Wooster mother bears long battle over son’s fate
A Wooster mother endures conflicting wartime messages about her son Roger D. Fortinberry who went missing in Korea and was later confirmed killed in action near Rochum Mountain on September 1 1959. Family members learn of the death and await final interment details as they hold onto uncertain hope.
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Parisis
Roger
Changchow
Kores
Wooster
Fortinberry
Rochum Mountain
Korea
Newshe
War Watsons Cemetery
Chicago Man Buys Oil Rights On Sam Houston Campus
G L Reasor of Saey announced through attorney Ervin Flowers that oil rights on the campus of Sam Houston School on Causeway Road were purchased. The lease came from all interests Evred including J D Reed Company of Houston and Elmer Gray and associates of Baytown, with details not fully disclosed.
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Chicago
Sam Houston
Sam Houston Century School
Causeway Road
G. L. Reasor
Saey
Reasor
Ervin Flowers
Ers
J. DD. Reed Company
Elmer Gray and Associates of
Baytown
Goos e Creek lease battle spurs school oil future
The Goose Creek Independent School District edges toward revenue from oil with Reasor development and Reed lease deals. Court battles over bids delayed drilling but a 5 32 royalty remains, promising up to $25 daily revenue under normal conditions. Oil rights secured on city tracts with $5000 bonus to the district, while safeguards keep wells away from school buildings and campus playground areas.
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Reasor
Reed
Gray
Goose Creek Independent
Reed Company
Grey
Scheol
Roy
Flowers
Proud Chief Reacts After Grand Jury Verdict in Baytown
Grand Jury found no evidence of dishonesty by city officials in Baytown pay-off probe. Police Chief H. E. McKee praised public support and pledged to keep Baytown the cleanest city in Texas. City Manager Middleton and City Attorney Chandler were away. Boyles said he had done all he could.
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Baytown
H. E. McKee
Barteem
Texas
G. D. Middleton
George Chandler
Howard C. Boyles
Boyles
G- S. Mc
Tickets Still Left as Baytown Seats Sell Slow
Baytown and Port Arthur ticket sales for a Friday game show plenty of general admission and reserved seats available. About 200 reserved seats in Port Arthur were slow to move. the 1000 seat west block remained largely untouched. Baytown lines formed early at Lee Memorial Stadium with fans awaiting word on additional allotments. Port Arthur officials may send more tickets if sales lag continues.
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Harry Massey
Port Arthur
Ft . 9
Black
Lloyd
Sam Peine
Steve S
J. Lyons
Frank Brasweil
Saturnt
Bowens
Bob Beverly
Perkins
Hetchins
SJR
Mercer
Bay- Espital
E. C Huron
Billie Laughhain
Ey Pruett Sireeting
Dittman
Lalle
Bay
Ing
Baytown
Lee Memorial Stadium
Sehr Sos
W. R. Davis
Kilgore
Blanket Weather Sweeps Texas With Freezing Temperatures
A powerful cold front, described as the worst of the year for Texas, moves across the state with Baytown expecting upper 20s and near zero in the Panhandle. Strong northwest winds whip snow and reduce visibility in parts of northwest Texas, while clearing, continued cold air follows tonight and tomorrow. The nation braces for another storm along the Eastern Seaboard.
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Baytown
Texas
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Texas Norther
Nebraska
Kansas
California
Ohio
Refinery workers aid in major grass fire near Baytown
Baytown and Wooster firemen battled a large grass fire south of Humble Company tanks along Decker Drive. Refinery employees were released to assist the crews as the blaze spread across a 100 yard front before being stopped. Baytown tank trucks responded after Eddie Cox called for assistance.
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Baytown
Baytown and
Wooster
Humble Company
Decker Drive
Eddie Cox
Ex-Policeman Rountree Arrested on Reckless Driving Charge
Edgar A. Rountree, former Beytown police officer and special deputy sheriff, was arrested by Deputy N.O. Morrison on charges of reckless driving and leaving the scene after an accident. Witnesses say he drew a gun during a dispute after a Sunday collision on Market Street Road near Channels View. Rountree denies the accusations and claims the matter was settled with John W. Ross of Ganado.
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Edgar A. Rountree
Beytown
Morrison
Rovntres
Hhe
Rountree
Clarket Street
John W. Ross
Ganado
Opal Roebuck
Houston
Rowntree
Bayshore
Roundree
Ross
Bread Price Hiked Here in Baytown Markets
Baytown grocers raised prices after Houston bakers lifted wholesale rates by one cent. Large loaves now 21 cents more, small loaves 1 cent higher, buns up three cents per package to 31 cents. Bakers cited living costs wage hikes and ingredient prices as causes.
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Baytown
Houston
Beytown
Truth Tells Build Trust But Not Popularity
A short aphorism from 1950 by Olin Miller notes that strict truthfulness earns trust yet may make one less liked by people. The line suggests honesty as a guiding rule despite social friction.
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Olin Miller
Field Enterprises
United Nations to hear on China Korea intervention
Six nations ask United Nations to add the question of the Central People's Government of China intervening in Korea to the agenda. The memorandum argues Chinese forces are conducting operations against United Nations troops and seeks immediate assembly action ahead of year end adjournment.
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United States
General Assembly
United Nations
Korea
Assembly
Peking
Russia
Security Council
Soviet Union
Cuba
Ecuador
France
Norway
United Kingdom
Central Peoples
People’s Republic of China
Jhorest
Trump
Ciement Attlee
Faces of War on the Northeast Front in Korea
Charles Moore captures stark scenes from Korea including a dead GI with a bloodied mask, a Chinese soldier beside a burning truck, a scarred evacuee trooper, a napalm-struck infant, a map-wielding general, and an American trooper promising resilience. The images convey the war’s endurance and human cost.
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Charles Moore
Korea
Chosin Reservoir
Little Gift For Bie Return You Can Help Make A Child Happy
Chief Goodfellow urges Baytown residents to support the Goodfellows Christmas drive for needy children age 12 and younger. Donations of money and gifts to The Baytown Sun in Baytown, Texas, or names, ages, and addresses of children in need, help ensure every child has a merry Christmas.
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Goodfellow
Sants
the Goodfellows
Baytown
Goodfellows
The
Baytown Sun
Texas
New Phillips Service Station Planned in Baytown
George W. Moyer announced Ada Oil Company will build a Philips 66 service station at West Maine and Causeway Road in Baytown. The land cost $20,000 from C Q Alexander, with bids invited for a $25,000 construction project. Ed Puett will oversee contracting. contact Wayside 4148. The fifth Phillips station in Baytown will feature an enclosed washroom, lubrication area with canopy, and three pump islands. construction to start this month.
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Baytown
Phillips 66
George W. Moyer
Ada Oil Company
West Maine
Causeway Road
C Q. Alexander
Meyer
Baytown Con
Ed Puett
Phillips
H. Enderli
Phillips Products
General Bradley reports evacuatable Korea position
Washington dispatch says Senators were told by General Omar N. Bradley that American troops in Korea have reached a position from which a mass evacuation could be conducted if needed. The briefing notes mention late bulletins to his cabinet and possible Allied obligations.
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Washington
Koree
Something Else About To Happen In Tokyo Message
Edith Tindall reported a telephone call from her husband Sergeant Robert Tindall in Tokyo. He urged not to worry about press reports, saying the situation in Korea is not as bad as believed and hinted that something else would occur in a few days, with a cryptic meal clue.
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Houston
Edith Tindall
Seargeant
Robert Tindall
Tokyo
Tindell
Chinese Red Forces Hit US Marines Near Hambung and Seoul
Fragmented wartime dispatch reports Chinese divisions attacking American lines near Hambung and Seoul as US Marine units, including the First Division, defend a critical airstrip and hold against heavy dusk assaults. A late item notes a football game and pursuit of a 200,000 man force, with details unclear.
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Hambung
Fesiogetine
Seoul
Marine First Division
Bageru
Hambhung
Attlee Meets Truman as UN Korea Plight Deepens
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee meets President Truman aboard the Williamsburg amid grim Korea battlefield reports. Officials discuss diplomatic options and possible integrated Western European defense under Eisenhower, with private talks and a luncheon planned.
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Attlee
Truman
Washington
Clement Attlee
United Nations
Korea
United States
Red China
Teuman
Williamsburg
America
Omer N. Bradley
White House
Western
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Youth Stabbing on Main Street Leaves Injured Teen
Police investigated a stabbing on Main Street where a 1 year-old youth, described as Arajuo, was stabbed twice during a fight. He collapsed in an alley and was found bleeding, attempting to go home before being hospitalized.
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Ton R Hospital
Arajuo
Old Main Street
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