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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1950

Page

2

Memorial Hospital approves Red Cross office use plan

Memorial Hospital trustees met with vice president Thomas W. Moore presiding to approve offering hospital facilities for Red Cross office use in Houston. Miss Louise Wilkenson reported the space request and Charity Stone was named superintendent of nurses replacing Rosanna Donnelly. Board also approved attendance at the American Hospital Association meeting in Atlantic City and reviewed seven month financials showing a net loss after depreciation of 11 266 43.

San Jacinto Memorial Hospital American Red Cross Board of Trustees Thomas W. Moore Robert Matherne Gordon Li Bryan Stratton Louise Wilkenson Red Cross Houston Moore Bliss Wilkenson Charity Stone Rosanna Donnelly Beard Miss Wilkenson American Hospital Association Atlantic City Financis

Grand Jury Calls 2 Witnesses in Police Inquiry

A Houston special grand jury investigates alleged bribes within the police department. Witnesses summoned include Inspector W. Hak Simysex and Sergeant Divine, who were fired last week over bribery claims tied to a drive-in club operator who accused officers of extortion. The case highlights corruption allegations within local law enforcement.

Houston ME Simpson Divine Houston Police Department W. P. Hak Simysex Clarice Gears Sargeent’s

Tuesday Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Later News

Persistent listings show a dense Tuesday night line up with multiple shows across stations, including War News segments, the Pearl Beer program, and music blocks featuring Rey Biack and Jax Beer. Morning to night programming continues with Reveille, Farm News, and Night Watch, plus sports and stock quotes interleaved.

Peert Beer David Rose Rosis Morgen Manser Love Star Beer Rey Biack Rastown Sa2 Hariem Jax Beer Pearl Beer Sem Hoover Leytown Automotive News Adusic America LaPorte Bour Hema Dial Baytown Jex Beer Bob Eberly Songs of Our Times Orah Star Time Sese Teresa Theatres Culpeppersals Sop Dodgers New York Tex Beer Grey Eater la Porte

Rain Checks Abound In Washington Centenary Play

Outdoor drama Life of George Washington faces weather risks with rain checks for incomplete acts. The cast includes amateurs and pros due to funding constraints. Paul Green ties research from Library of Congress and major cities to the production staged at Rock Creek Park amid attendance concerns.

Harman W Sam Paul Green George Washington Broadway Washington Vale Green Continental Congress

Out Of Town Guests Attend Jaycee Affair

Ten representatives from three clubs visited Baytown for a Fresport Lake Jackson and West Columbia Night inter club relations meeting. Members from Freeport Jaycees included Thed S. Fennema noted as first Freeport visitors. guests sang, ate hot dogs, and toured the Quack Shack at the Baytown Senior Chamber of Commerce.

Jaycees Baytown Fresport Lake Jackson West Columbia Sted Schneider Louis Hernandez Pat Fuller Leroy Miller Sam Pessara LD. Deere Bill Killogh Bil Stemner Robert Strickler L H E. Warren Freeport Thed S. Fennema Freeport Tzycees Ewell Clarke Leonard Braswell Knox Beavers

Elementary School System Revised in Bay Town

The Bay Town system revises elementary operations with Superintendent George H. Gentry leading the plan. J. M. Stuart as curriculum coordinator backs the effort, aiming for tighter instructional supervision amid widespread schools and rising enrollment. Principals earn 5280 annually in the district.

Page Indiana State Teachers College University of Houston Baytown George H. Gentry J. M. Stuart Gentry

Livestock market close in Fort Worth report

Livestock prices in Fort Worth show steers and heifers mostly steady after Monday's slip, cows active, bulls and stockers unchanged. Slaughter steers and heifers 23.00 to 50.00, beef cows 19.00 to 20.50, stockers 23.00 to 28.00, hogs up with butcher hogs 25 to 50 higher, sows steady, feeder pigs weak, weights noted across cattle hogs and sows.

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Kelley Infant Funeral Today in Houston Area

Kelley infant Randel James Freeman Kelley seven days old son of Mr and Mrs Waldo Luther Kelley Jr of 606 East Adone died in a Boston hospital at 1 pm Monday Survived by parents two brothers Robert Luther and Richard Perry grandparents Mrs E F Cannon Houston Texas Sam Weever Tomball and Waldo L Yelley Sr Little York Funeral 4 pm today at Second Baptist Church Rev O D Henley officiating burial Full of Rest Cemetery Paul U Lee Funeral Home

Randel James Freeman Kelley Waldo Luther Kelley, Jr East Adone Bouston Suvivors Robert Luther Richard Perry E. F. Cannon Houston Mia Sam Weever Tomball Waldo L. Yelley Little Yorke Second Baptist Church Rev O. D. Henley Paul U. Lee

School budget approved with minimal protest and changes

Baytown trustees approved the district budget with 5 cents for bonded debt and agreed to host a faculty luncheon at the new high school cafeteria costing about 250 dollars. Veterans may receive war service credit on the Gilmer Aikin scale, affecting seven or eight teachers. custodians got small raises. stadium rear end stands will be raised at Memorial Stadium to improve safety. Kellogg was absent.

Nen High School Gilmer-Aikin Baytown Baytown Education Association Minox George E. Gentry Memorial Stadium Kellogg

Gray Files Protest On Scoal Lease

Superintendent George Gentry told the school board they had not lost confidence in them as a protest from the Grey interests delayed lease approval. State Commissioner J W Edgar said the protest telegram from E W Bruce Bayroom attorney required a petition by August 15 to justify the objections. The commissioner would approve the Reed lease once substantive protest reasons were presented.

Fellowzs George Gentry J. W. Edgar E. W. Bruce Baytoom Grey Pactieviers Hlégar Grey Interests Gentry

Soil erosion blamed on farming patterns and weather

A concise note attributes soil erosion to farmers leaving fields fallow amid weather conditions. The reference appears in a Mills photograph caption from the Times-Ca source, noting copyright by the respective year.

Harris County Tax Rate Cut and Court Actions

Stock quotes packed court news from Harris County as 15 cases await trial before a new judge. City attorney George Chandler says trials proceed with guilty or not guilty pleas until a judge is appointed. Also, nurses' administrative seminar at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital, and notes on 1950 Harris County tax rate set at 1.29 per 100 and a higher county revenue forecast.

Harris County Corporation Court George Chandler Nish Chandler San Jacinto Memorial Sospitel Houston Commissioner’s Court Tax Research Association HL. Weshburn Gerers Road Annd Bridge Bayland Home Fund

Mixed religious beliefs among Koreans and US farm decline

The average Korean excluding the half million Christians believes in a blend of spirit worship or animism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. The farm population of the United States fell by about 10 percent in the last decade while non-farm population rose roughly 20 percent.

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