Svengali Killing Son Charges Widow Planned Dad Murder
A Texas case centers on a will dispute after Don Worden of San Antonio died. His widow Violet Faye Worden faces probate challenges amid allegations of a plan and design to murder, with a grand jury investigating Worden’s death near Padre Island.
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Kingsingle
Tex
Don’ Worden
San Antonio
Worden
Visser Canales Worden
Kingsville
B. A. Brown
Robert Worden
Violet Faye
Baytown Rotary to Host Morning Program Wednesday
Volunteers George Scott and others plan a Baytown Rotary meeting at noon Wednesday in Tower Hall. Miss Aranna Watson of Baytown Girl Scouts leads the program with James and Louis assisting as Rotary members discuss upcoming activities and community projects.
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George Scott
Palacios
Tal
Bay
Hera James
Louis
Rotary
Aranna Watson
Baytown
Indy
Rotary Club
Wedres Tower
Norman Iyovive
This Thief Must Have Needed Axe
A burglary at Builders Supply in Four Corners left three double-hit axes one single-hit axe five hatchets and rope and other items missing. The loot totals about 50 dollars and was reported by WEO dawkson owner of the timber company to Deputy Sheriff M M Brown. The break in occurred over the weekend and the thief was not found until Tuesday morning.
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Sanducints
Weo Dawkson
M. M. Brown
Inekesoyy
Around Town watchers greet icy winds at scrimmage
Around Town notes a crowd including Carl idom Tom Clark Charlie Plows Gilbert Wallace and many from A and M braving cold winds to watch the football scrimmage Donnie Andris returns to Sam Houston after holidays. Several injured players and coaches are listed with family members and Texas Exes attendance noted.
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Callider
Carl iQdom
Tom Clark
Charlie Plowsiden
Gilbert Wallace
Donnie Andris
Sam
Hous+ ton
Emis
CG. C. Andris
Ditte Norman ‘Adams
Herb Gray
Louis del- Homme
Wally
Bill Hinkle
Texas
Eddie Gray
Gras Herrington
Wayne Balke
Jor Selivaldi
Bat ‘Bond
A and
Slick Elis
Frank James
Ywonis Bayly
Agetex
Bil Laughlin Ark
Afton Ny
Anton Bmajstria
Pek
Beverly Rocishold
Shame On You Men Women Better Drivers In Baytown
Assistant Police Chief 44 RL Freeman reports 1955 Baytown accident data show women drive about 21 percent better than men, with youths improving over older drivers. From 88 crashes in the first quarter, 49 drivers were women and youths under 25, 8 were men over 25. Weather cited as the main factor in peak crash period. Freeman urges safety lessons recalled from SD Week.
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Bartown
RL Freeman
Baytown
Freeman
Silvk
Goodfellows Aides In Action Help Make Christmas Possible
Baytown volunteers continue the city’s Goodfellows tradition with packing of Christmas bags overseen by Mig Stark for a decade. Bevt Gresham coordinates carpenters’ center participation and a $7.50 cash donation is noted. Johnalla manages toy buying for the 1000 children to receive packages, with officials compiling the honored list.
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Goodfellow
Goodfellows
Baytown
Mig
Astr Stark
Bevt Gresham
Carpenters Laval
Carpenters
Jommeia Boynton
The
Sun
Make Every Day S-D Day Now
Safe Driving Day on December 1 invites drivers to prove that care and courtesy behind the wheel pay off, highlighting safety as the goal and encouraging responsible behavior on the road.
World News in Brief Washington Education Conference Opens
World News in Brief reports on a White House conference on education urging local school control with federal support where needed. Paris notes Premier Faure fights to stay in government as national assembly expected to oust him. Buenos Aires says a decree will restore La Prensa to its owners amid Peron era outrage. Houston mentions a mayor-elect summoned in a city treasurer trial. New York notes Nanette Fabray's hospital recovery from a headache after a Sid Caesar show. Tokyo reports two nuclear wave events detected over Japan, likely from the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Buenos Airfs
Pedry E. Arammury
la Prensa
Tian. D.peron
Houston
Oscar Valentie
Roy Hoyd
Phillips announces candidacy for Texas governor
State Sen. Jim Phillips, famed for filibusters and a probe of veterans land scandals, announces bid for the Democratic nomination in 1846. He will not resign his Senate seat, saying the office will be vacant after the election. He pledges to pursue hospital funding, stricter traffic laws, and four lane highways while addressing the veterans land mess.
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Austin
Jimmy Phillips
Philips
Phillips
San Saba
John White
Ralph Yarborough
Texas Supreme Court
James P. Hart
Senate
Veterans Land
Texas
Veterans Land Program
Angleton
Optimists To Dedicate New Club House In Baytown
Optimists plan a public dedication Monday night for the Junior Optimist building on Market Street. The house is under construction by Optimist members using donated time. Also discussed were plans for the 1936 teenage baseball program with Tom Fuller elected president and Kenneth Ford named secretary treasurer. New members Jack Farmer and Bevis McGrew joined, Nancy Vernon performed on the accordion.
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Baytown
Optimist Club
Jack Farmer
Bevis McGrew
the Tower
Nancy Vernon
AEL Sports In National Spotlight In Coaching Magazine
Robert J. Lee High School of Baytown gains national exposure after a sweeping Coach and Athlete feature by Winnie H. Grown. The spread highlights Supt George Gentry and Athletic Director Tan Stallworth, with photos of Drum Major Marlene Praetorious, the band, and Gander athletes including Gerald Orton and Von Evans.
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AEL Sports
Tom Murray
Robert J. Lee High School
Ane Cess
George. Gentry
Tan ‘Stallworth
Baytown
Robert F. Lee
Winnie HH
Robert E. Lee
R. By Sparks
Colton Bowl
Gander
Dox Batnion
Frank Dames
Douglas Bashrum
Gerald Orton
von Evans
George Armstrong
Seaman Killed Returning From Hospital in Crash
A La Marque seaman en route home from Mobile hospital where treated for arthritis was killed when his car collided with a freight truck on Highway 80 near the San Jacinto River bridge at 2:30 am Tuesday. Robert Lee Whitman, 37, died from a broken neck and other injuries. truck driver William Edward Snifley said truck lights failed and blinded the seaman as he dimmed signals.
Deer Park Trustees Change Election Filing Deadline
Deer Park school board altered the filing deadline for the trustee election from five to 20 days before the May 1956 vote to ensure all names appear on the ballot. The new date is April 14, 1956, with notes on absentee voting rules. The meeting also discussed a five-year insurance plan, a new elementary school plan, furniture bids, and air filter maintenance contracts.
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Deer Park
Clyde Absner
Alighier
Joan, Wrigley
American Four Insurance Group
Leo Karkosnsky
Pasadena Insurance Agency
Wrigley
Emory White
Houston
White
Bride Filter Sales and Service Co
Baytown
Anahuac Taxi Robber Hawking Sentenced to 10 Years
Baytonian 19 year old Hawkins was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary for hijacking a Liberty taxi driver of about 70 dollars at gun and knife point. Witnesses testified Hawkins admitted the robbery while denying use of a gun. The judge noted the defendant was 18 at the time and deemed 44 years excessive.
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Liberty
Baytawn Necro
M. J. Hawkins
Sears
P. C. Matthews
Chamers
Anabiac
Hawkins
Chambers County
L. W. Ragan
Ragan
Hawking
Anauae
Stanolind Oil Co
Ragen
Howkins
Anahine
Anasiatae
Anahage
Matthews
Fac
Lee Reagan Tickets Move Ahead With Seats Still Vastly Available
Tickets for the Lee Reagan game at Memorial Stadium remain plentiful with several hundred state reserved seats sent to the West with student ducats and a separate emergency reserve of approximately 3800. Advance sales persist. student tickets not sold at the gate. The game airs on Radio Station KHEL via Magnolia Petroleum Company with adult tickets at $2 and student tickets at 40 cents.
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Gundey-Berean
Memorial Stadium
Vwriday
Marlee Street
Weston
Houston
Seas Au
Pan
Woosthay
KHEL
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Mignolia
Freeze Grips All But South Tip Of State
Cold weather grips Texas with subfreezing readings across the Panhandle and北. Baytown and Houston report 32 degrees, the coldest since last March. A slow warmup is forecast across West and Central Texas, with lighter winds and clear skies prevailing. Northern Michigan and Ohio also face deeply cold conditions with snow and wind.
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Baytown
Millands
Michigan
Muth
Ohio
Glasgow
Monk
Mercury
Minot
N. C
Bute
Rockies
Detroit
Rockford
Miln
Wis
St. Louis Mos
Texas
Dalhart
Panhandle
Houston
West Texas
Forest Park Burial For Jack A Ward
Finneral services for Jack A Ward veteran refinery worker and former city official were to be held at 2 pm Tuesday at the Pruett and Sobst Church of Christ with A Hugh Clark minister officiating. Burial would be in Forest Park cemetery in Houston under the direction of Paul A W Lee funeral home. Ward died at 1245 xm Monday from a heart attack after months of fading health. He moved to Baytown in 1922 to work in the refinery instruction department. He served six terms as commissioner of the old city Goose Creek and two terms as mayor of Baytown. Survived by his wife Alpha Ward three daughters W P L Dumas Kingsville Darold Apenhaet Baytown and D B R Crocker Corpus Christi ee sms Jon Ward Austin and Numa Buddy Ward Huntsville two brothers and two sisters.
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Finneral
Jack A. Ward
Pruett and Sobst Church of Christ
A. Hugh Clark
Forest Park Cemetery
Houston
Paul AW. Lee
Ward
Sorento
Baytown
Goose Creek
Ister
Alpha Ward
W PL Dumas
Kingsville
Darold Apenhaet
D. BR. Crocker
Corpus Christ
John Ward
Austin
Numa
Buddy) Ward
Huntsville
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Air Force
David Taylor
Auners
London
Nurer
Ify Hess
World News IN Brief
Parisaih
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Nightfald
New York
Nanette Fabray
Sid Caesar
Tory O
Central Meteorological Observatory
Dapan
Soviet Union
S Ae Phillips
Brazoria County
Copenhagen
Soeran
Soeren
Stunalind Oi Ca
Gamp
Forest Park
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