SEATO Parley Ends with Looming Treaty Signing
Manila sept 7 eight nation SEATO conference ends after hammering out eight article draft for a Southeast Asia defense pact. United States aims to interpret the pact to halt Communist aggression while removing the word Communist from a key clause. Draft covers UN charter compliance self help mutual aid and economic cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Udice
Manila
SEATO
U.S
John Foster
Dulles
Southeast Asia
United States
Rotary club marks sun spots anniversary in Baytown
The Baytown Rotary will note the golden anniversary of Rotary International with a noon meeting at the old choral building on the Robert E. Lee campus. Walter Rundell chairs the event and lunch follows in the cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Baytown Moves Ahead on Major Construction Projects
Baytown reports progress on key projects including an 83000 storm sewer from the bay to Minnesota Street. The system, designed to drain floodwaters from Lake Minnesota and nearby areas, nears completion with several catch basins in place. Officials contemplate western extensions and street widening as paving cooperation with the county proceeds. The water site on Missouri and the Main Street sewage treatment plant near Goose Creek advance, with critical compressors received after a delay. The treatment plant, Baytown’s fourth, will serve about 12,000 people and a wide West Baytown area once finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Ihinnesota Street
Oklahoma
Market
Minnesota
Peoples State Bank
Colorado Street
D. Middleton
Middleton
Colorado
Missouri
Main Street
Chicago
Baytown
Atom Pool Seen Marking New Era
Washington reports the Allied agreement to form an International atomic pool marks a new era for the free world and a diplomatic victory over the Soviet Union. President Eisenhower announced the plan from the summer White House in Denver, saying the agency will foster peaceful atomic technology and set aside materials for such projects. He urged Russia to join but stated they would proceed without them, emphasizing a broader aim to develop atomic energy for power medicine and other benefits to humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
Free World
Russia
White House
Denver
Eisenhower
United States
Agreemnt
New Cedar Bayou Junior High Opens Smoothly
Superintendent George H. Gentry praised opening day at Cedar Bayou Junior High where over 250 students enrolled early, suggesting total enrollment may reach 300. He noted smaller class sizes and a strong start for the new consolidated district, with a full enrollment breakdown expected after board meeting next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Gentry
New
Cedar Bayou Junior High
Gentry
Rand St
Cedar Bayne
Mrs. Nettie Voparil Rites Held at Cedar Bayou
Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Voparil 70 of 1735 Kilgore Road Cedar Bayou were held Tuesday at Cedar Bayou Baptist Church with Rev E B Burns officiating and burial in Cedarcrest Cemetery. Pallbearers were Cedar Bayou Volunteer Fire Department members Cliff Ellis Don Zappone James Jen hische Leo Bryant Scott Candice and Walter Bartck. Survivors include her husband Toe Voparil three sons Joe Jr Johnny and Frank Voparil two grandchildren Patsy and Bobby and sister Mrs Louis Stolba of Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. BR. Burns
Cedar Bayou Baptist Church
Nettie Vopard
Kilgore Road
Cedar Bayou
Voparil
Houston
Cedarcrest Cemetery
Cliff Ellis
Don Zappone
James Jenhische
Leo Bryant
Scott Candice
Walter Bartck
Bud Fisher Dies Of Cancer And Jeff Strip Continues
Bud Fisher, 69, creator of Mutt and Jeff, died of cancer at Roosevelt hospital. The San Francisco Chronicle cartoon debuted 1907 as Mutt, Jeff joined later. Bell Syndicate will continue the strip with longtime assistant. Fisher, born Chicago 1885, once ran on a Hyde Park relay team before pursuing prize fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Fisher
New York
Harry Conway
Bug Fisher
Mutt
Jeff
Roosevelt Hospital
Fisher
San Francisco Chronicle
Bay Area
Mutt and
Bell Syndicate
San Francisco Examiner
Hearst
H.C. Fisher
T He
Chicago
Hyde Park High School
Budget Meet Set Thursday At City Hall Hearings
Baytown residents are invited to the city hall Thursday night for the annual public hearing on the proposed $1 million budget for the coming fiscal year. Mayor and city council expect to approve if no protests arise, as last year no protests were made. Fiscal year begins October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Driver Injured In Local Crash Near Shoreacres
One driver received nose lacerations and ear injuries but declined hospital care after a two car crash on State Highway 146 near Shoreacres. Fannie Sims Baer, 41, of Pasadena, had facial injuries and was treated at the scene. Douglas Ivy Willey, 34, of Crosby, and his two passengers, including Wiley’s wife and two children, were not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State High Way
Shoresores
Inseo Bussey
Fannie Sims Buer
Cedarwood Drive
Pasadena
Douglas Ivy Willey
Crosby
Wiley
Ald
Mrs. Allens Final Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Matilda Arle are planned for 1 pm Thursday at the First Baptist Church with Rev. H. W. Couch officiating. The body will be sent to Fayetteville Arkansas for burial at West Fork Cemetery, directed by Moore Funeral Home. She died at 10 am Monday at her daughter’s home. She is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. C. F. Laveleen of Springdale and Mrs. BR Ty Alderson of Rock Island, and a son-in-law, Pallbearers are Walter G. Daniel Otis Graham Virgil Brown Roy F. Williams Nick Peet and W. J. Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Matilda Arle
Simpson
Allem Jig
C. F. Laveleen
Springdale
Ark
BR. Ty Alderson
Rock Island
Walter G. Daniel
Otis Graham
Virgil Brown
Roy F. Williams
Nick Peet
Wr J. Frazier
Funeral services for traffic victims near Cleveland
Funeral services were held for W. Wells and Willie Lee Williamson II who died in a Sunday traffic accident near Cleveland. Wells, brother of Reese Wells of Raytown and Mrs. L. L Henderson of Derr Fark, traveled with the 16 year old Willie Lee Williamson II to a family reunion in Seabrook when the fatal crash occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W. Wells
Willie Lee Williamson II
Wells
Reese Wells
Raytown
L. L Henderson
Derr Fark
Seabrook
Nationalists plan air strike against Quemoy amid clashes
Nationalist Chinese warplanes struck a six hour operation against Communist targets around Quemoy while artillery and air bombardments hit Amoy and nearby islands. Navy and air units reported damage to Communist installations and several enemy bodies seen on one island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Miller Taipeh
Formosa
Quemoy
Amoy
Chiang Kai-Shek
Defense Ministry
Red
Quemoay
Red China
Chang Yi-Ting
Chang
San
Emma St
Changsa
Taipei
Hurricane Edna Nearing Coast Near Bahamas and Miami
Edna, the season’s fifth tropical storm, strengthened toward hurricane force as a Navy patrol noted increasing intensity about 500 miles east southeast of Miami. The Miami Weather Bureau placed its center about 100 miles northwest of Turks Island, moving west northwest at 8 to 10 mph. Shipping in the Bahamas urged caution amid links to Carol’s destruction last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Edna
Navy
Hurricane Hunter
Bahamas
Miami Weather Bureau
Turks Island
Carol
Carolinas
Swey
New England States
Atlantic
Ike Has Physical Checkup Awards Medals To Korean Veterans
President Eisenhower visits Lowry Air Force Base for a routine checkup and to honor Korean War veterans. Medal of Honor recipients 1st Lt. Benjamin I. Wilson and Sgt. Mize are cited for conspicuous gallantry in Korea and at SurangeNi. Wilson’s family and Mize’s kin attend the Denver ceremony as officials note their acts of bravery against enemy forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murkimaz Smtvu
Denver
Eisenhower
Army Hospital
Cary
Hig
Lowry Air Force Base
Young Korea
Hee Simmons Army Hospital
House
Gadsden
Ala
Benjamin I. Wilson
Vushon
Wasit
Fort Carson
Cola
Air Force Base
Ty Tormain Hehor
Mize
Hig Mollwr
Lulu Belle Mizg
Vinece
Rutty
Ruth Jackson
Wilson
Mary
Dix
David
Melbourne James
Vashon
Congress
Fort Mebellion
Way
SurangeNi
Karga
Wah
Mursville
itchehon-Myon
Korea
Traffic Toll On Labor Day Falls to New Low
The Labor Day holiday saw a historically low traffic death toll, with totals far below recent years. The Safety Council reported 25 deaths nationwide, including 72 injuries and multiple crashes across states, while hot weather drew crowds to beaches. Local tragic incidents included a head-on collision near Linton, Indiana, and a crash near Wearng, Texas, claiming several lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathunat
Tunsday
California
Michigan
Linton
Ind
Wearng
Tex
Dewey Plans To Be Told On TV May Not Seek Governor's Chair Again
Governor Thomas E. Dewey faces a Tuesday night TV reveal on whether he will seek a fourth term as New York governor or retire after 25 years in public service. Reports say he may withdraw to avoid a draft, with President Eisenhower implied to support a personal choice while urging Dewey to make up his own mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Kirtland T
King
Albany
Nly
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Irvin M. Ives
Pawling Farm
Eisenhower
Rome Tre
Eisnhower
Siri
New York City
Herbert J. Lehman
Lehman
York City
Lahman
New York County
Umo
GOP
Wendell L. Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Zovernor
Pols
Harry S Trumanne
Texans Recount Bloody Labor Day Weekend Toll
A Labor Day weekend in Texas yielded a violent death toll including 18 highway fatalities, seven drownings, five homicides, and three accidental deaths. Notable tragedies included the migrant farm workers killed in a train-track collision near Hearne and a Dallas woman who died after falling or jumping from a hospital labor room third floor. The National Safety Council noted the period as unusually deadly but suggested a downward trend in overall highway fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mtrin
Thong Secfeta
Crushea
National
Epindil
Hearne
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Frank Sarabio
Tahoka
Tex
Marla
Albert
Dominga
Genevivea
Dallas
Eleny Harris
Parkland Hospital
Harris
McCarthy to Launch Defense Before Senate Panel
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was expected to begin his defense Tuesday before the six member Senate committee weighing charges. The hearings resume after Labor Day, with about an hour of added evidence and legal background planned. McCarthy may testify later, but his attorney Edward Bennett Williams said several defense witnesses would appear first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Cone
Suirees
McCarthy
Edward Bennett Williams
Methy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louise Bauer
HLM
Lieb
Edwin Cook
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cook
Mrs. Cook
Hast Wright
Wooster Baptist Church
Sam B. Kirkpatrick
Texas Baptist Music Department
Aronna Watson
Wooster
J. L. Read
Bilox
Miss
Jerry Isaacks
Minnie
Alice Robertson
Lee College
Frank
Speedy
Syd Gould
Railbirds
Robert E. Lee
Harry Bowen
Mose Sumner
Dap Bradshaw
Pat Bond
Wilds
Wyoming
Stassi
Joe Schiraldi
Baytown Construction Projects
Los Angeles
Bruck
Internationa Y
Atom Pool
Boss Man
Vannnjen
Waren
United Nations
Ike
Jt Wilson
East Area
Barthraan Fise
Derrain
Teo Bis
Safety Council
Niyl
H. Dearborn
Raurey
Midwest
Robert Bounds
Davis Bond
Crosby-Gettne
Rand
Tealler
Gracie
God
Sallent
East Payle
Gilbert
M'Carthy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!