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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1952
Page
1
A partial UPI text recalls a Marine recalling bunkers and shells in a grim, exhausted scene. The fragment hints at a nightmarish combat moment with a bearded Marine and a shaken comrade, amid reference to Bunker Hill and a shell strike.
U S Marines fend off a renewed Chinese attack on Hill Bunker Hill five miles east of the truce line in Korea. American forces fought back with heavy artillery and air strikes, breaking up the attack after hours of combat.
The La Porte suit against Porte To Called Off or brought by Humble Refining Co faces delays as private owners receive notices. Edward J. Cade reports written amendments, aiming to drop certain claims while La Porte's industrial rights near the city are debated. The council ordinance and mayoral stance create continuance prospects amid court guidance.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Peggy Haskell and a University of Texas ties, an Ed Eng Physical Education role, a meeting of committees for an American Institute research group, and a La ke Council EUL meeting scheduled for Wednesday at the City with unclear details.
Fragmented text mentions a check up, absences, a Dallas reference, and various personal names. It reads like scattered notes on people, trips, sound systems, a football moment, and family chatter, with no clear single event or complete facts.
Senate investigators charged that Communists lured thousands of American youths into Red organizations to teach them how to destroy their government. A Senate task force described how the Communist youth movement operated during and after World War II through the Young Communist League and American Youth for Democracy, which dissolved in 1948 to form two allied groups.
Cairo August 13 five persons were killed and 33 injured in riots and arson at the Kafr el Dawar cotton mills near Alexandria. Army coup aftermath prompted emergency rule as 5,000 workers clashed with police, soldiers, and rioters. fire destroyed the mill area with damage about 1.148 million dollars.
Nudists of America meet at the 71st annual convention in Sunshine Park Glade New Jersey confronting a leadership crisis. A court panel will supervise officer ballots as factions led by Isley Boone and Norval Packwood clash over states and control. The big vote and an open bare debate are planned for Thursday amid a history of schism and rival factions.
Mount Pleasant witnesses a GOP meeting backing Robert Hoague of Linden for the First Congressional District seat, marking the first Republican challenge to Rep. Wright Patman in 12 years. The briefing also covers a stockyard fire in Soplin Missouri, a new Fort Worth Dal las freeway plan, a Brazil airliner crash near Goiania with 24 dead, a prison breakout in Claremore Oklahoma, and OPS dissolution in Houston due to budget cuts.
The Sun invites Baytown readers to write a short letter describing a good neighbor in the Baytown trade area. The best entry will win $25 in cash and be introduced to readers during September's Get Acquainted Week. Second and third prizes are $15 and $10 respectively. deadline is September 3.
Springfield Aug. 13 Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon charged that Adlai Stevenson is a “bosses’ candidate” allied with Truman and CIO leaders. He accused Stevenson of seeking federal aid for campaign uses and demanded a clear stance on Acheson policy Brannan farm plan and tidelands seizure. Nixon appealed to the public to hear where he differs with Truman ADA programs. Weather Baytown shows showers and warm temps with a 73 low and 95 high.
Arkansas Governor race shock as Francis Cherry defeats Gov. Sid McMath by nearly two to one in the Democratic primary runoff. Cherry capitalized on a radio talkathon campaign and earned strong Senate backing against Truman endorsement. McMath’s defeat follows another Truman-backed loss in Missouri. The result signals Arkansas’s likely election. sources note McMath and Cherry issued victory statements Tuesday night.
Dwight D. Eisenhower launched a sharp attack on Democrats and the Truman administration in a broadside statement from Denver. The move followed Adlai Stevenson’s visit to Washington and talks with President Truman and other officials, underscoring the GOP nominee's hardening stance ahead of the election.
Forecasters say Texas will likely set new high temperature records as heat intensifies across the state. A front briefly cooled the Panhandle and South Plains with heavy rains, but the core heat returned, spurring 100 degree days and leading Dallas to an 11th straight day above 100. A tornado near Graham caused $25,000 damage at Graham airport, destroying planes and hangars. Highs across several cities reached into the low to mid 100s including Presidio 106, Fort Worth 103, Dallas 102, Laredo 101, with multiple spots reporting 102 to 106 degrees.
Floyd becomes chair of the Baytown Cooperative Air Pollution committee succeeding ill A G Foyle. New officers include vice chair Boyd W N Hill and secretary treasurer Mrs Bate Badgley. Attorney Flukinger cites general nuisance laws and argues injunctions risk public harm and bonding bias in enforcement.
Washington August 13. High Truman officials clash on rising prices. Arnall warned food prices may rise, Brannan says drought impact is limited. Sawyer counters Arnall and signals internal disagreements within the administration over price stabilization.
A Baytown man Jim Rodriguez Martinez was jailed for disturbing the peace after witnesses testified he pulled an eight inch knife on his sister and her groom Otis C. Roberson and Mary Rodrigues Martinez during a wedding trip attempt. The couple wed Thursday in Liberty.
Ramsey to formally open his runoff campaign with a 5 p.m. Wednesday dinner at Kopper Kettie on Harrisburg boulevard hosted by campaign workers. C L Dacus and WJ Philpot of Jacinto City and Galena Park organize the event and back Ramsey. He plans a 3 p.m. Friday appearance in East Houston with a string band, with all candidates invited to speak from their platforms.
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