Leaders Ready y Precinct Battle
The Texas GOP faces a clash between Taft and Eisenhower allies as precinct conventions approach. Harris County leaders split, with Taft supporters and Eisenhower backers predicting Texas may swing. A Taft MacArthur ticket proposal surfaces, approved by leaders Rogers Forman and Henson, to be voted on Saturday.
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Republican Party
Texas
Hormen
Ey Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Eisenhower
Tice
Baytown
Taft
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Rogers
Stanley Forman
Demand
MacArthur
William S. Henseon
GOP
Demonstration on spraying and film shown for cattle health
An agricultural demonstration on spraying procedures will be held with coverage of DDT and BHC. A film about a national champion team will be shown multiple times at the Quack Bayienh venue. Local officials and speakers include Camp, O'Brien, Le Hil, Casselman, Jarnis, Dawney, Felas, Moore, Johnson, and others as part of the Highlands School event and civic committee. The event includes a breast cancer examination at Highlands School and remarks by Dr Bruce of the Cancer Society.
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Little
Nca
EQ. Camp
Ss. W. S. O'Brien
B. le Hil
R. Casselman
H. H. Jarnis
C. A. Dawney G Felas
J. £. Moore
Ela
H. M. Johnson
Pardt Tire
Fragmented OCR summary from a bustling newsroom page
Scattered references to Robinson Tate Sage McCarroll Kent Rogan and others. mentions of Dallas trip for a seriously ill father. scenes of photographers at a picnic and sightseeing trips. various names and snippets hint at social notes, sports, and local events with unclear chronology.
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Robinson
Tate
Nains
Philip Sage
Fred McCarroll
Dewspaper
Kinney
Cherry
Sumac
Kent Rogan
Deave
Dallas
Paul Cater
Col Dittman Decorated With Legion of Merit at Maxwell
Col Henry Dittman of Baytown received the Legion of Merit First Oak Leaf Cluster in a Maxwell Air Force Base ceremony. A 1939 Texas A&M graduate, he will graduate from Air War College in May and head the Air Force ROTC program at Air University. The citation notes meritorious service from 16 July 1943 to 23 May 1953 as Comanding Officer at Greensand Air Base, praising leadership under harsh conditions and negotiation with Danish officials.
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
Greenland
Henry Dittman
Baytown
Legion of Merit
Texas A and MM College
Roscoe C. Wleon
Air War College
Air University Fom
Dittman
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Air University
United States
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Green- Sand Air Base
North Atlantic
Teffert
United States Air Force
Flood Warnings Persist in West as City Fights Deluge
Salt Lake City officials report worsening floods with forecasts of higher temperatures denied by authorities. Mayor Earl J. Glade says the weekend should bring control based on a flood plan, while City Engineer Roy W. McLeese maps major trouble spots. Damage statewide climbs as work continues.
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Salt Lakes City
Ihh
Salt Lake City
Earl J. Glade
Roy W. McLeese
Glade
More Than Just Dogs At K-9 Club
Fort Bend County Sheriff Fred Zwahr and liquor agent Tom StePharl raided the K-9 Club near Richmond last night. They arrested three women and the operator, charging him with running a handy house and the women with vagrancy. The club appeared to be a legitimate kennel despite a large burn in front and many dogs inside.
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Houston
Fort Bend
Fred Zwahr
Tom StePharl
Richmond
McPhanl
Veep On Nonpolitical Texas Swing Keeps Going
Vice President Alben Barkley builds a Texas tour to back Israel bonds and says retirement is far off. He spoke at a Houston dinner then planned a rally in San Antonio and will visit former VP John Nance Garner in Uvalde. Hostess quip at Love Field about voting echoes his humor.
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San Antonio
Alben Barkley
Texas
Barkley
Houston
Friends of Israel
City Auditorium
John Nance Garner
Uvelde
Love Field
Afr
Ainéteen
Hezel
Danna
Braniff Airlines
Dock Brown Freed On Bond After Indictment
Dock Brown Oak Addition tavern owner released from jail today under a 2500 dollar bond after Harris County Grand Jury indicted him for the murder of Clyge Lyons a rival whose place faced Browns. Witnesses say Brown fired across the street and persisted until Lyons lay dead in the street. Brown was previously free on 2000 dollars bond and rearrested Sunday when the indictment was returned.
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Dock Brown
Oak Addition
Harris County Grand Jury
Clyge Lyons
Brown's
Brown
Bartown
Justice of the Peace
Roscoe Zierlein
C.D. Litt
Lyons
Jock Golden
Massachusetts Primary Delivers Eisenhower Big Victory
In Massachusetts Eisenhower defeats Taft by over two to one in the GOP write-ins and wins 29 of 38 delegates, tying Taft at 271 delegates. He also places second to Kefauver in Democratic voting, with 27 district delegates and two at large. Turnout tops 404000 amid chilly weather.
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Boston
U.P
Gev
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Massachusetts
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower
Tat
GOW
Estes Kefnuver
Aft
Wich
Massachuusetts
Lodge
MacArthur
Saltonsall
Stassen
Lat
Warren
Democratit Dever
Douglas
W.Q
Farley
Harriman
Kennedy
Kefauver
Russell
Stevenson
Truman
Keer
Eisenhower and Taft Tie at 271 Delegates in GOP Candidacy
Washington dispatch reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Taft tied at 271 delegates each in the Republican national convention race. Massachusetts added 29 Eisenhower delegates, with Eisenhower carrying district votes 27 to 1 and both earning two at large, while six at large were neutral. Taft anticipated Massachusetts setback.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washengton
Deight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
United Press
Taft
Eisenhower
Chicago
Massachusetts
Wisenhower
Neutrils
Hisenhower
Walkout Of 90 000 Oilworkers To Cut Production In Half
About 90,000 oil workers struck in major petroleum centers halting production likely by half. California let refineries run to support war needs while eight midwestern states faced gas shortages and a nationwide slowdown. The walkout began at 12:01 a.m. after government postponements and involved 22 unions demanding wage raises, with the industry offering 2.12 cents an hour.
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Denver
U.P
California
Cro
APL
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Panhandle
Allies Resume Air Flights Over Berlin Corridor
Western powers restored regular air service along three Berlin corridors after a Soviet fighter attack yesterday on an Air France DC-4. Two German passengers were seriously wounded and a crew member slightly hurt as bullets and shell fragments struck the aircraft, which had complied with the Berlin-Frankfurt route. Soviet fighters then fired warning shots before the aircraft vanished into clouds. the incident prompted protests from U S British and French commands.
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Berlin
Germany
Air France
Pan Americak
British Europear “Airways
Nine Gulf Area Plants Shut By Oil Strike
Flow of work halted at 16 000 workers as nine Gulf area refineries halt operations. Sinclair and Crown Central in Houston, Texas Co at Port Arthur and Port Neches, Magnolia Beaumont, Atlantic Port Arthur, Pure Oil and Gulf at Port Arthur, Republic and Pan-American at Texas City affected. Oilworkers union trimmed wage demands from 25 to hours. Beaumont spokesman declined to comment.
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sGold Cossi
Sinclair
Crown Central
Houston
Texas Co
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Magnolia
Beaumont
Atlantic
Port-4eches
Pure Oil and
Guit
Pan-American
Texas City
Oilworkers International Union
Else Bro
Oilworkers Union
Gulf
6000 Men Off Jobs Houston Strike Impacts Tex Oklahoma Plants
United Steelworkers district representative Martin Burns said about 6,000 workers would be idled in a two state area by night. Most affected are in Houston where Sheffield Steel Co. operates a large mill. Bethlehem Supply Co. Tulsa and Sand Springs textarea plants, Corsicana Bethlehem unit, and U S Steel Port Arthur plant also saw shutdowns. Rail workers were recalled at Armco Drainage and Metal Co. and other plants including Tennessee Coal and Tron, American Chain, Calle Co., and Reims Manufacturing Co. in the Houston area.
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Teouston Iu.p
Pickels
Lexus
Oklahoma
United Steelworkers
Houston
Sheffield Steel Co
Bethlehem Supply Co
Tulsa
Okla
Sheffield
Sand Springs
Corsicana
Tex
U.S. Steel
Port Arthur
Martin Burns
Steelworkers
Kansas City
Armco Drainage and Metal Co
Tennessee Coal and Tron
American Chain and Calle Co
Reims Manufacturing Co
Ilab Houston
Two Precedents Set By Judge Pine on Steel Seizure
Washington district judge David A. Pine voided federal seizure of the steel industry ruling no constitutional basis supports presidential authority to seize private mills during a strike. He disavowed inherent emergency powers and asserted the government derives authority only from a Constitution of limited powers.
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Washington
David A. Pine
Federal Bee
Pine
Truman
United States
Strike Cuts 95 Percent Of Production In Steel War
Federal Judge David A. Pine ordered the government to return seized steel mills to private owners and refused a stay. The 650,600 CIO United Steel Workers strike cut 95 percent of national production, threatening 300,000 tons daily and endangering military schedules and national security.
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Washington
David A. Pine
Pine
Truman
Gener Holmes Baldridge
CIO
United Steel Workers Union
Baldridge
Eoen
Isp
Congress
Plane Missing With 50 Aboard Searched Across Amazon Basin
Belém Brazil with 20 plus planes and search crews scoured central and northern Brazil for Pan American Air Ways Strato-cruiser The Good Rope missing en route from Rio de Janeiro to Belem and New York a possible emergency landing in jungle between Belem and Barreras north of Rio de Janeiro. The airliner carried nine crew and at least 41 passengers and last reported position over Barreras. Maj. Gustavo Oliveira Borges directed the vast international hunt coordinating Pan American Air Lines U S Air Force Navy Brazilian Air Force and private crews from Charleston and beyond as U S naval units joined coastal waters searches.
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Belem
Brazil
Pan American “Airways
Barreiras
Rio de Janeiro
Atlantic Coast
Amazon
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Charleston
S. C
Air Fource
Crosby School Wins Bid for New Elementary Building
Crosby school board tentatively accepts Martin B. Semands of Conroe bid of 96 964 to construct the new Crosby elementary with nine classrooms a library a principal's office and two clinics. Alternate bid without a septic tank would reduce the base by 5 450.
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Crosby
Martin BR. Semands
Conroe
Schhool, Semands
CO_ Dusek
Lemands
Six MIGs Shot Down In Korea Air Battle
American pilots shot down six Communist MIG-1 jets and damaged four others in a dogfight near Barek. Marines supported by fighter-bombers pounded a railroad near Kuntir Ri as a group of enemy fighters attacked Leatherneck aircraft.
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Seoul
Barek
Tihe
Kuntir-Ri
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Raymond
Servuet Navy
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Bex Tailos
Anna’ Robertson
R/O. WILSON
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Col. Dittman
Byll Miller
Chicago Sun-Times ‘Syndicate
Veep
Gulf Area
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Arrow
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Plate
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South Atlantic
Gustavo Oliveira Borges
Brazilian Air Force Search Department
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Ren Reynalds
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