Israeli raid blows up Negev water supply in hit and run
Tel Aviv reports Egyptian commandos attacked a Negev desert settlement Friday, blowing up its water system in a Gaza area raid. Detroit area notes American Motors and CIO United Auto Workers reach a new three year contract. Morocco records renewed armed clashes with 79+ casualties in the last 24 hours. Argentina moves toward a state of siege as President Feron presses hardline measures to restore order.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Negev Desert
Gaza
Detroit
American Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Rabat
Morocco
Itt
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Feron
Labor Day Bank Holiday In Baytown Observed
Baytown banks will close Friday afternoon for a three day Labor Day weekend and reopen Tuesday morning. Policeman Henry Knox is critically ill in Houston Veterans Hospital and would appreciate messages from Baytown friends. Mr and Mrs H E B McKee have been at his bedside.
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Baytown
Sity Foliceman
Henry Knox
Veterans Hospital
Houston
H. EB. McKee
Hig
Around Town Highlights and Local Returns
Betty Utz waits for the boat to come in while dack Sharp visits Baytown from Anahuac. Ronnie McElroy returns from the farm with adventure stories. Bob Beverly discusses cats. Asa Fay Walker improves at Leckland Air Force base hospital after an appendectomy. Ellaine Coker recovers from pneumonia in San Jacinto Memorial hospital. Hack Miller returns to Baytown and Cedar Bayou, meeting three growing youngsters. Andy Bargainar entertains Mont Belvieu Lions club. Don McLend notes football work. Kenneth Dow leaves for workouts at Sam Houston State with former Ganders like Kevin Lounsberry. Gerald Landry travels to Port Neches. Gloria Hanson boosts Baytown water billing department.
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Betty Utz
Dack Sharp
Air Corps
Baytown
Anahuac
Ronnie McElroy
Bob Beverly
Asa Fay Walker
Leckland Air Force Base Hospital
Ellaine Coker
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Hack Miller
Cedar Bayou
Andy Bargainar
Mont Belvier
Kevin Lounsberry
Gerald Landry
Port Neches
Cuty Hall
Gloria Hanson
Keep Our School Children Alive on License No 1
Rosalie Myers reports in Baytown on Texas driver licensing rules as students prepare for the school term. The piece outlines age and signature requirements, license types, exam needs, suspensions, and moral disqualifiers, plus Chief Montgomery's push for safer habits and a display of Traffic Tragedies in the courtroom.
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Rosalie
Myers Sun
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Montgomery
Youth fatally shot during Crosby crowhunt incident
A 12 year old, Frank Machala, died from a back of the head wound after a .22 rifle discharge near Crosby. Companions say it was accidental as they hunted crows after Crosby Fair. One 12 year old, Billy Joe Farkus, and a 15 year old neighbor were questioned by deputies.
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Sacred Heart Catholic School
Crosby
Francis James
Frank) Machala
Rudolph Machala
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
William
Joseph
Billy Joe) Farkus
J. B. Mott
Frank
Bill Joe
Machala
Bills identify part of Greenlease ransom found in Chicago
FBI Chicago chief D. B. Hostetter said three $20 bills, part of the $303,720 missing ransom for Bobby Greenlease, were spotted this week at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago after agents were placed in the bank. Earlier finds included two $20s in St Louis and a $320 bill in Minot, North Dakota. The Chicago discovery supports the theory someone is trying to move the ransom money into circulation.
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Chicago
Bobby Greenlease
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hostetter
FRE
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
FBI
Kansas City
Robert C. Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Greenlease
Minot
N. C
Federal Reserve Bank of
Missing Man's Body Found at Mammoth Cave Park
A decomposed body found in Mammoth Cave National Park is identified as Lewis A. Finn, 60, a Chicago chemist missing since July. Dental work matches. FBI notes no new charges against two Milwaukee hitchhikers. Finn disappeared after visiting a brother in Arizona. whereabouts since then were unknown.
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Mammoth Cave Park
Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park
Lewis A. Finn
Chicago
Max Yorkosh
Richard Finn
Denver
Kentucky
Deerfield
Mich
Forkosh
Ft. Knox
Milwaukee
Wis
LaFond
Las Cruces
N. M
Miss Severesa
San Antonio
Tex
Finn
West Palm Beach
Fla
Yuma
Ariz
Boy Perishes After Falling Into Rice Dryer
Funeral services for 11 year old William C. Smith were held Friday after he slipped into a rice dryer while watching his grandfather Fid Stallman. The victim was pulled under by loose rice as the machine was turned off. workers required about three minutes to locate him, and a portion of the bin was cut away to recover the body at Gartod.
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EL Campo
Tex
William C. Smith
Fid Stallman
Stallman
Gartod
Jimmy Phillips Signals Governor Bid At Galveston Fry
State Sen Jimmy Phillips hinted at a run for Texas governor during a Galveston fish fry honoring his work for the county and state He told a several thousand strong crowd that graft in the veterans land program remains uncovered and received a bronze plaque on Pleasure Pier Thursday night.
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Galveston
Jimmy Phillips
Phillips
Veterans Land Program
Galveston County
Curiosity Killed Man in Houston Car Crash
Ira H. Kidd, 3 year veteran tugboat engineer, died after his car struck a cat on a dark Houston street. Kidd believed the cat was black but witnesses say it was a tawny yellow. his back up maneuver caused the vehicle to lurch and a car door injured him fatally. Witness W A Danley survived unhurt.
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Houston-Ir
Ira H. Kidd
Kidd
W. A. Danley
Danley
Tincy Chum is Hunted
Fort Worth sheriff search for ex convict ally of Leroy Eggleston. Eggleston buried at Cleburne after funeral services in Fort Worth. Sheriff Wright says the man may know about Eggleston’s killing and has been unseen for about three weeks. (Named individuals and places preserved. tense, neutral wording.)
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Fort Worth
Leroy
Tincy) Eggleston
Cleburne
Tex
Eggleston
Harlon Wright
Egegleston
Walterine
Carole Anne
Thirteen Negroes Report To Austin High Schools
Thirteen Negro students report Friday for classroom assignments at three previously all white high schools. Superintendent Irby Carruth said seven applied to Stephen F. Austin high, five to William B. Travis, and one to A. N. McCallum high.
August Rain Totals Confirm Baytown Wetest Month
U S Weather Bureau figures show August 1955 was exceptionally wet in Baytown with rainfall unevenly distributed across stations. Baytown Refinery logged 41.10 inches, East Gulf observer 15.97 inches, and Humble station 33.75 inches year to date through August 31, far above averages.
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Weather Bureau
Baytown
U.S
Chester Rogers
East Gulf
R. F. Dial
Humble
Rogers
Thea Wilburn
Tri-City Beach Road
San Jamnio
Dial
Grand Champions Named in Crosby Fair Competition
Crosby fairgoers on Friday saw championship winners across divisions despite rain and a previously canceled Thursday rodeo. Charles Mainers Jersey heifer won grand champion. Dennis Baumbach topped the poult 1 class with white rock flyers. Edward Melver won Tunnemup as reserve. Melvin Peavy’s Duroc Gill grand champion in swine. Joe Ressler’s Duroc barrels reserve. Ray Ellers’ Brahman best entry in market class. Aliheifer owned by Clifford Rickleson tops junior beef. senior grit and reserve to Guy Jeannerin with two Brahman bulls. milking Shorthorn top prize to Eilers. Red Poll top prize to Douglas Gubbs. board growing contest at 4:45 pm. rodeo scheduled for 8 pm Friday.
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Crosby Fair Goers
Charles Mainer
Helfer
Dennis Baumbach
White Rock Flyers
Edward Melver
Tunnem
Melvin Peavy
Duroc Gill
Joe Ressler
Duroc Barrels
Ray Ellers
Ali
Clifford Rickleson
Guy Jeanen
Eilers
Douglas Gubbs
Baytown Students Begin 1955 56 School Year
Hundreds of Baytown students register for the new term as schools plan for Wednesday classes. Lamar elementary and Baytown junior highs host staggered signups with 9 20 am and 8 30 am start times. Seniors at Robert E. Lee high register at 12 45 pm. A teachers meeting featured Rev. Clyde Foltz and other officials. Monday is a holiday with classes resuming Tuesday. First full day is Wednesday with Knox starting regular schedule.
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Summit
Baytown
Lamar Elementary
Robert E. Lee High School
Clyde Foltz
First Christian Church
W. J. Strickler
Baytown Chamber of Commerce Education Committee
George Gentry
REL
Kunox
Fall Weather Invades Area
A fall like air swept the Baytonans area with highs around 85 degrees and a low near 73. Friday morning read 73 as cooler temperatures lingered after a recent heat spike. Fans and air conditioners were less needed, with weekend forecasts suggesting warmer weather toward Saturday and Sunday.
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Mercury
State Plans Immediate Study In Baytown Highway Case
Texas State Highway Commission told Baytown Chamber of Commerce that it will postpone action to widen Highway 148 and instead begin an origin and destination study to envision a broader freeway system in the Baytown area. The move, acknowledging possible changes in plan, follows prior proposals for a one mile expressway from Davy Bar to Alexander Drive and a project cost set at 285000. The chamber and backers sought the expressway as a temporary finance path, while city officials weigh rights of way and funding avenues. The commission said the study will be done at once to inform future action and planning.
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Texas State Highway Commission
Wv. T. Busch
Baytown
Davy Bar
Alexeander
Hirhway
Bay Town
Offileala
Aviatin
Highsway
Greee
Highway Commission
Mariner
Westpaulsty Krotery Robbery Thief Seeks $400.83
Police search for a man who fled Westpaulsty Krotery with a $400.83 money bag after four Black men lingered in the store on Thursday night. Mrs Hoffpaulr recalls placing the sack in a drawer while three men browsed and one bought ointment and tape for a facial boil, but the bag disappeared when she returned.
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Domi
Alluy
Westpaulsty Krotery
W. J. Montgormery
Evernight
Indna
Light Green and Light Blue Cars Spark Police Stop Stunt
A driver in a light blue Mercury faced multiple police checks Thursday while en route home. He claimed innocence amid a string of routine inquiries led by Police Chief W R Montgomery. The abnormal sequence involved five different officers stopping him and questioning him as he walked away.
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Baytown
W. R. Montgomery
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Homer Shelton
Mayfair Jewelry
Copperas Cove
R. L. Manning
John W. Pullen
Faytown
Texas A and M College
Billy FL Coker
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Barbers Hill
Parent-Teacher Association
Luther Taylor
Harris County
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Mothers Club
Earsel Carrell
Lilly Smith
Blanche DuPlantis
Smith
Baytown Aggie Exes
South Main
Erator
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Satan
Frank Machala
Crespy- Huffman
Billy Joe
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Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Washington, D. C
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St. Francis Hospital
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