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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1951
Page
1
Sivonen finished packing sets of treats and candy into brightly colored bags for Goodfellows gifts. Officials say bags will be delivered to those in need as volunteers prepare pins and outreach, though details remain limited.
A garbled historical page lists various local figures and groups, including Goodfellow reports, PTA items, brownie and girl scout troops, and future homemakers of America at Robert school. Several names appear with small donation figures and scattered community activities, but readable specifics are limited.
A burglar struck the Bayshore Round site of We B Rasberry’s new home on Monday, halting progress. Rasberry reported at 5 30 pm yesterday that motors and a joiner valued about 354 dollars were missing from the electric sawing machine and tools.
The Senate Internal Security Committee accused 18 American union members of an expense paid tour to Russia and Iron Curtain nations. The State Department denied any Communist links and said passport records show no plans to visit the Soviet Union. Witnesses testified that most travel funds came from U.S. labor groups, with some expenses paid by Red nations’ unions.
Senate subcommittee led by Moody's Charles Noone heard testimony from 13 individuals connected to 12 steel firms about gray market deals. Officials say brokers and mid men bought steel at mill prices and resold at inflated costs, with price increases from 5.20 to 10.50 and 33.75 per hundred pounds cited as end user charges.
James R. Holstein 45 was killed when his car collided head on on Highway 146 about five miles north of Texas City. Two others, A C Evers 32 and A A Ross 34 of Galveston, suffered serious cuts and internal injuries. Holstein died at Danforth Memorial Hospital in Texas City. Survivors include his widow, his mother in La Porte, a brother in Pasadena, and two sisters in La Porte and New Orleans. The body was at Emken-Linton Funeral Home, Texas City.
Veteran producer Walter Wanger will stand trial today on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and intent to murder for allegedly shooting agent Jennings Lang last week. Wanger, indicted by a county grand jury, posted 36000 bail and testified.
President Truman backed a federal anti-influence peddling directive, signaling a cleanup push. The move framed by a top agency aims to curb improper influence in government dealings and enforce ethics standards.
US Britain France and Turkey charged Russia with trying to frighten Middle East states from joining a proposed defense command. Western notes to the Soviet Foreign Office said Moscow interfered in internal affairs by threats. The White House announced a broad anti corruption drive and urged agency staff to avoid gifts from business groups while preserving government integrity. A special committee led by Judge Thomas Murphy will probe nationwide tax issues, with hearings resuming tomorrow behind closed doors.
Andrei Vishinsky told the United Nations General Assembly Political Committee he hopes four American fliers will be tried as spies in a Hungarian case tied to a supposed espionage mission. He dismissed US explanations that the plane over Hungary was accidental and said the flight was deliberate. The US State Department seeks their release in time for Christmas amid wartime propaganda tensions.
Pan American World Airways and related workers returned to duty at International Airport ending a three day strike. Transport Workers Union international vice president James Horst said mediation helped settle the dispute over wages. Strikes also ended at major Pan American maintenance terminals in Miami San Francisco Seattle and Brownsville Texas. President Truman invoked the Railway Labor Act to help settle the dispute over an 8 cent hourly wage increase.
Panmunjom report says Communist newsman Alan Winnington claimed the UN list of 192 474 prisoners is English only and cannot be accurately translated to Chinese or Korean. He argued it misidentifies detainees and hinders prisoner releases until after Christmas, complicating talks.
Rosalie Severs reports tears of happiness among Baytonians as two local soldiers listed as missing were confirmed prisoners of war. The article notes two others still unaccounted for, with families hoping for newspaper publication of their names.
Fragmentary OCR text notes names such as Bernard W. Galingland and Reuben K. Kimball among 3198 prisoners. Language is unclear and scattered, with hints of Communist references and withheld names. The piece is damaged and non-cohesive, lacking a clear event or outcome.
A badly frostbitten American sergeant, drafted in September, was treated in Japan for severe frostbite and wounds from a snowbound battle. He had earlier been sent from Korea to Japan for medical care, with reports noting his condition and convalescence.
San Francisco Port of embarkation moved to expedite Home for Christmas trips for about 10 000 soldiers airmen and dependents. The cash em home campaign sped travel with questions on travel mode and reservations by rail bus and air as roughly 10 500 veterans were scheduled to dock in San Francisco before Christmas.
A chaotic fragment reports Korean and American casualties during a long Sunday action on the western front. Allied troops fought a 13 hour battle, breaking the enemy line near northwest front, with prisoners captured as the fighting ended.
Clayton Home on Honeycutt wins top prize in a local decoration contest with a nativity scene featuring the Christ Child and Wise Men. Traffic control was needed Sunday night as crowds gathered. Britton-Cravens Lumber Company’s “The Night Before Christmas” display won second prize in the business house division. Judges included Mrs. Sam Boyd and others from garden clubs and Houston groups.
Nettie All, five highters, and Mrs Jim Littlefield of Xelmille Arkansas are mentioned in the Highlands note. The fragment references local names and a regional publication, with no clear event or outcome detailed.
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