Pretty Barmaid Burns To Death In Dwelling
A red haired barmaid Polly Vincent died in a fast spreading fire that swept a two story Navigation Boulevard apartment building in Houston. Seamen residents rushed to help but the blaze forced several to leap from windows. Firemen say the top floor blaze started the two alarm fire.
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Houston
Navigation Boulevard
Polly Vincent
Robert Basler
J.G. Leonard
Dock Front
William Peel
Peel
City considers oil well spacing rules for Baytown area
At a hearing Mayor Pruett and council leaders discussed drafting an oil well spacing ordinance to protect reservoir conditions in Baytown. Humble Oil would review any proposal and a few witnesses, limited to four to five minutes, spoke as Oak Oil Corp represented by Isley Bonnette prepared a longer statement. A second session was set for Wednesday as city officials weigh development safeguards. Separately National Geographic notes cashmere wool comes from goats roaming near the Caspian Sea to western China, Kashmir yielding rare white cashmere.
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Humble Oi
Charles Shaffer
Houston
Gzid Humble
Baytown
Humble
Isley Bonnette
Oak Oil Corp
Pruett
Bonnette
Caspian Sea
China
National Geographic Society
Himalayan
Kashmir
Baytown Sun Publisher and staff ad listing
The Baytown Sun masthead shows editor and publisher Fred Hartman and David Byne as editorial staff. Beulah Mae Jacks is advertising director and Warren Edwards is office manager. Subscription rates list 1 month 1.20, 3 months 3.50, 6 months 7.00, year 14.00, with military rates 0.75. Printed at Pearce and Rahbel in Baytown under postal act.
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Aftarpoon
Baytown
Ing
Pearce
Rahbel
Fred Hartman
Byd
David
Beulah Mae Jacks
Warren Edwiards
Carret
mall—Lionth
Hoytown
Texas
Lee And South Park Fight To Deadlock In Nine Innings
The Robert E Lee and South Park baseball teams battled to a nine inning tie that required extras before darkness ended play. Alton McNulty Bob Katbitz and Danny Huey each had two hits for the Ganders with McNulty homering and Kaibitz doubling in the ninth. Lee had eight hits and five errors while South Park made nine hits and two errors. Meanwhile Vor Evans pitched the B team to a 3-1 victory over La Porte. The B team will face La Porte again Thursday and the varsity will play Saint Thomas in Houston Saturday.
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Robert E Lee
South Park
Alton McNulty
Bob Katbitz
Danny Huey
Ganders
McNulty
Kaibitz
Lee
Vor Evans
la Porte
Saint Thomas
Houston
Births Announced in Baytown and Local Areas
Stork reports a daughter Susan Ann to Mr and Mrs Lewis L Rushing in Baytown Monday at a local hospital with unlisted birth weight. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs F T Smith of Cedar Bayou and Mr and Mrs J W Smith of Baytown. Littlefield family greets Bobby Joe born March 12 at San Jacinto Memorial weighing five pounds thirteen ounces. grandparents listed. Pretsh couple Felix H Pretach and spouse at Hackberry welcome a boy born March 18 at San Jacinto hospital. McKie family welcomes a girl born March 16 at San Jacinto hospital.
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Rushing
Lewis L. Rushing
Susan Ann
Baytown Hospital
F.T. Smith
Cedar Bayou
J. W. Smith
Baytown
McKie
George McKie
Berte
San Jacinto Hospital
Sick List Keeps Local Residents Named
A terse sick list item mentions Curtis Parker of Rosser and La Porte residents Mrs. Robert H Burns John Rebecca, Lynn Ledbetter at 04 East Wright, Mrs. Felix Pretsch at 200 Hackberry, Mrs. Numa Trahan Route 1, Mrs. Harry Smith La Porte, Lestie P. Salter Jr. 2008 Utah, Mrs. George McKie La Porte, Michael Wayne Craig Route 1, Sharon Schulte 101 Wilburn.
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Rebecca Lynn Ledbetter
East Wright
Felix Pretsch
Hackberry
Numa J. ‘Trahan
Harry Smith
la Porte
Lestie P. Salter Jr
Utah
George McKie
Michael Wayne Craig
Sharon Schulte
Wilburn
Birdwell named Oklahoma insurance commissioner
Oklahoma City March 17 UP Russell L Birdwell 31 former law partner of Gov Johnston Murray was appointed state insurance commissioner after Donald Dickey resigned Birdwell said he would not run for the full term next January The article notes that the number of trouble free miles on British railways has risen to more than 33000 a 30 percent drop in recent years
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Oklahoma City
Joe W. Curtis
Pauls Valley
Hal Muldrow
Norman
Delinquency Fight Begins in Home Lions Club Told
The Lions Club heard Dr. Ty T. Callicutt of the University of Houston urge that juvenile delinquency prevention start at home. He outlined factors for well adjusted children, including warmth, democratic family relations, and an intellectual atmosphere, urging parents to show love, involve children, explain decisions, and listen to problems. He urged active community involvement and announced a benefit show for Baytown police families.
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Lions Club
Tower
Ty. T. Gallicutt
University of Houston
Callicott
Robert H. Lee High School
Houston
Jailesti
Dr. Callicutt
Cailicutt
Tog
Callicutt
George Gentry
Baytown
F. A. Richardson
C. L. Wisseman
Southern Methodist University
Ray B. Wade
George Gray
Port Arthur
Alfred Stern
Victoria
Fas Center
Jack Wimmons
M. D. Haley
Herbert Barren
WN. M. Seeley
Haytown Police Assn
Robert BE. Lee
Stamps Quartet
Gordon St. Hulgan
Lion
Murray Rogers
Ramona Winters Arrested for 1948 Utah Slaying
Ramona Lynn Winters was arrested in San Miguel California and faces a first degree murder charge in Ogden Utah after admitting she battered Lynn Mortensen 39 Salt Lake City with a flashlight and left his body in a canyon near Ogden. The killing occurred in 1948.
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Ramona Lynn Winters
San Miguel
Calif
Ogden
Lynn B. Mortensen
Salt Lake City
International
Pope Pius Xi’s Long Battle Shows Signs of Recovery
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XI, 78, showing progress after a severe illness during his 15-year reign. Osservatore Romano notes alarming symptoms have faded and signs of general recovery grow, though progress is slow, with gastritis diagnosed as the illness.
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Vatican City
Osservatore Tromano
Pius XI
Barkley Denounces Treason Charge At Jackson Dinner
Former Vice President Alben Barkley addressed 1,206 Mississippi Democrats in Jackson, calling Republican treason charges a premeditated falsehood. He defended Democratic control and criticized Eisenhower’s crusade, joking about the GOP considering replacing the elephant with the crawfish as the national emblem.
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Jackson
Miss
Alben Barkley
Mississippi
Barkley
Eisenhower
Guardmembers begin training after three weeks
Guard members enter their first military training in the past three weeks and head to field training with their unit in mid June. The armory invites wash day users to use facilities. Captain Kader notes Company E trains new recruits. many saw active duty in World War II and Korea. He is aided by Lt. Ray Fowler and other lieutenants with Warren S. Taylor as platoon leaders and Carroll F. Denmark as admin officer. First sergeant is Paul D. Winningham.
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Company E
Kader
Capt Kade
Peg Hall Faces Fondling Charges in Justice Court
Alfred Peg Hall, 44, shoeshine artist known as Peg, was charged with unlawfully fondling a three year old girl. The accusation, filed by the child’s mother, said Hall enticed the girl into his Market Street Road home while the mother watched through a knot-hole. Hall was arrested by Constable Paul Anderson and held in Baytown jail pending transfer to the Houston county jail for trial.
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Alfred
Peg) Hall
Justice Court
Hall
Market Street Road
Paul Anderson
Baytown
Houston
Anderson
Livestock Sales Report Fort Worth March 17
USDA cattle market in Fort Worth shows 1,800 head with steady prices across classes. Good and choice fed steers 18 to 22.50, stocker yearlings 14 to 18.50, slaughter calves 17 to 20, hogs strong to 25, sows steady, and various utility prices listed for cows and bulls.
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Fort Worth
USDA
Jet Crash Is Probed Near Overbrook Kansas
An Air Force inquiry into a collision of two B-47 bombers killed three crew from Wichita base. The victims are Lt. Col. Sidney P. Smith Maj. Lloyd Zuppann Jr. and Maj. Herbert R. White, all from the same crew, with wreckage spanning a two mile area near Overbrook. The second B-47 returned to Wichita after a damaged tail section.
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Overbrook
Kan
Air Force
Wichita
Air Force Base
Sidney P. Smith
San Marcos
Tex
Lloyd Zuppann Jr
Flatonia
Herbert R. White
Phoenix
Ariz
Kansas
Topeka
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Adlis Chalmers
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Richfield Oil Rem Rand Repab Steel
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U. S
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Dickie McBride
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Decatur
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Border City
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