29 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1950
Page
1
Soldier Robert Titel, 23, a World War II and Korean War veteran, sends a letter to his wife from Pusan Korea. He recalls two snipers and his longing for home as he describes daily life and fear. The note highlights a focused, personal view of combat and separation during the war.
Wilson recounts returning from Taegu and snipers encountered there. He notes American graves seen on the way back, describes the war as queer and rough with unpredictable conditions. Mrs. Edith Tindal mentions her husband’s first overseas letter since July 16.
Legisatur-elect Charles THY pays a thank-you visit to town. Constable-elder Jack Rosomes brings an update and helps at the desk. Community chatter touches on jobs, society scoops, new car chatter, and local names like Carter and Callaway amid small-town posturing and daily errands.
Galveston residents remained calm as reports warned a Gulf tropical hurricane could reach Texas. Officials considered beach restrictions and inland maneuvering for naval planes, while historical storms loom over the coast. The New Orleans Weather Bureau projected a Wednesday arrival unless the cyclone changes course.
Calcutta dispatch reports six sharp quakes in Assam and Tibet affecting the Himalaya region. Geologists say the shocks alter the landscape, threaten rivers, and may have triggered volcanic activity. Thousands uprooted, forests torn, rivers polluted, and skies lit by a fiery glow from the Mishime hills.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith as CIA director amid questions about permanence in the post. Critics noted the agency’s leadership turnover since the Korean invasion while Hillenkoetter returned to naval duty. The vote was postponed to today at Senator Rourke and Senator Hickenlooper request to clarify Smith’s tenure and suitability for the role.
Tokyo dispatch says B 29 Superfortresses bombed Selshin near the Russian frontier, targeting marshalling yards and rail facilities. MacArthur HQ reports 230 tons dropped, with little enemy air opposition and ongoing air support from Fifth Air Force against rolling stock and tanks as operations widen north of the 28th parallel.
Sixty three newcomers will take seats in the 52nd Texas Legislature next January. Five new senators emerge from run-offs, with Parkhouse Wagon seller and Carter among the new House members, while Abington Wood Heflin return to the House. Denny O Ingram and Edwin Ste are listed among new House members.
A dispatch notes Benjamin F. Wray was wounded in Korea while serving as a Marine. The report states his brother, Benjamin Rr, indicates no further details beyond the injury and that Wray sailed for Korea from the West Coast.
About 1500 British troops landed at a South Korean port to join United Nations forces. The soldiers, from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex Regiment, arrived aboard two warships. They were greeted by American military bands and raised the British flag as they marched to a field camp near the front. Brigadier B A Coad led the units in the landing ceremony.
Texas politics veteran J B McDonald conceded that 25 year old John C White won last Saturday s election to be commissioner of agriculture White praised the winner and said he would withdraw from politics fully while noting he has many friends and no enemies He predicted White would carry the nomination with an 11000 vote edge with about 13000 votes still unreported
Foreign editor Harry Ferguson reports Formosa 90 miles off China could spark a new world war. The United States Seventh Fleet protects the island where Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist army of about 250,000 holds fast against Mao’s Communists. MacArthur views Formosa as a vital defense link in the Far East, shaping heated debates over Chiang’s fate and U.S. policy.
San Jacinto Hospital a non profit public service institution is on the city tax rolls with an assessed value of 31000, yielding an estimated tax bill of 3800 at the current rate. A special city council meeting was held to appoint a new Equalization Board member to replace a resigning member. Protests against property valuations number about forty one, and the council and board have clashed over increases.
New students register tomorrow at 8 30 AM for Goose Creek ISD. Juniors seniors new to the district report to Robert E Lee High School. Baytown juniors are not affected. Freshmen to juniors west of Goose Creek report to Baytown Junior High. east reports to Horace Mann Junior High. Bring credits and note mandatory diphtheria, whooping cough, and smallpox vaccination. Regular registration for other students starts September 7.
Fragmentary report describes Korean ground action with the Eighth Saki and Second Corps defenders. Conversations hint at a city assignment to the west and ongoing exchanges near Ghidong-Ni-elemen and Meni.
The Republican National Committee released a full page white paper titled Background to Korea attacking Truman and Acheson for bungling Asiatic policy. It cites Senator Vandenberg’s 1927 European focus and argues the administration’s approach enabled Chinese Communists and risked Soviet expansion.
Washington report states the CIO expelled Harry Bridges and his International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union after a sharp vote. The CIO Executive Board led by Philip Murray moved to eject the West Coast labor organization amid internal dispute and charges of communist influence.
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