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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1954
Page
2
A Montana contestant is favored to win Miss Universe after strong showings in regional events. Bowen Pittaras listed among expected contenders with momentum building toward the national pageant.
Officials discuss renewing a lake Liberty survey and allocating funds for irrigation use. Texas senators push for authorization in the Rivers and Harbors Bill, with support from River improvement groups and regional officials. Eastland Bank elects Tom Wilson president as Cisco bankers gain leadership roles.
The Baytown Sun, published in Bayview Texas, lists subscription and advertising rates with references to Pearce and Ashtel. Mentions office manager Beliss Mae Jackson and Warren Barratts, plus an advertising director and general advertising representative. Prices shown include monthly, yearly, and term options.
Judge Few Brewster of Temple seeks reelection to Place 1 on the Texas Supreme Court. In East Harris County and Travis County samples plus Baytown Bar endorsements, Brewster shows large support among 258 lawyers polled, with 228 backing him and strong backing from local officials and personal friends.
Contested accusations fly as Shivers’s Houston campaign claims Republicans have controlled Texas government for 16 years with Lane and Wallace Savage. Yarborough defends segregation stance while addressing East Texas rallies. Other candidates including C. T. Johnson and Dudley Dougherty attack opponents on welfare, atomic policy, and election irregularities across Austin, San Antonio, and the Gulf Coast region.
Livestock in Fort Worth on July 19 shows cattle receipts at 4890 with mixed prices. Slaughter steers and herds steady to higher, beef cows 81050, cutters and canners mixed, calves around 1500 with steady tone, hogs 409 with bacon sows lower. Prices quoted for various weight ranges and trims.
The bodys of gangster George Machine Gun Kelly are brought to Cottondale Texas for a quiet funeral after dying of a heart attack in Leavenworth Kansas. Final rites are expected Tuesday with graveside services. Kelly spent 21 years in Alcatraz and Leavenworth, evolving from a blusterer to a gentle man per relatives.
The General Tire and Rubber Co and subsidiaries posted a record net sales of 96,819,965 for the six months ended May 31, 1954, with profits of 3,297,747. The company notes the gain partly reflects prior year adjustments and includes one month of new Boita Products and Textile divisions. Operations expand with plants planned in Rio de Janeiro and Amsterdam, Holland, beginning in July and September respectively.
Oklahoma City detective slain during supermarket hold up sparked a broader hunt extending to California for 19 year old Frederick Thomas Skinner of Dallas. Two Dallas accomplices, Franklin Ducky Fabris and Raymond Carroll Price, 23, were wounded or jailed and charged with murder after the gun battle. Skinner identified by supermarket workers from police photos, while authorities pursue leads in California and Oklahoma. Funeral notices for a local figure and family arrangements follow.
In Houston on July 19 a 73 year old El Campo hospital dietitian, Mabel Ann Conrad, vanished after cashing bonds worth 3017 pounds and a 1400 dollar personal check, taking 4500 dollars with her. Police fear foul play as a search continued for the woman and her whereabouts. Honolulu supports seven radio stations, two television stations and more than 20 movie houses.
Secretary Smith’s remark against coercion stirs fears among Communists that any accord needs an American guarantee. Talks resume with private sessions among delegates as France and Viet Nam navigate the stalemate over a cease fire line and election date. Molotov pushes for partition at the 14th Parallel while Mendes France seeks division at the 18th.
Abilene Texas residents approved six bond issues totaling more than 6 million dollars. The measures fund sanitary sewers parks and playgrounds street improvements water works equipment and new fire stations in the city. The vote was announced from Abilene on July 19.
McFarland, Harris County Chapter chair, announces an Emergency March of Dimes from August 16 to 31 to raise funds for polio care and vaccine costs in 1954. He notes last January’s $288,425 and monthly care bills exceeding $30,000, with year-end spending projected over $200,000 for Harris County victims and a national deficit feared at over $20 million.
Jesse Higginbotham reported a spare tire wheel and hub caps stolen from a car parked in front of his home at 1998 Utah Street. Ranger, Texas, will host the Javelle Rodeo starting Wednesday and continuing through Saturday.
Police cite theft of a pay telephone from the General Telephone Co building lobby. Investigators note the missing booth unit appears torn from its mount and removed, with no further details provided.
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