Baytown Fair Timeline Marks Third Event and Growth
Baytown celebrates its annual fair, begun in 1948 by the Agriculture and Military Affairs committees, aiming to fund a future armory site and fairgrounds. The 1951 fair moves to its own 45 acre site with permanent facilities and a world poultry price record set in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Committee
Feel & Fair
Baytown
Keati- Theo -Wilburn
Military Affairs Committee
George L.heene
Iolitary
National Guard
Theo Wilburn
Jack Saunders
Buick
Fermanent
Unclear event details from Baytown area report
Fragmented OCR text mentions injuries in S-Fesule area, deputies, and an Anders Vnt believed knocked from a bridge. Also references Baytown Force Recruiting and WACS or WAFs, some street Dayton near Houston Power Company, and budget discussion at City Hall.
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Anders Vnt
Glass Phyllis
Baytown
West Ifer
Houston and Power Company
Dayton Street
eNey
McPhail, Light
Berte
Orchid memories and student notes from Tri-Cities page
Fragmented text recalls Shambely and Kathy discussing the orchid event and cheerleading, with mentions of a drum major Ruth Vaan, a twirler contest, and a pep band. The piece also hints at a state conclave, a grand reunion, and travel plans to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Shambely
Odt
Guame
Ere
Lela Kathiy
Ie Orchid
Tri-Cities
Ser
Hensville
Ana
Ruth Vaan
Aswell
Lanny Lanst
Gner
Ing Cele i
Alexander
Rice Farmers Face Sharp Price Drop in East Harris County
East Harris County rice farmers brace for losses as bids fall from 5 to 7.70 per barrel and some as low as 3.50. Last year prices averaged 9.50, with farmers hoping for around 10 this year. Government acreage limits and crop support plans complicate margins. many expect red ink unless prices rebound.
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Warren Edwards
Harris County
aNo
America
J. C Kannarr
Baytown
East Harris
Kannarr
Adair Plea Denied by State Pardons Board
AUSTIN UP The State Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a plea for commutation of sentence for Fred Felix Adair Jr the Dallas rapist scheduled to die September 5 at Huntsville Penitentiary. The ruling marks the end of appeals in the case.
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Adair
Austin
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Fred Felix Adair, Jr
Dallas
Huntsville
Murderous veteran captured after string of killings
Richard Donaldson, 29, a decorated veteran, confessed to killing five people including Alfredo Ortiz Vargas and Eliza Lay, saying he planned more targets. Police recovered a loaded 25 caliber pistol and 43 extra rounds as officers tracked him to Mrs Lay’s apartment.
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Richard Donaldson
Alfredo Ortiz-Vargas
University of Kansas City
Eliza Lay
Ant
Hoedl
Ortiz-Varzas
Donaldson
Airs
Lay
Fair Time at Crosby Judge Orders Edwards Back to Death Row
Albert Edwards was ordered returned to Huntsville State Prison after a San Antonio judge ruled he had no authority to grant a new clemency hearing. A last minute stay was issued by Governor Shivers, and Edwards faced the electric chair for the 1949 murder of Paul Walker in Houston. The case shifts to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin for further action. Edwards remained defiant, stating he would not lose hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Albert Edwards
Huntsville
Joé Burkett
Edwards
Theo
Allan Shivers
P._C." Sanders
Paul ‘Walker
Houston
Drew
San
Henley
Sandthornty
State ‘Board of Pardon and Paisles
Court of Criminal Appeals At
Austin
Barkett
Burkett
Austin Anderson
Piarrow
Condemme
Anderson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Reds Launch Fierce Attack on UN Lines at Bloody Ridge
North Korean shock troops mounted a heavy frontal assault on UN positions near Bloody Ridge, sending waves of fresh troops under artillery and air strikes. UN forces reported significant Communist losses, with counterattacks retaking a captured command post and inflicting heavy casualties as air power targeted rail yards and bridges in North Korea.
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Brighth
Korea
United Nations
East Central Front
Yanggu
Ed Nic
Yanvéu
Bab Pad
North Korea
Yongmi
Sinanji
Storez
Kansong
Truman weighs Taft-Hartley action in copper strike
President Truman signaled readiness to invoke the TaftHartley Act to compel striking copper workers to return to work if aimed negotiations fail with Kennecott Copper Corp. Secret talks involving Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union and others offered a possible settlement. The Wage Stabilization Board reported the union rejected its second backtowork proposal, limiting comment until the board’s full findings are released.
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Kenneco
Naverephgee
Truman
Harter
Iction
Lee College Grads to Receive Diplomas This Week
Lee College will award diplomas to four summer graduates. Dean Walter Rundell announced that Norma Jean Stead, Merrill Carter Jr., Carl Koenig, and Mrs Terry Greenwood would receive their diplomas after completing final examinations yesterday.
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Lee College
Gade
Walter Rundell
Terry Greenwood
Hiss Norma Jean Stead
Merrill Carter,Jr
Carl"Koenig
US Drops Iran Mediation Effort
US and Iran tensions ease as the United States ends its mediation drive in the Anglo Iranian oil dispute. Ambassador Henry F. Graay held a 45 minute meeting with Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh to try a last orderly settlement.
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Tehran
Iran
United Siates
Henry F.graay
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ork
Cotton Bloc Tries New Stockpile Route
Washington URS Southern reports the government could stockpile cotton legally under the Defense Production Act with Agriculture Secretary's recommendation to the president, though Munitions Board chairmen say Small notes it lacks stockpile authority. UN Command later notes armistice talks stalled and cease-fire prospects dim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
URS Southern
John C. Stennis
Senate. Armed. Service Subcommittee
Secretary of Agriculture
John D. Small
Munitions Board
Small
Hoover warns of public tolerance harming nation
Former President Herbert Hoover said in Des Moines that tolerance of scandalous behavior in Washington could ruin the nation, but signaled a return to moral indignation. He urged a revival of Ten Commandments virtues, cautioned against internal decay and legal loopholes, and warned Congress cannot fix intellectual dishonesty by law alone.
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Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Iivine
Jons
Hoover
America
United States
Uncle Bob Counts Dies At Home
Obituary note reports the death of Uncle Bob Counts at his residence. The brief entry lists a home address as 25 Sam and characterizes Counts by his nickname Uncle Bob, with no further biographical details provided.
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Bob‘ Counts
Oatis Case Not Closed Riles Czech Dispatches
President Truman told reporters that the Oatis case remains open until the imprisoned American correspondent is freed. He rejected Prague’s claim that the matter is closed from a judicial view and warned of potential U S action against Communist Czechoslovakia if William N Oatis is not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Czechoslovakia
William N Oatis
Hig
Wildimir
Associated Press
Pink Od
Truman Attacks Senate Aid Cut Amid European Threats
President Truman condemned a Senate cut to the foreign aid program as harmful to European rearmament against communist aggression. He warned the reduction jeopardizes the recovery program and the broader economy, urging supporters to oppose the cut.
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Washington
Seb
Truman
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services _ committees
Traa
Sphi
Fifth Annual Event Starts Tomorrow
Crosby residents prepare for the fifth annual fair with plans for poultry raised by Future Farmers of America and 4-H members entering contests. Poultry auction led by Britton at Colleg Station, with participation from Sam Houston State Teachers College. Rodeo scrambles listed as a highlight with residents competing and signs displayed.
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Crosby
Future Farmers-of -America
Britton
Sf Collegé Station
Sam Houston State Teachers
Col
Westinghouse Fer Atom Sub Secret Tests Halted
A fragment from a Westinghouse facility hints at a two year long highly secret experiment involving a submarine program. The wording suggests the project endured extensive design and testing within a dedicated plant, aiming at atomic propulsion capabilities.
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Dana Stoner
Charity
Ze Houston
Ytonians
3 Chamber of Commerce
Agricul Sie
Wand
Allam
Fe Kerr
Yvoraagneuitnra
Lee
Eéaalis
United Fress
Charles E. Wilson
Brice
Michael V- di- Salle
Congress
London
Labor
Today
Donald Maclean
Guy Buress
Death Row
Cyrus & Ching
Realis
Witten Pe
Cotton Bloc
Nuckols
Con
Gress
Neesa
Oatis
HI Nabor
Westinghouse
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