Four Days Left in East Harris Car Tag Rush
Four days remain for license plates in East Harris County as about 12,482 sets have sold. Deputy A B Collins says sales are normal for this period and notes outlets in Houston area and La Porte. County figures show 116,000 licenses sold since Feb 16 with 400,000 expected by Saturday, while wheel tax concerns and possible court actions may affect final totals.
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Harris County
Collins
Harris County Federal Savings and Loan
Henke’s
Weingarten’s
la Porte
J. Mark's Chevrolet Co
Hatcher Motor Co
Carl Smith
Entity
Smith
Houston
Hardy County
Texas Supreme Court
Commissioners Court
Senate and House farm bill rebuffed. support price raised
United Press reports conferees in another rebuff to the administration vote to boost support price by 1.4 cents per pound. In Wichita plane crash three bodies recovered after an explosion believed to be Startojet. Austin investigators recess after Sen. William Shiremen admits taking 3000 in cash from bankrupt insurer. Honolulu President Dave Beck of Teamsters plans to organize the South under his direction.
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Ly United Press
Washington
Senate House Farm Hill
Wichita
Kan
Austin—House
William Shiremen
Corpus Christi
Honolulu
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Easter Sunrise Service Returns To Baytown In 1948
Baytown resumes its annual Easter Sunrise service with East Harris County Christian Laymen leading the event in Memorial Stadium. Rev. Paul Stephens will preach, E L Hargis directs juniors, and Revis McGrew leads singing as the community gathers for the eighth consecutive year amid Holy Week observances across churches. St Josephs Baytown plans a 6 pm high Mass on Thursday as Catholic services resume night prayers for Holy Week.
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Bobby Sutpihin
Sun Chareh
East Harria
County Council of Christian Laymen
W. C
E. L. Hargis
Revis McGrew
Wooster Baptist
Pius
St. Joseph's Church
Baytown
Elks dinner and piano recital announced in Baytown
The Baytown community items announce an Elks lodge dinner for Thursday at 7:30 pm and a Mrs Rays piano recital Friday at 7 pm in the Community House. Also noted is city Saturday closures, Odd Fellows convention plans for April, and a police seek for a 13 year old suspected thief who took a pickup and wheels.
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Forice
Oxanghha
Aston
Bodee
Poller
Birth of Coach Hughes's son sparks town chatter
Around Town items note Coach D R Hughes of Ho race Mint announcing the birth of his son in a loud public message. Revie McGrew shares news. Virginia Manak makes a quick Baytown Houston trip. Robasor family awaits daughters and sons from central Texas. Alary Galbraith relatives travel for holidays. Judy Davis reportedly changes name to Dudy Davis. Rose Ann Moody and others discuss style show plans. Prentis Holders enjoy a new car. Tran Coist and Britt visit Baytown for Easter holidays.
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D. R. Hughes
Horace Mint
Revie McGrew
Vireginia Manak
Baytown
Houston
Harase Robasor
Dudy Davis
Rose Ann Moody
Hospital Valley
Fern W
Tax Men Seize Daily Worker Offices in Raid
New York treasury officials announce raids on Daily Worker offices in eight cities for nonpayment of income taxes. The party and its paper owe hundreds of thousands in taxes and penalties for 1951 52 and 53, though editor John Gates claims the publication has never made money and ran deficits every year.
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New York
Daily Worker
Treasury
Chicago
Communist Party
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelpha
Publishers New Press, Inc
Worker
F&d Publishing Co. Inc
John Gates
Stevenson Faces Do or Die California Primary
Adlai Stevenson arrives in California amid calls that the June 3 primary will decide his fate in the 1952 race. Supporters warn he must win here, while backers like Zilfren insist Kefauver also aims to upset Stevenson in California after lingering Minnesota results.
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Adlai
California
Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson
Mera Woikies
Stevenson
Florida
Hi Campign
Sen
Estes Kotauver
Paul Ziffren
Gy Stevenson
Two Texas 12 Year Olds Admit Shoplifting Spree
Two 12-year-old boys told police they committed several shoplifting incidents to fund spending money over weeks. They admitted taking items including pencils, vaporizers, and ball-point pens from multiple stores and selling them to various businesses. A third boy was implicated. the youths were turned over to a probation officer.
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West Texas
Black
Big Chief
Brunson Grocery
Edding’s
Mitchell's Drive-in
Glenn’s Grocery
Littlefield
Kress
Eddie Garrett
Baytown Sun announces revised ad deadline schedule
The Baytown Sun sets new ad copy deadlines effective April 0e to Monday noon for Tuesday 4 pm Monday for Wednesday 3 pm Tuesday for Thursday 4 pm Wednesday for Friday Friday noon for Saturday Apm Friday for Monday There are no changes to deadlines for classified advertising.
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Welter Queen
A.m. Lo
Pam
Baytown Sun
Apm
Grand Jury Gets Killing Case Against Willie B. Thomas
A murder charge involving Willie B. Thomas over the death of Robert Miles Minor was sent to the grand jury for investigation by Justice Walter Queen. Bond was set at $2.00. Deputy Steve Goodnight reports Minor was stabbed after an argument with a Thantas family member.
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Willie B. Thomas
Robert
Miles Minor
McNair
Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Walter Queen
Thomas
Steve Goodnight
Minor
Thantas
Yarborough Launches Democratic Governor Candidacy
Austin attorney Ralph Yarborough, twice defeated by Gov. Allan Shivers, declares for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor. He frames his bid as a call for a new state government free of past entanglements, pledging restoration of honor and integrity. The field grows to six candidates including Price Daniel and J. Evens Haley. Yarborough previously ran against Shivers in 1932 and 1954, winning a large run-off tally in 1954 but losing the general race.
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Austin
Ralph Yarborough
Allan Shivers
Texas
Yarborough
Govenor
U.S
Price Daniel
W. Lee O'Daniel
Reuben Senterfitt
Texas House of Representatives
J. Evens Haley
Canyon
J. J. Holmes
Shivers
President Heads Back To Capital
President Eisenhower left White Sulphur Springs West Virginia by special train for Washington arriving mid afternoon after the North American summit talks. He chose rail travel over a plane due to forecast bad weather and held farewell talks with Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.
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W. Va
Eisenhower
Washington
Louis St. Laurent
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Mexico
Truman calls Dallas paper a pickpocket after editorial
Margaret Truman's engagement to a newspaperman prompted a salty note from Harry S Truman. The Dallas Morning News reported editorials about Margaret and was sent a clipping then a typewritten thank you plus a cryptic comment. The president's reply described the paper as treating him like a pickpocket.
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Dallas
Margaret Truman
Harry S$. Truman
Dallas Morning News
Thomas Turner
Central ‘Texas
Truman
Turner
Mir
Trumpin
Johnson Plain Dupe Charged by Gov Shivers
Houston report says Gov Allan Shivers accuses House Speaker Sam Rayburn of masterminding a cynical calculated political plot. The filing frames Rayburn as the central target in a broader charge.
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Johnson
Plain ‘Dupe
Shivers
Houston
Allan Shivers
Sam Rayburn
Poliigal
Texas Democrats Back Statewide Interposition Vote
The Texas Democratic executive committee approved a plan by Gov. Allan Shivers for a statewide referendum at the July Democratic primary on the interposition issue. The debate touched on state rights and federal powers, with Shivers criticizing Sen. Lyndon Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn as he addressed about 1,400 members amid applause and boos.
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Houston
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Senate
Lyndon
Tohnson
Adute
Jimnson
Vetr
Chicago
Johnson
Texas
Rayburn
Lyndon’ Johnson
Byron Skelton
Tem- Die
Skelton
National Day of Prayer Held by Negro Ministers
In New York and other northern cities Negro ministers predicted large church attendance for a National Day of Prayer in solidarity with the Montgomery bus boycott. Southern clergy expected only token services as the boycott enters its eighth week after Rosa Parks's 1955 arrest and the arrest of nine leaders in Montgomery.
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New York
Montgomery
Als
South
National Committee of
Alabama
Itv
Rosa Parks
Lazy Electorate Sets All-Time Low in City Election
Baytown residents faced a historically low turnout with only 860 voters in last year’s city election though the qualified voting strength rose to about 9500. Despite favorable weather and increased population due to Cedar Bayou annexation, officials urged a record turnout for the upcoming April 3 election, noting all eligible voters in Baytown can participate across precincts.
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En.tillery
BR. A. Pruett
W B. Reichart
Lacey Lusk
H. M. Campbell
Rufus Bergeron
Adries F. Droushict
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Barrymore Boulevard Repairs Start Across City Route
Barrymore Boulevard repairs began Wednesday per city Manager C. D. Middleton. Work includes widening and resurfacing between Main and Lindberg and smoothing the approach to the Missouri Pacific crossing. Detoured traffic remains unchanged while Goose Creek bridge repairs proceed.
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Barrymore Boulevard
Main and
Lindberg
C. D. Middleton
Goose Creek Stream
Dust Storm Halts Visibility Across Large Texas Area
A Pacific cold front pushed through Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Wyoming, creating widespread dust. Visibility dropped to under half a mile in some sections of Texas with high winds up to 67 miles per hour. The dust covered a huge sweep from the Panhandle to the northeast corner, reaching College Station and San Antonio, with scattered thunder showers and hail in southeastern Oklahoma.
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United ‘Press
Texas
Panhandle
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Panhandie
College Station
San Antonio
Salt Flat
Amcarillo
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