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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1955
Page
1
Senate Republicans led by William F Knowland reject a Democratic plan to cut income taxes while offsetting revenue losses with higher levies on business and stockholders. The Senate opens a tax debate Thursday.
Game II between Lee and Lamar baseball was set for 3 45 p m Wednesday at Oiler Park though weather rumors delayed decision A stag smoker at VFW hall hosted by Baytown Jaycees will run Friday 7 p m tickets 2 each George Hanson chairman selling to public Gift tax deadline March 15 for 1954 returns noted by Robert Webb Baytown IRS office with few returns so far and possible misunderstanding of filing requirement
Peter Szulo a Pennsylvanian and longtime operator of the Lone Star cafe at 3401 Minnesota died after collapsing in his cafe early Thursday and dying soon after hospitalization. Survived only by widow Ethel Szule of Baytown. Funeral services set for Saturday 9 15 a m at Harthman and 9 50 a m at St Joseph Church with Rev Denis Kennedy officiating. Burial in Garden of Gethsemane Houston under Harthman’s direction. Rosary Thursday at 7 p m and Friday at 6 p m at Earthman chapel.
In a roundup of local items NEILL SEELEY notes daily dispatcher complaints about stray dogs. Dr Lee Liggett readies a new building for occupancy while Raymond Donnelly climbs stairs. Patrolmen Meadors and Luziech help a known individual. Lucy Stallworth returns from Kansas. Bill Arches reacts to a request for answers. Irene Conn gathers assistants for her project. Alice Feinberg remains busy.
Moses W. Hendricks, a Deer Park resident for 25 years who worked at Shell refinery, plans a small motor repair shop behind his home at 16 Center. He will repair fractional horsepower motors, lawnmowers, and outboard motors. Hendricks remembers Deer Park in 1930 when the town had about 100 people and simple amenities.
H S Berlin city engineering consultant will present his Danubina drainage findings at a Baytown council meeting. Discussion will include East Wright and Danubria streets drainage, water line bids for Bob Smith Road, paving plans for Oklahoma Street block Minnesota to Wisconsin, and possible drilling permit. Final approval requests on Fair Park subdivision and Danubina Courts No 2 are anticipated, with street lights on the agenda. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Porfirio Martinez told a justice court he was stabbed twice in an unprovoked attack by Samuel F Banda at a Harbor Drive bar last month. He denied starting the altercation or kicking Banda, while Banda’s assault to murder charge was reduced to aggravated assault and sent to the grand jury.
A broad Texas warming trend follows a brief rainy spell with highs near 89 in Presidio and 77 in Baytown. Record warmth statewide halts frost for the first time this year, with readings varying from 43 in Dalhart to 68 in Corpus Christi. Coast rainfall noted at Galveston. A Beaumont legislator proposes a 345 million East Texas school and facility for the mentally retarded.
Baytonians attended the funeral of Mrs. J F Durnell Wednesday near Elkhart after a long illness. Present were her sister in law Mrs G L Waddell and nieces and nephews including Mrs C R Miller Mr and Mrs T M Waddell Mrs Aliie Little and Mrs Ralph Isaac. She died at 3 am Tuesday in a Palestine hospital.
Senator Price Daniel notified Defense Secretary Wilson that he favored disposing of the San Jacinto Ordnance depot at Channelview and moved to relocate it, aligning with Congressman Albert Thomas. Harris County commissioners also urged moving the depot to a less industrialized area.
Ollie Bishop 66, long time Humble production department employee, died at 6 30 a.m. Thursday in Baytown hospital after transferring to the Baytown refinery in 1933 and living in Coady. Funeral at 4 p.m. Friday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens. Survived by widow Laura, two sons Herman E K Bishop of Cedar Bayou and Louie M Bishop of Baytown, three daughters Lwona Boatwright of Coady Dorothy Sheffield of Highlands and Claudie Heffernan of Jacinto City, 15 grandchildren and several brothers and sisters.
Ban Antonlo s former land commissioner Bascom Gil ea surrendered Thursday to Sheriff Owen We Kilday and told newsmen I welcome the opportunity to make my defense in court. Marriage breakup shocks Washington society as Joseph E Davies and Mrs Davies, longtime social figures, end 20 years of marriage. Claude Straughan dies in Amarillo wreck. six injured in three car crash on Highway 66 east of Amarillo. John J McCloy says pension fund stock purchases not a major market driver.
Dallas County Judge W L Sterrett ordered a special election in the embattled Irving Texas independent school district where 215 teachers and other employees have been fired after a dispute with the school board.
Capt Patti Adolf Nilsen of Kemah 73 died early Thursday at home. Services Friday at Art Simpson Funeral Home chapel with Rev James C Beauman of First Methodist Sea Brook officiating. Burial in Seabrook cemetery. Born in Larik Norway he captained at sea 33 years and lived in Kemah 12 years. He was a member of Pasadena Masonic Lodge 1155 AF AM. Survivors include his wife Cynthia Nilsen and one son Charles Addifus Nilsen of Kemah at sea.
Miss Glanisse McMillan Western Union operator failed to positively identify Thomas Joseph Gildea as the man who held up the Western Union office on February 21 during testimony at Justice of the Peace Walter Queen's court. The state did not connect Gildea to a prior Bank Grill theft. he was bound over to the grand jury on the armed robbery charge with a $1500 bond. Witnesses described cigarettes and razor blades as the stolen items and Gildea allegedly sold some to a local dealer.
A Texas House panel approved the Trinity River Water Authority proposal to canalize the Trinity River from the Gulf to Dallas and Fort Worth, creating a 1 1/2 county water district with broad tax powers. Amendments were added. final voice vote forecast after interim report prep. Separately a wildlife regulation bill transfer to Game and Fish Commission drew a 5-4 subcommittee vote, backed by the Texas Wild Life Federation and other sports groups. Rep. Barefoot Sanders led the canalization measure. Sen. Doyle Willis sponsored the wildlife bill.
Baytonians can view 11 East Harris District booths at the Boy Scout Exposition in Houston starting Friday. The event, the largest in Sam Houston Area Council history, draws about 167 units from 15 counties and is expected to attract 70,000 visitors. Cub, Scout, and Explorer displays cover safety, radio, woodworking, stamp collecting, camping, and more, with prizes and commissions for selling tickets.
The Britton Craver area civic association will circulate a petition among residents to gauge reaction to a proposed drive-in grocery on Kentucky Street along a school route to San Jacinto and St. Joseph's. The motion was approved at a Wednesday night meeting with about 22 attendees. Adrian Pete Jones, the grocery proponent, attended to discuss hours and procedures, while members plan to consult City Attorney George Chandler on potential legal steps to block the store. Jones argued the plan would not create a traffic hazard for children, though locals fear backing cars could pose risks to very small students walking to San Jacinto or St. Joseph's schools.
Congressman Carl Vinson of Georgia backed a bill to reopen sales negotiations on the Baytown synthetic rubber plant run by General Tire and Rubber Co. He pledged to work to keep the Baytown plant operating and would place the bill on the House calendar as hearings began on the disposal program. Pennsylvania's Rep. L H Gavin noted a local plant's dependence on Baytown rubber, citing Phillips Borger as the only other source. Baytown residents testified could be sought if the committee wished.
Intelligence sources report China moving a full Red air division with MIG fighters from Manchuria to the South China coast opposite Formosa. Premier Chou Enlai remains uncompromising, rebuffing negotiations and third party mediation as Eden cites no conditions for a conference. Nehru seeks a concession while Peiping rejects cease fire commitments and any meeting including Nationalist China.
An Indian man named David Wildcat testified as a witness in a case before Justice of the Peace Walter Queen. The proceedings occurred Wednesday in the courtroom and involved Thomas Joseph Gildea. Wildcat is described as a cement construction worker with Kellogg Co in Re anid.
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