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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1950
Page
2
In Nantucket, a captive deer named Buttercup, once sheltered by Parker W. Gray and fed by locals, escaped a pen as hunters assembled. Two men ignored warnings and fired on the deer, killing her instantly as she fled with her fawns.
The mutilated body of a tattooed man was found on a roadside northwest of Dallas. Sheriff Bill Decker said the throat was cut ear to ear and the face bore slashes. No ID found, prints taken, age about unknown, and investigators suspect he was killed elsewhere and dumped.
A noisy OCR summary of multiple company names and percentages shows Armco Steel, Amaconda Co, Beth Steel, Con Edison, Dow Chem, Eastman Kodak, Gen Electrics, Gen Motors, Greyhound, Gillette, Libby MeN, Liggett and Myers, Packard Motors, US Steel, Woolworth Inc, Texas Co, Tex Gulf Prod, Tidewater Corp, Timken Bearing, and other firms with scattered percentage figures and notes. The readable text preserves many proper nouns and potential market references.
Constable Busch joins a search for his brother H T Busch who disappeared after a fishing trip near Cove. Relatives and Cham bers County officers scouted the area for two days, unsure if the boat drifted or sank, with Busch missing from his island camp where he lived unmarried for years.
Dr Bridges speaks on hospital performance reporting 239 deaths 11 synopsies and an obstetrics record of 537 births with no mother or newborn deaths. Only 14 Caesareans. Trustees tabled oil lease for 1 acre tract. re election delayed due to absence of trustees Gordon Learned and Thomas W Moore. Financials show 32,398 gain before depreciation and a 3,714.42 loss after 11 months.
The UN committee debated two proposals to settle Far East tensions. General Wu Hsiu Chuan, head of the Communist delegation, claimed Peking was compelled into the Korean War by UN and US military actions near its border, insisting China did not want war but felt forced to respond.
The Portland Oregonian, a century-old West newspaper, was sold to Samuel T. Newhouse of Newark for over 3 million dollars. The Morning Oregonian continues 309 years of local ownership and issued a 120 page edition. MacNaughton, president of Oregonian Publishing, announced the sale for stock heirs of Henry Pittock and Harvey W. Scott.
The list details construction costs for multiple San Jacinto area buildings including Lamar Lamar for 13 classrooms and library, Ashbel Smith 4 classrooms and expanded cafeteria, Carver Schools 5 classrooms and shop, McNair 6 classrooms library cafeteria and auditorium, Baytown Junior High 11 classrooms and library expansion, Horace Mann 7 classrooms and home economics plus library, Robert E B Lee 8 classrooms with new music and wood shop, with totals ranging from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars and notes on equipment and renovation.
A list of patient admissions includes Mabir, Rose, McClursz, Gordon King, Lindsay, Aliss Ruby, Frank Kirkpatrick, Melvin Young Baytown, Lillie Duke Hospital visiting hours span 19 to 11, 8 to 3, and 7 to 5. Also notes fare increases and Cheyenne dog license plan with miniature fire plug tags. 2300 tags ordered.
Active cattle trade with 2300 head and 1500 calf numbers. Strong bids on beef cows and steers with prices 23 to 31.50 for yearlings, 20.50 for cows, and 25 for various specialties. Calves and stockers show 25 higher than last close. slaughter calves 27.50 to 31.50. hogs steady to lower on spots. butcher pigs 12 to 15 and sows 16.25 to 17.25.
H R Cullen wired President Truman asserting Communism cannot be destroyed in Red China with Dean Acheson as secretary of state and General George Marshall heading the armed forces. He sent copies of the note to Senators Lyndon Johnson and Tom Connally of Texas. The message mentions Eugene D Likken, Harry Byrd and Robert A Dari. The piece notes that the average child walks and runs more than 30,000 steps daily.
Baytown residents returned from Hearne where they attended the funeral of 31 H. Vaughn 64 a former Baytown resident. He died Sunday at the home of a daughter Mrs. E. A. Parsley who also lived in Baytown. Attendees from Baytown included J O Pursley Mrs W W Allison and son Johnny Warne Mr and Mrs G O Pursley Mrs S Pursley Floyd Pursley Mrs W A Pursley and Mrs B E Jones.
A brief readable line notes a Wednesday sports rest and trading post citation at 5:00 with MSER IS S.55 and Rada Newsreet.
Fragmentary text references Arearoy Piggott, a fling station, and Elder’s influence with 288 cap and crane currency tied to a gas range. The readable parts suggest a historical note on a local figure shaping a station or infrastructure project.
Tuesday evening brief lists war news byka Peary and small items from Kiwanis and local notices. Scattered segments mention Rozz, Busic, Berlam and Harera with fragmented captions. Morning and night bulletins reference Washington and UK news as faded OCR fragments.
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