Highlands 1st Baptist Church to Dedicate New Building Sunday
Rosalie Myers notes Highlands First Baptist Church near artis County will dedicate a new $128,000 building at 4 PM Sunday. Rev. C Kuester will preach The Eternal Christ. Ground breaking 1948, over 95 percent labor by male members. Debt-free with 900-seat auditorium, belfry bell, public address system, and oak furnishings.
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Highlands 1St Baptist Church
Rosalie Myers
C. Kuester
Eternal Christ
A. Toombs
Toombs
W. C. Flippo
Flipyo
Mbighlands
Leer Sliced From Budget ouncil Still Has Long Way To Go
Banes City Council trimmed $26,665 from department requests leaving a $56,235.28 shortfall to reach a $484,722 budget for the coming fiscal year. A Friday hearing will continue the review as 52 of 75 items remain to be discussed, with salaries excluded. Cuts hit the Police Chief A H Lintlemans department and the sewage department, plus other areas, as the council eyes tighter spending. The San Jacinto Memorial Hospital Board seeks $10,000 more from city funding alongside county support.
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Yi SO Banes
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Mixed Drinks Back In Bottle Awaiting State Ruling
A Baytown story notes the Marine Club on Main Street may reopen if state officials recognize certain clubs as legitimate. The piece outlines how clubs operate by selling access to liquor rather than liquor itself, avoiding required permits, and mentions Houston venues facing similar interpretations. It highlights the legal ambiguity and potential revival of the Marine Club if approved.
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Liquor Central Board
Attorney General’s Office
Marine Club
Liquor Contré Board
Liquor Control Board
Freeport High Band Parade Through Baytown Tonight
The Freeport High School Band plans a 7:30 PM parade on Texas Avenue in Baytown to publicize the National AA women’s track and field meet at Hopper Field in Freeport from August 25 to 28. The four-block march ends with a short street show on Texan.
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Freeport High School
Texas Avenue
Hopper Feld
Free
Texan
Mystery Smog Mystery Lingers Over West Town
City Manager C D Middleton announced the mystery smog that blanketed hundreds of homes yesterday remains unresolved. Chemists from Humble and Du Pont collected samples, but no report has been received. Dr S S Shaffer at Baytown Refinery was unavailable for comment.
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Westtown
C. D. Middleton
Humble
DuPont
S. S. Shaffer
Baytown
Cecil Phillips
Harrop
Waschr
Tate
New York
Houston
Humble ‘Company
Heart Attack Fatal For Baytown Man Bill Millican
W C Bill Millican 20 year old Baytown resident died in Detroit after recurring heart attacks at Briggs Stadium during a Detroit Chicago game. He had traveled with Floyd R Higginbotham linked to Higginbotham Motor Company. Millican formerly worked at Humble Oil and Refining and Texas Sugar Refining, lived at 2120 New Jersey, and had been active in Harris County elections. Funeral plans await word from Higginbotham and more details.
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W. C
Bill) Millican
Baytown
Detroit
Millican
Floyd R. Higginbotham
Higginbotham Motor Company
Briggs Stadium
Higginbotham
Monroe
Louisiana
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Elistitte
Harris Cousity
Democrat Committee
Council May Pick Corporation Judge At Meeting Tonight
City Council convenes at 7 30 p m to name a Corporation Court Judge amid nine applicants including Barbee Carter Jr Compion Conway Franklin Gardner Hale McCullough and Murray A potential city employee J T Peacock may be chosen if selected Also up for action two South Baytown oil well drilling permits from Glasscock Drilling and John Ellis property and a new Equalization Board member to replace F D Murdoch An ordinance for a blanket casement to Humble O2 and Refining Company across Market and Decker Drive awaits final approval at tonight s meeting
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Jack Barbee
M. M. Carter, Jr
Eugene Compion
George L Conway
Claud Franklin
William E. Gardner
Claud C. Hale
O.S. McCullough
Tom J. Mu
South Baytown
Amelia Street
Glasscock Drilling Company
John Ellis
Equalization Board
B. A. Stewart
F. D. Murdoch
Carter HL Miller
Cathriner
Humble O2 and Refining Company
Market and Decker Drive
Concil
Baytown jeweler nets 24 inch speckled trout
Baytown jeweler Dr. Robert E. Robson caught a 24 inch speckled trout at Fisher Reef this morning. The weigh station was delayed by a broken mobile unit in Houston, but Robson’s prize catch was confirmed as a standout moment in his fishing career.
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R. Robson
Baytown
Fisher Reef
Robson
Robert E. Robson
Houston
Clash Of Armor Aids Marines At Naktong Bridgehead
U S Marines and the 24th Infantry Division pressed a major assault on the Naktong River bridgehead in Korea. Marine tanks clashed with three North Korean tanks while infantry aimed to seize a 1000 foot hill and advance northwest. Casualty figures cited include hundreds of Communist troops on the first day of the offensive.
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Robert C. Miller
Naktong River
Korea
Naktong
1St. Marine Brigade
24Th Infantry
Adle
Sopie & White
24Th Division
Ardis Gs
Florida Prepares For Severe Hurricane Onslaught
A massive hurricane moved toward South Florida from the Atlantic. Warnings were issued for the Bahamas and Florida stood on standby as forecasters said the storm center was about 480 miles east of Miami, moving west at roughly 10 mph with top winds near 149 mph. The center would reach the northern Bahamas in about 20 to 24 hours if unchanged, prompting full emergency precautions for Bahamas and Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Florida
Gold Coast
Bahamas
Florida Peninsula
Grady Norton
First Korean War Criminal Captured in Korea
The first Communist war criminal of the Korean War was captured by US forces near Taegu. A North Korean lieutenant allegedly ordered the killing of 26 American POWs during Hill 303. Survivors testified. the captive was sent to 8th Army HQ for handling. Several survivors described brutal actions by North Korean troops during the battle and subsequent mass killing.
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Taegu
1St Cavalry Division
8Th Army
1St Cavalry
Thh
Aerial Rockets Hit Red Korean Tanks Highlight New Weapon
A Tokyo report states a new aerial rocket developed for the Korean War shows devastating results against Red tanks. A spokesman for General Douglas MacArthur said the steel tank-buster is nearly hand-made and ready for use.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Ss.ran
Yanks Retake Hill 303 in intense Korea action
American infantry regain Hill 303 after another bloody battle near Waegwan, with 1st Cavalry Division fighting through mud and rice paddies to hold the peak against relentless North Korean assaults. Reports say about 100 enemy troops were killed or driven back, with battalion casualties heavy and calls for more UN troops.
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1St Cavalry
Moon
Naktong 7
Waegwan
United Nations
Run Off In Home Stretch Ramsey Brooks In Hottest State Race
United Press reports Texas lieutenant governor runoff race narrows to final stretch with nine days to vote. Candidate Ramsey, hospitalized in Austin for gastritis, appeals to women voters urging turnout and influence on good government. Opponent Brooks, a Dallas insurer, broadcasts platform promising rural roads telephones for farmers higher teacher pay and opposes sales tax while touting business experience.
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United Press
Texas
Ben Ramsey
Austin
Ramsey
Pierce Brooks
Corpus Christi
Brooks
Dallas Insurance
Stewilde
Strike Threat Looms Across Labor Scene
Unized Press reports CIO longshoremen threaten a West Coast strike to preserve their hiring hall system while railroad yardmen prepare to walk out in three Midwestern cities. A federal mediator notes progress toward settling the Packard strike in Detroit as Tennessee Meal, Tron and Railroad operations halt in Birmingham Alabama under United Steelworkers picketing at all installations of the Comparison subsidiary hiring Hall system.
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Packard
Detroit
Tennessee Meal, Tron
St Birmingham
Alabama
United Steelworkers of
CSO
South Korean Troops Reeling Back After Assault
Bulletin from US 8th Army reports North Korean forces about 36,000 strong struck within 20 miles of Taegu, driving South Korean troops back two to three miles along a 15 mile front. General MacArthur’s headquarters say the setback does not signal a break and indicate ongoing heavy artillery and air support.
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Tokyo
U.P
Taegu
Douglas- MacArthur
Air Force
MacArthur Urges UN to Ground Forces in Korea Quickly
Late bulletin reports General Douglas MacArthur urging United Nations members to form ground forces for Korea without delay to bring the conflict to a swift successful conclusion. President Truman seeks heavy cuts in federal highway aid previously approved by the House. The administration’s universal military training bill is introduced in the Senate but unlikely to pass this session. A federal grand jury indicts Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and a former Soviet vice counsel on espionage conspiracy charges in New York.
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Truman
Senate
House
Rosenberg
New York
Eee Rosenberg
Ethel
Estimates Slashed On Trinity Projects
Fort Worth report notes the Corps of Engineers District Office announcing reduced estimates for Trinity River projects. Details indicate scaled-back funding and altered timelines affecting infrastructure and navigation improvements along the river.
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Trinity
Fort Worth
Corps of Engineers
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