Mass Evacuation Planned for Baytown School Children
Baytown plans a mass evacuation of about 11 000 people to Mont Belieu High School area. About 9 000 students and 2 000 adults including teachers, parents, police and Red Cross workers will participate. The event aims to test rapid, safe movement away from the refinery area with traffic control and Civil Air Patrol aid, likely in April.
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Boondocks
Baytown
Bue Jones
Sun Shift
Bob Feinberg
Feinberg
Red Cross
Parent-Teacher Associations
PTA
Mont Belgieu
Mont Belviga
Reinberg
Mont Belviews
Civil Air Patrol
Aig
Snow Front Brings Bitter Panhandle Cold Snap
A Pacific Northwest air front lowers temperatures across Texas Panhandle with snow in Amarillo and dust storms from Austin to Del Rio. Lows dip into the teens north of the region while North Central Texas faces a heavy freeze threat to blooming fruit crops.
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Texas
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Austin
del Rio
Wichita Falls
Gage
Okahoma Panhandle
Pacific Northwest
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Waco
Lufkin
Dalhart
Panhandle
Baytown Notes Include Postmaster Nomination and Local Events
Acting Postmaster M L Neal of Baytown has been forwarded to the U S Senate by President Eisenhower for confirmation. Walter Rundell of Lee College heads to New York for the National Association of Junior Colleges meeting. Mrs A F Cole announces a Baytown Eagles Auxiliary gathering. Miss Ettie Laird’s fifth grade class at Baytown Elementary programs History of American Music for students and parents with refreshments to follow.
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Rundell
New York
Walter Rundell
Lee College
New York City
National Association of Junior Colleges
Ettie Laird
Baytown Elementary
Around Town Notes from The Sun Headlines
A packed round of local sightings includes Harry Blum at the drug store, PD O’Brien with a red car, O Hare hard to find on Tuesday, Frenchy Rider visiting Baytown friends, Pat Fuller planning for the future, and Mae House making a delayed visit. Leroy Masterson shows improvement, Mrs. Gloria Ware heads to court, and R C Fisher celebrates a new baby with a telegram. Lowell Lammers appears as Dowell Lammers in the directory, with late retirement joys and neighborhood chatter as Vigey Boulingy’s laugh echoes down the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Woop
Harry Blum
Milton Lyons
Porter Lancaster
O'Brien
O. Hare
Frenchy
Baytown
Gentry Hathaway
Pat Fuller
Sun
Wies
Billy Smith
Mae House
Leroy Masterson
Gloria Ware
R. C. Fisher
Lowell Lammers
O. B. Lees
Ten Bands Lead Shrine Parade in Baytown
Parade chairman Grover Edge says at least ten bands line up for the Shrine parade next Saturday with more likely. Houston groups Arabia Templé’s Shrine band and others will join the march along with the Robert H. Lee hand in a renewed request by organizers. Funds from ticket sales and donations support the Shrine Crippled Children’s hospital in Houston.
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Shrine
Grover K. Edge
Robert H. Lee
Edge
Arabia
Templé
Shrine Band
Uniformed Grouns Hken
Oriental Band
Houston
Eage
Baytown
Nor
Olive
Gerald Vincent
Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital
Operation Dynamite Finds Live Shell in Baytown Home
A Baytown drive to remove war souvenirs found a live shell after Mrs. WW I Nichols reported a possible item at 1301 Burbank. Police turned a metal loaded cartridge to San Jacinto Ordnance personnel for disposal. An additional souvenir at Appell Electric on Bayway Drive was deemed safe by demolition men.
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Baytown
WW. I. Nichols
Burbank
San Jacinto
Bayway Drive
Baytown Community Chest Elects Barsalon President
The Baytown Community Chest board elected Joe Barsalon president to replace retiring Harry F. Hartman. Norman Hargrave was re elected vice president Abe Rosenzweig became custodian of the treasury succeeding Lin Paine, and W C Jackson was chosen to replace R J Martin. The board approved a 520 dollar gift to the American Red Cross disaster fund and extended thanks to retiring officers. A Red Cross mail campaign will be run in Harris County led by Charles G Caldwell with Mrs Hugh Fehols and Hartman named to head East Harris County efforts.
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Baytown Community Chest Board of
Joe Barsalon
Harry F. Hartman
Norman Hargrave
Abe Rosenzweig
The
Treasury
Lin Paine
W.C. Jackson
R. J.martin
American Red Cross National Disaster Fund
Community Chest
Red Cross
Harris County
Charles G. Caldwell
Hugh Fehols
Harry By Hartman
Red Cross Board of Directors
Laurisa Jackson 68 Mont Belvieu Resident Dead
Mrs Laurisa Amelia Jackson 68 of Mont Belvieu died Tuesday in a Dayton hospital. She lived in Mont Belvieu 41 years, was a former teacher and Methodist church member. Survived by husband Mack, daughter Imogene Brooks, five sons, three brothers, two sisters, and 16 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Mont Belvieu Methodist Church with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery Chester Texas.
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Laurisa Amelia Jackson
Mont Belvieu
Dayton
Jackson
Methodist Church
Mack Jackson
Mont Belview
Imogene Jackson Brooks
James Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Milo Jackson
Milton Jackson
Laster Jackson
Futeh
Baytown
Sarah Fateh
Jack McDaniel
Rewbon Shires
W.C. Underwood
Clarence Farter
Pete Thomas
Irvin Kemp
Civil rights alabama plea and federal actions prompt tension
UNITED PRESS reports Alabama legislators propose a slow approach to race reform warning the Supreme Court of possible civil strife if forced desegregation proceeds. A march on the Capitol is seen if Congress stalls civil rights legislation and the Pentagon weighs boosting B 52 production to counter Russia. George Parr of Duval County faces federal indictment for mail fraud and conspiracy with bond set at 5000.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Supreme Court
Houston
George Parr
Duval County
Nixon Future Up To Him Ike Declares
President Eisenhower said Nixon's political future is up to Nixon with no criticism of him as a man or running mate. He added he would step aside if his fitness to serve deteriorates, and would present the issue to the American people. He also noted favorable Bulganin reaction to nuclear ban talks and urged urgent UN action on Middle East tensions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard
Nixon
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
United Nations
Middle East
Israel
Arab World
Hole In Road Causes Cars To Collide
A hole in the road at 1217 Chilgate Road led to a head on collision injuring two people. A J Rhoden, 76, suffered cuts and brain injury while Charles Jones, 7, a service station employee, sustained a head injury. Witness I R Hardy described Rhoden’s car bouncing from the edge of the pavement before impact and a small blaze that was extinguished.
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Chilgate
A. J. Rhoden
Refinery
Charles Jones
Servic Station
Set
I R. Hardy
Rhoden
Hardy
Hearing On Highlands Bank Petition Delayed
The hearing on Highlands petition for bank approval by the State Banking Commission was postponed indefinitely due to backlog. The originally scheduled Wednesday session in Austin was pushed back as the commission prioritizes other bank applications.
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Highlands Bank
Highlands
State Banking Commission
Commission
Austin
Banking Commission
Former Sheriff Shoots Once: Man Is Killed
Justice of the Peace ordered an autopsy on Anthony J. Gallotta of Galveston after he was shot and killed on a former Galveston county sheriff’s back porch. Sheriff A L Usry fired once from a .38 revolver as Gallotta allegedly tried to break down the door. Usry and his wife gave statements. no charges were filed. Gallotta previously paid a $25 fine for disturbing the peace after police recovered a pistol and dice. The incident prompted an autopsy and body release to a funeral home.
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Lamarque, Tex
Justice of the Peace
G. P
Oeanne Hopkins
Usry
Bayou Drive
Hardy
Callotta
Gallotta
Japanese Request Clarifies Southern Grits Symbol Aid
Atlanta officials sent belated instructions to Tokyo to accompany a grits sample, clarified by Nelson M. Shipp assistant secretary. He noted grits is cracked corn boiled and eaten not planted, though a courteous reply thanked for the seed parcel to be planted for public benefit.
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Atlanta
Georgia Department of Commerce
Tokyo
Nelson M. Shipp
International Chamber of Com
Sanitarian Opens Drive On Fly-Trap Garbage Cans
Odiy Muennink of the City Health Department announced a citywide annual drive to improve garbage storage in Baytown. Residents should inspect containers for tight lids, removability, rusted bottoms, correct size under 80 gallons, and water proofing. Defective cans will be repaired or replaced and tagged for correction. curb placement by 8 a.m. on pickup day is required, and moved after collection.
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Odiy Muennink
City Hearth Department Sanitarian
Baytown
Muennink
Surgeon Tortured By Bandit in Evansville Home Attack
In Evansville Indiana surgeon Dr Justice Wynn, 60, says a burglar bound, blindfolded and tortured him after a home invasion that netted about 3000 dollars. A nephew, Donald Lockwood, 31, was arrested on an anonymous tip but denies involvement. Police warn more injuries may emerge as doctors assess his damaged hands.
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Evansville
Ind
Justice F. Wyiun
Wynn
Donald Lockwood
Florida
Tiny Jordan Caught In Middle Of War Crisis
Jordan wavers between Britain and a Cairo bloc as Arab-Israeli border tensions rise. King Hussein affirms friendship with Britain after Glubb Pasha’s dismissal while Egypt Saudi Arabia and Syria seek Jordan’s allegiance at a Cairo summit. Britain aims to pull Jordan into the Baghdad pact with U.S. influence, opponents ready to counter with substantial funding.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Middle East
Hussein
United Press
Britain
John- Glubb Pasha
Arab Legion
Cairo
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Sal
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Eagles
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Baytown Eagles Lodge
Eagles Hall
Lee High School
Crippled Children’s
Veggy Star
Studio of Dancing
Elizabeth Girott
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Peegy Bailey
Martha Sue Strauss
Penny Curtin
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Yvonne D'Olive
Burhans Warne
Carol Ellen Dippel
Marshal Grover Edge
Live One
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Laurisa Jackson
Tiane Futeh
James Futeh
Samuel
United, Press Sceats
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Pentagon
Ike
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Pete) Usry
Police
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Jimmy
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