Fight to Top Court in Baytown Phone Rate Case
City and attorney rail against telephone rate increases as Mayor Ward and Chandler vow to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The case hinges on jurisdiction, council authority, and alleged company misstatements in expenses and taxes. If reversed, subscribers would receive refunds of the rate difference. The outcome could set Texas precedents for disputes between communities and utilities.
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Baytown
Ward
United States Supreme Court
Chandler
Chambers of Commerce
Court of Civil Appeals
Oes
Cocket
Hunt
Texas
Texas Governor Shivers backs Eisenhower in Solid South
Gov. Al Lan Shivers of Texas joined Govs. James F. Byrnes and Robert F. Kennon in endorsing Dwight D. Eisenhower. He warned Stevenson would mean Trumanism with a Harvard accent. Shivers had broken with Stevenson after the nomination over offshore oil lands.
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Austen
Allan Shivers
Texas
Solid South
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Shivers
James F. Byents
South Carolina
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Broad- Shivers
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Hike To Cost Subscribers 184000 On Rates For Baytown
The article notes a $184000 hike in charges to Baytown subscribers due to increased taxes wages and expanded telephone service. It mentions about 300 new phones added to the Baytown exchange since the start of the year and previews monthly rates subscribers will save or pay after the August council action.
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Baytown
Beytown
Council Acion
Hospital inmate killed in gun fight in Austin
An escaped inmate from the Austin State Hospital was shot and killed by policemen after wounding Patrolman R. K. McFarland. Claude Jackson Sr., 24, of Houston, escaped at 6:30 a.m. from the hospital, fled over two fences, and plunged toward the Colorado river where he was shot. Dr. B. C. Rowell, the superintendent, identified the man and said he had been admitted Feb. 5 and was not considered violent.
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Austin
Austin State Hospital
B. C. Rowell
Claude Jackson Sr
Houston
Rowell
Jacksson
Channelview Man Faces DW Charge
John LeRoy King 27 of Channelview faces a felony charge of driving while intoxicated after a collision on Market Street Road Friday. His car struck a stopped truck pushing it into another vehicle driven by Warren Crites of Jacinto City. An officer said King needed help to enter the squad car and a liquor bottle was found in his car.
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John LeRoy King
Chang
Market Street
King
Warren Crites
Jacinto City
Ring
Grandmother Bears Four Grandchildren in One Week
Mrs Lena Doyle of Boonesville Missouri became a grandmother four times in one week. Her daughter delivered twin boys and a week later her son, stationed at Camp Edwards Massachusetts, became the father of twin boys. Scientists note scalp hair vs eyebrow hair shows different radiation sensitivity, while trumpeter swans population rose from 73 in 1935 to 1571 nationwide thanks to conservation efforts.
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Twa
Peoria
Jil
Lena Doyle
Boonesville
Camp Edwards
Mass
Auction Ring Delights Baytown Fair Prizes
Vision Leon McNulty won first prize in a crowded Baytown Fair ring with David Rogers as second, no third in that division. Open Brahma bulls saw Claude W. Smith dominant in three-year-plus and top wins across under-one-year classes. Guy Jeans snagged several firsts, with C Rampy and Ben Vance earning multiple Angus and female categories. Grand Champion and reserve honors went to C Rampy.
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Vision
Leon McNulty
David Rogers
Don Riley
Jack Spurlock
Robert Byrd
Brahma Bull Dlays
Claude W. Smith
Smith
Guy Jeans
T. F. Casey
Brahma
C. Rampy
Ben Vance
B. T. Laughlin
Lewis Wilburn
C, Ramopy
Binion Indicted as Jury Foreman Dies in Texas
Federal grand jury indicts Nevada gambler L. B. Benny Binion on two counts of income tax evasion as the Dallas jury foreman James A. Purse Jr. dies of a heart seizure during the indictment vote. Purse, 49, of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, collapsed and died at St. Paul’s hospital after the vote. Binion faces charges for false tax returns in 1948 and 1933, with the indictment detailing a net income of 33 812.49 and a tax due of 322 711.95.
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Dallas
L. B
Benny) Binion
Tne
James A. Purse, Jr
Houston
San Antonio
Purse
St. Paul's Hospital
Binion
Las Vegas
Nev
Teddy Jane
Farmer’s Expert Throw Strikes Flying Hawk
NORWICH D Ost 3-UP Maybe the Bion an Dodgers could use Norman Bolstad on their pitching staff Bolstad a farmer killed a hawk on the wing with one expert throw of a hammer Thursday Pays 43 year Debt BEATTYVILLE Ky if Sel don Spicer proved he doesn t forget a debt when he met Joe C Little recently for the first time in 48 years Little had delivered a sack of meal to Spicer in 1904 but wasn t paid it full At their recent meeting Tuttle called it square when Spicer gave him a nickel Buy from your Baytown Merchant
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Bion An “Dodgers
Norman Bolstad
Bolstad
Beattyville
Seldon Spicer
Joe C Little
Little
Spicer
Tuttle
Texarkana Sign Painter Shot by Accused 14-Year-Old Rape Claim
In Texarkana a 66 year old sign painter was shot by Edith Franks a 4 year old woman who says he raped her 27 years ago when she was a 14 year old student. He denied the allegation from his hospital bed describing the attack and her subsequent arrest for assault to murder.
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Texarkana
Tex. Gel
Edith Franks
Tesarkena
Jack Runnels
Franks
Paris
Tex
Long litness Fatal For W. J. Dommert
W J Dommert of Baytown stationed in the Pacific is dead. He leaves two stepsons James C Jenkins of San Antonio and Donald R Jenkins of the United States Marine Corps and a step daughter Mrs Lillian L Atwood of Baytown. Surviving are four brothers A F Dommert Hunt L G Dommert Baytown A H Dommert Port Barre La E H Dommert Colombia S A and three sisters Mrs B W Domaschk Silsbee Mrs W J Mostert Houston and Mrs Gertie Visser Beaumont. Military personnel from Ellington Field to serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers include Fiams MM J G F H A Schulier R E Bailey Bud Scott Claude Hazard and W K Hinton and other Baytown Refinery machine shop employees.
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Pacific
Charres
Dommert
Baytown
James C. Jenkins
San Antonio
Donald R. Jenkins
United States Marine Corps
Lillian L. Atwood
A. F. Dommert
Hunt
L. G.dommert
A. H. Dommert
Port Barre
E. H. Dommer
Livestock Market Report From Fort Worth
Livestock notes from Fort Worth dated Oct 3 report cattle at 700 head with slow and weak demand, some good yearlings and heifers, bulls 12 to 18, slaughter cows 14 to 21, stockers scarce. Hogs and sheep markets closed during embargo. The piece also mentions geneticist Francis Galton (1822 1911) who proposed fingerprints for criminal identification.
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Fort Worth
Sick List at San Jacinto Memorial Names
The list lists patients at San Jacinto Memorial including Mrs Allen Pelogttin aged 31k of North Gillard Jimmy Moler 22 B Murrill Mrs Alfred Tillery 316 Williams Jerry Wayne Gourlay of Cedar Bayou Mrs Frank Mitchell 3322 Missouri and Mrs James E Golden 207 East Sterling.
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Allen Pelogttin
North Gillard
Jimmy Moler
B. Murrill
Alfred Tillery
Williams
Jerry Wayne Gourlay
Cedar Bayou
Frank Mitchell
Missouri
James E. Golden
East Sterling
Fired employee pours sugar into gas tank
In St Louis on October 3 Peter Colomo, 20, reportedly poured sugar into the gas line of a truck owned by former employer Michael Virgadamo from Baytown, after being fired. The incident alleges revenge against the employer.
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St, Louis
Peter & Colomo
Michael Virgadamo
Virgadamo
Three Newborns Reported From San Jacinto Memorial
Mr and Mrs Allen Peloquin of 311 North Gailiard announce a son born Thursday at San Jacinto Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank Mitchell of 3922 Missouri report a daughter born Thursday at the same hospital. Mr and Mrs James BE Golden of 2087 East Sterling report a daughter born Thursday at San Jacinto Memorial hospital.
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Allen Peloquin
North Gailiard
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
Missouri
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