Baytown Market Rated Stronger Than U.S. Average
A Sales Management survey ranks Baytown residents as earning and spending above national norms. The 1950 figure shows $3,5572 average income per family and $4,180 per family spending, with Baytown overall market rating at 125, about 25 percent above the national average.
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Baytown
United States
Canada
Own
West South Central States
Texas
South Central States
West Point Parents Demand Fair Trials Over Cheating Scandal
West Point cadet parents, led by Lt Col Harrison Travis, announce they will appeal to Defense Secretary Marshall for fair trials for cadets accused of cheating. They call for an unbiased civilian investigation into conditions at the academy, noting 50 cadets expelled and that most first-string football players were implicated in the long running scandal.
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West Point
Defense
George Marin
Harrison Travis
Travis
Parents’ Committee
Washington
Wastes
Bay School Board Meeting Set on Market Street
Notice lists an upcoming Bay School Board meeting with a presentation on current and planned improvement projects at the administration office on Market Street. Weather forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with southeast winds and a high around 75.
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Aba
Bay School Board
Fragmented town notes and scattered names in a garbled report
A damaged scatter of names places and events appears, mentioning Ammon s a ccfrea boswell Lang Dave Kenneth Baird Lee College Miles Sundation and Sampson in Texarkana a desert show jelly fish stings and a loaned item. The text is disjointed with many unreadable fragments and partial proper nouns.
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Ammons
Arry Boswell
Lang
Dave
Kenneth
Toi Wii
Texarkana
Sparch
Galwih
Ferardson
Vesit
Tompet
James Satter
Jon Fort Worth
Carrie Lou
Sun
the Sun
Buelah Mae Jack
City’s Final Take Is 1.40 From Parking Meters
City treasurer notes 1.50 in the treasury for unrendered services while coins were collected last week. Fifteen dimes were found and did not operate meters. Slugs found in the lake will operate meters. Total takings 731.74 from 24 729 coins for the week July 27 to August 2 across Mid Baytown 3575.51 West Baytown 12456 and South Baytown 31.47.
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mid-Baytown
West Baytown
South Baytown
Talks Still Suspended as Ridgway Holds UN Team in Tokyo
General Ridgway summons his UN cease fire negotiators to Tokyo for continued discussion on the suspended Korean armistice talks. Vice Admiral Turner Joy leads four American negotiators as Tokyo session signals little chance of resumption and debates focus on a possible truce line based on the front.
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Ridgway
U.N
Tokyo
Matthew EB. Ridgway
United Nations
Tokye Yesterd
Turner Joy
Kaesong
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Commiunists
38Th Parallel
South
North Korea
Bigsway
Ritain
France
Washington
Joy
Bartown
Korea
Record $56,000,000 Military Budget Urged
The House Appropriations Committee backed a record 56.6 billion dollar military budget for fiscal 1852 to fund about 3.57 million personnel and a vast hardware buildup. The report notes air power, ships, and tanks dominate spending while excluding Korea War costs and allied aid. The Air Force would receive roughly 49.8 billion, the Army about 320 million, and the Navy 15.35 billion, with remaining funds for defense offices and national security bodies.
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Washington
House’ Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
House
George H. Mahon
Texas
America
Appropriations Group
Secretary of Defense
National Security Resources Board
Waional Security Council
His Rocking Horse Ran Away
Little Brad Wooten vanished in Wynnewood after a brief town outing. His mother Mrs. Wooten reported Brad missing then found him safe with a Carnation milkman who returned him after bribing him with a Coke. The milkman had disappeared by the time she arrived home, and Mrs. Wooten praised his help despite the scare.
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Brad- Wooten
W. Wooten
Briarwood
Brad
Ex-Baytown Man Bernie Fontenot Dies in Car Wreck
Funeral arrangements were made for Bernie Fontenot a former Baytown man killed in a March early morning automobile accident near the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot. Fontenot 25 had been living in Cloverleaf and was said to have deserted from Camp Hood since June. Survivors include his widow and four year old son of Fort Worth, his parents Mr and Mrs T F Fontenot two brothers and two sisters of Baytown.
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Baytown
Fontenot
Cloverleaf
Market Street
San Jacinto
Lee
Carleton
Galena Park
Fontenot Asa
Howard Funeral Home
Greens Bayou
Camp Hood
Atc- Seat
Fork Worth
T. F. Fontenot
Free-For-All Tavern Battle Ends With Man Wounded
Witnesses describe a chaotic tavern brawl at North Commerce where stools flew and a man was critically wounded. Truman Hester, 20, an oil field worker, is near death from abdominal and hand wounds in a Houston hospital. Joe Atkins, 29, former Baytown resident, is free on assault murder charges after admitting the shooting, saying it was accidental. Mrs. Jackie Montgomery and Miss Ruth Crabtree, both waitresses, said Hester and his wife entered Jones Tavern to drink and argue, then violence erupted.
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North Commerce
Truman
Hester
Houston
Joe Atkins
Baytown
Channelview
Jackie Montgomery
Ruth Crabtree
Jones Tavern
Atkins
Paul Anderson
Blonde Fan Mail Boosts Bond for Ex-Showgirl in Austin
Madele Frances vans, a former showgirl charged with impersonating a lieutenant, received a $5 bond contribution from a fan in Odessa. She waived examining trial, bond set at $200, and faces federal court unless she can raise funds. A man in Odessa offered her a job when she’s released, but his identity was not disclosed.
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Austin
Madele Frances Vans
Leutenant
Odessa
Strawberr
R. N. Sneed
Travis County
Ger Auerminer
Paul Bol
Holt
Hal
Shah Urges Calm as Iran Negotiations Begin Over Oil
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi appealed for calm during oil talks with Britain amid Tehran tensions. Five Sherman tanks were dispatched to Tehran to preserve order as Mossadegh seeks a compromise. British delegation led by Lord Stokes prepared to meet Iranian leaders. Majlis supports continuing talks despite demonstrations.
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Shah
Iran
Tehran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Britain
Privy Seal
Richard Stokes
Majlis Flower House
Mossadegh
Stoke
London
Stokes
Francis Shepherd
Tran
Mohammed Reza Pahleyi
Crackdown on OPS Rule Violators Across Nation
Washington reports a nation wide OPS crackdown on retailers who failed to file price charts for clothes furniture and household goods Investigators will pursue court action to enforce filing and ensure compliance The Capehart amendment allows ceiling prices to cover increased costs through July 26 and OPS studies its application The Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company of New York agreed to return 80000 in service charges collected from depositors across seven branches.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Edward P. Morgan
Justice Department
Homer E. Capehart
Indiana
Corn’ Exchange Bank Trust Company
New York
Louisiana Seaman Arrested in Theft At Crosby Lynchburg Rd Station
A Louisiana seaman is jailed on theft charges after more than $260 was taken Sunday afternoon from Hilliard's Service Station at Crosby Lynchburg Road and Highway 30. Employee Johnny Modisette lent a screwdriver, the thief left, later police noted missing cash, and patrols tracked the car to Zacinto City where the man was arrested.
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Louisiana
Hilliard
Crosby-Lynchburg Road
Highway 30
Johnny Modisette
Modisette
Task Register
State Highway ‘Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Jacinto City
Foggy Rains Limit Action On War Front
Rain and fog slowed Korean War operations with six patrol clashes on the central front near Kumsong. Allied patrols repelled several Communist probes while others targeted UN positions northeast of Kaesong and along the Jimjin River. Naval air and surface units shelled targets along the west coast, including near Haeju and Pyongyang, as Allied ships and pilots pressed operations.
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Korea
Kumsong
East Central
Moinsture
United Nations
Hwachon
H Kaesong
Koreangpo
Kaesong
Jimjin
Haejn
DA Investigator Finds No Shakedown Proof On Harris Constable
Harris County DA office exonerates Constable Jack Golden after 72 hours of inquiry. Investigator George Bell questioned 60 to 70 people and found no substantiation of a shakedown claim by a tavern operator. The woman alleged Golden pressured her to pay for operation, but Bell said she sought legal counsel and provided no evidence of payoffs or wrongdoing. Golden, who began last January, denied all charges as unfounded. The case was reviewed after District Attorney Sam Davis disclosed two weeks of investigation and affirmed no misconduct. Jacinto City and local officials are referenced in the report.
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Harris County District Attorney's Office
Jack Golden
George Bell
District Attorney’s Office
Market Street
Golden
Bell
Pices
Goldener
Sam W. Davis
Davis
Haceris County
Jacinto City
Frank B. Grah
Ney
Mae
Fox -m2
She - Golden
Berlin youths flood Western shops amid peace rally
Western Berlin saw thousands of youths swarm into the Western zone to gawk at goods in store windows. Police and American troops were alerted but the intrusion remained peaceful as 15,000 delegates visited glittering shops and 56 sought political asylum. In East Berlin, 500 600 youths including an American delegation marched and wreaths were laid at the Soviet War Memorial. East German Premier Pieck called for a Big Five peace settlement with Communist China.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Ss 5
United States
East Berlin
Wilhelm Pieckkliey
Participazion
China
Senate probes union security leak endangering defense
Senate Internal Security Committee reports Communist access to high level defense and diplomatic messages via the Telegraph Union and Western Union lines. Witnesses name seven officers as present or former Communists and urge swift federal action, including banning certification as bargaining agents and handing hearings to the Justice Department for perjury potential prosecutions.
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Telegraph Union
Senate
Washington
Congress
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Senate Internal Security Committee
New Yorke
ACA
Justice Department
Union
Prisoner May Serve Term In Hospital
A Baytown man jailed to serve a drunk fine may be sent to a hospital to complete the sentence. Police say a wrist injury was likely bandaged in jail, while witnesses describe him as lying on the floor all night and talking oddly. The chief will seek a health officer’s examination and hospital transfer if the physician recommends it.
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Baytown
A. J. Crowley
H. E. McKee
McKee
Boyle Says He Will Not Quit Demo Chairman
Democratic National Committee Chairman William M. Boyle Jr says he will not resign after a conference with President Truman. He denies involvement with an RFC loan linked to American Lithohefld Corp and says he will serve out his term, stating he has always conducted himself honorably.
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Boyle
Sshington
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Truman
St. Louis
American Lithefeld Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Jending
Tru-man
White House
Shyays
Two Women Escape From Oklahoma Prison
MESSESTER Oklahoma State Police issued a statewide alert for five women prisoners who escaped the state penitentiary last night. Two described as a little plumpy and a Willie dumpy were last seen heading toward their former homes. Ludy Whitlock 33 of Dallas and Hazel Blankenship 30 are among the fugitives.
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Messester
Okla
Oklahoma Highway -Patrol
Hve
Willie Dumpy
Ludy” Whitlock
Dallas
Hazel Blankenship
Miss Whitlock
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