Burglars Hit Eight Baytown Firms In One Night
Burglars spent several hours Saturday hitting eight Baytown locations, beating safes and desks but netting under 209 dollars in cash. The Baytown Drug Store and Daniels Jewelry Store in the same building suffered the heaviest losses with hundreds of dollars in costume jewelry, watches, perfume, and a music box taken. Police Chief W. K. Montgomery and the Baytown force led the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalle Myers
Sun
West Baytown
Baytown Drug Store
Daniels Jewelry Store
Baytown
Protest Over Americans Imprisoned by Red China Note Demands Release
The United States delivered a strong note via British channels demanding the release of 13 Americans imprisoned on alleged spy charges in China. The note, supported by a UN appeal to member nations, warns of continued outrages and vows to seek compensation for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Galbraith
China
Stern
U.S
United Nations
World Organization
Chi- MR
London
iGeneva
Frankin D. Gowen
Gowen
United States
Hedhita
Presscapades at Sam Houston State features Miss Joyce Williams
SUN SPOTS reports 15 girls including Joyce Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Williams of Grosby, a Sam Houston State College freshman, will perform in Presscapades sponsored by The Houstonian. The show runs Thursday and Friday with Williams singing. Baytown Fire Chief A H Lintelman was hospitalized in Baytown Saturday for observation and tests after falling ill Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Williams
Lewis Williams
Grosby
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Houstonian
Baytown
A. H. Lintelman
Baytown Hospital
Lintelman
Korean constitutional vote defeats Synaman
United Press reports in Seoul that the Nationalist assembly rejected a constitutional amendment by one vote, blocking a lifetime presidency for the aging Korean patriarch Synaman. In Washington a State Department decision denied Paul Robeson a passport to Moscow for the Soviet Writers Congress. Houston reports Dr Julia McBride, convicted last month for falsifying narcotics prescriptions, was sentenced to 30 months in a hospital prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Synaman
Rhee
Republic of Korea
Nationalist Assembly
Wold
Washington
State Department
Paul Robeson
Congress of Soviet Writers
Moscow
Hmouuston
Juliaa McBride
Corpus Christi
Houston
L. C. Harrison
Woman Bruised in Auto Crash Near High School
Mrs J A Johnson of 601 Hast Alford is recovering at home from injuries after a Friday auto collision on Market Street Road near Robert E. Lee High School. Her car hit the rear of a vehicle driven by Marlene Marie Praetorius, a high school student who had slowed to turn into a drive in stand. Johnson was treated at San Jacinto Memorial hospital for bruises to the face chest and legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Johnson
Alford
Market Street
Robert Be, Lee High School
E. R. Hardy
Johnson
Marlene Marie Praetorius
Praetorius
Around Town Highlights and Holiday Gatherings
Mrs. Margif Shiver recalls a very pleasant day. Clarence and Mrs. Broussard receive a last minute turkey dinner invitation. Letha Mae Ellott and Arlene Elliott enjoy whipped cream topping. Gladys Lawrence hosts a bright day mood with four bleak thoughts. Douglas McKellars celebrate a two family reunion over the holidays. Mary Hinson reports a near drowning at the University of Texas swimming pool and expresses relief. Melba Matthews discusses Houston State College food problem at 5am. Marilyn Padgett returns to Waco for the Baylor Rice game. Connie Miller, formerly Barbara Whitesides, teaches seventh grade math near Laungville Kentucky. Suzanne Huggins and her brother Cadet Joe O Huggins visit home from New Mexico Military Institute.
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Margif
Clarence Broussard
Letha Mae Ellott
Arlene Elliott
Gladys Lawrence
Douglas McKellars
Mary Hinson
University of Texas
Melba Matthews
Houston State College
Marilyn Padgett
Waco
Connie Miller
Barbara Whitesides
Laungville
Suzanne Huggins
Joe O. Huggins
New Mexico Military Institute
Spurlock Dies. Baytown Cattleman and Refinery Worker
Herschel Salter Spurlock 53 of Cedar Bayou and Baytown died at 10 50 p m Friday at his mother's Cedar Bayou home after illness. Funeral 3 p m Sunday at Pay U Lee Funeral Home with Rev Hira Love officiating. Burial in Cedar Bayou Methodist Cemetery. Survived by five sons Jimmy Paul and Jack Riley Spurlock, his mother and granddaughter Paula Sue, three sisters and two brothers. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. Spurlock formerly president of Baytown Employer Federation and a Cedar Bayou Methodist church steward. He worked 25 years with Humble Oil and Refining Co. at Baytown and Ingleside. He moved to his mother's home last May after his wife died. Native of Warren, moved to Cedar Bayou as a boy.
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Herschel Salter Spurlock
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Mattie Salter Spurlock
U. Lee
Hira Love
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Cedar Bayou Methodist Cemetery
Paul A. Lee
Love
E. R. Burns
Warren
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Ingleside
Jimmy Paul Spurlock
Jack Riley Spurlock
Galveston
Paula Sue Spurlock
J. B. Spurlock
Houston
J. P. Spur
Goodfellows Launch Christmas Campaign For Children
Baytown readers join the Goodfellows drive to provide toys and holiday cheer for about 500 local children. North Side Improvement Club of Coady contributed early. PTA units prepare Goodfellow bags for delivery. Last year the fund exceed $1,200 to serve over 500 kids. donations welcome at The Baytown Sun or via labeled milk bottles from Carmation Milk Co.
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The
Goodfellows
Baytown
North Side Improvement Club of
Coady
Joy Smith
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Goodfellow Fund
Baytown Sun
Goodfellow
Carmation Milk Co
Perjurer Alger Hiss Released After 44 Months In Prison
Alger Hiss walked free from Northeastern federal penitentiary in Lewisburg Pennsylvania after 44 months serving time for perjury in the congressional investigations of communism. He pledged innocence and said he hoped to vindicate his name and ease his family's harassment as crowds and news crews recorded the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Langdon
U.S
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Federal
William Remington
Remington
Iiss
Commerce Department
Voice Of Democracy Contest Set For Sunday In Baytown
Baytown area students from 11 schools compete Sunday in the Voice of Democracy contest. Four Baytown winners advance to state, with top four national winners earning $500 scholarships and trips to Washington and Williamsburg, plus radio or TV sets.
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Voice of Democracy
Clyde A. Murray
Baytown
Washington
D. C
Williamsburg
Eisenhower
Congress
The
Supreme Court
Wil Par
KREL
Baytown Jaycory
Quack Shack
Tommy Ward
Jaycee
Baytown Sees Warm Night as Front Passes Through
Baytown enjoyed one of its warmest nights in weeks with a Friday low near 75 degrees and a Saturday morning high around 62. Forecasters expect another cool front to move into Texas by weekend, though its exact impact on Baytown and the Gulf Coast remains uncertain. Winds dust West Texas ahead of the front, with clear skies statewide and only traces of rain reported in Houston and Texarkana.
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Baytown
Mercury
Texas
Gulf Coast
Panhandle
South Plains
Houston
Texarkana
Lubbock
Los Angeles Faces Worst Smog in 1954
Southern California endured a brutal smoke fog mix over a 4000 square mile region. a death was attributed to the fog as traffic crashes spiked over the four day period. Frank J. Cowder Jr. died when his car collided with a Los Angeles area home.
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Los Angeles
California
Frank J. Cowder Jr
Copter Pulls 42 To Safety From Tanker
In a gale on the Irish Sea, British Navy helicopters and a coastal lifeboat rescued 42 men from the split tanker World Concord. Seven sailors were confirmed dead as the ship broke in two amid high winds and rough seas near mid voyage.
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London
Heliopters
Mdustrious
World Concord
Irish Sea
McNair Resident Loueds Lowe Found Dead in Bed
Loueds Lowe a 72 year old McNair resident was found dead in his bed early Saturday. Justice of the Peace Walter Queen stated Lowe had been ill since a stroke several weeks prior and died around midnight. The inquest verdict attributed the death to natural causes.
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Loueds Lowe
McNair
Justice of the Peace
Walter Queen
Area Residents Give $2029 To Fight Muscular Disease
Baytown area residents donated 2029 dollars in a house to house canvas by Baytown Cedar Bayou and Wooster fire departments aided by auxiliaries and juniors. Roy Cronk led about 160 workers as funds go to Muscular Dystrophy Association research with the rest supporting local chapters. The drive was sponsored by the International Association of Firefighters and backed by the Gulf Coast Firemen’s association. Firefighters thanked all contributors and noted junior high students’ help.
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Wooster
Roy Cronk
Delve
Muscul
New York
International Association of Firefighters
Gulf Coast Firemen's Association
Texas Classical Association Elects Children President
Shoemaan Childrens, Latin teacher at Robert E Lee High School, was elected to a two year term as president of the Texas Classical Association during a meeting tied to the state teachers convention in Fort Worth. The association includes high school and college Latin and Greek teachers across Texas.
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Shoemaan Childrens
Robert ©. Lee High School
Texas Classical Association
Childres
Fort Worth
Texas
Children
Southwest Texas Foreign Language Teachers Association
Argangation
Texas State Junior Classical League
Texas Future Teachers of American Clubs
Baytown
Offended He Wants Dented Car Mended
Edwin Gooden, after a dispute with a Gypsy over a dented fender repaired for 12, finds the car returned with the same dent. He files a charge of willful destruction of private property but cannot identify the offender. An officer escorts him to a Gypsy camp, yet he cannot distinguish individuals among the group.
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Edwin Gooden
Gooden
Open House Set By Happy Harbor
Happy Harbor in La Porte bay shore will mark its fourth anniversary with an open house and tea from 2 to 5 pm Sunday. A board meeting chaired by J. J. Johnson precedes the event. Founded December 18, 1950 by the late Rev. J. A. H. Ellis and Rosa Lee Brown, the facility houses 35 elderly residents in a main building and guest cottages. The program includes group singing and skits with Johnson’s daughter Joan Counts and grandson Lynn White performing.
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Happy Harbor
la Porte Bayshore
J. J. Johnson
J. A. H. Ellis
Rosa Lee Brown
Johnson
Joan Counts
Lynn White
Gift Spotter Guide for Santa’s Pack Picks
A holiday shopper guide highlights where to find ideal gifts for everyone on your list. It promotes ease of shopping from home in a comfortable chair, enabling quick, energy-saving selections.
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North Side Improvement Muly
Janet
Mike Enoch
Doy Smith
Debra Mary
John Willworth Holly
Mary
Boston
Debra
Stork
Perjurer
Ridgwood
N. J
Chester Lane
Robert Benjamin
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