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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1952

Page

2

Sick List Notes From Local Community Page

A partial transcription shows names such as Jessie Bart Mrs. Charles M M ton and Jessie L L McCan with indications of a sick list. Additional entries appear for Renee Barsalou and Alfred Johnson, alongside mentions of Mrs Utrh Wald Rebers Wayne Barcown, indicating a local community sickness or illness roster.

BAN Jacinto Diemorial Jessie Bart Charles Mm.ton Jessie LL McCan Leroy Besfinois Renee Barsalou San Alfred Johssionta Utrh Wald Rebers Wayne Barcown

Chambers School Fund Is Approved

A county clerk notes definite majority votes counted from twelve boxes as the Chambers School maintenance fund approval is confirmed. The official tally shows four thousand three hundred seventy five votes for and five hundred anniaone counter.

Chambers School Fund

28 Dead in Flaming Bus Crash Near Waco

A head on collision seven miles south of Waco on US 81 killed 28 people and injured many as two buses burned. Police and Civil Defense identified bodies at Compton Funeral Home while ambulances and Air Force Base units assisted. Passengers escaped via emergency exits amid a scene described as the worst the reporter had seen.

Daniels J. V. Gunterman Civil Defense le Brond Guntermann Compton Funeral Home Austin Gunterman Waco Marvin Gilliam

New Isotopes Fail to Aid AEC Chairman McMahon’s Cancer

Washington Aug 4 Dr Philip A Caulfield said radioactive isotopes could not help Connecticut Democrat Senator McMahon who died last Monday from cancer discovered in April. McMahon championed civilian control of atomic energy and was a key figure in the program. Despite hopes for gamma ray cancer treatment experts concluded energy could not offer a cure.

Michael J. Oc'neill Washington Brien Meighan Philip A. Caulfield McMahon Connecticut Democrat Caulfield New York Connecticut Congress Hiroshima Congressional Atomic Energy Committee

Livestock market report Fort Worth August 4th

USDA livestock update from Fort Worth notes 6000 cattle and 2100 calves with varied trends. Cows down about half a dollar, bulls weaker, stockers and feeders mostly without bids. Slaughter steers and yearlings 27 to 31, other grades down. feed cows 14.50 to 16.50, canners 14. hogs 1100 head, butchers up about 30 cents, sows 0 to 1 higher, choice 180 to 240 pounds about 23 to 23.25.

Fort Worth USDA

Ramsey Accuses May of Fighting Election Reforms

Harris County election fight centers on redistricting and voting machines. Ramsey accuses Commissioner Hugh May of opposing precinct redistricting and voting machine use, citing long lines and election troubles. May defends cost, proposing a bond election with public input. both parties back voting machines.

Hugh May W.V. Ramsey May Harris County Pe Ramsey Rurnoff H. A. May Ramsey Pemsey Highlands Baytown Galena Park Jacinto City Channelview Houston Democratic Executive Committee Commissioners Court

Thief With Poor Credit Rates Us For Cash Loot

Police hunted a man in Columbus after he entered a liquor store and asked for credit. When denied, he grabbed a cash box containing $20 and fled, highlighting an unusual crime tied to a bad credit rating.

Columbus Ohio Aus

Survivor recalls bus crash escape and flames

A survivor recounts waking to screams as two buses collided and trapped passengers. Fire consumed the vehicle with about 45 people aboard, many killed or severely burned. He helped a mother and child escape before more perished. He suffered a bruised leg and a badly cut knee.

Page One Ebentley Austin

Two Year Old Declares Stop To Smoking Birthday Feat

Newark report says James McLaughlin Jr aged two stopped smoking on his birthday. He gave up six cigarettes and a cigar daily after an Army uncle in Korea urged him to read a dispatch about the world’s youngest smoker. The uncle sent a bright red jacket as a reward.

Newark James McLaughlin Jr McLaughlin Korea Jimmy Dispatch The Bay

No Hitching For Hiking Navy Ban For Marines

The Ninth Naval District announced hitchhiking is unmilitary and prohibited for Navy and Marine Corps personnel, ending informal rides and demanding alternative transport. This ruling applies across the district as of August 4.

Marine Corps Ciicago Navy Ninth Naval District

Stock Quote Roundup From Baytown Sun Ledger

A dense list of tickers and company names appears with no clear narrative, noting sale statuses for several firms such as AT and T and Anaconda Copper. The compiled items include American Repub, Celanese, Chrysler, Crystal Oil, Eastman Kodak, Gulf Oil, Humble Oil, Interlake Iron, Texaco, Texas Co, Sinclair Oil, U.S. Steel, and Woodley Pet among others with price movements or status cues like up 6 points or no sale.

Calvan OU Veveee T Calumet Hee Canada Sa Oil Eastman Kodak Eeeree E Paso Natural Gas Fairchild Eng Freeport Sulph Gen Electric Gen Motors Gen Tire and Rub Seesseee Gillette Sef Co Cece Sense Goodyear Greyhound Bus Gulf Oil Gulf Star Util Houston Oi Ohio Packard Motors Pancoastal Oil Panhandle P and R Penney's Inc Phillips Pet Pure Richfield Repab Steel St. Regis Paper Sinclair Oil Socony-Vae Sou Pacif Sten Oil Calif Stan Oil Ind Stan O N. J Sun Sunray Texas Co Texas Gulf Tex Gulf Veeeto Sale Union Calif ‘U.S. Steel Woodley Pet

Aged Bottle Of Beer Is Museum Piece

Nevada state museum officials weighed how to classify a 61-year-old bottle of beer donated by Reno resident Mrs. R. H. Cowles. Her husband reportedly carried the bottle on a July 5 1887 fishing trip and brought it back untouched, prompting the decision to consider it for display.

United Press Carson City Nevada State Museum Reno R. H. Cowles

Fireman Describes Scene Of Horror Disaster

A veteran fireman recounts a deadly collision between two buses near Waco. Ambulances rushed to the blaze as firefighters pulled bodies from wreckage, noting extensive fire damage and small, unidentifiable remains.

Fireman

U S Pays Six Billion Annually In Interest

Washington reports the United States will pay over 6 billion dollars in interest this year on a national debt near 263 billion. For the year ended June 30 the cost neared 5.9 billion with rates rising across government and private borrowing.

U.S Richard E. Mooney Washington U.S. Treasury The Treasury Ohio Turnpike Authority

Wage Stabilization Board taps Harvard professor as chief

Washington August 2 1948 Archibald Cox takes the Wage Stabilization Board post facing a hard task to hold the wage line amid steel strikes and reduced board powers. Cox 40 year old Harvard law professor vows to use the board as an inflation fighting tool while managing family time and a long career in government and academia.

Washington Wage Stabilization Board Archibald Cox Congress Cox Harvard Powershorn Board Nathan P. Feinsinger Hrookeville Labor Department State Justice Departments Massachusetts New England

Weather forecast predicts hotter than normal August

The weather bureau projects relief for drought areas in August with rainfall near normal overall. Sub normal rain is forecast for the Great Plains West Gulf States and Rocky Mountains while a belt from Arizona to Oregon will receive substantial showers. Temperatures are expected to run above normal in the western half of the nation and Deep South with cooler than normal in the Great Lakes and North Atlantic states.

Cton Weather Bureau Great Plains West Gulf States Rocky Mountains Arizona Oregon Great Lakes Teflon North Atlantic States

Waldrops Welcome Son At San Jacinto Memorial

Mr. and Mrs. Utah Waldrop of 1408 Ash announce the birth of a son on Sunday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. The newborn adds joy to the household, with the family naming the infant Glen as the celebration closes.

Waldrop Utah Waldrop Ash San Jacinto Memsrie Habnital

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