Duck Hunters Rarin To Go To Chambers County Open
More than 1 000 hunters are expected to flood Chambers County on opening day for the duck season. Non residents will travel from across Texas to camp at Barrow ranch public shooting ground, paying 5 to stalk fat ducks. Ducks and geese mix prompts careful identification. seasons were separated to protect Canadian geese.
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Chambers County
Barrow Ranch
Trinity
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Anahuac
Youth Suspect Tied to New Wave of Burglary Thefts
Police report a youth and a companion linked to three burglaries and a Cadillac theft in Baytown and Lake Charles. Investigations note a prior robbery at St. Mark's Methodist church and other thefts. Officers halted an attempted car theft at Bay Shore Motors and recovered only the Cadillac keys from a safe at Talley Auto Sales.
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SS Mark's Methodist
Baytown
Talley Auto Sales
W. D. Francis
C. M. Cowan
Hal Fuckerson
Bayshore Motors
Texas
Highway 146
Talley Auto
Bill Tailey
Offic
Lwo
Baytown News Roundup Highlights Local Projects and events
Public works official notes North Commerce street closure pending crossing completion. Scout Leaders meet in East Harris with Rev Clyde Foltz as guest speaker and new district officers to be installed by Minor Huffman. Wooster Lions Club to hold first meeting Tuesday with charter January 3. Baytown Council to consider subdivison ordinance at 7 pm. 1956 district exec committee in Pasadena drafts football schedule for 12 AAAA schools including Lee, Texas City, Pasadena, Galena Park, Brazosport and Spring Branch. Bayton Texas A and M game replay set for 7 pm Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal church.
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East Marris
Tam
Humbie
Clyde Foltz
First Christhan
Minor Huffman
Sam Houston Arte Council
Supt
George H. Gentry
Prinsmal R. B. Sparks
Dan Stallworth
Pasadena
Robert E. Lee
Texas City
Galena Park
Brazosport
Spring Branch
Angies
Baytor-Texas 4 and M
Baytown
Texas A and Melu
Trinity Epicopal Church
Around Town Highlights and Gossip Snippets
Local notes mix playful chatter and social scenes with names like John Meadors Pat O Sullivan and Grace Odom. Snippets include a rabbit barbecue plan a hay fever mention and a late night pillow demand as residents share brief updates and curios.
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John Meadors
Bob Chase
Jona Tipton
Tom Crawford
Carl Trenchmann
Pat O'Sullivan
Lagilie Hazelwed
Raytown Education Association
Grace Odom
Rbensiin Jones
Humble Puts United Fund Near Target
Humble raises donations toward a 147 009 goal with a 17 500 gift from the Muumhie. Cay, nearing Baytown’s rent of 130 125. Campaign chair W Strickler urges workers to finish solicitations and file reports early. Milton Jordan presents E award to Plant Manager Gordo Farned, as refinery personnel celebrate.
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Muumhie. Cay
United
Baytown
W. Strickler
Revo Milton
Jordan Monday
Gordo Farned
Strickler
Troy Peterson
Margaret May Visit in U S to Heal Heartbreak
London reports Princess Margaret may visit the United States to forget the shock of choosing duty over love. Public reaction in Britain ranges from sympathy and pride to anger at royal code guardians as Townsend remains largely silent after withdrawing from press events.
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Gene Patterson
London
Margaret
United States
Duiity
Peter Townsend
Church and Empire
Harmbt
Britain
Hey
Canterbury
Sussex
Maven Nis
Tove
Townsend
Godfrey defends tales as lies in autobiography excerpt
Arthur Godfrey told the Saturday Evening Post his memoirs will reveal sensational newspaper tales about him, while conceding daily mistakes. He claimed most published stories are deliberate lies and commented on audience ratings and competition with Walt Disney. He denied firing staff for romantic entanglements and mocked the charges.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Godfrey
Pete Martin
Saturday Evening Post
Godfrey
Yar Sone
Wwe
Arth Gottrey
Trendullat
Mr. Walt
Disney
Goufrey
Trustees Pinch Dollars School Bids Too High
School trustees probe bids for a six classroom addition at Alamo elementary with costs about seven thousand dollars above architect estimates after negotiations with Kirgehké Construction Co of Houston. Glenn Engbroes Construction Co topped bids but was later adjusted. other bids from Moore and Moore La Porte Chambers Construction Tellepsen Span Glass Baytown Leftwich Stenis Harris. Building committee tabled bids for further study as trustees plan final changes and set deadlines for Cedar Bayou elementary work.
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Fred Wuartman
Hallowe
Alamo Elementary
Man Perkins
Perkins
Kirgehké Construction Co
Houston
Kirgehe
Glenn Engbroes Constrution Co
Moore and Moore
la Porte
Chambers Construction Co
Tellepsen
Span-Glass, Inc
Baytown
Leftwich, Stenis and Harris
Cedar Bayou
Lowell Lammers
Dale Carnegie Dies At 66 Public speaking authority
New York report states Dale Carnegie, 66, died at his home after a month long illness. A public speaking instructor and author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, he published the 1936 bestseller and built a public relations network with trained instructors in major cities. Born 1888 in Maryville Missouri, he rose from YMCA classes to national prominence, later marrying Mrs. Henry Price of Tulsa after a 1981 divorce.
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New York
Dale Carnegie
Carnegie
Maryville
Warrensburg
State Teachers College
YMCA
Wis Hook
Lowell Thomas
Princeton University
Thomas
Smithsonian
Henry Price
Tulsa
Okla
Strage Acting Men Nabbed In Wisconsin Killing
Chicago police questioned two strange acting men arrested Monday night at an abandoned farm house four miles north of Ladysmith Wisconsin in connection with the murder of three young boys. The suspects Charles Driscoll 19 and Ed Kline 30 both of Chicago were living there. Sheriff Peter Sybers said the men acted oddly when awakened and allowed themselves to be taken into custody. Chicago detectives John Bickler and Art Kelly drove 400 miles all night to Ladysmith to question them and the sheriff planned to grill them once the visitors arrived.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Ladysmith
Wis
Charles Driscoll
Ed Kline
Peter Sybers
Sybers
John Bickler
Art Kelly
Sykers
Apathy Termed No 1 Threat To Schools
Cincinnati educator Neil M McAlroy national chair of the committee preparing a White House education conference spoke at the Texas Conference on Education in Austin. He warned inertia and apathy threaten school systems and urged businessmen and citizens to contribute time and energy to local programs beyond taxes and votes.
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Austin
Texas Conference On Education
Cincinnati
Neil M McAlroy
White House
McElroy
Can Atomic Weapons Be Fired By Accident
Las Vegas area residents faced questions about accidental detonation as scientists conducted routine safety tests at the Nevada Proving Ground. The Atomic Energy Commission claimed blasts, if any, would likely be unseen and unheard in Las Vegas, about 75 miles away, while officials refused to disclose test details.
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Las*vegas
Nevi
Atomic
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Ground
Las Vegas
AEC
Double barreled front may bring season's coldest weather
A moving Canadian air mass and a second front from Wyoming threaten Baytown and Texas with sharp temperature drops from Tuesday night into Thursday. Forecasters expect readings from 25 to 85 degrees Panhandle to Plains, with subfreezing lows in the Panhandle and South Plains. Dalhart reports 20 degrees, Corpus Christi highs near 55, and rivers of cloudiness increasing statewide.
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Baytown
Panhandle
Texas
Gul
South Plains
Plains
Wyoming
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Roswell
N. AL
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Halloween Quiet in Baytown Amid Pranks and a Dog Bite
Baytown reported a quiet Halloween with minor mischief on East James and Danubria including barricade removals and egg throwing. A charity trick or treat by youths raised milk funds for CROP via the Baytown Christian Youth Council and Key Club. A dog bit a man who approached, then fled and was not located. no serious damage noted.
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West Baytown
Hallowe'en Baytown
United Nations
Prance
East James
Danubria
Pruett Street
Baytown Christian Youth Council
High School Key Club
Hallowe'en
Houston Bus Strike Looms As Negotiations Break Off
Houston transit talks collapsed after the Houston Transit Co and union negotiators failed to agree on pay. Union president M D Hendrix warned the company seeks a strike to force tax relief and said workers will not return until a reasonable offer is made.
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Houston
Secant Bis
Unian
Houston Transit Co
Brsnkport
M.D. Hendrix
Tansport Company
Hendrix
Union
Socialite Suspect Wife To Be Questioned About Private Eyes
New York investigators will question Mrs. William Woodward Jr. Tuesday about private detectives she hired to probe her husband’s love life. The 39 year old socialite, widow of the sportsman and banking heir, was treated for hysteria after a shotgun blast killed her husband at their Oyster Bay estate. Nassau District Attorney Frank Gulotta said the slaying may be accidental though further developments could alter that view. A grand jury will receive the case.
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New York
Willian Woodward
Ann Crowell Woodward
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Duchess of Windsor
Nassau County
Frank Gulotta
Woodward
Neir
Nash
Guilatta
Caderella
Detroit, Mich
Doctors Hospital
Guiotta
Individua
Nassau
Singvestint Pimell
Victim Quizzed In Burglary At Houston Socialite’s Suite
Mrs. J. B. Reid, heir to Calais nobility and Miami Beach hotelier by marriage, faced more police questioning over a $40,000 jewel theft at the Shamrock Hilton. Investigators found no tampering with locks, and Reid showed nervousness in polygraph tests, while two officers faced censure for releasing suspect Al Smiley who later was deemed connected to gangster Bugsy Siegel.
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Houston
J. B. Reid
Miami Beach
Fla
Reid
Calais
Shamrock Hilton
Lea Hatcher
Hatcher
Baytown Youths Raise 1300 For CROP Drive
More than 300 Baytown youths collected in Halloween events and raised 1300 for CROP. Elaine Swint, president of the Christian Youth Council of Baytown and the Robert E Lee Key Clan, announced the total Tuesday and praised local citizens and adult leaders Mrs. R G Odom and Mrs. E J Offer. Roy L White leads the Key Club sponsor.
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Baytown
Hallowe'en
Elaine Swint
Christian Youth Council of
Robert FE. Lee
Swint
R. CG. Odom
E. J. Offer
Roy L. White
Push Button Stop Light at Lee High School
A new push-button stop light was installed on Carnegie Street between Market and the railroad tracks near Robert E. Lee High School. Students can push the button to halt traffic giving pedestrians the right of way. A step-height crosswalk near the school was moved to Market and Carnegie.
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Robert EF Lea High School
Carnegie Street
Market
Carnegie
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Alexander Bittelman
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George. H. Gentry
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