Truman seeks 119 million budget for military build up
President Truman submitted a 119,414,590 military budget to Congress for aid to strengthen armed forces against Soviet aggression. He warned no single weapon, including the atom bomb, guarantees security and urged unity with free nations to deter a general war. The plan includes 3.5 million service personnel, 18 Army divisions, a 1161-ship Navy, 95 Air Force wings, and Marine Corps expansion, plus a 34.5 billion public works estimate for 1952.
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U.P
Truman
House
Korea
Wwre
Free World
Soviet Union
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Baytown trustees plan meetings on projects and library drive
A Baytown trustees meeting is set for 7:24 p.m. at the Community House with City Manager replacement briefed while C D Middleton is away. Edieson will head a discussion on library improvement efforts and more residents will be invited to join the effort. Also on tap is a Cedar Bayou School Board ballot drawing and a Cedar Bayou district equipment opening for the new school facilities.
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Baytown
C.D. Middleton
Edieson
Cedar On School Board
Henry
Grady E. Lenamond
Ecapps
D. OS. Sherry
Bil) Wilson
Aber
J. If. Non
Cedar Bayotts
Ee Negro School
Hoover urges Congress to abolish RFC
Former President Herbert Hoover asked Congress to liquidate the Reconstruction Finance Corporation saying its loans fostered favoritism and corruption. He told the Senate Banking Committee that 99 percent of American business can self finance without government aid and opposed large loan facilities and emergency support.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
Hoover
REC
Agens
RFC
Merzency Area
Denver
iSee Hoover
Community Fragments and Weekend Happenings Recap
Readable bits show local life themes from a town gathering. Names like James Weir and Charlene surface amid notes on church activities, talent show plans, dog sense research, and skate practice. A Korea War reference appears with a caller from Fort Worth area reporting homecoming.
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Ples Arnold
James Weir
Lesa ‘Grant
Jo Ann Glutesen
Charlene
Thames
Bhe Richardson
Jay Scott Oliver
Murphy Me
Greyhound
Marshall Housewives Rebel Against Social Security Tax
A group of Marshall Texas housewives refused to collect pay or report Social Security taxes for domestic help, arguing the program violates the Constitution and 33rd Amendment. Fifteen signed a letter to Secretary Snyder declaring noncompliance, with several others reportedly contacting the IRS. The law carries a $10,600 fine and up to five years in prison, but organizers say they have no formal group or officers.
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Zion
Caroline Abney
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Marshall
One Day Left For Letters In Teacher Of The Year
The Baytown Sun urges entries for the Teacher of the Year contest with a $100 prize. Submit a letter about a favorite teacher from Goose Creek Cedar Bayou or Barbers Hills systems, with a nomina tion blank attached. Contest closes at midnight tomorrow. postmarks after that date are ineligible.
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Baytown Sun
Goose Creek
Cedar Bayou
Barbers Hills
Sun
Mildred Smith
E. 3S. Simmons
San Jacinto
Smith
Causeway Road Crash Injures Eight in La Porte
A car struck a truck parked on Causeway Road near La Porte city limits injuring eight people. J M Wilson 48 truck driver said he halted when the car veered out and hit him. Dolphus Merritt 20 was ticketed for careless driving. Injured included Rose Mae Merritt 27 Elvine Jones 50 Sara Ann Jones 4 Gussie Sykes 46 Clyde Hughes 55 and Sarah Taylor 42 all taken to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital by Paul A Lee ambulance.
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la Porte Negroes
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Causeway Road
J. M. Wilson
Sabine Machine and Supply Company
Kilgore
Dolphus Merritt
Merritt
Rose Mae Merritt
Elvine Jones
Sara Ann Jones
Gussie Sykes
Clyde Hughes
Sarah Taylor
Beef Controls Will Cause Black Market Says Top Cattleman
Texas cattleman Ray Willoughby of the Texas and Western Cattle Raisers Association warned that price controls on beef will trigger a black market. He said producers would not strike but selling would shift to back street operators and that the order would embitter the industry as meat production needs rise. Willoughby reported 9000 members across four states and predicted small packers would exit the market. Federal crackdown plans target price control violators in New York Boston Philadelphia and Miami as enforcement moves to avert a free market rise in black market beef. War era control history, he argued, shows black marketing follows controls. Fort Worth Fat Stock Show president W R War doubted ranchers could feasibly raise cattle under new rules.
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United Press
Texas
Ray Willoughby
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Willoughby
Michael V. DiSalie
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Louisiana
San Angelo
Washington
OPA
W R. War
Fort Worth
Cattlemen's Association
Taft Acheson Clash Over Far East Policy at DC Meet
At the Chamber of Commerce opening session in Washington Secretary of State Acheson urged containment of the Korean War within Korea while Senator Taft argued the policy is utterly ridiculous. Acheson rejected General MacArthur's proposals for aiding Nationalist China and bombing Manchurian bases, while Taft endorsed them and urged a fast UN military plan through.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Korea
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Acheson
Taft
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Douglas MacArthur
China
Archesan
MacArthur
Tate
United Nations
General Plays 2nd Fiddle Wife Takes Spotlight At Homecoming
In Murfreesboro Tennessee Mrs Jean Faircloth MacArthur led the town's celebration as General Douglas MacArthur and their 13 year old son Arthur visited for a homecoming marking 14 years since their 1937 New York marriage. The pair flew in from New York aboard the General’s constellation Bataan. Welcoming ceremonies at Sewart Air Base featured Mayor Jennings Jones and local figures, kicking off five hours of festivities the city bills as its biggest day.
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Murfreesboro
Douglas Macarthur
Jean Marie Faircloth
General
H. D. Quigg
Tenn
MacArthurs
Jean Faircloth MacArthur
Middle Tennessee
Arthur
General Douglas MacArthur
New York
Bataan
Sewart Air Base
Gordon- Browning
Tennessee
Jennings Jones
No Evidence Found To Back Charges Of Shake-Down
A five member House committee reported no evidence to back charges that a Houston area legislator solicited money from Harris County club operators to kill an anti slot machine bill. Sworn statements failed to show money or a plan to defeat any pending bill. Houston Press had claimed a deep East Texas member sought funds with a promise to stop the measure. The panel said it worked with the Senate committee, Texas Rangers, and the Houston Press.
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Austin
House
Harris County
Harold Lafont
Plainview
Houston
Houston Press
Deep East Texas
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate General Investigating Committee
Texas Rangers
Allies hit Seoul siege and convoy raids across China border
Allied planes and ships pressed attacks around Seoul as Chinese and North Korean forces ringed the city. UN patrols reported enemy setbacks while liberally destroying supply convoys and trains. Prisoners described hunger and shortages hampering the Red offensive amid heavy artillery and air strikes.
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U.P
Seoul
United Nations
Manchurian
Toledo
Inchon
Closed Sessions Shape MacArthur Hearings In Senate
Washington senators from the Armed Services and Foreign Relations panels will hear General Douglas MacArthur and administration spokesmen in closed sessions initially with a possibility of open sessions later. Fort Worth stockyards see a sharp price rollback on meat and animal prices as cattle offerings fall short of market needs.
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Washington
ISPI
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Douglas MacArthur
Britain may ease stance on bombing Manchuria in Korea era
London reports Foreign Secretary Morison plans a cabinet move to soften Britain’s posture on bombing Manchurian bases if red forces intensify air activity in Korea. The shift signals a potential U turn from December policy and aims to restore Anglo American unity amid debate over UN bombing approvals and separate Japanese peace treaties.
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UPI
Britain
Korea
Herbert Morrison
Far East
Clement R. Attlee
Truman
Morison
United Nations
China
Youthful hijackers nab two Highlands men
Two teenagers Florus, 20, and Zarsky, 17, were jailed for robbery after a Saturday night holdup on Beaumont Highway near Houston. They forced two New York City hitchhikers to surrender $25 and $12 in New York currency at Tank Lake Road, then fled. Witnesses described a gun and red bandanas. both youths confessed to involvement, with inconsistent statements about who initiated the crime.
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Highlands
Johnny Florus
Albert
Zarsky
New York City
Beaumont Highway
Houston
Tank Lake Road
Wiliam Ionn Riley
Charles Augustine
Paul Anderson
Gerald Higgins
Florus
Riley
Augustine
Fierus
McCarty Street
Anderson
Higgins
Zarskys
Hi Seon
Ser
Reasor Plans 30 More Wells In Goose Creek Field
Oilman G L Reasor plans 36 additional wells in Goose Creek, adding to 30 already producing, to boost Baytown holdings. He flew in from Pittsburgh, will return to Dallas, then Chicago, and spoke at a barbecue honoring rejuvenated oilfield workers. He calls the field promising and notes a serious yet manageable drilling prospect amid many oil-bearing strata.
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Reasor
Oilman
Baytown
A. LL Banks
G. L. Reasor
Goose Creek
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Chicago
Rensor
Prince Aly Khan Silent On Rita Hayworth Separation
In Cannel France Aly Khan offered no comment on Rita Hayworth's plan for a legal and permanent separation. His private secretary stated that Aly was somewhere in Europe and had received no confirmation of the announcement, so he had nothing to say.
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Cannel
France
Prince Aly Khan
Rita Hingworth
Aly
Europe
Miss Hayworth
Cancer drive in Baytown ends as Evangelina Bernal dies
Evangelina Bernal 20 of 145 Cherry Baytown died after a long illness in a Baytown hospital. Survivors include her parents two sisters and a brother. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at St Josephs Catholic Church with Rev Denis Kennedy officiating. Local Cancer Crusade officials report receipts around 1400 with a citywide appeal planned to reach all residents to meet a 3000 Baytown quota.
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Baytown
R. ©. Stephenson Fry
Stephenson
Evangelina Bernal
Cherry
Miguel Bernal
Mary Martinez
Mercedes Wilder
Bastown
Joe Bernal
Olympia
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Denis ‘Kennedy
Abe
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