Ed Trucks Roll to Front in Heat Wave Tragedy
A deadly heat wave grips the town as temperatures reach 103 degrees. Davis, a 26 year old man from Geit Coast Motor F, was rushed to Baytown after fainting in front of his home. Initial diagnosis cited stroke, with officials probing other causes as the mercury peaked at 102 and then climbed to 103 before easing. Residents sought relief with water as city officials warned supply would hold, while Foreman cautioned about lingering danger.
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Davis
Geit Coast Motor F
Baytown v
East Fayle
Baytown Officials Prepare Budget Talks and Voting Info
City manager C. D. Middleton and city officials visited the OFS Houston for amendments and voting details. Elections to determine budgets and amendments are discussed with five offices to provide information at Baytown on the scheduled dates.
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Knese
C. D. Middleton
Lewis
OFS
Houston
Fragmented notes from a rural page during a heat wave
A jumbled OCR fragment mentions a severe time at a home, public inquiries, a doctor named Lunsford, Myiar checks, Spring fed pools at New Braunfels, and a mix of local names such as Sunn and Mittie Hines. It references heat, recovery, and miscellaneous personal notes with uncertain events.
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Urs
New Braunfels
Enderti
Jimmy Mor Pthomme
Dub
Sunn
Mittie Hines
Charles Cale
UN commanders demand cease-fire line or battle front in Korea
In Korea near Kaesong UN generals Ridgway and Van Fleet said the 38th parallel line demanded by the Communists is indefensible. They warned the Reds to accept a cease-fire based on the existing front or prepare to fight. The two leaders asserted UN forces will not retreat to the 38th Parallel and are ready to finish the war if needed.
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Kaesong
Korea
United_ Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
Smass
Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Highth
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Syro UN
Dead- Rock
Caiéf
Ven Freet
38Th Parallel
Riot at Utah prison spurs patrol deployment
Utah Highway Patrol dispatched all available cars to Point of the Mountain state prison after a second recent riot. No details were released beyond confirmation of trouble. McGee sanity trial ordered by Court of Criminal Appeals for convicted murderer Richard W. McGee who killed Lubbock grocer R. Allston on July 7, 1949 and faced a September execution date.
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Salt Lake -City
Iup
Utah Highway Patrol
Point-of the-Mountain
Polio Vaccine Experiment Continues in Chicago
Volunteers lined up for a second inoculation in a mass experiment to test whether anti rabies shots can ward off polio. Chicago doctors warned of possible paralysis or death, yet 469 volunteers proceeded as study leader Herbert Hipps of Waco notes near immunity to infantile paralysis.
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Frost
Chicago
Herbert F. Hipps
Waco
Will Ger
Cor
Boy Visiting Baytown Is Polio Victim
Five year old Channelview boy living with relatives in Baytown area for three weeks is in Houston at Jefferson Davis Hospital with polio. He was admitted to the polio ward from a Baytown hospital after arriving from Masser Temple Road and Airhart Drive where his mother was hospitalized three weeks ago.
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Channelview
Baytown
Houston
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Senneth Bay Scroggins
Virgil S Scroggins
Masser
Temp ‘Road
Airhart Drive
Soviet Plots Trouble At Jap Peace Parley
Washington warned that Russia will try to split the United States and Asian nations over the Japanese peace conference. Moscow plans to argue for changes to appeal to Asians and portray a white man’s peace, while officials expect little change to the treaty. The conference in San Francisco opens September 4 with a Soviet delegation ready to challenge US proposals.
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Washington
U2h
Russia
Far East
Kremlin
United States
San Francisco
Japan
India
Indonesia
Pacific
Britain
Dallas Heat Strike Ends as Operators Return to Hot Buildings
About 700 demonstrators from Southwestern Bell Telephone and plant workers halted most services in Dallas for air conditioning protests. Union officials say the walkout was unauthorized and framed as a demonstration, with roughly 460 long distance operators and 20 plant workers returning to work as managers decline to commit to cooling upgrades. Emergency long distance service remained in effect while information services were halted.
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Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Tam
Dallas Exchange
A. & Bowles
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Hasket
Bowles
T.E. Webb
CWA
T. BS. Helly
Southwestern’ Bell Division
Officials Rip Experiment US State Health Men Call It Silly
United Press report shows State Health Officer George W. Cox and a US Public Health Service official blasting a plan to use anti rabies shots as a polio guard. Cox refused to authorize. 469 volunteers lined up in Frost for a second inoculation amid sharp criticism from experts.
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United Press
George W. Cox
US Public Health Service
J. W. Oliphant
National Institute of Health
Cox
School Budget Hearing Set For Next Monday
Public hearings will be held next Monday night on the budgets for the public school system and Lee College. The proposed public school budget totals 31,963,862 with unappropriated balance 1,852. Lee College projects expenditures of 241,344 against available funds of 243,930. Tax plans include 31.25 public school tax and 15-cent Lee College tax with district valuations around 102 million.
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Lae College
George
Lee College
House Votes Reprisal In Oatis Case
The House voted to break off trade relations with Czechoslovakia until newspaperman William M. Otis is freed. A resolution deplored his Prague arrest and conviction, and an Armstrong amendment urged reprisal by halting commerce. Vote was 263 to 3 with Joan Wood the sole no vote.
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Washington
IUB
House
Czechoslovakia
William M. Otis
Oatis
Prague
O. K. Armstrong
Missouri
Congress
Joan T. Wood
R. Towa
Communists Probing Front as UN Reports Night Raids
Allied forces repelled multiple probing attacks along the Korean front with UN artillery suppressing bed positions. Far East Air Force reported enemy convoys moving south toward Kumson and Kumsong while night raids damaged numerous enemy vehicles.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Far East Air Force
Wonsan
Kumsong
Kumsons
Isore Ade
Inje
Kansong
Cehwal
Agai
Dem Bums Stage Music Depreciation Night at Ebbet Field
Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves in a game that included a chaotic protest dubbed Music Depreciation Night. About 2200 self styled musicians entered free to disrupt the event causing windows to shut across Ebets Field as Mayor Impellitteri and officials faced the uproar.
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New York
Igri
Sail Holtin
Brooklyn Dodger
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
Dodgers
Vincent Impellitteri
John Cashmore
Glee Civa
Monkeys On India's Back
US agricultural experts cite monkeys as a major factor in India's grain shortage. They destroy and eat crops, complicating aid efforts to boost India’s food supply amid sacred status for some monkeys.
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Washington
India
Highlanders Explore Study Abroad at Mexico City College
Two Highlands residents Edward Hart and Thomas Lile study at Mexico City College in the capital city’s cosmopolitan setting. They praise immersion in Spanish daily life and access to cultural events, while noting favorable exchange rates and the college’s role in fostering international understanding. Hart, UCLA graduate, and Lile, son of Earl and Mrs. Liles, bring diverse backgrounds to the liberal arts program.
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Mexico City College
Hart
Mexico
CIT
Y — Asp
Highlands
Edward Hart
Thomas Lile
Mexico City
Herschel Brickell
O. Henry
Liles
Earl H. Liles
South Magnolia
South Pacific
Japan
University of Houston
Erica
Cain
Death Ends Career Of William R Hearst Publisher
Beverly Hills Calif Up Witham Randolph Hearst longtime publisher and head of Hearst newspapers died at 89 at his home after a career spanning more than six decades. He chaired Hearst Corp and remained active as president and editor until illness. survived by widow Millicent and five sons. Born April 29 1863 in San Francisco he built a vast media empire and was among the nation’s wealthiest men. See Death-Page Two.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Randolph Hearst
Hearst-news
Baytown
Hearst Corporation
Richard B. Berlin
Millicent Wilson Hearst
New York
George
William Randolph, Jr
John
William Ebert
Randolph Apperson Hearst
Hearst
Fisher
The
George ‘Hearst
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Alaska
Mexico
California
Harward
Seattle Wreckage Search After Bombing Toll Soars
Firefighters sift the charred Trame apartment building in Seattle seeking victims after a B-30 bomber struck the three story 49 unit building. Death toll rises past twenty with twelve injured as crews plan to remove debris. Authorities caution about unaccounted tenants and uncertain totals. Coroner Bri Jr warns more bodies may be found.
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Seattle
Wash
John P. Bri, Jr
RB. B. Rogers
Baytown
Seattie
Fire Damages Rail Bridge At Highlands
Interurban service between Baytown and Houston halted briefly as a fire damaged about 36 feet of the 600 foot wooden trestle on the Missouri Pacific bridge over the San Jacinto River near Highlands. Firefighters from Highlands extinguished the blaze reported at 5 am with unclear cause.
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Baytown
Houston
Missouri Pacific
San Jacinto River
Highlands
Highlands Volunteer Fire Department
Baan
Arehlandend
Lands
Coe
Bridg
Navy hunts sinking ship in Gulf area
Coast Guard Cutter Triton searched the Gulf of Mexico about 70 miles southeast of Port Aransas for a sinking vessel Grace. The crew reportedly abandoned ship as the vessel sank rapidly after last contact around 10 p.m. yesterday.
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Gulf
Coast Guard
Triton
Gulf of Mexico
Port Aransas
Grace
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Gwenyth
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