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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1952

Page

2

Watermelon King Tops Salesman at 17

Continued from Page One, Billy runs a commission based watermelon stand beside his home at 920 Fortune Drive. He learns business fast, holds daily board meetings with his father, and values advertising under the giant eyecatching sign near Highway 146. Billy is 12, plans to wait until 14 to drive, studies arithmetic, and aims to sell melons again next year while hoping to make the Horace Mann seventh grade football team.

Billy Bily Fortune Drive Highway 146 Horace Mann

Stock Quotes Special To The Baytown Sun

Readable stock list highlights many major firms including American Steel Celanese Texaco Gulf Oil Exxon Mobil and Dow Chemical with entries for Calumet and Hecla Pure Oil Texaco and Union Oil noting market figures and industry players across energy automotive and chemical sectors with scattered spellings and OCR errors. Individual company names appear throughout the list signaling a broad financial snapshot typical of a Baytown Sun special column.

Gale Alleg Ludlum Pa Allis-Chalmers American Repub O T .Seeee Amer Woolens Angeconda Barium Steel Sses Beth Steel Calvin Oil Canada-So Oil Celanese Ss Celotex Cessna Chi Corp Chrysler Corp Columb Gas Recess Creole Pet Crystal Davidson Chen Dow Chem S du Pont Chem Eastman Kodak el Paso Naturla Gas Fairchild Eng Ts Freeport Gen Motors Erierey Gin Tire Rubesaeeeye Galette Goodyear Tire Greyhound Bus Gulf OF P Gulf Star Houston Oil AL and P Co Humble Oi Imperial Oil Seee Interlake Iron Intl Nickel Jupiter Oil Kirby Pet Libby McNe Liggett Loew's Inc - la Land Mack Trucks Mid Con Ras Mont-Dakote Util Wat Dairy Ohio Packerd, Motors Pancoastal Oil Panhandle P and R Penney's Inc Eseeeerre Phillips Pet Richfield OH Repub Ste¢l St. Regis Sinclair Oit Socony-Vac Stan Celif Stan Oil Ind Stan Oil Ohio Stan Oil N. J Sun N.O. Cotton

Livestock Market Report from Fort Worth and Fire Rescue Note

Livestock prices show cattle steady to weak with various classes quoted. Calves and hogs mixed with steady to higher for stockers. A fire incident near Highway 146 saved four high priced quarter horses after a Barn blaze. Glen Harbour alerted responders. Also a Salisbury Beach heat record reports sand temperature at 123 degrees.

Fort. Worth Glen Harbour Harbour Highway 146 Art Linte Texas Avenue

Texas League Standings and Results Mixed

Standings show Texas League teams with records and games behind figures. Beaumont, Dallas C., Oklahoma City, Houston, Tulsa, San Antonio, Shreveport, and Fort Worth results listed with scores including Beaumont 4 and Houston 8. Daytona Beach civic drive celebrates residents with “We LOVE Daytona Beach” signs during a week of goodwill.

Beaumont Dallas C Oklahoma City Houston Tulsa San Antonio Shreveport Fort Worth San Antonio Beaumont Daytona Beach Fin. A Daytonans Chamber of Commerce

Banking at Giannini is Dead Banking at Giannini is Dead

Lawrence Mario Giannini, one year‑old president of the Bank of America and a towering figure in American finance, dies after a lingering illness. The longtime chief executive, who fought government control of his empire, passed away at Franklin hospital after a heart seizure in a critical condition.

Glenn. Stackhouse San Francisco Lawrence Mario Gian Bank of America Leroy Brooks Giannini Franklin Hospital

New Barber Shop Brings Kids Lounge and Pets

In Birmingham the new barber shop for children features a playful lounge with a 200 head display of live turtles birds hamsters and tropical fish. Shelves hold children's books while kids sit on wooden ponies to receive trims.

Birmingham Ala

Missing Baytown Brother Reported in Korea War

Pfe Joe Mdoward Barnes, 20, of Dublin Texas, listed missing in action after the July 18 battle of Old Baldy in Korea. His brother J Barnes of Baytown, manager at American National Insurance, said the family fears for their mother Pearl Barnes, whose prior shocks from wartime losses are noted. The family notes the baby of the clan is missing and cites heavy worry over her health and the long conflict.

J. . Barnes American National Insurance Office Pfe Joe Mdoward Barnes Dublin Texas Korea War Department Pvt. Barnes Old Baldy Baytown Insuranceman Pearl Barnes Belgian Bulge Iwo Jima Joe Barnes

Lions Hear Talk On Investments

Baytown Lions heard a noon luncheon talk on investments at Grace Methodist church. Dean P. Guerin of Dallas, vice president of Epp ler Guerin Turner, spoke on ownership of stocks and bonds and wealth building. Attendees included Charles Marshall Plowden Billy Bridges. proxies listed several locals.

Baytown Lions Grace Methodist Church Dean P. Guerin Dallas Guerin Eppler, Guerin Turner Charles Marshall Plowden Billy Bridges Don Robinson Bruce Famsey James Brannen J.B. Hollaway Jr J.B. Burleson Charles Caldwell J.M. Lidka Neal Alford A. Ms. Byers

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