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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1954
Page
1
St Joseph's school carnival planned for 5 30 p m Saturday with plate lunches at 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children Mrs L Wayland chairs the event.
BULLETINS from Dallas Oklahoma City and other cities report inquiries to the Insurance Policyholders Association about Federal Trade Commission charges alleging health and resident insurers used misleading advertising. Also notes the capture of Page Frye in Chicago and a pending sentencing for Julius McBride in Houston. Senator Johnson pledges a broad probe of the Dixon Yates contract if Democrats win Congress. Tulsa quote warns of a return to “forbid days” with Dems in power.
The Rev Clyde Feltz will preach at 10 50 am Sunday at the First Christian Church with topic quotes The Question Worth Repeating A special night service continues Seven Sunday Nights At Seven featuring the film The Miracle Of Warren Walker shown to attendees.
PAT BOWERS gets real prepared for the heavy dew at the Galveston game. Tichel Keneeny returns to work after a hospital spree. Ada Risinger stays with James and Ruth Cross. Tommy Laughlin visits from the University of Texas to watch Bill play football. Bar Butler shifts to a pessimistic site. Joe Dutta jokes about Sleepy from late bedtime. George Whitaker debuts a new hat, plans to wear it often. Sandra Read tousles damp bangs. Billie Laughlin celebrates a birthday Saturday. Willadene Hines works overtime at her desk. Kay Lilly trips to town as telephone nears the brink. M Lannon struggles with a bumpy living room ceiling. Jane Olson detoured by a fallen tree. Evelyn Trehalek shares experiences. Patsy Broussard writes a letter about Hazel.
Under rain and wind, Ball High Tornadoes hand Lee Ganders a 6 to 0 defeat at Memorial Stadium Galveston ending Lee’s district unbeaten run. Tommy Howard dominates line and backfield as Ball High revives 1949 memory and snaps five year streak.
The Soviet Union handed new notes to the United States Britain and France on a proposed full power conference for Germany. The dispatch followed the Sept. 10 Western Big Three message and coincided with a new German rearmament pact in Paris. Observers expect Molotov to speak at a press conference later.
Power Lake ND October search enters sixth day as 2000 to 3500 volunteers and National Guardsmen scour mile square rough terrain for Lavern Inget aged four. Gov Brunsdale ordered the hunt to continue. parents remain hopeful despite fatigue. Air units and 200 horsemen back the operation with dog handlers scouring the area. Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable Gatchell notes the boy may have vanished.
SAN ANTONIO Oct. 23 UP A research chemist Dr. Charles F. Raley of the Southwest Research Institute says he has developed synthetic lubricants for airplanes that can withstand engine temperatures above 500 degrees. He notes current jets run at about 400 degrees and conventional oils sludge. The phosphoric acid derived lubricants should be cheaper and better than those in use and are nearly ready for commercial production.
The United States invited French Premier Mendes-France to an official visit in November. He will lunch with President Eisenhower on November 18 and meet with Secretary Dulles, address the National Press Club, and visit the United Nations in New York. His trip, planned from Canada to Ottawa then Washington, aims to bolster his political standing amid Paris efforts to ratify the Paris agreements on German sovereignty and rearmament.
A 20 year old Dallas woman and University of Texas student Miss Jan Theimer died in a traffic collision near Conroe while en route to the Rice Texas football game in Houston. Her escort David Stephens and her parents were behind but did not witness the accident involving a car driven by John Pinky Brownlee Conroe.
Progress on remaining portions of Highway 73 is ahead of schedule. The Tri County editing committee hopes traffic may begin on some sections within the coming year. Bridges over the Long Ridge Old and Lost rivers are nearing completion with concrete pours underway. The San Jacinto span also progresses but is less critical to opening. Bay town officials cite ongoing dirt work and grading as they coordinate with Harris Jefferson and Chambers counties for eventual traffic flow.
George McManus, age 70, creator of Maggie and Higgs in Bringing up Father, died Friday night in St John’s Hospital near Santa Monica California. He suffered a heart attack at 3 20 p m est after a five month liver infection and had been hospitalized earlier this year. He lived in Beverly Hills with his widow Florence for 25 years after leaving New York where his cartoons gained international fame.
In Paris on October 23 a landmark accord among the United States Britain and 13 Western European nations created a West European defense union including a rearmed Germany. The 32 documents restore German sovereignty authorize a 100000-man army and link Germany to a broader alliance, with ratification and political hurdles noted in France and Germany.
Baytown School District workers including teachers clerical and maintenance over subscribed their United Fund drive quota of 12 percent. Gene Kerr Meier praised the generosity of staff and students. New 100 percent units joined Reid Strickland Gillette and Ramsey at local sites as Harris County's drive aimed to raise 172071 dollars.
In Cleveland on October 24, prosecutor John Mahon and defense counsel William Corrigan sparred over a venue change and the use of peremptory challenges in the trial of osteopath Dr Samuel Sheppard for his wife’s murder. The panel included seven women and five men, with potential replacements drawn if six jurors are excused. Proceedings paused as both sides prepared to exercise up to six peremptory challenges when resumed.
WastingtonOctober 28 President Eisenhower named Yon Nemmgan of the Yestitute for Advanced Ktudy at Princeton to the Atomic Energy Commission. Moscow October 25 Soviet foreign ministers called for a Big Tour in Naveen to discuss unification of Germany during a conference.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon faced heavy political fire as Republicans prepared to blast Democrat Averell Harriman in the final week before the November 2 election. Harris campaign events included a stop at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where Republican leaders urged a strong turnout in support of their ticket.
A severe Friday night through Saturday storm lashed Baytown and surrounding Harris County with 75 mph winds and hard rain. Trees, poles, and lines were downed, windows shattered, and power and telephone services disrupted across Deer Park, Four Corners, Lynchburg, and Oakland Estate. Damage estimates include about 3.03 inches of rain and a reported $1,000 in property losses at the McLargay home. no injuries were reported.
The forecast warns unsettled weather through Sunday with cloudy skies and scattered showers. Temperatures show little change with a low around 62 degrees Saturday night and winds from the east remaining moderate.
Dallas October 23 1954 attendance at the State Fair of Texas was high with a possible record on track. Estimates say up to 2 382 712 visitors could attend the fair among crowds near the Cotton Bowl for the Southern Methodist football game.
Tommy Walston brother of Mrs tals Pligens Bogart E Lee hich scion teacher died at 4 mim Friday in Hearne. The cnerd services will be cor queled Sunday in Hearne.
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