UN Bombers Hit Namyang as Allied Air War Rages
United Nations bombers and carrierbased planes struck Namyang and nearby targets on the west coast, destroying or damaging dozens of buildings as clashes continued near Sukchon and Panmunjom. Reports say five large stores were hit, with lingering fires as Allies press an intensified air campaign. Communist forces, including North Koreans and Chinese, mounted counterattacks but yielded ground in places while suffering higher casualties.
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Iment Hig Red Nly
Qendell Merich i
Korea
United Nations
Gse
Namyang
Ignas
Sukchon
Court Convicts Oak Addition Theft Scheme
A council special meeting awards two-year terms to incumbents amid ongoing local crime notes. Patrolmen Herb and Frank Yeager cited for card-playing disturbances. A $235 air conditioner looting case links to Jack Reber and Swift M.M. Brown, with arrests reported Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb
Frank Yeager
McCullough
Jack Reber
Swift M.M. Brown
Ind Town Miscues and Local Scenes in Brief
Wanda Payne reports on neighborhood life and small events across Gambers county. Readers glimpse a refinery incident, a grocery edition, a park note, and a family update with Mr Bossart and a TV set comeback.
Watermelon King Tops 17 Year Old Salesman of New Variety
Rosalie Myers profiles 12 year old Billy Jones of Baytown who launches a new watermelon variety named Individual. He has sold about 2,200 melons this summer and expects 500 more before school starts in September. The stand is a family venture with his father A W Jones and brother Pete, with farming support from San Jacinto County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
AL Jones
Baytown
Rosalie Myers
Billy Jones
Bill
Pete
Jones
San Jacinto County
Billy Op
Reds Stone U S Officer in Tehran Attack
In Tehran on August 20 1953 Iranian Communists attacked a convoy injuring no one as they pelted a jeep carrying a U S Army colonel with rocks and glass. The officer and his Iranian driver escaped and reached the U S military mission headquarters amid clashes between demonstrators and police. The U S ambassador also faced a warning from Iran's religious leader about foreign interference.
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Joseph Mazandi
Tehran
Iran
U.S. Army
U.S
Tehrah
Ran
United States
Russia
Teen Ager Kills Infant Friend in Trinity
In Trinity a tragedy unfolded as 13 year olds from Houston visiting the Quint Dial Home fired a 22 caliber rifle, mortally wounding 1 year old Bernhard Louis Daughbjerg while the boys sat in pajamas examining rifles. James Greenman, age 13, cried he had pointed the gun at the child, and was placed under medical care after the incident.
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Trinity
Houston
Bernhard Louis Daughbjerg
James Greenman
Quint Dial
Young Greenman
Trinity Police
P. A. Price
Bernhard
Price
Houston Youth Admits Baytown Safecracking
Houston youth George Bradshaw, arrested by sheriff's deputies after a recent holdup, admitted attempting to crack a Baytown grocery safe at Commerce Food Market. He said he came to Baytown on the night of June 11 with an unnamed man, broke into the store, and found the safe battered but unopened when owner R. C. Stephenson Jr. discovered the incident.
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George Bradshaw
Houston
Baytown
M. MM. Brown
Bradshaw
Commerce Food Market
Brown
R. c. Stephenson Jr
Police Nab Burglars After Chasing Stolen Car
Patrolmen Herb Freeman and G. E. Allen pursued a car after a Monday night hit and run near Robert E. Lee high school. They learned Wednesday the suspects Jimmy Lee Neal and Reuben Stewart were Houston burglars driving a stolen vehicle. Baytown police notified of outstanding burglary warrants as the pair were turned over for charges.
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Herb Freeman
G. E. Allen
Houston
Jimmy Lee Neal
Reuben Stewart
Floustan
Robert E. Lee High School
Freeman
Allen
Tilo
Pruett
Baytown
Russian Reds May Abolish Politburo
The All-Union Communist Party Congress will meet Oct. 5 and may adopt a new constitution replacing the politburo with a presidium of the central committee. A new five-year plan aims to boost production by 70 percent by 1955, with goals for most Soviet industries.
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Jienaey Shapiro
Moscow
U.P
All-Union
Communist Party Congress
Communist Party
Tim the Soviet
All- Union Congress
Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Georgi M. Malenkov
Josef Stalin
Pravda
Tass
Radio
Central Auditing Commission
PG. Moskatay
Public Law 550 GI Bill enrollment at Lee College Baytown
Six Baytown area men have enrolled at Lee College under Public Law 550 the Korean veterans GI Bill announced by Dean Walter Rundell. The bill covers service since June 27 1950 offers schooling credits monthly stipends and requires tuition books and fees paid by the veteran. Enrollees include James W. Brandin Jerry Pruett Billy Looney Homer Grant Arlington Heartless and Don Shamblin with Looney and Grant married and others single. The college offers free photostating for VA form 7 1990 and handles discharge photocopies.
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Baytown Area
Lee College
Walter Pundell
U.S
Dean Rundel
I Lee College
Dean Rundell
James W. Brandin
Freaman Jerry Pruett
Billy D. Looney
Burglar at Camp Tahoe Found With Film Splicer
Deputy Sheriff Arthurd Barrow detained a burglar at Camp Tahoe on Tuesday night after identifying a recovered item as a film splicer. The thief admitted the break in and jewelry cases were missing. nine five cent pencils and a package of 22 cartridges were also reported stolen.
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Camp Tahoe
Arthurd Barrow
Barrow
Missing Plane Lands Safely Pilot's Message Calls Off Search
Aug 2011 UVALDE Civil Aeronautics Administration reports a Houston pilot Joseph F. Luyex aged 21 telephoned from near Del Rio to say he was safe. He had departed Uvalde Tuesday for Carlsbad New Mexico en route to a holiday, refueling plans failed, and a broad search involved Fifth Air Force and Civil Air Patrol units before confirmation of safe landing.
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Uvalde
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Houston
del Rio
Joseph F. Luyex
Carlsbad
N. M
CAA
San Antonio
Luyex
Ivit Aeronautics Administration
Mex
Ico
Dow Chemical Co
Maintenante
City Bock
Henry L. Layex
Sugarland
Tex
Sam Houston
Grumman
Ellington Field
Fifth Air Force Rescue Squadron
Texas Civil Air Patrol
Monahans
Texas
Abilene
Big Spring
Sweetwater
Texas drought may cause $100 million crop loss
Gov. Shivers calls emergency meeting of farm leaders as Texas endures 100 plus degree heat for 36 days. projected crop damage near $100 million by Sept. 1, with White forecasting earlier cash crop losses at $68 million. discussion includes seeking federal disaster status and low-cost loans for farmers.
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Texas
Austin
Allan Shivers
John C. White
White
Ag Shivers
Farmers Home Administration
Weather Bureau
Henderson
Tex
Temple
Shivers
U.S. Agriculture
Charles Brannan
Shy Elephant Escapes Bath Buzzing Through Bethesda Streets
In Bethesda Maryland on August 20 a 4 1/2 ton elephant named Trilby bolted from a car wash after a hiss startled her. Trainer Jerry Monday said Trilby, normally shy, reacted to the spray and fled down Wisconsin Avenue before being recaptured with police pursuit nearby.
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Bethesda
Jerry Monday
Trilby
Kelly-Morris
Wisconsin Avenue
Cpl
Les Thompson
Montgomery County Police
Thompson
Teil
Baptist Stormy Petrel J Frank Norris Dies
Fort Worth obituary for Rev. J Frank Norris aged 74 or 75, a stormy Texas Baptist figure acquitted of murder arson and perjury charges. Once pastor in Fort Worth and Detroit, he founded a Jerusalem church and toured internationally. Survived by wife, three sons and a daughter. body to be returned to Fort Worth for services.
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Fort Worth
J. Frank Norris
Woduesday
Jacksonville
Detroit
Norris
Jerusalem
DE. Chipps
Chipps
George Norris
Fort. Worth
Jim Gaddy Norris
J. Frank Norris Jr
Greenville
Miss
Charles D. Weaver
Glen“ Ellyn
La Porte Schools Sell Bonds for Building Plan
La Porte Board of Education approved a 309000 bond sale to Bridley and Hess Co of Houston at 3.1161 percent interest with the State Board of Education option to assume. Proceeds fund a 12 classroom elementary school and a Negro school building on campus. Plans were reviewed with Houston architect Emory S. White. Also approved were permanent concrete safety markers near crossings and gym use by Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges for district convention. Six bus drivers were hired for the 1952-53 school year: W. K. Son, Oscar Simmons, George Olds, A. L. Whitey Atuegge, George McDaniel, H. A. Kirkland.
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la Porte
Board’ of Education
Bridley and Hess Co
Houston
State Board of Education
Emory S. White
le Parte
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
W. XK. Son
Oscar Simmons
George Olds
A. L. (Whitey) Atuegge
George McDaniel
H. A. Kirkland
Lomax Area Seeks Incorporation After La Porte De annexation
Lomax Addition residents near La Porte petition to form a new city after de annexation. About 45 voters support incorporation with Wayne Shiremen as mayor candidate and C A Friend and R W Kelley as commissioners. Court action expected for signature verification and a possible election notice. Population 300 to 350.
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George Prentice
Harris County
Lomax Addition
la Porte
Lomax
John Drennan
Wayne Shiréman
Wayne Shiremen
C. A. Friend
R. W. Kelley
Bob Casey
Casey
Ruth “Hankie
la’ Porte
Humble Oiling Refining Co
du ‘Pont
Crosby Schools Adopt 354304 Budget With Modest Increases
Crosby Independent School District sets a 1932 53 operating budget at 354 304, up 66 010 from last year. Total current costs drop 658 to 181 666 with revenue projected at 357 333. Board approves continuing operations through 1952 53 while raising sandwich prices due to higher costs and lower lunch subsidies.
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Crosby Independent
C. O. Dusek
Ramsey Rally Charges Raise Elections Spending Claim
W V Ramsey charged county official Hugh May spends about 330,000 to win office, citing placards, TV spots, and trailers. Ramsey, seeking to unseat May in the runoff, questioned May’s part time role and income. Jacinto City Mayor C T Dacus moderated, accusing ballot handling irregularities and wastebasket ballots. About 750 attendees. A second Ramsey rally is planned at Brown's grocery Thursday night.
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Ramsey
W.V. Ramsey
Jacinto City
Hugh May
Polk County
Jacinta City
C. Te Dacis
Dacus
Or. F. Keefer
Highlands
Brown's Grocery
Market Street Road
Decker Drive
Three La Porte Boys Arrested In Pasadena
Three La Porte juveniles were arrested in Pasadena Tuesday on the charge of putty theft. La Porte Police Chief Walter Roberson said the youths were turned over to Five Mann. He said it was their first offense and that their parents would be notified and any future offense referred to Juvenile Court.
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la Porte
Pasadéna
Walter Roberson
Mann
Roberson
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Reds
Bill Lee College
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