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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
4
Two year old boy sustained a serious head bruise after stepping into the rear fender of a car driven by Jain F Heaslet rumored to be the driver Sunday afternoon. Witness S-Gomar told police he saw the accident and the driver paused but did not stop. Mrs Heaster said the family was visiting at 2516 West Main when the child walked into the street and was taken to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Alvin Whitehead, 36, died three hours after being pulled alive from a Greenville house fire. His wife and 5-year-old daughter Susanne were away staying with the mother during the illness, missing the blaze.
Rescue teams hunted the east face of Mt Whitney for 17 year old Christopher Reynolds heir to an 8 million dollar trust fund and torch singer Libby Holman while his companion Stephen Wasserman was carried down from a crevasse. Wasserman, 17, was located near the 12,600 foot level as climbers pursued the impossible ascent with fewer than six climbers.
Rear Admiral John H. Hoskins, commander of Task Force 77, said carrier planes scored their biggest single day of the war as 35 percent of North Korean supply lines were halted last week. The evacuation of the FP Ang Airfield, a key Allied base in Korea, was noted. MacArthur’s spokesman mentioned the Navy’s new tiny Tim rocket, 211.75 inches long, mounted under Corsair wings, with armor piercing warhead designed originally for ships.
Livestock prices at Fort Worth show slow slaughter of cattle with steers and heifers around 50 and up, beef cows weak, stockers active, calves steady. Beef cows mostly 14.00 to 20.50, some to 21.00, stocker steers 23.50 to 29.00, stocker cows 19.09 to 23.00, calves 18.00 to 28.50. Hogs steady with good and choice 190 to 265 lb at 23.25 to 23.50, 160 to 190 lb 21.50 to 23.00, sows 16.00 to 21.00, feeder pigs 20.00 down.
Channelview residents approved a bond issue under Water Improvement and Control District 21 by 284 to 119. The $825,000 plan funds sewer lines and a sewage treatment plant at $423,185, plus water lines, a water well, elevated tank and storage at $397,490. Additional funds cover a district office station and firefighting equipment.
The J. F. Hicker sons were back today from a trip to Canada. Their postcard from Detroit was due to beat them home only by a few hours.
Kelly of Morristown New Jersey notes planes overhead constantly as new flights replace others over front lines. Marine aviators claim to destroyed over 100 enemy vehicles and cleared mortar machine gun and artillery positions along with roadblocks. Flying Sergeant Hugh F Newell of Lawrenceville Illinois describes multiple dry runs and ground controller corrections to achieve precise targeting.
A 16 year old high school girl Ellen B Lang was killed late Saturday when struck by an automobile while standing at a stalled vehicle on Highway 160 one mile west of Jacksborg. Her sister Snow Harrison narrowly escaped injury leaping from the road. Harrison’s cat had run out of gasoline.
Houston recounts its polio toll as officials report 17 deaths in the city this year. The latest victim is five year old Shirley Y. Weedel, admitted Saturday night and dying within 24 hours from bulbar polio. The city has 108 polio cases so far this year, nearly three times the 1943 August total.
Connally of Texas accuses GOP members of Senate Foreign Relations Committee of politicizing policy criticism. Brien McMahon of the Atomic Energy Committee warns Russia pushes an atomic weapon and endangers troops in Korea and every civilian at home.
Funeral services for Collins will be held at 3 p m Tuesday at Blue Waters Cemetery near Livingston with Rev A H Manes officiating Burial will be under direction of Earthmans Survivors include wife Mrs Dean Collins two brothers Thomas D Collins of Cloverleaf Edward W Collins of Hull and four sisters Mrs J J Bromfield Mrs A M Osborne Mrs Ethel Williams and Mrs Lou Roberts Many details describe a car crash earlier that day injuring Wheeler and Norris in the San Jacinto River bottoms.
Sheriff deputies sought a slender youth who broke into a northside Houston home and attempted to abduct a 28 year old mother alone with her two children. She heard a screen torn from the back door and ran to call for help. The youth grabbed the telephone, knocked her down, and she defended herself with a chair before the assailant fled.
Roy Arnold reports a big fireworks show at the Decker Drive-In tomorrow with two displays and free balloons for children. The event runs at 8:30 pm, with Knox Lamb overseeing the display. Screenings include Julia Misbehaves starring Greer Garson and Slightly French with Dorothy Lamour.
G ambler Mickey Cohen of Los Angeles faces sheriff patrols as Clark County deputies monitor highways into southern Nevada to prevent his visit with bodyguard Johnny Stompanto. Cohen had been ordered out of Chicago and is said to be returning to Los Angeles.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a suspect tied to a $90,000 safe burglary at the American Nations Bank in Amarillo a year earlier. Deputy Sam Warfield said the man, 42, was taken in Houston on Amarillo Sheriff Paul Guthrie’s guidance after moving there seven months ago and purchasing a new home for 2,400. The suspect was extradited to Amarillo yesterday.
Otto Arndt, blinded in war, marries Margaret Schnener from Hamburg after a trans Atlantic phone proposal. He recalls meeting her as a child 30 years earlier before emigrating to Brenham Texas. Now en route to a formal ceremony, two stewardesses escort him to a taxi as his bride arrives.
Mrs. W. T. Travis suffered a broken leg when a porch swing fell on her as the chain support broke while she sat with her left foot under it. She was conveyed to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital by Paul Uv. Lee ambulance.
The Lucky Lady No. 2, an 8 B-59 Army Air Force bomber that recently circled the globe non stop, was badly damaged in a crash landing in the desert. A power failure on approach to Davis Monthan air force field left 11 crew injured minor injuries to bombardier First Lieutenant Theodore Hastings and cactus scratches as they escaped through a hatch.
A compact note traces how wedding cakes have been central to marriage celebrations across eras, highlighting evolving traditions and occasions that accompany the confection from early practices to modern ceremonies.
The American Meat Institute reports retail meat prices are easing. In Chicago, seen as typical, prices have fallen 2 to 12 percent from July peaks. The institute links the drop to seasonally higher supply and notes past high prices were caused by volatile buying amid strong demand.
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