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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1950
Page
9
The king and queen of Carver ite will be crowned in coronation ceremonies at 7 43 pm in the Seriest Auditorium. Tae Singleton and Wola Jane Berhert Abner are featured in the coronation program tonight.
The Morrell Park Sewing Club will meet at 20 an. Thursday at the home of Mrs. W. A. Nordan 1401 East Parte. Members urged to attend. Mrs. G. BR. Bloodgood attended luncheon in Houston on Monday at Mrs. Clayton Drennan's home 2622 Ella Lane River Oaks. Miss Ciuthia Bloodgood accompanied her mother to Houston. Minerva Study Club will meet with Mrs. Cecil Phillips Jr at 613 Denby Friday at 10 am. Mrs. E. R. Cunningham will discuss hooked rugs. Phone hostess at 3-1582 if unable to attend.
The Woodmen of the World plan a 7:20 p.m. family social tomorrow at the WOW Hall East Texas Clyde Davis is Consul Commander with Claudie Thompkins and M. F. Young arranging a fish and shrimp supper Entertainment is planned after supper This is the first summer social of 1959 the lodge holds monthly family socials. The event aims to foster community within the lodge.
Two Baytown youths, Private Cortey Scott 17 and Private Richard D. King 15, have reported to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio to begin basic training. The 13 weeks will test aptitudes and determine suitable technical specialties for future Air Force work.
Mr and Mrs H E Atteberry became the first couple to be Mustered as commander and auxiliary president of Robert R Tuck Post 912 VFW, with Fourth District officers conducting the installation in Bartown. Cheries Pierson passed the past commander emblem to Grover Edge. Mrs Geraldine Carter installed and presented a past president emblem to Mrs Atteberry. Wey 5 Whatley opened ceremonies. auxiliary leaders from Houston participated. Entertainment and refreshments followed.
Attorney General Price Daniel said he was gratified by the considerate and complete Hosring given the tide lands and Sweatt cases before the U S Supreme Court. He returned to his office in Austin after two weeks in Washington arguing the two cases.
Eleanor Roosevelt suffered shock and a sprained neck after a three car crash on Route 55 near Poughkeepsie while en route from United Nations duties to Hyde Park memorial services for FDR. She rode home by taxi claiming to be not injured, with no other injuries reported. Police noted the incident involved a vehicle driven by George Greaves of Salt Point, and Roosevelt was in front seat with chauffeur Russell Linske. The crash occurred on the fifth anniversary of the late president's death.
Lee College Dean Rundell will address the Grace Brethren Church Men at Tom today in the church Fellowship Hall. Dinner features fried chicken hot biscuits and cobbler. A quartet from Robert B. Lee High School choir will perform during the evening.
Governor Allan Shivers designated John S. Redditt of Lufkin as temporary chairman and John Ben Shepperd as temporary treasurer of the Texas Economy Commission. The expansive body with about 550 members will elect permanent officers at its organization meeting.
Fort Worth. Wes Stephens Fort Worth water director and Texas Water and Sewage Works Association president will head a state committee to study Texas water needs. The panel will propose practical methods and submit a report by June 1 to the Governor's State Legislative Interim Water Code Committee. Members named include Karl Hoefle chair Dallas E J Embenhauer Fl Passo N B Trostie Brownwood Joe B Winston Weslace Ashley G Classes El Paso Harry Roberts Bubbeck Marvin G Nichols Fort Worth.
Rates for one to twenty eight day runs are per word with a minimum of 15 words. All ads are cash with order. A memo charge may be held for payment by mail or phone. Ads must be ordered before 10 am on publication day and the paper reserves the right to edit copy. The Sun is not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion.
Classified ad style notice listing numerous items for sale from household goods to office supplies. Includes contact numbers, prices, and brief item descriptions such as a GE refrigerator an automatic washer a sofa and small machinery. Mentions a local office supply store and a transportation department ad.
A flood of rental notes advertises furnished and unfurnished apartments and rooms near Bay Theater and Wooster streets. Listings promise quiet, private spaces for gentlemen, adults only, with utilities sometimes included, and prices ranging from modest weekly rates to monthly terms. Contact numbers vary. some ads mention specific streets like Arbor and Sterling with dial codes.
A jumble of offerings appears for a Baytown area readership including mobile washing, repair and restoration services, custom fittings, and specialized moldings. It lists contact details, fake abbreviations, and garbled brand names, reflecting a rough OCR of a busy service page.
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