Secret Meeting in Detroit Aims at New Labor Agreement
WP Portland C2 Auto Workers negotiators held a secret Thursday as part of four days of intensive talks aimed at working out a new agreement before next Monday. Separately in Honolulu four American airmen freed from Chinese prison camps anticipated reunion with families. In Austin a budget bill worth 98 million dollars was recommended by a joint conference committee, reducing a proposed tax hike and increasing the corporate levy. Also in Austin the state failed to show Mrs Ann Williams was principal in the dissection murder of her five sons to justify holding her without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Portland
Auto Workers
Honolulu
Austin
Ann. Williams
Percy, Foreman
Houston
Court of Criminal Appeals
Baytown Search Aids Drowning Suspect In San Jacinto River
Baytown Emergency Corps was called at 12 45 p m Thursday to aid in locating a man believed drowned in the San Jacinto River near Magnolia Gardens off Highway 90 north of Sheldon. Honolulu reunion of four American airmen released from Chinese prison camps ends over two years of separation. Detroit Motor Co clears path to settlement of a strike threat by workers paid during lay offs per union talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Honolulu
Retroit
Upu
Word Motor Co
United Auto Workery
Quack Shack Announces Summer Hours and Card Renewal
The Quack Shack will operate 8 to 11 pm on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Queensland members must renew expired cards at the Shack during hours. The venue is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and offers membership for Baytown ninth grade graduates and teens. Central Baptist church youths start a summer program at 7 pm each Thursday for ages 12 to 24, with sessions every Thursday and Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quack Shack
Qld
Shack
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Baytown
Central Baptist Church
Around Town Notes from a Small-Town Page
A collage of brief locally minded vignettes. JOE DUBOSE smiles amid quirky scenes as neighbors, workers, and contractors navigate daily life. Mentions of a vanished cow, a Roseland Park outing canceled, 300 Ellington Field men briefly isolated, and get well wishes for Mrs. Glenn Barber. Short sketches recall old army days, cat noises, boot shine, school endings, and small town chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Dubose
Lou Williams
Johnny
P. D. Holloway
Pop Childress
Marion Tubbe
Roseland Park
Ellington Field
Glenn Barber
Bob Donnelly
Maudie Kiigar
Grover Edge
W. R. Montgomery
West Houston Street
Highlands
George Vidrine
Tee
Betty Joyce Tuck
Colorado
Otis Baughman
Erene Conn
Houston
Letha Kay Meyer
Warren Bunting
Herschel Badgett
West Main
Virginia (Wagner) Broussard
Beware Honest Look Faces Oft Deceive
Baytown merchants confront worthless check scams in a two part series by Rosalie Myers. The piece notes a surprising share of bad checks passing through the hands of women who look honest and sad. Police reports estimate around 800 dollars in bad checks tied to one woman in four months, with many merchants recognizing the issuer as a familiar local figure. The editorial urges caution and explains legal hurdles in proving guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ini
Baytown
Rosalie Myers
The
Sun
Bny
City recreation program to launch with week of events
Baytown announces a five day kickoff for its summer recreation program coordinated by the Baytown Recreation Council with partners including the school district city and Community Chest. Friday features a staff clinic, swimming class and baseball league registrations at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Area
Baytown Recreation Council
Community Chest
Cedar Bayou water board opposes annexation by Baytown
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 30 at Cedar Bayou announced its opposition to annexation by the City of Baytown. Vice-president Roy Carroll stated a board poll shows a majority favor maintaining the district’s current status and governance, with only a small dissident minority seeking city consolidation. Carroll urged democratic, majority-driven decision making and noted no immediate annexation intent from Baytown. Citizens may contact board members for tax and insurance figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 30
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Roy Carroll
Water Board
Carroll
Ality
Deer Park asks restrainer petition dismissal
Citizens seek to block a 72000 bond issue planned to fund Center Development Co. Deer Park seeks dismissal arguing plaintiffs lack standing and the suit is premature. The plea cites annexation contest issues, nonresidency in the affected area, and pending attorney general review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Deer Park
Center Development Co
Court Rules For Baytown In Tax Suit
Justice of the Peace Walter Queen ruled that two Baytown attorneys must pay the city 142.55 in taxes, penalty, and interest in the first delinquent personal property tax suit. The decision, a test case, involved A V Barber and Erwin Flowers, with Morris representing themselves. Morriston said he would appeal. Broyles was defaulted for missing court. The trial raised questions on Barber’s oath of office and the dissolution of the Flowers Morris partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde. A. Murray
Walter Queen
Baytown
Shannon
Morris
Alb
Pelly
Erwin Blowers
Thurasay
Howard Broyles
Broyles
A. V. Barber
C. Darwin Middleton
Morrin
Barbet
George Chandler
Cave-In Trapped Veteran Directs His Own Rescue
Lloyd Cornett a 31 year old shipping clerk for Gene Page Co Dallas directed his rescue from a six hour cave in in downtown Dallas He praised firemen and rescue workers who pulled him from debris at Parkland Hospital narrating how a juke box shielded him and that seven feet of rubble lay atop him He recounted sensing danger after a ceiling bulge and the two trapped men surviving amid dust and foul air with eleven trapped and three killed in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Cornett
Sandy
Cornett
Gene Page Co
Dallas
United Press
Parkland Hospital
Carpenter Reports Repeated Fender Skirt Thefts
CG. B. Carpenter of Tir Davis Road reports that someone stole the fender skirts from his car parked near his home on Tuesday night. A prior theft removed another set from the same vehicle seven months ago near his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Carpenter
Tir Davis Road
Policy
Carpenter
Middleton Urges Residents to Face Baytown Street Problems
City Manager Middleton told Wooster Chamber of Commerce that Baytowns poor streets must be faced by residents as state funds flow in for roads but the city lacks money to maintain them. He spoke amid talks on roads and renaming Market Street to Bayway Drive with council action likely next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin Middleton
Baytown
Middleton
Bay+ town
Ramegey
Chamber
Four Corners
Crosby-Lynchburg
Chambers County
Ramsey
Ware
The
Wooster
Vaccination Program Advances as 200,000 Shots Released
United States health officials announced the release of 200,000 polio vaccine doses from Pitman Moore and Wyeth, aiming to resume first and second rounds. Distribution focuses on Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, with samples sent to several regions. availability is expected to grow in 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Fil Lilly Co
Pitman-Moore
Wyeth Laboratories
Kovernment
Anid
Kentucky
Kan- Ang
Missouri
Nebrosks
Dakotas
Wyeth
East
City Council Panel Accepts New $50,000 Fire Station
Baytown City Council panel approves a new Market Street fire station and drill tower. The committee notes total cost to date at 50987 dollars 38 cents with 2300 to be withheld until cleanup. Final council approval pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Market Street
R. H. Pruett
C. Darwin Middleton
W. T. Dalpen
Stevenson Attacks Vaccine Handling in Polio Drive
Adlai E Stevenson accuses the Eisenhower administration of mismanaging polio vaccination and underfunding medical research. He urges a national health program funded by the federal government and stresses foresight and planning amid the vaccine rollout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Queta Culp Hobby
Wisenhower
Baytown Woman Held On Check Charge
A Baytown woman, accused of issuing numerous bad checks, was being held in Houston on hot check charges and is sought on at least two additional counts. Warrants had been issued by Justice Walter Queen, but she was not located until her Houston arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Attorney General of
Texas
Willis ¥. Gresham
Houston
N. A. Smith
Smith
Deer. Fark
Baytown
Sears Roebuck
Superman
Iin
Justice of the Peace
Walter Queen
Paul Anderson Nerd
Little Don Heads to Paris Test in Exac- Schoolboy Final
Don Hullum dazzled for the Robert B Leeland Ganders in a 8 1 victory over Reagan as Hullum struck out the side twice. Paris beat Amarillo 3 2 to stay even with the Ganders in the exac schoolboy baseball tournament, with remaining brackets including Waco defeating Corpus Christi Ray and Abilene rallying to oust Dallas Adamson. The Ganders and Paris meet Thursday night to decide who advances to the final Friday with a consolation game for the loser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Don Hullum
Don Walker
Robert
Les Ganders
Walker
Paris
Hullum
John Reagan
Bulldogs
Reagan
Gandera
Wayne Balke
Bobby Saunders
Hulum
Gander
Gary Herrington
Saunders
Goose Hullum
Ganders
Houston
Robert B. Leelade
Parisy
Amarillo
Wacodw
Corpus
Christ Ray
Abilene
Dallas Adamson
Parix
Absienence Kime
Wington Porter
Barke
J. W. Gammel
Denny Kent
More Smoke Than Fire At A Florida Home
Fire officials say a radio transformer at the J Dolze residence 1708 Florida produced heavy smoke on Wednesday. Fire Marshal Hub Baundy noted the occupants were away on vacation when a relative reported smoke. The source could not be found after a quick search, and a hot radio on a shelf was later identified as burning hot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dolze
Florida
Hub Baundy
Dolzes
East Berlin Reds Tighten Blockade
East Berlin officials charged that the eastern Communist bloc tightened the blockade and endangered fuel by cutting elevated train telephone lines linking the city’s east and west zones. They said the Berlin railway system cut direct cables between West Berlin stations and those in the Soviet sector, disrupting communications.
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Berlin
West Berlin
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Robert EB. Lee High School
John Adams
Louis Davis
Roseland Park Pool
George Armstrong
James Elis
Roland Kudin
Tell Stand
Johnella Boynton
Big Don
Bhington
Public Health Service
M. F. Ward Company
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Art Lintelman
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A. L. Clayton
Lacy Lusk
Herbert Campbell
Adlai Stevenson
Little Don
Tom Macreay
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Jerry
Goose) Adams
Bob Kalbitz
East Berlin
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