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Green and South Austin Streets, to
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P. L Thomas is. the contractor
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. dictorian of the class.
was pre-
sented
a tuition-paid scholarship
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BULLETIN
Wilke was third among the honor . The tank truck continued to
All of the awards were made by
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the respective lawyers.
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year was 79 students and the night
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City Building
Permits Soar
Brenhamites Urged To Help
Halt Mail Obscenity Racket
Decision Due
In 30-40 Days
On Gas Rate
FIVE RECEIVE
SCHOLARSHIPS
AT RHS RITES
grad-
ureate
judge
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GALVESTON, Jex (UPl)—The
wife and cousin of Gov. Earl K.
Long of Louisiana asked Galves-
Lockett said transcripts of the
entire proceedings which have
been underway for about the
past two and one-half months will
- TheSenate vote on confirmation
of Strauss to the Cabinet post is in
doubt Debate on the nomination •
is due to begin later this week.
The only place you get more for
your money than you used to is
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Two Farm Road
Projects Planned
, The City of
Hospitality and
Industry,
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• the
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senior
loin as
Green-
nham
Board
Sugar Ray Wins
NEW YORK (UPI) - The New
York State Athletic Commission
ruled today that Sugar Ray Rob-
inson complied with orders to
sign for a title fight against Car-
men Basilio and thus he should
not be stripped of his world mid-
dleweight championship.
WATCHERS DIE
IN EXPLOSION
Tornadoes Reported
United Press International
Thunderstorms and thundershow-
ers peppered a larger section of
Texas with light to heavy rains
again today as a weak cold front
hung over the middle of the state.
Three tornadoes were reported
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Press
best
ggest
growing mail order obscenity me-
Then the lawyers will have
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(Editor's Note: This is the sec- ,
end of two articles published in
burn and firemen and fire police
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RESISTED
. VOLUNTARY
TREATMENT
and three other students received
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mnaie
uates by B P. Greenwade, pres-
ident of the Brenham Independent
School District Board of Trustees.
permits- written for the first five
months of -1958, — '
Through the first five months
I Diplomas Presented
To 98 At Cub
Stadium
Brenham Weather
Considerable cloudiness, widely
scattered thundershowers and little
changein temperatures through
Wednesday. Low tonight 68, high
tomorrow 91. Readings for 24-hours
up to 7 a. m. today: Max. 93,
Min. 69, 7 a. m. 70, Sunset 7:18.
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was aclivc- Nixon, pitched for both
Brenham and Burton.
May Hike Interest
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Presi-
dent Eisenhower explored with
congressional leaders Mon-
day night the possibility of rais-
ing the legal limit on interest
rates on government bonds.
One participant at the secret
White House* meeting said that
“no conclusions were reached.”
This informant said the possi-
bility. of raising, interest ceilings
on both long-term n e g o t iable
bonds and short-term savings
bonds was discussed.
BRENHAM ROTARIANS ARE
still wondering how they voted last
week on the question of Selecting a
meeting place for the coming
months. A written ballot was taken
on the proposal but no count was
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AtLeast 15 Hurt *
In Pennsylvania
Blast m
Diplomas were
ft
BULLETIN
The Banner-Press received the
following telegram Tuesday aft-
ernoon from Rep. Homer Thorn-
Berry in Washington, D. C.:
Happy to advise you that the
House committee on appropria-
tions has approved $85,000 addi-
tion planning funds for Somer-
ville Reservoir. Homer Thorn-
berry.
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SPECTATOR
Ed Boettcher said L. C. Bosse
is constructing a modern garage
Summer Classes
Slated At Three
S Brenham Schools
Iwo Brenham schools have sum-
me classes underway, and another
is scheduled to open Wednesday.
Blinn College has registered 82
day and '14 night students, with
I possibly more to come, according
Ike Backs Strauss
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Presi-
dent Eisenhower told Republican
congressional leaders today he has
rto intention of withdrawing the
nomination of Secretary of Com-
merse.I ewis.L. Strauss.
the noon
forcement of local ordinance or
state laws when these purveyors
on the Pottsville - Reading. high-
way behind a trailer truck owned
by the Branch Transportation Co.
of Pottsville.
-Kramer said the truck skidded- —
when it tried to slow down and
crashed into the rear of the tank
truck owned by the Sun Gas Pro
pane Co. Alamos shot up from
the rear of the tankr Fearing an
explosion. Kramer turned his bus
off the highway' and drove
through a field to get away from
the scene. ...
He said another school bus was
going south in* front of the tank
truck when the accident occurred.
Russell Klahr of Schuylkill Hav-
en. driver of the other bus, said
he saw flames and stepped on
the accelerator to get away from
the fire.
Pigs South America Bound
Washington County hog breeders
are shown with a part of the shipment
of 220 pigs which left the Wash-
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2.,, r-.
ington County hog producers who con-
signed pigs in the sale were Larry ’
Stark, Burton; Leonard Dannhaus,
Salem; Earl Ray Neutzler, Burton;
Lonnie Lueck, Zionsville; Gus Korth-
auer, Longpoint; Charles Ray Fuchs,
Burton; E. J. Heckmann, Gay Hill;
Oscar Fuelberg, Wiede ville; Ervin
Thiel, Phillipsburg; Floyd Keim, Bur-
ton; and Curtis Wendler. Burton. This
was the third such shipment of pigs
made to South America during the
past year by . local swine breeders.
'Marvin Harris Photo)?
COMP.
BRENHAM
probbly Thursday. "
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HICOFILN SLRIICE AND 3ALEC CO,
P. 0. BOX 9066
Swimming Pool
Opening Delayed
The opening of the Brenham
Memorial Swimming Pool was
postponed for a day when a cir-
culating line broke at the pool dur-
Live-------- — .. .
After his arrival, he "stubborn-
ly resisted” treatment, according
to Dr. John Truslow, executive di-
rector of John Sealy Hospital;
where he is in the-psychiatric see-
tion.
His family was supposed to
make a last effort today to get
him to accept treatment and if he
refused to ask a judge to commit
him.
Under Texas law, a patient can-
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ercises. attended .by a b o. ut 1,200
pFsons at Cb Stadium Monday
night. * a
Miss Merle Winkelmann.' the
ington County Fairgrounds Monday,
destination Caracas, Venezuela. Pic-
tured left to right are: Milton Bosse,
Weideville; Henry Wellmann, Jr. Prai-
rie Hill; L. C. Prenzler, Burton; Nel-
son Weilmann, Prairie Hjll; and John
Tappe. William Penn. The pigs, averag-
ing 50 pounds, were hauled to Miami,
Florida by truck, ’ and then will be
flown to Caracas, Venezuela. Durocs,
Yorkshires, and Tamworths were in-
cluded in tha whmwnt Other
take"psychiatric treatment volun-
tarily for an "upset mind.”
Reliable reports said the only
way his family managed to fly
him to Galveston from Baton
Rouge, La., last. Saturday was to
Valedictorian
Miss Merle Winkelmatin de-
livered the valedictory address
at the annual graduation exer-
cises Morday night at Brenham
High Schqol. (Winkelmann Stu-
dio Photos).
e remodeling' jobs.
POTTSVILLE, Pi - (UPI) - A
burning tank truck loaded with
propane gas exploded on a high-
way today, hurling firemen and
spectators hundreds of feet away.
Deputy Coroner Henry Wagner
said 10 persons definitely were
listed as dead and at least 15
others were injured.
Bodies - were scattered in frag-
ments over a wide area.
The drivers of two school bus-
es. carrying a total of 85 chil-
drep, managed to speed their ve-
hicles away from the scene be-
fore the blast occurred.
All available ambulances and
hearses from numerous commun-
ities in the area were pressed in-
to service to take the dead and
injured to hospitals.
Rona ld. Kramer. 39, of Auburn.
• 3.d ,
Sedatives Used To
/ Get- Him Ta to /
Hospital
to any collie of her choice in the
United States.
The award automatically goes to
the valedictorian yearly."
Otto Wilke, the son of. Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Wilke of Route 1. Bur:
tonnwas given a scholarship to
any church affiliated school in
Texas far being the highest rank-1
ing boy. and the same award went
to C harlotte Woods, the daughter
of Mr and Mrs. Garfield Woods of
Brenham. ..
Miss Woods was salutatorian and
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regime.
•Fifty to sixty rebels were re-
ported killed when their invad-
ton county probate Judge Hugh
Gibson today to commit Long -------.no
temporarily for mental treatment waraguan fightei
ROTARIANS WONDERING
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FDRTY, YEARS AcA indau a
younE bookkeeper wafked into the
old Banne r office on West Alamo
street and took his‘place behind a
big desk At 81 o'clock sharp this
. mornin, the same man, F. W.
Proske, ‘reported for duty as usual
at the Banner-Press When Proske
assumed his duties with the paper
in 1919 he was just a young lad
hailing from Lincoln, Texas and a
forme Blinn 'student. Today he
celebrated hjs 40th anniversary
. with the firm by taking care of
' zk 4uties asuseli wgreetinghis
uran friends who ime- into the
Banner office. • ,
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students.
Miss Mary Lee Keim, the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Keim
of Brenham, was given the Bren-
ham Pilot Club's scholarship to
Bhhn College and Miss Carolyn
Stegemueller, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Stegemueller of
Route 1. Washington, got a simi-
lar scholarship from the American
Association of University Women.
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Brenham Banner-Press
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the. Brenham Lions.
Member of^ United Press International, The Greatest H'orld-J^ide News Service
BRENHAM, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1959-- Kt- ™
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Tank Truck Blast Kills 10
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court
.4 Io tally public opinion behind
new and stiffer legislation on ob-
scenity.
Coupled with this program, for
gaining public and .legislative co-
operation. the Post Office is great-
ly enlarging its efforts to appre-
hend mailers of obscene materials
and, wherever possible, to 'bar
their use of the mails or bring
about their ( prosecution
Postmaster Low reported that
highly encouraging progress has
been made in bringing public at-
tention to the grow ing menace of
the obscenity'racket Postmaster
General Summerfield has express-
end deep gratification "for the in-
terest that newspaper publishers
and editors, and leaders of national
organizations and civic groups,
haVE shown ''I advi-mj
and tha publie gnerall Qt the
Two Wrecks
Send One Man
To Hospita
Two automobile wrecks within
the county Monday sent one person
to the hospital, but apparently no
one was injured seriously.
Robert J. Schwartz, 60, of Bur-
ton spent the night in Milroy Hos-
pital under observation for a bruis-
ed chest, but was released Tues-
day morning.
A pickup truck driven by
Schwartz was in collision with a
car driven by Mrs. W. M. Chan-
cellor, 34. of Houston on Spur
Highway 125 leading from High-
way 290 West into Burton Monday
at 8:20 p.m
Riding with Mrs. Chancellor was
her husband, aged 46. Neither was
injured.
Highway Patrolman Mickey V.
Walker .of Brenham said
Schwartz's truck struck the back
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given to 95 grad- said the opening now will be Wed-
nesday at 2 p m. The daily hours
nace and telling them how they
are apprehended and brought to can help eliminate it.
Pa driyer of a school bus car-
«-t-dbiaa---rssassshelttemeawauprsouiaerssrsgnerdne
! to Dean-Registrar Henry J. Boehm. - --------- ----------- -----
He said the day enrollment last have to be prepared and presented
■ attendance 18 students.
Testimony was completed Mon-
day in the request by the Texas
Southeastern Gas Company- for a
proposed fixed gate rate charge,
and a decision by the State Rail-
road Commission is expected to
be handed down in about 30 to
40 days.
That is the estimate by Brenham
Mayor Reese B Lockett, who is
chairman of a committee repre-
senting eight area towns which are
fighting the proposed rate hike.
Lockett and the other Brenham
City Commissioners attended the
third hearing before an examiner
of the commission at Austin Mon-
day.
The mayor said both sides rested
their "cases,” and that he ex-
pects a decision "in about 30 or
40 days."
of this year a total of 41 new
homes have been built or are in
the process of being built. This is
far above; the. normal total. A
Lumber Company official said the
average fe2 Brenham has been
between 50 and 60 iew homes
yearly for the past few years.
Nine permits for new homes
were taken out in’January, four
in February, ten in March’ seven
in April and eleyen in May.
The largest permit among the
12 issued in May • for new homes
and buildings was one for $145,-
714 for the construction of the new
Brenham Wholesale Grocery Com-
pany. Inc., building on Jackson
Street.
Eleven other permits were for
homes or new buildings, the total
being $66,800, Also issued were 12
permits for additions and im-
provements totalling $9,281.
The Boettcher Lumber Co. Tues-
day announced the beginning of
construction of three commercial
by the office of City' SecreTary . - _____ ____________
GeorgeH2erssin May: This up- and Robert Rippenhagen, Jr; -
pd the five-month total to $508,- " ' "
722, nearly double the $286,927, in
» Parents can give specific and
much needed assistance by re-
porting immediately to the local
postmaster any receipts of ob-
scene or pronographic literature
addressed to their children. Low
stressed the importance of saving
both the material and the enve-
lope and of either bringing these
items to the postmaster’s office
or mailing them to Mm.
This cooperation by parents, he
emphasized, is essential. “Since
the Post Office itself never opens
first class mail, we must depend .
upon the citizens into whose homes
pornographic materials is sent to
provide the information that will
enable us to apprehend the send,
ers," Low said.
He also pointed out that the num-
ber and nature of public com-
pUuiii,.may bear impuetaat^
Cconstnued eg Peg • -nn
Invaders Repelled
MANAGUA; Nicaragua (UPI)—
Psdent-LuisSomza said- today,
eernme nt troops wre pushing
back two,small groups of airborne
invaders who landed in Nicaragua
in an attempt to overthrow his
G. L Keahey, principal of Bren- ing Monday night.
' ' City Engineer B. P. Greenwade
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"I have an application for tem-
porary hospitalizatio of Governor
Long signed by Blance R Long
(his wife) and Dr. Arthur D Long
(his cousin),” Judge Gibson dis-
closed.
“The medical certificate to sup-
port this application is on the way
to my office and the application
will not be normally filed until I
receive the medical certificate ”
Long's family evidently had
been failed to convince him to
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the public interest on the grow-
ing menace* of obscenee mail,
and what can be done about it.)
A four-fold program of action by
the United States Post Office De-
partment, aimed at stamping out
the giant mail order obscenity
racket, was reported here today by
Postmaster T. A. Low.
Under the leadership of Postmas-
ter General Arthur E. Summer-
field, he said. local postal officials
throughout the country are coope-
rating in carrying out a highly in-
tensified drive against this "vici-
ous misuse of the mails."
The Post Office program is:
1. To draw maximum public at-
tention to the menace of this
racket.
2. To urge parents to help ap-
prehend the mailers of filth to their
children.
3. mobilize community
support bahud adequat lay go-
new homes and
b
J. I., FERGUSON has retired as
superirtendent of the Somerville
, schools after 43 years in the teach-
ing profession, and Duane Nixon,
formerly Somerville High School
principal, has been'elevated to the
position. A new high .school prin-
cipal has not been named. Both
Ferguson. and his wife, who taught
F nghsh in high school, are retiring
and will move to Palestine. Fer-
guson served as superintendent of
the Navasota schools for 14 years
~ prior to being an instructor at
Blinn College from 1949 to 1952. He
then went to Somerville to head
the school system there Nixon has
rved as an administrator, coach
and instructor in the Somerville
schools He is a native of the Bur-,
leson County town. A graduate of
Texas A&M College, Nixon was a
member ofAthe Aggte baseball team
and was well-known in Brenham
. Time To Pray
.CHICAGO (UPI)—Police clocked
'James Perry, 24. of Gary, Ind.,
at 100 miles an hour a moment
before his car sliced through a
heavy guard rail and plunged
down a 100-foot embankment.
They found Perry. unhurt, kneel-
ing beside the car in prayer.
Calendar of Events
June 2: ■
Regular 1 aster n Star meeting, 8
i p m
June 3:
UDC meeting at home of Mrs.
George Zeiss, 3 p.m.
Flying Dutchmen Quadrill will
meet at Washington County Fair-
grounds, 7:30 p m
Tri-Community Home Demon-
stration Club meeting at home of
Mrs. Robert Lange, 2:30 pm.
June 4:
Regular meeting nt Sons of Her-
mann Lodge Hall. 7 10 p m Lunch.
VFW Ladies Auxiliary meeting.
VI W Home. 7 30 p m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies Aid
meeting, 3 pm. at church.
Brenham High School Band Par-
ents’ Club m eting. Cub Gymn-
s'lun hand l|5ll 7. JO p m. Election
of offiqe *
THREE BRENHAMITES and
- one student' from Burton will be
awarddbachelor degrees from the
University of Texas during Friday
commencement exercises at Aus-
tin. More than 1,600 Main Univer-
sity students are candidates for
degrees at the exercises at which
Dr. Alan l Waterman. National
Science Foundation director, will
be the speaker. The Brenham grad-
uates include John Williamson
Barnhill and Miss Nina June Mc-
(am in journalism and William
Austin Newton in .chemistry. Don
aid Hugh Derrick of Burton is ase-
a chemistry graduate Bachelor of
Arts degrees will also go to Theo-
dora Carter Vanderwerth of Led-
better and Betty Dell Spencer of
Levelland, formerly of Brenham.
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will be from 2 p. m. to 9 p.m. The
pool is being managed by Floyd
(Cy) Rodgers.
Greenwade said about 50,000 of
the pools 275,000 gallons of water
were lost when the pipe burst. The
water ran into the creek which
traverses Fireman’s Park.
Two Blinn students, both mem-
bers of the Buccaneer football
team, have been hired as life
guards They are Charles Kriegel
of Giddings and Alvin Woods of
Huntsville.
\ Both are attending summer
classes at Blinn.
Brenham"building permits con- buildings, three
tinued to soar dring May and three
still more .construction during
June was announced today.
Twenty-four permits in t h e building at the intersection of Tom !
Kruse reported the board of direc-
tors had counted the ballots but
had voted not to reveal the re-
sult. 1 he ballots,' he said.' have
been impounded. He said the direc-
tors had decided it is to the best
interests of the club to remain
where the meetings have been held
for many years, at Hotel St. An-
thony. He added that the club
could overturn the decision of the
directors by a two-thirds vote.
Charles Noble was in charge of
the program, conducting a quiz
on Rotary information.
1 he Slate Highway Department
is asking for bids for new paving
.on Farm Roads 1155 and 1370 in
Washington County.
The bids will be received at the
Highway Department in Austin
until 9 a.m. on June 16.
Sealed proposals are for 9 472
miles of flexible base, lime stabiliz-
ed subgrade and asphalt surfacing
from Farm Road 912, two miles
Southwest of Washington, south 4.6
miles to road intersection; and
from Farm Road 912, six-tenths of
a mile southwest of Washington,
southeast 4 9 miles to road inter-
•section. .
Plans and specifications are
available at the office of Bert He-
dick. supervising resident engi-
neer in Brenham.
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The initial appropriation of
made at that meeting. Today at $75,000 was approved by Con-
meeting President Ed gress last year.
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Registration -ends on Monday,
June 8 Classes began today. "\
Subjects being offered on the'
junior college level are freshman
and sophomore English, American
history, federal government and
algebra
i W ( Schwartz (government and
history). Sid B Stevenson (Eng-
lish) and Nathan Byrd (algebra)
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