04 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
1
A Baytown incident during a gridiron event left a spectator injured when a car parked between a building and a substation was struck by a loose hood causing paint damage. Details are unclear as the report notes a student and pharmacy association member among the bystanders.
A man was stabbed twice in the back near Magnolia and Mea Street in a back alley incident. He collapsed, an ambulance transported him to San Jacinto Hospital, then transferred to Houston hospital. Witnesses saw a suspect held by officers after the attack.
Reading rough fragments from Fort Arthur area items includes mentions of Wilton Roper Bay Bryan visits Bay City people, and stray scenes of daily life. Bits reference desks, mouse topics, a McKee heckling, a Mrs working, and Mildred returning after a walk with a billfold seen at a theatre amid scattered phrases about arson and bonds.
Lee Gander Port Arthur bi district playoff titled duel set for 8 p m Friday at Jacket Stadium Port Arthur. Tickets go on sale 7 a m tomorrow at Lee Memorial Stadium deckhouse with about 2000 reserved seats in the west stands plus a Lee High Bank area Brigadiers and students. A 1000 seat north end zone block is reserved for Baytonians. Reserved end zone seats $2 40, end zone $1 50, students 50 cents. No more than four tickets per person.
Windy, dry conditions heightened fire risk across Baytown areas after Saturday rains helped mostly quell grass fires. Fire Chief A H Lintelman sustained injuries while battling blazes near Casey Pasture and on other vacant lots by Cedar Bayou Road as 200 acre pasture east of Highway 146 reignited. Firefighters logged multiple calls at 6 pm including Market Street near Culpepper warehouse and near the sewage disposal plant on East James Road, forcing use of railroad tracks for access.
The Grand Jury found no evidence of payoffs to Baytown city officials or law enforcement after a two day probe. Chief H E McKee and Assistant Chief Roy Montgomery were cleared at noon. Foreman William A Smith led the November term jury and all members signed the statement. Witnesses numbered twelve and the hearing lasted under an hour.
The report describes American and British leaders (Attlee) seeking to align policies amid the Korean crisis. It notes Marine units near the Chosin Reservoir and harsh winter combat, with Allied leaders weighing whether Communist intervention could spark a broader war.
A Beasley Addition one room home owned by Mr and Mrs J Pest burned in half an hour destroying the couple s three and a half years of hard work and life savings valued at about 15000 with only 4000 insurance. The fire started in an upstairs bedroom and the families saved only a few possessions including an ice box a TV set and some copper covered baby shoes while neighbors helped.
December 25 may be just another day but Baytown Goodfellows and Baytown Sun aim to help needy children 12 years or younger with toys candy nuts and fruit. Donations of $1000 or more are sought to finance Santa bags and names of needy youngsters can be submitted before December 15. All gifts go to toys candy and fruit with no salaries or overhead.
A new cold wave is forecast to reach Baytown by tomorrow night with temperatures dropping to 20 to 30 degrees. The Weather Bureau reports a cold front centered over Utah moving into Texas bringing 30 to 12 degree lows and scattered showers with strong winds and cloudy skies tonight.
Funeral services for George EL Lowe 71 of 18 Market Street will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ewing McPhail officiating. A carpenter and contractor, he lived in Baytown 38 years, born in Sabine Texas and formerly of Crockett. Survived by wife Tessie Lowe and nine children in Baytown Pasadena Crockett and Houston, plus two sisters and two brothers. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park. Earthman Funeral Home directing.
A Tennessee Gas and Transmission pipeline nine miles south of Greenville Mississippi exploded with unconfirmed reports that an undetermined number of men were killed. In Washington, President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee will hold their first business conference at 5 p.m. CST today at the White House.
Six powers led by the United States requested the UN to place Communist China’s Korea War actions on the General Assembly agenda as urgent. The telegram to Secretary General Lie named Cuba Ecuador France Norway the United Kingdom and the United States.
United Nations forces abandon Pyongyang leaving a city of terror as a million man Chinese invasion looms. In Northeast Korea US Marines and Army units prepare a 50 mile push toward Hambung while MacArthur cites a 1,006,000 man invasion and reports 268,000 front line Chinese troops with 550,400 in rear areas. Chinese release 29 wounded Americans and claim officers held as prisoners. Pyongyang airstrip abandoned with Sunchon and Sukhon fallen. British 29th Brigade remains north of Neng. rumors of a bridge over the Taedong.
In a limited Commons session the undersecretary for foreign affairs described recent tensions as avoided. Foreign observers noted government hesitance and public statements by Shinwell highlighted a shift in tone regarding General Arthur’s actions.
Fred C. Rogers of the Federal Security Agency in Houston announces new Social Security taxes for domestic workers starting January 1, 1953. Employers must withhold 1.5 percent and match it, applies to workers over 24 days or earning more than $50 per quarter. A booklet Do You Have a Maid? explains the rule, available at post offices and in Houston. Forms SS-5 account numbers are available, and replacements should be requested if lost.
Three Baytown men James Mitchell 20 Oscar W French 28 and Billy Ray Sawders 21 face trial on a charge of stealing a parking meter Police observed suspicious nickels used to pay a bill City Manager C D Middleton and arresting officers are subpoenaed to testify in Judge John J Snell s court in Houston Today’s events set the stage for tomorrow s proceedings.
Washington reports a federal grand jury indicted communist leader Steve Nelson and two atomic scientists Giovanni Ross Lemgnitz and Irving David Fox for contempt of Congress. Marcel Sherer, a United Electrical Workers Union official, was also charged. The scientists reportedly refused to answer House Un-American Activities Committee questions during espionage probes linked to Dr. Joseph W. Weintere. The case involves multiple counts and alleged refusal to cooperate.
A Black man named John Wyatt was killed around midnight Saturday in a storm related auto truck crash. The report notes the fatality occurred as the area was hit by the weather.
LSU officials reject a bid from Petroleum to sponsor a bowl game, citing conflict with school priorities and budget constraints in a brief stand on the roster of postseason events.
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