City Improvements Drainage Big Expense in Baytown
Sun editor Preston Pendergrass details Baytown's drainage burden since 1949, noting $202,762.42 spent on storm sewers and nearly a quarter of a million dollars on sanitary sewers as consolidation in 1948 drives municipal relief. He lists specific sewer projects across Baytown, Goose Creek, and surrounding streets, totaling about $167,250 for sanitary lines and highlighting drainage as a health and real estate issue.
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Preston Pendergrass
Sun State
Bkaytown
Sun
Baytown
Throne Dee
Goose Creek
Bosworth
Mary Street
Bolster
Pelly
Dale
Fayle
Texas Avenue
Highway 146
Seventh Street
West Main
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Bayless Steeck
Parkscole
South Main
Bing
Cedar Bayou Drive
Marion Avenue
North Commerce
Ruths
Hunnicort
Jan Chreh
Marion Street
Rand
Amola Street
East Texas
Wright
Mississippi
Nern Humble
Republic
East Defeo
Cedar Lane
James
Danubina
Wiliams Addi
North Main
Mon Adoug
North Jones
Strickland
Winabed
Cedar Bayou
West Pearce
Laxton Drive
Bowie Street
Durian Road
Funeral set for William Berry in Parkersburg
R B Berry of 291 Ilfrey street will attend funeral services for his father William Berry who died Sunday in Parkersburg. Mayor RB H Prutt will speak Tuesday at a meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club on the federal housing issue. Messages from PTA and VFW events follow with details on meetings and planned activities. Contributions to the lunar fund rise to $82 as Alvin Derryberry coordinates.
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RB. H. Prurtt
Ela
Baytown
No. 2 Fire Station
Alvin Derryberry
Corps
Monier
Survivors Of Sea Disaster Reach Kodiak Dock
In Kodiak Alaska the military transport ship Gen Freeman was to dock with 60 survivors rescued from lifeboats after the freighter Washington Mail broke in two and sank. The nine passengers and a man crew were rescued with no loss of life or injury, hailed as a seamanship miracle.
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Alaska
Gen. MH
Freeman
Wieington Mail
Washington Mialil
Leonard Hart Pursues Bass Fishing In Spring Sun
Around Town notes Leonard Hart prepares for bass fishing as spring returns. The column mentions new additions to Robert Stpick land family with young squirrels, Thea Wilburn appearing on TV from a fat stock show, Virginia Carter near old Baytown houses being moved, and local chatter of deepsea fishing and local politicking. Edith Gordon says yes to a new role as a mother.
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Leonard Hart
Robert Stpick
Land
Carolyn
Thea Wilburn
Virginia Carter
Baytown
West Pearce
Fred Dittman
Filton Wisher
Deepsea
Breeport
Clinton
Pop Swain
Jim Anfierson
Burnside
Sun
Georgia
Edith Gordon
Pressure mounts for civil rights in world brief
UNITED PRESS reports Adenauer's Christian Democrats surge in Baden Wuerttemberg elections. Dulles heads eight nation talks against Southeast Asia offensive. Syngman Rhee refuses third term nomination in Seoul. Eden faces Conservative surge and calls for crackdown in the Middle East.
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United Press Statigary
Germany
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Karachi
Pakistan
Dulles
Southeast Asia
Seoul
Syngman
Khee
London
Eden
Middle East
Shivers Will Not Be Active In Campaign Picks
Gov Allan Shivers said he will not join the governor's race this year unless a candidate invites him to be involved. He plans to stay out of campaigns, supporting government principles instead of individuals, and hinted he might comment later if asked. He noted his long tenure and hoped the Democratic party would nominate another man.
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Austin
Allan Shivery
Shivers
Texas
Democratic Party
Egypt and Syria hold crisis talks amid Mid East tension
Egyptian and Syrian military leaders met in Cairo on a looming crisis with a council of war planned with Saudi Arabia. Clashes eased between Israel and Syria but fears of wider war persisted as Jordan faced leadership shakeups and anti British protests surfaced in Amman. A Syrian-Israeli clash near the Sea of Galilee left two policemen dead.
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Cairo
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Syria
London
Jordan
John Glubb
Dipiem
Glupb
Arab Legion
Egypt
Amman
Sea of Galilee
Slain Saiesman Found In Downtown Houston Hotel
Willian Gumby, a long time Texas hotel resident described as quiet, was found dead in a third door room with a slashed throat and a head bruise. A broken bottle and empty whiskey glass lay nearby, a black onyx signet ring at his side, while police consider robbery likely.
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Huston
UBA
Spiesman
Willian Gumby
Texas Hotel
Gumbs
Volive
Gumby
Hottie
Alion
Caus
Ed Fyo
Cumby
Public School Week Opens Special Programs Planned For Parents
Public School Week observance is under way proclaimed by MrR. He nruett. Five elementary schools Dedavala William J Travis San Jacinto and David G Barret and Sam Houston host visitors day with teachers and Parent Council members. Travis hosts Tuesday with a briefing cafe hours and student performances. Special movies for kids and refreshments are planned.
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Mrr. Henruett
Mane
Dedavala
William J. Travis
San Jacinto
David G. Barret
Sam Houston
William JB. Travis
Parents Council
Fiti
Cafesteria
Tho
Travis
Arith
Seq
Barbers Hill Open House to Welcome Parents and Friends
Barbers Hill schools will host an open house during the week inviting parents and friends to visit classes. Visitors will register in each elementary room and at doors in junior and senior high. A cash award will go to the class with the highest adult registration percentages across three grades. Public inspection of new gymnasium and classroom addition planned next Sunday from 2 to 4 pm if work is complete. faculty restaffed for 1956-57 year.
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Undersgnod
Underwwood
Underwood
Night riding vandals hit San Antonio with air rifles
Night riding vandals in San Antonio damaged more than 104 plate glass windows in businesses and caused about 100000 in automobile windshields. Police Chief George Bichsel said three detective teams are on the case, with traffic officers reassigned, and four suspects are believed involved though none arrested.
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San Antonio
George Bichsel
Bichsel
Three Way Battle For No 4 Seat On Baytown Council
A three way race for Position 4 on Baytown City Council features W C Pop Swain Arthur L Lindstrom and H E McKee. McKee the former Baytown police chief was last to qualify and filed a dispute accusing City Manager C Darwin Middleton of incompetence. Swain a former Baytown LNG office manager and Lindstrom a Baytown refinery welder round out the field. Incumbents Al Clayton and Paul H Mears seek re election without opponents.
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Baytown
W. C
Pop) Swain
Arthur L. Lindstrom
H. E. McMee
McKee
C. Darwin Middleton
Middleton
Swain
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Lindstrom
North Street
Baytosen
al Clayton
Paul H. Mears
Texas Gets Preview Of Summertime Weather
Forecasters report warm spells linger in Texas with cooler air moving in from the Panhandle Monday night and through Tuesday. Showers expected in the eastern region Tuesday while coastal fog reduces visibility in southeast Texas. Temperatures ranged from a low of 34 at Dalhart to a high near 68 in Laredo Brownsville Corpus Christi Cotulla and Victoria.
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Texas
Panhandle
Houston
Dalhart
Laredo
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Cotulla
Victoria
Larcback
Paso
Presidio
Tank Fire Ends Suspect James Leech Life
James Leech former Army captain and longtime suspect in the 146 ax murders of three officers in Germany died from burns sustained in an oil tank fire at the Standard Oil refinery in Lima Ohio. He was welding an atomized tank when the jet caught fire. Leech had been a principal suspect for a decade in the Passau villa murders. latest charges by the US district attorney for Germany were dropped last June.
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Lima
Ohio
James Leech
Germany
Leech
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio
Passau
Republicans urge Ike to barnstorm campaign
Senate GOP leaders Knowland and Goldwater urged President Eisenhower to campaign in key states and engage in light travel beyond White House television. They said his self imposed limit burdens other Republicans, while House GOP Leader Martin favored appearances at several large national meetings to meet voters.
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Averell Harriman
New York
Russia
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Keene
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Middle East
Adlai Stevenson
Minnesota
Kefauver
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Hall
Rknowland
Goldwater
House
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachu
14.31 carat diamond found at Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas
A Dallas housewife found a 14.31 carat diamond near Murfreesboro Arkansas at the crater of diamonds valued around 15000 dollars. The find is the largest gem discovered there by an individual though the site has yielded many diamonds. finders pay a 25 percent royalty over 5 carats plus a 4 percent severance tax.
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Ark
Dallas
Here
Arthur Lee Parker
Crater of Diamonds
North American
Parker
Itvarlier
Howard Miller
Miller
Arkansas
Three States Hunt Kidnaping Suspect in Waco
Three state alert issued for Adolph Suhren Jr. a New Orleans man accused of kidnaping his four year old daughter Sandra Alice from a Waco kindergarten and fleeing in a Cadillac. Waco police and Texas DPS report no word on his whereabouts since Friday as Louisiana and Arkansas issue warrants. The mother Mrs Alter Walker Buhren, granted custody months ago, has a pending divorce suit in New Orleans.
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Tex
New Orleans
Texas Department of Public Safety
Adolph €. Suhren Jr
Louisiana
Arka Suhren
Alter Walker Buhren
Emia
Suhren
Sandra Alice
Congressmen Besieged By Delegations
Washington UP hundreds of civil rights minded delegations sought out their congressmen. More than 1,500 delegates attended a three day national conference on civil rights and spent four hours contacting congressmen. Clarence Mitchell of the NAACP urged delegates to threaten Democratic votes if Eastland remains Senate Judiciary chair. Senate confirmed Eastland as chair, stirring civil rights concern. House GOP leader Martin said tax cut hopes dim with Democratic budget additions. A Commerce subcommittee set a hearing on a bill taxing railroad retirement contributions. Senators began final speeches before voting on the omnibus farm aid bill with price support restoration amid Democratic and administration support. Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee will hear three admin officials on disarmament progress, with Strauss and Streibert testifying and Wilson set for March 15.
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Washington
Clarence Mitchell
The
National Association
Eastland
Senate
Eisenhower
House Commerce
Ood
Senate Foreign
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Theodore C. Streibert
U. S. Information Agency
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Goldwater to Open Donor Records in Lobbying Inquiry
Sen. Barry Goldwater promised Monday to release his donor records as part of a new Senate probe into lobbying and campaign contributions. He identified a donor known as Bill Keck and hinted at possible ties to California oilman Howard Keck of Superior Oil. The disclosure follows his earlier statement about a $ Keck contribution and his intent to name other recipients among both parties.
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Gton
John M. Neff
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Bill Keck
California
Howard Keck
Goldwater
Senate
Superior Oil Co
College Press Conference
ABC
Keck
Houstonian Leases Honduras Oil Land
Oilman John W. Mecom announced acquisition of around 14 million acres on land and offshore along Honduras for oil exploration. The land portion totals about 14 million acres. Honduras company retains 14 percent. The Honduras firm includes local businessmen and Texas oil men led by David G. McCord. The initial concession was secured and tested. current well depth is over 1,705 feet.
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Houston
John W. Mecom
Honduras
Compania Petroleria Hondurena, S.A
Texas Oil
David G. McCord
Dallas
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