Montgomery May Accept Baytown Police Chief Post
W R Montgomery indicated he would accept the police chief job if appointed by the city council but will not actively seek it. He suggests serving as temporary chief for a period before permanent appointment. Montgomery was named temporary chief after HM E McKee’s resignation as the council seeks a permanent replacement amid flood damage in the area.
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W. R. Montgomery
Montgomery
HM. E. McKee
City of
Baytown
Lisa
Former Baytown Police Chief McKee Quiet On Plans
McKee rests and says he has no immediate public plans after seven years in the force. He mentions E McKee who recently resigned and notes he remains satisfied with his status as Assistant Chief. He would accept a permanent appointment only if authorities are satisfied with his readiness and timing.
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Baytown
Witc
Amey
Guatemalans Recess Talks End Without Accord
SAN SALVADOR July 1 UP Rebel Col Carlos Castillo Armas and Guatemala's military junta recessed their truce talks early Thursday without a peace agreement. Castillo Armas said the cease fire must stay in effect. both sides agreed to meet again Friday at 9 a.m. Security operations continued as both sides studied proposals. Rogelio Cruz Wer and Major Jaime Rosenberg escaped the Argentine embassy but were captured to prevent mob violence.
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San Salvador
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala
Castillo Armas
Monzon
el Salvador
Castillo and Monzon
Ostill
Petition Drives to Restore Easley as Highlands Deputy
Two Highlands men petitioned Sheriff Kern Logone in Houston to reinstate Deputy Easley, who had been reassigned to Harris County jail with a $40 pay cut. The 324-signature petition urged Easley to remain resident deputy for Highlands, Crosby, and East Harris County as Highlands leaders pledged support and accused the sheriff of stigmatizing the officer.
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Easley
Kern Highlanders
Highlands
Houston
Cvi
Buster
Kern Logone
Robert
Kern
Crosby
East
Harris County
Sheriff
Highlands Friends of
Lloyd Frazier
La Porte City Commission to Meet for Routine Agenda
The La Porte city commission will hold its regular meeting at 10 am Friday to discuss routine business as announced by city clerk J. Be Muldoon. Also noted are Mason installation events at 7 pm Friday in the Masonic hall, a Veterans Service Center hours change to 9 am to 5 pm on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, and a brief roundup of national notes from Washington including Eisenhower and Mamie’s 38th anniversary observance.
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LA Porte
Masonic Hall
Royal Arch Masons
Council
VSC
Veterans Service Center
Cedar Inn Burglary Marks Seventh Break of Week
Bayshore area sees another late night burglary at the Cedar Inn on Highway 146 inside city limits. Night watchman John Gray found the scene as burglars escaped with a juke box moved to a back room and cigarettes and coins missing. Police suspect multiple intruders. a youth has admitted to three prior burglaries this week.
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Clyde Murray
Bayshore Motors
Baytown
Cedar Inn
Highway 146
John Gray
W. R. Montgomery
Gray
Montgomery
Pasadeng
Ike Farm Program Heads Toward Defeat Showdown in Congress on Parity Support
The House moves toward a decisive vote on extending the current farm price supports for five crops while the administration pushes a flexible system. New York Democrats sided with farm bloc leaders, heightening the clash with GOP leaders who warned city Democrats of electoral consequences. Senate action on a sweeping tax revision followed, as both chambers faced a volatile week with housing scandal probes adding to the political turbulence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
New York
Charles Halleck
Senate
Ding
Baytown Suffers Heat Wave With 98 Degree High
Baytown endured a record 98 degree high on Wednesday with a near 97 forecast for Thursday and a low of 76 expected at night. No heat casualties in Baytown were reported, though Willie Mae Payne was hospitalized with heat cramps. Elsewhere in Texas, light rain and a freak windstorm in Dallas caused injuries while Rio Grande showers and scattered thunderstorms dotted the state. Temperature readings varied from 1M at Lufkin to 8 at Midland.
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Baytown
Willie Mae Payne
Lillie Duke Hospital
Grand Cleaners
H. H. Duke
Rio Grande
Presidio
Dallas
Texas
Lufkin
Midland
Bathing Beauty Contest Entries Finalized for Independence Day Revue
Baytown's bathing beauty contest deadline passed Thursday with eleven entrants already entered for the July 5 Roseland Park event. Contestants include Barbara Stein Nancy Hensler Ann Mackrell Kay Hanlin Ann Cummings Jeanine Havard Anneene Messick Ruth Taylor Sue Baird Edna Jett Elizabeth Scarborough. The Robert E Lee band will perform with the revue, and winners receive cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Roseland Park
Nelson McElroy
Chamber of Commerce
McElroy
Barbara Stein
L. A. Stein
Max Altmans
Nancy Hensler
H. B. Hensler
Meyer Brothers
Ann Mackrell
L. B. Mackrell
Kovar Appliance Company
Kay Hanlin
R. W. Hanlin
Tri-City Cafe
Ann Cummings
J. B. Cummings
Beal Brothers
Jeanine Yvonne Havard
Jerry ©. Havard
Paine Brothers
Anneene Messick
E. C. Messick
Kemp and Tony's Equipment Company
Ruth Taylor
Robert Taylor
Sears and Rochunk
Sue Baird
C. ©. Baird
Hant Harris
Naraea Society
Edna. Jett
Gertrudy Jett
Brunson Theater
Elizabeth Scarborough
T. C. Scarborough
Lee
Robert E.lee
Mopleen
Robert BE. Lee
Cedar Bayou
Roseland Pool
Houston
Gambling Men Testify In Steele's Tax Suit Trial
In Austin on July 1, government witnesses described Joe R. Steele of Houston as a patron of gambling houses in the Houston Galveston area. The case cites evasion of federal income taxes for 1947 and 1948 and a misfiled return by his wife. US Attorney Herring hopes to finish the case soon as 41 witnesses have testified.
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Austin
Joe R. Steele
Houston
Galveston
Charles Herring
Steele
Victor J. Fertita
Morris Lipscomb
Dickinson
Perry M. Ben
Son
Edward Morse
Sieele
Houston- Galveston
Matthew P. Harris
Dallas Special Internal Revenue Bureau
Steel
Governor Shivers and Yarborough Trade Insults in Race
Governor Allan Shivers and rival Ralph Yarborough traded sharp insults as they campaigned across Texas. Shivers accused Yarborough of spreading half truths and manufactured stories to gain power, while Yarborough claimed Shivers backs private enterprise for himself and friends. Shivers defended his Dewey Eisenhower vote and argued he would remain faithful to Texas and its children.
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Richard L. Taylor
United Press
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Shivers
Yarborough
San Antonio
Alamo City
State Bar of Texas
Fl Paso
Abilene
Stamford
Odessa
Pecos
el Paso
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Democratic Party of
Texas
Cio-Political Action Committee
Services Friday For Mrs Halbert
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Mayfield Halbert of Brenham will be held Friday at 4 pm at Paul A Lee Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband Sam Halbert of Brenham a son Sam Halbert Jr of Houston a sister Mrs Frank Furman of Houston and her brother George Mayfield of Baytown. The Rev Jann Osteen of Central Rants church will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Crest Cemetery at Cedar Bay m.
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Paul A. Lee
Emma Mayfield Halbert
Brenham
Halbert
George Mayfield
Baytown
Sam Halbert
Sam Halbert, Jr
Houston
Frank Furman
Jann Osteen
Central Rants Church
Une Cedar Crest
Cedar Baym
Strike May Interrupt Phone Calls In Texas
Texas Western Electric employee struck on Thursday. San Antonio union says pickets will form at 12 am, curtailing local and long distance calls if cross lines are refused. Supervisory staff would handle some services as operators observe the protest. In Dallas about 150 workers joined. strike director Nolan Mays noted.
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United Priess Texas
Western Electric Co
San Antonio
Wt BR. Rich
Communicatings Workers of America
CTO
Rich
Dallas
Nolan Mays
Two Bound Over To Grand Jury After Hearings
Murray County grand jury will hear cases from an examining trial in Ponca R.2 Justice Court. Ralph Frank of Barrett settlement charged with assault with intent to murder. bond set at 600 dollars. B Dawson of Channelvinn man charged with robbery by assault. bond 2500. Manzon claims Dawson rode him to a dead end, struck him, and stole 28 dollars. Frank charged with shooting at A Andrew at a tavern fight.
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Ong
la Plurder
Ralbery
Sae Watt
Murray County Grand Jury
Tri
Ponca
Aferiniva
Ralph Frank
Barrett Settlement
B. Dawson
Channelvinn
Manzon
Dawson
Frank 4
A. Andrewa Atom
Broussard Drive
Barrett
Baytown Benefit Aids Injured Carhops At Drive-In
Baytown residents rallied Wednesday night to aid two injured carhops Marilyn McNew and Jeannie Sue Keen from a June accident. A benefit collected 589.27, with venues like Cardiopa Lakewood Drive Tan and Brown's Chicken Shack contributing receipts and tips. The proceeds will be split evenly and presented to the two girls on Thursday or Friday.
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Generom Baytonians
Marilyn McNew
Jeannie Sue Keen
Cardiopa
Lakewood Drive
Tan
Brown
Baytown
Marilyn
Johnnie
France abandons southern Red River delta in major retreat
French high command says 15,000 troops pulled from the rice plains between the Red and Day Rivers due to infiltrating Communist forces making defense impossible. The evacuation shifts 2 million Viet Namese residents to Communist control as troops regroup along Hanoi Haiphong supply corridors.
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Hanot
Red River
Red
Day
Multars
Amykezman
Nes
Hanoi
Haiphong
Gulf of Tonkin
High Command
France
Flood Devastates Mexican City and Falcon Reservoir
Rio Grande flood of historic scale sweeps into Falcon Reservoir with 38 bodies recovered across Piedras Negras. many huts melt into mud and thousands displaced. Texas towns along tributaries report devastation as river crests at 62 feet, then falls rapidly. authorities fear higher toll and coordinate disaster response.
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Ay Jud'dixon
Laredo
Tex
Rilo Grande
Falcon Reservoir
Piedras- Negras
International River
Eagle Pass
Texas
Rio
Falcon Daim
Eisenhower
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
San Ygnacio
San Yanacio
Zapata
Kerr
Nuevo Laredo
U.S
Allan Shivers
Webb
Val Verde
Maverick, Crockett
Highlands Puppy May Have Rabies
A crown and black mongrel puppy in Highlands may have rabies after a stray dog attacked it about ten days earlier. The pup, a three month old mixed breed, wandered away Wednesday and was returned home, then taken to a Baytown veterinarian for observation. If infectious, the owner’s four year old daughter may need preventive treatment.
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Highlands
N. W
Barnhill
Clear Lake Road
Baytown
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