Humble Oil contract talks to open in Baytown
Negotiations between Humble Oil and the Baytown Joyees Federation begin Monday in the main conference room of the Humble administration building. A. E. Oliphint and C. EL Matthews will lead the Humble side, representing union and management.
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Humble Oil and Refin- 4 Co
Baytown Joyees Federation
BEF
Humble Admiation
A. E. Oliphint Teestee C. EL Matthews
Ederated Unions of America
Hirago
Baytown civic groups meet in special session at City Hall
The Baytown council plans a Monday 7:39 p.m. meeting at City Hall to discuss civic and service matters for policemen and firemen, road access, and Baytown Lake tunnel. Jaycee events move to Shack after weather halts outdoor plans. MBA will nominate candidates for four vacancies. The town school board pending annual business with Superintendent George Gentry and no special agenda.
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Baytown
Cuy
Durainty
Baytown-Lake
Jaycee
Jaycees Ange
Hhe Mutual Benefit Associa
MBA
Town Report Reads Mixed On City Services
Fragmentary town notes mention Owen Middleton and George Chand amid complaints about water and center projects. Weather and local chatter mix with brief mentions of residents Chester Stone Tom Satter Clarke and Jeff Chat, plus a Nassau trip and a leather jacket sighting.
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Owen Middleton
George Chand
Chester
Chester J Stone
Tom. Satter
Clarke
Jeff Chat
Nassau
Frankie Ek
Rifle Charge Fights Reds at Anchor Hill in Korea
UN infantrymen drove into Communists on Anchor Hill on Korea’s eastern front, reclaiming the northern crest after a dawn assault. The battle featured hand to hand fighting, bayonets and grenades, with Reds fleeing toward the Nam River as UN air and artillery pressure reduced enemy positions across the central front.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Ki Nam
38Th Parallel
Nam River
Triangle Hill
Kumhwa
Seven Children Burned To Death In Peoria Heights
Firemen say a coal stove explosion sparked a blaze in a suburban Peoria Heights home killing seven children who were sleeping in their beds. The bodies were recovered in pieces from the ruined one story house as fire quickly consumed the scene.
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Peoria
Til
Richwood Township
Frank Howard
Peoria Heights
Mrs. Howard
Santa comes early for boy dying of leukemia
Nine year old Earl Gregson of Fairbanks is near death from leukemia. His parents combined Christmas and his upcoming tenth birthday celebration with a small party in his room. Friends brought gifts and candy, while doctors warned the illness likely ends by November 21. Earl showed gentle affection, enjoying a last festive moment at his bedside.
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Santa
Fairbanks
Tex
Earl Gregson
Moadar
Yale
Earl
Tom Gregson
Mrs Trach Rites Set For Alicin Tracht Of Baytown
Funeral services for Mrs Alicin Norine Tracht of Baytown will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home with Rev Wayne McClesker officiating. She died at a Baytown hospital Sunday night. A Lincoln Neb native, she had lived in Baytown since 1930s. Survivors include her husband G A Tracht two brothers R A McCartney and Dean Sandlin a sister Mrs Guy F Gore alias Mrs Mary E Sandlin seven nephews and two nieces, all of Baytown. Burial will be in San Jacinto Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers are W A Beauchamp E E Roberts David A Trackt Jr Perry Beauchamp Guy A Gore and Guy F Gore.
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Alicin Norine Tracht
Paul A. Lee
Wayne McClesker
St Mark's Methodist Church
Tracht
Baytown
Lincoln
Neb
G. A. Tracht
R A. McCartney
Dean
Sandlin
Guy F. Gore
Mary E. Sandlin
San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery
W. A. Beauchamp
E. E. Roberts
David A. Trackt Jr
Perry Beauchamp
Guy A. Gore
Teen-Age Nazis in New Orleans Spark Police Hunt
In New Orleans on Monday police disclosed the smashing of a teen age Nazi storm trooper cell and launched a search for a deranged adult accused of organizing the mob. The gang, linked to a weekend attack on a Southern Railway train that injured a Black porter and a passenger, reportedly possessed stolen .22 caliber firearms ammunition shotguns and 36 knives. The FBI was called in as the swastika banner of Hitler's regime loomed over the case.
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New Orleans
Elb
Aess
Southern Railway
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hitler
Labor To Pay Final Tribute To Murray
The body of CIO President Philip Murray was flown to Pittsburgh for final tribute by union leaders after his death at 68 from arteriosclerosis. Delegates and officials from labor and industry mourned his loss as preparations for the CIO convention in Los Angeles proceed. Burial will be at St Annes cemetery after a high mass.
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CIO
Philip Murray
Labor Movement
Murray
Mart. Hopkins
San Francisco
Nob Hill
Los Angeles
Truman
United Steelworkers
Benjamin Faircloss
U. S. Steel
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Anne's Cemetery
Maurice Jtol
U. S
CI0
Phillip Murray Curran
James Male
John Murray
Patrick Fagan
Wgreed
Walter Reuther
The
Automobile Workers
S. Haywood
Jaie Carey
Elizabeth
Aeem
Phyetan
Supreme Court ends colored seating in trains nationwide
Erie reports note a Supreme Court action barring racial segregation on rail cars, ruling the separation of white and colored passengers unconstitutional. In Washington, Democrats tighten House edge to 12 seats with a Florida victory. Paris brief delays Rita Hayworth marriage accord. Topeka reports former War Secretary Woodring urging bombing of Manchuria to end war.
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Shington
Supreme Court
Washington
House
Florida
Paris
Aly Ruhe
Separation Egrermant
Rita Hayworth
Topeka
Kans
Henry H. Woodring
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manchuria
Baytown Reins In Rain Drenching Area Delights Farmers
Baytown area receives 2.5 inch steady rain that soaks parched fields aiding winter plowing and unharvested rice, with cooler temperatures expected tonight and a 32 degree drop. Telecommunication outages hit Baytown Refinery and surrounding communities, delaying service restoration efforts.
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Baytown
Mercury
First Snow Falls In Texas As Rain Ends Forest Fires
A wide Southwest region welcomed its first rainfall in months ending drought and forest-fire fears. Texas saw its first snow of the season with many towns recording substantial moisture measurements, while nationwide rain touched New Mexico Colorado and Wyoming.
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Texas
United Press
North Central
Eastexes
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Texarkana
Lufkin
Three Teens Return Safely From River Bottom Duck Hunt
Three high school juniors Eddie Sloan F C Saxon and Bobby Miles were found safe after spending a night lost in the San Jacinto River bottoms twelve miles north of Crosby. They had slept in an old tool shed and were guided by a plane circling overhead dropping a compass and note.
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Crosby
Eddie Sloan
C. H. Sloan
Wooster
F. C. Saxon
West James
Bobby Miles
Inez. Cooper
West Republic
Hhe
Sloan
Lodge and Dodge named Eisenhower liaison and budget envoy
Augusta dispatch reports Sen Henry Cabot Lodge and Detroit banker Joseph Dodge were named by President-elect Eisenhower to ease the Truman administration out and prepare budget talks. Lodge will liaise with outgoing officials and report to Eisenhower. Dodge will work with budget officials.
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Augusta
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachsetts
Joseph M. Dodge
Detroit
Truman
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Lodge
Ims
Dodge
John F. Kennedy
Iowers
Douglas MacArthur
Eugene Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
Herbert Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
Mifikin
Brownell
Augusta National Golf Club
James Hagerty
Safe and Defense Departments
La Porte Plans Near Completion For City Repairs
La Porte moves toward a bond election to approve 200000 for street work and 315000 for building repairs. The street fund covers 13 miles at about 240 per foot for an 18 foot wide center pave ment with asphalt rock topping. Building funds will fix the old city hall to provide space for clerks and records. Details will be shared with the Chamber of Commerce, with an ordinance due at the Nov 20 city commission meeting. Ernest Brown Engineering of Houston drafts the ordinance and ballot materials.
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Baytown
W. C. Strain
Lidpd T. Jones
J. Bryan Srettan
JC. Kannarr
N. B. Ballard
Roy Elms
George H. Gentry
Fahy Godfrey
M.W. Harper
Jack Tacobs
HF. Massey
Sam Paine
J. & Rutter
W- Wesley Woods
George D. Bruce
W. T. Busch
H. I. Davis
RL. Gillette
James Hercop
Ted Lyman
R. H. Pruett
Jack Saunders
WJ. Strickler
Theo William
Strickland
Higginbotham
Ballard
Dr. Davis
la Porte
M- D. Burgin
City Hall
J. E. Muldoon
Chamber of Commerce
Ernest Brown Engineering Firm
Houston
Fight Enlivens Gay Evening in Crosby County
Six Highland and Crosby residents were treated for cuts and bruises after a free for all on Crosby Lynchburg Road near Beaumont highway. Donald Driggers 22 suffered a 10 inch knife wound. Virginia 21 had multiple cuts. LeRoy Shimek 19 scalp wound. Lee Rush 13 scalp and side gash. Richard E Dillard 20 back cut. Alex Davis 38 minor injuries. Sheriff says dispute began when Diggers car struck Davis back of pickup. tavern patrons joined and a pistol was fired. No charges filed.
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Crosby-Lynchburg Road
Beaumont Highway
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Donald Driggers
Highland
Virginia
LeRoy Shimek
Crosby
Lee Rush
Sheldon
Richard E. Dillard
Alex Davis
Barrett Settlement
Davis
Storm Treeper gang busted in Jefferson Parish hideout
Jefferson Parish deputies raided a fire gutted stone building across from Metairie High School and arrested the gang's 15 year old president after following a tip from an eight year old. The native American youth boasted of a Hitler inspired plan and talked of joining a Nazi underground in Argentina at age 21. A window collision injured a Negro porter and a passenger. New members must break a cipher to join.
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Jefferson Parish
Metaire High School
Hitler
Argentina
Twa
La Porte Trustees To Decide On School Contractor
La Porte school board meets at 7 p.m. to select a contractor for a $300,000 elementary school project after reviewing twelve bids. Seven bids are within a few dollars of each other as the building committee studies each bidder's background. Architect Em ery White of Houston prepared plans and specs.
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la Porte
At & P.m
Pos
Emery White
Houston
Armistice Day Observed Quietly in Baytown
Armistice Day passes with little fanfare in Baytown. Banks close for the day and the post office offers limited service under Postmaster Ballard. Schools and most businesses stay open, with no special programs planned. Blood drive appeal urges local donors to arrange times Wednesday with Dr Malcolm Fones.
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Baytown
Banks
N. B. Ballard
Wilk
Malcolm Fones
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