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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
2
North Korean forces press toward Pusan with multiple divisions engaged along the Jonggong peninsula. U S and South Korean troops report repulsing attacks near Tongyong and Taegu, with heavy losses including tanks and artillery. The North Koreans retreat to regroup as fighting shifts to the Yongchon sector.
In Highlands, Sam C. Griffin and his son Kenneth recover from tonsillectomies performed at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Kenneth, 7, views tonsil removal as routine, while Sam, 30, had postponed his operation until both needed it. Mrs. Griffin says one parent could handle both, so they were done together. Also noted is the birth of Connie, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Crow at Baytown Hospital on August 1, with grandparents and great-grandparents named from Baytown and Wallis.
The Baytown Community Chest budgeting committee plans to finish reviewing member agencies budget requests and prepare recommendations for the 1951 Chest budget for Board approval. Chair William Grant Jr and members Abe Rosenzweig Lloyd Jones and Hugh M Stewart lead the group with participation from Chest President George Gentry. Final action will follow by the Chest board before campaign goals are set in October.
About 85 Baytown men reported for preinduction physicals with 18 more from the area registered at other boards. Nearly 100 soldiers marched along Texas Avenue to Bayshore Bus Station for Houston-bound processing as Baytown’s quota reached 1000 men and transfers were credited to the local draft board.
The Quack Shack drive ends at 3 pm Saturday with prizes for most new members. A sword ceremony will air on KREL from 9 to 11 pm during the hit parade. Prizes include a watch, jewelry, and a $5 book of theatre tickets for Baytown youths aged 13 to 20. Yearly tickets cost $1.50. activities include dancing, table games, and ping-pong.
Prosecutors consider using the attorney's testimony to strengthen their case against Simpson. The report mentions a discussion of a payoff, warnings about causing trouble, and references to Louis Napolitan who insured his hands for 1 million and created the upsteep hairstyle.
RIDGEFIELD Conn UP three waiters at an exclusive inn tried to kill his son with a drill press while his five year old daughter watched too frightened to scream state police reported Joseph Kors eyski 36 admitted setting his son Joseph Jr on a drill press in the cellar of the Fox Hill Inn Marchese assisted in the investigation said Kors yeski drilled three holes in his son's chest one glancing his heart He left him to die placing a large white canopy over the press His daughter Joan was terrified and could not scream Kors eyski took her home to his wife They rode then stopped near the Hob Ghost movit jate church and he lit a candle Police received a call of a man acting strangely The inn owner heard the boy's screams and freed him He was rushed to Danbury Hospital with an emergency operation The condition was critical Police checked Kors eyski's other two daughters Rita and Barbara who were unharmed He allegedly confessed saying it hurt as much as it did his son claiming sound waves and an image of himself urged him to do it for world peace No charge was placed yet pending further investigation
Harris County judge candidate Bob Casey urged voters to weigh qualifications before Saturday’s election in a radio address. He cited two years as a state representative, activity on testphone rate investigation, Gilmer Aikin educational bills, funding for a cancer hospital, and a UH revenue bonds bill for dormitories.
The article describes U S and allied troops holding a defensive line along the South Coast toward Pusan. The line has bent but not broken as Communist forces continue raids. Preconditions for a larger offensive depend on weakened enemy supply lines and reinforcements arriving from higher command.
Randolph Churchill son of Winston Churchill is wounded in Korea with shrapnel near the right leg after accompanying an American patrol across the Naktong River. He describes feeling the danger yet remaining steadied as the mortar fire hit nearby. Details include the wound, the moment of action, and mention of Lt Bernard Galing and other service members connected to the conflict.
The Baytown Sun lists stocks with percentages. notable entries include Armco Steel at 40, Amaraad Pet at mid-30s, Chrysler Corp near 69, Cities Service 78, General Electric and Motors, Goodyear, Gulf Oil, and Texas Gulf Sulfur among others. Prices show mixed performance across unbalanced sectors with a late October cotton note at the end.
San Jacinto Memorial outlines visiting hours from 10 to 4 and 7 to ? on Wednesday for admissions. Names listed include Michael Hill La Parte, Mrs. James W. Fregia of 101 East Sterling, Mrs. Wilton Roper at 706 East Republic, Mrs. Frank Spell at 508 Harkins, Mrs. Albert Pierce Houston, Mrs. Robert E. Smith at 412 East Gulf, Mrs. Samuel B. Cox at 701 Hast Gulf, Mrs. Bill G. Warford 1704 Wilburn Drive, Manuel Vargas Route 1, Jerry Cedrone S073 Ashby, Bre.
Baker campaigned in the Crosby Highlands area for incumbent State Legislator Heflin who seeks re election. Heflin has served 12 years and is nicknamed Hardworking Tim, while Baker notes their past contest for the same seat.
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