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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1956
Page
1
editor Nat Preston Pendergrass notes Baytown has spent about 750000 on underground city improvements over seven years ending 1949. storm and sanitary sewers and water lines are unseen but vital, and removal would cause disastrous results for residents.
United Press dispatch reports Nordly Avintg and Teelind-Rescue ships scouring seas for 17 missing aboard Air Fores near a storm-lashed coast. In Seoul area, U S helicopters airlift emergency supplies to about 40,000 marooned troops along the frigid truce front. Washington details show Congress debates defense and judiciary matters amid a string of political notes.
A Friday night break in at Sun Spots in Baytown saw thieves take seven bars of sweet treats. Sgt. H W Steele stated no injuries were reported. Meanwhile Bry Ant Bennett plans retirement from Humble production Monday with a party at the Tower. Also new Liv Raytown Ladies Club officers elected: Mrs James Dearman as vice president and Mrs Charles Cowan as recording secretary. A jail inmate was rushed to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after an incident Saturday morning before returning to Baytown City Jail.
Local tidbits include Jin Bond solving moving problems with a new fishing rod and reel, Alvin Derryberry missing a Saturday appointment, and Constable and Anderson seeking the missing Optimists sign on Alexander Drive. Mrs Spanky Lush prepares for sunny days ahead, while Norman D Olive focuses on reprints once thought out of print.
LaPorte's 40 Boy Scouts known for intricate rope twirling will perform in the Shrine parade on Saturday March 10 under Scout master Weldon Cade. Bruce Causey will head the cavalry unit. five Civilian Defense Corps units from Houston join the parade with Joss Gayness leading the corps. Parade forms on West Texas avenue and travels to East Texas Fourth Street with a reviewing stand near Southern Pite depot.
Deputy Sheriff MM Brown reports that several Wooster juveniles were questioned and cleared after a series of burglaries. The spree touched Wooster Pharmacy Briggs Meed store Hacrops Furniture Gulf Coast Venetian Blind Co Lakewood Civic Club and others, with items stolen including knives cigaret lighters fish hooks and change.
Funeral services for Fred Hirtzler 61 of 9318 Michigan will be held Sunday at 2 p m at Paul UW with Rev. E R Couch of Baytown First Baptist Church officiating. He died Friday in a Chester hospital. Interment Cedarcrest Cemetery. Survived by wife Marie Hirtzler. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers are cracking cells department members.
East Harris County reports indicate more than 325 million dollars in land sales and plant investments in the Baytown area. Warren Petroleum Co. paid 275000 for 200 acres on Wallisville Road near the San Jacinto River dior, with a multi million dollar plant planned. Phillips Chemical Co. bought 930 acres from R. E. Smith and Frank Sharp near the San Jacinto Battleground to host a chemical center, offering the lab to firms, pending further construction. Water, transportation and facilities are noted as key factors. details continue on Page Two.
Brief note from Paw Paw Michigan states an eye doctor identified as Arn old Preib drives a car with license number 3M20-20. Details unclear from OCR fragment. no injuries or formal statements reported.
Five people hospitalized and at least five treated at home after a series of traffic accidents in Baytown and Highlands Friday night. injuries ranged from broken noses to possible internal trauma. occupants from multiple vehicles were taken to San Jacinto Memorial and Dayton hospitals for treatment.
Baytown Chamber of Commerce will meet at Tower at noon Monday to review the chambers highway program for 19 and to hear a report on promoting the fishing industry in Trinity Bay. Mattrico Harper will discuss a reevaluation of the chamber dues structure.
In Birmingham four lawsuits filed Friday accuse Lucy and four others including the WAACP of stirring litigation for personal gain. They allege Lucy lacks genuine intent to attend the University of Alabama and claims she was paid $200 a month by the NAACP. A federal suit also opened the university case.
Mayor R H Pruett urges Baytown residents to visit public schools March 8 to 10 as part of statewide Public School Week. The event, backed by Gov Allan Shivers, aims to show programs and progress in Baytown area schools and boost community support through school patron involvement. Homer W Alford chairs the civic committee organizing the observance.
University of Texas coach Bob Schulze spoke at the Baytown Exes dinner, discussing Dr Logan Wilson’s remarks on Texas future. He reviewed 1956 Longhorn prospects, predicting a good but not great team and noting strong backfield talent while long plays may lag. The event closed with the 1955 Texas A&M game film.
SAN JOSE California A 31 year old confessed forger and father of seven Hullen Howard Watkins reportedly chopped off his right index finger with a butcher knife to sway Judge William J. James on his probation and sentencing. Watkins admitted writing 31600 in bad checks to support his family and and the judge postponed the case for a week to decide. The incident occurred while awaiting sentencing and followed a letter in which Watkins said the finger was used to write the checks.
Houston police busted a juvenile auto hubcap theft ring arresting three Lamar High School students and recovering 300 worth of hubcaps. Officers say the youths stole hubcaps over 15 months selling them to junk yards before questioning.
Former Baytown police chief H E McKee became a third candidate for the city council Saturday, charging City Manager Darwin Middleton with incompetence and lack of diplomacy. He criticized the manager’s time use, asserting he spends too little at City Hall and ignores the majority’s wishes while catering to a few. McKee, born in Arkansas and longtime Baytown resident, urged voters to elect him to represent the people, citing experience with drainage and streets and backing continued surface drainage programs and durable, permanent streets. He called for studying subdivision requirements and city policies to avoid deterring subdivisions and industry, and for a thorough review of zoning and economic impact.
R G Farra 80 longtime Highlands resident died Saturday morning at a Baytown hospital after a brief illness Burial will be at Garden of Memories cemetery Highlands service by Earthman chapels with Rev A L Jordan officiating He was retired from the Baytown refinery after 25 years as a labor foreman Survived by son Bob Farra and daughter Mrs AL J Lewis of Longview He belonged to Sampson Lodge No 231 and the Royal Arch Council of Baytown.
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