ONE VOTE CAN SHAPE WORLD HISTORY THIS ELECTION
A call to voters emphasizes the power of a single ballot. It cites historic one vote turning Indiana elections in 1876, Alaska statehood, and key national outcomes, urging participation on November 5 and asking if your vote will change history.
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United States
Indiana
Rutherford
Hayes
DeKalb County
Edward A. Hannegan
United States Senate
Edward Hannegan
Texas
U.S
Mexico
U.S. Senate
Alaska
California
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Ohio
Dewey
Truman
Readers test candidates by poll question results
A Richmond reporter sampled 50 people asking who are the Republican and Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates. He found 23 correct answers. After a month of headlines, he questioned 58 people and got 30 correct responses.
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Richemond
Crosby Wife Dies After Major Abdominal Operation
Hollywood November 1 1930 40 year old Mrs Crosby wife of Bing Crosby died at home from complications after a major abdominal operation.
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Elee Crosby
Ercozer eBing Crosby
Plans for Cedar Bayou volunteer fire department meeting
Sun Spots reports EN ENTERESTED in rotating roles for a Cedar Bayou volunteer fire department. Residents were asked to meet at Cedar Bayou School at 2:30 p.m. Monday. Price urged turnout and noted the need for more men and funds for the truck. Keys found on Humble Street may belong to someone. call 3665 or retrieve at 2109 Parkway Drive. The city’s meter robber cost Baytown meters 794.18 this week, with 25 coins and four slugs in the haul.
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Cedar Bayou
Price
Humble Street
Parkway Drive
Baytown
Local Oddities and Snippets From Around Town
Elmer Gray discusses boom in West Texas while Prof Anders observes a practice session. Ford Robertson endorses a Carver High game night. Cotton Watkins advances in insurance. Elmo Anderson battles cold seeking help rather than giving it. Mrs Helen Hensler notes mostly sunny days with occasional trouble. Deputy Sheriff Brown recovers telephone deposit cited as good pay risk. Georges Scott recalls his son Wilbur turning 120 and his aging wife. A key stamped DCFD found near MBA building in Old Baytown may be picked up there. Waney Staples wins numerous PTA carnival prizes, causing modest embarrassment.
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Elmer Gray
West Texas
L.G
Anders
Ford Robertson
Carver
Cottons Watkins
Elmo Anderson
Helen- Hensler
AL Mlrown
Georges Scott
Wilbur
Ivery
MBA
Old
Four County Bond Issues At Stake In Tuesday Vote
Harris County voters face four bond proposals totaling 13 million dollars to fund a new city county hospital voting machines county park sites and rights of way for improvements with county judge Bob Casey endorsing passage and assurances of minimal tax impact the plan includes converting Jefferson Davis Hospital into a tuberculosis facility after construction and a straw vote in August showed strong approval with a separate line for the voting machines and hospital funding.
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Harris County
Bob Casey
Washburn
Commissioners Court
Harris County Mayors’ and Councilmen’s Association
Houston
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Suspect Held In Hi-Jacking Eddie Krenick Beaten And Robbed
One suspect was arrested and a dozen questioned after an early morning hijacking of Eddie Krenick 32 as he rode to work at the Baytown refinery. He was beaten and robbed by two men near Goose Creek bridge, while officers nearby greeted him. Krenick lost $50 and a $250 diamond ring. description given, suspects fled toward woods. The事件 occurred around 4:30 to 5 am Friday.
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Eddie Krenick
Baytown
Goose Creek — Bridge
Robert E. Lee
Bob Atkinson
Richard E. Moreland
Krenick
Market Street
South Baytown
Montgomery
Erenick
Texas Avenue
West Baytown
West Main Street Set to Stay Open Despite Delays
West Main will not be closed to traffic Monday as planned due to utility line issues delaying Spur 201 work. J E Houser of the State Highway department said it may take a week to 10 days more before blocking the street. Spur 201 will run from near St Pauls Lutheran Church to the Baytown La Porte Tunnel. West Main is expected to be closed about two months.
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West Main
J. E. Houser
State Highway Department
Goose Creek
West Baytown
Alow F
C Engineering Co
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Baytown- la Porte
State Legislators To Visit In Baytown One Sided Political Party
State Senator Searcy Bracewell will head a Harris County delegation to Baytown for a one sided political gathering hosted by the Baytown Chamber of Commerce legislative committee. The event at Sam Stassi’s Bay Villa lawn features a steak barbecue for nearly 100 chamber members with Representatives Murphy Miller Elliott and others attending.
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Baytown
Chamber
VW. Bell
Gene Bauér
Roy Peterson
Host Stassi
Judge Reid
Frank E. Braswell
J. N. Chatfield
G. ¥. Daniel
Gordon L. Farmed
H. F. Goss
James Harrap
Lovell Lammers
Ted Lyman
William E. Marshall
W. H. Reber
J. Bryan Stratton
W. F. White
Ynese
Patty
Polling Places Listed For Newcomers
Readable list shows precinct boundaries and polling places for new voters in Baytown area. Precincts 100 101 102 103 165 96 and others designate intersections, streams, and landmarks with vote sites at local stores, schools, and City Hall. Nearby La Porte Crosby Huffman and Channelview precincts use high schools and cafeterias for casting ballots.
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg
Cedar Bayou Road
Cedar Bayou Stream
East Republic
South Main
Witkenfeld’s
Texas and Main
Galveston Bay
Goose Creek
City Hall
West Main and
King
Cedar Bayou-Wooster Road
City
Pine and Huggins
Scott Bay
Market Street
Bay Villa
San Jacinto
Hishlands
Wallisville Road
Greater
la Porte
la Porte High School
Crosby
Huffman
David Crockete
Brooks Dies During Hunt
Jack E. Brooks, 48, manager of Phenix Dairy, died suddenly about 9:30 am Saturday in a route truck on White Ranch Road, 12 miles south of Winnie in Chambers county, returning from a hunting trip. Two men behind him stopped to help and found the truck left the road, crossing a ditch and hitting a levy near a bayou. D. A. Buell of Houston and E. Pepitone of Beaumont assisted and called Deputy Sheriff Clyde Randall. a nurse tried artificial respiration but Brooks died within seconds. Sheriff Otter noted no marks on the body. the cause remains under investigation by Justice of the Peach D. S. Winston.
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Jack E. Brooks
Phenix Dairy
White Ranch Road
Winnie
Chambers County
Atill
Brooks
D. A. Buell
Houston
E. Pepitone
Beaumont
Winston
Otter
Buell
Pepone
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Sensational Ganders Dominate Tigers 57-13 in Rout
Lee Ganders burst ahead early and cruised to a 57-13 victory over the Orange Tigers. Jimmy Morris and Gerald Orton starred as Lee’s offense clicked from the start with multiple long runs, while Robert Lopez and the Gander subs added late scoring power. The Tigers struggled to move the ball as Lee controlled the game from the opening kickoff.
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Tigers
Dan Shults
Sun
Lee Ganders
Orange Tigers
Jimmy Morris
Fred Ernst
Gerald Orton
Robert Lopez
Gander Subs
Morris
Lee
Orton
Orange
Don Pence
Tiger
Ronnie Logan
Joe Sektaldi
Ernst
City and Rural Postal Service Extended in Baytown
Baytown Postmaster N. EB. Ballard announced extended mail routes adding 23 city blocks in the Pruett addition and West Lobit Mor rill and West Sterling areas. Rural Route No 1 now serves about 75 more families including J M Huber Corp camp and Bayou Estates. Route No 1 will supplant Crosby Route No 2 in Cedar Bayou Crosby Ellis League Archer and Sialan roads affecting 22 homes.
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Baytown
N. EB. Ballard
Pruett
Ballard
J. M. Huber Corp
Bayou Estates
Crosby
Cedar Bayou
Ellis League
Archer and
Siolan- Ger
Poll Watch Appointment Requested
Duval County rancher J McDonald asked for election supervisors to watch voting in the coming general election. He said five state candidates signed his request and stated he received threats after arriving in Austin. He would deliver the papers to Judge Sam Reams personally in Alice and warned gunmen.
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Austin
Duval County
Benavides
Tex
Alice
McDonald
Jacob
Buddy) Loya Jr
Texas
BEF Leaders Trek To Chicago For Confederated Unions Parley
Two Baytown Employes Federation leaders travel to Chicago to attend the annual convention of the Confederated Unions of America at the Morrison Hotel. G. G. Bowers and C. E. Matthews serve as regional and BEF delegates, joined by A. E. Oliphini. Ojiphint accompanies from Denver. negotiations on Humble Oil contract slated to start mid November.
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Baytown Employes Federation
Chicago
Confederated Unions of America
G. G. Bowers
Southwestern Regional Council
CUA
BEF
C. E. Matthews
BEA
BES
A. E. Oliphini
Denver
Glycerine Frustrates Halloween Spooks in Bay Town
Police and volunteer firemen patrolled Bay town as glycerine covered show windows foiled pranks. Chief H. E. McKee climbed a tree to confront street blockades on Huggins Street, later dashing into the crowd. Six to seven teens were frightened but released after promises to behave. Water hydrants briefly flooded streets with no damage. In La Porte, Police Chief Walter Roberson and Constable Jake Bussey Bu ssey reported a peaceful Halloween with little vandalism.
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Hallowe'en
Baytown
H. E. McKee
Huggins Street
McKee
Hante
of -Wa
Montgomery
la Porte
Walter Roberson
Jake Busser
Bussey
Mrs Duhon Dies At Home In Mont Belvieu
Mrs Katherine Duhon age 37 died at 9 29 am Friday at her home on Ced ar Bayou Road after months of ill health. She lived in Mont Belvieu most of her life, moved to Earxtown after marriage. Funeral at 1 30 pm Saturday at Assembly of God Church Mont Belvieu with Rev M A Cowes and Rev James Farmer officiating. Burial Cedarcrest Cemetery under Earthmans direction. Survived by husband John Sweeney Duhon Sr three sons John Sweeney Duhon Jr Joseph William and Ronald Glen Duhon mother Mrs Mary Johnson of Oklahoma two sisters Mrs Marie Reed and Mrs Alta Abel of Long Beach Calif two brothers Bill Arbaugh of Long Beach Calif and Bod Arbaugh of Conroe.
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Katherine Duhon
Cedar Bayou Road
Cedarcrest Cemetery
Earthman’s
John Sweeney “Duhon, Sry
John Sweeney Duhon
Joseph William
Ronald Glen Duhon
Mary Johnson
Oklahoma
United Fund Drive Nears Campaign Target
The 1952 United Fund drive looked certain to meet its goal Saturday as Humble Oil’s annual contribution awaited. Pledges had climbed to about $102,200, with final totals expected to push the campaign over the top by a slim margin if this year’s gift reaches $17,000.
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United Fund
Humble Oil
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Frankie and
Adlai
Ava Gardiner
Frank Sinatra
the Palladium
Ava
Frank
Bulletin
Buch
Charles Murphy
William A. Miller Sr
William MM. Elliott
Robert W. Baker
James W. Yency
Garth Bates
Carlton Moore
Bill
Htterbug
Parley Independent Union Confederation
Coalition’ Council
CIO
AFL
Humble Oil and Refining Co
CE Matibews
Hallowe'ens
Marie Reed
Alta Abel
Long Beach
Calif
Bill Arbaugh
Bod Arbaugh
Conroe
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