Deluge floods Brady and Eastland as Texas rain pains fade
United Press reports up to 15 inches fell near Brady and 11 inches at Eastland, triggering evacuations and sandbagging. Brady Creek crested at 22.6 feet, flood fears eased by dawn. Lake Eastland over spillway, highways flooded, 250 residents relocated indoors. Authorities warned more rain could return.
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United Press
Brady
Eastland
Texas
Pecos
James King
Brady Creek
Episcopal Church
Hing
Hostland
Lake Eastland
Lake Leon
Baytown Weather and Community Notices
Baytown sees light rain with drizzle and mild temps. 0.8 inch moisture reported midweek. Community events include Carver School fete dinner at 6 30 pm Thursday, WOW teen age dance Friday 7 30 pm to 11 pm with free admission, and a pigeon with a band found at Humble station. Bush roles include Scout Roundtables at Community house and Knights of Columbus hall. Reception for Mrs Wesley Broussard set at Lee College art gallery 5 30 to 7 30 pm Thursday. Opthers club donates 26 to Baytown Opportunity School.
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Baytown
Chester Rogers
Carver School
Board of Trustees of
Baytown Schools
Carver Schools
WOW
WOW Hall
Texas Avenue
Joe Harris
Knights of Columbus
Wesley Broussard
Lee College Art Gallery
R. McNabb
Opthers. Club
Baytown Opportunity School
Around Town Look in on a Busy Day Highlights
DOUG COWAN proud of mattress factory. Trudy Steward nearing grandmother status. Dub Sawderg and Leroy Masterson clock watching for breakfast. Mrs. Belt shaken six hours after a tornado. Jack Roberts busy on another building project. Pat Life Les keeps one place going while prepping another. Gleanor Kaufman tests a new hairdo. Get well wishes to Irene Conn in Houston hospital. Chasnoff triplet birthday party in Bay City. Hal Nix hosts guitar chat after a long day. Anna Mae Johnston empathizes with a reporter raised on ink. Mildred Yule offers flowers and they are accepted. Dr. Julian Spring up to tricks for a three-task night. Dolly McDowell, a top cash clerk, goes home early. Myrtle Featherstone asks a sharp question and answers well.
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Doug Cowan
Trudy Steward
Dub Sawderg
Leroy Masterson
Belt
Jack Roberts
Pat Life
Gleanor Kaufman
Irene Conn
Houston
Mis
Arthur Chasnoff
Bay City
Chasnoff
Hal Nix
Anna Mae Johnston
Mildred Yule
Julian
Dolly McDowell
Myrtle Featherstone
Two Barrett Settlement men jailed on burglary and theft charges
Frank Long and Ralph Frank face seven burglary and seven felony theft counts in Justice Walter Queen's court. Bonds set at 14,000 total. Don Ramsey reports garage burglaries at OST garage with radios and a 1955 station wagon taken. Ray Towns reports tires and a radio stolen from Market and Decker service station. Felix Dihouy notes $15 taken from Crosby Legion hall. four decks of cards later recovered. Some items recovered in Brazoria county. Long to Anderson county for trial on related theft. Statements made to deputies connected to the burglaries and thefts.
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Freddie Long
Ralph Frank
Justice of the Peace
Walter Queen's Court
Ray Towns
Market and Decker
Felix Diouhy
Crosby American Legion Post
Legion Hall
M. M. Brown
Brown
Brazoria
Queen
Long
Anderson County
Barrett Settlement
B. Campbell
Palestine
Roy Herrington
Anderson
Frank
VFW Poppy Sale to Aid National Home and Local Veterans
Baytown and Pasadena volunteers will sell red poppies Friday and Saturday to support the VFW National Home in Grand Rapids Michigan. Three local family testimonies highlight how funds aid veterans and their kin, with aims to raise as much as possible for the home and local welfare.
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VFW
Rosalie Myers
Sun
Baytown
Pasadena
Baton Rapids
Mich
National Vew
John
Navy
Sheffield Steel
Jimmy McCullen
Tallent
Robert R. Tuck Post
la Porte
Highlands
Vf'w
VW Post
McCullen
C. W. Hastings
VFVW
Lester Holmes
W. Hastings
Minnie Schroder
Eisenhower Vetoes Postal Pay Raise Bill
President Eisenhower vetoed a postal pay increase that would have raised wages for about 500,000 postal workers by roughly 8.8 percent, costing the Treasury $179 million and creating administrative and deficit concerns. He had proposed a 5 percent rise with classification changes totaling about 6.1/2 percent.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
Senate
Poison Kills One Child In Dayton After Insect Pills Mixup
In Dayton Texas two Beeville children aged two and three swallowed insect repellent pills from an opened package left on a car seat. Bruce Melvin Sheffield died within hours while Barbara Sheffield fought for life in hospital. Parents and grandfather described a rush to the Dayton hospital after the dangerous mistake.
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Dayton
Tex
Beeville
Bruce Melvin Sheffield
Barbara
Tfe
M. E. Sheffield
R. J. Hoover
Hoover
Area Woman Injured In Head-On Crash Near Lynchburg
Brasie Williams of Settlement suffered a broken arm in a head-on collision between a car and pickup near Lynchburg at about 7 am Thursday. She and another woman rode in the pickup. Williams raised her arm to shield her face. She was taken to San Jacinto Memorial hospital, then transferred to Jeff Davis hospital in Houston. An accident investigator from the Houston sheriff’s office investigated. driver names were not available in Baytown.
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Brasie Williams
Lynchburg
San Jacinte Memorial Hospital
Jeff Davis Hospital
Houston
Sheriff's Office
Baytown
City of Baytown seeks temporary summer fireman
The City of Baytown will hire a temporary fireman for June July and August to relieve regular crew on vacation. The position pays 275 dollars per month. Applicants must be 21 to 35 years old. Apply to A C Chaddick Civil Service director at 101 Woods building.
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Baytown
A. C. Chaddick
Civil Service Director
Parsons
A Chaddick
Woods Build- E
Whitakers Face Court With Various Roles
Whitakers appeared in court in multiple roles on Wednesday. Attorney Comer Whitaker represented Norris Whitaker in an armed robbery case that was continued due to unavailable witnesses. Donald Lee Whitaker faced a separate charge and a driver, Wauntes Bell, was fined for a traffic incident on Wade Road. All Whitakers attended as spectators during the proceedings.
Vaccine Delay Delays Second Round Inoculations
United Press reports a disruption in Salk vaccine shipments forced Michigan and Indiana to postpone second rounds of mass inoculations. Officials warned of possible delays affecting second graders before summer break, while Wisconsin urged residents not to worry as shipments lagged and a federal reevaluation of Wyeth vaccines occurred.
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United Press
Michigan
Indiana
Arama
Maa
Lone Star
Jem
Wyeth ‘Laboratories
Marietta
Wisconsin
Carl Neupert
Reds Fire On West Berlin Taxi Tighten Blockade
Communist border guards fired on a West Berlin taxi along the Potsdamer Chaussee border road between the British sector and the Soviet zone. Seven shots were fired. no injuries were reported. British patrols rushed to the scene as Red guards withdrew amid new inter zonal travel restrictions before a Big Four ambassadors meeting.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
Red
Potsdamer Chaussee
Ree
Weaver Heads Baytown U S Savings Bond Drive
Weaver heads Baytown U S Savings Bond Drive May 22 28 designated by Gov Allan Shivers as U S Defense Savings Bonds Week in Texas. Committees lead activities with Bob Stockton directing community activities Syd Gould advertising Jim Sherwood banking J B Wther idee Bill Strickter payroll savings Ad Ine Englert Alvin Miles school savings. Goal to double regular payroll purchases and increase monthly bonds.
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St, Weaver
First National Bank
Defense
Baytown
Allan Shivers
U.S. Defense Savings
Texas
Bob Stockton
Syd Gould
Jim Sherwood
Farm and Ranch Committee
J. B. Wtheridee
Bill Strickter
Ad Ine Englert
Women's Organizations
Alvin Miles
School Savings Committee
Dads Club Barbecue Hopes for 1000 Attendees
Ashbel Smith Dads Club plans a chicken barbecue from 4 to 7 pm on Saturday May 28 aiming for about 1000 attendees. Tickets cost 159 for adults and 75 cents for children. Proceeds fund plumbing fixtures for the scent house at North Seventh and Wright, with Scouts and dads selling tickets.
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Ashbel Smith Dads Club
Ashbel Smith Girl Scout
North Seventh and
Wright
James
Clements
Haynes Bound Over On Assault to Murder Charge
Benjamin Haynes was bound over to the Grand Jury under a $1000 bond after his wife testified at a preliminary hearing that he stabbed and cut her with a knife during an argument over money and an intended tip to phone her brother in Justice of the Peace Walter Queen's court.
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Benjamin Haynes
Justice of the Peace
Walter
Haynes
Negotiations Accelerated On Unit Here
Speedup in sales talks could name a wave r for the Baytown government owned rubber plant by mid next week if the disposal commission approves a strong bid. Albert Thomas relayed to The Sun that four of five bidders show potential, with General Tire and Rubber Co as a past bidder and the plant valued at about four and a third million. Final price terms must wait until June 28, with details restricted to the commission and bidders.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown
Albert Thomas
Disposal Commission
General Tire and Rubber Co
Thomas
Commission
Congress
General Tire
Retired Baytown Fireman Seeks State Pension Suit
A Baytown retiree sues the state insurance commission over eligibility for a $25 monthly pension after 20 years of service under a state program. The suit, filed in Travis County district court, names Baytown fire pension trustees and seeks pension approval previously denied. City Attorney George Chandler will represent Baytown.
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Baytown
State Insurance Commission
Stante
EL Dreye
Tden
Turing
Travia County
Austin
Aim
Joe Zorn
Trustees of
Baytown Fire
Amen
Pension Board
Dreyer
George Chandler
Local SunGirl Pace Area News Classifieds Snapshot
Readable fragments show a community page with sections on classifieds comics editorial sports stock quotes teen films and television plus Woman's World. Notable items include short notices and listings from a small town newspaper.
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Pace Area News
Eee
Eesieees
Wertdendh's
Seeyseeens
Deueeue
Woman's World
Bee Ig
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Roy Hunter
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Queen's Court
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Epsom College
Epsom
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