Cedar Bayou Fire Insurance Key Rate Delays Refunds
State Board of Insurance approval of a key rate decrease for Cedar Bayou water district delays refunds. Baytown residents, now in the water district, await lower premiums as old policies must be canceled and new ones issued. Local agents advise policyholders to contact their agents for guidance and refunds as certifications await Austin board action.
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Cedar Bayou
Clyde A. Murray
Bua Blue WriLey
State Board of Insurance
Fa Nntity
Old
Baytown
Eliv. Jimls
Austin Insurance Board
C. Darwin Middleton
Water
Focal
Austen
Old Water
Board
Loreal
Austin Board
Alg Chaddick
Baytown Insuranice Exchange
Middleton
Baifown
Ares
Fireball sighting over Baytown described by witness
Mrs. Perkins reported seeing a dark blue fireball traveling from the La Forte side of the Baytown tunnel toward the city. She described it as glowing blue with faint red sparks, moving westward, then disintegrating as it faded.
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Baytown
Licey Merking
Ohjoy
Perking
Weble
Perkins
la Forte
Baytow
Ana
Galena Park Set For Clash With Robert E. Lee Ganders
Galena Park braces for a big Friday night clash at Cement Stadium against undefeated Robert E. Lee Ganters. The Yellow Jackets eye an upset as the Ganders seek to extend a strong start and stay top in district play. Key matchups feature Gander stars Cleo Proctor and Lucas Vegas against GA’s surge and Buck Wilbran versus a veteran Jacket line led by Billy Easter.
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Tom
Murray Sun
Galena Park
Robert E. Lee Ganters
Galena Park Yellow Jackets
Martin Sorsby
Ganders
A. Seljopt Eroyd
Gatena Park
Dan Stallworth
Jng
Back
Cleo Proctor
Lucas Vegas
Wesley Hicks
John Tubbes
Jaygee Grad
Carlos Worley
Buck Wilbran
Bobby
Stric
Nelson Jacket
Billy Easter
Jerry Cragin
Lynn Pears
Lavelle Jeane
Ali
Milton Merka
Man 44 Dies After Cement Truck Crushes Him
Ernest Midon a 44 year old truck driver for Kilgorr's sand and gravel firm was crushed by a cement truck on Market Street and died at San Jacinto Hospital. the incident occurred in the city with authorities investigating the crash.
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Ernest Midon
Kilgorr
Aand and
San Jacinto
SUN SPOTS AND EVENTS AT SACRED HEART SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
A busy Sunday includes a 4 p.m. baseball game at Crosby ball park hosted by the Sacred Heart School Mothers Club with admission for adults and children. Other items note a funeral for R. A. Arcarley in Lafida, a Bumble Club dance at the community house with Luddy Brock's orchestra, and Logrollers of Willow Camp No 1924 planning a convention in Baytown.
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Mothers Club of
Sacred Heart School
Crosby
Crosby Ball Park
Luddy Broch
Orchestra of Hexion
Logrollers
Logroflere
Baytown
Titpan
Flng Te Corporation
Around Town News Highlights and Local Notes
See Page 4 Today for TV programs and brief local items. Deputy Sheriff Steve Goodnight faced a mishap with steering fear of his gashuggy while Police Chief Montgomery attended a luncheon. Ida Taylor parks big auto with skill. George Pringle named to American Legion convention delegation in San Diego, 1999, reported by The Sun. Capt Edd White seeks calm at sheriff’s office after last week’s excitement. Bernard Selensky, Baytown Fair top man, eyes an upcoming trip with no fuss.
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Jow Zorn
Sherrie Steve Goodnight
W. Rr, Montgomery
Ida Taylor
George Pringle
Sith
American Legion
San Diego
Sun
Edd White
Bernard Selensky
Baytown Fair
United Fund Captains Urged To Report Saturday Drive
Strickler announced UF headquarters at Afor rison Frenchure Co will be open Saturday for team captains to report. Reports will be compiled for final figures toward the 2311250 pool. Friday pledges reached 54861.07 toward the goal. Baytown drivers and workers at Ferguson Motors and other plants held award ceremonies. radio spot at KREL to feature the drive during Friday night game.
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Strickler
United Fini Campaign
Aforrison Frenchure Co
Oil Movements
Methanteal
Ure
Baytown
Humble
Hortee Mann and Sanitary Mattress Co
Clyde Foltz
First Christian Church
KREL
Galena Park
Bob Brisending
Baytown Automobile Dealers’ Association
Ferguson Motors
Accident on Highway 73 Near Anahuac Reported
A United Gas Co employee Niet Angelas lost control of his car on Highway 73 between Highway 148 and Anahuac. The vehicle rolled down the embankment near the east end of the high bridge. Angelas was hospitalized at San Jacinto Memorial with a broken ankle and broken ribs.
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Highway 148
Anahuac
Niet Angelas
United Gas Ca
H.H. Steele
Angelas
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
High Bridge
Angee Fas
Seventeen Theme Planned For REL Band Halftime Drill
The Robert E. Lee band will form only 17 year olds for a halftime routine centering on Seventeen. JC Burkett directs the exclusive formation with a rectangle surrounding the audience. The program includes Hi Neighbor and GP tributes, a march by the Brigadiers, and a field drill with Dough Boy music.
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Robert E. Lee
JC. Burkett
Gelena Park
Lee
Dough Boy
Humble Promotes Peterson To General Foreman At Baytown
Troy B Peterson was promoted to general foreman of the distillation department at Humble Oil Baytown refinery. He holds a chemical engineering BS from Texas A and M (1936) and served as a major in the Corps of Engineers in India. He returned as assistant foreman in 1946, led the cracking coil dept in 1949, and held various roles before the current promotion. He is active in local civic groups and married with five children.
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Troy B. Peterson
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Peterson
Texas ,A and M College
Corps of Engineers
India
Patterson
Assistat Zote
Southwest
University of Houstom
Humble
United Pana Drive
Board of Supervisors
Warris County
Regular Grid Expert Poskey Wins Houston Post Contest
A Baytown man named Poskey, who won the Bastown Sun football contest for $12, is named the Houston Post Pick the Winner winner of last week. He competed with 14,000 entrants, missing only five games, and beat three rivals who also erred five times by predicting SMT to beat Rice. Poskey is vacationing in Arkansas after his Baytown Sun win, hoping to reimburse his bank account with future picks.
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A.D. Peskey
Baytown
Poskey
Bastown Sun
Houston Post
Houston
Ail
SMT
Rice
Arkansas
Baytonians Attend Texas League Meeting in Brownsville
Baytown officials travel to Brownsville for the Texas League of Municipalities annual meeting starting Sunday and running through Wednesday. City Attorney George Chandley and Councilman BR Bergeron lead one group with City Manager D Middleton and Councilman Milton Campbell joining, plus Tax Assessor C Redd attending.
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Baytown
Texas League of Municipalities
Brownsville
George Chandley
BR. B. Bergeron
D. Middleton
Milton I. Campbell
C. Redd
Harris Mayors and Councilmen Fight City County Merger
Two Baytown city councilmen and two city officials attended a Harris meeting as they opposed a proposed city county merger. The session highlighted local resistance amid state level talks and ongoing talks about restructuring regional governance.
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Harris
Baytown
Eight Parking Fine Boxes Installed in Beytown
Police Chief W R Montgomery Friday said Beytown now has eight parking fine boxes, up from four, with no immediate plans for more unless ticket intake warrants it. He noted motorists mistake yellow meters for illegal parking, when fines are dropped inside a ticket envelope and placed in the box. The system has been successful, bringing in fine money faster. Also reported: Mayors and Councilmen’s Association adopted a resolution opposing any county government merger, asking the League of Municipalities to oppose such a move. Frank H Newham Jr. spoke at the quarterly banquet at the Dinner Bell in Wayside and Lawndale.
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Beytown
W. R. Montgomery
East Baytown
Montgomery
Councilmen’s Association
H. M. Campbell
M. L. Campbell
C. Darwin Middleton
Clyde Ponds
Texas League of Municipalities
Ity
Houston
Middleton
Galena Park
W. J. Philpot
League
Association
Frank H. Newham Jr
Hoover Commission
Wayside
Lawndale
Meat prices fall across Chicago markets to postwar low
A Friday survey shows retail beef and pork prices at their lowest since price controls ended after World War II. Hog receipts rose last week to 223,000 while wholesale rounds and loins dropped. retail cuts varied with center cuts up and rib roasts down. Egg prices rose amid more eggs on the market.
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Chicago
Annmals
American Meat Institute
New Parking Meters Plan for North Ashbel
Police Chief WLR Montgomery announced Friday that ten new meters will be installed on North Ashbel from West DeFoe to Sterling. Standards have been set and meters will be installed next week. The city now operates 675 meters with roughly $50,000 invested. Weekly revenue is about $600 and annual take near $25,000.
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North
Ashbel
West DeFoe
Sterling
Wlr. Montgomery
Montgomery
Amgunis
Earthman’s to open $30,000 Highlands funeral home this weekend
Earthman’s will debut a new funeral home in Highlands on Battle Bell Road near South Main with a $30,000 facility. Open house Saturday and Sunday 2 to 6 PM will let Baytown and Highlands staff guide visitors through the building. Speck of Baytown will oversee Highlands operations. Masterson a Highlands native and long time Baytown employee will help staff.
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Perc Earthman
Highlands Funeral.com
Philippi
Earthman'’s
Highlands
Battle Bell Road
South Main
Baytown
Highlands Funeral
Jor Speck
Earthmsy
Highlands Funeral Hows
Masterson
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Twistiny Tom
Loch Ridge
Pasadens
Anton Schuessler
Dragito
Cook ‘County
John
Anton
Robert Peterson
Internationa
Juliette Lows
R. A. Arcarley
Baye Tonians
Mike Botters
W. J
Lafida
Marshall
Joan Bird
Raytown
East Texas Baptist College
Texas Baptist General Convention
Predon
Kilgore
United Fund
REL Band
Baytonians
Bowe
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