Crosby High Boasts Twin Sets At Enrolment
Crosby High celebrates a large twin population with nine sets among 35 students, including Lorene and Irene Balear in sixth grade and Ellen Brody in seventh. Twins Daniel, Larry, Terry Anderson and others age eleven to twelve populate multiple grades, while some siblings deceased or died in infancy mark the unusual census.
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BR An
Fent
Loireen
Doreen Daniel
Larry
Terry Anderson
Sight Sroners
Ellen
Gladys Brody
Dal Ed
Joe Fred Crapb
Lorene
Irene Balear
Lloyd
Floyd
Iong
Kenny
Denny Houghton
Boasts
George
Bobby Brown
Benny
Add
Bruce Stush
Brown
Stuart Owing
Freddie Ramsey
Bis
Teddy
Trosby
Bridge project to start this week amid naval crew moves
Spot workers began today on a bridge job after delays. The Developers Inc manager said completion will take about three days. From Baytown, Navy personnel were sent toward San Diego withLieut. Isemene and several seamen including B. Azgoof, H. A. Stuart Sr., and R. C. Nn. They served in Korea aboard the transport OM C Meirs, with sailors Jeff B. Fad and Thain among those listed as serving in Korea. D RO Rural Route No 2 resident Jesheen graduated from Techonics school and joined the Sixth Armored Division in Missouri.
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Ion
War Baytown
Nevy Om
San Diego
Naval
Isemnene
E Aigbayje
B. Azgoof H A Stuart
Sr. Ingis
R. C
Maryland
Fragmentary notes from Wrststor visit and local names
A garbled OCR fragment mentions visits by Mr and Mrs SMARTIN and others, a major operation at a Houston clinic, and various personal names. Details are unclear with many misspellings and incomplete phrases, but references to events, people, and a weekend plan are present.
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Smartin
Sebing
Mire L. J
Bard
Sterie
Mertha
Four day Yule Holiday Set at Baytow Refinery
Baytow Refinery announces a four day Christmas holiday for most employees. Those on normal Monday to Friday day shifts will have Saturday through Tuesday off, with rotating shift staff maintaining hours. The holiday spans December 29 and related scheduling notes apply to department heads.
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Baytows
Em-Ployes
Em- Dloyes
Prisoner Exchange Plan May Be Answered Today
Panmunjom Korea United Nations delegates proposed naming a subcommittee to begin negotiations on prisoners while another group continued armistice enforcement talks. The Communists demanded the US stop troop rotations and offered to let troops rest in Japan without replacement. The Allies prepared questions as they awaited a written reply to be delivered to Panmunjom at 12 am.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Baytown
United States
Koreas
Japan
Jesves
Tisison
Ofenetw
Armis 63
Bold Commando Raid Cuts Reds Main Line
Eighth Army and British Marines cut the North Korea main link to Vladivostok in a daring raid 125 miles behind enemy lines. Leathernecks landed near Tancho, 20 miles south of Songjin, blasting rail lines and a tunnel on the main east coast line. Two Allied wounded. Communist dead left behind. Russians recaptured three small islands near Yalu mouth, 30 to 35 miles from the Manchurian frontier. Front activity limited to three probing attacks. temperatures near zero on the eastern front. Air combat: four AKG-15 jets damaged. American jets claimed several enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged. Navy said ships and carriers supported with protective fire.
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Eighth Army
Kores
North Korea
Vladivostok
Tancho
Songjin
Manch
Yalu River
Manchurian
Korea
Highth Army
Navy
Goodfellows Fund Seeks Holiday Help In Baytown
Chief Goodfellow notes slow start for the Goodfellow Fund with donations from Mrs. Bessie Triton and Cedar Bayou Club, urging Baytown residents and clubs to contribute to ensure a child in need has a Christmas. A mother’s hospital stay and a crippled three year old highlight the appeal for cash checks money orders in envelopes mailed to The Baytown Sun.
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Chief Goodfellow
Algeedy
Goodfellow
Santa Claus
Goodfellow Fund
Crashes Kill 18 In Denver Suburb Flight Disaster
A B-20 Superfortress plowed into residential districts near Denver, killing 18 and injuring 11 as it toppled a house, damaged several others, and set fires. Two planes crashed into fields and highways, with another in a suburb scene before bursting into flames.
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Denver
Fireproofing Christmas Trees Suggested by Local Fire Officials
Fire Chief A K Linterman and Fire Marshal T H Bounds urge fire safety for holiday trees in a Baytown Sun letter. They propose a flame proofing recipe using borax and boric acid diluted in water, advising spraying or immersion of flame-susceptible trees to reduce ignition risk during the festive period.
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A. K. Linterman
T.H- Bounds
Highlands Woman Hurt in Local Incident
A Highlands woman sustained injuries in a reported incident downtown. Police responded to the scene as inquiries continue and officials assess the details and potential charges.
Tickets Fly Fast for Lee Ray Grid Clash at Corpus
Bayou encounter tickets went on sale early with lines forming as parents and season-ticket holders bought ahead. Adult prices rise to 2 dollars, students pay 50 cents, and a limited number per person is enforced. Corpus Christi stadium seats 14 thousand but temporary seating could lift capacity to 38 thousand for the Lee Ray game. 30 thousand may attend, says sports editor Loonis Anderson of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
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Lee-Corpus Ray' An
BS Scheaulec
Bayou Encounter
Loonis Anderson
Corpus Christi
Anderson
Odessa Swept Up by Polio Campaign
Odessa residents stopped to clean and pray after a polio campaign aimed to wipe out the virus. In the town of 30 009 people at least 15 businesses closed and many skeleton crews operated. A new polio case was admitted to the Medical Center while the year’s total rose to 61. County Sanitation Officer R A Williams praised the effort and said they plan to hold one campaign each year.
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Odessa
Wes
R. A. Williams
Christmas Spirit and Classroom Confusion Highlight Holiday Mood
The dialogue shows a teacher asking about links between animal and vegetable kingdoms while Georgie fumbles a bit with mixed phrases. A spotter notes avoiding confusion amid Christmas shopping rush as lists and gifts headline seasonal bustle.
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Georgie
Truman Calm In Southern FEPC Storm
President Truman faced a Southern storm over civil rights with calm resolve as he announced a federal unit to combat discrimination in government contractors. White House staff saw no retreat from the Fair Deal and little reaction from Washington or supporters, while opposition from Senator Waltrimte appeared unlikely to stop policy momentum.
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Key West
Truman
South
White House
Afere
Washington
Thesvente House
Walittee
Fitnation
Des Moines raid seizes whiskey cases at hotel room
Officials said Basil Grossnickle rented a room at a Des Moines hotel to the Iowa Sheriffs Association. Police raided the room and seized six cases of whiskey during the operation.
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Des Moines
Basil Grossnickle
Kort
Iowa Sheriffs Association
US Debates Protest Location Over Plane Crew Release
Washington officials weighed how to protest the release of the four man crew of an American transport plane downed over Hungary on November 29. The State Department said it would act promptly and decide whether to lodge a protest or take other action. The disrupted flight was en route from Germany to Yugoslavia when it went down.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Hungary
Cemeny
Yugosla
Gepartment
Suez Canal clashes injure Egyptians and Britons
Bulletins report fighting near the Suez Canal with twenty Egyptians and two Britons wounded amid tensions and ongoing hostilities in the area.
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Suez ‘Canal
Cokting
Tin
Volcanic Eruption On Philippine Island Strikes Camiguin
Disaster reports reveal a violent eruption at Camiguin island causing charred bodies and widespread destruction in Mambajao. Evacuations were ordered by President Elpidio Quirino with Navy standby and Red Cross coordinating relief efforts. historical context recalls 1943 activity with thousands evacuated.
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Navy
Tnmhabi
Thi
Elpidi
Paciencia
Misamis Oriental
Camiguin
Mambajao
Red Cross
Teast
Mamba
Bethire
Battery Theft Case Solved Police Arrest Two Youths
Two 8 year old boys admitted stealing batteries from parked homes and selling them to a Baytown dealer for 2 dollars each. Police traced them from the theft scene to their homes and arrested them. both youths worked on a construction job and confessed to the thefts.
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Atta Tyro
Agalant
Sig
Sinton
de Fiorid
Twoiba Gould Hole
Cove Ras
Robert Strickland to lead Baytown chamber lawyer post
Robert Strickland, prominent Baytown attorney, will head the Baytown Chamber of Commerce legal affairs at the annual January banquet. He replaces WiC. aFepy Swainias as president, with Lloyd Jones as outgoing vice president and Harry Masse as outgoing treasurer. Strickland, longtime chamber member and former city councilman, became associated with Judge Joe Reid when first arriving in Baytown and has served the chamber for most of his time there. He has one child Carolyn and his term as councilman expires in 1949.
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Robert Strickland
Baytown
Will
Baytown Chamber of “Commerce
Yate
Higginbotham
Ice
N. B.ballard
Strickland
Wic
aFepy Swainias
Lloyd “Jones
Feted
Harry Massethe
Metter
Baylor of Georgia
Joe. Reid
Beytown
Chamber of Commerce
Sfer
Carolyn
Ate
Harvey
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Abbner
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OM. C. Meirs
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Jeff B
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