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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1954

Page

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Baytown Sun Highlights Labor Day Parking Rule and Local Events

The Baytown Sun notes Labor Day parking allowances in downtown streets without coins, reports grass fires near Cedar Bayou affecting pasture land, and lists local upcoming activities. Deer Park PFC Club hosts a party at the high school cafeteria, with school board members and staff attending.

Algo Chie Boy Montgomery Cedar Bayou Fair Park Baytown Deer Park PFC Club

Around Town Highlights and Local Notables

A jumble of brief town items notes J D Rodgers at a car show watching football practice. Mentions engineer Bill Broyles as a Rotarian, Adrian Jones driving across town, Jay Rogers and Fairy Godfrey in a stalled business deal, and Prof Sanders closing ledger sheets.

J. D. Rodgers Bill Broyles F. Rhiber Yltra Yount Harry Bowen Bob Matherne Hugh Echols New York Baytown Jim Bond Aggie Spontaneity Adrian Jones Larry Hale Paul Prince Jay Rogers Fairy Godfrey Sanders Massey Mas Altman Max Holly Melemore Ich R. B. Sparks George Gentry

Polio cases lag five year average in U S areas

Polio cases in the United States run about 40 percent below a five year average in areas where 440000 children in the six, seven, eight, nine year old groups were vaccinated last spring. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis notes similar percentages, but cautions that full evaluation of the Salk vaccine is pending scientific review at the University of Michigan.

WEW York National Foundation For Hart B. van Riper University of Michigan Michigan

Man and Woman Die in Highway 90 Crash

A head on collision between a car and a truck on Highway 90 near Amelia, Texas, killed Mrs. Geraldine Nancy Clark, 30, and John Clark Hill Jr., 36, both of Beaumont. Hill was a passenger in Mrs. Clark's car as about 12,000 pounds of sweet potatoes were scattered across the highway.

Amelia Tex Highway 90 Geraldine Nancy Clark John Clark Hill Jr Beaumont

NAACP Drives Quick End to Segregation in South

Atlanta declaration urged immediate abolition of segregation after the high court ruling. NAACP officials pressed five border states to begin integration now while several Deep South states refused to admit Black students to white schools, signaling a split in reaction across the region.

NAACP Supreme Atlanta Arkansas West Virginia Missouri Maryland Delaware District of Columbia Supreme ‘Court Deep South

Guns Boomed 15 Years Ago World War II Began Recalled

Fifteen years ago Britain and France declared war on Germany, and World War II began. The New York Herald Tribune chronicled the moment with headlines and images from London to Berlin. Citizens queued for gas masks, radios blared Neville Chamberlain, and global leaders faced a stark new reality as nations moved to war.

United Res Britain France Germany New York Herald Tribune Great Britain Hiller Iltimatum Poland New York Mary Matlin Daddy Tallula Bankhead Lillian Hellman The Little Foxes Berlin Adolf Hiller

Alert Officer Thwarts Holdup

Houston report states deputy sheriff Jimmy Scarborough stopped a suspected bank holdup at Almeda State Bank at 215 a. m. He guarded the car with a gun until backup arrived. Officers found a sawed off shotgun, pistol, pillowcase, rope, tire tool, gloves, and clothes. Two men detained were called police characters. two more associates were later arrested. No charges filed immediately.

Houston Almeda State Bank Jimmy Scarborough Scarborough Ishatgun

Weather Dips To 67 Lowest In three Months

Baytown felt a cool night as temperatures dropped from 84 to 67 degrees the coolest night since May 24. Lufkin hit 58 and other Texas cities saw mid 70s to low 70s with low humidity. Forecasters expect more clear days, mild nights, and possible isolated showers west of the area.

Baytown Baysberg Bayshore Lufkin Texas Galveston T.K. Gibson Fort Worth Carter Field Bree Fork Worth Dajing Gibson Dalhart Lubbock $H Arnatido Houston Port Arthur el Paso Brownsville Midland Presidio Dallas Abilene San Angelo Waco del Rio San Antonio Corpus Christi Katie Laredo Wichita Walls Austin Mineral Wells Wichita Falls Childress

French Premier faces cabinet resignations over EDC plan

Paris Sept 3 UP three ministers quit Premier Mendes-France government in protest at his handling of the European army treaty plan rejected by the national assembly. Emile Hugues Bourges-Maunory and Eugene Claudius-Petit resign. The cabinet, six men short, eyes a reshuffle as Mendes-France weighs consequences and possible U.S. visit to align with NATO session.

Paris Pierre Met Des - France National Assembly Duns Justice Emile Hugues Industry Commerce Bourges Maunory Eugene Claudius-Petit Hugtues Bourges - Maunory Mendes - France Radical Socialist Party Claudius - Petit UDSR Resistance Party Werkouts Auit Mendes + Franca United States North Atlantic Treaty Council Washington

South Dakota cattle rustling ring foiled by undercover officer

A South Dakota rustling gang spanning Nebraska and Wyoming was busted after an undercover operation. Patrolman George Samis posed as a wandering cowhand buyer named Jake Samilson, buying stolen cattle and guiding police to arrests. Sheriff Hubert R. Shebat notes eight months of work led to four arrests with more anticipated as the investigation continues.

Bennett County Hubert R. Shebat Shebat South Dakota Vas Pance Nebraska Jake Samilson Martin Ike Hot Springs Jake George Sarnis Shebal

82 Killed In Worst Philippine Wreck

Manila dispatch reports 82 people killed in one of the Philippines' worst train crashes. The Thursday derailment near Tumper town of Bagri ni in Negros Occidental sent cars plunging 40 feet into a valley. More than 50 injured were taken to a local hospital with several in critical condition. seven more died Friday.

Manila Sent Philippine Tumper Bagrini Negros Occidental

Invasion of Insects Hits Baytown In Summer War

Baytown wages a relentless defense against a triple insect invasion as crickets and mosquitoes swarm after recent rains. Fire crews flood gutters with water to wash away crickets while fogging and DDT efforts struggle against overwhelming swarms. officials warn mosquitoes remain active after each rainfall.

Baytown Galt Anks -Witte Criskebs Ung Roomass Muenali Sanitarhan Prraong Oom

Burglary Suspect Held in La Porte Youth Case

A 14 year old La Porte boy was held by juvenile officers in connection with a burglary at the Elpatrick home, 432 South Third La Porte. The suspect admitted taking $30 from a purse on a bed after breaking a window screen. Police recovered the full amount.

la Porte Batranen

Voter on Poll List Admits Out Of State Registration

A precinct 251 voter on the poll list testified in Houston that he was in Oklahoma last Saturday and did not vote. The disclosure follows an independent election inquiry in Barrett Settlement where a large voting bloc may have affected results for Ralph Yarborough and Governor Shivers. The probe notes 292 poll list names. Crosby and Crosby area boxes also show votes by nonresidents, with Barrett Settlement dates to August 11, 1952 and additional polling boxes later added in nearby precincts.

Oklahoma Yunoff Houston Barrett Settlement Ralph Yarborough Allan Shivers Ewing-Werleins Reeves Crosby Barrett B.S. Griffin Polative Glao Brek Commissioners Court Proginck Meal Carver Baytown

Flanders And Morse Back Committee Clash Over Impartiality

U S senators Flanders and Morse defend the censure inquiry into Sen. Joseph McCarthy, praising the panel as impartial amid disputes with Sen. McCarthy over the committee’s fairness. Wilkins and Watkins outline possible further records and McCarthy’s defense may testify. Outside observers note ongoing partisan tensions as hearings pause for a funeral. In Canada, six Whooping Cranes begin southward migration to Texas coast, watched by birders.

Uerbert Foster Washington Wayne Morse Ralph JE Manders Joseph B. McCarthy McCarthy V. Wilkins R-Utthy Fhnders Vermont Ccsure Witking Rutin Thad All Mersberg Ube Grou Edo Flanders Edewin C. Johnson D-Colg Mc~Carthy Toothe McCarthy Morse Sen Wilkins Watkins Edward Bennett Willliams Eg Johnson Denver

Three Rodeo Performances During This Year s Fair

The Chir Baytown executive committee approved a three day rodeo at the fair October 7 8 and 9 the final rodeo in the fair s history. Bob Henson Crosby and Paul Prince lead the rodeo committee with reduced admission of 80 cents for adults and 25 cents for children at the gate.

Podnul Chir Baytown H. P. Massey Bob Henson Crosby Paul Prince Taden Dir Adulie Ghalrmag H. B Massry Abe Xence B. J. Bonth For Ware Jack Kimmons H. A. Brown Breest Senesta JD Wilburn Faby Godfrey al Melinger Voo V. Wright Jor William E. Sharp Ben F. Ammons Jack Janohs Ralph Coker George Gentry Utah Waldropk Ty Kerr Tir H. B. Naylor Nelson Mel Ellroy

Rescuers Seek Wreckage After Alaska Plane Crash

Rescuers trek through thick bear country toward a Admiralty Island crash site where a government plane went down Wednesday, killing four. Surviving biologist Gus Hilsinger and Robert Meeks were injured. Meeks remained at the scene while Hilsinger was flown to a hospital. Presumed dead are George Kelley, Richard Shuman, Larry Kallion, and Prince Bibwell Davis. Clarence Thode said the plane flew low for a salmon escapement survey and likely crashed while turning.

Juneau Alaska Admiralty Gus Hilsinger Fish and Wildlife Serview Robert Meeks Tuo Hilsinger Tial Bean Goodwin Meeks George Keley

Dulles Arrives For Manila Treaty Talks

U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Manila to lead the American delegation at the SEATO conference on Southeast Asia security. Delegates tightened hotel security after the arrest of a suspected spy as they prepared for foreign ministers meetings.

Manila Pal U.S John Foster Dulles United States Dulas

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