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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1955
Page
1
Radical new aircraft site to be sent up soon, mistaken for flying saucers. Officials say the strange objects over eight years are not saucers but unexplained phenomena. The Air Force studies 3,060 saucer sightings since 1947 and will publish results within security limits.
A truck struck a mortuary and damaged surrounding areas along Jones Street injuring a minister. Repair cost to the building was estimated at about 5000 dollars. The front and porch suffered extensive damage as the accident spilled onto the sidewalk and lawn. Samia West Pearce is mentioned in the report.
Senate Agriculture committee began hearings on farm price supports in Des Moines with a divided farmer base. An excited audience cheered calls for Ezra Benson to resign and for a return to high hog price supports. An Iowa organizer’s call for Benson’s resignation was noted as part of broader farm protests.
A stove fire at Tasty Gxt in the kitchen occurred about 5 am Wednesday. Firefighters extinguished the blaze with no damage beyond blistered wall paint. Federal inspection for Baytown National Guard Co G 143 Infantry will be held at the new Armory on North Main Wednesday at 7:30 pm. High ranking officers of the 36th Division will attend. Public invited. Lions Zone meeting set for November 10 at Barbers Hill school cafeteria at 7 pm with club officers in attendance. McGee resigns from Harris County Civil Judicial District Court post and opens civil practice at 2202 Niels Esperson Building in Houston. Pasadena Baytown game tickets still available for Friday night. George Gentry urges early purchase at the athletic office. student tickets 35 cents. No student tickets at the gate. Continues on Page Two.
Lucille Strickler coordinates Credit Women's Breakfast arrangements and officer installation. Mrs I A Probst races to meet a deadline. Macvanee Millican receives a Perfumed soap gift from her secret pal the Pilot. Coagh Kern plans a fine art project for BIH boys. Harald Scarborough assists in distress. Addie Krenick’s bets align for football goals. Ray and Raymond Broussard return from Navy to home, per mother Mrs Bris Broussard. Bob Kelley lines up with generalities. Sharon Lee earns a music bonus and postpones a music session.
Texas Baptists convened in Houston at the 70th General Convention of Texas with about 11 000 messengers from 3 605 churches. The meeting opened with a WMU pageant at the Houston Coliseum and featured a warning from Dr Robert G Lee about a world hanging on a thread. Dr J Ralph Grants delivered the president's message as sessions run into Thursday night.
A honeymooning pair survived a two day ordeal after their small plane crash landed on a reef in the Florida Straits. Joe K. Richards and Laura Richards were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter and brought to Miami. Richards, an atomic engineer, recounted cold nights and scarce food while they lived on malt tablets and a four ounce daily water allotment. The couple, married in Wellston Ohio, had hoped for an isolated adventure and praised each other’s steadiness.
In Hugo Oklahoma the state director of a civil service agency resigns amid allegations the transfers aimed to favor Republicans over Democrats. The purge touched county supervisors and advisory committee appointments, raising questions about political influence in personnel decisions and the impact on cooperation with the FHA for small farmers. The News notes the shift may open door for Republican replacements and highlights the political maneuvering behind state, county, and party lines.
Former Texas land commissioner Bascom Giles appealed a July 28 Travis County verdict convicting him of aiding in the theft of 6800 state funds. Judge set a two to three year sentence. appeal filed by C C Small Jr without bills of exceptions or a statement of facts. The time for action rests with the Texas Supreme Court and may take weeks or months.
CHICAGO Thousands of school children utility workers and county employes joined the hunt for the sadistic killers of three young boys. Police enlisted the aid of Chicagoans with an ad mission that the killers trail has grown cold and they are starting their investigation over again. Reward money of more than $30,000 awaits anyone who can identify the slayers. A task force was assigned to interview about 25,000 high school students in the northwest side area where the boys were killed on Oct 16. The youngsters were asked to tell police of any sex deviates they may have encountered recently.
Last minute contributions push Baytown United Fund toward its Red Feather goal as General Chairman William Strickler cautions only a final effort can seal success. Nine groups including United Rubber and Chemical Company employees lead with 83 551 88 toward the 181 025 goal, reaching 98.6 percent.
Planning committees form for an Albert Thomas Appreciation event to honor the congressman’s 20 years in office. The Nov 18 armory gathering will feature a plaque inscription by the steering committee led by Grady Sanders, with 500 engraved invitations and a menu of wieners chili coffee and desserts. Thomas chaired by Independent Offices subcommittee, attendance set for 4 to 7 pm with a 6 pm introduction and brief talk.
The London Times questions Princess Margaret and Townsena’s engagement amid church objections to remarriage after divorce. Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, defends the church’s stance, arguing it should not alter its teachings frequently.
Bus drivers at Houston Transit vote to strike on November 3 after a federal mediator failed to bridge wage and conditions gaps. Local 260 CIO seeks 18 cent hourly raise for 1,035 drivers, while the company offers 1 cent over three years.
President Eisenhower, recovering from a heart attack, predicts the Geneva talks will show a genuine spirit for peace. Dulles and allies push a Western three power plan for European security as the Big Four meet. If the Soviets respond in kind, progress could follow. page two notes the delegation led by Vyacheslav Molotov.
Montreal reports show International Paper Sales Co. announcing a $4 per ton price rise to 131 dollars effective Nov 1, matching a week of increases by St. Lawrence and Abitibi Power and Paper. The move prompts US consumer impact and scrutiny by government officials. Ontario weighs higher stumpage fees as Quebec protests price hikes.
Baytown City Court processed 322 cases in September per City Manager C. Darwin Middleton’s report to the City Council. Of these, 186 pleas, 11 not guilty verdicts, 24 dismissed, and 51 pending. four bonds forfeited and $2,964 in fees contested. Police logged 429 complaints including 42 accidents, 79 dog issues, 30 escorts, 15 traffic, 68 dogs killed, and numerous other incidents. A COURT page note references further details.
United Air Lines ordered 30 jet airliners costing about 173 million dollars to fly New York Los Angeles in 4 hours 40 minutes and New York Chicago in 90 minutes starting by November 1959. The jets will seat 12 to 110 passengers, cruise at 30 000 to 40 000 feet, and trim travel times by hours.
Baytown school district will send four representatives to a Galena Park conference on special education Friday. Leon Legler, head of Baytown’s special education group and principal at Burnett and Travis elementaries, will lead the delegation. Also attending are Mrs Lola Hewlett, Mrs Irma Holbrook, and Mrs Mary Sexton, with Dr Virginia Hufstedler directing the area meeting of teachers and administrators.
A large search for Alfred Smith Sr and his three sons Dorisy Victor and Alfred Jr ages nine twenty and two continued Wednesday near Smiths Point. Crews from Baytown and several air patrol planes scoured lines deep water as Mrs Smith kept hope alive at a fishing camp while others joined a growing rescue effort after a skiff incident was reported. The body of one person was found near Marker ship and taken to San Leon as divers and neighbors awaited news.
In Hidalgo court at law Judge Hollis Rankin quashed an indictment against Romnie Pope former pastor of Church of Christian Mission for criminal libel. The charge claimed Pope circulated a phony oath by Knights of Columbus official C A Townsend alleging war against Protestants. The defense argued no single member could be libeled by a document from a large organization. Rankin cited Texas precedent supporting that view.
United Press reports a weak cool front moving toward Texas will reach the Panhandle and upper South Plains Thursday and extend into north central Texas by Friday. Temperatures will fall little due to the lack of Canadian air. Fair, clear skies prevail with warmer readings expected. highs in the mid 80s to 90s and lows around 40s to 60s at several spots including Childress and Dalhart.
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