Galveston Crackdown Quiets Waterfront District Bars
Galveston Tex residents reported unusually quiet weekend as a crackdown on vice reduced nightlife activity. Police Commissioner Walter Johnston and five detectives raided seven night clubs over the weekend, filing charges against operators. Mayor George Roy Clough vowed the effort would not be prolonged and predicted the crackdown would last only a few days.
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Galveston
Tex
Island
Walter Johnston
George Roy Clough
Johnston
Clough
Crosby Priest Dies In Auto Accident
The Rev. Carl J. Kermier 38 a Crosby Catholic priest died when his car left Runneberg road near Bohemian Hall Crosby and crashed into a ditch. Witness Pete Liebhaim followed the car saw lights disappear at the dead end. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Earthmans funeral home.
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Crosby
Carl J. Kermier
Sacred Heart Church
Runneburg Road
Bohemian Hall
Pete Liebhaim
Father Kermiet
Runneberg
Bohemeian Halt
Liebham
Johnson
Father Kermier
Texas
Salem
Ohio
Saint Mary's Seminary
la Porte
Orange
Father Mi
Earthman
Bohemian Hall Road
Local Notices From Baytown and Nearby Areas
Community announcements include Dr. Lee Pierce speaking at Lions Club Tuesday in Tower, a police report of a domestic assault, Baytown Auxiliary and Cedar Bayou events, a deacons meeting at First Presbyterian, Baytown Fair committees dining at the National Guard Armory, a Vocational Nurses meeting at San Jacinto Memorial, a Lynchburg Parent-Teacher carnival, and Homecoming for Bay Scout Troop 134 at Wooster Baptist Church with attendees invited.
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First Presbyterian Church
Mm, E. McPhail
Baytown Fair
National Guard
Baytown Bar
Wooster Baptist Church
Mrs George Scott Loses Bill Fold Near Baytown Optical
A Baytown area notice reports Mrs George Scott misplaced a bill fold Saturday morning near Baytown Optical. It contained about 12 dollars and identification cards. She requests the finder return papers and may keep the money. Contact RE 219 Woosterphone 4356.
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George Scott
Baytown Optical Company
Cecil
Mustangs
Siarley
Fidward
Baytown
Heavy Rains Pelt North Texas Flooding Displaces Hundreds
United Press reports the heaviest Texas rainfall in years drenched a broad north region from the Red River Valley to Abilene. Up to 10 inches fell, with eight inches around Olney and Wichita Falls evacuations as Holiday Creek flooded, and Cedar and Lytle Creeks drove 140 Abilene families from homes. Tornado-like winds damaged Olney, while another funnel was seen near Dimmitt. The Rio Grande and Nueces rivers rose as storms spread.
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United Press
Texas
Red River Valley
Abilene
Nueces River
Rio Grande
Olney
Tex
Dimmitt
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
Holiday Creek
Nooding
Lytle
Hurricane Janet Sweeps Caribbean Killing and Destruction
Hurricane Janet lashed Grenada Barbados and Windward Islands with fierce winds over 110 mph killing at least 194 people and feared higher tolls. Landslides floods and debris blocked villages as agencies race to restore water power and clear wreckage while Jamaica braces for possible impact.
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Jochnica
Caribbean Sea
Grenada
Barbados
Telands
Jamaica
Galen
Ateast N Ilyy
Janet
Miami Weather Bureau
Kingston
Murder trial set today in San Angelo bomb killing
Harry L. Washburn, a 38 year old Houston contractor, to be brought to Uval for the sensational murder of his wealthy former mother in law Mrs Helen Harris Weaver. Washburn has been jailed since Jan 29. The case names Andrew Nelson in the killing plot and features a venue of 250 jurors, later reduced to 147. Nelson’s parole was revoked after indictment. Katherine Nelson sought to talk with her husband.
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Harry Washburn
San Angelo
Tex
Harry L. Washburn
Ural
Washburn
Houstott
Helen Harris Weaver
Pioneer West Texas Ranching and Banking
Ralph Harris
Texas
Ralph Rohatsch
Weaver
Big Spring
Nelson
Houston
Protest over Till murder acquittals sparks nationwide action
Thousands of Negroes gathered at rail stations in New York Chicago and Detroit Sunday protesting the acquittals of Roy Bryant and H W Milam in the Emmett Till case. The brothers were held in Greenwood Mississippi awaiting a bond hearing on a kidnapping charge linked to the 14 year old from Chicago. possible death sentences loom if convicted of kidnapping though maximum penalties rest on the reprisal motive.
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Greenwood
Miss
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Emmet
Roy Bryant
H.W. Milam
Gi R
Bryant
Houston Cotton Broker Among Americans Freed by China
Five Americans arrived in Hong Kong from Red China aboard two British freighters that broke a Chinese Nationalist blockade. A Houston Texas cotton broker, Dimus T. Kanady, 36, of 1415 Bonnie Brae St., was reported in serious condition and declined hospital care. One American, a Catholic nun, was carried ashore due to weakness. The released group included about 40 Americans who faced charges of crimes by Chinese Communists and were expelled.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Shanghai
Houston, Texas
Dimus T. Kanady
Bonnie Brae St
Houston
Texta
Yankees and Dodgers Ready for World Series Showdown
New York and Brooklyn teams, heavy favorites, held workouts as the World Series opens. Mantle may return for the Yankees while Dodgers scramble for healthy starters. Alston weighs rotation options as the series begins at Yankee Stadium.
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Yanks
Dodgers
New York
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Typhoon damages Iwo Jima base as garrison spared
Reports from the U S Far East Air Force say a massive typhoon damaged every building on the American military base at Iwo Jima with several garrison members suffering minor injuries. The rest of the items note political moves in Argentina, Houston, and Germany, plus a joint Allied plan on a postwar Europe security framework.
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Tokyo
Bas Af
Eisenhower Fades. Republicans Question 1956 Run
Washington dispatch reports private Republican leaders conceding the president’s heart attack will likely force him to withdraw from the 1956 race. Democrats similarly question prospects as Nixon promises no domestic or foreign policy changes while Eisenhower remains out. Leaders express sympathy and ponder the impact on the coming election with Dewey and Warren named as possible figures.
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Ay Lyle
Wilson
Washington
Jeaders
Eisenhower
Risen
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
Hisenhower
Justier Bark Warren
Thomas F. Dewey
Eisenhower Heart Specialist Sees Good Recovery Odds
Dr. Paul Dudley White of Boston said on Monday that President Eisenhower has reasonably good prospects for a full recovery and, barring unforeseen complications, should be able to resume normal life soon. White reported steady improvement, noted the President could leave the hospital for convalescence, and cautioned that a setback remains possible in the first weeks.
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Merriman Sanntie
Denver
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Fuastmons Arty Hospital
Dr. White
Uist Am
Natin Fpot
White
Hoyle
Imnstighndt
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
Elsenhowers
Elsenhower
Wisenhower
J@isenhower
Agate
Boston Symplatiat
Hower
Conservatives In Texas Face Shifts If Ike Struggles
In Texas observers warn Eisenhower's heart attack could weaken Gov. Allan Shivers' conservative Democrats and reduce Texas influence in state and national Democratic politics. A delayed or altered 1956 bid may erode Texas leverage, with Democratic leaders hoping to bolster unity and adjust plans for a potential successor. Wright Morrow’s ouster signals a shift as conservatives seek balance with the national party.
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Austin
Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
Manilly
Nbelais
Texas
Texas Deerpycurtic Executive Committee
Wright Morrow
Morrow
Mgr. Tei. Senhower
National Party
Air Force Cites Bartonian Lt Norriss Aids In Plane Mishap
First Lt. Kerby J. Norriss received a commendation as a crew member on a KB-29P after aiding during an in flight emergency off Cape Harrison. Engine trouble prompted a return to Gore Bay as fire started in another engine. Lt. Norriss kept control and helped execute a safe landing, saving the aircraft and crew. He is noted as son of Mr and Mrs JC G Norriss of 032 West Republic and a graduate of Tezay A and M college.
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Air Force
Bartonian
Norriss
Kerby J. Norrisa Jr
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Ke- Mavis
Towand
Inbrades
Coon Bay
Nate Rigs
Norris
JC. G. Nervisy Sr
West Frepublic
Lack In Information On Heart Clot Risks And Consequences
DALOS SMITH reports on a medical bulletin about heart attack causes and the danger of arterial clots. The piece discusses how a blockage interrupts blood flow to the heart muscle, the need for constant nourishment of heart tissue, and how death can result if a second clot forms.
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Dalos Smith
New York
Mandi
Eisentigwoe
Erllirigny
Weelleal
Miyocadina Syliedt
Teies
Winn
Raecdieny
Uilked
Phoy
Patehos
Wes Phy
Vince
Dog Bites Boy In Cedar Payne Area
Mrs. Wallace of 2497 Cedar Payvow rand reports her dog bit her young son on Sunday after an earlier scuffle. The boy sustained injuries described as a broken hill, and Wallace sought the dog’s whereabouts by phone. The animal is described as small, shaggy, not much larger than a cocker spaniel.
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To. B. Wallace
Rand
Wallace
Sae
Wallace Minx
Rampage With Sword Costs Man His Life
A fatal stabbing after a sword attack ends in Hayes being shot dead. Witnesses including Mrs. Mili Robert and another man dispute the held self defense claim. Police report unclear sequence as investigation continues.
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Man
Holston
Wien
Cmd
O'Neal Hayes
Adlen Russell
Mili Robert
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Roy Holheinz
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