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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1950
Page
10
A Texas City health survey warns that local sewage pollution threatens public health. Findings show bay waters slow to recover, with bacteria counts high and dissolved oxygen dropping, risking fish and marine life. Officials urged public awareness before the September bond election on civic and sanitary upgrades.
Baytown drivers are urged to slow and be vigilant as schools reopen. Pedestrian protection officials warn hundreds of children will cross streets, often at unprotected corners, and drivers must travel at a speed that allows quick stopping.
New York report says the SPCA found forty cats living in a 10 by 10 foot Brooklyn store. All colors shapes and sizes were present. Most were hungry but not eager to be rescued. No humans had worked there for months, and the cats’ purpose remains unknown.
Tekoa residents mobilized sixty cars after pilot Tommy Thompson ran out of fuel and misread signals, landing his plane safely in the town’s airport area within fifteen minutes of his first distress call. He had been en route from Coeur d Alene, drifting west and signaling for help as townsfolk rallied with headlights and a spotlight to guide the craft to a safe landing.
Houston report details 17-year-old Warren Lee Snyder dying after a second game of Russian roulette. A bullet pierced his temple two hours after the first game. a 13-year-old friend, Janie York, said Snyder invited her but she refused. The pistol was from Snyder's father's souvenir collection.
The Senate passed a measure to remove racial barriers to naturalization. Sponsored by Representative Francis F. Walter, the bill would extend U S citizenship to Asians and other races now excluded. The bill moves to the White House for action.
An off duty officer wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe was killed after a 200 shot battle outside a negro dance hall in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Officer James Daniel Johnston 42 of Conway died from a shoulder wound after the clash that followed a cross burning attempt. Owner Charlie Fitzgerald said the crowd warned to stay away then advanced. the hall was wrecked and Fitzgerald wounded. Sheriff Sasser noted strong feelings in Atlantic Beach area but no further incidents.
Houston area report says Barris County Commissioner R. Jack Townsend conducted an anti-Communist flag test for county truck drivers at a Work camp. Two drivers were discharged after the flag incident and alleged political vacationing for Townsend. The Commissioners Court approved the dismissals while the drivers claimed they were fired for taking vacation instead of staying to campaign.
City Manager C D Middleton Colonel George L Keene and Fire Chief A H Lintelman traveled to Houston to review the county civilian defense plan. They aim to confirm Baytown zone boundaries with Sheriff C V Buster Kern to avoid overlap and determine if Highlands area should be included in Baytown plans.
Quack Shack membership rose to about 350 after a drive. Mary Bouligny led with 46 new members and won first in the contest, receiving a wrist watch from W. M. House Jr. Pat Nicholson recruited 25 members for second place and a $5 theatre tickets book donated by Jaycees. A radio hit cast performed, with chaperones noted for the event.
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