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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1954

Page

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Baytown Chamber Sets Meeting on Fair Reports and Exhibits

Baytown directors meet at 7 50 p m to hear final Baytown Fair reports and parade details. Entries for paintings and ceramics due by Tuesday at the fair grounds booth. Awards by a Houston jury. A factual discussion led by Adrien F Drouilhe and a school carnival value panel follow in Community House. PTA presidents and carnival chairs to attend. Parents Club meets at 7 30 p m at 1603 Olive with dues 1 4 dollars to support Teen Canteen.

Baytown Baytown Art League Tames Harrop League Houston MBS Adrien F. Drouilhel American Association of University Women 5. Gould E. M. Simmons J. C. Clegg T. L. Satterwhite Jr William M. Douglas PTA Horace Mann Standay H. A. Schuller Olive

Quirks In The News From United Press Tokyo

An Italian restaurant manager in Tokyo, wrongly tied to a Red spy probe, ran a newspaper ad defending his place with a line about red sauce. Other brief items note a Pantralian incident, a church purse theft during services, and Honolulu mayoral race comments.

United Press Tokyo New York Herbert Bedell Bedell

Greer’s German shepherd Lisha escapes leash

A neighborhood note reports Greer’s big German shepherd Lisha chewed her leash and escaped. If you spot a dog like Lisha, call 9506 or Wen. Other brief items mention new grounds named for someone, Mrs. Ward sending good news, and weekend showers in Baytown.

Weber Greer Lisha Grover WK Edge Kinney J.C. Ward E. B. Salter Baytown Robert Hill Chris Myers Deff F. T. Smith Servien Stati Thyee Wrekeend Hems Fren School

Eisenhower meets Wilson and aides on undisclosed talks

President Eisenhower calls in Defense Secretary Charles Wilson and top White House aides Sherman Adams and Wilton Persons for undisclosed discussions at Lowry AFB. Earlier, Charles Halleck urged the President to actively campaign for Republicans, warning of a Democratic victory’s national consequences.

Denver Eisenhower Charles Wilson White House Washington Murray Snyder Wilson Sherman Adams Wilton Persons Ninepower London Hig Lowry Air Force Base Adams Persons House Charles A. Halleck R-Ind Congress Halleck America Indiana

U S Soldiers Freed by Czechs Describe Harsh Interrogation

Capt. Richard H. Dries and Pfc. George M. Fisk told reporters they were blindfolded and cuffed, questioned for two weeks and more by Red Czechoslovak captors near the West German border after being captured Sept. 17 during a routine mission. Dries said he served in the Seventh Army intelligence unit and wore civilian clothes at arrest.

Mernberg Germany U. S Czechoslovakia Richard NH. Dries St. Albans Queens N Y Dries Pisk Nevislarn U. S. Seventh Army

Baytown Fair Readies First Full Rodeo Arena Parade

Baytowns sixth annual fair opens Wednesday with a full rodeo and parade for three nights of events. Officials predict a record crowd as Johnson County’s General Chairman F Booth targets ideal weather. rodeo proceeds fund expanded livestock exhibits and premiums.

Boxtown Weatherian F. Booth Southwest Jaule Andrews Chamber of Commerce North Ashbel Radyo Paul Pringe Bob Henson Heart of the Fair

CIO Names Six Republican Senators and 104 Congressmen as Wrong Voting

The CIO released a roll of six Republican senators and 104 congressmen for votes on seven Senate issues and six House issues deemed wrong this year. The list also cites eight Democratic senators and 76 House members as voting right, including one Republican. The pamphlet labels key controversial issues such as taxes, unemployment insurance, energy, price supports, Taft-Hartley, and labor board appointments.

CIO Washington Union House Congress Senate Albert C. Beeson National Labor Relations Board National Forest

German Arms Accord Step Toward Unity

An accord among nine states gives West Germany sovereignty and armament rights. Britain commits four divisions and a tactical air group through 1998, strengthening European defense and moving toward Atlantic unity. France weighs ratification, with Mendes-France pushing Saar negotiations before year end.

London Germany United States Britain Nau West Germany John Fosse Dulles European Defense Community French National Assembly Europe Dulles North Atlantic UTI Lancaster France Pierre Mondey-Prance BDC Fra Mendes - France Saar

Retirement Inspires Antique Cradle for Baby in Brownsville

S. J. Sands spent his 70th birthday finishing a reproduction cradle for Mrs. W. B. Roussel and Miss Minnie Alice Robertson of Brownsville. A longtime woodworker, Sands built in his backyard workshop after retiring from the Sun Pipeline Co. in 1982. He restores a grandfather clock once owned by his grandfather, Samuel Richard Barron, now in the Sands family.

S. J. Sands Sands W. B. Roussel Brownsville Roussel Minnie Alice Robertson Lee College Hannah Margaret Milannah Malier Warkst Sands Gang Pipeline Co The Sun Tannary Samuel Richard Barron

Pete Python Snarls At Chimp In Fort Worth

Fort Worth scene as Pete the 18 foot python sulked and glared after a clash with a chimp in a Forest Park Zoo incident. Owner Hasky and others captured the snake during a tense rescue near a dog pen. Heavy restraints and a nightlong struggle followed as onlookers watched.

Fort Worth Pete Forest Park Zoo Hasky Ont Rete Petr Tryhng Dackeon Ed Baker

Oakland teacher kills family then suicide

Oakland details reveal a teacher murdered her two sons and husband before taking her own life. The note references memory loss and urged care for relatives, with other fragments mentioning funeral plans and personal dire ctions.

Oakland Calif Olive Lasser

Baytown Insurance Women Mark Week Event

Baytown insurance women prepare for Women’s Week with 250 members from nearby clubs in Texas. The highlight is the Federation of Insurance Women of Texas convention in Austin next week at the Driscoll hotel, with more than 200 attending. The Baytown group aims to foster fellowship, boost efficiency, and broaden insurance knowledge through its activities.

Bayloun Insurance Texan Wis Mayor & BL Proelt Baye Dristeill Lar Vox Ornatisent Baytown

Brownsville Hit by Tropical Storm Deluge and Floods

Brownsville endured torrential rainfall from a tropical storm with up to six inches in five hours. National Guard units evacuated residents as floodwaters reached three feet in some areas while city operations shut down. Forecasters described it as a tropical disturbance moving from the Gulf of Mexico, with widespread property damage and school closures expected.

Brownsville Vox Walter National Guard Tigi Beech Brownsville National Guard Pritehell Meaden West Browheville

Siamese Twins Heads Join Parents Decision on Separation

A hospital report describes the Andrews twins conjoined at the head with their parents debating the risks of surgical separation. Doctors assess survival chances and emphasize the need for careful evaluation before any operation. The family, led by Mrs Andrews and father, awaits further tests and plans for the twins' future care.

Uhera Mrs. Wilewatt Dorrors St. Arr Hospital Breadie Andrews Mnent Padams de Seri Dem Avs Andreu

Phenix City Faces A New Kind Of Justice Trial

A chaotic crime scene in Phenix City leads to a murder case where prosecutors pursue a novel form of justice. The proceedings center on Bar Sh and Coase as defendants respond to charges amid a jury of eighteen.

Phenes Cringe Ihetahoeher Bar Coase Theoden Bergeler Syay Rob

Consolidated Chemical Plant Picketed in Multi-State Strike

Construction workers at the Consolidated Chemical plant in Baytown halted work Monday amid a five-state strike over a welfare and benefit clause in a work contract. About 360 laborers joined a midnight picket, blocking access as negotiations with the American General Contractors continued without resolution. Authorities report no other major projects affected in the region.

WE Myers Baytown Consolidated Cheming Industries Wooster-Cedar Bayou Nooer Corporation and Chemical Construction Co South Con Graal Laugham Latham Cunera South Central Langhan Consolidated Chemical Plant Langhams Langham Langhian Consolidated Chemical Urdusteles Chemie Coustavetion Ian Ig Hain Ganthelors Pon Phaily

Supreme Court Enters 165th Year Amid Protests

Washington reports mark the Supreme Court’s 165th year as justices convene amid disorder and scattered protests in Maryland and Delaware over segregation. The court plans to reconvene in December as criticism grows over the decision and its implications.

Washington Supreme Court Airt Marylannd Deleware Lion Beer Pos Mayes Sen Ant Ne Court of the United States

Tulsa Oilmen To Hear Petroleum Expert

Tulsa oilmen will hear a petroleum expert at a caval meeting of the independent Trevoburny Association of A en Remy fet. L. F. McCallum of Houston is listed as president. government officials and executives from Continental OUCo are noted as attendees.

Tulsa LSA. Qet Trevoburny Association A En Fos &. Wortaser Ane Continental Ouco L. F. McCallum Houston Iale

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