McCarthy Foreclosure Battle Amid Equitable Life Move
TON UP reported Equitable Life Assurance Co of New York seeks control of Glenn McCarthy amid a 34 million dollar loan tied to the Shamrock hotel and related properties. The Houston Press cites plans to foreclose if McCarthy resists a court fight, with ongoing attempts to secure ownership of the Shamrock and Associated parcels.
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Equitable Igeurance Co
Glenn McCarthy
Jaeges
T. Houston Press
Wenge McCarthy
Ask Te Insurance Company
Shamrock Hotel
Ay OL End Gas Co
Smpetties
Mort
Baytown meeting to set policy on airwater problems
Members of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7 30 pm with Nelson McElroy to form a group to address air and water issues facing the area. Newly elected Robert Strickland is named as press liaison. Officers Fan and Jones remain, with plans for a Rotary board turnout. A large Baytown turnout is anticipated as residents discuss local concerns in the administration building. The meeting follows weeks of discussion about regional environmental needs and community action.
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Nelson McElror
Yaa Group
Robert Strickland
McGranery May Face Thorough Senate Inquiry
Washington reports Sen. Arthur V Watkins urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to set aside courtesy and conduct a thorough inquiry into James P. McGranery before confirmation as attorney general. Chairman Pat McCarran signaled no rush, while Sen. Joseph McCarthy doubted committee support but would vote if approved.
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Washington
ULP
Arthur V. Watkins
Senate Judiciary Committee
James P. Afe- Granery
Utah Republican
Philadelpha
Bim
Watkins
Pat McCarran
Dnew
Truman
F. Howard MetGrath
McGranery satMe
Watkings
McGranery
Goodle
Afe- Grath
Hunter New- Wold- Morris
Justice Department
Amerasia
McCarthy
Senate
Houston
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
James McGranery
Dallas
Long Horn Exercise Breaches Enemy Lines In Massive Maneuver
The 16th tank battalion reports slashing 15 miles through enemy lines, crossing the Lam pasas River and establishing a beachhead in Exercise Long Horn. The large US maneuver targets 1,800 square miles with 115,000 participants and has seen eight deaths so far, amid simulated and real casualties.
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47Th Infantry
Lankhead
508Th Parachute Regiment
S2nd
Tomorrox
Last-Ditch Try Made To Halt Steel Strike
New York officials and wage stabilization board chairman Feinsinger pressed for mediation with industry and union leaders to avert a nationwide steel strike due midnight. Lone Star Steel prepared for a partial shutdown as coke ovens and blast furnaces would be emptied and wartime production would be cut. Union leaders and US Steel president Fairless clashed over wage proposals while both sides signaled efforts toward a peaceful settlement amid looming reductions in national steel output.
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New York
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Lone Star
Tex
Lone Star Steel Corp
Lone Star Steel
Lone Stars
United Steelworkers
CTO
Steel
Feinsinger
Benjamin EP. Fairless
US Steel
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
CSO
É Purnaves
Fairless
Ion
Murray
CIO
WSB
Baytown Marine dies in Oceanside auto crash
Pfc. George Murray Shiflett of Baytown was fatally injured in an auto crash near Oceanside California while returning from leave with three other Marines. He was 19, a Robert E. Lee High School graduate who enlisted after his 18th birthday. His body will be returned to Baytown for burial. mourners include his mother Mrs. F R Hefner and grandparents in Beaumont and Baytown Pumersal arrangements to be announced.
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George Murray Shiflett
Marine Corps Ust
Oceanside
Calif
el Toro
Marine ‘Air Station
San Diego
Pat Shiflett
Robert E. Lee
Marine Air Force
Baytown
F.R. Hefner
West Sterling
Paul A. Lee Pumeral
JS. Shiflett
Beaumont
Dora Rayon
Beytown
Oldster claims ownership of Alcatraz Island
William J. Workman, a 374 year old pensioner and descendant of a California landholding family, seeks an attorney to prove he and not the federal government own Alcatraz. He says his grandfather received a Mexican grant that included the island, part of a vast 19th century land grant.
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Angeles
Alcatraz Island
William J. Workman
California
San Gabriel Y Valley
Wiliam Workman
HI NEIGHBOR By Olin Muler
A light column by Olin Muler reflects on women and wardrobe woes in a witty insight into daily fashion dilemmas and neighborly chatter. The piece uses playful tone to tease how choices reveal mood and social habits in ordinary life.
H C Hayden Dies At 51 In Baytown
Renty Clay Hayden 51 retired Baytown businessman died at a local hospital from a heart ailment after a long illness. He owned Hayden Motor Company in North Commerce and lived in Baytown 26 years. Funeral services set for Grace Methodist Church with Rev. Tor dane and Rev. Ben Fens officiating. Burial at Hall Of Rest Cemetery. Survived by widow Lillian Gladys Hayden and two sons, Keith and Wayne, plus a brother and eight sisters. Pallbearers listed.
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Renty Clay Hayden
Baytown
Whitag
Hayden
Hayden Motor Company
North Commerce
Grace Methodist Church
Grace Methodist ‘Church
Af. S. Tordane
Ben H Ben
Fens
Will
Hall of Rest
Earthman Funeral Home
Lillian Gladys’ Hayden
R K
Wayne W. Hayden
J. C. Hayden
Corpus Christi
Will Gary
Pine Hill
LW Jackson
Henderson
J. E. Heath
Tyler
A.V. Sanders
Beaumont
W. C. Gardner
Houston
Frank
A. Hoitien
Oakland California
O. F. Slaughter
Martinez
Calif
Bernie de Vieyros
Oakland
Hit And Run Phone Strike Cuts Service Across Nations
More than 50,000 telephone workers walked out in a nationwide strike to disrupt service in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Effects were strongest in New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, and northern California, with Western Electric pickets aiming to idle remaining operators elsewhere. Negotiations continued as mediation attempts failed to secure wage increases, signaling potential nationwide impact if the walkout broadens.
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New York
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Ohio
Michigan
California
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Western Electric
New England
Montana
Augusta
Jennings
Southern Bell
Wilhott
District 10
District 11
Ernest Weaver
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Maine
Moritana
Na Hon
Anywestern Filectric
Labor At A Glance Labor Strikes Hit Major U S Industries
Unite d Press report outlines strikes by CIO Communications Workers Western Union Steel and other sectors. About 6,000 communications workers walk out risking service for 300,000 more, Western Union enters fifth day with limited service, steel unions threaten a 650,000 strong walkout, railroads face court actions to curb stoppages, and oil unions claim vital flow could halt amid wage disputes affecting 200,000 members. Government involvement varies by sector as negotiations continue.
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CIO
WSE
AFL
Texas Telephone Strike Leaves 2070 Workers Idle
Southwestern Bell and Western Electric report 2070 Texas workers walked out in a nationwide Communications Workers of America strike. Picket lines were sparse in Texas with no observed lines in Dallas or Houston. Port Worth saw about ten workers on the 8 am shift. Texas director T B Webb notes 4070 Texas employees joined the walkout, affecting installation and repair, while no pickets formed.
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United Press
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas
Communications Workers of America
Dallas
T. B. Webb
CWA
Southwestern Bell
Western’ Electric
Houston
Western, Electric
Waldo Bernard
Lotal
Western Electric
Port Worth
Pershing Sunset Exchange
Arlington Heights
West Fort Worth
Austin
Inter-City Calls May Be Cut Off Here Any Time
Baytown to Houston long distance service may be interrupted at any time due to Western Electric workers' strike. Southwestern Associated Telephone Company official W W Hans said the disruption could affect connections, though Baytown and nearby towns remain unaffected for now. The Houston telephone chief reported Western Electric workers were striking there but no local pickets existed in Baytown.
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Baytown
Houston
Joan
W.W. Hans
Southwestern Associated Telephone Company
Hunt
Southwestern Associated
Western Electric
Fiery Autos Ignite Teen Temptations in Stillwater
Stillwater police faced a weekend flare up as youths admit to mounting flame effects on cars. One driver fined 30 dollars after confessing to exhaust flames shooting 20 feet. Another pleaded not guilty. An officer reported a run by that singed his pants. Authorities say spark plugs and fuel lines were rigged to emit flames.
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Stillwater
Okla
Iwra
Flood Roars Through Bismarck as Missouri Waters Rise
Missouri river ice flood swamps Bismarck Nd leaving about 1000 people homeless and driving thousands from Mandan and Sioux Falls area. Water reaches three feet in minutes and continues rising amid freezing temps. Nearby Milk river swells threatening Chinook and Harlem. Residents ride out night atop homes as rescue attempts falter.
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Bismarck
N. D
Missouri River
North Dakota
Missouri
Mandan
N.D
Sioux
Sioux Falls
S. D
Montana
Chinook
Harlem
Humble Oil nets $4.72 a share for 1951
Humble Oil and Refining reports 1951 net income of 4.72 per share on $225.4 million net, up 31 percent from 1950 though below the 1948 peak. Gross income topped $950 million. capital outlay reached a record $169.5 million, with 1951 assets surpassing $1 billion for the first time.
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Houston
U.P
Humble Oil & Refinig
Texas
Pointle
Nee Ie
Sec
Humble
Fed- Inc
Fed
Slayer May Go To Asylum Grand Jury Gets Womani Strangler
In Houston a 15 year old girl labeled mentally incompetent faces a grand jury for the murder of five year old Andrea Brunkenhoefer. Relatives seek lunacy commitment to remove indictments, while District Attorney Sam Davis pursues murder charges despite protests.
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Asylum
Grand Jury
Womani
Houston
Veda_ Williams
Miss Williams
Nev. H. Williams
Kermit
Wiliams
Criminal Courts
Williams
Houstonian Enters DA Race in Baytown Competition
Cahoon 47 year old Houston attorney announces candidacy for Harris County district attorney this summer. Baytown lawyer Lite already entered. Cahoon, a St. Marys College San Antonio 1922 graduate, Houston Law School 1927, bar 1928, married with two sons John and Thomas Patrick. He vows to restore a fair militant spirit to DA office and urges swift punishment of the guilty and freeing the innocent.
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Cahoon
Houston
Cod
Baytown
Texas
St. Mary's College
San Antonio
Houston Law School
John
Cabson
Harris County
Under-20 Draftees May Get Summer Call
Fort Hood reports Under Secretary Anna Rosenberg estimates the United States will require about 100000 replacements this summer. Draft boards may begin calling men under 20 as heavier calls replace those due to expiring enlistments. Rosenberg notes civilian man power pressures while the armed services seek to bolster recruiting of women.
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