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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1952
Page
1
A warm moist air mass from the Gulf pushed temperatures up in Baytown and across Texas after a chilly start. Rains were heavy in the region, with Lake and Trinity River levels rising despite prior dryness. Officials warned of dangerous conditions as crews anticipated further weather impacts.
A municipal calendar lists a deer-hunting youth fight and a tree-lighting ceremony at Motor Co with Chief LiMercy and Superintendent Berry named among organizers. Weather delays traffic circle work, and season-ticket sales begin for Cedar Bayou game with Bayou athletic office handling tickets. Admission details include student pricing and reserved-seat options ahead of next Friday’s final.
Readable fragments describe Jennie Reta and others in Falls City related to a visit and a store incident at 3085. Names include Frank Ho Komi Edna and Gene Some, with mentions of Se3ay figh and safety fears. The text is garbled but indicates a home trip and an outside-store discovery.
Mexico City braces during Adolfo Ruiz Cortines inauguration as six years of leadership begin. Police and troops patrol streets to deter agitators while a fiesta atmosphere unfolds with 33 nations present. Nixon and Isador O'Dwyer attend but keep distance amidst post election tensions. Nixon invites Ruiz Cortines to visit the United States.
Assistant Police Chief W. R. Montgomery said a large brindle mad dog was killed in Morrall Park after fighting with several other dogs along the street. He urged residents to watch stray dogs and protect children from possible rabies infection.
In Korea on December 1, limited clashes occurred along about 13 miles of front line. Allied planes, grounded by overcast, carried out a few bombing and strafing runs while Chinese forces and North Korean troops held bunkers and tunnels. South Korean infantry supported by Allied artillery attacked Sniper Ridge, killing 24 Chinese in a raid on tunnels and caves near Pinpoint Hill.
An American Marine was shot and slightly wounded Monday when his jeep was ambushed on a northern road to Seoul, within 15 miles of the city. The incident occurred as U S forces operated in Korea during the ongoing conflict.
Houston reports state W Gail Reeves defeated Houston mayoral candidate, to appear before a grand jury Monday to explain fraud charges from the November election. He and others at a Sunday meeting claimed ballots may have been discarded at a polling place amid alleged irregularities. Reeves and three council candidates plan to decide Monday whether to contest the election with the district clerk.
Washington dispatch reports state draft directors warn of shortages in 20 and younger manpower. Induction limits may shift to 19-year-olds by March as quotas stay around 48,000 draftees monthly. States cited include Texas Louisiana Kansas Missouri with varying availability through March.
Six white men and seven Negroes were picked up in two Baytown raids Saturday night. They forfeited bonds of 10 dollars each and avoided trial on gambling charges. Assistant Police Chief W R Montgomery led raids on a West Main pool hall named Wilkinson's and a site in Oak Addition listed as Lonnie's Place. He could not recall meter confiscated, but described it as not much.
Crosby school district plans bid opening at 7 p.m. Monday at the high school for a Negro school building costing about 70 126 dollars. The project lifts Crosby’s total school construction near 125000 dollars with a cafeteria planned later. Architect Wyatt Hedrick of Houston prepared the plans and federal funds covered 46000 dollars of the Negro building.
Lee C. Rush, 17, of Sheldon, was charged with failure to stop after striking a man, Abraham Collins, 44, of Kinder, La., who was walking along Crasby Lynchburg Road near Barrett Settlement. Investigators, aided by road blocks and patrols, later arrested Rush after he admitted driving the car involved in the fatal hit and run Saturday night.
Ten new Baytown Chamber of Commerce directors were elected for three-year terms. Names include Pert Black Gordon L Farned Thad Felton L C Ferguson Lloyd T Jones Max Nuttell Wilton A Roper L G Sanders and Robert Strickland. Installation will occur at the annual dinner January 26 at the Robert E Lee cafeteria.
Ray Thompson, a construction worker, was indicted on murder charges for killing Lindy Gillum, a Baytown seaman, on November 16 in Houston. Gillum, found in a driveway near a florist shop on Westheimer Road, had $350 missing from his pocket. Thompson was arrested within 24 hours, initially denying knowledge of Gillum, then admitting the killing.
News in Brief covers Soviet Foreign Minister Vishin in New Delhi hopes for Korea peace play. SAG strike looms as 2,700 actors walk out over TV ads. Communists accuse UN of bombing a POW camp in North Korea, wounding three. Mrs Theresa Capone to be buried near Al Capone. Saar voters rally large turnout to reject return to Germany.
La Porte mayor M. D. Burgin urged support for a $212000 city hall and street improvement program eight days before the election. The plan funds paving 15 miles of streets with a one third cost share for property owners on the paving street, a city one third contribution, and an 80 cent assessment plus a 20 cent per 100 tax increase for property owners.
Funeral services for 78 year old Jos Merka retired farmer and Bryan native who lived in Baytown for years are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Hillier Funeral Home Brean with graveside rites at Smetana cemetery conducted by Cedar Creek Masonic Lodge No 30 AF and AM of Kurten. Survivors include widow Elizabeth four daughters Lucy Betty Pratt and Lester Conway and son Albert H Baytown a sister and five brothers all of Bryan and nearby towns.
A large blast and fire at Pure Oil Co. Smiths Bluff refinery near Nederland Texas killed seven Saturday and injured three others. D H Kyle 36 of Nederland died Sunday in Beaumont Hospital raising the death toll. Attendants say the burn injuries were severe and a maintenance supervisor warned that moving equipment could trigger further explosions. Damage may exceed 150000 and cause remains uncertain for days.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the first of eight escapees from the capt stern penitentiary, Carmac McNells, was recaptured within 24 hours. He was found near McKeesport, with a homemade knife, offering no resistance. Leaders and details describe a dramatic boundary escape involving a 70-foot wall and a prior rooftop plan.
In Phoenix the hospital staff faced blame as Winnie Ruth Judd, the Tiger Woman, escaped from the Arizona state hospital with alleged outside help. Supt Conway said four days of inquiry point to staff involvement and the broader escape plan. Police later recaptured Judd hiding in an empty house.
Houston dec 1 ex lord of Baytown gambling George Hoppe was shot dead after accusing rival Clyde Pierson of being a stool pigeon. Deputy Loyd Frazier said the claim was false and Pierson fled after posting bond. Hoppe faced felony gambling charges from a raid on his Club 25 House of Blue Lights and his wife paid a fine for operating a saloon.
John Andrew Cook 72 a former Baytown painter died Sunday night at his daughter's home in Darton with Rev. Thomas Warren officiating. He lived in Baytown in the 1930s moved to Dayton ten years ago returned to Baytown last September survived by widow Daisy B Cook three sons and four daughters and 21 grandchildren. Funeral 2 20 pm Tuesday Pace Stancil Funeral Home Darton burial Green Hill Dayton. Fire Chief H Lintelman and Fire Marshal T H Bounds plan to attend three day regional NFPA conference starting Monday at the Rice Hotel Houston.
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