Optimist Club Hears Victor Wratten Speech Champion
Victor Wratten, 14, son of Mr and Mrs V B Wratten of 402 Harvey, won Baytown Junior Optimists speech contest and spoke at the adult Optimists meeting at Parks Cafe. His speech titled Freedom, Our Most Precious Heritage earned him the top speaker honor and a chance to compete in Lake Charles LA for a chance to go to Montreal in June for the international competition with a $1000 scholarship as top prize.
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Victor Wratten
V. B. Wratten
Harvey
Baytown
Arrow Order Pageant Set Slated For Humble Ball Park
An Order of the Arrow pageant will be held at a Humble ball park on May 13 as a benefit to raise funds for Indian costume materials. Tickets cost 25 cents each with 10 percent to each district unit. Dave Amnett chairs East Harris OA chapter. Elo Veselka and C. F. Denmark serve on the program committee. Veselka also advises the council's mother lodge in Houston.
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Humble Ball Park
Order of the Arrow
Dave Amnett
East Harris
Elo Veselka
Isdge
Houston
C. F. Denmark
Rev McPhail Elected Leader of Baytown Ministerial Alliance
The Rev. M. E. McPhail of First Presbyterian was elected president of the Baytown Ministerial Alliance at a Monday meeting at Gonzalez restaurant. A new officer slate was approved with retiring president R. Matthis presiding. Vice President is Rev. Elza Alone and secretary treasurer Rev. Clyde Foltz. Other attendees included Rev. John Osteen, Rev. A. L. Jordan, Rev. Jimmy Gray, Rev. Karl Bracker, Rev. Bill Hensiey, Rev. P. Walter Henckell, Dr. Wayne McCleskey, Rev. Lave, and Rev. Matthis.
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M.E. McPhail
First Presbyterian Church
Baytown
Clyde Foltz
The
First Christian Church
John Osteen
A. L. Jordan
Jimmy Gray
Karl Bracker
Bill Hensiey
P. Walter Henckell
Wayne McCleskey
Lave
Matthis
Mother Of Year Gets Ike Wish For Happiness
President Eisenhower, one of seven children, told Utah mother Lavina Fugal that eight children makes him relate. He asked about her brood and said he was one of seven, noting five remain. Mrs Fugal described the visit as thrilling and said the family is scattered. In North Haven a postman kept to his rounds after an accident, delivering mail with a borrowed horse and buggy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lavina Christensen Fugal
Pleasant Grove
Utah
Fugal
Royal Fugal
North Haven
Conn
Wilfred Morin
Nation's Defense Position Is Good Says Adm Radford
Adm Arthur Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a House Appropriations subcommittee the United States forces planned to maintain are the most powerful and adequately prepared in 40 years to meet an emergency. He said the forces can perform essential tasks in initial shooting war stages and provide a base for a rapid buildup if needed.
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Washington
Adm
Arthur Radford
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Navy
United States
White proposes three part drought relief in Texas letter
Agriculture Commissioner Johnny White urged immediate enactment of a three phase federal drought relief program and asked for state action including 1. reinstatement of all prior drought relief measures such as the hay shipment program 2. reduce federal disaster loan interest to 3 percent 3. fix grain sorghum price parity at 85 percent White backed Gov. Allan Shivers call for 1.5 million dollars in emergency drought flood and economic disaster aid and criticized Benson for delaying recommendations pending a Denver meeting
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Austin
Agriculture
Johnny White
White
Ezra Taft Benson
Allan Shivers
Benson
Denver
Banson
Drouth
Lynn McDaniel Ends Training To Begin Leave At Home
Lynn R. McDaniel, 20, completes electrician school at the naval training base in San Diego and goes on ten days leave. Afterward he will report to San Francisco for assignment to the USB Navy fleet aboard the USS Boxer. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R V McDaniel of Cedar Bayou.
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Lynn R. McDaniel
Naval Training Base
San Diego
San Francisco
USB. Navy
R. V. McDaniel
Sjolander
Cedar Bayou
Scouts Urged to Register for Camp Provisional Camp
Scouts aged up to 14 planning to attend provisional camp at Camp Strake near Conroe must register now. District executives J E Blackburn and R A Baughman urge immediate deposits for the May 29 to June 4 session. Leaders Jim Rhodes and D G Longacre will supervise. Explorer Scouts headed to BE Ranch in Sam Houston area should register with Blackburn or Baughman.
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J. E. Blackburn
R. A. Baughman
Strake
Conroe
Blackburn
Baughmen
Jim Rhodes
D. G. Longacre
Explorer
Ranch
Cima
Sam Houston Area
Baughman
Cub Scout Pack 288 Visits Sawmill Near Cleveland
Members of Cub Scout Pack 288 and leaders visited a sawmill near Cleveland Texas on Saturday. They left from the Presbyterian church at 7 30 a m and returned at 2 30 p m. Awards were given for various ranks including wolf badges and silver and gold arrow points to Den 1 through Den 5 and Bobcat awards to Den 2 through Den 4.
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Sawmill
Cleveland
Cub Scout Pack
Tex
Presbyterian Church
T. S. Howell
Ideas
Den
Steven Jones
Hugh Howell
James Martin
Glendae
Shepherd
Gene Smith
Bobby Wiles
John Bowers
Philip Jackson
Danny Tucker
Robert Lannon
James Pratt
Adventists Set Dedicatory Rites For Children
The Seventh Day Adventists at 800 East Texas will hold a dedicatory service for children on Saturday May 7 following a week of special services and study. Elder Bill Lehman urged parents to focus on home life, warning that neglect harms children and promising renewed parental dedication to raise them for God’s service.
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Seventh Day Adventists
Endegtt
Texas
Bill Lehman
Baytown
Satan
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