Weekend Traffic Mishaps Hurt Nine
Weekend traffic crashes left nine people injured across Baytown and surroundings. Dr. Olney and family escaped with minor cuts after his car struck a tree and crashed through a used car lot, while several others from Baytown and Pasadena remained hospitalized or under care for head, leg, and arm injuries from collisions near Market and West Main and on Texas Avenue.
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Guly
Olney
High Island
Mic
Texas Avenue
Contro
Cstreet
Sam
Thad Felton
Baytown
Birs
R. W. Olney
Pine Street
Sea Jacinto
Paul A. Lee
D. E. Olney
N. OC. Carnes
Litlie-Duke Hospital
Fat Market
West Main
Woodrow Box
Box
Woodrow Chandler
Pasadena
Amegro
Robert Payne
Mme‘neil
Highlands
San Jacinto ‘Memorial Hospital
Mother and six children perish in flash fire
Glen Waerd, 36, and his nine year old daughter Loretta survived a fast moving blaze that consumed their frame house near Geneseo yesterday. Bessie Waerd, 32, and their youngest child Dennis, 3, were trapped on the stairs as the mother tried to reach the second floor to awaken the other children.
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Geneseo
Glen Waerd
Loretta
Ward
Bessie
Dennis
Deason for Masser and Deacon on KEEL air schedule
Radio listing outlines the KEEL schedule with Deason for Masser, Deacon speaks for Staisby, and various time slots from morning devotional to afternoon programs. It mentions Earl Roesner, Danton Speaxice, Tiberty Co. Gas Co, and East Texas Theaters. Includes News, social items, and sports segments with local programming notes.
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Deacon
Staisby Trector
Berm
Earl Roesner
Danton Speaxice
Descon
Tiberty Co. Gas Co
Eberly
Mt Ite
Pam
Noor
Fred Dittman
Sulgepper
East Texas
Stasa! Distr
Gray Lamber
Srn
Jtuan Zver
Stasel Distr. Co
Sea Air Wrecks Claim 44 on Cape Cod Coastline
In April storms off Cape Cod, two vessels the 64 foot dragger Four Sisters and the 57 foot scalloper William J. Landry were lost. Eight aboard the Landry, many missing from both ships, prompted a Coast Guard search spanning more than 30,000 square miles. New Bedford port delegate George Feener of the AFT speaks of slim hope as survivors are counted among members.
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George Feener
New Bedford
AFT
Atlantic Fishermen’s Union
Smong
Coast Guard
Bir
Four Sisters
Willam J. Landry
Landry
Circus act wounds clown in overly realistic performance
In Los Angeles a Clyde Beatty circus stunt went wrong when clown Crown Bernie Griggs, in a convict costume, was wounded by a fellow performer’s discharged blank shell. Griggs was hospitalized with burns and a jagged wand after the act misfired, highlighting safety concerns over realism in performances.
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Angeles
Crown Bernie
Griggs
Revival Underway At Coady First Baptist Church
A revival is underway today at the First Baptist Church of Coady and will run through April 1. Rev. Parkinson of Channelview now pastors Plum Grove Baptist Church and will preach, while Rev. A. G. Allen leads singing. A booster band will practice nightly at 7, prayers at 7:30 for all ages, with Mrs. Bolster from Central Baptist Baytown at the piano.
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First Baptist Church
Coady
Parkinson
Channelvlew
Plum Grove Baptist Church
A. G. Allen
Bolster
Central Baptist Church of
Baytown
Gypsy Meeting Turns Into City Riot in Philadelphia
A meeting of several hundred Roma from Philadelphia and New York erupted into a riot within an hour. Men and women battered each other with fists and improvised weapons. Police stopped traffic on a main thoroughfare as the crowd scattered.
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Philadelphta
Uri
Philadelphia
New York
Battle Scarred Lovers Begin Honeymoon in New Jersey
Fort Lee New Jersey Kenneth B Lyons 46 and Dorothy Cafferata 41 wed days after Lyons was released from the New Jersey State Prison where he served 3 1 2 years for shooting his sweetheart in a lovers quarrel The couple had a July 1948 cabin incident near Hewitt involving a beer bottle a 32 caliber pistol seven shots and a self inflicted wound Dorothy claimed a holdup while Lyons confessed to the shooting and imprisonment
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Fort Lee
N. J
Kenneth Bf. Lyons
Dorothy Cafferata
Lyons
New Jersey
Cifferata
Hewitt
Dorothy
Lyonx
Baptists Set New Attendance Mark
Baptists report an all time attendance high of 4 800 across churches with Easter Sunday turnout up 12 percent from last year. Twenty five additions recorded as totals across listed churches including Baytown Union Central First Memoriaix Secondx Stewart Heights Tempiex Cedar Bayou Channelview Highlands Firshr La Porte First and Woosterx. Totals show 4 575 attendees and 861 573 in some metrics. Revivals are in progress.
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Baytown
Baytown Youths Register For Draft
Forty four Baytown 18 year olds were registered for selective service at Local Board No. 6 in March. Clerk Mrs. A D Gaston reported. Names include John Cromesns John Connealy Bob Clegg George Bradshaw Dewey Brown Paul Scanlon Melrin Mitchen James Lee James Davis Ira Ferguson William Peters Jessa Bish op Bobby Marsh Terry Nowlin Johnny Rombs FR Zatopess Lowell Davis Curtis Kindle Raymond Novosad Jr Jack Woodard Howard Mills Paul Haugh Basil Walker Daniel Maybin Jim Isham Harry Berasher Harry Raney Walter Leremorey Sam Humphreys H D White Paul Wagner Doyle Huron Adylette Raymond Hardy Carlton Wallace Carlton Williams Charlie Smith Carl Albright Johnny Heintschel Leroy Hafer Joseph Heed John Haton Henry Moore Robert Hambrick.
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Baytown
AD. Gaston
Eniet i
John G. Cromesns
John H. Connealy
Bobby J. Clegg
George C. Bradshaw
Dewey Brown
Paul P. Scanlon
Melrin AB Mitchen
James A. Lee
James W. Davis
Ira C. Ferguson
William R. Peters
Jessa F. Bishop
Bobby
Ni Marsh
Terry Nowlin
Johnny R. Rombs
FR Zatopess
Lowell S Davis
Curtis Kindle
Raymond L. Novosad
Jack D. Wooderd
Howard E. Mills
Paul R. Haugh
Basil T. Walker
Daniel D. Maybin
Jimmie R. Isham
Harry LL Berasher
Harry D. Raney
Write W. Leremorey
Sam L. Humphreys
HD. White
Paul R Wagner
Doyle
Huron
Eldop Adylette
Raymond L. Hardy
Carlton RP. Wallace
Carlton BE. Williams
Charlie H. Smith
Carl C Allbright
Johnny J. Heintschel
Leroy Hafer
Joseph A. Heed
John Haton
Henry G Moore
Ropert J. Hambrick
Joint Chiefs May Ask Half Billion For Planes
The joint chiefs of staff may seek about 560 million dollars this week to buy new combat planes for the Navy and Air Force. They will propose a total of around 1.85 billion for fiscal 1951 procurement, compared with President Truman's 1.25 billion budget request. Defense Secretary Johnson ordered a reexamination of air strength after General Eisenhower warned the nation risked security by not boosting aircraft, anti submarine warfare, and Alaskan defenses.
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Waseeington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Air Force
Truman
Defense
Louis Johnson
Joint Chiefs
Dwight D. Hisenhower
U. S
Alaskan
Cancer Fund Drive Opens In Baytown
The American Cancer Society urges early examination of cancer signs and urges doctors to share test results. Volunteers organize to educate the public and support cancer patients with clinics, treatment facilities, and information centers. The drive aims to raise $500,000 in Texas and $75,000 in Harris County. A historical note recalls Maine’s 1677 purchase by Massachusetts for 1250 English pounds.
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American Cancer Society
Texas
Harris County
Colony of
Massachusetts
State of
Maine
Livestock Market Report Fort Worth Penusda Summary
Livestock prices show cattle mostly steady to strong with demand firm. Slaughter steers and yearlings mostly 22 to 26, good 26.5 to 27.5, cows mainly 18 to 20, vealers 24.5 to 27, stockers 16 to 27, old cows around 17 to 28 with calves, hogs higher for butcher hogs 25 to 30, sows and pigs steady, feeders 12 to 13.
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Fort Worth
VFW Officers To Be Installed Tuesday
Robert R. Tuck Post No 912 VFW and the Ladies Auxiliary set a public installation for Tuesday night expected to draw over 200 members and visitors. B B Atteberry to be installed commander with his wife Pearl as auxiliary president. Robert Walley and Geraldine Carter to serve as ingtessing officers. Public invited to attend. The article notes 1810 kindergarten opening in Biakenburg and 1824 discovery of aluminum.
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Robert R. Tuck
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Geraldine Carter
Fourth District
Ingtessing
Nine Are Disch From Armed Services
Nine Baytown residents received honorable discharges from the armed services of the United States. Names listed include Elmer J. Popie, W. Histon, Claire Bred, M. Conners, Jn, Sanner Bitly Romoeer, E. Fisher, Jack B. Bleck, and D. Walston.
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Baytown
Dicho
I States
Elmer J. Popie
W. Histon
Etaoget
Claire Bred M. Conners
Sanner Bitly _ Romoeer
E. Fisher
Jack B. Bleck
D. Walston
Twelve Negroes Arrested In Gambling Raid
A Sunday dawn raid at McNair location led to the arrest of twelve individuals on gaming charges. John Spencer faced charges for permitting gambling. two additional cases were filed against others. Witnesses include Robert Easley and S. Yagnae Crabhee who testified they drove to the scene around 5 15 am.
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McNair
Zenlein
jJohn Spencer
2Ott
P. Robert Easley
Yagnae Crabhee
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