County Named as Site For Jim Smithwick Ex Deputy Trial Change
Judge Sep 32 4ER grants change of venue in the Sam Smithwick ex deputy sheriff murder case from Jim Wells to Bell County. Sam Reams Smithwick will be moved to Belton jail for the next term, with an investigation into other cases in Jim Wells and pressures of publicity cited. The court says the change is necessary to ensure an impartial trial and the case proceeds in Bell County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude
Tct
Sam Reams
Belton
Jim Wells
Audge Wiesley Dice
Ange
Bf Wilder
Smith
Net
Adensing
Tudge Snead
Bevant
Wells County
Uri
Aly
Bell
San Diego
Duvall County
Alice
Attinega
Smithwick
Bell County
Town Gossip and Moves Around Trinity Area
Fragmented notes reveal Elmer Gray last heard from amid town chatter about neighborly comings and goings. Bygone habits mix with new addresses as families relocate and visitors arrive, including Fe Callaway and the LeComptes, while Pop Swain’s relatives hint at reminders and local business shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Gray
Aleska
Dick Burns
Trinity A
Joe Kilgore
Beiley Laon
LeComptes
Wille Ureys
Pop Swain
Jayne
Jimmy
Spence
Johnny de
Fortney
Lee
Ieke Rutter
W A Ayrhart Rites Set For Tuesday
Funeral services for W A Ayrhart 74 of 628 Cedar Bayou Road will be held at 4 20 pm Tuesday at Earthmen Funeral Home with Rev W S Graham of Trinity Tabernacle officiating. He died Saturday at his home from a heart ailment. Burial will be in Cedarcrest Cemetery with pallbearers named. Survivors include wife Lillie Ayrhart three daughters a sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A Ayrhart
Cedar Bayou Road
Earthmen
W.S. Graham
Trinity Tabernacle
Canada
Ayrhert Wass
A.proseer
Harris County
Heving
Houston
Greens Bayou
Baytown
Cedercrest Cemetery
Harry Teeten
John Donnelly
Robert Jenkins
Ray Mekerren
Tom Warmer
H.C. Ayrhart
Lillie Ayrhart
Bassie Teeten
Harding
Francis Hargis
Bella Drake
L. E. Lambert
Inglewood
California
Eigh
Baytown Man May Be Traffic Victim
Sketchy reports from nearby Raton New Mexico indicate a Baytown man Werren J Gouner 26 may have died in a Friday night or early Saturday traffic crash on U S Highway 877 The car slid on wet pavement and overturned while another man remained unconscious unable to identify himself or the deceased The Raton funeral home and New Mexico police pursued positive identification and released no official confirmation page 2ine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raton
Newico
Werren J. Gouner
Baytown
Farley Gomer
Raton Funeral Home
New Mexico
Braniff Wins Approval For Houston South American Route
The U S Court of Appeals allowed Braniff Airways to launch a Houston to South America service via Havana and the Canal Zone, extending to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. Panagra and Pan American had sought revocation, but the board's findings were upheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Braniff Airways, Incorporated
Houston
South American
Havana
Canal Zone
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Truman
Braniff
Pan-American-Cace
Airways, Incorporated
Panagra
Pan American Airways
Pan American
Civil Aeronautics Board
U. 5 Court’ of Appeals
District’ of Columbia
Citizens Committee Seeks MoPac Union Settlement
In St Louis on September 12 a Citizens Committee meeting aims to bridge the Missouri Pacific strike. Roy E. Davidson says unions and MoPac may attend at 7 pm, though neither side will initiate talks. Committee chair Dr Elmer Hilbert and leaders including Mayor Darst and ex mayor Kaufman stress no grievances airing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Uzi Four Brotherhoods Oo
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Citizens’ Committee
Mo-Pac
Roy E. Davidson
Brotherhoods
Davidson
Elmer EB. Hilbert
Hilpert
Oretty
Joseph Darst
Aloys P. Kaufman
Steel Union Delays Answer On New Trace
In Pittsburgh on September 12 CIO United Steelworkers leaders weighed Truman board terms for settling the steel dispute. While disappointed the board did not call for a wage increase, Philip Murray planned to seek an 11 day strike postponement and scale demands to 1 cent an hour for insurer pension. Quick ratification expected as industry giants set a truce pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers High Command
Truman
Philip Murray
Murray
Ss. Steely Bethlehem
Republic
Johns “and Laughlin
England Steel Company
Inland
East
Chicago
Indiana
Steelworkers Union
Washington
Dowmtown
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Steel Union
Baytown Tunnel Groundbreaking Draws City Dignitaries
A Baytown La Porte Tunnel groundbreaking ceremony is set for Friday at 4 p.m. at the north entrance. Baytown Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event with expected attendees from state and local officials including DeWitt Greere General W F Heavey and County Judge Glenn Perry. Contracts for tunnel steel were signed in Orange with Consolidated Western Steel to fabricate 8.6 million pounds of steel sections to form a 35 foot diameter passage, transported by water to the Baytown site for the half mile tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Baytown-La Porte
Houston Ship Channel
Orange
Consolidated Western Steel Corporation
H.C. Cranfill
Grange Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Brown and Root; Incorporated
Hous~ton, General
Consolidated
Sabine River
Talks Near End As Britain Hopes For Aid Shift
Washington dispatch reports the three power dollar conference entering its final round. Britain seems assured of some American aid with potential shift of Far Eastern military burdens to the United States. Delegates hope to secure agreements to ease Britain’s dollar crisis though no full solution is evident. Foreign Secretary Bevin and General Marshall discussed Asia where India is viewed as pivotal to peace and stopping Communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
State Department
Treasury
John W.snayder
Truman
Snyder
Dean Acheson
White House
W. John Kenney
Navy
Far East
George C. Marshall
United States
Marshall
Plaa
Ernest Bevin
Virginia
Asia
India
Navy Viking rocket predated space ship aims at interplanetary travel
White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico September details a Navy Viking rocket reaching 33 miles altitude and 1775 mph before fuel burned out on its second flight. A May test rose to 50 miles at 3450 feet per second. officials say the program aims toward interplanetary travel despite the failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Lands Proving Ground
N.ml
Navy
Mavy’s Rocket Research Laboratory
Milton-Hosem
Leboratory
Posen
Proving Ground
Earth
Claiming Jail Beating Rocks Shreveport Hurler in Jail
Hank Wyse Shreveport pitcher in the Texas League alleges jail beating and razor attack after arrest for driving while intoxicated and without a license. He seeks a Grand Jury hearing while his team names Andy Bush to start playoff games. Two others injured in the jeep collision, Wyse released on two bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Hank Wyse
Shreveport’ Sports
Harris County
Lcense- Wryse
Jell
Wyse
Sally Parker
Shaughnessy
Parker
Fort. Worth Cats
Andy Bush
Alice Gonzales
Mortis Williams
Stone
Frank Named Officer In Bottling Company
Morris Frank, famed Houston newspaperman and former sports editor of the Houston Post, will join Canada Dry Bottling Company of Houston as general executive and goodwill ambassador starting October 1. His Post affiliation ends formally Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Morris Frank
Houston Post
Frank
Post
Canada Dry Bottling Company of
FL J. Wiad
Porter
Fight Hospitalizes One Jails Other In Baytown Bar Standoff
A Saturday night fight at a Baytown beer tavern left Albert J. Hartless hospitalized with stab wounds and C. A. Cummings charged with aggravated assault after inviting him outside over a $2 dispute. Police reported Hartless was stabbed in the shoulder and neck area and transported by ambulance to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
C. A. Cummings
Albert J. Hartless
Minnesota
Hartless
W R. Montgomery
Montgomery
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Earthman
Faye Emerson Divorcing Elliott Roosevelt
New York report states actress Faye Emerson Roosevelt moved to a Midtown apartment amid unconfirmed divorce rumors from Elliott Roosevelt. She declined comment while Elliott Roosevelt was unavailable, with close friends alleging the couple have separated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Manhattan
Eliott Roosevelt
Elliott
Roosevelt
Poughkeepsie
Bad Brakes Cause Wreck Injured Teens In Police Report
Defective brakes of a four car driven by Walter M Gray 17 caused a wreck at about 10 p m Sunday injuring three in another car Police report lists Robert Weldon Detto 15 of 518 Causeway Road with a severe head injury sister Betty Detro 15 deep laceration and possible fracture Polly Marie Lackey 16 Baytown scratched and bruised Details on page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Gray
Robert Weldon Detto
Causeway Road
Betty Detro
Polly Marie Lackey
Baytown
Farmer Kills Baby Sitter In Jealous Rage
In Ferris Texas a jealous farmer allegedly stabbed to death a 23 year old babysitter he had hired to stay with his children. The man was wounded by another farmer in a confrontation at Mozcaro Ped Cano's home. The babysitter died. the jealous farmer was hospitalized and to be charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Dallas
Decker
Mozcaro Pede Cano
Cano
Ennis
Texas
Parkland Hospital
Detles
Conferees Approve Measure 20 3 for 1.3 Billion in Arms
Senate conferees approve a military aid bill totaling 1.314 billion dollars in guns tanks planes and other munitions for free nations The measure includes permissive aid for China and awaits final Senate action after negotiators set a tentative three week timetable The vote was 20 to - details note President Truman may be allowed to spend 315.6 million in China and the bill reflects GOP and administration compromises while other Senate business includes reciprocal trade act action and a motion of respect for Justice Wiley Rutledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Free Nations
Senate
Joint Foreign Relations-Armed Services
Truman
China
William F. Knowland
California
Taref
Scott W. Lucas
Dy “Hingis
Tins Ke Ity
Malone
Nevada
Congress
Supreme Court
Wiley
B. Rutledge
DPS
Pat McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Europe
MecCarran
Luces
McCarran
McCerran
John G. Crom Lee
Worst Cold Snap To Widen Across Nation
A west cold front from the Canadian Rockies is sweeping south and east, with snow in the western mountains and a forecast of plummeting temperatures toward the Atlantic. Forecasters warn this could be the season’s worst cold snap, affecting most of the country in days. Local snow ranges include six inches in parts of Southern Montana and North Wyoming, three inches in Helena, Montana, while temperatures dip to near 36 in Helena and extreme lows elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Canadian Rockies
Atlantic
Chicago
Montana
Wyoming
Helena
Hel
Ena
Laredo
Presidio
Aixica
Midwest
Middle West
Consda
Raph City
South Dakota
Wrestorm
War Lord To Purge China Area Of Reds
In Canton China General Lu Han governor of Yunnan province orders elimination of Communist influence under an agreement with Chiang Kai-shek. Reports say nine Communist armies attack Hengyang from Hunan while another force moves toward Amoy as Nationalist dispatches detail clashes and offensives in the gateway to Chungking region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Lu Han
Yunnan
Chiang Kai-shek
Red
Chungking
Hengyang
Here
Hunan
Officiel
Amoy
Pfc Sanders Reburial Set For Tuesday
Private First Class Astor Norman Sanders 36 died in February 1935 as a Japanese prisoner of war. Reburial services set for 10 a m Tuesday at a Methodist church with burial in White Cemetery near Highlands. Sanders lived most of his life at Crosby and was associated with the Crosby area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Norman Sanders
Lee
Revo
S Jordan
Sfee “Methodist
White Tery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mike Mesko
Jack Rolfe
Cleveland
Ohio
I County
Jimils
W. A. Ayrhart
S. America
Citizens Committee To Bring Me-Pac
Union Together
Inter-Coastal Canal
Hous
Baytown Area
Hurler
Shreveport
P. J
Red) Hynes
Hynes
Wise
Bottling
Faye Emerson
Elliott Rosevelt
Hinabor
Olin Agller
Farmer
Pfc
Sanders
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!