Bridges Fuller Win School Board Posts
Baytown voters elected K. W. H. Bridges to Position 3 and L. L. Fuller to Position 4 on the school board. Bridges led in most boxes, Fuller won decisively with 799 of 1306 ballots. county results show 704 for J. V. Cardiff and 887 for F. W. Shelor with the county board election canceled this month.
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Bridges
Fuller Win
Hastings
San Jacinto School
Harlem School
Boyd Hill
Cedar Bayou
Fuller
Heinrich
T. P. Gorman
Thad Felton
J. V. Cardiff
F. W. Shelor
Baytown
Rod Casey
Fire Destroys Clothes Pile in Gaillard Forage
A pile of clothes stored in a forage in the 300 block of North Gaillard caught fire early Monday. The fire was extinguished by the fire department with no damage beyond the clothing.
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Gaillard
Around Town Rundown of Local Happenings and Guests
Norman Choate reports from Alaska on items in The Sun. Edith Gordon offers practical tips, Lorette Brawn showcases ceramic works, Clyde Foltz plans a church educational unit opening. Emmie McFarland recovers from surgery, Ruby Chandler joins a major food project, Paul Shannon plans a final move. Powell hosts two venues in one night, Janet Kimball vacations in Louisiana, tangled notes abound.
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Norman Choate
Alaska
Edith Gordon
Lorette Brawner
Clyde Foltz
Emmie McFarland
Ruby Chandler
Paul Shannon
Ike
Powell
Jlanet Kimball
Louisiana
Tangled
Lynchburg Candidate Wins DP School Post
J Richardson of Lynchburg won Position 6 with 207 votes as Deepwater nominees trailed. Hollingsworth led Position 7 with 194 votes while Kelley and Bass split Lynchburg and Deepwater support. Deepwater turnout was lighter, affecting candidate tally across Deer Park and Deepwater boxes.
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Lynchburg
Deer Park
J. Richardson
Ts Olfien
Richardson
G. Hollingsworth
A. G DeArman
Deepwater
D. H. Dunston
Jess W. McIntosh
Hollingsworth
CL Kelly
H. Deer
Iself
Hollings
Worth
Kelley
Kelly
A. G DeArmen
DenArman
le Richardson
Dunston
Kelly Bass
A Hollings
Texas Not Among States Paying Veterans Bonus
VA representatives stressed Texas will not pay a Korean veterans bonus. Baytown veterans inquired after TV reports. Massachusetts pays the bonus, with Louisiana and Michigan set to raise payments. State efforts to authorize bonuses appear in Connecticut and Illinois during current sessions. Maryland passed but vetoed the measure on constitutional grounds.
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Texas
Veterans Administration
Baytown
Texah
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Michigan
Connecticut
Ilinois
Maryland
George Vidrine
Army
S. Ashhel
Hemkes
Ewell
Crosby
Crosby Incumbents Win Remkes Ewell Back On Board
The Crosby school board election saw two incumbents returned. Floyd Remkes led with 226 votes to 144 for Guy A Flourney, while Jamey Ewell won 299 to 144 against T. 5. Prescott. Remkes has served two prior terms and Ewell's first elected term follows two years on the board.
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Crosby
Remkes
Ewell
Floyd Remkes
Jamey Ewell
Guy A. Flourney
T. 5. Prescott
Giles Hearing Postponed by Senate Panel Again
Austin VP scheduled appearance of Bascom Giles before a Senate committee investigating the Veterans Land Board was abruptly called off by Sen. Jimmy Phillips. The special committee plans to extend its work through the current legislative session as Giles’ appearance is postponed for a second time.
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Austin
Bascom Giles
Senate
Veterans Land Board
Jimmy Phillips
Tueday
Phillips
Giles
Ance
Angleton
C. C. Smale Sr
Austria Pact Awaits Molotov Signature
In Vienna Western powers invite Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to sign the Austrian state treaty on Friday with Big Four ministers aiming to finalize a neutral guarantee. Progress hinges on timing of occupation withdrawal Russia debts oilfield ownership and Allied property disputes as diplomats press for clarification.
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Robert
Branson
Vienna
Austria
V. M. Molotov
Paris
Llewelyn Thompson Jr
John Foster Dulles
Ennoys
Russia
Britain
France
Thompson
Seeches
Drouth-Stricken West Texas Farms Welcome Showers
A thousand mile belt of showers brings relief to drought hit West Texas farmers from Beaumont to Dalhart with up to 2.25 inches in spots. Tornadic winds near Colorado City destroyed buildings and power lines. Rainfall in Floyd county ranged .75 to 2.21 inches, renewing dryland hopes for cotton planting though another general rain is anticipated within 30 days.
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Beaumont
Texas
Dalhart
Panhandle
West Texas
Dallas
Colorado City
Fred Costello
Garland Whitley Place
Costello
Looney and
Shepherd Communites
Nettie Hodges
Floyd County
Jaycees Install Officers at Bay Villa Barbecue
Baytown Jaycees hold installation rites for 1955 officers and board members at a 7 p.m. barbecue at Sam Stass home in Bay Villa. State VP L K DeZaval from Frenport will install, with Ed Stumpf of Houston attending as state Jaycee president. New local officers include Bill Knowles president and George Hanson first VP, along with Lem Potter second VP, Bill Cockerham third VP, Jim Stone secretary, and Dick Manne treasurer. Directors are Jerry Huckaby, Les McKinney, Babe and Max Goldfield, Orton Lamb, Horace Fowler, Wendell Boyce, and Hershel Scott. Barbecued chicken and trimmings are $1 per plate.
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Baytown Jaycees
Sam Stass
Bay Villa
L. K. DeZaval
Frenport
Region 11
Ed Stumpf
Houston
Jaycee
Bill Knowles
George Hanson
Lem Potter
Bill Cockerham
Jim Stone
Dick Manne
Jerry Huckaby
Les McKinney
Babe
Max Goldfield
Orton Lamb
Horace Fowler
Wendell Boyce
Hershel Scott
Burglars Take Tires Radios In Crosby
Two Crosby burglaries Sunday night netted two radios four tires and 15 dollars in cash. Deputy Brown said tires and radios valued around 220 dollars were taken from the OST Garage. The American Legion hall was the second break in, commander Felix Cloudy reported that 15 dollars was taken from no cash register.
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Crosby
M. M. Brown
American Legion Hall
Felix Cloudy
Brown
Darrel Bickerstaff
Lee Wins State Title in Thrilling Relay Championship
Robert E. Lee's track team captured its first state AA crown at Austin led by Wally Wilson and Anton Smaistrla in the mile relay. The Ganders trailed but surged past Fort Worth North Side and Amarillo to win on a dramatic final handoff, with Wilson anchoring the record-setting finish as reporters and fans roared.
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Tom Murray
Iun
Robert E. Lee
Beverly Rachhold
Wally Wilson
Vic Davis
Charles Duhaivay
Joe Frank Robing
Billy Hrinkler
Anton Smaistrla
Baytown
Austin
Texas
Lee
Totrsame
Smajstrla
Robins
Davis
Wilson
Fort Worth North Side
Rock
Hold
Worth
Hollywood
Smals Tria
Wis
North Side
Amatilo
Amarillo
Port Arthur
North
Billy Gault
Mack
Gault
Robert H. Lee
Loe Whitere
Ganders
States Split Over Salk Vaccination Halt
United Press reports most states followed the U S Surgeon General and halted Salk vaccinations to double check stocks. Michigan and Utah stood apart with refusals and continued talks inoculations for some children while many areas postponed mass first and second grade shots.
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United Press
Alaska
Michigan
Utah
Scherle
Connecticut
Maine
Vermont
Washington
Los Angeles
Drowning of Toddler Near San Antonio Farm
An 18 month old boy, Homer Van Hecke, wandered from his father and drowned after falling into a vegetable washing pit on a farm near San Antonio's eastern edge. He was son of Mr and Mrs Van Hecke.
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San Vantonio
Thomas Homer van Hecke
Doc. van Hecke
San Antonio
Germany Joins NATO in Historic Western Reopening
Germany entered the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in a ceremony outside Paris, signaling a strengthened Western position to press Moscow on easing Cold War tensions. The Big Three invited Soviet participation for a Vienna treaty signing, while Adenauer hailed renewed German resolve to defend freedom and dignity. A U S Britain dispute over summit timing persisted, with Britain favoring a leaders’ meeting in Switzerland around July 20.
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Paris
Germany
Atlanta
Treaty Organization
Russia
Big Three
V. M. Molotov
Vienna
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Lanse
NATO
John Foster Dulles
Western Alliance
United States
Britain
Switzerland
Slain Channelview steelworker's funeral planned
William N. Jones, 31, a Channelview steelworker, is to be buried after being killed Sunday night by a shotgun blast fired by Marian Parker, 16, the son of his former wife. Jones, who had a court-ordered visitation, tried to force entry at 16020 Ridlon to take his daughter Lois, leading to a justifiable homicide ruling by Justice of the Peace Walter Queen.
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Channelview
William N. Jones
Marian Parker
Jones
Justice of the Peace
Walter Queen
Bertie Jones
Iris
Woman Wins LP School Board Race
Mrs. June Kirchner La Porte Horist won Harria county school election Saturday defeating incumbent Dr. James W. Langston by four votes. F. L. Copeland was reelected with 479 of 650 votes, leaving two women on the seven-member La Porte board as Mrs. Bertha Cook serves on interim.
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June Kirchner
la Porte
Harria County
Kirchner
James W. Langston
F. L. Copeland
Bertha. Cook
Eisenhower May Veto Postal Pay Hike Bill
Washington reports the postal pay hike bill remains out of line with administration requests after House Senate conferees work on it. The compromise would raise pay an estimated 8.6 to 8.8 percent for about 000 postal workers, with final action looming under threat of veto.
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Eisenhower
Washington
House Senate
Cary
Texas Health Dept Halts Salk Polio Vaccine Use
Acting state health officer LP Walter Mcdlay ordered an indefinite postponement of Salk polio immunization in Texas pending U S Public Health Service safety checks. All vaccine use should be postponed and each lot reappraised before any reintroduction on a tolby-lot basis. Only one paralytic polio case had been reported among about 479000 Texas children vaccinated, with one additional case linked to commercially supplied vaccine, both in Houston.
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Michigan
Los Angeles
Kansas
Austin
Walter Mcdlay
Texas
U.S. Public Health Service
Walter
Waller
R. F., White
State Health Department
National Polio Foundation
White
Houston
Wooster Favors Bonds In Two To One Vote
Wooster water district patrons approve a 175000 bond issue by a 319 to 108 vote to fund water and sewer improvements across the district. W M Douglas, the board president, will chair a 7 30 pm Monday canvass of results at the Wooster office. Bonds issued after legal steps are met. work to begin soon after. CLUTE Texas UP Miss Bonnie Jean Lynch, 25, a Freeport telephone operator, was killed when her car left Highway 288 Sunday.
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Wooster
W. M. Douglas
Wooser
Honda
Clute
Tex
Bonnie Jean Lynch
Freeport
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