County executives meet to discuss coming conventions
Officials from various counties plan a meeting at Tay um 1400 Louis iaditors to discuss the upcoming conventions. In another note a fire on West Main Road was quickly contained behind the Bigs 6 station. Bay police officer Eve Dickens was to undergo surgery in New Orleans for ruptured discs. Golf star Ben Hogan injured. details sparse. Yarborough-for-Gower Cub to meet Friday at WOW Hall to plan Relph Yarbor campaign. City Council to consider bids on Baytown waterworks and storage tanks, project estimated at 3160.
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Eve Dickens
Bay
New Orleans
Wellsy
Ens
Ren
Bed Hogan
Zrorough
Wow Hall
Relph Yarbor
W. O. Tidman
Tidman
Rerworks
Baytown
Wawell
iPorte Schools Issue Bonds for Building Program
Porte School Board plans a 300000 bond issue to finance a two-building program. A 12-classroom elementary building and a separate three-room new high school structure are proposed with construction and equipment costs around 40000 for the Negro building. Directors and lenders conferred with Emery White and E Godwin Jr. to map bond timing, urging prudence and possible public vote near next year.
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Porte Schook
Moaiay
Bse Bards
School board bids set for Baytown project work
The board reported bids from Maxwell Cox and Stipe, J.M. Hollis, and Howard for the EPorte School job. The low bid of 23,000 dollars was accepted, and work is to begin within two weeks.
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Baytown
Con
Sill Dalpes
Maxwell, Cox and Stipewich
J.M
Town E POLISH job sparks local tensions and voting chatter
Fragmentary town notes reveal a disputed car issue, a rising vote discussion led by Pat Avera who recently turned voting age, and residents like Backy Rider and Zelmon Tyree on vacation. Community tension grows around local figures and civic participation amid unclear details.
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Vetuski
Nssus
Pat Avera
Ike
Can- Ss
Pat
Idle Kugar
F. T
Zelmon Tyree
Anderson
Wyatte Busch
Charley Williams
Public Can Speak At Phone Rate Hearing
Baytown City Council will hear public input on a telephone rate increase Thursday night. The Council reversed a prior plan to hear only company and Citizens' Committee opponents, inviting any citizen to speak for or against the rise. The Citizens' Committee backs 3,909 signers opposing the rate, while Clinton Owsley argues for book value based valuations, and the hearing continues.
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George Prentice Johp
Baytown
Citt
Bill Reichart
C. D. Middleton
George Chandler
Ater
Middleton
Reichart
Southwestern Telephone Co
Clinton’ Owsley
Houston
Counc
Owsley
Citizen's
Reichhart
Girardeau
Chlorinater Installed to Purify Baytown Sewage
Baytown will deploy a mechanical chlorination system for all sewage next Monday. City Manager C D Middleton said the equipment arrived Monday the 2nd and will be installed within a week after assembly. SPCE officials advised chlorination to prevent polio virus spread and flies, offering expert guidance to implement the system efficiently.
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Baytown
C.D. Middleton
Society of Professional Chemists and Engineers
J. A. Ward
W. D. Allison
SPCE
Allison
Cedar Bayou Votes Move to New Gymnasium
The Cedar Bayou polling place moves from the high school to the new gymnasium. Election judge Mrs. O. W. Fayle announced the change on Wednesday, with assistants and clerks named. The Democratic convention will be held after polls close at 7 pm.
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Cedar Bayou
O. W. Fayle
Claude Tompkins
Dick Long
L.L. Pittman
M. D. Pittman
Pam
U S Sweeps Olympic 20 Meter Dash Final
Helsinki July 23 United States scored a 1 2 3 sweep in the Olympic 20 meter dash final and also won two rowing championships as five Olympic and two world records tumbled.
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U.S
Helsinki
CEH
United States
Ship in Gulf Signals Distress Before Sinking
An unidentified vessel radioed it was sinking in the Gulf about 190 miles south of New Orleans. A trawler rescued three men on a raft about 280 miles east of Galveston. Coast Guard aircraft and cutters searched the area as ships were asked to aid.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Texas
Coast Guard
Anti-Truman Delegations Seated At Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention seated anti administration delegations from Texas and Mississippi while Loyalist groups faced uncertain futures. Virginia South Carolina and Georgia wavered on the diluted pledge as the loyalty fight intensified on the convention floor.
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Ulletin
Hall
Texas
Mississippi
Chicago
U P
Dixie
Party
Ledge
Louisiana
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Vaeans
Don’t Play Both Sides in Primary and Convention
County Clerk W. D. Miller warned that a person cannot legally vote in a Saturday Democratic primary and attend the Republican precinct convention on the same day. Violation could incur a fine, and Miller noted the Democratic primary and GOP convention could not be held on separate days to allow dual participation, while voting in the November general election remains morally optional.
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W. D. Miller
Miller
Steel Strike Hits Defense Program
Washington July 23 The two day steel strike disrupts the defense program as White House officials push for bargaining. Acting Defense Mobilizer John R Steelman contacts both sides seeking a breakthrough amid a nationwide CIO steelworkers strike. The shuttering of the Chevrolet artillery shell plant in St Louis signals growing defense facility closures due to steel shortages. Defense officials warn more closures may follow beyond civilian impact previously noted.
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Washington
White House
Defense
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Tee Ea
Army
Chevrolet
St. Louis
Here's How Candidates Stack Up
Chicago July 23 list of Democratic presidential nomination standings by pledges and first ballot preferences. Names include Estes Hemeyer Richard Russell Adlai Stevenson Averell Harriman Kerr Williams Dever Bulkley Humphrey Fulbright McMahon Ewing Douglas Douglas O Douglass O Douglas Eleanor Roosevelt Rayburn and uncommitted votes. Mississippi and Texas totals noted as subject to convention challenge.
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Chicago
Estes Hemuyer
Richard B. Russell
Adlai Stevenson
Averell-Harriman
Robert
S$. Kerr
G. Mennen Williams
Paul Dever
Robert J. Bulkley
President Truman
Hubert. Humphrey
J. Wiliam Fulbright
Brien MceMahon
Oscar Ewing
Paul Douglas
Willian O. Douglas
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Watat
Russell
Mississippi
Texas
Victory Flushed Shivers Will Air Report Thursday
Gov Allan Shivers announced he would address Texans from Chicago via statewide network at 6 45 p m to summarize the Democratic convention developments. The Loyalist challenge to his delegation remains unsettled as the Texas primary nears with absentee balloting deadline past midnight. Four supporters spoke for Shivers while other candidates and officials join the public discourse ahead of the Saturday vote.
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United Press
Allan Shivers
People of
Texas
Chicago
Austin
Shivers
A.b
A. M. Aiken Jr
Paris
Gilmer-Atia Educational
Hurl Rudder
Brady
Bill Wood
Tyler
Frank Barnes
Terrell
Price Daniel Welcomed As He Begins Harris County Campaign
Baytown and East Harris County greet Attorney General Price Daniel as he opens his bid to succeed Sen. Tom Connally. More than 100 supporters host a Humble breakfast after a refinerygate encounter with workers who endorsed his candidacy. Daniel then meets Baylor and local groups in Highlands Crosby La Porte Pasadena before a KPRC TV appearance with his four children.
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Baytown
Harris County
Ger
Price Daniel
U. S. Senate
Tom Connally
Humble
Lloyd Gregory
Houston
Daniel
Highlands
George Bower
Baylor
Crosby
Fred Lintelman
la Porte
Mrs. Daniel
Daniels
Pasadena
Kprc-Tv
Iranian Ex-Premier Quavam Seized by Police
Iranian police arrested deposed premier A Qavam on a Wednesday in Gom a small town near Tehran. Officers seized him at the home of a parliament member Abol Sazi Toviat and notified Tehran seeking further instructions.
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Tian
A -Qavam
Gom
Qeam
Abolsazi Toviat
Stevenson Gains as Kefauver Help Seems Likely
Chicago July 23 Gov Adlai Stevenson strengthens his Democratic presidential bid as platform writers settle civil rights language amid North South tensions. Averell Harriman weighs whether to drop out and back Kefauver to curb Stevenson. Labor backing grows while Dixie delegations resist loyalty pledges, strategists say.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Chicago
Adlai B. Stevenson
Sean
Averell Harriman
Sen Ustes Kefauver
Kerr Taunts Stevenson Over Alger Hiss Case
Chicago July 23. Senator Kerr attacks Adlai Stevenson over the Alger Hiss case claiming hysteria around Stevenson is waning and that Stevenson hasn’t defended Hiss since his conviction. Kerr says he will stay in the Democratic race and notes Rep Carl Albert may nominate him with about 150 first ballot votes.
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Chicago
Reb
Kerr
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Alger Hiss
Stevenson
Gov
Stea i
Hiss
Carl Albert
Dokda
Oklahoma
New Dealers Drop Out Ban On Filibuster
Democratic leaders delay fight on civil rights by signaling a compromise in Chicago. Senator Lehman and Sparkman favor a separate section on congressional organization, avoiding a floor clash over ending the Senate filibuster. The move echoes 1948 principles but keeps core pledges for equal rights, while criticizing Republican Europe focus.
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Eee Ree Ae
Stevenson
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Lehman
Dixie
Alben’ W. “Barkley
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Americans For Democratic Action
Robert FL
Sparkman
Syomen
Piz
Democrats
Ans
Europe
May lays 10 year record in county race
Harris County Commissioner H A May seeks re election in the Democratic primary. The 43 year old native of precinct two has held office since January 1943 and highlights industrial progress and major public works during wartime. Opponents in the Saturday vote include four challengers in a race watched for May’s long incumbency and influence in local development.
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H. A. May
Fred Hartman
Baytown
Ton Decker
Preeinctige
Commissioner May
Harris County
Highlands
May
Baytown Campaign Buzz Links Daniels Beckworth
Baytown hosts both Attorney General Price Daniels and Congressman Lindley Beckworth for campaign events within a day. Daniels meets supporters at the Humble Dining Room after a refinery gate greeting, while Beckworth and his wife plan a 5 30 p m stop Thursday. Local turnout and poll tax receipts draw interest as District Attorney race chatter mentions Cahoon targeting 18006 votes.
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Aubrey Banks
Baytown
Price Daniels
Lindley Beckworth
Daniel
Refinery
Humbie
Beckworth
Washington
Texas
Tidelands
Tex
Grester Baytown
John Cahoon
Bayton
Cahoon
KRES
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