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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1955
Page
1
Filipino nurse arrives in Baytown as World War II memories shape a family’s journey to Texas. Rosalie Myers details the Reyes family story from 1944 as General MacArthur’s liberation begins, recounting years of hiding, flight, and loss before reclaiming hope with returning relatives.
The Highlands Garden Club hosts a covered dish supper at 6 30 pm on Tuesday at 307 Hines home of Mr and Mrs OH Ficklin, annual event. Rebekah Lodge 454 leader Mrs L EF Musgrove urges veteran members to attend Odd Fellows hall Tuesday night. Aggies On Film notes Texas A and M Baylor football game shown at 7 pm at the Baytown A and M club meeting, with Arkansas game slated next Tuesday at the Armory.
John Snyder of 2529 Caroline reported being bitten by a large red haired dog while riding a bicycle toward the Baytown refinery around 10 50 pm Sunday. The dog, seen again Monday by Snyder, disappeared before police arrived. Snyder may need rabies shots if the dog is not found. Contact Snyder at 2732 with any information about the dog fitting the description.
Sylvia Patterson not recognized in a theater. Mrs J T Endileri shows off a red velvet jumper. Etta Barnhill helps with a who's who problem. Mike Cuthbertson seeks a nickel and ends up with a quarter. Gary Hill owns a motor scooter. Mickey Clements misplaced a baton with her name. call 7960 after 5 pm if found. Randy Kahlttarher seeks Benton area info. A 10 month old blonde Mikuthua dog named Pedro went missing Sunday afternoon. contact 5078 with any details.
President Eisenhower woke cheerful for a non political conference with Cabinet members at the hospital in Denver. Doctors said his sleep was good and his condition progressed satisfactorily as remaining Cabinet officers prepared to visit before his convalescence next week.
Alfred E. Smith Sr of Liberty and three sons drowned in East Calveston Bay last week. Alfred Smith Jr was found, with the others recovered in the days following. Mrs. Smith, now expecting her fourth child, has two married children and two at home. Baytown residents donated to a fund started by The Sun via the Liberty Vindicator. Clifford C. Howell mailed 45 to aid the family.
Houston’s bus strike threat grows as federal mediators join union and Houston Transit Co negotiators to avert a walkout by 1,050 drivers and maintenance staff. Negotiations extend through midnight Sunday with a new meeting planned Monday. The company offered a 10 cent hourly raise while the union seeks 60 cents.
Baytown youths led by the Christian Youth Council join forces with Robert E. Lee high school and Baytown groups to canvas doors for the Christian Rural Overseas Program milk fund. Police will patrol to prevent mischief while volunteers, identified by badges, aim to surpass last year’s $500 goal as thousands participate in area Halloween activities.
Nassau County detectives probed the fatal shooting of millionaire William Woodward Jr at his North Shore Long Island lodge. His ex model wife Ann Eden Crowell Woodward, 32, claimed she fired at a prowler at 2 AM after returning from a party with high society guests. The case remains open after initial statements. Woodward's funeral is planned for Wednesday at St James Church in New York.
R A Dixon placed first in The Baytown Sun football contest selecting 14 correct winners for weekend games. Dixon predicted the Baytown Pasadena score to win. Filton Hill and Gresham Street matched 16 winners but were edged out by Baytown score.
GENEVA West challenges Russia to stop rambling western broadcasts, cease censoring news, and remove barriers to travel to and from the Soviet Union. British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan urged increased exchange of ideas and goods to build confidence and understanding at the fourth session of the big four foreign ministers conference.
Baytown Humble refinery mechanical division electricians surpassed goal reaching 103 percent and lifting the overall drive to 107,623.18 dollars. Troy Peterson said the electricians’ quota was exceeded as other groups finished their drives. An awards ceremony set for 3:30 p.m. with Rev M Jordan presenting a representative of the employees. Gordon Farned accepted for the workers. General chairman W J Strickler hoped the drive would top the total by Tuesday and close the campaign.
City Manager C Darwin Middleton said the council will revise the subdivision ordinance to tighten sewer rules and address questions from recent months. Also on the agenda are bids for nine new city vehicles including police cars garbage truck and fire department truck plus an air driving permit for Lamar Court and transfer of funds.
Gen William F Dean the famed hero of Taejon retires from the Army after 32 years. In San Francisco the Army planned a formal farewell with a full dress parade to mark his last hours in uniform. Dean, 56, disliked the fame that followed his wartime notoriety.
Baytown Jaycees plan a frog derby at the National Guard armory Fort next Saturday featuring trained bullfrogs from Rayne Lis. Derby director Bob Berger notes Texas hopes to set a frog-jump record, with a $50 top prize, $5 heat entries, and a Western dance with Swingsters Reeves. Phillip Allen keeps the frogs and promises no tampering as the event begins at ten.
Bastrop Tex UP strong southeast wind drives wildfire across Bastrop State Park burning 630 acres of pine timber and 200 more outside the park. Park manager G M Marbury says cabins and property were saved by backfires and plowed firebreaks as hunger for manpower slowed the effort. He laments lack of local help and notes only two park employees worked overnight.
McAllen Texas hosted a Sunday meeting of representatives from GI Forum AFL state federation and Valley labor groups to launch a poll tax campaign targeting people of Mexican extraction in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The plan aims to secure a majority of paid poll taxes, with organizers denying ties to a recent Valley Transit Co strike. The session was closed to reporters, and one letter to a participant helped reveal the gathering.
Gov Ailay Shi appoints a 15 member panel to study a unified city county government for Houston and Harris County. Critics call the group top heavy while County Judge Bob Casey says it reflects a cross section. Brown mayor R H Pruett warns Houston may control the process.
The Rev. Clyde Foltz of First Christian Church will speak at East Harris District Boy Scout dinner Monday at 7 p.m. in Humble dining room. More than 100 people are expected. W. C. Jackson will preside and present the district's annual scouting report. James McLean of Explorer Post 134 will discuss his World Jamboree trip to Niagara Falls. A nominating committee report and officer elections will be held and installed by Minor Huffman.
In Baytown, funeral services were held for Marilyn Alpha 19 at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church with burial at Garden of Gethsemane. Other victims Mrs Zula Wroble and Lawrence Padgett 17 were also honored, while two survivors remained in hospital. Grant 22 was charged with negligent homicide in the crash at Highway 246 and Cedar Bayou Crosby road.
James Ronald Oliver, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilk Oliver, lost control of his auto in the 400 block of North Main and struck a utility pole. He was admitted to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital and released about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, hospital officials said.
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