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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1954

Page

2

Battle To Select Dr. Sheppard Jury At Halfway Mark

Cleveland Ohio October 27 UP The bid to finalize the jury in the Dr Samuel H Sheppard murder case reaches halfway as attorneys hit six peremptory challenges Two jurors were dismissed including Victor F Filimon an oil company engineer He is the only college graduate on the panel With two women dismissed by defense and three by prosecution 12 veniremen remain potential jurors Judge Blythin said a full panel would be seated without more names The defense Corrigan vows to complete the panel Sheppard 30 osteopath faces murder charge in the death of his pregnant wife Marilyn 31 Corrigan used two challenges to remove two women Sheppard ordered the removals.

Cleveland Ohio Samuel H. Sheppard Victor F. Filimon Filimon Sheppard John 3d. Mahon Marilyn Corrigan

Sheldon Woman Hurt When Struck By Car

Mrs. Eugene Long, 64, of Sheldon, suffered a broken left leg and other injuries when her husband lost control of the car and ran into their home steps as she watched him back out. She was knocked down but not run over and is under treatment at Baytown hospital.

Eugene Long Sheldon

Cause Of Fatal TNT Blast Probed

Fort Carson Colorado October 27 Up officials investigate the cause of a dynamite explosion that killed two Warner Brothers studio workers and injured another while handling surplus demolitions for a battle scene in Target Zero.

Fort Carson Colo Warner Brothers Fort Carson Military Reservation Army Aid Louis Farkas Encino Calif Royal Lowe van Nu Calif Paul Zook Colorado Springs Burdette Meyer California

Baytown Sun historical masthead details and pricing notes

The Baytown Sun publishes weekday afternoons under The Baytown Sun Inc. with editors and staff listed, including Fred Hartman as editor and publisher and Syd G. Could as advertising director. It provides subscription rates by month and longer terms and notes mail prepaid arrangements and post office filing details.

Baytown Sun, Inc Pearce and Agilin Baytown Texas Postoffice

Texas Products Sale at Weingarten’s begins across Texas stores

Weingarten’s 16th annual Texas Products Sale opens Thursday with emphasis on Texas grown, produced and raised items. Buyers travel from Panhandle to Rio Grande as citrus, vegetables, cattle, canned goods and flowers are showcased in carload lots at Baytown Sterling Stanford oversees advertising. Gov. Allan Shivers in 1950 praised the sale’s promotion of Texas products and producers.

Weingarten Texas Lone Star State Baytown Sterling Stanford Panhandle Rio Grande Flor Allan Shivers Irving Axelrod Gov. Shivers

Excessive Oil Imports Scored by IPAA at Tulsa Convention

The Independent Petroleum Association of America urged measures to curb oil imports during its Tulsa convention. A resolution warned that the present excess import rate harms the domestic petroleum industry and could threaten national security. Proposals included a reciprocal trade formula, a minimum $1 per barrel import duty, or an import quota.

Tulsa Independent Petroleum Association of America IPAA U. S

Baytown Air Squadron Fund Drive Forms Committee

Baytown leaders formed a fundraising committee led by Badgley and including W. L. Dunn R. W. Wilhite Bennie New W. O. Kingsley O. B. Lee Chester Rogers T. M. Rabin Ira Shaw and Bob Hunter. The group meets 7 p.m. Monday at the Baytown Community House ahead of the squadron’s weekly session. A barbecue at Tri City Airport with airplane rides by qualified pilots and spot landing contests are proposed fund raising ideas.

Badgley W. L. Dunn R. W. Wilhite Bennie New W. 0. Kingsley O. B. Lee Chester Rogers T. M. Rabin Ira Shaw Bob Hunter Baytown Tri-City

Queen Mother Fulfills Her First Social Engagement

New York October 27 UP The Queen Mother completed her first social engagement in the United States during a three week visit. She attended a Canadian Club luncheon in her honor and was to tour sights before dinner at Sir Pierson Dixon’s seven acre estate in Riverdale. She then planned to attend Pajama Game on Broadway with her party.

New York Eliza United States Pierson Dixon Queen Mother Sir Pierson Riverdale Britain United Nations

Livestock Market Report from San Antonio

USDA-Livestock: Cable 300 calves 300 early cows and yearlings scattered. Market slow for slaughter cows and utility stockers. Prices: calves 13.50-16.00 for good heavy. hogs steady with one lot at 14.56 for barrows and gilts. bulk 175-240 lb jbg at 19.25. sows absent.

Antonio USDA

Humble Pipeline Workers Praised for Clean Picnic

Workers of Humble Pipeline Co. were praised after a company barbecu e and get-together at Point Barrow to celebrate a safety award. O. Henry Icehouse reported exceptionally clean grounds with no broken bottles or spills, calling it the cleanest picnic area he had seen. A company spokesman urged compliments for the workers.

Humble Pipeline Co Point Barrow O. Henry Icehouse Ice Company

Burglar Caught At Crime Scene In Houston

A 29 year old parolee, Billy Frank New Jaie from San Quentin, was captured at 3 a.m. Wednesday when he returned to the Chuck Wagon Grill to recover a lost comic and identification card. The arrest ended a month long spree linked to the so called silk stocking burglar, totaling about $750.

Houston Billy Frank New Jaie San Quentin Chuck Wagon Grill

Stock Quotes Almanac of the 20th Century Firms and Oils

An OCR list compiles numerous company names and stock references from American firms including Anaconda Copper Beth Steel Dow Chem Eastman Kodak Gen Electric Gen Motors Goodyear Gulf Oil Phillips Pure Oil Texaco Union Oil and others. The long line ends with a household cleaning tip advising a wash solution using liquid ammonia to remove grease from clothing.

Alleg Ludlum Allis-Chalmers Amer Cyan Ss American Repubs AT and T Amer Woolens Anaconda Copper Beth Steel Calvan Oil Celanese Celotex Sesecees Chi Corp Svvvecey Chrysler Corp .S.egs Citieg Service Coastal Cari Columb Gas Pet Dow Chem du Pont Chem Eastman Kodak Ine - la Land Merrill Pet Olin Math Mack Trucks Monsanto Cher Mont-Dakota T Packard- Pac West Oil Pancoastal Phillips Pure OH Kem Rand Repub Steel - Shell St. Regis Pape Sinclair Oil Pacif Stan Oi Calif Stan Oil Ind Stan Oil Ohio Stan Oij Sun Oil Sunray Oil Texas Co Texas Gulf Pro Tex Gulf Tidewater Corp Union Oil of Cz TS. Steel Wilson and Co Woodley Pet

New Jet Completes Its Initial Tests

In Dallas on October 27 the F7U-3 Reconnaissance plane completed its initial flight tests. Officials noted the new Chance Vought Cut class jet carries five camera stations in the nose with additional stations center and rear, and can be equipped with 104 flash flares for night photography missions.

Dallas

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