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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1954

Page

3

Scoutin' Around In Exst-B ed Leeds Posh 163

Jesse Ford of Explorer Post 163 will be senior crew leader for three months as ord and other officers were chosen at the post's first spring meeting this week at the Scout house. The post plans canoe building for a San Jacinto Camp Strake trip next year with 29 members. Activities include a Girl Scout Camp Aranha work project, a Pickett's Bayou camping trip March 27 28, a Karankawa trail hike April 10 11, and a May 28 swim social in Galveston. Officers elected include Rennie Pruett crew leader No 1 Margalm Stephens assistant Kenneth Morris crew leader No 2 Wendall Denman assistant Robert Burroughs crew leader No 3 Tillman O'Brien assistant Keith Lawhon outdoor committee chairman Paul Ash social chairman Buddy Mitchell service chairman Charles Burns vocational chairman. The next meeting is April 3. Reach Tour El Rancho Cima tour explained for summer operations with the adult leader meeting Saturday for packing and food needs. Miner Huffman and staff lead the tour. Hast Harris post advisors may call Tommy Evans Sr. at 3287. Scouts of Troop 255 elected officers for the coming year Bill Abbott senior patrol leader Bob Smith scribe David Alford reporter. New members Jerry Emory Wayne Young Larry Ross Robert Da Harry Stewart. The troop will meet next Tuesday. Explorer Round Table set for 7 p.m. next Thursday with guest speaker H. Mewhinney Houston newspaperman and Indian lore expert demonstrating Indian flintwork and arrowhead making.

Ed Leeds Jesse Ford Explorer Post Ord Tommy Bowen Bobby Poston Rnider Pete Fisher San Jacinto Strake Aranha Pickett's Bayou North Houston Conroy Galveston Rennie Pruett Margalm Stephens Kenneth Morris Wendall Denman Robert Burroughs Tillman O’brien Keith Lawhon Paul Ash Buddy Mitchell Charles Burns Sapreas Miner Huffman Sam Houston Council Hast Harris Post Tommy Evans Sr Boy Scouts Scout House Bill Abbott Bob Smith Scribe David Alford James S5irne Tmeyer Bil Froehner Thomas Rhodes Jerry Emory Wayne Young Larry Ross Robert da Harry Stewart

Uranium Boom In Australia's Dead Heart Revived

In Australia the arid interior, dubbed the dead heart, sees uranium fields emerge from Rum Jungle to Wild Dog Valley and Radium Hill. Prospectors report rich deposits, bolstering stock markets and fueling confidence amid government encouragement and private investment. Unauthorized claims prompt political debate as Menzies and Beale deny selling uranium at bargain prices.

Australia Dead Heart Coming Sydney Europe Rum Jungle Wild Dog Valley Radium Hill Coronation Jack White White Northern Territory Edith River Heart Stock Exchange Britain United States Robert G. Menzies Howard Beale Marlier Arthur Calwell

Knife blade demonstration in Edinburg murder trial

Assistant District Attorney Ralph Viadurri used a dull knife to illustrate the murder weapon as he addressed the jury in a closing argument. Blood is described as trickling, with the attorney pausing to check his bloodstained pants pocket after a 30 minute address.

Edinburg Tex Ralph Vidawrri Viadurri

Baytown Refinery Official Sent to Executives Course

Albert Fanestiel acting assistant head of engineering at the Baytown Refinery has been selected by Humble Oil to attend an eight week course at the University of Pittsburgh beginning Monday. The program, Management Problems for Executives, serves business executives from private industry and the U.S. armed forces and is in its fifth year with its 12th session. Fanestiel will return to Baytown in the second week of May.

Albert’ Fanestiel preoBent Te Baytown Humble Oil Gothae University of Burgh U.S Fanestiel Baytown

Texans Face Grand Jury in Wheat Scandal

Fifteen Texans have been subpoenaed to appear Monday before a federal grand jury in New Orleans investigating the mixing of inferior Canadian wheat with high grade domestic wheat for shipment abroad. Officials would only confirm the investigation and the subpoenas. six are Fort Worth grain company officials, one Fort Worth insurance man, and six others are described as present or former employees of the Commodity Credit Corporation in Dallas. The individuals were not identified.

New Orleans Fort Worth Grain Company Fort Worth Commodity Credit Corporation Dallas

Water Key To Rio Valley's Future As Drought Looms

Harlingen Texas March 11 Water supply and water rights leadership shape the Rio Grande Valley future said Commissioner Wilbur A Dexheimer of the Bureau of Reclamation in a speech here He urged harmony on the American side and outlined three steps to ease the crisis fund upstream reservoir capacity divert Falcon releases into a lined canal system and consider importing water from surplus Texas areas He warned chaotic water rights threaten distribution and national balance while offering Bureau aid once local support solidifies Also agriculture data notable orange and grapefruit crop estimates for Texas and the U S Midwest regions

Harlingen Tex Rio Grande Valley Wilbur A. Dexheimer Bureau of Reclamation Dexheimer Falcon Dam Mexico Dexheim International Boundary and Water Commission Falcon Reservoir Falcon Texas Gulf

Girl Scout Week Marks National Celebration

Girl Scout Week, March 7 to 18, is observed by members of the Girl Scouts of America. The timing changes to mid March, with events planned in Grigher and nearby areas to honor the organization’s anniversary and activities.

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