Flames Shoot 100 Feet High Gas Fire Threatens Tiny Texas Town
Gas well near Hawkins East Texas blew out and lit a two hundred yard radius with flames reaching a hundred feet. Police Chief Bill Hall reported residents moved furniture to safety as crews from Gibson Drilling Co worked to halt gas and restart the oil well. The nearby school was evacuated and homes had their gas shut off as sand and rock particles friction sparked the blaze.
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Hawkins
Tex
East Texas
Bill Hall
Gibson
Drilling Co
Kilgore
Hot Suspects Grilled in Slaying of Youths
Chicago police scheduled lie detector tests for two suspects in the slayings of three young boys. One is a 26-year-old man with a history involving young boys, the other a 22-year-old male friend. Investigators described them as the hottest suspects amid a dogged hunt for the killers.
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Chicago
Tor
Valley Bus Strike Deepens Into Fifth Day Threats and arrests surface amid ongoing Valley bus strike as drivers face violence warnings and peace bonds.
On Tuesday a bus driver received a peace bond of 500 dollars after alleging threats by a shaker, while witnesses testified that EJ Gonzalez of Harlingen warned of potential violence. Union spokesman Charles Hunter denied both charges as drivers report intimidation and planned Port Arthur style actions to derail the Valley Transit Co. strike.
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Jake Childress
Edelmiro Gonzalez
Harlingen
Jose’ Fonseca
San Benito
Gonzalez
Fonseca
Valley “Transit’ Co
Arthur
President Eisenhower Quiet on Politics Amid Recovery
The White House avoided political questions as President Eisenhower, hospitalized after a heart attack on September 2, proceeded with recovery. Officials say he is fully informed on foreign and domestic affairs, with regular briefings from aides while he remains at Fitzsimons Army Hospital.
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Merreman
Zx Ees I
White House
Eiseshower
Knights Visit Googe Creeks Lodge No 458 in Texas
Sun Spots KP reports grand chancellor Jack Needeam will official visit Googe Creeks Lodge 458 at 7:30 pm Tugaday, accompanied by Past Grand Chancellor H. M. Rainbolt. Meeting at city hall. Also notes motorists reminded of two way street and meters.
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Jack Needeam
The
Knights of Pythias of Texas
Googe, Creeks
Around Town Hints and Hums From Local Scene
Prospective spectators urged to bring dnneh to Wednesday court session. Neill Seeley steps into BE understudy for F. Kidd. Lou Williams in Houston hospital receive well wishes. Spiro Broomas uses casted arm after swing mishap. Gerald Forley says too busy to visit. Hannah Bolmanskie and Callie Alhnan invite customers back when here. Larry Slance’s colorful car under scrutiny by onlookers. Newsboys appear nearby and Valerie Taylor sews costumes. Frank Smith yearns for hunting and fishing but does little. Pauli Anderson shows nervous energy before a jury trial.
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Neill Seeley
F. Kidd
Lou Williams
Houston
Spiro Broomas
Gerald Forley
Anugh
Hannah Bolmanskie
Callie Alhnan
Larry Slance
Valerie Taylor
Eough
Lost Letter Blamed for Cedar Bayou Refund Delay
Baytown residents face delays in insurance refunds after annexation of the old Cedar Bayou water district. The State Board of Insurance awaits certified annexation papers and a city letter confirming water service boundaries before issuing lower rates and refunds. City Manager Darvin Middleton says a registered receipt shows papers mailed, and a new letter with required documents was sent.
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Cedar Bayou
Clyde A. Murray
Lorcal Insurance
Insurance Board
Fahy Godfrey
Baytown Insurance’ Exchange
Austin Board
Baytown
Ang
Old Water District
Godfrey Tord
Darwin Middleton
Austin Group
Godfrey
Austin
Insurance Commission
Capitol
Middleton
Mark Wentz
Wentz
La Porte Freeway speed plan scales Houston expressways
The State Highway Commission orders full speed ahead on the La Porte to Pasadena expressway to a Baytown tunnel with a 13.2 mile length and $1.7 million link from Wayside drive in Houston to McCarty drive. Funds shift from service roads on Highway 73 to this expressway amid county tax revenue plans.
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State Highway Commission
la Porte
Pasadena
Baytown Tunnel
Southern Pacific Railroad
Baytown
Wayside Drive
Houston
McCarty Drive
Commisman
Wayside
McCarty
Port Arthur
Lockwood Drive
Kyser
Houston Urban Expressways
Consolidated Donates Scout Buildings in Baytown
Consolidated Chemical Industries donated wood and metal buildings from its sludge acid regeneration plant site to Baytown Scouts. Buildings ranged from 12 by 12 feet to 40 by 80 feet. Three donated to Girl Scouts were dismantled and materials used to build eight permanent shelters at Camp Lehde Negro Girl Scout camp and at Camp Reber and Camp Aranta Brownie sites. A 24 by 20 foot wooden building was given to Boy Scout Troop 94 for remodeling into a troop meeting house at Camp Aranta. Additional materials fund replica and additions at Camp Aranta and Camp Reber.
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Consolidated Chemical Industries, Inc
Baytown
Consolidated
Camp Lehde
Reber
Camp Aranng
Boy Scout Troop 94
Baytown Rotary Cliub
Camp Aranta
Camp Reber
Houston Transit strike vote set for Tuesday
Howiston drivers will vote on Tuesday whether to strike on Nov 3 over a pay dispute with Houston Transit Co. Local 260 manager R E Fotles said anonymous threatening telephone calls prompted 10 drivers to quit Monday and warned that drivers would face personal intimidation if they stayed on the job.
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Houston
Houston Transit
GIO ‘Transpo
R. E. Fotles
The
Valley, Transit Co
Stars Invest In Chambers Oil Drilling in Texas
A fragile report states Hollywood stars including Alan Ladd and the singer Rosa Rosa own oil royalty interests in Chambers County wells. Deed records at Chambers County courthouse reference other Beverly Hills figures with similar stakes though names are unclear.
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Texas
California
Hollywood
Barbers Hill Wells
Alan Ladd
Dutius Lia Rosa
Chambers County Court House
Antil
Beverly Hills
Sted Ax
Rosa
Ladd
Jet
Igmeus
Netor
Pasadena Ticket Sale Prepares for End Zone Demand
Pasadena officials report high demand for end zone and general admission tickets for Friday night events. About 400 general admission and 2,000 seats were allocated, with end zone seats guaranteed for Pasadena fans and general admission first come, first served. A line formed hours before the Memorial Stadium ticket office opened, with 150 people waiting by 3:30 am and the queue stretching onto the street by 8 am.
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Pasadena
Gentry Algo
Baytown
Gentry
Ducati
Memorial Stadium
Asm
Bobby Graham
Jefferson
W. J. Cavarretta
Briarwood
Dean Sandhin
Strickland
Norther Brings Dust Cloud And Cold Baytown Weather
A Baytown norther cooled temps to 43 degrees with dust flying in from the season's first chill front. Monday highs reached 75 with a 46 low forecast for Tuesday night as frost appeared in Dallas Fort Worth area and light frost noted at Arlington. Small craft warnings from Brownsville to Morgan City were lowered overnight as winds eased. Temperatures across West Texas ranged 63 to 82 with overnights from 26 to 56 in various spots.
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Baytown
Dalhark
State
Browns
Dallas
Fort Worth
Arlington
Brownsville
Morgan City
Cotulla
Alpine
Junction
Dalhart
Galveston
Johnson Eyed As Presidential Timber After Heart Attack
Washington reports Sen. Johnson, recovering from a heart attack, is eyed as a potential 1960 Democratic presidential candidate. Southern Democrats favoring Johnson lags behind other options like Kefauver and Harriman, while Rep. Mansfield and others discuss him as a possibility.
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Sen. Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Estes ‘Kefauver
D-Tenn
South
Sen
Mike
Mansfield
D-Mont
Diamond Alkali Deer Park Hits 1 Million Hours Safe
Diamond Alkali Deer Park workers achieved one million man hours without a lost time accident after 270 workdays of effort. The milestone came amid a strong safety drive led by the Good Housekeeping Safety committee and supervisors across departments. In a separate development Harris County grand jury indicted 39 people including Jesse Quijano and Apolonia Ivardio of Baytown on narcotics charges amid a county-wide drug roundup.
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Deer Park
Aworthy
Good Housekeeping - Safety Committee
Jesse Quijano
Apolonia
Ivarddo
Baytown
Harris County
Grand Jury
Search for missing boatman ends in risky reef area
A Sunday disappearance triggers a weekend search for an overnight fishing trip participant. Emergency crews comb the bay bottom for the vessel and remaining crew as crews from several boats and authorities scour reefs and known hazards.
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Arca
United Fund Short Of Goal As Drive Extends
The United Fund total stood at 89,138.42 Tuesday with the goal of 131,215 fading. General chairman W. J. Strickler said the drive would likely be extended to end of the week as volunteers and division heads are urged to redouble efforts and report progress. More than 300 downtown volunteers praised. appeals for citizen cooperation continue. Also noted: Oil Movement and local drug store employees eligible for HY award. Girl Scout Tea invites announced for a Sunday at Robert E. Lee High School cafeteria with tickets at the GS office.
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United Fund
W. J. Strickler
Leggetts Drug Store
Humble
Oil Movements Division
Oil Movement
Girl Stout
Aixs
James Boyd
Brownwood
Girl Scout
Aranna Watson
Robert E. Lee High ‘School
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