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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1956

Page

2

Slaying Suspect Balks At Lie Tests In Houston Case

A 47 year old unemployed bookkeeper and suspect in the murder of a salesman balked at lie detector tests. Police said he found Gumby’s body in a Texas hotel room after alcohol was involved. He gave conflicting statements and claimed he was drinking with Gumby before reporting the scene.

Houston Baskkeeper Frank Murray Aaiel Texas Gumby Monay Gum- Tech Pelies Guumby

Schools Welcome Visitors for Open House Week

The front page notes welcome hours for open house events at multiple schools. Highlands PTA invites parents to visit classrooms Wednesday at 7 pm, with teachers assisting. Horace Mann junior high invites parents Friday to an assembly while Bigtown junior high choir performs Thursday and Friday. Cedar Bayou junior high and elementary encourage visits throughout the week, with a 9:30 am assembly Thursday.

Highlands Pta PTA Horace Mann Fante Bigtown Junior High Choir

Lions Meet Baytown Emergency Fund Meeting

Sun Spots notes Wooster Lions Club will meet Tuesday at the tower for a fee. The Baytown Emergency Corps backs the police in a lung fund item. County location in selecting a best lung portable device.

Lions Wooster Lions Club Baytown

Teachers discuss reprogramming plan and BEA request

The board debated a proposed reprogramming of the teaching schedule with BEA input. Supt George Gentry was to survey and report results before the next meeting. Estimates varied from 175000 to 209000 dollars extra, depending on the scope of the new schedule.

Meniah BEA George 5. Gentry Castleman Gentry

Shivers Defends State Rights and Interposition Tactic

Shivers defended states rights and interposition as a trial concept, not rebellion, aiming to restate broad rights of states in the Constitution. He tied interposition to protest against public school integration laws and said he would back a Democrat for the 1956 nomination, seeking a candidate aligned with his view.

Oras Shivers New England South WLS Supreme Court Adlai Stevenson Tidelands Steven Democratic Party Shiver

Noon Call Stock Quotes Chart Confused By Names

Merrill Lynch lists a jumble of ticker style items and company names including Allis Chalmers Celanese Dow Du Pont and Gen Motors. The fragment references various firms such as Gulf Oil St Paul Texaco and Stan Oil with scattered abbreviations and odd spellings suggesting a noisy stock quote page.

Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Beane Auley Ludium Allis-Chalmers Ame Cysn Anaconda Cop Ander Prechard Beth Steel Ckry Columnes Creole Pet Dow Chem du Pont West Oil Pancoastal Pet Sapphire Sears Ipev Sessedeeeert Skelly Oo Socony-Vae Sou Pacific Evsscepaeas St Regis Paper Stan Oil Calif Stan Oil Ind Stan Oil One Ceweseeee Stan Oo N.d. Tex Gulf Sulph Tidwater Corp Aibed Arhan Woodley Petri

Man Nearly Impaneled as Juror at Own Trial

Pierce, 28, of Houston faced potential disqualification as he stood to be seated on his own driving while intoxicated case in Houston Court. Attorney Clyde Gordon moved to excuse the defendant moment before jury selection by Judge W. A. Miller.

A, Wa Pierce Houston Court Clyde Gordon W. A. Miller Houston

Water pipe expansion breakdown with costs and totals

Continued page shows sizes in the city water project with 45 280 feet of eight inch lines at multiple streets and 0 238 feet of six inch lines costing 80 952 dollars. Editor notes a list of water and wastewater lines, feet laid, and costs will be published Wednesday.

Market Street West M Texas Avenue Lee Drive Rises Street Lee College Busch Terrace Utah Street Barryore Boulevard Williams Addition Garth Road Morris New People's State Bank Missouri Street Gulf and Republic Cedar Airhart Drive Willams Addition Whiting and Republic Bob Smith Road Cedar Baxou Pructt Addition South Gaillard West Republic McKinney Street Strickland Street East Texas East Foyle and

Shrine Parade Setup For Baytown Event Saturday

Shrine officials plan a large parade starting at the traffic circle Saturday at 3 30 pm. Grover Edge, parade chairman, said the route goes along Texas Avenue through downtown Baytown to East Texas Street with a reviewing stand near the Southern Pacific depot. In Holyoke, the Water Commission anticipates a summer heat, regulating hose use on Sundays during summer months.

Page Oney F. A. Royder J.T. Swint Conrad Matysiak Joe Dzilsky Ray Morgan Shriners Grover K. Edge Texas Avenue Baytown Small Th Street East Texas Southern Pacific Holyoke Water Commission

Deer Park Buys Site For Garbage Disposal

Deer Park City Council on Monde night approved purchasing 10 acres at 1400 per acre on Lucila street near L Street owned by K. 5. Mayvine. The deal includes 500 down and a six month option. City will use the site for a garbage dump and later a sewage plant as the current facility nears capacity. The move follows annexation of 380 homes lacking disposal access and was urged by J. E. Morten with input from city engineer Robert Kelley. Additional actions included replacing 409 feet of water main on James street and approving life and auto insurance for Police Chief H. Fr. Sneil and a new pickup truck.

Deer Park Monde Night Lucila Street L Street K. 5 Mayvine J. E. Morten Robert Kelley Mear James Street Life In Alliance H. FR. Sneil

Frontline clashes as Arab states fire on Israeli aircraft

Syrian and Egyptian artillery engaged Israeli planes in frontier incidents. Israel reported one aircraft down after batteries damaged the plane and injured the pilot. Syria claimed the plane violated its airspace and was forced to land inside Israel.

Israel Sitani Piot Syri Israeic

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