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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1954

Page

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Angriest Debate In Recent History Seen In Senate On McCarthy Issue

Speed limit near schools set at 20 mph as Roy Montgomery warns drivers. Police plan to issue tickets starting Tuesday after used warnings. Attorneys Strickland and Ramsey travel Tuesday to UT Austin for IRS code Institute Wednesday through Saturday. Three men released after jewelry sting in Baytown. police verify loot source in Houston. Two sets of keys turned in at station. identify and claim. Big fire on Alrhart Drive deemed waste oil burn in a pit. Brotherhood Memorial Baptist Church meets Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Judge Byron C. McCullough to speak.

OLICE Roy Montgomty Robert Strickland Bruce Ramsey Austin School of Law University of Texas Pokey Baytown Roy Montgomery Houston Brotherhood Memorial Baptist Church Byron C. McCullough

Te Industries reports best quarterly sales and income

Dallas based Te Industries lua owner of two Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma plants announced that the three months ended Aug 31 reached record net sales and income. The release notes strong results amid regional plant operations and market demand across the Gulf states.

Dallas Te, Industries Lua Texas Louisiana Oklahoma

French Premier presses plan to curb German rearmament

At the nine nation conference in London Pierre Mendes France urged approval of a French plan restricting German rearmament. Konrad Adenauer pledged Germany would limit its armed forces to 12 divisions once sovereignty is restored, while Paris and London pressed for actions toward German sovereignty.

Wilbur C. Landrey London Pierre Mendes - France Konrad Adenauer Free World Western Europe Mendes France Adenauer Germany West Germany Mendes - France Anthony Eden Council of Europe Strasbourg United States Britain

Psychiatrists Differ On Batchelor Status

In San Antonio on September 28 1969 Army psychiatrists disagree on Cpl Claude Batchelor a North Korean camp survivor. Defense witness Dr Leon Freedom says brainwashing caused political psychosis while Maj Henry Segal testifies Batchelor is sane and understands charges. Capt William Mayer cites extensive POW examinations and past court martial testimony.

San Antonio Claude J. Batchelor Tex Lo Batchelor Leon Freedom Baltimore Batchelor Maj Henry A. Segal The Mueropsychi Atric Waller Reed Army Hospital Washington, D. C Segal Tokyo Army Freecom William E. Mayer Fort Sam Houston Mayer

Little Bobby Greenlease Kidnaped Year Ago Today

Kansas City report recalls the 1933 kidnapping and murder of six year old Bobby Greenlease by Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady. The ransom was paid by his parents, and Bobby’s body was found near St. Joseph, Missouri. Hall and Heady were arrested in St. Louis after confessing and detailing their crime and the cover story used to abduct him.

Ward Colwell Kansas City Bobby Greenlease Bobby Carl Austin Hall Bonnie Brown Robert Greenleast Virginia Benny Hoady St. Joseph St. Louis Hall Mrs. Heady Heady Kansas

Texans Pay Whopping Tax Bill

Dallas bureau reports Texas ranked seventh among 48 states in federal tax collections for fiscal 1954. Texas totals reached 2.19 billion dollars, covering north Dallas and south Austin districts. Leading states were New York Michigan Illinois California Pennsylvania and Ohio. Oklahoma Louisiana surpassed half a billion, with Arkansas and New Mexico making the regional total 3.633 billion.

Dallas Texas Internal Revenue Service North South Austin New York Michigan Illinois California Pennsylvania Ohio Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico

Eisenhower and Benson Press Hay Freight Cut

President Eisenhower and Ezra T. Benson urged railroads to reduce hay freight rates to ease drouth suffering in 700 counties across 15 states. The move mirrors last year’s 50 percent cuts for hay and grain as drought conditions spread, though current conditions are less intense overall.

Merriman Smith Denver Eisenhower Ezra ‘T. Benson Berson Denver White House White House Howard M. Snyder Fitzsimons Army Hospital Army Robert T. Stevens Matthew B. Ridgway Arthur S. Burns Council of Economic Advisors Burns Rocky Mountain Fraser Drouth Benson

Sheriff Threatens To Shut Office If Funds Not Hiked

Sheriff Will Willette of Montgomery County, Texas, threatens to shut the sheriff’s office one day a week starting Jan 1 if the county commissioners do not approve a budget increase. He warns that up to 25,000 residents would lose sheriff protection and the county’s lone police department would lose two way radio, as calls would go unanswered. He cites staffing strain from three deputies handling duties he says are essential.

Conroe Tex Will Willette Montgomery County Willette Sheriff's Department Clork Prince Sin Ghimaber Gonmmerse Ashbul Huginesa Baytown Ak Pada Oak Texas Vesna Main Dale Grounds Dunits North Main Falr

Friends Rally To Aid Of Baytown Family Fire

Baytown family of Mr and Mrs F L Arnold lost their home Friday night in a fire. Neighbors offered clothing, household items and hospitality while Mrs T H Whitlock arranged pickup of donations. The Arnolds and their two children Clara Lee and Robert are staying with Mrs Paul B Smith at 162 Schilling as Arnold is unemployed.

Baytown F. T. Arnolds Flt. Arnold Astrobil T. H. Whitlock

Quicky Controlled Elderly Oil Well Blows Its Top

A sudden blowout at Grace Oil's Jones No. 3 on Highway W486 occurred around 2:30 am Tuesday. The well released sand and oil before a crew shut it in about an hour, with authorities guarding the scene to prevent fire. The cause remains undetermined, with earth shifts or gas pockets among suggested factors.

Quicky Grace Oil Company Itanenrredt Grace Oil Jones No. 3 W486 O. A. Dyer Lusy

Rodeo Four Big Attractions Highlight Baytown Fair

Baytown hosts a four attraction rodeo program October 7 to 9 under Rodeo Chairman Paul Prince. Features include a calf scramble nightly, a large square dance on horses, a bullwhip act by renowned performer Andrea from Utah, and riding routines plus clown acts. The event runs four days with a parade, midway games, and a post show awards ceremony.

Baytown Musk Betanty Caphiere Casadena Wil Jacl Ate Wrewa An«drewa Uaeldand Win United States Thay Imany Radios Useroedea Betty Abure

Japan Storm Toll 1,743 Toll Updated After Typhoon Hit

Hakodate Japan Sept 28 Authorities listed 1743 dead and missing from the typhoon that struck northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido. Reports from coastal villages revise totals with 265 dead from the Toya Maru ferry, 499 missing and 171 rescued as US Army Tokyo issues a revised American death count and survivor origins.

Hakodate Japan Stinol Honshen Hokkaido All Way Amer Tsugari Strait Honshu US. Army Tokyo

Rabies Shots Given to Multispecies in Bayshore Clinics

The Bayshore rabies vaccination drive reported strong success with six clinics Saturday. About 3410 animals received shots including 800 dogs at CNanelview, 74m at Baytown Cline Volunteap fire station, and notable numbers at Wooster Highlandy Cedar Bayou and McNair. Several cats and a skunk were also vaccinated or exposed to vaccines.

Bayshore Cnanelview Baytown Cline Volunteap Wooster Highlandy Cedar Bayou McNair Channeltiow

Highlands Child Injured in School Fall

Redeena Hylton six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Hylton of Highlands was injured Monday while playing at Crosby elementary. She suffered a serious dark injury and was transported to Baytown hospital by Earthman ambulance.

Redeena Hylton Meg J. B Hylton Highlands

Greenish flashing hoax spooks Tulsa crowd

In Tulsa on September 2 unidentified light and moaning prompted a crowd of about 600, including Oklahoma highway patrolmen and KTUL cameraman Bill Bowers, to gather on Wakima Road. Two students later admitted they wore a green cloth over a flashlight as a prank, claiming a ghostly glow and eerie sound.

Tulsa Crows Oklahoma Wakima Road Apparog Elect Bill Bowers KTUL Tubs Homide Bouwers

Mild cold front may arrive Wednesday

A weakly detailed Texas weather notice reports showers along the upper Gulf Coast and Panhandle with a humid air mass ahead of a midweek cold front. Forecasters say the cold front should reach the Panhandle early Wednesday and move south, bringing more showers and moisture to central regions by Wednesday night. Overnight temps ranged from 35 to 76 across multiple Texan cities.

United Press Gulf Coast Panhandled Bons Texas Wednesdas Brownsville Galveston Amari Austin Calleve Panhandle Wil aviBaTs Palacia San Angelo Sin Amonio Houston Trier Corps Galeeston Dallas and Fort Worth Laredo Wace

Senator Plans Anti-Censure Finish Fight

Senators plan a hard maced anti censure effort as McCarthy allies expect censure filings against critics. A bipartisan panel urged McCarthy to drop contemptuous conduct claims following a February hearing, while targets for possible censure remain unnamed amid turmoil ahead of a November vote.

Top Communist Official In Poland Granted U S Asylum

Washington reports that Joseph Swiatle, a senior Polish Communist official and former deputy chief of the public security department in Ware, defected to the United States zone in Germany last September. He has been granted a temporary entry permit with the timing of his arrival to be announced by the Justice Department.

Washington Asibert Brown Joseph Swiatle Poland Ting Germany Justice Department I of Public Security Ware OS Phs de Toy Swiatly Uestite Department Swite Reds

Thieves Use Threats In Patron Wagon Robbery

In San Antonio on September 28 two safe crackers broke into a building and abused a night watchman. They threatened him during a two hour rampage, fired a shot, damaged safes, and stole $34 from a cash register before fleeing after tampering with a knob.

San Antonio Bosk Syl

Child Found Drunk as Parents Held on Bond

An Amarillo couple faced trial over charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after their five year old was found drunk. The parents pleaded innocent and remained in jail after failing to post 1000 bond. Paul Gaither said the child died briefly from the alcohol but recovered after hospital treatment.

Amarillo Iff Paul Gaither Gaither

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