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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1956
Page
2
The Thursday night showing of Rhe Martin Lither fim at Lee College apolitorium has been canceled. The event was to be held under the Baptist Student Union with BSU president Tommy Moak confirming the cancellation.
Eight firms and four individuals face Sherman Anti Trust charges in New Orleans grand jury indictments for fixing bid prices on government owned cotton. Dallas firms named include A Carmipdera & Co and Sternberg Martin & Co. Wolf & Co of New Orleans is accused of coordinating bids. Defendants deny wrongdoing as authorities allege CCC surplus cotton sales fueled by collusive bidding.
Funeral services for Ira C Hahn Jr of AlcAllen will be held at 10 p m Friday at the George H Lewis and Sons chapel in Houston with Rev M E AfePhail officiating Hahn former newspaper man and brother of E L (Maxis) Hahn of Baytown was fatally injured Monday night when his car went out of control and crashed near Progreso He is survived by his wife Eunice Hahn of Medien one daughter Mrs Clyde Martin Palestine one brother E L Hahn and one grandson Michael Martin Palestine Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery with pallbearers named as George Reese Hugh Lavier Felix Spagno Bill Saylor Vic Franks and Joe Hallina
G. L. Rice and wife of 1104 Lazy Jane welcomed a sixth daughter into their family, continuing a line of girls in the Rice household. The newborn adds to the family of six girls in the household headed by Mr and Mrs Rice.
A dense catalog of corporate names and percentages, listing a wide range of oil, chemical, steel, and commodity companies. Firms such as Allis-Chalmers, Allied Chemical, American Cyanamid, Chrysler, Dow, Kodak, Exxon peers, Gulf Oil, Humble, Imperial Oil, Monsanto, Shell, Texaco, U.S. Steel, United Airlines, and Union Oil appear alongside various percent figures and market notes.
A four man field for two Waxahachie school board seats includes the first Negro candidate Wilson L Williams who filed just before the deadline. The item notes Williams operates a grocery and drug store and breaks a local racial barrier in a historic bid. The piece also mentions the funeral of A W Cloud father of I C Cloud of Baytown and lists surviving relatives and dates.
Eight year old Mark Dudley Nelson son of Mr and Mrs J Nelson of 500 East Adoue received minor bruises when his bicycle collided with a pickup truck. The accident happened on East Sterling as the truck backed from a garage driven by Mrs Katie Dunn Route 1 Baytown. He was examined at Felkner Clinic and released.
Holy Week activities fill schedules as Redeemer Lutheran leads sunrise worship with Easter reflections and choir offerings. St Mark's Highlands First Christian Cedar Bayou and other churches prepare Holy Communion, Easter readings, and special prayers through Friday. St. John’s St. Joseph’s and Trinity host worships culminating in Midnight Mass and Easter rites.
Baytown voters are urged to elect council members who will finance and guide a growing program. Officials note spending on storm sewers since 1949, the need for more equipment and improvements to streets sewers and gutters as the city expands. Citizens must decide funding levels and items, with at large council elections allowing every qualified voter to participate. The piece ends by noting lamb and mutton shipments with regional distribution.
A six week vocational guidance program at Robert E. Lee High School concluded with a closing session on Wednesday. About 100 visiting speakers from fields such as science engineering nursing medicine teaching farming and business shared insights with students. A field trip to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital accompanied the event.
Here and There in Deer Park notes local residents: Cook and Harrell Kisterson hospitalized with pneumonia and flu respectively. Cutter family ill with flu. Ray McIntosh arrives from Fort Ord California after basic training and will attend administrative school there. Drag Race draws about 200 spectators with 30 entries. Calvin Mitchell wins V8 class. Donald Gulhier takes first in six cylinder bracket and Bobby Boles second.
Mrs. Leonard Gray of 215 East Pearce seeks the unidentified man who returned her purse after it fell from her car fender during a conversation. Her husband retraced the route but found no clue. If you found the purse, call Mrs. Gray to receive gratitude.
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