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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1955

Page

2

School Board Members Seek Canvass Of May 7 Vote

Harris County school board members J Y W Shelor Cardiff and G W Butler seek a district court order compelling the commissioners court to canvass returns from the May 7 election. The court declined previously, citing missing forms from the state board. The election was not authorized, though candidates appeared on ballots in several independent districts. No votes were cast in the Houston district as it did not hold a May board election.

Harris County School Peard Commissioners Court J. Y W. Shelor J. ¥. Cardiff G. W. Butler State’ School Board Harris County Houston

Harris Commissioners Eye Construction Of Dog Pound

Harris County Commission is weighing building a county dog pound after finding it spends more on stray dog care than on county prisoners. They currently use the City of Houston pound at 69 cents per dog per day, about twice the per prisoner allotment. A potential site is a tract at the Harris County Home for the Aged on Beaumont Highway. Dogs are held five days and destroyed if unclaimed.

Harris County Commissionerg City of Houston Haring County Beaumont Highway

Runoff Candidates Listed by Department in Local Election

The article lists runoff contenders across departments such as Blacksmith and Carpenter with multiple names per post. Results show a runoff in the docks department avoided after a candidate withdrew and two others were declared elected, and a write-in in the FHE election was ruled invalid with one vote.

Blacksmith J. Stroman R. J. Senders Billermakers J. W. Andress W. W. Davis Herschel Blackford Carpenter H_ EE. McFarland M. L. Moore H. E. Box Instrument John BF. Donnelly Roy W. Walker Bob L. Traylor Labor L. Jamison R. G Barker Harold Is Pete) Kelly Ll. A Lucky) Gdom Fi Barron Jasper Norton J. Powell Sam Goodlow Arthur Reid W. R. Ashwood H. Ll. Cook L. T. Dickerson Z. A. Alexander H. T. Conway C. R Bush H. A. Thompson Red Coord Tech R. J. Lawrence R. L. Bridges RH. A. Morris H.W. Blair BH. C. Harper K. L. Fregia FHE

Television Schedule Fragment From Local Station

A scrambled list shows a sprawling one day and two day TV grid with programs such as Tim McCoy cartoons Newsweather sports and late night fare. The noisy OCR includes show titles anchors and time slots interspersed with errors and nonstandard spellings. Strong entities include channel names and show titles that resemble 1950s era fare.

Drowning Victim Leo Barber Riles Held for Funeral

Leo Wayne Barber 14 drowned in a tank near his Katy area home Thursday. Funeral services were scheduled for 4 pm Friday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Williams and Rev. Glen Bachler officiating. Survivors include parents Leo H. Barber and Mrs. Barber of Katy, sister Elsie Mae Barber, brothers Clayton and Lewin, and grandparents C M Barber of Mont Belvieu and Mrs Jesse Reeves of Dayton. Barber was a Mont Belvieu 4-H member.

Fiterg Paul A. Lee Leo Wayne Barber Katy Young Barber Mont Belvieu Howard Williams Mount Houston Baptist Church Glen Bachler Mont Bel Aiden Barber Einee Smith C. B. Titon W. C. Underwood A. B. Odom Charles Reeves Leo H. Barber Elsie Mae Barber Clayton and Lewin C.M. Barber Mort Belvien Jesse Reeves Dayton

Midget Continued From Page Onc

Names listed for teams in SHREVEPORT and HOUSTON appear amid scheduling notes for next week. Morning games span Dallas San Antonio Tulsa Oklahoma City Fort Worth Beaumont Shreveport with afternoon matches in Fort Worth Shreveport Houston and other cities through Thursday.

Page Her Gordon Allen Shreveport Bobby Paulsel Larry Earls James Bird Charles Davis Alten Savage David Geaslin Dan Atkins Robert Francis Jimmy Gibbs Regi Spiers John Gross Mark Howell Kenneth Martin Bill Willitt John Lilliard Wiley Butler Houston Robert Franklin Charles Merke Ronnie Page Glenn Green Wayne Bradbury Jamey Robertson Staton Hutchins David Pickering Richard Saunders Donald Steffa

River project funding and flood control totals across states

The article lists construction and flood control sums for multiple river areas across Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and New Mexico. It cites bank stabilization costs totaling about 2.8 to 3 million in the Arkansas River basin and related levee projects along Red River and tributaries, plus dozens of regional figures such as Cape Girardeau Missouri 750 000 Perry county drainage 500 000 and Rio Grandway New Mexico 16 million.

S. 1 Page One Arkansas Arkansas River Oklahoma Red River Denison Dam Texas Louisiana Kansas Toronto Wichita and Valley Center

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Harris Commissioners Eye D. L. Ostrum Jr H. G. Little W. L. Hamby R. B. Tallman H. H. Allen W. J. Irby A. P. Page T. R. Hamel D. N. Thurston D. A. Wight H.C. Bestwood J. B. Lewis Saytown Sun Alley Pacit Beth Steels Stan Oil Perey Wee Wees Stan Oil Ohio Peery Ceiolen Ceee Chrysler Carpssere Wee A Sharon Pryseaehe Teeeg Texay Co Tex Gulf Atres Eae Atheid Dow Chom Tex Gulf Tidewater Corps Aes Hestman Kodals Union Oil Paso Nat'l Gas U.S. Steel Osay Fairchild Engle Coneey Freeport Gulf Stat Utilieers Ster Eemel HEL & PB Humble Eeeeeane O. Basi Imperial Oil Ig Liggett & Myers Loew's la Land Perens Seeraceren Ene Mask Morrill Pet .Sr Aid Con Aseesees Monsanto Chemsese No Nut'l Dairy Pre Pura Gil Scsnsess Rem Rand Repub Steel Seeenerree Tim McCoy Kiddie Fisher Riley Curly Fox Phoebe Ramos Andy Binky Lee Raul Winchell Punny Bowery Channel Hopalong Cassidy Doug Edwards Perry Como Europa Playhouse of Stars Miss Brooks Mama Ray Airl Holla Bran Ollie Ozxin Harriet Ray Bolger Philena Bardon Kprc-Tv Kit Carson Roy Rogers Showtime Royal Playhouse Wall of Fame Annis Oakley Romar of the Jungle Grand Ole Cora Hollywood Imogene Cora Star Theater George Gobel Heart of City Justice Calvacade of America Wrestling Kgul-Tv Winky Dink Marty Wismer Kgul Theatre Kgul Theater Jackie Gleason Richard Nixon Damon Runyon Kyrk-Tv Horace Heidt Nasty Mack E. Texas Curley Kayo Kola Kokomo Cody Curly AAS “Tel Kes Td! Ince Som Lefi Riles Protec Hed P Fenelon Gresham Mina Neb Lek Ae Corry Hi Corr Texas Aventh Unialle Frith Hardee Buick Riviera Centur Genuin Thrill of Mick Wal Baytown
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