Joseph Wroten 77 Dies After Long Illness in Galveston
Joseph Wroten 77 died in a Galveston hospital after a long illness. He lived with son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs O L Baughman at 1604 Wright Blvd Houston. Funeral 2:30 p m Saturday at Fogle West chapel 1903 McKinney Houston Rev W M Harrell officiating. Burial Rosthaven Cemetery Air Line Drive. grave services by Goose Creek Mason Lodge No 1182 AF and AM. Survivors include five daughters three sons four sisters a brother and 21 grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
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Joseph Wroten
O. L. Baughman
Wright Boulevard
Galveston
Fogle- West Chapel
McKinney
Houston
W M Harrell
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Rosthaven
Airline Drive
Goose Creek
Azelene Sessiona
Waco
Ida Moore
Roseville
Calif
May Chaudoin
Harlingen
Elena Belcher
Port Atansag
Charles Wroten
Weslaco
Births and university facts from the era
The piece notes the University of Illinois reports 250000 students since 1868 and plant value over 100 million. It also lists multiple birth announcements from San Jacinto Memorial Hospital, naming parents, newborns, weights, dates, and grandparents across Crosby Huffman Baytown Houston Baytown Cleveland and Columbus Ohio families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of
Ilinois
HK. Ho Hayes
Haytown
John Yukman
Cleveland, C
Television Schedule Fragments From A Faded Ledger
Fragmented TV log lists shows and times across Friday Saturday and beyond. Notable programs include Hopalong Cassidy Roy Rogers Wrestling News Sign Off and various game shows and cartoons. The document preserves a historical listing of broadcasts with many OCR errors and typos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Dennis
Riley
Curly Fox
Phoeba
Amos'’n' Andy
Pinky Lee
Paul Winchell
Mrs Glen Seneckal Houston Charley Schuhmacher La Porte
A list of names and addresses appears in a local notice style. The document names multiple women and men paired with street addresses across Texas towns including Houston La Porte Baytown Baytown Vernon Bloom and Baytown area.
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Glen Seneckal
Houston
Charley Schuhmacher
la Porte
Gary Reynolds
Crusty
James A. Ash
Alva
Edmund Anders
Gresham
Pete Lockard
Baytown
Richard Verdine
Ruth
Vernon Bloom
Vermont
Ruth Burk
East Fay
Men Make Up After Affray In Baytown Fight
Two Baytown businessmen once charged with affray after a Wednesday street fight on Pruett Street reportedly made peace on Friday. One man was fined 15 dollars by Corporation Court Judge James A. Girardeau who proposed dismissing the second man’s charge. After testimony the judge dismissed it. The dispute centered on damages from a car crash.
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Baytown
Pruett Street
Corporation Court
James A. Girardeau
Montgomery hints at nonuniform ticket plan for Bay town
Chief Roy continues on page one with Montgomery suggesting a different kind of tickets that would be subpoenas rather than the usual fines. If his remarks signal a shift, Bay town may delay adopting an "everybody pay" method for the near future.
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Page One
Montgomery
Baytown
Big tarpon beats fisherman after 19 minute struggle
Houston fisherman George Stewart recalls a five foot tarpon that leapt into his boat while he hunted speckled trout near the Colorado River mouth on the Texas Gulf Coast. After 19 minutes of battling the fish, it was netted and returned to the water. Stewart had earlier landed 17 speckled trout before the tarpon appeared.
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Houston
George Stewart
Stewart
Colorado
Texas Gulf Coast
Baytown Lions Attend Anahuac Meeting for Installation
Six Baytown Lions plan a Friday night trip to Anahuac for the installation of officers. Guest speaker is Herbert C. Petry Jr. of Carrizo Springs, former Lions International president and new state highway commission member. Petry will also attend bridge dedication events while in Anahuac. Joe Gail Clark of Anahuac is to be installed as Lions president succeeding Henry T. Smith.
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Baytown Lions Club
Anahuac
Anahuac Lions Club
Mure Jay Rogers
Ray Sloan
J. B. Hollaway
Emory Born
Theo Wilburn
James Turner
Herbert C. Petry Jr
Carrizo Springs
Petry
Lions International
State Highway Commission
Trinity
Lost River
Highway Commission
Perry
Joe Gail Clark
The
Security State Bank
Lions
Henry T. Smith
Showers Fail To Dispel Heat In Bigtown
Scattered showers Thursday did little to cool the city as the thermometer rose to 88 degrees and fell only to 77 at night. The forecast hints at more scattered showers statewide yet the forecaster remains optimistic about more heat for Friday.
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Bigtown
Mercury
Students Return From Twirl School in Huntsville
Three Baytown junior high students return Friday after attending a one week twirling and marching course at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville. Mary Jane Bull Sharon Ann Jones and Janet Claire Hunt were among 36 enrollees in the first of two sessions sponsored by the college music department.
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Baytown
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Mary Jane Bull
Sharon Ann Jones
Horace Mann Junior High
Janet Claire Hunt
Cedar Bayou Junior High
R. Li Bull
Jim Jones
L. J. Hunt
College Music Department
Baytown subdivision plans move ahead with 53 homes
W D Broyles the developers consult ing engineer said the preliminary work should finish by late August allowing home construction to begin. The bay town project named Bay town's River Oaks lies between Roseland Park Texas avenue and Tri City Beach road with 53 homesites of about a half acre each. Builders must erect homes of at least 2000 square feet, targeting a $30 000 to $56 000 price range. The area is being replatted and a city council approval will be sought next meeting.
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W. D. Broyles
Broyles
ZH. Kuehn
Herman Kuehn
EH. H. Boesaling
Houston
Baytown
River Oaks
Roseland Park
Texas Avenue
Tri-City Beach Road
Kiwanis Club Members Hear Convention Report
Baytown Kiwanis members received firsthand convention details from George Bays and President R L Van Deventer who attended the Kiwanis International gathering in Cleveland last week. Lt Gov Jesse Kirkpatrick and Division 3 attendees were present. Robert F Kerr showed the film Where The Heart Is. Baytown insurance man David Arnett was guest of H V Herbert.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baytown Kiwanis Club
George Bays
R. L. van Deventer
Jesse Kirkpatrick
Texas-Oklahoma
Robert F. Kerr
David Arnett
Baytown Insuranceman
H. V. Herbert
Bees Fight Mine Fire On Ira Cran Farm
In Columbus Indiana a swarm of bees on the Ira Cran farm was startled when lightning struck an ash tree storing their honey. The tree burned and hollow sections fed the flames as bees, honey and wood burned. Firemen doused the blaze with 500 gallons of water.
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Columbus
Ind
Ira Cran
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Atration
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Michael Andrew
Daphna Towler
A. N. Stratton
Plymouth
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Baytown Sun
Alleg Ludhim
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Batley-Selburne
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Repab Steel
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Phileas Barden
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Mr. Wisard
Roy Rogers
Annie Oakley
Showtime
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Harry Wismer
Hopalong Cassidy
Damien Ranyon
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