Flaming tail in sky sparks flying saucer theories
Hundreds in Baytown saw a bright flying object at sunset Thursday. Witnesses compared it to a B 36 or P 33 or a fish shaped craft, some calling it a flying saucer while a few trusted Ellis officers saying it was a routine training plane.
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Rosalie Myers
Ellis
L. A
Bird of
Baytown Sun
T. W. Gunn
Davis Road
Gunn
Tren
Ellington Field
Buck Shot Wounds Incurred By Unidentified Shooter
LAREDO Tex Dec 3 UP John A McGee 38 remained hospitalized after buckshot wounds suffered Friday in nearby woods. He claimed an unnamed man fired at him shouting I got him. A second unidentified man confirmed the admission and urged departure.
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Laredo
Tex
John A. McGee
McGee
Eisenhower's Korea trip deepens the war’s gravity
February blood price noted as Eisenhower's staff schedules the next leg of his journey to Korea. He visits front lines with the First Marine Division and the Eighth Army, inspecting fighters and corps HQs. The President-elect meets General Rhee, receives a Korean flag, and ends with a war-room briefing amid photographers.
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Eisenhower
Seoul
United States Marine Division
First Corps
Eighth Army
Korea
15Th Regiment
Ike
Rhee
van Fleet
Lumber load shifts hit five autos in Memphis crash
Phillip Lawrence paid a traffic court fine after his truck's shifting lumber damaged five cars in Memphis. He said no one was hurt, noting the impact occurred when the load shifted and struck two autos.
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Memphis
Tenn
Phillip Lawrence
Ike's Visit in Korea Highlights Theme of Determination
Eisenhower toured Seoul with heavy security and met reporters in a war room, praising South Korea's spirit and leadership while urging ongoing outside aid. He stressed unity against communism, cautioned against defeatism, and declined public political questions during the visit. He noted 50,000 to 60,000 drug addicts in the United States.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Europe
Lisenhower
Seoul
van Fleet
U.S
Secret Service
North Korea
Robert A. Taft
Martin Durkin
Hisenhower
Rhee
ROK
United States
Rain Cuts Meter Take in Baytown Christmas Week
Wet weather in Baytown reduced Christmas shopping activity and sharply lowered parking meter collections. The week’s take fell from a usual 800 dollars to 60.83 dollars, signaling weaker uptown commerce despite pre‑holiday expectations.
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Baytown
Strait Named President of Shrine Club in Baytown
J H Strait elected president of the Baytown Shrine club with secretary treasurer B Yount announcing. T D O’Brien chosen vice president as six new directors join the board including Howard Kay A N Nelson C E B Radecape J W Bell T D O’Brien and J H Strait. Holdovers include W Le Blansett Joe Reid and W B McDaniel with outgoing officers led by Howard Kay and J H Strait and C E Radecape.
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J. H. Strait
Baytown Shrine Club
B. &. Yount
T. D. O'Brien
Howard Kay
A. N. Nelson
C. EB. Radecape
J. W. Bell
T. D. O Brien
J.H. Strait
W. le Blansett
Joe Reid
W. B. McDaniel
C. E. Radecape
F. A. Baker
C. F. Kelly
Willis Cobb
Weary Collie Arrives After 500 Mile Walk
In Michigan City Indiana on December 5 a year old collie named Clancy returned to the Moses family after a roughly 500 mile trek. The dog had been given to a neighbor when the family moved from Buffalo New York. Clancy appeared tired but safe at the new home.
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Weary Collie
Michigan City
Ind
Eugene Moses
Buffalo
N.Y
Clancy
Moses
Burglar Alarm System Installed at Police Headquarters
NEW YORK December 5 UP A burglar alarm system has been installed in the police property clerk's office at a police headquarters after a survey found the area inadequately protected. The piece notes Michigan deer hunters were the largest group among resident license buyers, making up 35 percent of 382,872.
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New York
Michigan
Orton's Gerald: 10-pound goal, team hopes, church ties
Gerald Orton earns team spot while pursuing a 10 pound gain. His mother Mrs. Orton recalls summer feeding, discipline, and Gerald's steady training. Gerald keeps to diet and sleep, shuns star labels, supports church activities, and eyes architecture with A grades in mechanical drawing.
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George
Perkins
Gerald
George Scott Has Knee Surgery at Baytown Hospital
George B. Scott a construction superintendent for the Harris County Flood Control district underwent an operation on his left knee at Baytown Hospital. He has been in the hospital nearly 10 days for a flare up of an old injury from a fall against a tractor and will be confined to bed for several weeks.
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George B. Scott
Harris County
Baytown Hospital
Scott
Hefner Rites Held for 73 Year Old Former Operator
Funeral services for BY. S. Hefner, 73, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Paul A. Lee funeral home with Rev. Walter Gibbs officiating. The body will be taken to Bremond for a graveside service at Old Walnut Cemetery Saturday. Hefner, operator of a business at 20 East Sterling, died Thursday at his home, leaving a daughter Mrs. Dellgnd Lamarque and a widow, Mrs. Randall. The Galveston City Hospital cared for him.
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BY. S. Hefner
Paul A. Lee
Walter Gibbs
St. John’s Methodist Church
Tne
Bremond
Old Walnut
Hefner
East Sterlinam
Dellg
Lamarque
Verity
Randall Wing
Galveston Chysip SS
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