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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1954
Page
2
O Briens Food Market will enlarge its building and parking area to accommodate growing business. Owner Tillman David OBrien explains a 20 foot addition and expanded frozen foods section, noting the store has grown since its 1944 start and current site at 2100 North Main.
Lone Star Brewing Co of San Antonio declares a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on 525000 shares plus an extra year end 25 cent dividend. Payable Jan 2 1955 to holders of record Dec 15 1954. Year total per share is 1.25. A 25 per cent stock dividend increased common stock in June 1954.
Funeral services for Marshall Tilleter, 73, of South Houston who died Sunday in Happy Harbor at Yal Parte were held at 1 pm Monday in Pasadena. Services were conducted at the Colonial Funeral Home chapel, Burlalway, with burial at Rosewood Park cemetery near Rumble Son.
The La Porte Rotary club hosts a box supper at Nobles ball on Tuesday starting at 7 pm to benefit the La Porte Community house kitchen. Edward Cone leads arrangements with Al Wadsworth serving as Rotary president.
Sick list includes Mrs Marvin A Barrow Mont Roelvieu Mrs Charles L Harrison 701 South 7th James Marvin Lyons 601 East Humble Roy H Rowland 103 West Mur est ates Haywood Black 1104 Cherry Mrs Leonard Clark 119 East Wright S BR Cannon 1521 Willow Woodrow Repp 712 Wilgore Road Cephas James Anahuar Miss Minerva Rangel Baytown.
A string of birth announcements from Baytown area families lists newborns at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Joseph Edward Antle born November 26 weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces. Charles Montgomery Conder born November 27 weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. Mark Allen Adams born November 25 weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. Henry Leroy Burkholder Jr born November 28 weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. Leanne Harrison born November 29 weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce. Joseph Christopher Roberson born November 28 weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce. Cynthia Ann Williams born November 27 weighing 9 pounds 0 ounces. Steven Smith Permenter born November 27 weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces. Maria Jan Kelley born November 29 weighing 5 pounds 2 ounces. All listed with respective grandparents and parental addresses in Baytown, Tyler, Greenville, and other locales.
James Wr. Adams of the Central Church of Christ in Beaumont preaches at 7 p.m. and again at 10 a.m. in Baytown at Pruett and Lobit Street Church of Christ. His talks address Buy The Truth, And Sell It Not, with reflections on truth in medicine, business, economics, and policy and the obligation to possess and share truth. Hugh Clark leads Baytown church.
Livestock agents in Fort Worth report 4,600 cattle with varied demand. Slaughter steers weak while cows hold steady, bulls and stockers mixed. Prices show good and choice steers 19-23, utility cows 9-10, commercial 11-11.50, calves 14.50-19, feeder calves 38-19, some ranges and notes on canners and cutters.
The La Porte-Bayshore Neighborhood Center board of directors will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Community House to prepare a slate of officers for the annual January election. President Richard Heber says the fall program will be discussed and evaluated.
Cruttees of Bay town schools approve S100 plus project at Baytown Minion high to revamp drainage and add a new bus driveway. Wooster Plumbing won 9835,500 for drains and plumbing, Brown and Root held 1,858, the paying contract. Maintenance staff did most dirt work under engineer W JD Browles. Supt George H Gentry cites campus bus entrance needs.
Mrs Elmer Battle of Mont Bel Vieu offers a reward for information leading to the return of her three pound nine ounce Chihuahua named Rito who disappeared from their home on Monday. The dog is a golden fawn color with a black mask.
Deputies M. M. Brown and Cc. Blokerstaff investigate theft of 51 dollars from a Hare Auto Parts Co. safe in Crosby. Entry was gained by a window with a broken pane, and about 10 dollars remained in the safe according to Brown.
A petition to move the Deer Park post office from its current building to a new location at Seventh and Center will circulate through the city starting Tuesday. Volunteers will canvass from house to house seeking signatures on three copies addressed to the postmaster general, Congressman Albert Thomas, and a senator. It will take several days to spread throughout Deer Park.
District Gov John Tryling will speak at a Ladies Night dinner dance hosted by the La Porte Lions club at St John s hall at 7 p m. Leo Rizzuta will present a travelogue film, with Jim Mayes as club president and Walter Neel as program chairman. Tryling was the first president of the La Porte Lions club.
Goodwill bags will be distributed in Deer Park by Cub Scout Pack 268 to prepare for Goodwill Day. The 18 scouts will collect bags Sunday at 12 noon from residents, who are asked to place clothing and shoes on porches if bags are unavailable.
The Baytown Sun announces weekday publication by The Baytown Sun Inc with a Baytown Texas address. Names include Fred Hariian Bator and Bud & Gould, with Beulan Mae Mackson as Advertising Director and Warren Edwards as Graphics Manager. Subscription rates listed and mail orders require advance payment.
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