Three Texanns Are Pulitzer Prize Winners
A Cuero Tex Record staffer Roland Kenneth Towery and Alice Tex Daily Echo writer Mrs Caro Brown earned Pulitzers in journalism. Paul Horgan of Roswell New Mexico won for history and biography honors went to former Leon Texas resident now with The New York Times Washington staff for a book about Senator Taft. Towery won Local Reporting for a series exposing scandals in the veterans land program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Texas
Hach
Paul Horgan
Roswell
N. M
Gret River
Rio Grande
Wiliam
De‘Leon
Tex
New York Times
Washington
Sen. Rossert-Talt
Ohio
Towery
Scout Meet Set in East Harris County District
The Boy Scouts of East Harris County plan their monthly meeting at 7 pm Tuesday in the community house with summer camp on the agenda. WLO district chairmen urge attendance or a stand-in committee member.
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East Harrig County
Boy Scouts
Wlo
Jacksony
Ene
Otter
Town Roundup at Bond and Gould Hospital
Round Town notes several locals in the hospital including BOND and Gould. Harry Bonds returns after a short absence. Doc Hill eyes a Dayton trip. Hearn Hinkle seen drinking coffee on Main Street as Mrs Mullins remains hospital bound. G L C couple planning a vacation next week may face jury duty. Nan Adams improving slowly, Roger and Mrs Anderson with daughter Barbara enjoy the scene. Pop Andrus household reports partial new cars but one driver hopes to recover funds before driving again.
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Bond
Syd Gould
Harry Bonds
Harry
Doc Hill
Dayton
Hearn Hinkle
Smith
Harry Mullins
Nornan Adams
Roger Anderson
Public Forum For Baytown School Board Candidates
Eight candidates vie for two Baytown school board seats in a May 7 election. A public forum at Robert E. Lee auditorium will feature five minute statements, a Q and A, and audience question submissions. Sponsored by the Baytown League of Women Voters, moderator W J Strickler of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce leads the event with most candidates present.
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Baytown
Harris County
A. Winbarn
W. J. White
Holly McLemore
Robert &. Lee Senior High School
Alamo School
Parent-Teacher Association
Robert E. Lee
P.m
Baytown League of Women Voters
League
Ray L. Heinrich
Heinrich
Boyd N. Hil
W. H. Bridges
Lee Tag
Sam Hastings
O. &. Ostrum Jr
L. Fulcher
T. P. Gorman
W. J. Strickler
Baytawn Chamber of Commerce
B. B. Booth
Abe Rosenzweig
T. F. Stephens
Massey Named Baytown Fair Chairman by Chamber President
H F Massey Baytown manager for Houston Natural Gas System was named general chairman of the 55 Baytown Fair. Appointed by Baytown Chamber of Commerce President Gordon L Farned Massey may form his own committee and receive united chamber support. He is noted as a tireless worker for Baytown fairs held each fall. The board also discusses Armory facilities and rubber plant purchases, with staff from Humble Oil and Refining Co thanked for completion of the purchase of two synthetic rubber plants.
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Harry
Massey
Baytown
Houston
Gordon S
National Guard Armory
Humilte Oil and Refining Co
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Humble
Kimble
Ager Nelson McHlroy
Man
General Tire
Chamber of Commerce
McElroy
George Buys
W. T. Bushh
Thad Felton
L. C. Ferguson
George H. Gentry
Robert J. Gillette
James Harrap
Prec Hartman
L. T. Jones
Towel Juimmers
Ted Lyman
al ‘Melinger
Bryan Stratton
Theo Wilburn
V. ¥. Wright
Faulkner and Williams Win Pulitzer Prizes in 1950s style
New York reports William Faulkner wins the Pulitzer for A Fable a World War I novel nine-year labor. Tennessee Williams secures a second Pulitzer for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a drama about a Mississippi plantation family. Other 1950 winners include Gian-Carlo Menotti for music and Columbus Ledger for public service. Anthony Lewis wins national reporting.
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Faulkner
Williams
New York
William Faulkner
Tennessee Williams
Willams
Grayson Kirk
Columbia University
Gian-Carlo Menotti
The
Blecker Street
Menotti
Putitzay
Columbus, Ga
Ledger
Sunday Ledger- Enquirer
Phenix City
Ala
Anthony Lewis
Washington
D.C
Daily News
Scripps- Howard
Gambling Forecast Panics Over 267 Year Jackpot Date
The note discusses whether one must wait 267 years for a payoff, mentioning dates like 5-5-55 and 8-6 and a mathematician Lewis Galgraith who claims a 287 year wait for the jackpot, framing a speculative lottery style scenario.
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Lewis Galgraith
Thompson Gets Three Years For Yale Murder
Jesse Thompson, 24, pleaded guilty to murder in district court for the death of Bert Williams, 43, at a Harbor street tavern over a pound owed. He was sentenced to three years in prison after the plea on Monday. Williams was shot during an argument over the debt.
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Jesse Thompson
Bert Williams
Harbor Street
Williams
Thompson
Northside Club Plans Luminous Signs on Decker to Guide Traffic
Northside Improvement Club voted to install two luminous signs directing traffic from Decker Drive and Market Street toward Coady. One will sit near the Market Street exit, the other near York's store to help drivers at the triangle where Market, Cedar Bayou Lynchburg, and Decker meet. B. Stricklin explains. the club schedules its next meeting for May 20 due to Baytown school commencement programs.
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Northside Improvement Club
Decker Drive
Market Street Road
Coady
Market Street
Siapout Gulley
York's
Cellar Bayou
Lynchburg Road
Thompson Road
Triangle
Market
Cedar Bayou- Lynenburg
Baytown
B. Stricklin
Northside
Easter Crash Sends Man to Hospital After Skid
James Carr of 219 Williams Street was believed to have minor injuries after his car skidded on wet pavement near Highlands and hit a telephone pole. Complications from the injuries led to his admission to San Jacito Memorial Hospital for X ray and treatment this week.
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James Carr
Williams
Highlands
San Jacito Memorial Hospital
Carr
Second Round Children To Get Shots Notice
Harris County plans a second round of polio vaccine shots for children after the first round on April 19 and 20. Officials say exact dates for Baytown and Harvey remain unsettled as Salk vaccine shipments delay booster plans and the second dose is to be given within one month of the first.
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Ray Wwin
Wkyrt Duke
Harris County Medical Sociay
Tresddy
Wilk
Harris County
Harvey
Baytown
WR “Ss
Strikes Divide South In Wave Of Violence
Governor Folsom of Alabama signals a push for state power to run public utilities amid a nationwide strike. In Tennessee a dynamite blast damaged a telephone exchange, with no injuries. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike disrupts connections and halts most operations as talks continue.
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Atlanta
Slike
Gov. Jones
Folsom
Alabama
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Bell
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Louisville J Nashville Railroad
Extermination Drive By Diem Starts In Saigon
In Saigon Vietnam government troops launched an exter mination campaign against remaining rebels in the outskirts as fighting raged near Cholon and along a canal. French officers watched from an AS helicopter as new rebel nests were found and a heavy mortar barrage followed. Ngo Dinh Diem urged mass demonstrations in the south to support dethroning Bao Dai and forming a republic while a revolutionary assembly was announced to meet Thursday. Diem prepared to discuss Bao Dai with congress delegates.
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Saigon
Ngo
Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Strifetorn
Diem
Jimta
Ban Dai
Birds Tire Of Chicago Daily Fare
Sparrows abandon their haunts in Chicago Loop as pigeons’ provisions fail to lure them back. Rushin L Rand, curator of birds at the Chicago Natural History Museum, comments on the shift in avian habits.
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Birds Tire of Chicago Daily Fare
Chicago
Huay Loop
Foml
Rushin L. Rand
Chicago Natural History Museum
Two Renamed To Baytown Housing Authority Board
C HL Olive and O C Rehymer were reappointed to the Baytown Housing Authority governing board. Other members are J Rodger Read, C L Thorpe and J Bert Davison whose terms expire next year. The board handles affairs of the authority operating Sam Houston County and Lincoln Corts, built by the City of Pelly and the federal government years ago.
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C. HL Olive
O. C. Rehymer
Baytown
Baytown Children’s Council Plans Thursday Meeting
Baytown Council for Men tally Retarded children schedules regular monthly gathering at 7:30 p.m Thursday at Bay town Opportunity school 1201 Parkway. Jim Shetey president to convene. Children from the school visited Hermann Park last Friday with teachers mothers and some fathers. a picnic was served.
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Baytown Council For
Baytown
Parkway
Jim Shetey
Hermann
Ark
City Council Denies Rezoning Request
Baytown city council denied a petition to remove West Main to Goose Creek in Goose Creek fire zone No 2 despite survey results showing 12 of 14 residents favoring staying in the zone. Small business operators had sought building permits for nonconforming structures due to high fire zone construction costs.
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Market
West Main
Baytown ‘City Coun
Rufus Bergeron
Mears
Avoa
Goose
Creek Stream
Goose Creek
Variety Of Atom-Powered Warships Seen In 10 Years
Washington UPI reports Adm. Robert Carney says the Navy will develop nine varieties of nuclear powered ships within a decade while advancing ahead with atomic submarines. He notes no fixed date for nuclear powered fleets but expects several ship types to operate on nuclear power within ten years.
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Washington
U.S
Navy
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
United Press
Sens
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Clinton P. Anderson
N.M
Carney Sali
Caveney
Drowning in Lake Houston ruled accidental death
Justice of the Peace Walter Queen on Tuesday ruled the drowning of Theodore Garvin 43 a Houston cattle trader accidental. Garvin’s body was recovered within 30 minutes by his fishing party after he sank in a deep hole near a boat. Emergency corps from Highlands Baytown and La Torre aided with artificial respiration.
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Justice of the
Walter Queen
Lake Houston
Oxcar Theodore Carvin
Houston
Garvin
Highlands
Baytown
la Torre
Steve Goodnight
Mro
Man HL
Car Rarssell
Monaway
Mra
Hill
Barssill
E and Son
City Beauty Contest Plans At Roseland Park Mapped
Plans for Baytown annual Fourth of duty beauty contest at Roseland Park have begun. A committee to arrange the contest was appointed by Man Altman, chairman of the retail merchants committee of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce. Members named include Billy G. Smith, Jimmy McClenton, Rufus Honeycutt and Vy. Ve Wright. At the recent meeting it was decided many stores now open from 9 am to 5 pm will adjust hours to 9 am to 7 pm from June 1 through Sept. 3.
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Roseland Park
Baytown
Man Altman
Billy G. Smith
Jiommie McClenton
Rufus Honeycutt
Vy. Ve Wright
Hewirs
Haure
Far East Peace Hopes Rise in Johnson Briefing
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson said on a White House briefing that prospects for peace in the Far East look brighter. President Eisenhower briefed 29 congressional leaders for 90 minutes on the foreign aid program worth about 3.53 billion dollars for the coming year. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles discussed recent developments in the Far East and Europe, with leaders predicting a foreign aid measure in Congress though size remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Far East
Eisenhower
Johnson
John Foster Dult
Far‘ East
Europe
Joent Eisenhower
Congress
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
House
Joseph W. Marlin Mass.j
Governors Aid In Distribution Of Polio Serum
Health Secretary Hobby urged governors to back a government sponsored vaccine distribution plan. The Public Health Service confirmed polio cases in children who had received the Sabin vaccine as part of a review. The President's National Polio Conference urged governors to form state committees of medical authorities to determine needs before allocation by the national committee.
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Washington
Mhealth
Ovedta Cilla Hobby
Hobby
U.S. Public Heath Service
Chliren
Silvacetto
Houston Saga To Be Filmed By Columbia
Columbia Pictures arrives in Houston to film Houston Story the first major local shoot since the 1920s Director William Castle and production manager Leon Chovlock review 200 local performers for speaking parts Stars Barbra Hale Lee J Cobb and Edward Arnold scheduled to join the production in Houston this week
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Houston
Tex
Crows
Columbia Pictures, Inc
William Castle
Leon Chovlock
Barara Hale
Lee J. Cobb
Miss Hale
Hollywood
Cobb
New York
Edward Arnold
Anti-Polygamy Laws Sought by Senator Langer
SHORT CREEK Arizona Senator William Langer urged federal action to end polygamy by the Unite d Order sect on the Utah Arizona border. He called for one wife per man after a secretive hearing in a desert hamlet schoolhouse.
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Short Creek
Ariz
William Langer
R-Nd
Utah-Arizona
Langer
United Order
Hamiet
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Texanns
Department of Public Safety
Austin
St. John's Methodist Church
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of St
High Stewart
Stewart
Navy Mothers Club
Shamrock Hotel
Joe Maton
Cay
Round Town
Yungdongpo
Syngman Rheo
International
Soundphotal
H.F. Massey
Gordon L. Farned
Yale
Northside Club
Decker
Thetic
Communications Workers of America
CIO
York
eVee
Baytown Children’s Council
Columbia
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