Colonel Turns Burglar For Thrill In Hotel Heist
LAS VEGAS July 3 UP A handsome Air Force colonel from the Pentagon identified as Robert H. Orr 86 was jailed after guests surprised him in their hotel room. Orr admitted acting for a thrill and police found a full burglary kit, 25 keys four stolen credit cards 13 watches and other tools on him. He denied other charges and is reported to have commanded a fighter squadron in Korea and earned multiple decorations.
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Las Vegas
Air Force
Pentagon
Robert H. Orr
Orr
Robert Burns
Washington
Arlington
Sun Spots Nurses Needed in Houston for Police Expe rience
Urgent call for registered nurses with police experience in Houston. Contact Mrs. Richirt Atkins president of Fast Haring County nurses at 015 or 9706. Tom Smith, SMU graduate, left for Harvard to begin a master’s in philosophy. Son of Mr and Mrs R T Smith 507 San Jacinto. Continued on Page Two.
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Houston
Richirt Atkins
Fast Haring County Nurses
Harvard
R. Tom Smith
Southern Methodist University
Jeft
Harvard University
R. T. Smith
San Jacinto
Little League All Stars Announced See Story on Page Two
Local society notes mention Betty Quimby visiting with the L C Fergusons, and others like Lois Bradshaw taking on reporting duties. Helen Robbins aids Mason City flood victims from Baytown while Art Simmons family plans Minneapolis visit. Rufus Honeycutt schedules a show away from his theater as the Wayne Lewises head to Kansas for a family visit.
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Betty Quimby
Art Simpsons
la Porte
Art Jr
Minneapolis
John Sylvester Jr
Sun
Rufus Honeycutt
Wayne Lewisex
Kansas
Five In Highlands Family Take Rabies Shots After Dog’s Rabies
Five members of the WN. W. Barnhill family began rabies vaccine shots after their three month old Part Chow puppy tested positive for rabies. The dog reportedly wandered near Highth street in Highlands and may have exposed others. a woman bitten by the dog’s actions was not identified. Public health offices reported closures impeded confirmation of broader vaccine use. A Bay town humane unit also sought a yellow white mottled cat near 600 North Gaillard after it scratched a child. initial tests showed one cat rabid and another not.
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Highlands
WN. W. Barnhill
Parnhill
Highth Street
Public Health Department
Humane
Baytown
Mrs Georgia Henson Dies in Crosby at 60
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Henson of Crosby were scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at Crosby Methodist Church. The widow of L. O. Henson she died Friday at 9 20 a m after a sudden home attack while en route to a Baytown hospital. The Rev W Carroll Fancher pastor of Crosby Methodist Church would officiate with burial planned at White Cemetery Crosby. Survivors include husband two sons Robert H Henson and L R Henson Jr one daughter Miss Dorrig Henson four grandchildren two nieces and four nephews. Pallbearers named Dale Henson Norman Matthews C T Danks A F Anderson Jr Paige Henson and I R Anderson. Crosby Funeral Home in charge.
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Chicago
Edward Gabriel
Gabriel
Mom
Dad
Jeft
Edward, Jr
Marie Mannina
Violet Ziarko
la Verne Mudd
Dorothy Paleowski
George
Jimmes
Charles
Lorraine
Sylvia
Ruth Lauterbach
Georgia Henson
Crosby
Crosby Methodist Church
Henson
L. 0. (Britches) Henson
County Road
Baytown
W. Carroll Fancher
Ylaster
Grosby Methodist Church
White
Dorrig Henson
Robert H. Henson
L. R. Henson Jr
Dale Henson
Norman Matthews
C. T. Danks
A. Hk. Anderson Jr
Paige Henson
I. R. Anderson
Crosby Funeral Homie
Scandals Hint at Military Base Housing Schemes
New York dispatch says Wherry act housing projects for enlisted families on bases reveal windfalls and inflated rents. Builders and speculators reportedly profit as defense housing guarantees mortgages, prompting political pressure on Sen Homer Capehart. Hearings to probe the matter will shift from Washington to Los Angeles and possibly San Francisco after adjournment. Also: police search for 34 year old Tex Beckworth of Liberty missing since June 26, last seen wearing blue jeans and a white T shirt.
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New York
Scripps-Howard
Washington Dispatch
Federal Housing Administration
Dispatch
New ‘York World-Telegram
PHA
Homer KE
Capehart
R-Ind
Congress
Ne Dispatch
Washington
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Tex Beckworth
Liberty
J. B. Foreman
Avenna J
Orange
Ex Baytonian Admits Stealing Six Autos In Baytown Case
A former Baytown resident, in Houston custody, admitted stealing six cars two from Baytown residents. One car a 1962 Studebaker was recovered at the Houston address and returned to Mrs. Stratton of Sam Houston courts. another Chevy sedan was found in a Galveston garage. The suspect was turned over by Waco police and escorted by Houston officers for further proceedings.
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Baytown
Montgomery
Studebaker
M. Stratton
Sam Houston Courts
Houston
Big Absentee Ballot Set For Harris County
Absentee voting in Harris County begins Tuesday after July 5 holiday. County clerk W. D. Miller notes a 500 name absentee ballot for 253 precincts with chairman candidates. The ballot measures 30 by 14 inches and lists only Lihat Precinct candidates on voting machines July 24 Democratic primary.
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Harris County
Kotx
W. DB. Miller
Rbsenter
Lihat
Truman Enjoys His Best Day Since Operation
World brief reports Former President Harry S. Truman, weakened by a double operation, marked his best day since being placed on the evident list with improving humor. Other items note Guatemala talks on a new government, a flood victim search near Zapata, French evacuation at Phu Ly, and a Nashville case where Thomas C. Buntin was ruled legally dead for life insurance purposes.
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Truman
Kansas
Harry S. Truman
Thomas Buntin
Orange
Nashville
William J. Wace
Thomas C. Buntin
Tex
Summertime Job Keeps Baytown School Maintenance Busy
George B. Scott, Baytown school district superintendent of transportation and maintenance, oversees a 100-man summer crew tackling cleaning, remodeling, and sealing floors. Projects include enlarging junior high libraries, refurbishing gym floors, and converting oil floors to sealed surfaces to improve safety and economy. Scott emphasizes doing work in-house to save money and support students, often logging 12 hours daily.
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Eleanor Bergeron
Baytown
George B. Scott
Scott
Department of Maintenance
Robert E. Lee
Cedar Bayou
Rome
Horace Mann
Tostead
Beauty Show To Be Climax Of Festivities
Baytown residents celebrate a long Fourth of July weekend with no major incidents by noon Saturday. The highlight is the Roseland Park bathing beauty show on Monday, backed by a Robert E. Lee high school band concert and a Crystal Clowns swim act. Local officials warn against selling firecrackers and forecast warm weather with potential Gulf Coast showers.
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Baytown
W. R. Montgomery
Algo Dilegal
le Parte
Gulf Coast
Roseland Park
Robert E. Lye High School
Crystal Clowns
iHonaton
Mim Baytown
Brunson Theater
Oseland Park
Woman and man quarrel in woods near Decker Drive
Bernice Godeau of McNnie saw a couple walking in the woods early Saturday. The man carried a large club and an argument appeared heated. Police were alerted after a moaning sound and a whittling noise were heard, but the battered body of a woman was not found.
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Bernice Godeau
McNnie
Decker Drive
Nell
Godeau
Moan
Polleg
Coden
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Park
Pollen Willan Duffty
Regina
TEX Beckworths
Rt. 8
Olson
Morrell
Sugpent
Gilverton
Galveston
Herbert Brocmin
Mesistant
Charie Cowan
Guilvesten
World News IN Brief
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Ak—Cot
Elfego Monaat
Guatevitla Ofiliary
Uhr Aevival
Carlos Castilla Arias
Fricon
Zapata
Hanok
Krench
Phu Ly
France
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