Humble Profits Down in 1949 Says Humble Oil
Humble Oil & Refining Company reports 1949 net income of 120 million with earnings per share of 6.70, down from 1948. Gross operating income drops to 761 million from 1.05 billion as the year is described as a transition period with production curtailed in Texas fields. Net production falls 25 percent from 1948 amid reduced transportation and crude oil marketing operations.
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Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Company
H. H. Beker
L. T. Barrow
Texas
Humble
Billion Flood Control Measure Passed By Senate
The Senate approved a flood control bill authorizing 1.565 billion dollars for nationwide works. The measure, 53 to 19, heads to a House conference on differences with the Senate version. Several projects were cut or preserved in the debate before final passage.
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Senate
House Conference Committee
House
Congress
Sene Pal
Douglas
D. Ilinois
Dogies
Missouri
Lower Mills
Ohio River
Arkansas River
Necking Cop Turns Tables On Prankster
In Vancouver British Columbia James Windrim attempted to frighten a seven lane couple by rapping on their car window and proclaiming I am a policeman. Off duty constable E E West stepped from his vehicle and arrested the youth for impersonating an officer.
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Vancouver
3.C
James Windrim
Severn Lane
E. E. West
Roseland Park Gets Makeover Ahead of Summer Season
Roseland Park undergoes a face lift for summer with Brown and Root Clearing brush behind the swimming pool for a softball diamond and picnics. Temple Lumber provides lumber for six concrete picnic tables aided by Trans-Mix and John Kit gore pledging concrete. W V Brown and Gdis AL Muennink plan to attend the second annual pool school at Harris County Health Unit in Houston.
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Roseland Park
Brown and Root Construction Company
Temple Lumber Company
Trans-Mix Company
John Kit
Gore
W. V. Brown
Gdis AL Muennink
Harris County Health Unit
Houstem En
Roseland
Nerve Gas May Crack Enemy Will To Resist
Major General Anthony C. McAuliffe, chief of the Army Chemical Corps, told the American Chemical Society that nerve gases could break an enemy's will to resist with minimal economic damage. He warned nations other than the United States may possess offensive and defensive secrets of these agents and urged caution in their development.
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Detroitep
Anthony C. McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Army Chemical Corps
American Chemical Society
Mecauliffe
Sve
United States
Ideaice
One-Contract Plan Probable For College Trustees Change In Construction Methods
Lee College trustees consider a single general contractor for the entire project to replace separate bids for electrical, heating, and air conditioning. Architect Harbert Voelcker favors the plan, while some trustees warn it could sideline local firms. Board members approve subject to subcontractor approvals, as President Wilburn is absent due to family illness.
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Ttellar Lee College
Nit
Breton
George H. Gentry
Harbert Voelck- 4
Houston
Stiege
Voelcker
Harry Hartman
L. Kellogg
James Hutson
Hartman
Hutson
Lee College
Theo Wilburn
Leslie Wilburn
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
College
Lost items and local notices surface in town column
The town column reports missing papers and a caller seeking assistance for lost items. It mentions Mrs Paliscey reporting three missing glasses and a few other fragile details, with names like Rey Rogers and Harry Hart Mey noted among residents observed or involved.
Mass Murder Time Bombing Plot Fails Over Los Angeles
Aircraft engineer John H. Grant plotted to bomb a United Airlines DC-3 with 16 aboard to kill his wife Betty and three children for life insurance. A cargo handler spotted smoke, tossed the suitcase, and two United employees stopped the flames. Grant claimed a change of heart before the blast and warned loaders as they moved the device. Miss Suomela, a stewardess, had testified to a romance with Grant, who said he planned to divorce and remarry after the trip to San Diego.
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Los Angeles
John H. Grant
Grant
United Airlines
Betty
Robert
Mary Anne
San Diego
Suomela
Hermosa Besch
California
Homb Plo
Bliss Suomele
American Airlines
Soo
C. E. Ream
Barold
A Meyer
Mayer
Miss Suomela
Caifornia
New York
Gren
Jet Liner Sets Half-Time Canada to U S Flight
A four engined AV Roe Canada jet from Malton to Idlewild completed a 365 mile trip in 59 minutes 56 seconds, averaging about 400 mph at 20000 feet with a slight tailwind. Captain Don Rogers piloted the test flight from Toronto to New York, with Michael Cooper-Slipner and Bill Baker aboard.
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U.s.-Canada
New York
Toronto
Melton
Malton Airport
Idlewild
Don Rogers
A. V. Roe
Rogers
Lest
Michael Cooper-Slipner
Weston
Ontario
Bill “Baker
Babies Die In Ice Box Tragedy In Georgia
In Hapeville, Georgia, mother Mrs. T. E. Kinsler found her two children Cindy aged 4 and Geyland aged 5 suffocated inside an abandoned four foot high ice box after they crawled in to play. Firemen and police stated the timeline unclear but the box appeared closed for hours.
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Hapeville
T. E. Kinsler
Cindy
Geyland
J.B Nunn
Tyro
Elliott Dies After Appendectomy In Hospital
Otis L. Elliott died after an emergency appendectomy. His condition had been critical since he entered the hospital ten days ago. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Marthamen's.
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Elliott
Marthmen
Play Ball Open Major League Season Across Nation
The 1950 major league baseball season opened with President Truman leading a fan parade and fans watching on radio and TV. The first ball ceremony in Washington was not the real start as several games began earlier. Opening AL games featured Yankees vs Red Sox in Boston and others in Washington Philadelphia Chicago and Cleveland. In the NL, Dodgers vs Phillies and Giants vs Braves led the slate as St Louis hosted Pittsburgh under lights for the first time. Weather threats loomed and Boston hoped to start strong as Afet Parnell faced Allie Reynolds in the opener.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
McCoy
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philladelphia
New York Giants
Boston Braves
New York
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Red Sox
Afet Parnell
Allie Reynolds
Reynolds
Highlands Bid for School Control From Board Elections
Highlands makes a bold bid for school control as eight candidates vie for three board seats in the May 6 election. J B Crawford and Champ Crawford lead the field, with two Highlands residents filing and two women candidates adding intrigue. Holdovers Kellogs and Adams along with long-serving Pyle and Wilburn anchor a crowded ballot in Goose Creek area.
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Highlands
School Control
Bower
J.B
Abe) Crawford
Highlands Erea
T. L. Kellogs
Clifton Adems
Trustees Steel
Thea Wilburn
Sec
Retary
Withurny
Mrs. Gray
Champ Crawford
J. B. Crawford
Bridges
Pyle
Tace
Harry" B. Bartman
James Hutson
Murder Mill search ends as witnesses aid police
In Houston authorities heard testimonies about a grim house described as a murder mill where two baby skeletons were found in a side yard. Diana Banti, 42, a midwife, is charged with murder after a secretary’s body appeared, and Eleanor Little, 22, linked to an illegal operation, was involved. Over 60 women said they visited the home for treatment, some claiming they could provide eye witnesses to illegal procedures. Groundwork to dig the garage floor paused as legal action continues.
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Houston
Imore
Diana. Banti
C. A. Dwyer
Cc. Haley
Bayier School of Medicine
District Attorney's Office
George Seber
Strait Awarded Sears Contract for Baytown Building
The Straight Refrigeration Company of Baytown won the Sears building project electrical heating plumbing and air conditioning work on West Texas with a bid near $75,000. John Strait submitted the bid after forming two Baytown firms.
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Straight Refrigeration Company
Baytown
Sears
West Texas
John Strait
2 Bay
Fulkerson Company
Tri- , Ae
Desperado Homer Cook's Flight Shocks Munich
Oklahoma tough guy Homer Cook, a public enemy No 2 in Germany, fled from American Military Police and German officers after escaping Dachau stockade. He pursued his German girlfriend Anna Sporer, 21, who said their plans to marry were off as authorities warned he could be heading toward East Germany or Czechoslovakia. Sporer described Cook as a nice fellow, but the danger and the escape ended their relationship.
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Munich
Germany
Homer ‘Cook
R Hossé
Cook Hs
East
Czechoslovakia
Cook
Anna Snorer
A .Dachau Stockade
Thief Gets $139.71 At Bayshore Motors
Patrolman Harold Brown investigates the theft of 139.71 dollars from Bayshore Motors at 2100 Mar Sunday. The incident involves an unknown suspect and remains under police inquiry.
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Bayshore Motors
Harold Brown
Bayshore Motors, Incorporated
Charles
Hammack Woman Dies at Oakland Estates Home
Felicia Hammack, 453, died at her Oakland Estates residence at 3710 am today. Survivors include husband W B Hammack and two sons W T and Kyle A Hammack, both of Baytown, plus three sisters Mamie Hutt of Houston Jack Cooper and Clawson of Port Arthur.
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Larrette
Felicia Hammack
Oakland Estates
W. ‘B. Hammack
W. T
Kyle A. Hammack
Bay- Town
Mamie Hutt
Houston
Jack. Cooper
Clawson
Port Arthur
Note Charges Navy Craft Shot Down
The United States charged Soviet aircraft shot down an unarmed American naval plane over the Baltic Sea. The investigation found the missing Navy Privateer was the only American plane in the area on April 8 and no survivors were found. The note defended the U.S. position and promised accountability for the attack. International efforts to seek indemnity from the Soviet Union were noted.
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Washington
UPY
United States
Baltic Sea
State Department
Latvia
Beltic
Snissing Navy
Unitory
Gicheet
MecDermott
Andrej A. Geomyra
U.S
Ambessador
Ales Ernst
Moscow
McDermott
Battered Up Old Teachers Inherit Estate
In Fort Worth a 91-year-old retired schoolteacher who was found dead in a tourist court after a heavy rain left her possessions to the California State Teachers Retirement System in a will dated December 29, 1947. The inquest ruled natural causes as the death, and the odd phrasing of the will names a group described as battered up old teachers as beneficiaries.
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Californie
Zound Dead Inc
Fort Worth
Egart
Rosa -Brandon Gibbs
San Gabriel
California
Wes
Calfornia
Gibbs
Saucers Will Keep Serving Mangecy
A fragmented OCR note mentions ongoing serving of mangecy by the so called Saucers, with unclear context and date, leaving readers unsure about the event or entity involved.
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Olin
Miliaz
Otis L. Elliott
Trumman
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Clark Griffith
Ford Frick
Heve
Charlie Albertson
District Attorney’s Office
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Banti
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Strait
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Navy
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