Local police turmoil and a murder victim noted in city desk
A Bells Hill father complains about a beer joint serving his daughter whiskey and City Judge Q Z Valentine comments on parking disputes. Police station operations shift duties to lieutenants while jail records stay with lieutenants. Mrs Helen Louise Owens Bayless dies in an accidental hit and run on the Dallas Highway. Four white youths charged with raping a Negro coed in Tallahassee plead guilty, trial set May 27. The piece criticizes juvenile delinquency and mentions President Truman and Air Forces Day. Legislature session ends soon amid sharp criticism of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bells Hill
Liquor Control Board
Liberty Building
M. Calvert
Eddie Betros
Helen Louise Owens Bayless
Dallas
John Cabaniss
Tallahassee
Florida
Irl
Labor Council Endorses Better Business Bureau in Waco Drive
Central Labor Council last week backed the push for a Better Business Bureau for Waco after a talk by Mike Rinehart president of the Waco Advertising Club. Rinehart read a letter from District Attorney Barney Walker about money bilked from local businessmen and noted Waco had been on the sucker list for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Council
Better Business Bureau
Waco
Mike Rinehart
Waco Advertising Club
Rinehart
Barney Walker
Wacoans Attend Lions Banquet in Groesbeck
Rev W H Cole of Waco's First Methodist and former Groesbeck pastor attended a Lions Banquet in Groesbeck along with B H L Connally of Waco.
Holloway Picked as USAF Director of Requirements
Major General Bruce K Holloway, deputy commander of TAC Twelfth Air Force, will assume as Director of Requirements for the U S Air Forces on July 12 in Washington. He is a WWII ace and former commander of the 23rd Pursuit Group, to report to Lt General Strother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
K. Holloway
TAC
Twefth Air Force
U. S. Air Forces
Waco
Chester K. McCarty
Twelfth Air Force
VicCarty
Holloway
Officers Wives Club
Holloways
Washington
McCarty
Burma
Claire Chennault
Holoway
Pentagon
Dean Kk. Strother
United States Air Force
Air Force
General Holloway
Red Cross to Host Open House and Annual Meeting
American Red Cross at 18th Street will host an open house Sunday May 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. McLennan County Chapter officers and directors will serve as hosts for the event, followed immediately by the 43rd annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
McLennan County
Ken Smith Accepts Eagle Lake City Manager Post
Ken Smith, former administrative aide to Waco’s city manager, will begin as Eagle Lake Texas city manager on June 1, replacing James Dodson who moves to West Columbia. Smith will resign his duties in Waco effective May 22 after serving there since October 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Smith
Waco
Eagle Lake
Texas
James Dodson
West Columbia
Smith
Officers selected by Heart of Texas Lions Club
Bill Logue was named president of the Heart Of Texas Lions Club. Other officers include Dick Wooten first vice president, Barker Chapman second vice president, Willie Hopkins fourth vice president, Melbourne Appell secretary treasurer, Doug Berthing tail twister, Joe Cooper Lion Tanner, Ray Pewitt, Davie Smith, Melvin Carjiesie as directors for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Logue
Heart of Texas Lions Club
Dick Wooten
Barker Chapman
Willie Hopkins Tord
Melbourne Appell
Doug Berthing
Joe Cooper Lion Tanner
Ray Pewitt
Davie Smith
Melvin Carjisie
Boy Scouts to Host National School At Camp
Camp Tamuaya will host the National Camp School for the second year starting May 24. W A Martin is Camp Director and W H Rendon is Local Scout Executive. The program is a joint venture of the National Volunteer Training Service and Region Nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Tamuaya
W. A. Martin
W. H. Rendon
National Volunteer Training Service
Region Nine
Robert W. Perrin
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Walter Rogers
Camp Engineering Service
Clarence Youngblood
Dallas
Henry H. McGinty
Abilene
Bob Adams
Ft Worth
Charles F. Grable
Tulsa
Oklahemea
Gene Butler
Waco
Lowell Loneley
Midland
John Duke
Port Arthur
Aquatic Wayne Lecrone
Paris
Bill Tarter
Lubbock
Joy Leath
Galveston
S. D. Odom
Houstor
August Hebert, Jr
Harlingen
Money Leads, Second Place Trails in Value Rank
A concise opinion notes money dominates all other measures of value, with the second place measure far behind. It argues monetary worth outweighs alternatives and shapes choices and priorities.
April Highway Traffic Figures From Waco District
Sergeant Howard Smith reports McLennan County Rural Traffic Accident Summary for April. The patrol investigated 31 accidents: 21 property damage, 10 personal injury, 0 fatal. Property damage totaled 33 445 dollars with 12 injuries. April 1958 showed 508 arrests across violations led by speeding 200 and defective equipment 85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Smith
Waco District
Texas Highway Patrol
McLennan County
Smith
D. WL
Waco Detective Captain Invited To Victoria Meeting
Captain Wiley Stein Sr. of the Waco detective force is invited to attend an Auto Theft Seminar in Victoria on May 15. Worth Seaman of the Texas Department of Public Safety organizes the event. The Texas Police Association sponsors with hosts Sheriff M. W. Marshall and Chief Elmo Anderson. Cooperating agencies include the DPS FBI Sheriffs Association of Texas and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Stein Sr
Waco
Victoria
Worth Seaman
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Texas Police Association
M. W. Marshall
Victoria County
Elmo Anderson
Texas Department of Public Safety
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sheriffs Association of Texas
National Automobile Theft Bureau
Motor Vehicle Division
Texas Highway Department
Stem
Seaman
R. T
Dick) Runyan
Corpus Christi
Honorary Lions to Attend Waco Club Luncheon
Honorary Lions from local schools will visit the Waco Lions Club on Wednesday in the Huaco Room of the Roosevelt Hotel. Toastmaster for the luncheon will be Lion Norman Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco Lions Club
Huaco Room
Roosevelt Hotel
Lion Norman Frederick
Hoover urges publishing names of juvenile offenders
Federal Bureau of Investigation director J Edgar Hoover testifies before the House Appropriations committee in Washington urging the public disclosure of juvenile criminals. He links rising juvenile crime to handling methods and urges sterner measures for self preservation. The Waco Citizen supports publishing names and warns offenders and parents to prevent future crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Waco
House Appropriations Committee
Washington, D. C
Hoover
DWI Cases and Punishments Under Local Law
The article critiques DWI penalties and enforcement, noting mandatory license suspensions, jail time, and fines. It discusses judge discretion limits, officer testimony weight, and probation versus suspension. It cites first and second offenses, grand jury indictments, and the Texas Public Safety license rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
54Th District Court
D W. Pertlett
J B. Brown Jr
Department of Public Safety
Highway Department
Drivers Responsibility
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
Legal Institute Slated Friday in Baylor University
Lawyers and judges of the Terth Supreme Judicial District will attend a one day legal institute Friday at Baylor University Morrison Constitution Hall. The event is sponsored by the Weec McLennan County Bar Assn and the Baylor School of Law. Registration starts at 8:30 am. A banquet will climax the day at the Raleigh Hotel with wives also attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terth Supreme Judicial District
Baylor University
Morrison Constitution Hall
Weec+McLennan County Bar Assn
Baylor School of Law
Raleigh
Elbert Phelps Recovering After Highway Accident
Elbert Phelps at 2500 South 27th Street recovering at home from a serious accident near Gainesville last week. He suffered fractured ribs and lacerations on both legs with multiple bruises and serves as party chief of the engineering department at Brazos Electric Power Co-Op.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Phelps
South 27Th St
O’ Neill Phelps
Waco
Gainesville
Phelps
Brazos Electric Power Co-Op
Residents confront damages by youths in fence collision
A citizen reports catching youngsters who damaged his wire fence for about 125 dollars and holding them until their parents arrived. A heated discussion follows about parental responsibility while police have no legal protection to act and the probation office struggles with limited authority and many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probation Office
Anniversary of Waco Tornado Recalled in May Observance
The May 11 anniversary recalls Waco’s deadly tornado with deaths in the hundreds and injuries and massive property damage. Ty is noted as one of the most devastating events tied to that disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Retirement Plans Altered By Death Of Wife
At James Connally air base Col Robert Collins spoke of retirement plans with his wife. Mrs Collins died in a car crash attributed to medical complications and an accidental pedal slip. Doctors said the wreck did not cause her death and the colonel now faces a changed outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
James Connally Air Force
Colner Robert Collins
Florida
Collins
Connally
Methodist Editor to Speak at Central Texas Youth Rally
Nashville youth editor Charles H. Boyles of Power and Concern will speak at the Central Texas Annual Youth Rally at Polytechnic Methodist Church Fort Worth on Saturday June 6 at 7 30 p m The youth conference precedes the rally with 9 a m registration and 10 a m conference opening led by Tommy Neubauer of Waco First Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Boyles
Nashville Tenn
Power and Concern
Methodist Youth Fellowship Publications
Central Texas
Polytechnic Methodist Church
Fort Worth
Polytechnic Church
Tommy Neubauer
Waco
First Methodist Church
Col Martin to Speak for Waco Kiwanis Club
Col N. Martin of JCAFE will speak at noon to the Waco Kiwanis Club. The club plans to honor the armed forces as Capt Forrest Tyler public relations officer introduces the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. N. Martin
JCAFE
Waco Kiwanis Club
Armec
Forrest Tyler
Waco Baptists Named to Nominate Trustees at Convention
Five Waco Baptists will help nominate trustees for institutional boards and agencies of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. They are Mrs. John Spencer from Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Victor Cooper, A. Myers pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Dr. Charles Wellborn pastor of the 7th Street James Baptist Church, and Tommy McWilliams Jr., layman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Baptist General Convention of Texas
John Spencer
Columbus Avenue
Meetings Held For Month’s Sake, Aims Questioned
A concise note observes that meetings occur mainly to mark the passage of a month rather than for substantive results. It notes questions about purpose and efficiency in routine gathering.
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Relense Us
South Sixth Street
Q. Z. Valentine
Harry Truman
United States
News-Tribune
Air Forces
Texas Legislature
Labor Council
China
Burma- India
Bruce Holloway
H.O.T. Lions Club
Boy Scouts
F.B.J. Hoover
Amiuet
Vic
James Connally AF Base
Fort Hood
Legal Institute
Methodist
Col. Martin
Waco Baptists
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