Missing money sack shocks Baytown grocery scene
Pyle reports $2,030 vanished from Prye's Super Market after he stored six bags of cash under his bed Monday night. Police investigate alongside a prior $900 Hoffpauir disappearance, questioning several men matching the description.
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Baytown Vollee
Hofstpaulr's
J. W. Pyle
Prye
W. R. Montgomery
Pyle
Varigus
Montgomery
Hoffpauir
Hoffpauhr
Striking Waco transit talks stall on 13th day
Waco Texas bus drivers and mechanics and the transit company halted negotiations on the 13th day of the strike with no further sessions scheduled Wednesday. In Washington the nation’s 18 oil importers faced a government ultimatum to curb imports, with a one week deadline from Arthur S. Flemming. In Bonn Chancellor Adenauer returned from Moscow promising action on German war prisoners by day’s end.
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Tex
Washington
Ipi
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Born
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Garden Club Meets First of Season in Wooster
The Wooster garden club plans its season opener at Mrs. R. R. Saunders home 331 Milner Thursday. Other items note gospel singing at Morgans Point Assembly of God church Thursday at 7 30 pm with C M Cook as MC, Lintelman begins two week vacation, bicycle theft at Horace Mann junior high, Harris L Keller earns an MBA, three Baytown Refinery officers form San Jacinto Branch of ASCE, Methodist Men meet for dinner, Brownwood Civic Association barbecue set for Saturday, and Precinct 209 voting location change to J B Holloway Co. Wikenfield’s.
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Sam
R. R. Saunders
Milner
Stamps Dixie Quartet
Houston
Celestine Brothers
Camp Ruben
Morgans Point
Around Town Notes and Unreadable Fragments
CROCKETT GATES develops a leg ailment but discovers it is in his feet. Linda Pierce reports hab-nabbing with celebrities at Buckingham Palace. Winston Churchill, Princess Margaret seen. Overy Zulp Hobby dinner companion noted. Bob Van Deventer heads to Texas Wednesday for a dedt jew Kirby mill. Dotty Tickner seeks advice on removing a fir coat. Bob and Linda Sue Emanuel and son Robbie vacation in St. Louis, Bob’s hometown.
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Tex
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Robbie
St. Louis
Humble Oil Considers Baytown Wage Increase Talk
International Association of Machinists Lodge 1051 representatives told by Baytown Refinery officials that their wage rise request would be considered. BEF members planned a 3 pm meeting to press for a 44 cent hourly hike for Baytown Refinery workers. R. B. Dawson led BEF, with J. P. Baley and D. T. Harrison speaking for machinsts.
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Baytown
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Streamlined Postal Money Orders Incoming at Baytown Posts
A new Streamlined Money Order system will start around Ort in Baytown at the Post Office. Patrons must tell the clerk the amount when requesting a money order and then fill a form with name and address. The clerk completes the form, and the applicant adds identifying information. The change, already tested successfully at several stations nationwide, aims to speed service.
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Rcnew
Baytown
Neal
Motorist Charged After Spur 20 Crash Injures Three
Thomas Sandoval 18 of 1798 West Gulfway charged after an accident at Missouri and Spur 20 left three people injured. Sandoval’s car collided with Edwin G. Clarke’s vehicle, sending victims Carmen Martinez Elecia Salinas and Reihen Gutierrez to San Jacinto Memorial hospital with cuts, fractures, and a broken toe.
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Missouri
Spur 201
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Edwin G. Clarke
Mississippi
C. M. Cowan
Carmen Martinez
West Humble
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Hunter
Elecia Salinas
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Earhman
Babe Zaharias Leaves Hospital To Resume Golf
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, recently treated for a growth at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, was discharged and headed to Tampa with Betty Dodd. Doctors reported steady improvement as she planned to return to practice and compete next year, aiming for major events.
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Bhi
Zaharias
Family quarrel boils over in Baytown overnight
A battling couple eluded deputies through the night in Baytown as police hunted for the wife, who had left with four children. After calls demanding arrests and door‑to‑door checks, the pair finally reconciled around 4:30 a.m. with the dispute quieted.
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Pater
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Coin
United Fund Drives Forms Commercial Division
A new United Fund Drive Commercial Division was announced to mobilize business firms with more than seven employees and certain trade groups. W. Bruce Ramygry and B. M. Knowles will co direct the division with Herbert V. Ramsey leading the smaller business group effort. The drive aims to enhance fundraising by organizing nine sections for the commercial side and eight for the smaller groups, with outreach beginning in October.
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United Fund Drive
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B. MM. Knowles
Southern Pacific
Herbert V. Herbert
Arnett
Coa
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Herbert
United Fund
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Knowles
Preary
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Rune
Convention Delegates Tour Baytown Refinery
A Wednesday tour of the Baytown Refinery was conducted for delegates attending the national electrical conference of the petroleum industry at the Shamrock hotel in Houston. Baytown participants included RE A Clark as luncheon chairman, C B H Cunnimenham, H L Past, T F Pullen, and W Warren, with representatives from From are KR B Bing Ti Smith H B Ihe fen miment OM Jess Barney Shoopman and M L Waits.
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Baytown
National Electrical Conference
Petroleum Industry
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
RE. A. Clark
C. BH. Cunnimenham
H. L. Past
T. F. Pullen
W. . Warren
KR. B. Bing
Smith
H. B. É Ihe
City Tries Again On Humble Taxes
Ambiguous fragment describes a Strategic Air Command survival training session at a base in Nevada. A trainee endures physical drills and verbal hazing during a briefing led by instructors, with a Texas crewman dismissing cowardice during the exercise.
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Far Cvurse
Texas
Air Force
Hilda Strikes Cuba Driving Thousands From Coastal Towns
Hurricane Hilda cut across eastern Cuba with 70 mph winds and torrential rains washing over valleys and flooding rivers. Ports like Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa faced outages and evacuations as residents sought higher ground while Navy observers tracked the storm near Cape Maisi.
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Flood Dangers Ebb in Rio Valley After Flood Week
Rio Grande Valley communities report subsiding threats as Raymondville and nearby towns address sanitation and cleanup from nearly a week of floods. Officials say rainfall outlook is reduced northward toward Laredo Del Rio, with only light showers expected in the valley. Health authorities warn swarms of flies mosquitoes and lingering stench as more than 900 people remain relocated tonight.
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United Press
Rio Grande Valley
Raymonville
Rio Grande
Laredo-Del Rio
Corpeis Christi
Raymondville
Showers Forecast For Baytown Area
Baytown area weather updates note cloudy morning conditions with showers in parts of the city. Temperatures dropped several degrees, readings around 74, while the day’s high remains uncertain amid forecasted thunder.
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Sitios
Baytown
Texas puts districts in new high school football alignment
The Texas Interscholastic League announces a two year reshuffle expanding AAAA and AAA conferences from eight to one each, based on average enrollment. New classifications set enrollment ranges and allow moves to be considered to reduce travel and preserve season flow.
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Texas Interscholastic League
Rhete Th Williams
Dein James BR
DL Widy
Ihoolinfy
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Schouls Wis
Nome
School Law
Christmias Halides
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AAA
Sani
Andy
Tae Legge
Mosquito Control Warfare to Begin in Baytown Area
Plans for a Baytown mosquito control program are moving forward under South Texas Mosquito Control Association leadership. The project, centered on the Cowulf area near Goose Creek Street, includes dredging, shops, and maintenance equipment for trucks and gear, with funding and support from local organizers and volunteers.
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Baytown
Joe Prichard
South Texas Mosquiea Contrel Association
Caulf Tot Ca Aomna
Cplsfiard Peninsula
Goose Creme
Mosaytta Antral
Thie
Piaiehare
Strickler Replaces Jones on San Jacinto Hospital Board
Strickler named to San Jacinto Hospital Board succeeding Lloyd T. Jones who leaves Baytown for a J C Penney post in Houston. Strickler, veteran Baytown resident and former president of the Baytown Lianelah, has a long career in local business and public service, succeeding prior treasurer roles and World War II service.
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San Jacinto
Jade Wo Strickler
Ateeutiers Ver Presidente
Ifucks County
Kedterings
Laan Anageiahen
San Jacinie Morey
Baytown Lianelah
City Reopens Talks With Humble Oil for Aid Boost
Baytown authorities resume negotiations with Humble Oil and Refining Co seeking extra financial assistance beyond the $149,000 already pledged. Previously the city received about $720,000 annually in tax relief, with a plan to raise payments by roughly $20,000, though details remain unsettled amid budget uncertainties and requests for clearer figures.
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Baytown
Humble of and Refining Co
Works Aga
C. Darwin
Middleton
Hert
Lena
Thalydr
Cianelen Oxebuttistie
Amd Seine
Fiat
Longshoremen End Dock Walkout After Vote
Longshoremen in New York and New Jersey vote to end a dock walkout after talks with Oceanic Transport Organization. An earlier interruption affected port operations at multiple piers as workers pressed for better conditions and hours.
BEA Honors HS Past Presidents
BEA recognizes former presidents in a report detailing their achievements. TL Kerr, Rushing, and other leaders are cited for advancing the association's goals and implementing programs led by current president.
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BEA
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