Victim Drowns At Lake Houston Incident
William G. Styles, 27, of Houston, drowned Sunday at Lake Houston after attempting to swim to a drifting boat. Companion L. T. Brewster pulled him from the water. Ward Strike approved a strike at Montgomery Ward Co. by Chicago workers. Mundt predicts McCarthy will be a hornets nest figure. Five Galveston Maceo kin under income tax probe. Weslaco orders pets tied to curb for 45 days over rabies threat. General Twining to be honors at Texas A&M Military Day. Greek trawler disaster and lifeboat capsize feared drownings off southern Italy.
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Lake Houston
Humble
Tex
William G. Styles
Houston
L. T. Brewster
Jaycee meeting moved to March 21 at Quasi Shack
Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce regular meeting postponed a week and set for March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Quasi Shack. The delayed session will include the annual election of officers with Ed Panowich as president. Cecil Phillips attends NACER meeting in Chicago this week with Baytown Refinery ties. Baytown telephone directory due April 13, latest issue was April 1954. Barber Hill Supt Underwood in Denver with AASA. returns Wednesday after flight with Winnie Stovall supt A J Wheat.
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Jaycee
Baytown
Chicago
Cecil Phillips
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
General Telephone Co
Around Town Notes on Local Residents and Events
Walter Ferrell busy with face lifting and wood work while Zenobia Lee hurries downtown. Gena Young and Barbara Hollister shop in the city with little spending. Davie Duan plans surgery in Houston and tidies at home. Hannah Bolmanskie greets customers with a smile. Bertie Smith shares utensils with a new homemaker. Ruth Slagle plays grandmother in a rocking chair. Ninassa Clement back after El Paso trip as Mrs Wayne Clement. Bill Cates recalls first recording experience. Betty Jo Hull comments on a remark. Dick Carrol threatens to diet as Peggy McFarland catches up on news. Georgia Pilgrim reads the news. Olesen and Jhan Towery dine together and keep a luncheon date. Clover Lannon near quitting nursing duties.
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Walter Ferrell
Wiles
Zenobia Lee
Gena Young
Barbara Hollister
Davie Duan
Houston
Hannah Bolmanskie
Bertie Smith
Ruth Slagle
Ninassa Clement
el Paso
Wayne Clement
Bill Cates
Betty Jo Hull
Dick Carrol
Peggy McFarland
Georgia Pilgrim
Ted
Twe Olesen
Jhan Towery
Clover Lannon
Baytown to Hear SP In Port Row Meeting
Baytown Chamber of Commerce directs a special 6 pm Tuesday meeting with Southern Pacific executives to discuss the port area bill before the Texas House. SP EVP E Sines will attend as Baytown grows with Metropolitan Houston and the Port Commission explains past jurisdiction and current scope.
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Baytown
Port Row
Bata of Directors
Houston Ship Channel
Economy Improving but Uncertainty Lingers in Report
The Joint Committee on the Economic Report said the national economy shows improvement but warns of uncertainty ahead. It cites a downward trend in farm income as a serious threat and notes split opinions on tax adjustments. Chairman Paul Douglas says Democrats pushed findings to align with a tax-cut agenda while Republicans argue changes should wait.
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John A. Goldsmithe
Washington
Congressional Economic Committee
Paul WH. Douglas
D-Hl
Senate
Aflicans
Dougls
Democrats
Douglas
Wales
Nationalist Papers urge sinking tanker Arba if navy fails
Nationalist papers demand sinking the Arba tanker if Chiang Kai-shek's navy cannot seize it before it delivers 12,000 tons of jet fuel to Red China. United Daily News backs seizure, even at cost, while cautious quarters warn protection by Communists could fail. Shipping sources expect a showdown in 10 days to a week, with Singapore withholding refueling permits.
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Formosa
Mondiy
Ted China
United Daily News
Commmunists
Aruba
Red China
U.S
William F. Knowland
Sapere
Singapore
South China
Indonesia
Gautesen Dies In Colombia Former Baytown Resident
Conrad Emil Gautesen 48, longtime Baytonian, died in Colombia Sunday from injuries suffered Friday on an South American Gulf Oil Co. job. He had worked there two years and was to return home April 1. Surviving widow Mrs Truth Gautesen and two daughters, plus a brother and two sisters, live in New York and Norway. Thievery reported at local homes. clothing stolen from a line and $150 in car parts taken from Ott's Shop. Patrolman John Meadows investigated.
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Conrad Emil Gautesen
South America
Paul A. Lee
Baytown
Gautesen
General Tire and Rubier
Meal
Lakewood
Gantesen
South American 91
Leonard D. Braswell
Kingsport
Tenn
Kathyyn Elizabeth Gantesen
Brevelav
Oswald Gantesen
Brooklyn, N.Y
Norway
CW. Gordon
Ott
John Meadows
Cooler Weather Should Bring Texas Temperatures Down
A Pacific cold front was forecast to reach the Texas Panhandle Tuesday, ending above normal warmth. Forecasters warned a drop to normal temps, not a severe cold snap, with temperatures still uncertain inland. Sunday readings ranged from 39 in Dalhart to 71 in Laredo, while light showers touched Ardmore and Fort Worth.
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United Press
Colt
Texas
Lexus Panhandle
California
Presidio
Laredo
Dalhart’s
Corpus Christ's
Red River
Ardmore
Oklo
Fort Worth
Salt Flat
Amarillo
Gubhoelk
Mineral Wells
Abilene
Mort Worth
U S and Australia issue guard plan for Formosa islands
Washington reports the United States and Australia began White House talks on strategy to guard Formosa, the western Pacific, and Southeast Asia from Communist aggression. Prime Minister Menzies urged a stout allied defense and opposed widening war over Quemoy and Matsuyama, while U.S. policy remains cautious until force size is assessed.
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Donald FT. Gonzales
Washington
United States
Australia
White House
Formosa
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
Robert G. Menzies
Quemoy
Matsy Islands
Red China Coast
Waite House
Menzies
India
Asian-Pacific
Free World
Soviet Union
Matsui Islands
Far East
Hy Tteir
Three Men Hurt In Auto Crash On Highway 146
A head on collision on Highway 146 near Mast Republic and Alexander Drive at 7:15 am injured three men. J A Johnson 72 from Ure Pelly oil field suffered facial lacerations and body bruises. Christian Bertolie 87 and Gabe Ozin 42 of Liberty had facial abrasions. Johnson entered the wrong way in a one way area, causing swerving traffic to collide. Patrolman Ray Turner investigated.
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Ast Republic
Alexander Drive
J. A. Johnson
Ure Pelly Oil Field
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
San Jacinto Memorial
Johnson
Alexander
Lig
Arta
Mast Rem
Berrette
Ray Turner
Sailor Survives Two Days After Wash Overboard
In Cartagena Colombia a seaman from a Colombian destroyer survived two days adrift in the Caribbean after being washed overboard. He clung to wreckage without food or water. The incident occurred during a storm as fishermen worked to rescue crew members near Panama.
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Cartagena
Colombia
Louis Melanico Vidasco
Tim
Panama
Tha Sur
Baytown Man Dies While Visiting Arkansas
Baytown resident Joseph Pelter Rice, 63, died Monday in De Queen Arkansas while visiting. He lived at 1217 Ash Street Baytown and worked in the Missouri Pacific shop. Survivors include his widow Frances Rice six sons Jewel Young of Baytown and others, one daughter, 17 grandchildren and a great grandson, plus a brother and two sisters. Arrangements are pending.
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Joseph Pelter Rice
Missouri-Parifie Rail
de- Queen
Ark
Aoson
We. U
Pan U
FW. Rice
DeQueen
J. B. Rice
New Caney
R. D. Rice
Channelview
H. D. Rice
Silahee
D. Rice
J. P. Rice Jr
Baytown
Jewel Young
Frank Rice
Conroe
Gladys Culpepper
Erian Gayhart
Cushing, Okla
Two Osteopaths Die In McKinney Crash
McKinney Texas police report two osteopaths died when their car overturned after sideswiping another vehicle at an underpass curve south of McKinney. The crash occurred in Maneday and involved first responders and hospital teams. Fatalities include Dr. Thomas… and Dr. Chilles… at Stratford Avenue.
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McKinney
Tex
Upo
Miles
Mekinney
Maneday
Dre Thomas
Stratford
Orm
McKinney Hoapits
Deputies Recover $300 Worth Of Stolen Tools
A Channelview man and his younger brother were detained after deputies recovered about 300 in stolen tools early Monday. Authorities said the suspects faced questioning as investigators sought to recover additional stolen items.
Wooden Gun Terrorizes Plane Riders
A man identified as Edward Koen, once a Boston police officer, brandished a pistol aboard an Eastern Airlines flight near Newark, demanding nobody move as a threat during the five minute incident. Meanwhile, deputies recovered stolen carpentry tools and a wheelbarrow taken from a construction camp near the San Jacinto river, with a 16 year old admitting larceny and facing probation officers. The elder suspect was to be arrested on return home from work Monday night.
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Newark
Panaengers
Hangers
Edward Koen
Boston
Eastern Airlines
Wrahington
Ling
Tetlepsan
Campany
San Jacinto River
B. M. Brown
Careroll Bickerstaff
Toalx
Brown
Ohder
Brown Sild
Tight Squeeze Expected In Final Ballot
Congressman Albert Thomas says the House will take up the rubber plant disposal bill Thursday with Democratic opposition but Republican backing. A close vote is forecast amid Wright Patman’s small business concerns and possible stances by Speaker Rayburn and Majority Leader McCormack against Carl Vinson’s Armed Services stance. Hearings continue to ensure supply for small users even if plants go private.
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Albert Thomas
Baytown Sun
House of Representatives
Wright Patman
Texas
Congressional Small Business Committee
Washington
Sam Rayburn
McCormack
House
Thomag
Baystown
Senate
Say Chief What’s It All Mean
Police investigate complaint about two women in a driveway but find no one matching the report upon arrival. Dispatcher had sent officers to the scene to assess the claim. The incident details remain unclear after initial inquiries.
Auto Workers Seek Guaranteed Annual Pay in GM Talks
Detroit Reuters reports United Auto Workers and General Motors began wage talks for a guaranteed annual pay. The round marks a first in major labor bargaining since 1990, as GM faces a May 29 contract expiry with the union pressing for annual wage guarantees amid potential plant idle time. Ford also heads to talks with a June 3 expiry and Chrysler and others remain unsettled.
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GMC
Rey W. Brune
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
General
UAIY
United States
Chrysler Corp
Thehree
Inter
Tax Cut Compromise Sparks Senate Vote showdown
Opponents and supporters clash over a Senate tax cut plan championed by Senator Humphrey. Treasury Secretary George Humphrey denounces the compromise as a political gimmick while Democrats defend the package that would provide a $20 tax credit per taxpayer and $10 per dependent, with a business and stockholders tax increase proposed. The vote is set for Tuesday.
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Washington
UW Wits
Humphrey
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Ceorge M. Humphrey
Minnesota Senate
George Humphrey
Senate
Seach
Baytown CAP Unit Plans Training Classes
Senior members and cadets of Baytown's Civil Air Patrol unit will start a series of meetings to organize ongoing training sessions. The outline includes safety briefings, drill practice, and emergency services preparation. Members aim to improve readiness for future search and rescue missions and community service events.
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Baytown
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol Unit
Texas Budget In Red As Senate Panel OKs 1.55 Billion
A Senate Finance subcommittee recommends 1.553 billion dollars in state expenditures for the next biennium, a record high that exceeds expected tax revenue by over 51 million. The plan was said to be subject to amendments, with little chance of major change before Senate approval.
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Austin
Senate
Crawford Martin
Hillshare
Senate Finance Mmittee
Mother Charged In Son's Death
In Houston a 31 year old woman, Ellen Gipson, owner of a rooming house, is charged with murder after allegedly beating her son Verna Gipson 32 with a hammer during an early Sunday argument about gambling in her rooming house. Police report Gipson shot dice with two men, chased them away with a gun, then attacked her son to end the dispute.
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Houston
Ellen Gipson
Verna
Dave Thomp- Rett
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