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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1956
Page
1
Baytown council approves closing City Hall on Saturdays starting April 1. City Mall employees keep 44 hour week with adjusted hours 745 am to after 13 minutes later than weekdays. Budget delays prevent full employee time off and debate over equal treatment of staff continues.
W B Montgomery 62 a Baytown refinery employee died after a 10:30 am auto track collision at Red Bluff Road and Spencer Highway. He was dead on arrival at Pasadena Hospital. Justice of the Peace Deve Thompson led the inquest. a sheriff's spokesman said charges would be filed though the driver of the dump truck was unnamed. Montgomery worked at Humble Club's new Red Bill road clubhouse. Walter Roberts, another brick mason, was with him but unharmed.
Horace Mann Toon Canteen to open Friday at 7 pm with Plue Jean show replacing Saturday program. Civic Music deadline set for Saturday noon for next season via Dr. J. A. Dinwiddie. Roseland Oaks subdivision gains final city council approval Thursday. City council does not support creating city superintendent of safety post.
Local notes show Patsy and June Murphy riding along Texas Avenue waving from treuses while a Baylor graduate, Keith Uleh, re-enrolls for post graduate study. Various residents, plans, and fashion remarks fill the street scene with names and small events.
The city council approved an ordinance requiring junkyards to be enclosed by a ten foot board fence, neatly painted, with sign advertising allowed only on the fence. Councilmen Rufus Bergeron and H M Campbell argued it for appearance. Al Clayton opposed the sign prohibition.
City councilmen consider two measures for Bastawn’s volunteer firemen. A $2,000 annual pension fund subsidy and buying 105 radio receivers at 35 dollars each. Radios would alert firefighters directly, reducing siren noise and crowding. Mayor and city manager discuss budget hearings and possible state matching funds. Firemen offer to donate part of their city grant for coveralls.
City councilmen doubled the oil drilling permit fee from 500 to 31000 and added a 200 fee for cutting and removing pipe. The revised ordinance, approved Thursday night, prohibits pipe removal by shooting with explosives due to casing damage and water-supply risks. City Manager C D Middleton explained the compromise after two earlier attempts.
Attorney General John Ben Shepperd says he will file no charges after a one punch fistfight with Maxwell Barker in Bevar county courthouse. Barker followed Shepperd to the district attorney's office as a hearing on veterans land investigations ended. A briefcase and a cigar were used to ward off the attack before officers restrained both men.
Baytown moves to annex 2500 acres including Leynesburg on the Houston Ship Channel and a stretch north of Market Street Road to Cedar Bayou stream. The action, approved on first reading, would extend city limits about 16 miles east to west, adding areas such as Wooster and Lakewood. Second reading required. only 250 residents in new area. Council vote was unanimous aside from one absence.
The Weekend Fishing Outlook notes spring promises but poor prospects due to moderate to fresh southeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph with likely rain Saturday night and Sunday. Gulf winds disrupt fishing. bays show scattered trout and sheepshead, with drum and some specks near Seabrook and Galveston. Freshwater anglers report better catches of bass and crappie in Lake Houston as deeper waters offer warmth. two high tides are forecast Saturday and Sunday, with estimates of low and high water levels.
Baytown celebrated the 10 000th telephone installation Friday with Mr and Mrs Birney W Stinson of 140 North Burnet receiving a color phone and a free long distance call. Ware, district manager, notes Baytown is the third largest General Telephone exchange, with rapid growth since 1932 from 696 phones to over 10 000 today.
The Army revealed a large electronic brain named Missile Master to coordinate Nike batteries against air raiders. Officials said it would target major industrial and population centers, and would detect aircraft and missiles to direct counter-attacks. Demonstrations limited details, but the system appears to aim at winged missiles matching bomber speeds.
In Houston area, two men and a woman robbed Cuba's supermarket in Katy at 6 am. Police pursued across Highway 90 as bloodhounds joined the hunt. Brock and Dorothy Harris surrendered. Johnny Williams was captured after a shotgun incident. Dube Jr. owned the store, three suspects identified as police characters.
A fragment warns readers about Bible verse counts and notes how classified ads in the Raytown Sun invite eager help to find homes cars furniture and more. It mentions placing an ad to prompt action and references Mrs HW Fortinberry achieving a wish in one day at a cost.
United Press summaries report French troops in southern Touisin kiN and over two Arab guerrillas in a fierce North Africa battle. The Big Three plan a Paris meeting in May to align on the Middle East. Eisenhower summons top officials to the White House. Texas City police chief O C Beard is cleared of drunkenness charges. Forecasters expect a push to defeat the presidential election amendment ending winner take all electoral votes.
Cedar Bayou Junior High was burglarized Thursday night. £90 was taken from the secretary’s office. Sgt. BE R. Hardy said the burglar pried open a typing room window to enter and a glass panel in the principal’s office door was broken. The cash box in the secretary’s office held the money.
Baytown voters prepare for a Saturday referendum on federal public housing. The council requires standard qualifications plus property ownership to vote. Poll sites include city hall Precinct 99 Thad Felton 101 San Jacinto Precinct 149 Mexican Recreation Hall 162 Carver School 248 Cedar Bayou Junior High 243 Antle Plumbing 103 Wilkenfeld Furniture 100 Cedar Bayou area.
Hollywood report notes comedian Jack Benny jokes about age while accepting invitation to perform with Alfred Wallenstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra on April 19. Benny fondles a violin he says he has owned for 47 years, dating back to age 15, in front of reporters.
Crosby State Bank opens its new 95000 building with a public inspection from 3 to 5 pm Saturday. Or O Hare, president, says operations move from the old site and regular banking will start next week. Directors include Rk Williams Camille Ulrich T A Ramsay A H Garris and Hare.
The newspaper will reproduce a feature series highlighting Jesus final week starting with His Jerusalem entry and ending with the Resurrection. Watch daily for the Holy Week Feature.
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