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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1954
Page
1
Exhibitors who have not collected their Baytown Fair displays in the women’s division may retrieve them at Mrs. S. B. Stricklin’s Cedar Bayou Lynchburg road home. Her phone number is 8875.
STAMFORD Ontario former state Sen Watley Sadler who was re elected last July died in a Stamford hospital on Thursday. The brief report notes his prior role as a tent show operator and his recent election outcome.
Herbert Freeman was selected by Police Chief W. R. Montgomery to become assistant police chief after leading the civil service exam scores. Four officers competed. others eligible or transferring include E. R. Hardy H. H. Steele C. T. Freeman and Henry Bnax Cleve Dickens H. G. Holmes and G. C. Davis.
Baytonians urged a coast wide program from Brownsville to Orange to eradicate mosquitoes. Joe Prichard of the South Texas Mosquito Control association said area wide control beats county efforts and cited Galveston Island and Texas City swamps as targets. He warned fogging is ineffective without proper weather and timing.
Striking AFL boilermakers continue picketing the Consolidated Industries in Bewtown as negotiations with South Central area contractors broke off in Galveston. Union seeks 0 cant hourly wage and 9 TB-nene hourly welfare fund. Contractors offered a 10-cent wage rise but rejected welfare fund contributions. J P McCollum of Houston says talks will shift to individual contractors across five states including Texas and Oklahoma. The wage offer was cut to five cents now with an additional two and a half cents on January 1.
Baytown poets observe Texas Poetry Day Friday with original poems read over Radio Station KREL at 6 30 pm. Hobart Enoch hosts, reading by Elizabeth Cloud Lula V Ries Alma Monre Virginia Meyer Wulen Wilder Annie Gray Young W A Read and Enoch. Baytown's Texas Poetry Society chapter promotes the day with posters statewide.
Washington October 14. Agriculture Department officials were told by the FBI that some members of the National Poultry Farmers Association are members of the Communist party. Officials of the organization were en route to Pennsylvania and unavailable for comment. The association had accused the Agriculture Department of callous disregard for poultry men and urged it to buy cog s to bolster sageing market prices.
Local notes highlight remodeling by the Vernons Ploogers and the Gilliams. Rudolph LeCompte shows off duck decoys. Hamilton contrasts office work with yard duty. Betty Bays shares a message about a black seard. Roy Fuller receives an unexpected dividend. Douglas buys light bulbs after dark chores. Buddy Brays enjoys a quiet evening. Robert L. Jones praised as a true friend. Mrs I Overstreet fears a party may be underway at 10 Over Street.
The W National Mediation Board met in Washington to determine the next steps to avert a strike by nearly 20,000 ground crew and mechanics across five major airlines.
President Eisenhower in glowing good health marks his 64th birthday with a modest dinner at the Brown Palace. Mrs Eisenhower and sixteen guests toast over a coal broiled steak as stacks of gifts and cake surround the Denver White House scene.
The United Fund drive total reached $33,000 as two days of the Red Feather campaign closed. General Chairman Herbert H. Miler said the effort is in high gear with teams cooperating well. About 82 top units reported 10 percent participation, with various divisions and agencies contributing to the fundraising goal of $124,000 to aid welfare efforts in the Bay area.
Washington Oct. 14 UP Democrats see a sweeping Alaska territorial vote as a predictor of a nationwide victory in the November congressional races. Early returns show Democrats winning 22 of 24 House seats, a reversal of a GOP sweep two years ago. Republican leaders cautioned against broad conclusions. Defense Secretary Wilson defended the administration amid unemployment criticisms at a GOP rally in Chicago. Senator McCarthy pledged support for Republican candidates in the November elections.
The government expected $138 million from oil and gas and sulphur leases in the outer continental shelf off Louisiana. Interior received bids for 97 submerged-land tracts with total high bids around $128.7 million, plus about $12.5 million for five sulfur tracts. Formal awards were projected by November 1 as the department sorted bidders and returned unaccepted checks.
Alaska reporters describe a rapid uranium rush as more than 100 prospectors push into the Hoppe Laver area 11 miles northwest of Anchorage. Local pilots and leaders say the activity signals a new atomic age rush with potential land claims and rapid winter plans forming as crews anticipate blasting and exploration despite dangers.
In Monroe Louisiana on October 1 neighbors and friends fought to free 14 year old Joe Cooper from a reform school after he fired a shotgun at two school officials claiming they would kill his dog Tippie. The boy said he took the gun to stop the killing and faced a second hearing on Friday as supporters seek to overturn the reformatory commitment.
Baytown will break ground next week on a new 69766 dollar National Guard armory at the fairgrounds on North Main. Allen and Wilson Co. won the bid approved by the Texas Armory Board and Washington office. the five acre site was donated by the Chamber of Commerce. The facility will serve as a community center when not in use by the Guard and will replace the old armory on West Main, with early action spurred by a heavy spring rain that damaged the old site.
Bulletin reports a mighty cyclone roging toward the U8 in the Atlantic with winds near 130 miles per hour. North Carolina capes facedtericane warnings as northeast advisories extended to Charleston and the Virginia Capes. The tropical storm slowed, then accelerated, two days earlier, prompting official weather advisories across the eastern seaboard.
A fast moving cold front sweeps into Texas, with southerly winds 15 to 24 mph shifting to northerly 5 to 15 mph. The front deepens and speeds, promising a real cold snap with temperatures lower than usual for the season. By Thursday morning the line extends from northeast Texas south of Ware into the upper Penns Valley, reaching the Bayshore area by Friday. Temperatures are expected to drop and linger through Saturday with lows around the 40s to mid 60s in various cities including Dallas and Fort Worth. Continuous gusts and cool air are noted as the front advances along the Gulf Coast.
The Kiwanis Club prepares for its fifth annual Apple Sale fundraising drive in Baytown. Pre sales plan underway with imported apples ordered from Washington State and delivery expected around November. Sam Alford leads the general committee with Roy Lawrensee and others coordinating purchasing transportation headquarter duties and public promotion. Proceeds support Boy and Girl State programs, scholarships, and local youth activities in Baytown.
Baytown area business and civic leaders will visit 47 schools including Lee College on November 11 for a one day Back to School program. Representatives from firms and clubs will observe school activities, report back with opinions, and discuss the educational system at a concluding meeting.
Vice President Richard Nixon, arriving in Houston for the Retail Druggists convention, says Charles E. Wilson's alleged dog remarks will be a plus for the Republican party. He recalls a Van Nuys TV speech where a technician, not Wilson, ended with a swear. KTTV reports many viewers believed Nixon swore.
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