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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1956

Page

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Peter Rabbit Visits for Easter Parade With Local Family

Peter Rabbit known as Cotton tail visits with Cindy and Richard Barron, children of Mr. and Mrs. N Barron, 208 Chandler. Cindy is seven, in Cedar Bayou elementary second grade. Richard is in second grade. They will join the Hundred of Haytonians heading to Easter Sunday church. Peter Rabbit will rest at owner Raymond Mason's home, 204 East sAdvuut.

Peter Rabbit Cotton Tail Cindy Richard Br Ren N. Barron Chandler Richard Cedar Bayou

Easter Sunrise Service Opens Baytown Celebration

About 5000 Baytonians are expected for the annual city wide sunrise Easter service at Memorial Stadium Sunday. The event, organized by the East Harris County Council of Christian Laymen since 1948, features Rev. Fowl Stephens as main speaker with a message on the resurrection titled Final Proof. Other ministers, music, and a drive-in service at Decker Drive-In theater hosted by Grace Lutheran and Redeemer Lutheran will also be broadcast on local radio.

Bobby Sutphi Hooper Haygood St. John's Bevis McGrew Wooster Baptist Baytown Duster Elmer Hargis LeRoy Gardner Holy City W. J. Bilgore Post 255 Explorer Scouts KREL Grace Lutheran Church of Channelview Redeemer Lutheran Church of Baytown Decker Drive-In E. F. Lange Redeemer Church KECT

Peggy Kelly and locals share town notes and events

Around Town recounts Peggy Kelly and Lee Dunioy visiting, Mack Manns and Tf fous plenmie events, Jedy Martin’s pride in a new pink routlil foy Master Sandy Morgan inspired in football skin mish, Wippy gusts, and family reports. Walker and Raytown visits noted. Dan McCalih enjoys bissweet and syrup snack. Elizabeth Crowds and university class schedules appear, plus outfits still in progress.

Peggy Kelly Rabo Lee Dunioy Mack Mans Plenmie Eal Jedy Martin Sandy Morgan Fi VW Wrightin Dalles Raytown Dan McCalih Gleny Taylor Gelling Keith Uleh Ia Town Haylor Esso Sue Tiller Ming Marc Brubeck Elizabeth Ae Mgorling Ae Dat Allen Billie Goodwin

Shelton O Cannon Dies at 52 in Baytown Refinery Service

Shelton O Cannon, 52, of Highlands, died at Baytown Hospital after 32 years in the Baytown refinery instrument department. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Earthman Highlands Funeral Home with ministers officiating. Burial will be in Santacinte Memorial Cemetery. Masonic rites and active pallbearers from The Instrument department will conduct services. Survivors include wife Naomi, daughter Mrs. C. Ti. Mi Orange, two sons Doyle Shane Haders, three brothers, and a granddaughter.

Shelton O. Cannon Baytown Shelton O. Canon Highlands Baytown Hospital Canam Thani’s. Driveside Masonic Lodge Raytown Naomi Caran Wigland C. Ti Mi Orange Doylesne Haders Mighlands Woo Raymonsville Amitwor Menbers Masonite

Congress debates final farm bill provisions

United Press report notes conference committee in Washington debating the final provisions of the tentative 1.2 billion soil bank program. Other briefs cover Lawton witnesses at Mountain Easter service, Babe Didrikson Zaharias starting cancer testing, and an Alva car fire ruling Mildred Ann Reynolds death accidental.

Ly United Press Washington Congressisnal Farm Bill Conference Committee I Ss Alva. Okle Midred Ann Reynolds

Incorporation Drive Opens for Highlands New E Harris City

Highlands residents move toward forming an incorporated city as attorney Don Lang filed the petition with County Judge Bob Casty. The measure seeks nine square miles from Baytown to Wise Ranch with community leaders predicting a 90 day wait for the county to act while campaigning to win voter support.

Highlands Don Lang Ik. Johnson, Sr Bob Casty Baytown Decker Drive Wise Ranch Liord É Canal San Jacinto River County Commissioners Court Lang

Man Finds Wife After Mistaken Car Stolen Call

Cambridge police raced Friday night after a frantic call reporting a car and wife stolen. Officers later found the vehicle still in the lot with the wife waiting inside, the husband insisting he must have looked in the wrong car.

Cambridge Mass Alika Nwt LE O Gain

Bloody battle hints in dog manhunt for Tennessee convict

In Crosby Texas sheriff reports signs of a fierce clash between bloodhounds and a female hunter near Lake Houston woods. The months long manhunt for Ted Thomas began after he escaped a Tennessee prison in December. Blood traces and mixed footprints led officers to believe Thomas, armed with a .22 rifle, fired on a dog. Three dogs remain missing as searches continue in the area. Thomas, a Conroe native, was familiar with the terrain.

Crosby Tex Tennessee Houston Woods Arci Edd White Ted Thomas White Thomas Conroe

Foust Sledge Reach Baytown Tennis Finals Here

Art Foust of Houston Austin and Eddie Sledge of Highland Park advance to the Baytown High School Invitational finals to play for the boys singles title at 2 p.m. at Lee Courts. In doubles, Paul Como and Douglas Bashum meet Yim Moses and Bob Moomey. Semifinals saw Foust defeat Bill Dixon 8-6 2 and Sledge beat Ken Du Bose 1 63.

Art Foust Houston Austin Eddie Sledge Highland Park Lee Courts Baytown

Baytown Son announces new advertising copy deadlines

The Baytown Son sets two new schedules for copy deadlines effective in April. Monday noon for Tuesday 5 am, Monday for Wednesday 5 pm, Tuesday for Thursday 5 pm, Wednesday for Friday noon for Saturday 5 pm, Friday for Monday. No changes to classified ad deadlines.

Baytown Son Iday

Red Cross Volunteers- Baytown Motor Service On Alert

A Baytown Red Cross program recruits volunteer drivers to shuttle patients to clinics and hospitals in Baytown Houston and Galveston. Started Oct 1 1983 with one car now six volunteers operate on call for medical transport aiding prenatal neonatal and polio treatment and referrals from Baytown Health Clinic and Public Health nurses.

Baytown Motor Service Red Cross EF. Wadley Burnet Drive C. Schiller Lakewood Drive A. J. Clayton Forrest Hugh Echols Harry Hartman Houston- Harris County Red Cross Baytown AIG Houston Galveston Charles G. Caldwell Welfare League Raytown Health Clinic Baytown Health Clinic Jefferson Davis T Vntal Houstedom Houston Tuberculosis Hospital John

Last Call for New Auto Tags Provokes Sheriff Warning

Cur license tax deputies rushed to process tag sales on Saturday. Deputy A B Celling to Cart said the office will close at time, but warned drivers that cars without tags by midnight will be arrested. Local officials stressed enforcement as tag issuance wraps up.

A.B. Celling Cart Still's Aree Panies Midiicht

Baytown in the 20s remembered by C P Blanchard

C P Blanchard recalls Baytown refinery beginnings from 1920 when he hired in and watched the plant grow to monumental steel heights. He shares rugged early days, meals at the gate, and workers’ hard labor in the pipe department amid field hardships, moonshine nights, and freezing rooms.

Baytown C.P. Blanchard T. Blanchard MTA

Hearings On Tanker Blast Get Underway

Public hearing in Baytown heard testimony from Chief Engineer Jones and Esso Paterson officials as they described and analyzed the tanker blast. Cmdr H Broach led the inquiry with Capt Koenigs, Kaminsky, and Omir on the board. Witnesses discussed loading procedures, fire reflections, and lack of smoking as a factor, with sessions continuing after today. City officials planned a coordinated plan to improve emergency communications and traffic handling to prevent future disasters.

Eng Ne B. Jones Essa Paterson Cmdr H. Broach Omir C.F. Kaminsky Omdr H. F. Koenigs Esso Paterson Koenigs Jones Moon Baytown C.D. Middleton

Researcher Faces Ouster Over Immigration Case in Houston

Immigation officials served a notice on 58 year old Dr Dare Awapara of the University M D Andersen Hospital and Ta Toer Institute in Houston seeking his deportation. The case mirrors fluency in the deportation tensions seen in similar international disputes and involves a scientist facing removal.

Houston Dare Awapara Awanawoa Universit M.D. Andersen Hospital

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Richard Barren Lasver Bunny Pahdon Pythias National Guard Armory Rane Lake Houston Atascito Tirectons Baytown Chamber of Commerce Rebel Inn Gordon 2 Parnes EMRS Rennie Berg Memorial Baptist Church Geneta Lawhon Alfom Jesus Galilee Earth Paul Stephens Lawton Okla Thousamis Lawton Witnness Galvest Babe Didrikson Zaharias New E. Harris City Red Face Dept Posse Foust Sealy Hospital Z. C. Schiller Jearning Air Céminnuniby Red Red Cross Yipo Pipe Department Rhineharg Baytoniang Sammy Abik Ruvber Louisiana Wey Texas Cc. FY Blanchard
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