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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1949
Page
2
The report details a DC-3 crash near Nevada Gulf California killing three officers and injuring none aboard. Chicago forces investigated a placard crash on a municipal runway with minimal injuries. A Coast Guard amphibian crash landed near East Harrisburg after fuel loss. a Convair with 13 aboard landed safely in Boston after instrument failure.
Federal court updates report on Angus Ward and alleged Communist China links. Dallas judge sentences Fred Estes to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine for contempt after immigration and testimony dispute. Proceedings discuss amendments and self-incrimination as defense cites rights. Estes home listed as Grand Prairie Texas.
In Fort Worth on December 19 the USDA livestock report shows slow to steady demand. Prices: slaughter steers and yearlings 17.50 to 27.55. calves 12.90 to 25.09. stockers 15.01 to 24.00. Hog prices: good and choice 200 to 270 pounds 15.75 to 46.66. feeder pigs 10.00 to 12.00. Overall, steady to higher bids on several classes with wide ranges for medium and common grades.
London December 18 Jane's Fighting Ships cites Soviet naval plans for 1000 super submarines next year under the latest five year plan with 400 in the Far East 300 in the Baltic and the rest in the White and Black seas Radio controlled torpedo ships and new high speed submerged submarines are noted Also mentioned is the large 35 000 ton Sovetsky Soyuz battleship begun in 1939 near completion with two catapult towers for aerial torpedoes
A 20 voice women employees choir from Citizens National Bank and Trust Company will present a Christmas carol program at 7 30 pm Wednesday. The choir will sing a capella with a public address system to amplify the performance for about 45 minutes. A baby boy named Welton Nathan Hawkins was born December 16 at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs J P Hawkins of Route 2 Baytown.
A burglar failed to profit from a 2 am break in at Carna tion Creamery prying a window and forcing a toolbox for chisels and hammers to crack a safe. No money was in the safe and only $30 to $40 in cash remained in a desk drawer. Police Sgt Cleve Dickens and Patrolman Elmo Anderson reported the incident. A daughter named Jansz Elsine was born Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital Beaumont to Lt and Mrs Roland J Zavodny. Mrs Zavodny is formerly Edwardine Dethriner. Additionally Mr and Mrs Leonard F Clawson of 1319 Magnolia announce the birth of a daughter Doris Hean born Friday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.
Beauty queen Aisa Calderon, weighing 120 pounds at five feet four, says love is secondary and money not essential but not a handicap. She notes past encounters with fortune seekers in San Francisco in 1946 and 17, and believes Peruvian boys differ, doubting American suitors are alike.
Dense fog grips the Baytown region and other Texas ports causing near shutdowns of air travel and reduced road traffic. Reports say the weather bureau forecasts only brief improvements with conditions returning by night. Smoke from smoldering cotton bales worsens visibility along Houston Ship Channel as ships and barges move slowly or halt.
A list of company names and figures appears, including Allee Lud Steel Allis Chalk Calumet and Hen Celanese Chrysler Cities Service Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak Gen Electric Gen Motors Goodyear Saf Gulf Gulf Oil Texaco etc with December percentages 41 38 22 and other partial data reflecting a market snapshot.
Fort Worth brief reports Mrs J G McKean a Fort Worth woman who had not heard Mule Train cost her a $10,000 prize by failing to identify the tune on Stop the Music in New York. The caller would have awarded the amount for recognizing the song. The item notes a separate Santa Jose reference and a Palo Alto resident seeking to alter his middle name.
The strangling of Margaret Gee Gee Jackson, 20, after a fraternity dance and candlelight dinner at a rooming house linked to Robert Bednasel, 24, an Iowa senior, sparks an investigation into campus social life. Bednasel faces first degree murder charges while Sigma Phi Epsilon is put on probation and bars are removed from many fraternity houses to curb drinking and gambling. University officials pursue tighter rules and off-campus activity checks as students defend their social practices.
Fire officials work to determine the blaze cause as repairs may begin soon. The building is owned by J. A. Rhodes and Dr Sharp expects to reopen once occupancy is possible. Officers say a fair portion of medical and surgical equipment and all clinical records were saved, though monetary loss estimates await insurance reports. Osborn Son Arrives Herold Lynn is named for Sh ang Hoss Li Osborn born Friday at Say Jacinto Memorial Hospital in Bowie 7 Lynn.
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