Southern White Resistance Stalls Alabama Integration
On a Tuscaloosa tour, United Press reports that Autherine Lucy’s attempted 1956 arrival at the University of Alabama sparked a violent, polarized reaction in the white South. Tuscaloosa residents foresee bloodshed if integration is forced, while Louisiana grants increased Negro undergrad access with limited campus presence. The piece notes sentiment, prior court backing, and the broader regional context including Tuskegee and Macon County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
US & Supreme’ Court
Miss Lucy
Louiisiana
Tle
Tuscaloosa
Lucy
South
University
Autherine
Alabama
Negro’College
Tuskegee Institute
Macon County
Tuskegee
W. L. Martin
Southern Solons Unite In Battle On Segregation
Ninety six southern congressmen pledged to use all lawful means to overturn the Supreme Court school segregation ruling. The declaration, signed by 0 senators and 77 House members, denounced the decision as unlawful power and warned against violence, urging peaceful resistance and restraint while pledging to reverse the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
House
South
High Court
Cent
High Tribunal
Congress
Senate
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Albert Gore
Lyndon, B. Jolson
Johnson
Daniel On Air Sea Price Daniele Announces Politics
Daniel On Air Sea Price Daniele plans to declare political intentions as he speaks to listeners and voters. His Houston talk is set for 8 pm on KTRETV KRPRGTV and KGOUL-TV, with a panel discussion and audience questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Daniele
Sintn
Houston
Ktretv
Krprgtv
Kgoul-Tv
KTR
KERC
Baytown SMU Alumni Dinner Planned for March 23
Baytown Alumni of Southern Methodist University schedule a March 23 dinner. Former students who have not been contacted are asked to call 4966. Mrs. EH Lovering, chairwoman, says the Baytown group will be the Mustang Association. Intercity Luncheon by Highlands and Baytown Rotary to be held Tuesday noon at The Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Southern Methodist University
EH. Lovering
Mustang Association
Highlands
Tower
Jim Tarr
Galveston
Alabama U Expel Segregation Leader
Alabama University moves to expel a segregation leader amid campus tensions. Report notes university action follows student protests and calls for admission policy reforms as administrators cite governance concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Greece Demands U S Intervention in Cyprus Crisis
Athens pressed the United States to intervene decisively in the Cyprus dispute. Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis urged Washington to use its power to uphold justice and preserve the free world, warning of potential harm if the U S stance faltered. Earlier, Greece canceled nationwide anti British protests after a church leader warned of planned Communist trouble during the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
United States
Cyprus
Constantine Karamanlis
Spyridon
Makatrios
Shrine Parade Draws Large Baytown Crowd on Texas Ave
Tens of thousands lined East Texas Avenue for the Baytown Shriners largest parade. Nine divisions plus eight bands highlighted the event supporting the Shriner Crippled Children's Hospital in Houston. Local and visiting officials watched from a reviewing stand as parade participants and guests attended the fundraising drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Avenue
Oak Tree
Fourth Street
East Texas
Baytown Shire Club
Harris County Shriners
Shrine Crippled Children’s
Houston
Grover K. Edge
Southern Pacific
Gordon L. Farned
Baytown
Bob Casey
Dan Walton
W. V. Ramsey
Cant Smith
R. H. Pruett
Col
Kenesta Yarner
George Spotswood
Lake Charles Air Base
Col. Frazier
Texas National Guard
Vincent Chiado
Texas State Guard
Botts
Iron Houston
Ted Lyman
United Rubber Co
Zeke Evans
Consolidated Chemical Co
Henry Cathriner
Boc G. Taylor
Sea Shrine
Around Town Notes and Shifts in Baytown
Garret Merrring heads to work sleepy eyed while Burton Bottle mourns a lost white mate near Cove Community. A reward for the missing pup is offered by phone in Baytown. Local scenes include Ferguson and Marold at a picnic, Pat Fuller at a Shriners Dance, and Grady Herrington watching a baseball game at Gander-Reagan's park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garretttmerring
Burton Bottle
Cove
Baytown
Bhi Ferguson
Marold
Scarborough
Pat Fuller
Shriners
Dixon
Bert Allman
Biloxi
Miss
Grady Herrington
Bimbo
Martha Chaloupka Dies Headed Old Age Assistant Bureau
Funeral services for Martha Chaloupka 64 were held at Art Simpson Funeral Home. She died after a long illness in a Houston hospital. Chaloupka headed the state's Old Age Assistance bureau serving Baytown and Linporte areas. Survived by a son and a daughter, five sisters, two brothers, and several nieces. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery Houston with Rev. P Walter Henckell officiating. Pallbearers included A B O'Brien W G Walmsley Dr. Bridges and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Simpson
Martha Chaloupka
Houston
Chaloupka
la Parte
Baytown
Lin Porte
W. A. Chaloupka
Norma Jean Vogel
la Porte
Forest Park Cemetery
P. Walter Henckell
Trinity Episcopal Church
A. B. O'Brien
Wt. G. Walmsley
Dr. Bridges
R. A. Wright
GR. Chinsldrad
W. H. Carter
Rites Held Sunday For J. P. Carter, 57
Funeral services were held for Jack Perin Carter at 2 p m in Baytown. He died Friday in a Baytown hospital after a brief illness. An electrician at United Rubber Wooster plant, he served on a steering committee for community events. Burial was at San Jacinto Memorial Park with pallbearers named, survived by his wife two daughters two sisters and one grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Lee
Jack Perin Carter
Missouri
Baytown
United
Bertha Schubert Carter
Carter
F. R. McCullough
Bl Paso
Andy Lanham
San Reeves
Mia. Predidwell
Hot Springs
Ark
Fines Foster
Neelyville
Texas Young Democrats Attack Cross Filing
Texas Young Democrats attack cross filing as a violation of party honesty and integrity. The state executive committee urges Alabama Democrats to reconsider buying candidates through primaries, citing concerns over improprieties in cross-party recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cross
Austin
Alabama
Democratic
Rash Of Weekend Crashes Reported In Baytown Area
Accidents plagued the Baytown area over the weekend with five of the six victims from out of town. The most seriously injured were Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Meyka of Liberty now at San Jacinto Memorial hospital. Their condition was reported good Monday morning. The couple were in a 3 pm Sunday crash at the Crosby Lynchburg road and US 90 intersection, a head on collision. Algy E. Childress and wife of DeQuincy Louisiana were taken to Daytona hospital. Mrs Meyke suffered facial and scalp lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
A. E. Meyka
Liberty
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Marnhing Hospital
Crosby-Lynchburg Road
U. S. Highway 90
Algy E. Childress
de Quincy
Dayton Hospital
Four Other Students Suspended In Autherine Riot Action
Four students aside from Léonard Wilson are expelled or suspended following the Autherine Riot investigation at the University of Alabama. The board also disciplined 25 others and said further action may follow as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autherine
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Léonard Wilson
University of Alamo
Autheria
University Board of Trustees
Expo Son
Damanetratione
Love blooms for Maggie She’s engaged
Former President and Mrs Harry S Truman announced the engagement of their daughter Margaret to Clifton Daniel a New York newspaperman. The Trumans said the wedding would be in Independence Missouri in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry
Truman
Margaret
Clifton Danielr
New York
Truma
Independence
James Stricklin Elected Key Club District Governor
James Stricklin, 1é-year-old son of Mr and Mrs S B Stricklin of Baytown, was elected governor of the Texas Oklahoma district of Key Club International at a weekend meeting in Waco. The Robert E Lee high school junior won after eliminations and a final vote by delegates, amid a field of five candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stricklin
S. B. Stricklin
Baytown
Key Club International
Waco
Stricklin
Robert E. Lee
Texas Republicans Choose Convention Route For 1956 Ballots
In Austin, GOP leaders selected a site for the state convention and debated whether to nominate candidates by convention or primary this year. Houston’s H J Porter said the executive committee would likely skip primaries due to cost, noting primaries aren’t mandatory unless 1954 votes exceeded a threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
H. J
Ack) Porter
GOP
Houston
Iun
Weather Warnings Issued From Brownsville To Morfan County
The Weather Bureau Monday ordered small craft warnings hoisted along the Gulf of Mexico from Brownsville Texas to Morfan County Louisiana for seas up to 33 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Weather
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Tex
Cold Weather Bets Down South As Texas Braces
A bitter cold front pushes south with a 36 degree low in Baytown and freezing conditions across North Texas. Amatillo records a nine degree March 1 low as sleet and freezing rain threaten crops in Mineral Wells and Waco. Forecasters warn of continued hard freezes through Monday night from Midland to Abilene and into North Central and East Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Texas
Amatillo
Panhandle
Dallas
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Waco
Cental Texas
Department of Public Safety
Midland
Abilene
North Central
East Texas
Chambers Okays CB Bridge Delegation Of Baytonians In Anahuac
Chambers County Commission backs Cedar Bayou bridge near Roseland Park after Baytown Chamber delegation proposes funding. Spokesman W T Busch says project could cost about 200000 and urges a joint Harris and Chambers county study with a four lane approach from West Chambers County to attract industry and raise tax values. Delegation members include R K Hempill, Robert Beeman Jr, John Kilgare and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Baytonians
Anahuac
Chambers County Commissionare
Cedar Bayou
Roseland Park
G. W. Mayes
Jom Lagaw
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
W. T. Busch
Baytown Group
Harris County
Chambers County
Raytown Group
Harris County Commissioners’ Court
Busch
Commissioners Court
Harris
Chambers Counties
Haytown Group
B. Hemp~hill
Robert P. Beeman Jr
John M. Kilgare
D.C. Ferguson
H. F. Harman
Theo Wilenen
Sam Stassi
Murray Togersy
Wiliam Quartz
Paul Prince
Wy D. Broyles
Hy ¥ Massey
W. E. Kerr
Nelson McElroy
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Dixie
Atlanta
United Real
AL Kurtin
Miss. Lucy
National Association ‘For the Advancement of Colored People
Atlantic
Daniel
Baytown School
George H. Gentry
Greater Baytown Improvement Group
Eelectricians
Pruett
Leo
George Washington Carver
Ly United
Tujunga
Calif
Sen
Kefauver
New Hampshire
Port Chester
County Trust Company
Arthur L. Paisnner
Bronx
Bis
EBI
Paixnner
International
Chivaxd
Shirley Horvath
Husky George Edward
U.S
Texas Ave
Shrine
J. P. Carter
Curly Kayoe
Happy
Dave
Curly Kayce
Monday
the Satine
Ben Bolt
Hans Geist
Ben
Geist
Big Ben Bolt
She Bayfons San
Theniversity
Wilson
Maggie
House of Delegates
Tee Stricklin
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