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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1955
Page
1
An 18 year old Lugifive named John A Brasfield who escaped from the sheriff after seizing an officer pistol was recaptured in a nearby cinema Monday night. He had been sought for jailbreak and burglary in Dalhart Texas and for burglary in Oklahoma City.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD Calif UP A small Beechcraft Bonanza crashed into a two story apartment house killing Joel Wolfe Thorne 40 a New York banking heir and two residents Mrs Betty Jein Wolf 18 and Sherill Presten six week old infant. Seven guests at a christening party for the infant were removed to hospitals in critical condition. The plane had taken off from Lockheed and was en route to Las Vegas when its engine failed and it struck the second floor front apartment shortly after 10 10 p m local time.
Britain confronts Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend amid cabinet talks and a royal family crisis. Prime Minister Eden convenes ministers as Queen Elizabeth, with Charles and Margaret, weighs legal and moral obstacles to a possible marriage. Tensions rise as the palace fray mirrors 1936 upheaval.
A violent Pacific storm sweeping from the coast inundated Colima, Jalisco, and Michoacan. Officials warned of widespread destruction as towns were cut off and roads turned impassable. Army troops and Red Cross units prepared to assist once weather allowed.
AL Melinger buys coffee while Carl Trenckmann frets over hunting an old Aggie tremmant. Doug Stewart plans a trip to Austin to see the Texas Rice game. Texas Exes keep hope alive as Mrs. G. L. Oakes rests. Doc Hill claims surprise at shocking news. Glenn Harbour scans for fishing weather. Mrs. Mildrey visits in Kentucky with the Couchs. Henderson Murray and Bea visit Baytown with daughter Renée. Rufus’ Honeycuit cheers referees. Charles White visits the Sun office. Johnny Williams jokes about a mishap. Clyde Murray seeks a horse as car trouble looms.
City council committee recommends J J Rady Co of Fort Worth be kept for five major projects including Martin Street storm sewer West Main to Park Street interceptor sewer lines and related works. Proposal and 6 percent fee on actual construction costs for these projects.
United Fund progress shows 53.5 percent of the $131,125 goal reached with $70,172.66 pledged by Tuesday morning. Baytown Refinery employees contributed $60,124.02, while other groups totaled $10,048.64. Recent award winners include Houston Lighting and Power Co. departments, Mangels Department Store, and various refinery divisions. Tours of agencies were held Tuesday with another visit planned at Health League clinic Thursday morning. Staff members R. M. Walker and others led Tuesday rounds.
Houston Senator Jimmy Phillips said Lt. Gov Ben Ramsey capped a probe by naming new members to the Senate General Investigating Committee. Phillips, a likely candidate for governor next year, said he did not gain reappointment to the committee and noted it made no difference personally.
Housing Authority in Baytown provides modern apartments at low rents. Sam Houston Courts and Lincoln Courts house low income families, with rents determined by income. Since 1941, 60 units exist, 30 per court, funded by city, state, and federal efforts. The non profit authority is run by a volunteer board and operates self-sufficiently on planned budgets.
President Eisenhower plans Tuesday conferences with Shertan Adams and Big Staff as he recovers from a heart attack on September 24. He will meet his brother Milton Eisenhower, Penn State president, and Mrs Eisenhower, follow a calm routine, and receive no official callers Tuesday. Dulles will stop by Tuesday night for a second meeting before Geneva talks.
Baytown residents report a cold snap with temperatures dipping to 45 degrees Monday night, the coldest of the season. The weatherman forecasts continued cool, fair weather through Wednesday with highs near 78 and nights around 50.
Three Baytown patrolmen James Dearman Jimmy Taylor and Hal Rickerson are attending a police school run by the Pasadena police department this week. Police Chief W R Montgomery said the training school invites Baytown to send its new officers to the classes.
Mr and Mrs J Q Hollingsworth won an expense free trip to the January 1 Cotton Bowl after their folder number 02041 matched the drawing. They reported to The Sun office within the deadline and planned to travel with the Lathams who also won the trip rewarding the dealer who provided the winning folder. The Hollingsworths reside at 202 East Texas and have three children Betty Eddie and J O Jr.
A three-man La Porte committee was set to return paid-in pledges for the La Porte Bayshore hospital drive after a decision to halt further efforts for now. W. E. Baumback Art Corning and Harold P. Pfeiffer led the group, with pledges to reopen funding at a later, more favorable time.
Texas senators heard Sheriff Kern testify that Houston is a major narcotics transfer point from Mexico into the United States and that juvenile drug use is rising. Hearings in Houston featured addicts rounded up by police. Chief Heard cited 100 to 200 addicts, with 76 percent of burglaries tied to drugs. A 23 year old housewife recounted a $60 a day heroin habit, calling withdrawal hell.
County Commissioner V. O. Ninmisey cited a Tennessee Gas Transmission contractor for willfully destroying Goose Creek Morgans Point road. An alias warrant from Justice Waller Queen in Baytown was obtained and to be served. the contractor reportedly refused to secure a crossing permit for a gas pipeline ditch along the road.
Baytown merchants sponsor Trades Day with free parking and big bargains. The Sun will circulate ads with all special Trades Day offers across the retail area. Seasonal merchandise provides a wide variety of Trades Day Specials. Parking meters will be covered all day.
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