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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1952

Page

2

Precinct Conventions Stir Baytown GOP Battle

GOP delegates eye Taft or Eisenhower at Baytown precinct conventions shaping next Tuesday county and state conventions. Baytown events list locations with vote apportionment across nine precincts and officers. Ingraham says precincts are party mandate. attendance requires a Republican declaration.

Baytown Harris County Taft Eisenhower Mineral Wells Taylor School Louisiana Houston Texas Ingreham Ingraham Johnson and Johnson Battleyell Road Highlands A. V. Jones Crosby High School Joan P. Rogge Lamar School Charles R. Porch East Fayle Denby Don L. Evans Minnesota Carl R. Mann Cedar Bayou S. J. Whiteside San Jacinto G. M. Talton David G. Burnett A, Craft

ON THE Sick List SAN JACINTO MEMORIAL

Names and addresses listed on the sick list include Jerry Stewart Cox 605 West Loint Ellen Ruth Monk Highlands Ray Forester Jr 2607 Kentue Allen P Lowe 11 Bayshare Drive Mrs Thomas Jenkins Ag Cedar Bayou Road Charles F Center 1201 Pine Mrs Leon Gilbert Baytown Albert Dehlanist Cedar Bayou Mrs J D Day 1028 North First Rhodes Boyles 316 Fortune Arthur Jennings 361 Park Mrs Horace Cherry Baytown Mrs John Walding 113 Wiley Tiems Helen Williams 112 Main

San Jacinto Jerry Stewart Cox West Loint Ellen Ruth Monk Highlands Ray Forester Jr Kentue Bayshare Drive Mrs. Thomas Jenkins Cedar Bayou Charles F. Center Pine Leon Gilbert Baytown Albert Dehlanist J. D. Day North First Rhodes Boyles Fortune Drive Arthur Jennings Park Horace Cherry John Walding Wile Tiems Helen Williams Main

Gulf Area Refineries Shut Amid National Oil Strike

Pickets likely not posted in Texas until refinery shutdowns finish. Humble Baytown refinery unaffected. Esso Baton Rouge plant remains open as workers are unaffiliated. Texas oil workers lose about 3.6 million dollars weekly while one Sinclair plant incurs daily depreciation of 30,000 dollars. About 25,000 to 30,000 workers strike across Kansas Oklahoma Louisiana and Texas, shutting at least 29 refineries and risking gas shortages in some communities.

Houston Texas Humble Oil Baytown Esso Standard Oil Co Bator Rouge AFL CIO Sinclair Kansas Oklahoma Louisiana

Texas Eastern Men Get Safety Training

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp workers in Baytown receive first aid and accident prevention training. Three Baytown employees attended a five day program in Beaumont last week, with results to be shared locally. Instructor A A Munsch from the U.S. Bureau of Mines led the course.

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp Baytown W. C. Britt Texas Eastern Beaumont Britt Sam Pevoteaux Warren Duran A. A. Munsch U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beaumont Celebrates Banana Day With Farm Shipments

Beaumont proclaims Banana Day as the first shipload of fruit from South America arrives. Mayor Otho Plummer designated the event to honor produce from Ecuador with 42 000 stems. Bananas will be moved by 125 refrigerator trucks and 30 rail cars.

Beaumont Otho Plummer South America Ecuador

Xavier Cugat Plans To Marry Abbe Lane

Band leader Xavier Cugat and singer Abbe Lane applied for a marriage license in Pensacola. They planned to wed at the Casablanca hotel in Miami Beach on Monday if Lane secures parental consent, as she is under 21.

Pensacola Fila Jeader Xavier Cugat Abbe Lane Casablanca Hotel Miami Beach Florida Miss Lane

New Jersey Air Raid Test Declared Successful

Civil defense officials reported yesterday's surprise statewide air raid drill was successful with 4.845 million participants. Two heart attack deaths occurred. One noncompliant citizen, a 53-year-old lawyer, was forcibly removed and arrested. Traffic experts proposed red stickers or license suspension for reckless drivers.

Newark N J New York

Combat Vet Talks Korea War Readiness at Highlands Rotary

Cecil Wise, a Korea veteran and 13th Engineers officer, addressed Highlands Rotary about combat readiness and morale of U S troops in Korea. He praised conditions and food, noted sanitation issues, and described South Korea’s postwar economic improvements under occupation.

Korea Cecil Wise Highlands Highlands Rotary Club Wise Robert DB. Lee High School Texas Tech 13Th A. L. Wise Rotarians United States Lt. Wise South Korea Ty Raymond Ramsey Albert Franta Club

Eisenhower Clears Path With Taft In Primary Battle

Eisenhower ties Taft in a crucial Republican primary, signaling the end of direct head-to-head contests. Delegates shift to state conventions where Taft’s party organization strength could prove decisive. Reports note Eisenhower placed second to Kefauver in the Democratic primary, while Taft’s campaign claims potential 600 convention votes. Massachusetts delegates show Stassen 22, Warren and MacArthur unaltered. 122 delegate votes remain uncommitted. Hawaii’s territory details noted.

Eisenhower Senester Kefauver D-Tenn Taft Massachusetts Basil Brewer Hisenhower Harold E. Stassen Earl Warren California Douglas MacArthur

Anderson Pledges To Do The Job For Precinct Three

Baytown police officer Paul A. Anderson, a candidate for constable of Precinct Three, pledged to perform duties if elected. He noted he would handle papers, Justice Court work, and be available if needed, while not promising to tackle gambling or speeders. Anderson, a Harris County resident since 1933, has Coast Guard service, Baytown police experience since 1942, and earlier deputy sheriff service under C Kern before returning to Baytown PD.

Baytown Paul A. Anderson Anderson Justice Court Harris County Scott Coast Guard Buster) Kern

Stock Quotes From Baytawn Sun Airway Bloc Leaderboard

A dense listing of stock quotes and percent changes across major oil, chemical, automotive, and utility firms including Allis-Chalmers, AT and T, Calumet and Hecla, Celanese, Chrysler, Exxon, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, General Motors, Goodyear, Humble, Imperial Oil, Mack Trucks, Phillips Petroleum, Texaco, Sun Oil, Union Oil, U S Steel, and others. The table notes price movements, with many entries showing gains in single or fractional percentages, reflecting a busy market snapshot with varied industry leaders and regional players.

Airway Bloc Gen Motors Ceeees SB Gen Tire Gillette Saf BOM Goodyear Tire Greyhound Bus Gale Oil Gulf Stat Uti Houston Oil Imperial Oil Interlake Tran Jupiter Oil Kirby Libby Liggett Myer Loew Intsseerereer la Land Gesene Mack Trucks Mid Con Pet Mont-Dakota Util Nat Dairy Boll Ohio Oil Packard Motors Pancoastal Panhandle P End R Penney’s Wisessyes Phillips Pez Richfield Oil Repab St. Regis Sinclair Oil Socony Sou Pacif Stan Oil Calif Stan Oil Ind Stan Oil Ohio Stan Oil N. J.ee Sun Oil Sunray Oil Texas Co Texas Guilt Tex Gulf Tidewater Corp Union Oil of Calif U.S. Steel Sesseencens Woodley Pet N. O BEM Ste

Livestock Prices and Death Stay Granted Report

Livestock section notes varied cattle and calf offerings at Fort Worth, with steady to weak demand on steers and yearlings and mixed prices for cows, bulls, and stockers. Hog market shows higher bids for butchers, sows and pigs steady, feeder pigs lightly traded. Death stay granted for Darius Goleman extends execution date from May 26 to June 25 in Liberty County.

Fort Worth Allan Darius Goleman Liberty Country

3300 Pounds Of Ham Goes Up In Smoke

Salina Kansas dispatch reports a fire at C K Packing Co. ruined 3300 pounds of smoked ham valued at 1500 dollars and caused 200 dollars damage to the building. Officials said the ham got too hot and dripping grease ignited the fire.

Salina Kans L.P C. K. Packing Co

Finals Tonight For Star Of Tomorrow

Seven finalists selected from fourteen compete in the Star of Tomorrow contest at Brunson Theater at 8 p.m. Eleanor Grigg Anna Ruth Van Marian Jane Merritt Louise Roark Mickey Hinel Tommy Sue Moorehead Beverly Friend represent Baytown Anahuac Rosenberg Richmond Sugarland and Houston areas. Judges include Jack Heally Robert Hammitt and Mary Beth McDonald.

To Morrow Eleanor Grigg Anna Ruth Vann Baytown Marian Jane Merrit Anahuac Tommy Sue Moorehead Richmond Louise Roark Mickey Hinek Rosenberg Beverly Friend Sugarland Brunson Theater Mickey, Hinel Marian Jane Merritt Anna Ruth van Jack Heally KNUZ Robert Hammitt University of Houston Music Department Mary Beth McDonald Houston

Michigan State star Billy Wells wins interfraternity diving title

Good both ways East Lansing Michigan reports Billy Wells a sophomore right halfback on Michigan State's unbeaten 1951 football team switched to diving with ease and won the interfraternity dive in his first attempt. The piece also notes historical French Italian dances with kissing.

Mich Billy Wells Michigan State

C-46 Crash Shea Kills Four Crem

A mangled report from Tokyo notes a C-46 transport crash near Mount Aso on Wednesday. Four crew members are confirmed dead in the wreckage.

Shea Tokyo Mount Aso

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