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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1955
Page
2
ATHERTON Calif UP Patrick Mastin told police he ran away from home with a companion because his mother made him do the dishes and Davy Crockett never had to at his house. The incident was sourced from a United Press report in early public records.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied John West’s appeal, leaving his death sentence in place for the 1984 murder of Hamy F. Fitts in Bowling Green, Virginia. Justice Horace Stern wrote the opinion, confirming the verdict and slated execution for July 3, 1955, after the defendant slept in a parked tractor trailer near the Donegal interchange.
On air Tuesday evening at 4 33 and Wednesday morning and afternoon slots. Programs include Studio News, Housewives Holiday, Public Interest and Duke date with The Duke. Details list show times such as 2 30 Jazz and 2 00 Open House with schedule blocks across the day.
Harris County Fresh Water District No. 3, northwest of Baytown, schedules a June 11 election to decide a split into two districts named No. 1A and No. 1B. If approved, rural west and east sections would form separate boards. filing deadline is May 31 with no candidates listed yet.
Lawrence Kurtz former Baytown butcher died at 33 after a 13 month illness in a Sealy hospital. Funeral held at St John Episcopal Church Sealy with Rev Floyd Fedford officiating. Survivors include widow Rose, two sisters Lena Hurtz and J K Hillboldt, two brothers Louie and Alfred, all Sealy.
Funeral services for Mrs. Matlie Swan 76 of Gensolo were set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Earthasn Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Trant of Second Baptist Channelview officiating. Burial will be in White Cemetery near Highlands. She died at 3:55 am Monday at a daughter’s home in Ganada. Survivors include four daughters Ethel Hastings Sugarland Annabelle Henderson Channelview Mary Roades Ganada Evelyn Machicek Edna a son Ira Swan Sugarland a sister Lucy Reed Huston 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Heston Fowail of Baytown was sentenced to five years in prison for the February 19 murder of Robert J. Sanders in Houston district court. Witnesses said Sanders struck Pavell with fists as he backed him into a corner before Pavell fired three times with a pistol, though the sentence was suspended.
Hubbard Mr and Mrs H W Kinsey travel to Hubbard Texas to attend funeral services for her brother H T Riddie who died at 820 am Monday in Clifton hospital Riddie was a bulk station agent for Humble Oil in Hubbard formerly employed by Houston Lighting and Power Co in Rosenberg Services set for 2 pm Wednesday at the Episcopal church in Hubbard The Detroit River is the world s busiest waterway.
The 1955 REL graduating class at Robert E. Lee high school will attend an all day picnic at Roseland Park hosted by W. M. House Jewelry. The event includes a pool session at 4 30 p.m. games and softball plus food and soft drinks. A watch will be awarded to a lucky senior and Delbert Derrett leads the class as president overseeing activities.
A chaotic TV listing outlines a dense array of programs across several days, naming Looney Tunes Curly Fox and Texan Ruby and many others. It lists titles like Superman Fireside Theater Truth Or Consequences Mr District Attorney and News Weather segments alongside game shows and soap operas with times and occasional mis-typed names.
M. F. Wasicek, a mechanic for Paul Prince Buick Co., completed a rear axle and power brake course at the General Motors Training center in Houston. The program covered advanced diagnosis and repair techniques.
In Austin a Senate committee reported a trimmed tax bill lacking about 25 million to bridge a 1.5 billion two-year spending gap. The panel approved modest levies including a one cent per gallon gasoline tax and a penny per pack cigarette tax, while striking the beer tax hike and other larger increases. House action moved tentative tuition hikes for state colleges, prompting criticism from lawmakers about taxing students before beer.
A garbled crossword style list presents clues and partial phrases across many numbers. The text includes scattered terms like Droop in the middle and Water go, with references to parrots New Guinea and ships distress. Overall, the fragmentary entry resembles a cryptic style word puzzle with missing letters and illogical pairings.
Baytown police report three teen-agers aged 13, 14, and 15 admitted four burglaries across three nights last week. They broke into the Skeins home, the Community Laundry, Baytown Junior High School, and the Baytown Community House, taking $15, a fountain pen, and chewing gum. Patrolman John Meadors helped round up the suspects after solving a prior vandalism case at the Grenader building.
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