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THE BAY CITY NEWS
THE BAY CITY NEWS
PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY
BY ROBERT J. WILKINSON
IN BAY CITY, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS
LOCATED SECOND FLOOR AUSTIN BUILDING
Dial Circle 5-7291 1726 Sixth Street P. 0. Box 431
LANOY GUNN BUSINESS-ADV. MGR.
BOB STEWART EDITOR
C. B. KEENER CITY CIRCULATION
CORRESPONDENTS
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"Entered as Second-Class Matter July 22, 1946, at the Post Office at
Bay City, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879."
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WHY WE NEED A READY RESERVE
The Army's all-important mission is to uphold the
interests of the United States, in a shooting war, in cold
war, or in peace. During times of peace its major
mission is to deter aggression. To successfully deter ag-
gression, its ability to fight and win must be so con-
vincing that any potential enemy knows in advance that
aggression on his part would not pay.
This ability is not measured in terms of weapons,
equipment, and active forces alone. It is also based to a
very great extent on the existence of a trained, fully
equipped and manned Ready Reserve. One cannot over-
emphasize the need for a trained Reserve. We must at
all times recognize that the tools of war, however vital a
role they may play in any conflict, are useless without
men who are trained to use them.
The very nature of global war decrees that the
Army become increasingly flexible and mobile. It also
decrees that a high state of preparedness exist at all
times in both our active and Reserve forces. Our Army,
like the age it is a part of, is constantly changing. It is
forever developing new tools and new techniques, and its
men must know how to use and apply them.
No longer can we afford to spend long months after
a conflict begins in preparing our Reserves for their
vital role. This training must be timely and continuous.
Those of us who have shared life on the battlefield know
all too well that it is neither fair to the individual nor
his country for a man to enter combat without adequate
training.
Today—through the Reserve Forces Act of 1955—<
we have a means of assuring our country of a strong,
reliable, and Ready Reserve. This Act offers the youth
of this country a means of discharging their military
obligations without disrupting their careers or education
—an unprecedented opportunity that every young man
should seize.
To the employer who cooperates in the training pro-
gram, it offers among other things a better satisfied
labor force, more responsible employees, and fewer men
required to be away from the job for thirty to forty-five
days of annual training. To the United States it offers
the assurance of a fully manned, well equipped, and ade-
quately trained Ready Reserve.
The size of our active Army and the future of this
Nation rest upon the success of our Reserve program.
To insure posterity the same blessings of democracy
which we cherish, it is necessary that the youth of Amer-
ica be aware of their responsibility to their government,
and meet it faithfully.
Your easy reading habit, THE BAY CITY NEWS.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Henry Hildreth, et ux, to Francil
Mason and Lois Mason, Lot 7 of
the Boring S/D of Blk. 5, E
Heights Add. to Bay City. Ex-
ecuted 1-13-56, filed 1-28-56,
stamps $1.10.
C. T. Miller, et ux, to L. R.
West, et ux, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, in Blk.
78 in Markham. Executed 1-28-56,
filed 1-28-56, stamps $4.40.
Everett Lawley, et ux, to M. T.
Deai-mond, et ux, Lots 11 and 12
in Blk. 115 of Bay City. Executed
1-27-56, filed 1-28-56, stamps
$16.50.
IW. G. McKelvy, et ux, to Wilton
H. Leverett, Lots 249 an J 250 o'f
Caney Creek Estates. Executed 1-
27-56, filed 1-30-56, stamps $7.70.
Richard H. Jarrell, et ux to
Henry M. Jarrell, et ux, surface
estate only of Lot 2 in Blk. 166 in
Bay City. Executed 1-28-56, filed
1-30-56.
Daisy B. Lewis, et vir, to Mig-
non Matthews, Lots 7 and 8 in Blk.
10. of D. P. Moore's 2nd Add. to
Bay City. Executed 1-20-56, filed
1-30-56, stamps $3.30.
Standard Casualty Co., Inc., to
Paul E. Charles Jr., et ux, Lot 7
in Blk. 24 of Sargent Beach. Ex-
ecuted 12-30-55, filed 1-30-56.
Ruel B. Foley, et ux, to Oscar
Frank Havlik, et ux, Lots 19 and
20 in Blk. 6 of the 2nd Extension
to Foley's S/D of the N. W. Frac-
tional Quarter Sec. 8, Tex Rice
Dev. Co. S/D, in Susan Perkins
Sur., A-371. Executed 1-31-56, fil-
ed 1-31-56.
Dave Graham, et ux, to Jim F.
Tobola, et ux, Lots 5, 6, 7 in Blk.
39, Blessing. Executed 12-15-55,
filed 2-1-56, consideration $4,000.
Mrs. J. C. Payne to Felix Wo-
mack, Lot 1, Blk. 7, Van Vleck.
Executed 1-20-56, filed 2-1-56.
Nelson P. Davis to Capital Ven-
ture, Inc., surface only of Lots 52,
53, 54, 55, Block 15; Lots 55, 56,
57, 58, BL. 16; Lots 49, 50, 51, 52,
53, 54, 55, 56, BL. 17; Lots 49, 50,
51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, BL 18; Lots
13 and 14 BL 19; Lots 13 and 14.
BL. 20 of Sargent Beach. Ex-
ecuted 6-14-55, filed 2-1-56.
I. J. Westbrook to Julia H. Burk-
hart, Lot 8 in Blk. 10 of Meado-
lawn S/D out of I. & G. N. R. R.
Co. Sur. 1, A-271, and I. & G. N.-
R. R. Co. Sur. 1, A-271, and I. &
G. N. R. R. Co. Sur. 2, A-270, Blk.
4. Executed 1-31-56, filed 2-1-56,
stamps $11.
E. Ryman, et ux, to R. E. Sassin,
1.095 acs. in Elisha Hall Lg., A-
45, a portion o'f Lot 8 of the Straw-
berry Farm S/D. Stamps $6.60,
executed 1-31-56, filed 2-1-56.
P. E. Garrett, Otis Russell, and
Glen White to Lee T. Hand Lot 6,
Blk. 5, Hillcrest Add. to Bay City.
Executed 1-31-56, filed 2-2-56,
stamps $13.20.
Joe A. Birkner, et al, to John
j F. Barta, et ux, Lot 8 in Blk. 2 of
i Birkner's Add. to Bay City. Ex-
ecuted 2-2-56, filed 2-2-56, stamps
$1.10.
K. D. Horton to Wife, Eunice
Baker Horton, Lots 4, 5, 6 of Lay-
ton Moore's S/D of Blk. 66 of
Moore's Park Add. to Bay City.
Executed 1-30-56, filed 2-3-56.
E. A. Karm, Welton E. Karm,
et ux, to Ben Guynes, undv. n/p
1/64 mineral roy int. and the sur-
face est. of 1 acre out of Elisha
Hall Lg., A-45. Executed 2-1-56,
filed 2-3-56, stamps 55c.
C. N. Stephens, et ux, to W. L.
Stephens and Chalice M. Stephens,
0.771 of an acre out of I. & G. N.-
R. R. Sur. 3, Blk. 4, A-269. Ex-
ecuted 1-30-56, stamps $7.15, filed
2-3-56.
E. D. Wells, et ux, to William
F. Krobot and Elsie E. Krobot,
Lot 6 in Blk. 32 in Van Vleck. Ex.
ecuted 2-3-56, 'filed 2-3-56, stamps
$2.20.
Hattie Sutterfield to Fred C.
Cornelius, et ux, W/2 of the N/3
of the S/4 of the SE/4 of Sec. 13,
Blk. 8, A-283, I. & G. N. R. R. Co.
Sur. approximately 13 1/3 acs.,
being the W/2 of that certain tract
of 26 2/3 acs. Executed" 1-31-56,
filed 2-3-56, stamps $1.10.
TAKING TITLES FOR GRANTED
MAY PROVE COSTLY!
Our experience in the title and abstract field assures
you of accurate service. . . .
We are happy to help you with your title and abstract
problems. . .
BAY CITY - SOUTH TEXAS
ABSTRACT 4 TITLE COMPANY
A. HARRIS JR., MANAGER
BACHMAN BLDG. 1805 5TH ST.
OIL. GAS AND MINERAL LEASES
Lela May Mattingly, a widow, et
ul, Lots 22-23-24-25-26-27-28, con-
taining 77.52 acres in W. A. Moore
Subdivision of the Amos Rawls
League, dated 10-31-55, 5-year
term, $150.78 rental, $1.10 stamps,
filed 1-21-56; to Houston Oil Com-
pany of Texas.
State of Texas's Tract 305, 307,
306, Matagorda Bay, 5-year terms,
$3 per acre rental, executed 9-7-55,
filed 1-31-56; to Humble Oil & Re-
fining; Company.
Planet Oil Company's west 10
acres of the south half of Lot 16
of the subdivision of the Henry
Parker League, A-68, dated 11-14-
55, $100 rental, filed 2-1-56; to B.
W. Trull.
Assignment to D. P. Allen, the
Roy Nelson, et ux, lease dated 5-
31-55 covering 60 acres in the A.
Farquehar Survey, A-158, and the
Noah Griffith Survey, A-167,
known as Lots 76-77-78 of the Fer.
ris & Simpson Subdivision; 45
acres known as Lots 66-67-68-69-
72 containing 5 acres each and Lot
88 containing 20 acres in the Fer-
ris & Simpson; 20.72 acres in the
Farquehar, J. C. Hall League,
known as Lot 49 of Ferris & Simp-
son. executed 11-14-55, filed 2-1-
56; further assigned 11-25-55 to
the Sinclair Oil & Gas Company,
filed 2-1-56, $1.65 stamps.
Assignment to D. P. Allen, the
Mabel K. Burgy lease dated 5-17-
55, Wash Underwood lease cover-
ing 10 acres, the I. Elwood lease
covering 5 acres, the Lotta B.
Schadel, et vir, lease covering 5
acres, the National Life Insur-
ance Company lease covering 45
acres, the Roy Nelson, et ux, lease
covering Lots 65 and 73 of the
Ferris & Simpson Subdivision in
the A. Farquhar and other sur-
veys, executed 11-14-55, filed 2-1-
55; assigned1 11-25-55 to the Sin-
clair Oil & Gas Company, filed 2-
1-56, $7.15 stamps.
Belle Hinshaw Keller's 5.9 acres,
being Lot 27, Block 1, Poole Pas-
ture Subdivision, J. Tilley League,
A-93, dated 1-25-56, 10-year term,
$2 per acre rental, filed 2-1-56; to
C. C. Steinberger Jr.
Elizabeth Fullilove Pearce's 73.-
52 acres, being1 Lots 23-24-25-26-
27-28 of the W. A. Moore Subdi-
vision of the Amos Rawls League,
A-81, dated 11-16-55, $14.21 rental,
55 cents stamps, filed 2-2-56; to
Houston Oil Company.
James P. S. Griffith's 136.9521
acres, Sections 2-4, Block 4, I. &
G. N. R. R. Company Surveys,
dated 9-23-55, 5-year term, $3,450
rental, filed 2-2-56; to Michel T.
Halbouty.
George C. L. Stubblefield, et ux,
104.5 acres in three tracts in the
Jefferson George and J. McFar-
land Surveys, dated 1-17-56, 5-year
term, $552.50 rental, $2.75 stamps,
filed 2-3-56; Lena S. Harrison, in-
dividually and as indepedent ex-
ecutrix o'f the Estate of G. A. Har-
lison, deceased, undivided l/24th
interest in 123 acres in the J. Mc-
Farland Survey, A-358, being Lot
34, Moore Pasture, dated 1-11-56,
5-year term, $51.26 rental, $1
stamps, filed 2-3-56; Lena S. Har-
ris, et, undivided 1/6 interest in
Lots 45 and 46, Block 2, Moore
Pasture, J. McFarland Survey, A-
358, dated 1-11-56, 5-year term,
$36.83 rental, filed 2-3-56, to Stano-
lind Oil & Gas Company.
J. G. Simpson, et ux; W. W. Wil-
kinson, W. W. Wilkinson Jr., and
Robert J. Wilkinson to the Hum-
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ble Oil & Refining Compai the
north half of the west half iff Lot
20, Block 1, out of the original
survey patented to William Kiekatis
containing 40 acres, dated 1-3()V>6,
5-year term from February 20,
1956, $200 rental, filed 2-3-56.
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Stewart, Bob. The Bay City News (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1956, newspaper, February 23, 1956; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428516/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.