Baytown A&M Club Dinner Supports Scholarship Fund
A Baytown A and M club barbecue dinner to raise funds for the scholarship fund is set for Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Sam Stassi Bay Villa home. Tickets are 2 dollars. Ex Aggie Jim Bond coordinates reservations by phone 4041. Also noted a Congregational meeting at First Presbyterian Church will authorize trustees to negotiate a contract for a new 90,000 education unit east of the existing building.
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Baytown
A ‘and M
Jim Bond
Sam Stassi
First Presbyterian Church
Hugh Echols Jr
Jack Jacobs
Hugh Stewarto
Dewey Declines a Fourth Term for Governor
UPI reports Governor Thomas E. Dewey, age 52, announced he will not seek a fourth term. The New York speech drew mixed reactions from Democrats and Republicans. The piece recalls Dewey’s rise from Manhattan district attorney in 1937 to NY governor and GOP presidential nominee contenders in 1940s and 1950s.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Thomas EB. Dewey
Gaigbusting
Dewey
New York
CBS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tim
New York County
Manhattan Island
U.S
Harold L. Ickes
Wendell L. Willkie
Bike Rider Escapes Hurt In Collision
A 14 year old bicycle rider narrowly escaped injury when his bike struck a car on South Jones near West Pearce while riding the wrong way on a one way street. Police urge parents to teach traffic rules as officers launch a bike safety drive for students traveling to school.
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Tommy Hileidge
S11
Park
South Jones
West Pearce
Herbert Freeman
HH. Stetle
Freeman
Florida Coast Spared As Hurricane Curves Toward Bahamas
An erratic hurricane veered away from the Florida coast and Nassau, curving north toward Cat Island Capes. Edna tracked 120 miles northeast of Nassau and 270 miles east of Miami, prompting hotels to shutter then reopen as conditions improved. In Tokyo, Typhoon Kathy left five dead and 17 missing on Kyushu while weakening over the Sea of Japan. Winds eased, no major damage expected along the coast.
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Nassau
At & A.m
Edna
Miami
Catalina Capes
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Miami Beach
Weather Bureau
Tokyo
Kathy
Kyushu
Sea of Japan
Eight Nations Sign SEATO Dulles Calls It Asiatic Monroe Doctrine
Eight nations signed a SEATO pact in Manila renewing collective defense in Southeast Asia. The United States joined, with Dulles and lawmakers signing for the U.S. Delegates approved peaceful dispute resolution, unity against aggression, and a council to oversee implementation while allowing future entrants. The agreement keeps Southeast Asia free from colonial influence and commits members to consult on attacks and subversion.
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Robert Udice
Manila
Southeast Asia
United States
The
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SEATO
Pacific
August Building Up Here 36 Permits Estimated At $256,330
The City of Baytown issued 36 building permits in August with an estimated total construction cost of $286,430. Dwellings number 14 at an estimated $168,280. two commercial buildings $3,600. three garages $4,300. 14 additions and repairs $18,380. two schools $121,760. a new fire station $50,600. Five more moving permits and 11 plumbing gas permits brought total fees to $432.80, up from July's 34 permits and $128,240 cost.
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Baytown
City, New
Indicted Dallas Brothers Face $200000 Extortion Case
A federal grand jury indicted James Cruthers and Ralph Franklin Jones on extortion charges tied to threats against 20 Dallas Jewish families. James allegedly mailed a threatening letter and assaulted a federal agent. Ralph is charged as an accessory. The case centers on a package claim and demands to multiple prominent residents including Stanley Marcus.
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Hollis Jones
Ralph Franklin Jones
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Nieman-Mar
Butler Reception Slated In Houston
The Republican campaign to elect a congressman from the Eighth District will hold an informal reception at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bill Butler for Congress headquarters in Houston. Butler, a 38-year-old lawyer and former FBI agent, heads Harris County Republican ticket for the general election on Nov 2 after a two to one primary victory.
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Bill Butler
Congress
Houston
Butler
FBI
Har
Ris County
Fienhower
Coker Named Baytown Fair Exhibit Director
Ralph TE. Coker has been named commercial exhibit director of the Baytown Fair for October 6 7 8 9. Persons or businesses seeking a commercial booth should phone Coker at 832 or contact Nelson McElroy at the Chamber of Commerce Maron building.
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Ralph TE. Coker
Baytown
Coker
Nelson McElroy
Chamber of Cam- Maron
Batchelor Bitter At Reds For Making Dupe Of Him
Kermit Batchelor, 22, a Texas corporal and former Army musician, testified at his court martial that he began smoking marijuana after believing communists made a dupe of him. He said he felt bitter toward the Reds and feared their influence in the United States. He described his conversion as a result of conversations and stated he would be seen as a traitor if communists gained control.
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REDS
San .Antonio
Claude J. Batchelor
Army
Tokyo
Munist
Barthelor
North Korea
United States
Chiang Sends U S Made Jets Into Quemoy Fight
Aspet Formosa Sept 8 United Press Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek sent American made jet waves to Quemoy Island for the first time. F 84 Thunderjets blasted Communist junks and bombarded troop installations within shell range on the mainland. Defense ministry officials reported several waves swept Amoy area and a joint naval air attack entered its third day. Tanks were sunk and barracks destroyed while shore batteries killed two American lieutenants colonels on Quemoy last Friday.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Quemoy Island
Quemoy
China
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Red
Amoy
Shanghai
Tachen Island
Tachen
Isand
Baytown Child Suffers Polio Attack in Houston Hospital
A 10 month old Baytown twin, Grege Lockwood, was taken to a Houston hospital on Wednesday with a non paralytic polio attack. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carley Lockwood of 1907 Hawthorne Baytown, admitted Saturday, with serious but improving condition per family. This marks the eighth reported polio case in Baytown this year.
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Hawthorne
Flousian Hospital
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Lockwand
Palin
Baylawn
Special Investigator May Probe 25 Vote
Harle County District Attorney Ewing Werlein said in Houston Wednesday a special investigator may be appointed to probe alleged vote fraud at Barrett Settlement near Crosby. The Crosby precinct with 291 qualified voters cast 324 votes for Ralph Yarborough and none for Gay Allin Shivers in the Aug 28 governor runoff. A Baytown refinery worker testified he was in Oklahoma getting married during the election, prompting Werlein to request scrutiny. Reeves, conducting the independent probe, cites precinct IT poll tax receipts and overage voting exemptions as factors. Crosby Negroes voting in Box 21 and unusual turnout are noted. A grand jury review may follow.
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Gay
Allin Shivers
Grandars
J. W. Bush
Baytown
Verlaite
Oklahoma
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Phin
Werlein
Buatva
Gail Reeves
Houston
Sane dentist to be released from state hospital
Son ta Michigan report says Kenneth B. Small, a society dentist who killed his wife's lover Jules Lack in Detroit, is sane and not a danger if released. Dr. Robertson testified exhaustive tests show Small sound minded. Circuit Judge Morris K. Davis heard whether he should remain confined for life or be discharged.
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Baytown Considers Free Dog Vaccinations With County Drive
City Council may approve Baytown participation in a county wide dog vaccination program. The plan would vaccinate dogs in unincorporated areas at no cost to owners, administered by local veterinarians. Estimated 50 000 dogs in the county need shots, about 20 000 outside Houston. City Manager Middleton to present to council Thursday night. Houston previously voted to fund its share amid debate over county wide funding. Baytown expects veterinarians to administer vaccines at about 35 cents per dog. Faculty Affair LEA COLLEGE faculty will hold a 4 pm reception Wednesday in the college library for new faculty members.
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Catell
Warrague
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Aftey
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Hafheniz
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Empty Boat Found Near Seabrook in Search for Raymond Scott
Baytown emergency crew joined Seabrook and Galveston Bay officials in dragging near Kemah for the body of Raymond A. Scott, 44, of Houston, missing since Sunday after renting a boat from Bub’s Fishing Camp in Seabrook. Weather and tides hindered, with crews resuming the search as Scott’s brother travels from Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Seabrook
la Portes Bayshore
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Bay
Raymond A. ‘Scott
Houston
Scott
Pam
Bubs
Tawarg
Kemah
Bob Pelata
Offier
Tuessday
Kemat
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Veterans. Administration
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Ark
Seateh
Raytown
Tor
Record Enrollment Seen This Year At Lee College
Pre-registration at Lee College shows 817 students enrolled by Wednesday, with 27 percent higher total enrollment than last year. Dean Walter Rundell announced extended office hours for registration days and an all college party in the student lounge to accompany a schedule change.
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Toe College
Walter Rundell
Rumdell
Adopam
Mrs Oliver Takes 12 Day City Hall Absence
City records keeper Edna Oliver is on a 12 day vacation starting Tuesday. Martha Callam will handle minutes during Oliver's absence at City Hall meetings. The restive council and city secretary duties continue as normal.
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Martha Callam
McCarthy accused as Zwicker muttered under breath
New York salesman William J. Harding Jr testified that Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker muttered you s o b during a McCarthy questioning at a special Senate hearing. Harding described the moment as close and loud, while Zwicker denied comment and left open the possibility of future testimony.
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Peress
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N. J
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