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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1950
Page
2
Baytown Sun reports page two items from Monday August 28 1950 featuring local society notes sports standings and brief notices. Names dates and places reflect community events and ongoing local concerns in Baytown and nearby areas.
Harris Lee Keller son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Keller of 2302 Engin an was elected senior deacon at the Texas State Chapter Order of DeMelay held in Dallas Friday There were about 20 delegates from the Baytown Chapter including Bobby Davis Tommy Loughlin Jerrette Major James Carrell Raymond Carrell Sidney Pillow Robert Larr B Lehr Keith Oleh Patrick Baill Harris Lee Keller Jerry Weiner Egan Hodges Adrian Busch Louis Canant Ronney Rogers Charles Robinson and James Manley Jimmy Boyer and C Bevers attended as adult leaders Buddy Hoyt 17 of Fort Worth was elected master councilor of the state chapter He also won breast stroke and sidestroke in an afternoon swimming meet.
Barbers Hill High School announces class registration for students this week. Freshmen and sophomores register Tuesday, juniors and seniors Wednesday, and all others Thursday. Each day begins at 2 30 p m and ends at 6 30 p m. First grade registration with Mrs Myron Jensen runs Thursday and Friday from 9 a m to 4 p m.
Dr. Linus Pauling of the California Institute of Technology will address the Society of Professional Chemists and Engineers at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Community House. He heads the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and directs Gates and Callen Laboratories. The talk is titled The Scientist In Modern Society.
Baytown firemen quickly extinguished a blaze in an apartment house at 101 East DeFee. They found rags afire in an apartment and moved the burning materials outside before dousing them with water.
The measure raises monthly benefits from 10 to 20 dollars with maximums from 48 to 68.50 dollars, and top family limits from 85 to 159 dollars. Future retirees may receive up to 80 dollars monthly as taxes increase payrolls, starting in January on earnings up to 3690 yearly, with gradual rate increases through 1970. Older workers gain a new-start formula allowing benefits after as few as 18 months of taxed work.
Rell Lang not allowed visitors after being shot in the stomach while trying to stop an argument between a rival driver and teenagers at Houston stock car races on South Main street Friday night. Lang remains under treatment at Hermann Hospital as a Houston man faces an assault to murder charge.
A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico has intensified to hurricane force at 9 30 am CST. It centers near 23 N 76 W about 450 miles south of Pensacola moving northwest at 19 mph. Winds 85 mph extend 70 miles north and northeast with 125 mile outward gales. Mariners west and north of the center are warned while small craft from northwest Florida to eastern Louisiana should avoid open Gulf due to squalls.
East Harris voters supported Bob Casey with Will Wilson for Supreme Court Place 4 Meade Griffin for Supreme Court Place 3 and W A Morrison for Court of Criminal Appeals also favored. Full tabulation across 10 precincts referenced on page.
Bishop H. P. Porter of Louisville Kentucky presiding bishop for Colored Methodist Churches of Texas will speak at Thompson Chapel here at 7 p.m. today. Porter speaks in support of the Texas College library and the chapel building program. F Willis Haynes is pastor.
A soldering iron left plugged in sparked a garage fire at the HE Matyslak residence 1415 Wright Boulevard Baytown. Volunteers from the local fire department battled the blaze, preventing roof collapse as the structure suffered heavy damage. The report notes 1948 fire and casualty data in passing.
Hale was not dead when found by Ulmer who described breathing and moaning in sleep. The case notes Hale spent time with a sister near Baytown, with reports of a tavern fight prior to returning to his hotel room. Hale leaves five sisters and a brother. pallbearers named S Silvey J Carroll G McDonald L Windham A Miguel B Sheppard.
Building Inspector J. T. Peacock begins vacation. C. E. Hanratty named acting building and plumbing inspector. Fire Chief A. H. Lintelman acts as electrical wiring inspector. Middleton presides as City Manager. Hanratty seeks Police Chief H. E. McKee aid for house mover permits. Gaia civilian defense noted. plans to study school safety patrol in Houston.
In results released across counties, Judge W A Morrison of Cameron led Hubert L Lattimore for agriculture post with 386 800 to 272 220. Wilson of Dallas topped Fagen Dickson for State Supreme Court Place 1 while Griffin led Harwood Place 3. Regen defeated Moss in 16th District, Rogers led Clark in 38th District and will face Hew Guill in November.
A 26 year old escaped inmate Hanlan L. Hux from Austin State Hospital was killed by a Missouri Pacific freight train while sleeping near wrecks. Superintendent Dr R C Rowell said Hux and fellow inmate Jock Richardson 24, escaped from Harris County Sunday morning. Train crew warned but Richardson rolled clear as the train struck Hux south of Austin. The report notes the escape and fatality details from the hospital and railroad officials.
Special to The Baytown Sun reports General MacArthur’s message on Formosa defense, warning that retreat invites war. He argues a strong Pacific line from the Aleutians to the Marianas ensures air domination of Asian ports and deters Soviet and regional aggression, urging resolute leadership to inspire the Far East.
Five member teams Pilot and Kiwanis compete in the Reg Fei Quiz-Down at 8 pm on KREL PAB. Pilot Club entries include Mrs Caristine McLemo Edna Gray Lacie erbaugh Louise Wit and Anne Wetlace. Kiwanis team lists captain B Wilson Hobart Enos B Cates Joe Meek Joby art Benn Cannoy and E Kee.
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