17 Aug 1951
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1951
Page
1
The Weather Bureau notes a storm system approaching Jamaica and the West Indies with increasing intensity. Reports place the disturbance about 790 miles from Weston, with winds described as ragged and unsettled as it advances.
Pred Hartman, editor and publisher of The Baytown Sun, is on a 16 year first vacation from duties. He and his family are in the Caribbean as a hurricane swirls offshore, with the Weather Bureau now issuing official advisories for the region. Winds up to 100 mph affect small quadrants near the center as the storm nears.
Fragmentary notes spell a restless scene with locals like Foot, Pickie, Braswell, and Blowe amid scattered references to Chicago, Dallas, and a Sun paper. The jumbled lines hint at visits, purchases, and a puzzling report about a prowler, with residents debating news and shifting connections as autumn nears.
A weekly roundup reports United Nations cease-fire talks in Korea making cautious progress through a four-member subcommittee. Western anti-Communist groups send over 5,000 balloons into Czechoslovakia with hope messages and broadcasts. Iraqi oil deal with Western firms secures a 50-50 profit split and 30 million tons annual output. Bad news includes stalled Anglo-Iranian talks over oil control, Russia’s invitation to the San Francisco conference stirring fears of a Chinese inclusion, and German Communists urging strikes to hinder West Germany’s rearmament.
A group of craps players were led to jail after sheriff deputies found more men in a game than could be hauled in. The 15 men paid fines in a justice of the peace court for shooting dice and were taken to jail in their own cars.
Dr Perry Hewitt, a Muskogee brain specialist earning about 40 000 dollars yearly, faces first degree manslaughter charges for allegedly drunkenly injecting intracaine into Mrs Aliene Shuler and attempting to revive her with gin. The 38 year old patient died after failing to regain consciousness. Hewitt was arraigned and is to appear for a preliminary hearing.
The annual Boy Scout Pageant will center on Citizenship. Co chairs H F Goss and M Hass announced with W C Jackson assisting. Event on October 30 under East Harris Boy Scout sponsorship at the Baytown Community House. committees and program directors named including E J Doize T L Satterwhite John BicClintock George C Adams Frank Kelly and others with duties in publicity arrangements electricity safety tickets arena direction and commentary. counselors to be named later.
Washington DC Michael V DiSalle announced a beef price enforcement push after signs of a black market for cattle. He will deploy OPS teams and meat experts to inspect plants slaughtering abnormal volumes and will act against violators. He seeks to extend ceiling prices to sellers and extend per steer ceilings to all buyers.
A Texan writes to the University of Texas seeking books on love and how to overcome it. Librarians respond with reading material on love and encourage the writer to craft his own approach. The exchange highlights springtime romance themes and self-help efforts.
City council members completed three budget sessions trimming 39,742 from next year’s city expenditures. The meetings reviewed items including Waste Collection, Water, and Traffic Improvement funds, with minor reductions and notes on anticipated revenue changes.
Former congressman Martin Dies announced the case of 18 Marshall housewives who refuse to pay Social Security taxes would be settled by the US Supreme Court. The women hired Dies to press their case as he argues Congress lacks intrastate authority to compel private citizens to collect taxes. The Treasury sent agents to seize $55.71 in unpaid taxes and penalties from 12 workers.
Laredo Chamber of Commerce officials blasted Rand McNally and Company for publishing a new hotel guide and atlas that lists McAllen as Texas’s principal gateway to Mexico. They argue McAllen is not on the Rio Grande and say Laredo handles more international freight and passenger traffic than all other land ports combined, with several Texas border ports misrepresented.
Eighth Army reports growing Chinese buildup along the western front above Seoul with more troops north of the Imjin River and increased artillery fire. Intelligence sources say forces already aligned along central and eastern fronts may strike along the 133 mile battle line if talks fail. Heavy enemy traffic observed along Rangdong and Koksan near Pyongyang, main supply base.
UN and Communist negotiators held informal talks near Kaesong in a friendly mood amid rising hopes for a compromise on a truce line. Leaders from both sides avoided comments after the session, with major generals and admirals posing for photos as a next meeting was scheduled. The broadcast from Peiping hinted flexibility on the 38th Parallel, suggesting adjustments to terrain and defense needs, while insisting the west coast and the present battle line remain largely unchanged.
Chicago records show murderer Harry Williams, who killed a guard during a death row escape, was captured after a two day city-wide pursuit. Williams refused to discuss how he fled, even when confronted by detectives and his mother.
Paul McLaughlin sues McGar thy Center Inc in Houston alleging an assault at the Shamrock Hotel on June 25. He claims $240,000 lost wages from a $12,000 yearly job due to publicity, plus $50,000 for reputation harm and $24,000 for job loss. He also seeks $10,000 exemplary damages and $1,000 for annoyance among other items.
Dallas officers say they may be close to the mastermind behind terroristic attacks on Negro owned property in South Dallas as four new arson charges are filed. Eight men charged in the terroristic activity. list includes Elmer White Dowell Bailey Burl Foster and T D Peacock Jr. The February 25 fire damaged a frame home at 518 Leland and a March 3 blaze destroyed it. Oscar F Fischer owned the house and had offered it for sale to Negro buyers. he had moved out after agreeing to a sale to Tennessee Germany.
In Chicago Sun Times reporting, the headline discusses a push for fashionably resilient clothing, highlighting how young women embrace bold styles during challenging periods. The piece emphasizes confidence, brand influence, and cultural trends shaping wardrobes.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $1.877 billion emergency bill for the 1952 fiscal year, trimming $3625.302 million below President Truman’s request. Big cuts hit Civil Defense Administration, with $559.255 million allocated from $335 million asked, plus allocations for Atomic Energy, General Services, and Air Defense Admin, amid debate over civil defense concepts.
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