18 Dec 1952
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
1
Police Chief McKee warns during the holiday rush to beware of quick money tricks like the pigeon drop and hot check schemes. Merchants are urged to report suspicious persons and to call the bank before handing over any funds. The Houston Better Business Bureau notes complaints about social register scams offering advance subscriptions.
Baytown jail escapee Carl G. Davis is sought in connection with a holdup at Oak Wood State Bank in Oakwood. Detectives say two gunmen forced three employees to lie on the floor as they robbed the vault and drawers of about 10,000 dollars. A Liberty sighting and a letter found near the escape car are key clues. authorities report Davis said he planned one more major Texas job.
Lions club members promote Lion-o Dimes with a West Texas broadcast of the Lee-Lubbock championship game. Workers collected 261.51 dollars from passersby at the First National Bank site as captains Roy Peterson and Murray Rogers oversee volunteers.
Fort Worth veteran mailman L D Lacewell confessed that he has not mailed his Christmas cards yet despite post office urging early mailings. He said he avoids delays by hoping recipients receive them one to three days before Christmas.
President-elect Eisenhower pressed Korea policy, meeting Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. MacArthur for briefing on the war, after returning from Korea. He plans informal talks with MacArthur to gain his experience, and emphasizes deeds over words to pressure a peace settlement amid Truman’s reservations.
Roseland Park will get sturdier barbecue pits next summer after vandals damaged four or five of the present 33 concrete units since last summer. City Manager C D Middleton said one unit was carried off for a backyard. New pits will use cut off oil drums set in heavy concrete with an iron grille and a draft hole to deter theft and destruction.
Four Dallas banks and their 12 suburban affiliates plus two Waco banks and affiliates were found to operate in violation of the Texas constitution by the state banking board on Wednesday. The ruling focused on Mercantile National Bank at Dallas, controlled through its holding company Equitable Co of Texas, and its affiliates Grand Avenue State Bank and Garland State Bank.
Tickets for the Cedar Bayou-Deer Park Class A semifinal go on sale at Memorial Stadium at 6 p.m. Thursday per Superintendent R. W. Akridge. Reserved seats cost 1.50 and student seats 50 cents. Cedar Bayou enters as undefeated in Class A with a 12 0 record, while Deer Park stands 11-2. The Baytown area eyes a potentially second state title as the night semifinal marks Memorial Stadium’s first under lights. Ford Robertson and Jay Oliver will provide play by play and halftime coverage.
Thousands of Baytown fans head to Dallas for the state title showdown with Lubbock. Forecast calls for cold rain and freezing temps, prompting prep for a chilly trip. Deputy Brown leads a large caravan of chartered buses while trains and planes add to the mass transit plan. Orville McDonald of Dallas public relations helped organize.
Texas Railroad Commission cut January oil allowable to 3 211 108 barrels per day a drop of 89 426 with statewide producing days reduced from 23 to 22 while East Texas and pan tex fields follow specific day schedules Ernest O Thompson elected commission chairman for two years and a statewide proration hearing set for January 16 in Austin to fix February quotas Purchasers nominations show a slight rise to 3 167 695 barrels daily
City officials led by City Attorney George Chandler and City Manager CD Middleton faced off in a Baytown courtroom over a recent telephone rate increase. Attorney Robert Strickland represented General Associated Fulephone Co. as Baytown appeals a temporary injunction barring interference with the new rates. The Dallas headquarters of the telephone company drives the case with observers present.
Eddie Cox of Wooster leads a fundraiser at Market Street Road station offering 25 cent fire truck rides for Baytown kids. Proceeds fund Christmas gifts for underprivileged children with help from Key Club and Jaycees. Volunteers from Wilkenfeld's warehouse and local donors support the Goodfellow drive.
Cedar Bayou Bears coach Bob Barfield trains hard for the Class A state semifinal against Deer Park Deers at Memorial Stadium Baytown Thursday 7 30 p.m. Bayou enters as the underdog winning the early season clash. Deer Park rebounded with a stronger defense led by Gene Hartzog and Fred Cochran sharpening the offense. Weather forecasts call for scattered showers tonight and Friday.
Brief items note a federal district court suit for 151,359.25 arising from a two bus collision near Waco last August. A 68 year old Missouri resident receives a pension discussion, and a probate ruling in Brown County sets estate values at 420,473. Details include a Paris settlement and NATO base cost projections amid Korean front front lines.
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