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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1954

Page

2

Congress Roundup Senate Resumes Alaska and Hawaiian Debate

Washington March 29 UP The Senate resumes debate on statehood for Alaska and Hawaii with GOP hopes for a final vote this week. Backers push a drive toward commonwealth status while Mike Monroney would let territories govern themselves and use tax receipts. House-Senate talks aim to resolve tax and appropriation differences. The 2.3 billion budget debate, TVA costs, and public housing cuts loom. McCarthy hearings seek a director for the dispute with the Army. tariffs may be requested amid opposition. Hendrickson urges halting porn trade constraining youth exposure, citing over 100 million dollars in three years.

Washington Senate GOP Mike Monroney Puerto Rico Virgin Islands House TVA

Baytown Sun advertising and publication details

The Baytown Sun information lists staff roles and advertising rates with unclear typography. It notes editor duties, publisher, advertising director, and rates for subscriptions and payments, including a national advertising representative and post office classifications.

Debate Opens On Shivers $26 Million Tax Plan In Texas

In Austin the House opened debate on Allan Shivers' $26 million tax program to fund a $402 yearly teacher pay boost and higher state employee salaries. The plan, sponsored by Rep. Joe Kilgore, would raise taxes on natural gas production beer and corporate franchises, and seeks $11 million surplus for a Dallas Houston Austin Eastham building program. The session enters its third week as lawmakers also consider Communist party punishment measures and other Shivers proposals.

Austin House Allan Shivers Joe M Kilgore McAllen Dallas Houston Eastham Shivers Communist Party Texas Robert Patten Jasper Dudley Daugherty Beeville House Revenue and Taxation Committee

Benefit Show Nets $400 For Police Fund

Baytown Police Association posted 400 dollars in the benefit fund on Monday and hailed the Stamps Quartet program as a success. The Lighthouse for the Blind received a 25 dollar check from the police during the telethon Sunday. W. B. Few, president, praised public support and attendees for the event.

Baytown Police Association Lighthouse For the Blind W. B. Few

Livestock prices mixed at Fort Worth market report

Livestock sales in Fort Worth on March 29 showed cattle at 3,600 head with slow to steady demand across grades. Calves near 900 head, hogs and sheep totals around 15,000 lambs, with varied quoting from good slaughter calves to stocker types and sows showing strength. Pure gold contains about 24 carats.

Fort Worth

April 1 Deadline On Water Fee For Coady Residents

Coady residents must place deposits for taps to the new public water system by April 1. Chairman Ostruam Jr. of the board of supervisors says the system should operate Thursday, with Massey Electric installing an emergency hook up and pressure tests underway. About 90 taps remain to be installed over the final days as inspectors push to avoid further water outages. A note indicates the McLean Waterworks will supply water until March 31 if the system is delayed.

Coady Owie Ostruam Jr Board of Supervisors of The Water District H. A. Miller Miller McLean Waterworks

The King Is Crowned in Mockery and Awe

In a dramatic Easter scene, Pharisees mock Jesus while Peter resists. Matthias recalls Jesus as a boy in the Temple, then witnesses the crowd erupt in chants of The King. The throng strips robes, scatters leaves, and hails Jesus as king in a trumpet-like triumph. Tomorrow: Cleaning Out A Nest of Thieves.

Peter Jesus Matthias Temple Phar S King Israel

McCarthy recall talk and hockey results in Japan

In Wisconsin fans debate McCarthy recall numbers as supporters push back against the so called invincibility claim. A club sells membership buttons featuring McCarthy in a Texas Cadillac donated by a Texas millionaire. In Kyoto Canada’s Kenora Thistles beat an all Japan squad 2 to 1 marking a fifth straight win as they prepare for a match against an Osaka electrical company group.

McCarthy Wisconsin Joe McCarthy Coumies Gore Adolph Hitler Germany Texas Canada Japan Hockey Kyoto Kenora Thistles Osaka Thistles All Japan All Stars

March On Capital By 600 Longshoremen Stirs New York

More than 600 striking longshoremen marched on Washington in protest as federal officials map plans to break a criminal conspiracy charge that has strangled New York port since March. ILA members from New York and New Jersey accused an NLRB examiner of bias while opposing a new election to pick the bargaining agent for New York's 24 000 stevedores. They picketed the NLRB and the White House amid a dispute with AFL over jurisdiction. A past election margin favored the ILA but thousands of ballots were challenged by the AFL.

New York Independent International Longshoremen's Association Washington New Jersey Wational Labor Relation Board NLRB ILA AFL

Stock Quotes Special to The Baytown Sun

A long list of stocks with prices and changes appears, led by Allis-Chalmers Amer Cyan and AT and T. Major energy names include Amoco Gulf Oil Humble Oil and Tex Gulf. Utilities and industrials such as Dow Chemical General Electric Ford and U S Steel are cited with varying percentages, ending with Cotton down.

Alleg Ludlum Wssceesscaeeaee Allis-Chalmers Atte Amer Cyan AB American Repub Amer Woolens Anaconda Copper Beth Stee Calvan Oil Canada Celotex Ree Chi Corpa Chrysler Corp Cities Service Carib Columb Gas Creole Pet Dow Chem Ohio Pace Pet i Packard Motors Pac West Oil Panhandle P and R. O Penney’s Inc Ceseseseserrense Phipps Rem Rand Repab Steel St. Regis Paper Sinclair ON Sovony Vac Ety- Son Pacif Stan of Calif Stan Oil Stan Stan OU NJ Sun OW Veveee Sunray Ofl Ve. Texas Co Texas Gulf Tex Gulf Sylph Tidewater Corp Unten Oil of Calif U. S. Steel

Mrs Elizabeth Burns Dies In Houston Home

Mrs Elizabeth Burns formerly of Baytown died at her Houston home Sunday. Survivors include her husband L Burns a grandson Homer C Wilson of Corpus Christi and a sister Mrs Rembert Smith of Houston. Funeral services will be held in Houston Tuesday under direction of Settegast Kopf funeral home.

Elizabeth Burns Baytown Houston L. Burns Homer C. Wilson Corpus Christi Rembert Smith Settegast Kopf Funeral Home

Twin Daughters Born to Walker Family in Pasadena

Mr and Mrs Ray Walker of Pasadena announce the birth of twin daughters Pamela Nan and Carolyn Ann on March 24. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W F McBride of Baytown and Mr and Mrs W M Barton of Pasadena. Great Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Re W Carroll of Timpson.

Baytown Area Raises Funds for Lighthouse for the Blind

Volunteers across Baytown and Highlands raised funds during a KPRC-TV telethon weekend. Donations totaled over 250 dollars in Baytown, 147.77 from Highlands residents, 54.86 from Louise Horne and Brownie Troop 29, 46.94 by six teens, and 150 from the Lions Club plus member gifts.

Baytown Kprc-Tv Women's Auxiliary The Highlands Volunteer Fire Department Highlands Louise Horne R&r. BE. Horne Wood Louise Brownie Troop Earl Wilburn East James Billy Wayne Wilburn Earl Wiburn Jr Marshall Haberkamp Louis Ray Parker Murray Rogers Lions Club

Cold Front Sweeps Texas Causing Temperature Drop

A Canadian cold front moved through the Midwest into Texas early Monday, dropping temperatures by 38 degrees and bringing a chance of snow flurries for the Panhandle and South Plains. Forecasters predicted the front would blanket the northern third of Texas while the rest remained mild and fair.

United Press Midwest Texas Panhandle South Plains Oklahoma Ardimore Wichita Falls Lubbock New Mexico At & A.m Weather Bureau

Vet Admits Old Killing

Los Angeles doctors and police sought details after a veteran’s hospital patient confessed by letter to killing Roy Spore, a 1949 Colorado University sophomore beaten to death near Boulder Creek. The suspect, Dr. Harry Limn, 35, an aircraft worker, is in Sawtelle Veterans Hospital. Doris Ann Weaver, 18, from Great Falls, Mont., escaped the same assault five years earlier.

Los Angeles Spi Veteran's Hospital Colorado University Roy Spore Harry Limn Sawtelle Veteran's Hospital McCutcheson Farmington N. M DeCutcheson Sam Denver Spore Boulder Creek Doris Ann Weaver Great Falls Mont

Optimists Club Eyes New Members in Baytown Meeting

Prospective Optimist members in Baytown will gather at 6 00 p m Monday at Parkstate to hear Bert Halt director of Boys Harbor La Porte report. Halt will be joined by two boys. Boys Harbor is the top project among Houston area Optimist clubs and Frank Mendell past governor and chartering representative will answer questions.

Baytown Parkstate Bert Halt Boys Harbor la Porte Halt Houston Frank Mendell Texas Optimists

Houston Rabbi To Review Book For Library Friends

Tickets are on sale for Rabbi Hyman J. Schachtel review of Joyor Cary's Except the College Auditorium April 8. Proceeds to Baytown Public Library improvements. Rev. Karl Bracker urges early purchase. last year’s reviews sold out. Directors and members listed with ticket outlets.

Houston Library Friends Hyman J. Schachtel Joyor Cary Friends of the Baytown Library Baytown Public Library Karl Bracker Rabbi Schachtel Arthur Draeger Helen Hess Aattie Skeete Ed Vaught Abe Rosenzweig A. R. Padgett John W Tricketer Julian Spring al Melinger Robert Gillette Walter Rundell Larry Hale Rev Brarker

Explosion and Fire Cause Partial Refinery Damage

Arthur Texas March report states Texas Company officials say damages from Saturdays explosion and fire at a refinery are not very extensive though exact cost is undetermined. The blast hit a gasoline processing unit during routine shutdown. plant manager Frank Wallace cites a line failure as probable cause and notes the area was closing for a routine inspection.

Puat Arthur Tex. Marin Texas Company Pasoline Frank Wallace Wallace

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