Council Tackles Civil Service Again Tonight
City Council plans a special 7 30 p m session to vote on the Civil Service ordinance and regulations. A. C Chadick named director and member of the commission with Rev M B McPharlis as chairman and Harold L Murphy as vice chairman. The 14 page ordinance and 24 page regulations aim to govern personnel in fire and police departments and define many related rules.
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Civil Service
J. A. Ward
Beytown
Civil Service Commission
A. ©. Chaddick
Rev
M. BE. McPharlis Cheirman
Harold L. Murphy
Livestock Prices From Fort Worth Sale Oct 25
Livestock report from Fort Worth lists cattle totals around 4,000 head with cows 40 30¢ lower, slaughter steers and yearlings 23 31, hedges of choice steers and two loads heifers at 32.5¢, utilities and commercial 15 22, cutters down to 14, shelly canners under 8, bulls to 18.50, stockers 20 23, calves up to 64 per 100 weight, hogs mostly steady to 25¢ lower, sows 15 15.50, and old sows to 13. The market reflects general softness in cows and varied shifts across classes.
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Fort Worth
Sick List Prominent Names in San Jacinto Memorial Sketch
A compiled sick list from the San Jacinto Memorial notes multiple individuals including Mrs Lloyd Taylor Crosby, Willam Wooten Sir Briar wood, Theron Hodges, Mrs Charles Halcomin of Ced ar Bayou Road, Mrs Marshall Wimberly of Houston, Mrs J W Lounsberry of Wooster, Mrs Jack Fowler of Baytown, Miss Audrey Pace Route 1, Geraldine Swatt Highlands, Mrs Harald Davis Liberty, and Mrs Robert Stanley Houston.
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San Jacinto Memorial
Lloyd. A. Taylor
Crosby
Willam O. Wooten
Sir Briarwood
Theron
Charles Halcomin
Cedar Bayou Road
Marshall Wimberly
Houston
J. W. Lounsberry
Wooster
Jack W. Fowler
Baytown
Audrey Pace
Geraldine Swatt
Highlands
Harald Davis
Liberty
Robert Stanley
Stork delivers Holcomb Fowler births noted across city
Stork visits Holcomb family of 419 Cedar Bayou and Fowler family of Baytown as San Jacinto Memorial Hospital announces the births of a daughter and a son respectively. The city page lists a long catalog of industry stock names and corporate listings alongside family notices, reflecting a bustling postwar era.
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Holcomb
Charlies Holcomb
Cedar Bayo
San Jacinto Memorial Hospuital
Convicts Threaten Hostage Death in Riot Near Jail
Warden Munie reports 300 inmates in the east cell block threaten to slash throats and arm themselves with meat cleavers if force is used. They threaten to hurl hostages from a 40-foot cell wall and deny plans to release three captives Wednesday amid talks with state prison officials.
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Jerome J. Munie
Nigat
Frank Trapp Jr
State Superintendent of Prisons
Trapp
Smoke Fires Threaten Arkansas as Guard Units Deployed
Seven National Guard units were called out while an aerial tour of burning areas in Arkansas warned that without control the entire state could burn. Chief Forester Fred Lang put October losses over 30,000 acres and called Tuesday the worst day yet. Three houses near Stephens were destroyed and 32,000 acres were lost in the last two days. Oklahoma official Don Stauffer urged landowners to stop burning pastures as heavy smoke hindered fire detection from towers.
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Page Gye
National Guard
Fred Lang
Arkansas
Stephens
Lang
Oklahoma
Don Stauffer
Stauff
Grand Jury Ruling On Lambert Is Due Thursday Or Friday
Houston reports the Harris County grand jury is nearing a decision on burglary and attempted robbery charges against Constable J W Lambert and an alleged murder plot against Sheriff C O Kern. Two police witnesses testified, with a private investigator naming Lambert as the other man. Lambert denies the allegations and the plot, including a $10 090 payoff to destroy the sheriff with nitroglycerine.
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Houston
Harris County Grand Jury
J. W
Bill) Lambert
Buster) Kern
Delbert Roberts
William J. Young
Lambert
Roberts
Young
Raul Perez
Tais Lambert
Kern
Dallas
Harris County
Campaign trail voices clash on November election
A dialogue across states shows Eisenhower’s promise of a clean sweep and Truman’s push for broad Democratic gains. Taft accuses past administrations of Russian prestige, Sparkman blasts regional power plans, while Nixon warns of dangers in Stevenson’s international program.
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Text of Proposed Union Contract Changes At Humble
Union reports outline contract changes including three weeks vacation for ten years service and four weeks for twenty, full pay for jury duty and election official duties, use of departmental seniority, sick benefit physician requirement, two year loss of work pay limits, higher dispute appeal scope, and revised training provisions. Changes approved largely by the union with some articles passing by majority.
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Humble
Federation
Hayes
Oliphint
Denver
Chicago
W. D. Henderson
Christian Science Lecture Attracts About 500 In Baytown
Paul Seeley of Poorthand Ore lectured on Christian Science to about 500 Tuesday night in Robert E Lee auditorium. First Church of Christ Scientist Baytown sponsored the talk with A H Howard introducing Seeley. He said Christian Science aims to acquaint people with God and harness his loving intelligence to free them from trouble, noting physical healing as a noted outcome. The lecture moved from Lee College to the REL auditorium after acoustical material fell during a film showing Monday night.
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Paul Stark Sreley
Poorthand
Ore
Robert E Lee
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Baytown
A. H. Howard
Seeley
Christian Science
Lee College
Childless Mother Faces Jail On Kidnap Charge
In Lubbock on October 29 a 23 year old woman, Mrs. Tommie Neil Elrod, was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to transporting three year old Johnny Wade, son of Rev. and Mrs. Anthem Wade, into Texas and Oklahoma for kidnapping. The judge was Federal Judge Joseph Dooley Isle. The defendant said she "always wanted a baby and couldn't have any of my own."
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Arter
N.M
Tommie Neil Elrod
Joseph Dooley Isle
Johnny Wade
Anthem Wade
Texas
Oklahoma
Barkley Campaign Swing With Mixed Donations Reported
The Houston Chronicle noted links between former Cabinet member Jones and both parties, while Democratic Chairman Mitchell claimed Jones supported Stevenson. Jones has not named his preferred candidate. Barkley planned stops in Bal Jas, Lave Field, Tyler, and Austin with speeches. Connally criticized military waste and brass hats, calling for economy and caution in leadership. Daniel attacked Mitchell over pro Eisenhower activity.
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New York
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Adlai Stevenson
Houston
Stevenson
the Chronicle
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Bal Jas
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Lave Field
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Austin
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Mitchell
Fires Continue In Cedar Bayou Area From Page One
A land owner notes ongoing fires north of Cedar Bayou Crosty Road as flood control work prompts land clearing. The lumberman cites a 0 foot right of way that could halt spread toward Baytown. Deas reports more woods fires this year but few in immediate locality and warns dry weather could threaten younger timber growth.
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Crosty
Nelson
Deax
Baytown
Deas
Chrysler Cuts Price On Two '53 Models
DETROIT Oct 23 Chrysler Corp announced 1953 prices with six cylinder models up by 74 and two V8 models cut up to 175. The V8 New Yorker hard top coupe falls to 3512 from 3687 and New Yorker six passenger sedan drops from 3279 to 4124. Other V8s unchanged except Crown Imperial to be announced. Windsor club coupe rises from 2287 to 2371, affecting six cylinder lineups.
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Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Stinson
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