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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1952
Page
2
Runoff city council candidate Walter H. Boucher explains support for a $1 million bond. He urges careful, impartial planning for sewer and water needs, growth since consolidation, and asks voters to exercise their rights at the polls Saturday.
Lt Milton Stern of 610 West Main Baytown has been awarded the Army Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service in Korea. He serves with the Third Infantry Division Seventh Regiment and holds the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Purple Heart. The award covers duty from December 3 1951 to March 20 1952. he is a former University of Texas student.
The Hoffpauir Grocery and Market hosts a crazy auction as part of its fifth anniversary weekend. Low-bid giveaways include other branded items, with a representative auctioneer driving each sale. Free balloons bubble gum and grocery baskets will be awarded to shoppers Friday and Saturday.
Wet track forces cancellation of all midget races at Chanelview Speedway tonight. Stock car races proceed as scheduled tomorrow night with no changes to the program.
Sick list fragment lists Frank M. Kawis in Missouri and Eugene McLean in Baytown. Others include Mrs R L Evans Baytown Becky Renee Bishop East Fayle Harold L Burphy Wisconsin Perry Wigley Woolworth 1116 Magnolia LeRoy O Sullivan 134 Mapleton and Mrs Ruben Rewis 1116 Magnolia.
In Fort Worth Livestock Market steady tones with slight gains. Slaughter steers and yearlings 34.50 top, utility 24-99.50, beef cows 21-24, canners 14-21, bulls 20-26, steer yearlings 28-32.50, calves 489 pounds about 22. Good and choice killers 31-34.50, stockers 32-37, hogs steady with some 25 cents higher, sows 13.50-15.56, feeder pigs 10-13. Prices vary by weight and class across lots.
Special report from Baytown Sun lists Interlake Iron and many oil companies including Nickelsess Jupiter Oil Kirby Pet Liggett and Myers Loew's Enes Penney's Phillips Pure Oil Richfield Socony-Vac Pac Texaco Union Oil and US Steel. The note marks a drop of 8 points for May No. Coten in the standings.
Four Baytown young men begin eight weeks of Marine Corps recruit training at San Diego. Pvt. Oscar Sandoval, a Robert E. Lee High School alumnus, Pvt. Martin Wayne Geisendorff, another Robert E. Lee graduate, Pvt. Archie Reynolds, son of B. Reynolds, and Pvt. Carlos D. Godfrey, son of Evging Godfrey, all reported to the recruits depot after induction in Houston.
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