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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1956
Page
2
Chambers County officials plan to attend a Trinity hearing as Anahuac School records show 926 attendees on the first day despite unclear figures. Local education leaders, including Jas Ce, anticipate further updates on attendance and related funding.
Liberty holds an open meeting of the Trinity River Authority with Chamber members and county officials to discuss plans to convert the Trinity River into a barge canal from the county area to Fort Worth. The proposal, backed by Houston authorities, aims to develop river resources as part of a multipurpose development project.
Local notice reports last rites for Paul Bigkel amid sparse details. The fragmentary item names a funeral context and indicates community mourning.
Police report a boy, son of Mr and Mrs S J Pillow of 1412 Maryland, broke his arm while playing at home on Harbor Mathis Drive. A wall struck a child during play, causing injury to the wrist. Mrs Zaharias visiting Sta Ir Hospioal reported her condition is unchanged in her long cancer fight.
Taxpayers reminded to retain records of exempt items for IRS deductions. A pocket diary or desk calendar can substantiate reducible expenses with receipts, with guidance on retention for several years. A separate report notes a theft incident in San Pedro where a box of cash was stolen from a home, leaving the door wide open.
The National Wildlife Federation in Washington awards four to seven graduate fellowships annually. The cooperative director indicated two grants next year will fund research on problems identified by the federation. A graduate fellowship will finance research under the new policy adopted at the federation's board meeting.
Channelview School board sold 835000 dollars in bonds to finance a new high school. Low bid of 3.62 percent from Rowles and Winston was accepted. The campus will be ready for the 1957-58 school year. Channelview students have been attending Robert E. Lee High in Baytown due to local water and air concerns. Fellowship grants of about 1000 dollars per academic year may be awarded, funded by Wildlife Shimpy distributed since 1988, with seven possible fellowships depending on stamp mailings.
About half the cars tested for safety in the annual check showed failures the American Association reported. In the latest test 210,314 vehicles were evaluated with only 1,633 approved without adjustments. brakes, headlights, wind shield wipers, exhaust, and rear lights ranked as main issues. City officials credit the program started in 1988 with reducing traffic fatalities. The 1958 North Dakota spring pig crop is estimated at 492,000.
Deaths continued from page one list Peacock and Gilmore among Champion Paper Co employees in Pasadena. A joint funeral service for the four victims will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Second Baptist Church of Channelview with Dr Kenneth Trent officiating. They will be buried together in Jacino Memorial Park under direction of...
San Francisco report from California State Automobile Association shows about 40 percent of pedestrian fatalities occur at or near intersections, highlighting risky crossing behavior as a major factor in urban deaths.
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