City to hire Owsley again in rate case with telephony firm
City officials plan to retain Rate Expert Clinton Owsley for a probe into Baytown General Telephone Co. proceedings. City Attorney Chandler sought a continuance for the injunction hearing as the firm adds new charges and timing, aiming to delay final rulings and gain time for rebuttal data.
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Baytown
General Telephone’ Co
Clinton Owsley
Owsley
Chandler
M. L. Campbell
Methodists plan 75008 dinner for new school funds
Spots aach Drive committee sets a 7 Lz kickoff dinner at Robert gee Cafeteria to raise 75008 cash within three weeks for financing a new sand y and additional class rooms at the church site. Superintendent J. J. Jenson is expected to visit the school, while the secretary notes staff returns after illness.
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Marks Methodists
Robert Gee
Cay
Okla
EWS in Brief Amid Global Turmoil and Texas Politics
Disjointed clipping mentions Navy ministry, submarine fears, and a 1% figure. References to Lamar, Atty Gen J McGrath and information leaks about a House clique. Texas race meddling reports and calls for public hearings. Mention of a grand jury probe and a disaster in Greenland with casualties. Unclear fragments reference Puerto Rico blood supplies and British Air Ministry notes.
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T. Lamar
J. McGrath
Ex champion Bocchicchia seeks rematch for crown
Reports from The Sun detail 38 year old ex champion Bocchicchia planning a bid to regain the title lost to Marciano. The narrative mentions a related incident involving Anna Bushwall and a sequence of brief, fragmented notes about local figures and events.
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Bocchicchia
Marciano
East Texas Fair to host radio TV stars and acts
The East Texas Fair announces personal appearances by Budd Booth Midway chair along with Crusader Rabbit star Billy Potter on KPRC TV and KNUZ radio. Dickie Jones and Ranch Hands, John Ragsdelle with University of Houston Frontier Fiesta band perform midweek. The fair features a large midway with 10 adult rides and 25 kiddie rides plus two shows. Each night Oct 7 to 9 includes a Western Flyer bicycle giveaway and a 15 minute fireworks display by Stassi Distributing Company.
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East Texas
Budd
Booth
Midway
Podoy Billy Potter
The
Crusader
Rabbit
Kprc-Tv
KNUZ
Dickie Jones
Hands
John Ragsdelle
Houston
Stassi Distributing Company
Volunteers Needed for Baytown Fairgrounds Expansion
General Chairman ese Sumner urged extra volunteer labor for the Baytown Fairgrounds expansion. He said, We can use all the help we can get and anyone who can give a few hours will get an assignment by calling the Chamber of Commerce. The project is a community effort built by volunteers.
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Baytown
Ese Sumner
Sumner
North Main
Chamber of Commerce
Hayfever Sufferers Face Rising Pollen Through Oct 5
Baytown readers hear that ragweed pollen will rise to a peak before October 5. Houston health lab director RD Wande notes daily pollen counts, with 442 grains per cubic yard recorded Tuesday as the season is expected to decline afterward.
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Baytown
RD. Wande
Houstor Health Laboratory
Railway hearing set for Baytown area transit cuts
The RR Commission will hear Beaumont-Sour Lake lines requests to discontinue at least six cars on the Baytown Highlands Greens Bayon route. Highlands Rotary Club sought Baytown hearing site changes to boost attendance and protest, citing potential transport gaps for workers and Highlands growth. The line to Highlands was built by Harry K. Johnson, with an hourly train agreement after sale.
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Houston
Highlandsf Rotary Club
John Cutherson
Baytown City Hall
Beaumont-Sour Lake and Western Railway
Missouri Pacific
Tts
Highlands Rotary Club
Baytown-Highlands
Baytown
Highlands
Fetter
Harry K. Johnson
Unwelcome Guest Leaves Calling Card
Zeagler, a Baytown Refinery worker living at 180 Parkway, reported a prowler on his doorstep. He heard a noise near honeysuckle vines, caught a glimpse of black and white fur, and smelled an unfamiliar odor before police were summoned. Officer Freemay fired a .22 but no further details are provided.
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Zeigler
Baytown
180¢ Parkway
CL Ty Freemay
Interurban Slams City Truck Pinning Driver in Drainage Ditch
Richard D B Bowen 23 meter reader for Baytown was pinned under a pickup on railroad tracks when an interurban car struck it in Osk Addition early today. Passengers and bystanders, including several nearby Negroes, helped lift the heavy vehicle as Bowen, with a sprained back and possible leg fracture, was X-rayed to check for internal injuries.
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Richard DB. Bowen
Baytown
Osk Addition
Bowen
McDonald
MacDoneld
Tragic drowning of Lt Glovick's 22 month old son at Clear Lake
Gordon Lee Glovick slipped from a short pier into Clear Lake. Rescue teams from Bayshore Emergency Corps and Ellington Air Force Emergency crew searched about 35 minutes before declaring him dead. The child was on furlough with Lt Glovick before a transfer and will be shipped to Grand Rapids for burial.
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Fairjrough
Barney Glovick
Clear Lake
Gordon Lee Glovick
Sidney Crate
Lia Porte
Bayshore
Ans
Ellington Air Force
Art Simnson
Grand Rapids, Mich
Eisenhower to Meet Nixon on VP Stay Decision
Eisenhower travels to Wheeling for a face to face with Nixon to decide if Nixon can remain on the ticket. Summerfield and Adams signal Nixon is likely to stay. the meeting aims to resolve doubts over Nixon’s place on the 1956 Republican ticket.
Nixon Lays its Record Before Party And Public
Senator Richard M Nixon cancelled an aerial tour of three states and flew to Missoula Montana for a face to face meeting with Dwight D. Eisenhower to decide if he should stay on the Republican ticket. Nixon told a national radio and TV audience he would not quit, saying I am not a quitter. The outcome hinges on party leaders and the American people as they weigh accepting a political expense fund.
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Cleveland
Nixon
Republio
Wheeling
Portsmouth
Arthur
Summerfield
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Nix
Sen ‘Righira
Vanda
Dwight D. Eisenhowwer
Estan
California
Richard M. Nion
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Missoula
Mont
Celebrities Born Here Twins Win Washer For Proud Mama
Baytown hosts national celebrities who mark Sept 23 births with gifts from Westinghouse. Mrs. Herman Hearne's twins, a boy and another boy, born at 4:27 and 4:40 pm, weigh eight and six pounds. Father Herman Hearne works at Gulf Coast Motors as parts manager. The family, from Exina, moved to Baytown a year and a half ago, with a two year old daughter Connie. They receive a washer, a clothes dryer that plays How Dry I Am, 750 units of Gerber baby food, and appliance dealer A L Wilkie helps them qualify.
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Baytown
Westinghouse Company
Herman Hearne
Baytown Hospital
Hearne
Gulf Coast Motors
Ernie Dittman
Hearnes
Exina
Thi
Connie
Gerber
A. L. Wilkie
Baytown Westing- T
Trucker Denies Robbing His Pai Case Sparks dispute
Mont Belvieu man Tracy Stubbs told Deputy Sheriff Arthur Barrow he hitchhiked a ride from Houston to Mont Belvieu. He says the truck driver Eilison assaulted him at Cedar Barat bridge on Highway 146 and stole $14. Eilison, 34, denies the accusation and is jailed on assault and robbery charges.
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Mont Belvieu
Houston
Ay Ejlison
Tracy Stubbs
Mont Belview
Arthur Barrow
Mont Belvier
Barrow
Stubbs
Cedar Barat Bridge
Highway 146
Eilison
Carty
Neighbor Finds Aged Man Dead
A neighbor locating a distress signal found J. W. Brewer dead in bed in a small Market Street home. The 71-year-old Baytown retiree had lived there 25 to 30 years and worked at the refinery until failing eyesight led to retirement. Justice Roscoe Zierlein ruled a heart attack likely caused his death last night. Earthman Funeral Home will handle arrangements. Survivors include four daughters in California and Texas, with names listed.
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J. W. Brewer
Lee Earls
Brewer
Market Street
West Main
Faris
Earis
Earls
Justice
Roscoe Zierlein
Baytown
Earthman Funeral Home
Jack Benard
California
A. V. McDonald
M. W. Morgan
Jack Kelly
Houston
Thousands Back Nixon Faces Rising Support
Washington reports tens of thousands backed Sen. Richard M. Nixon on Wednesday as Warne J. Hood, head of the Republican National Committee, predicted no RNC meeting needed to decide Nixon’s future. Western Union counted more than 30,000 telegrams and could reach 100,000 by nightfall, signaling strong nationwide support for Nixon’s continued candidacy.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Warne J. Hood
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hood
Republican National Committee
GGP
Wixon
Western Union
G P. Harris
Harris
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern
Demo Leader Defends His State Fund
Baltimore September 24 Gov Adlai E Stevenson rejected Senator Richard M Wixon demand to disclose names of Illinois state officials whose salaries he augmented with cash gifts He defended the practice as necessary to obtain and hold able men in government Stevenson said gifts were made around Christmas to underpaid state workers recruited from private industry and funded from campaign funds and time to time He noted donors did not know recipients identities nor did recipients know others receiving gifts The amounts were not disclosed
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Baltimore
Adlai E. Stevenson
Richard M. Wixon
Stevenson
Nixon
Lovett Tour Continues in Houston Defense Speech
Secretary of Defense Lovett told a Houston audience that the nation’s aircraft output in the last three months has surpassed all U S losses in Korea and that overall military supplies rose 660 percent since the Korean War began in 1950. He warned against any relaxation of defense efforts as Kremlin ambitions remain unchanged.
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Houston
Robert
Texas
USS
Korea
Lovett
Kremlin
Civil Service Board to Study Regulations
Members of the Civil Service Board will meet at 4 39 p m Wednesday in the office of Secretary AC Chaddick to study Civil Service drafted by City Attorney George Chandler. The code will be submitted to the City Council for final approval.
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George Chandler
Owsley
Chardier
Gwsley
Dal
Civil Service Board
Wednessay
Ac, Chaddick
George ‘Chandler
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