Asphalt toBoost Runway Costs by Replacing Concrete
A House Armed Services panel drafts a report urging the Air Force to use more asphalt and less concrete in runway construction. If passed, savings could reach millions for taxpayers and asphalt industry suppliers, with cement kept for ends, spillage areas, and heavy-use aprons.
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Harry Wilson Sharpe
Washington
House
Armed Services
Air Force
Congress
Asphalt Institute
Air Industry
Aerica
Anver- Portland Cement
Force
Dead Sea
Trinidad
Bernard Gray
The
Yam E. Hess
R-Ohiol
Stady
Bracewell Praises Baytown Optimist Club Work
Senator Bracewell cited Baytown's new Optimist Club for its service to the community and global AmeriYa trade efforts. The dinner featured Optimist International officers from Houston and Col. Ed J. Stelic, with about 30 Houston Optimists in attendance and a full slate of charter members and officers listed for the Baytown group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Bracewall
Bracewell
Houston
Ed J. Stelic
St. Louis
Optimism
Wilton A. Roper
L. £. Rosenblad
Texas City
Ray Keltner Jr
Houston Evening Club
Baytown Group
Dan Wise
Lake Charles
Robert §. Beverly
Edwin G. Clarke
Thomas G. Fuller
Charlies R. Woodridge
John H. Ostoon
Ivy Lee Kilpatrick
John [. Cox
Ivy Les Kilpatrick
T E, Geron Jr
Herbert
Baytown Sun publication and rate information
The Baytown Sun lists staff roles and a range of subscription rates. It notes weekday publication, advertising representation, and post office circulation details, with rates shown for monthly and yearly plans and advance payment requirements.
Stock Quotes and Market Tickers From An Old Ledger
Stock quotes list numerous companies with varied percentages and sale statuses. Notable entries include Amer, Celanese, Chrysler, Dow Chem, Du Pont, East and West Coast firms, Goodyear, Gulf, Houston Oil, Imperial, Merill, Packard Motors, Philips, Pure Oil, Sinclair, U S Steel, Sun Oil, Tex Gulf, Tidewater, Union Oil, Wilson and Co, Woodley Pet. The jumble mixes sales notes with price percentages and partial company names.
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Alleg Ludlum
Allis-Chalmers Sess
Amer Cyanm Seeveee American Repub
S.e Peerreresit
Amer Wooletta
Chrysler Corps
Senenseee Oxd
Hastman Kodak
Vereee Btm
el Paso Nat'l Gas
Fairchild Eng Seseees
Freeport Sylph
Telshesserreeees
Gen Electric Sessesteseeeeeer
Gen Motorm
Gen Tire and
Rub
Gillette Saf
Say
Goodyear Tire
Greyhound Bun
Gulf Gil Ceeeeeneneereeseeees
BAE Gulf Stat Uul
Houston Oi
Ceeeee Eee Bong H
Interlake Iron
Tdggett
Loew's Inc Os
BRM
Merrill Pet
Csssssergeeeere
Math
Chemseyeseresere
Mack Truckr
Monsanto Chem
Mont-Dakota
Utll
Nat Distillers
Nat Dairy
Sreneees
Saveevee
ATI
Wstaee Pac Pet
Packard Motors Visspeeseeve Pag Wrat Oil
Pancoastal Ol
Sun Oil Cetees Sunray Oils
Tomas Govateeess
Texas Gulf
Tex Gulf Sulph
Tidewater Corp
Union Oil of
Calitsenee AD
U. S. Steel
S.eeceeseaceesase
Wilson and Ceeeesseeeseeee
Woodley Pet
Catton
Livestock Market Report Fort Worth May 18 Stormy trade
Livestock at Fort Worth on May 18 shows cattle 4 500 with slaughter steers and heifers opening strong but many offerings unsold. Cows bulls stockers and feeders mostly steady, trade slow on most cows and medium stockers. Slaughter calves and stockers steady with good and choice calves 18 22, utility 11 down. Butchers steady, hogs mixed with sows largely 98.
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Fort Worth
Siehdy
Light Co Wins National Advertising Awards in 1953
Houston Lighting and Power Co. earned two first place national awards for Sirto ads and electricity usage promotions. The Public Utilities Advertising Association announced the honors at its Boston convention, noting 2,050 entries across 17 general and five special categories. Houston Lighting and Power submitted five classifications to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Sirto
Public Utilities Advertissing Association
Boston
Houston Lighting and Power
Public Utilities Advertising Association
United States
Texas officials respond cautiously to school desegregation ruling
In Austin on May 18, state leaders signaled compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court desegregation decision but warned full implementation would take several years. Governor Allan Shivers urged continued study by the Texas Education Agency and a legislative program for the next session, while others predicted orderly compliance and praise from religious groups and civic figures.
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Austin
Texas
U. S. Supreme Court
Allan Shivers
Texas Education Agency
Shivers
Texas Education Commission
J. W. Edgar
John Ben Shephord
E. H. Givens
William C. Martin
National Council of the Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Dallas-Fort Worth
God
Nationalist Planes Sink Red Gunboat Taiperh Coast
Nationalist air and sea forces engaged along the China coast in a week-long clash. Nationalist propeller planes damaged a Red Chinese MIG-15 fighter, while destroyers sunk one gunboat and damaged another near Chekiang south of Shanghai. Reports also mention unconfirmed fighting on Taichung island.
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Taiperh
China
Asia
Red Ching
Chekiang
Shanghai
Formosa
McCarthy calls for public testimony in Army feud row
McCarthy denounces the Presidents order as an iron curtain and says it bars discovery of who authored the Army report accusing him and aides of improper means. He demands public testimony from five persons at a Jan meeting in the attorney general’s office as he fights the feud over Pvt. G. David Schine.
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Page One
McCarthy
Army
Subcommittee
Roy M. Conn
Francis P. Carrie
David Schine
Wisconsin
Attorney General's
Divorce filed in Knoxville as June Puterque seeks split
A divorce case is filed in Knoxville Tennessee by Mrs June Puterque seeking a dissolution of marriage. The report notes the filing occurred on May 18 and lists the parties involved.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Penicillin Turns Killer in Brooklyn Allergic Reactions Claimed Eight
Dr. Abraham Rosenthal reports eight deaths in Brooklyn linked to penicillin allergic reactions. Cases show anaphylaxis can occur after various administration routes, including oral forms. Nurses and others involved in injections were among the fatalities. warnings urge screening for allergy history before use.
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Brooklyn
Delos Smith
United Press
Sciente
Abraham Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Sick List Of Local Residents Named In Report
A list of individuals appears with multiple names and incomplete addresses across Texas communities. Names include Mrs Hugh T Campbell Mrs Ira T Jeffus Greena Ba you Mrs Kenneth RO West La Porte Shelly Greenwood and others with street addresses and cities such as Baytown East Nazro Channelview and Park Way Drive. The item reads like a society or hospital roster shared in a community page.
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Hugh T. Campbell
Florida
Ira T. Jeffus
Greena Bayou
Kenneth RO
San Jacinto
Greens Bayou
Kennet) R. West
la Porte
Growth prompts school bond talk for new stadium seats
Hill argues for bonds to expand facilities as enrollment rises from 5200 in 1948 to 7350 today and Robert E Lee sees increased student numbers. He supports more stadium seating and swimming pools to benefit pupils, noting Baytown has few pools and many still cannot swim. Trustee Hutson adds 300 more students will enter PE classes next year, needing new facilities and swimming activity.
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Ation
Hill
Robert B. Lee
Baytown
Gulf
Recreation Council
Hill Anid
J. le Hutada
Robert E. Lee
Hutson
Thry Ayer
Southern states weigh steps after high court ruling
The piece notes whether lower courts should craft decrees from the Supreme Court order and which states will comply. It cites fringe Deep South states like Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma as willing to follow the order, while Georgia, South Carolina, and Mississippi resist. Tallidge accuses the court of pursuing politics and vows to uphold segregation in Georgia.
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Poe
Deep South
Supreme Court
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Georgia
South Carola
Mississppi
Tallaidge
High Court
Fsw
Those Racrons Are Right Handy Animals
Society officer reports a raccoon escaped a come along snare during capture attempts. Richard Jones tried a snake lure on an 80 gallon drum, but the raccoon used its front paws as hands and repeatedly evaded. After about 20 minutes Jones trapped it, and the animal was handed to state conservation officers.
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Lots
Richard Jones
Jones
Liquor Store Thief Turns Out Opossum
In Pasadena on May 18 a liquor store manager hunted a bottle tops thief. He found an opossum asleep in the store window. The humane society agreed the animal reeked. An attendant carried it away in a sack to sober up.
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Pasadena
Calif
Bill Bush
Bush
The
Humane Society
Pair Deserved Job With Government, Judge Says
In Los Angeles on May 18, a judge told confessed counterfeiters Clifford Vincent and Clarence Forrest that their homemade bills were very well hone. The judge remarked it a misfortune they did not get a job with the U S Bureau of Engraving. They were sentenced to six years in prison.
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Los Angeles
Clifford Vincent
Clarence Forrest
U.S. Bureau of Engraving
Coady Cemetery Controversy Stirs Baytown Area Suit
Plaintiffs seek $40,000 damages against Houston Galveston Cemetery Co Inc over a proposed burial site near shallow wells and flood prone land. They allege water contamination and property devaluation, citing health hazards and urging council action while noting past white cemetery plans were rejected. Community groups voice opposition, fearing groundwater pollution and lowered property values.
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R.J. Sanders
R. B. Russell
Mra
Mary Frances Rombs
Sanders, Russell
Rombs
Houston-Galventon Cemetery Co., Inc
Coady
B. Stricklin
North Side Improvement Associaton
John Martin Road
Stricklin
Policeman Stops Fire Chief's Car After Siren Raises Alarm
In San Francisco on Monday May 18 a policeman halted a red fire department car rushing through a downtown street with its siren. The crew asked where the fire was and a fireman replied there was no blaze as they were headed out for a sandwich.
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San Francisco
Bank alarm triggered after auditor trips it at First Wisconsin Bank
Milwaukee report says a bank official blamed a bank auditor for triggering the burglar alarm at the First Wisconsin Bank southside branch. Police cars rushed to the scene but no burglary occurred. The incident was described as accidental and contained no injuries.
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Milwaukee
First Wisconsin Bank
Southside
1360 On Your Dial Evening Radio Schedule
Radio listings for Wednesday night feature a mix of talk shows and music segments. Programs include Billy Rekstein at 8:30, Jivin Joe at 9, Tropical Bird at 9:30, and news updates at 10. Local headlines air at 2 and 4 with a World News Roundup and baseball notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Rekstein
Harlem
Stork Totals Run High at San Jacinto and Nearby
Stork report lists three births in the region with families Campbell Jeffus and West. In WEEPING WATER heavy weekend rainfall totaled 4.19 inches, the heaviest in four or five years per the weather bureau.
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Med
Weather Bureau
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Bracewell Lands Service Clubs
H. Harris
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James G. Mulling
Paul A. Anderson
Beverly
Wayne Carter
Jamey D. Carter
Clarke
L. A Clay
Dr. Cox
Morris L. Crow
J. L. de Loach
Fred Dittman
Herman Eddings
Fuller
Max Goldfield
Don
W. Graham
Pat Hannan
Harris
Heron
W. D. Hollaway
Joe Jackson
Francis Jaubert Jr
Joe
R. C. Wilson
Woolridge
Joe B. Zorn
Che Baytown Sun
Beesena Bun
Attee
Abel Tag
Fratah Pen Falter
Bed Gould
Adet Alr
Bevan Mae Jackson
Spuice
Wierren Edwards
Kalter
Hymatl
Monty
Monti
Tavtown
BY Max T. Neel
Lakewood
Church OF Christ
S. P. McMurrey, M.D
West DeFoe St
Baytown, Texas
Coe Tris
Masonic and Shrine
Gordons Ality Genel
Texas Ave
New York State Journal of Medicine
Br N
Stork
Robert Mitchum
Jean Simmons
Ant—Leo Gorcey
Bowery Boys
Vice Square Rotiasom
Fcoppard
Maria Montez
Brunson
NEWS
Ken
Wis BP Am
Sanwyck Reo Mac Murray
Moonlite RD Bond
Tony Curtis
Joanne Dru
Bayshore Lounge
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