City Financially Sound po By Clyde Murray
City of Baytown shows sound finances after a semi annual audit by J Dossey Houston public accountant. He praised City Treasurer C W Suesse for better books and said no audit adjustments were needed. Tax collection for 1954 is high with 573087 billed and 33077.54 unpaid. The city holds 275858.02 cash in the general fund with 200000 earning interest.
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Clyde Murray
Sun
Baytown
J. Dossey
Houston Public Accountant
C. W. Suesse
Ager C. Darwin
Middleton
Dossey
Suesse
Bird in Racine Zoo Triggers Police Wakeup
Police at Racine Wisconsin responded after a caller reported a woman screaming near the lakefront. Officers found only an African bird at the city zoo demanding its breakfast.
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Racine
Wis
Lake Michigan
Presbyterian Speaker and Poppy Day Plans Noted
HUMBLE OIL and REFINING Co employee relations manager BOB DAILEY will speak at 7 pm Tuesday at First Presbyterian. VFW and Ladies Auxiliary meet 8 pm Tuesday at VFW Hall to plan Poppy Day observances Friday and Saturday. PAGS in Illinois back from Houston hospital after surgery. Baytown pipefitter. Corwins return from Paducah funeral. Firefighter Emory Williams improving at Baytown hospital. East Harris County Nurses to meet 7:30 pm Tuesday at San Jacinto Memorial cafe. speaker ROBERT L. GILLETTE to discuss Medicolegal Problems of Nursing.
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Presbyterian
Ror
Bob) Dailey
Humble Oil and Refining Co
First Presbyterian
VFW
Ausxmary
Illinois
Houston
Page
Baytown
Saint Mark's Methodist Church
Robert L. Gillette
East
Around Town Highlights and Local Comebacks
SAM COMO and Fop Andrus host an old fashioned chin, a third party fails to show. Clyde Murray returns after a short vacation, George Chandler shields eyes behind dark glasses. Doc Hill plans to attend the Port Arthur Gander bi district game at Oiler Park. Glenn Harbour admits aging, PF notes fishing lull, Harry Bonds praises his car. Buck Bonds’ famous bat memory is recalled when Oiler Park comes up. Mrs. Harry Mulling closes up her business after hospital stay. Dan Dishrow, former Sun staffer, writes from Sim Office. he will rejoin The Sun this summer after enrolling at the University of Texas. Sam Paine is a devoted Cardinal fan.
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Sam Como
Fop Andrus
Clyde Murray
George Chandler
Doc Hill
Port Arthur
Harry
Buck
Oiler Park
Harry Mulling
Sim
Dan Dishrow
Sun
Dan
University of Texas
Sam Paine
Cardinal
Paine Eves
Cardinals
Russia agrees to discuss blockade of West Berlin
Soviet High Commissioner G M Pushkin said he would meet the three western ambassadors on Friday to discuss the East German cold blockade of West Berlin. The blockade began April 1 with tolls on Western Berlin to West Germany trucking rising to levels allies call exorbitant. Western allies urged free access under four power treaty and said the tolls fall under occupation powers' jurisdiction.
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Berlin
G. M. Pushkin
West Berlin
Westerlin
West Germany
Bonn
Germany
Pushkin
Bricker Amendment Forum At Lee College May 24
The Bricker Amendment forum takes place at 8 p.m. Tuesday May 24 in Lee College auditorium. Presented by A A White of the University of Houston Law School, the panel includes Pressly Werlein Jr Hal Timanus Vic Gould and William Nose Houston attorneys. Treaties and the Bricker Amendment will be discussed. Open to the public and sponsored by the American Association of University Women with local civic group endorsements.
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Bricker
Lee College
The
Houston Bar Association
A. A. White
Law School
University of Houston
Pressly Werlein Jr
Hal] Timanus
Vic Gould
William BH. “Nose
Houston
American Association of University Women
Dabney-Goodwin
United Daughters of the Confederacy
John Lewis
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Raytown Services League
Polio cases rise after Salk vaccine in U S and Canada
A United Press survey shows 82 children in the United States and Canada developed polio after receiving Salk vaccines. Five deaths are reported. California records 29 cases, with Idaho 17, Texas five, and multiple states reporting smaller numbers.
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United States
Canada
California
Idaho
Texas
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Oregon
Nevada
Georgia
Indiana
West Virginia
Hawaii
Missouri
Delaware
New York
Colorado
Ohio
Washington
Illinois
Michigan
Connecticut
Baytown Highway Dinner Welcomes Southeast Texas Officials
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce highway committee will host state and Southeast Texas road officials Tuesday. The visit includes a 4 PM tour of Highway 73 projects in Chambers County and an afternoon trip to Cove and the Lost and Old River bridges. A 5:30 PM dinner at Rebel Inn will host over 24 committee members and guests including W T Busch and district engineers Marmichael Simmons.
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Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Chambers County
Cove
Lost and Old River
Trinity
Rebel Inn
W. T. Busch
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
W. KH. Marmichael
Jim Douglas
W. E. Simmons
Beaumont
Simmons
Lyle Vickers
Port Arthur
Harris County
H. H. McCollum
Chauberg County
Chambers, Jefferson
Harris Counties
Southeast Texas
Busch
Andry
Ex Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts Dies in Pennsy
Former U S Supreme Court Justice Owen J Roberts died Tuesday at his home in Vincent Township near Phoenixville Pennsylvania He was 80 a famed dissenter and pivotal vote maker in many 5 to 4 decisions He chaired Pennsylvan ia university law school and served as its dean and trustee later in life The affable jurist supported the idea of uniting free nations into a federal Atlantic democracies bloc
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Phoenixville
U. S. Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Vincent Township
High Court
Roberts
High Tribunal
University of Pennsylvania
University
Prelim Hearings Set For One Day
Walter Queen presides as 17 preliminary hearings on felony charges and 4 misdemeanor counts proceed Wednesday at the Peace Building. Among felonies are 15 burglary counts tied to Freddie Cong and Malph Franks. An assault and murder related case and a robbery charge will also be heard.
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Walter Queen
Freddie Cong
Malph Franks
Ann
Smathers Addresses Texas A and M on Budget and Peace
Florida Senator George Smathers spoke at Texas A and M Memorial Student Center on Monday night. He urged against cutting arms spending to balance the budget, favored survival, discussed U S bases, foreign aid, and continued selective service with potential universal training.
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College Station
Tex
Russia
Flori
George Smathers
Texas A and M
Smathers
Memorial
Great Issues Committee
Florida
Serator
U.S
Texas Senate Subcommittee Seeks Multi Million Tax Plan
A Texas Senate subcommittee on state affairs proposed a multi million dollar tax package to raise revenue for a projected 60 million gap over two fiscal years. The plan would raise new taxes on chemicals, department stores, hotels, airlines and contract carriers while increasing cigarette and gasoline levies, with some existing taxes removed and a production tax on natural gas set to drop to seven percent by September 1, 1956. Senator Rudolph Weinert said the bill would generate sufficient revenue, with a detailed breakdown to follow before the full committee vote.
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Austin
Senate
Rudolph Weinert
Seguin
Weinert
State Affairs Committee
Sen
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Odds Favor Strike Against Ford Could Hit Ford Most
Detroit reports a possible United Auto Workers push for a guaranteed annual wage with Ford seen as the likely target if a strike occurs. GM contracts run to June 7, with Ford due June 1. observers note Ford’s larger wage costs and recent leadership challenges as factors.
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Ford
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Walter Reuther
Carly Mepotlilians
Ford Ag
Free Polio Inoculation Plan Delayed to July
The Public Health Service said free polio shots for nine million first and second graders will finish by mid July, with a voluntary distribution plan to follow. Over seven million children aged five through nine will then receive Salk vaccines as the polio season nears its August and September peak.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Selbarck
Senator Cites Incredibly Rapid Russia Air Progress
Washington Senator Stu Symington warns that new Soviet intercontinental bomber developments could force a overhaul of U S air power strategy. He notes rapid jet bomber progress and cites Defense Department reports of Tu87 type formations over Moscow as a signaling shift in air strength, suggesting a new basis for assessing Soviet production and American responses.
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Russia
Washington
Stuart Symington
Tieshiy
Moscow
United States
Symington
Air Force
Defense Department
Moxcove
Parr Freed Of Tax Charge Faces Another In San Antonio
George Parr, South Texas political boss, faces a second income tax indictment in San Antonio after a Houston case was dismissed. U.S. District Attorney Malcolm Wilkey said the government preferred Austin. Parr’s attorney hinted at a venue change, with the judge noting possible moves to Amarillo or Texarkana to avoid South Texas.
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Parr
San Antonio
Houston
George Parr
South Texas
Lawrede
U.S
Malcolm Wilkey
Austin
Jurge T. M. Kennerly
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Kennerly
Everett Looney
Amarillo
Sherman
Texarkana
Wilkey
Weather clears with minor damage after storms
Baytown reports 2.47 inches of rain but no major damage as a Monday night storm system moved through. A brief funnel near Huffman and Crosby toppled signs and small chicken houses, while Baytown and Mont Belvieu recorded soaking rain and cooler temperatures. Houston saw hail, downed power lines, and winds up to 40 mph during the same event.
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Crosby
Othella Hare
Fred Chitty
Mont Belview
Houston
Chou Renews Bid To Talk On Formosa Dispute
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai urged negotiation to withdraw U S forces from Formosa while rejecting a cease-fire and stating Formosa is an integral part of China. He recalled Bandung stance and defended Peiping on a sabotaged plane claim without shifting core Formosa position.
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Chou
Formosa
Tokyo
Chow Ten-Lai
Jone
United States
U.S
Peiping Radio
Peiping
China
Formosa Strait
Peipig
National Peoples Congress
Bandung
Arm Wns
Judge Queen Courtroom To Get New Look Next Week
Judge Walter Queen said Baytown will remodel the courtroom with a new jury box and witness chair area. The commissioner's court approved the appropriation and the city agreed to refinish the floor and install new benches, with work to begin this week.
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Justice of the Peace
Walter Queen
Commissioner's Court
Baytown
Queen
Thrift Plan Offered to La Porte Plant Workers
A voluntary thrift plan was announced for E. I. du Pont de Nemours La Porte plant employees. The plan adds 25 cents to every dollar saved by workers with no minimum service requirement. Plant manager T. T. Chase disclosed the scheme. Eisenhower held a news conference at 11:30 am EST.
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la Porte
E. J. du Pont de Nours and Company
T. T. Chase
Washington
Eisenhower
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