicholson New Orleans brothers L B Hillhouse Baytown James A Hillhouse Canutillo William K Hillhouse Kessler Field Miss
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League City
Addie Lee Smith
Nancy Rose Rea
Cloverient
Smith
Tursday
Houston
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Richard Young
A. L. Young Jr
Fayre Berry
Bobby Ray Berry
Frank Elderkin
el Follett
Walter F.smith
Ethel Lou Hillhouse
Cleo Baines
Baytown
W. D. Follett
Pat Nicholson
New Orleans
L. B. Hillhouse
James A. Hillhouse
Canutillo
William K. Hillhouse
Kessler Field
Bread for Dimes March raises local support
Mrs. Carl Moore of 219 West Tumes plans a March of Dimes fundraiser by baking bread. She offered homemade loaves to Lamar teachers in exchange for contributions, aiming to bake Friday before beginning collection for the Mother's March.
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Carl Moore
West
Air Force jet crash in Portland district kills two
Two people died and a four year old girl was seriously injured when an Air Force F 9 jet exploded and crashed in a northeast Portland suburb Tuesday. The incident disrupted the area as authorities investigated the cause and casualties.
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Portland
Ove
Air Force
Ex-PW Dickenson seeks open hearing on army charges
Cpl Edward S Dickenson a Korean war prisoner facing court martial charges requests an open hearing His defense Lt Col E W Hendries calls the case unique and says publicity helps His district Rep Wampler asks Army counsel to ensure lawful consideration as Dickenson and 21 holdouts prepare to return to Communist captors and Kale Dickenson accompanies him in Cracker's Neck Virginia
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Washington
Uup
Edward S. Dickengon
E. W. Hendries
Cracker’s Neck
Reds
William C. Wampler
R- Va
Cracker's Neck
Army
John Adams
Dickenson
Kale
Korea
Sam Paine Heads Recreation Group In Baytown
Sam Paine, Baytown merchant and strong booster of recreation, was named to the Baytown Recreation Council for a three year term at Tuesday nights meeting. He will replace Bob Chase. other board members include W. P. Dillenback, Melvin Berry, Fred Clark, R. B. Dugat, C. D. Middleston, and W. Pyle. Dan Stallworth reported, and E. W. Buslow praised the juvenile program that helped curb delinquency in Bev town in 1953 while interim Corporation court judge.
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Sam Paine
Baytown
Campaign For Amendment Losing Steam
Washington Jan 27 UPI The Bricker treaty limiting amendment showed signs of erosion as the Senate prepared for a major constitutional clash. Debate was expected to begin tonight with President Eisenhower and sponsor Sen John Bricker at odds. Sen Robert Hendrickson expressed grave doubts about the measure, which would curb the President’s treaty powers. Republican leaders sought a late compromise to avert a party split. Bricker stood firm on requiring Congress and states to pass special legislation before a treaty becomes law, a provision opposed firmly by Eisenhower. Additional notes: Taft-Hartley criticisms by CIO President Walter Reuther, mail rate bill under House Post Office Committee, coffee price speculation probes, and a plan to debate a $741.5 million farm price support fund.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Robert ©. Hendrickson
A+ NJ
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bricker
Congress
Hisenhower
Six Year Old Girl Traps Rape Killer in Levittown
In Levittown Padan a six year old girl helped solve a murder case by revealing that Marta Marie Gibbons disappeared Friday night with neighbor George Capps a 22 year old Korean War veteran. Capps confessed Tuesday that he assaulted the girl then shot her when she threatened to tell. The victim’s body was found Monday near a quarry as investigators connected the suspect to the crime.
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Levittown
Padan
Poe
George Capps
Marta Marie Gibbons
Sityer
Vielim
Alster
Sue
Capps
Maria
Gibbons
Marti
Marta
Purple Heart
Mabel
Nitro Nelly Admits Liquor Store Thefts in Houston
Houston case reveals a woman known as Nitro Nelly confessing to burglaries with her husband. Authorities allege at least four liquor store holdups occurred across Houston and Galveston since early June, including one where a bottle of nitroglycerin was used to threaten clerks. Dallas L. Mosher, 30, is named in the arrest. The pair were stopped on Katy Highway after a nighttime escape attempt.
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Houston
Katy
Dulles rejects Soviet bid for Big Five with China
At Berlin talks, Secretary Dulles urged immediate focus on German unification and Korean issues, rejecting Molotov's proposal for a Big Five conference with Red China. He said the Chinese Communists must earn a place in world councils and warned that inclusion would jeopardize peace efforts.
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Berlin
West
Russia
China
John Foster Dulles
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Dilley
Dulles
Korea
Molotov
Alimintia
TL Sdems
Boy Kills Parents Grandmother 15 Year Old Youth Captured
A 15 year old boy named Richard Wisdorf from Sherburn Minnesota murdered his mother father and grandmother after they denied him attendance at wrestling matches He fled to Texas before being arrested in Sedalia Missouri The suspect confessed stating jealousy of his sister Antoinette 14 a student at the College of Saint Catherine Saint Paul Minnesota may have sparked the killings Police traced him via a shoeshine boy Floyd Kirkby who found the jacket with the hometown name and called authorities The youth showed little emotion during questioning and was returned to Minnesota to face charges
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SI Joseph
Richard Wisdorf
Sherburn
Minn
Floyd Kirvby
Wildorf
Fie
Sherbur
Wisdorf
City Council Sets April 6 for Next Election
City council will set April 1 as the date for the next city election. Term expirations affect W Toawglers M I Campbell and W Z Reeves, while Mayor R A Pruett and council members Rufus Berferon Lacy Tusk and H M Campbeth have one year left. Also on the agenda is a protest from Britton Cravens residents over atop stop signs on Kentucky Street near San Jacinto School. The one way stop signs at each intersection were installed two weeks ago per request from San Jacinto patrons, but the street is a major Baytown Refinery traffic outlet and residents oppose forcing drivers to stop at every corner.
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Cty Council
W. Toawglers
M. I. Campbell
W. 2. Reeves
R. A. Pruett
Conn
Rufus Berferon
Lacy Tusk
Eauwall
City Hall
Britton-Cravens
Kentucky Street
San Jacintn School
C.D. Middleton
Baytown
Shivers Defends Facts Forum On Nationwide Broadcast
Governor Alumn Shivers defended the Facts Forum on Mutual Broadcasting System saying it has been a wonderful thing and may have spurred his proposals. He backed lowering the voting age, fighting Communism, but opposed Eisenhower’s farm program and favored the Bricker amendment. He hinted at a mid March special session for broad teacher raises and other issues.
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Austin
Gav
Allim Shivers
Shivers
Mutual Broadcasting System
Acts Forum
Eisenhower
Bricker
Rain Delays Baytown Water Tank Repairs and Sewage Work
Rain halted work on Baytown water infrastructure delaying a state approved upgrade. Crews stripped an old wood top from a surface storage tank at South Main and Pearce and planned to install a permanent concrete top when weather allows. The Busch Terrace wall and eight inch water line to Rio Vista await completion amid Go ose Creek crossing. Concrete work on the new sewage disposal plant on West Main also faced delays.
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Waorkraen
Baytown
Turaday
South Main
Pearce
Buach Terrace
C.D. Middleton
Busch Terrace Wall
Busch Terrate
Rio Vista
Goose Creek
West Main
Middleton
Blonde Pickpocket Tricked By Salesman
Fort Worth police seek Margaret Priest on robbery charges after a Dallas blonde allegedly stole 125 dollars from Irving Novack a traveling salesman from Sherman Oaks California. He was lured into a car at the Fort Worth Club by a seducive ruse then thrown out after the wallet vanished.
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Margaret Priest
Irving Novack
Sherman Oaks
Novack
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