Snow and Deaths Hit Panhandle Ahead of Storm
A severe wet-norther swept the Panhandle ahead of schedule with Banter arriving five hours early. Four deaths were blamed on the weather including child fires in Texas and a man in an automobile accident near Borger. Delhart measured 3.7 inches of snow as cold fronts stalled between Amarillo and Wichita Falls, with scattered snow and sleet across West Texas.
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Esas
Ihem
Texas
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Ikhat Dour
Panhandle
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Red River Valley
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Around Town Pop Swain Relieved By Rumor Turnout
In a lively, messy unedited clipping, local notes recount Swain relieved the fat turn was a joke with a happy ending. Several town residents, including Jimmy Adams, Ishsay Busca, and Lee Bragadiers, appear amid humorous gossipy lines about Christmas plans, sales, and a Cedar Bayou benefit dance.
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Pop Swain
Jimmy Adams
Pits Ishsay Busca
Stanley Holt
Bob Nolan
Hunt
Joe Reid
Mang Richardson
Sears
Nash
George Scott Langer
Wooster
Carter
Two Hospitalized In Headon San Jacinto Crash
Two Baytown women were hospitalized and three others observed at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after a multi vehicle collision on Market Street Road in the San Jacinto River bottoms. Iva Ruth McKinney was injured by windshield glass while Agatha Pisit, Joe Kenneth Pratt II, Platt and his wife suffered various injuries. Investigators noted shouting road conditions and a corrugated surface blamed for loss of control and multiple errant crashes along the river bottom stretch.
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Baytown
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
San Jacinto River
Market Street
Irs
Iva Ruth McKinney
Agatha Pisit
Carolina
Joe Kenneth Pratt II
Platt
Louisiana
McKinney
M. Brown
State Highway Patrol
Market Street Road
San Jacinto River Bridge
Attempt To Blow Up CIO Building Fails
Detroit police said anonymous tip and a bungled fuse thwarted the plot to destroy the CIO United Auto Workers headquarters. Two dynamite sticks wrapped as a Christmas gift were found jammed against the outside basement stairway, with one fuse nearly ignited. UAW President Walter Reuther and brothers Ray and Victor were at home when the bomb was found. Authorities noted prior assassination attempts on the Reuther family amid anti-Communist tensions.
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Detroit
Mich
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Research
Henry Fusser
Police Special Investigation Bureau
UAV
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ray
Victor
Erea
Walter Reuther
Walter
Reason Girl Killed Lost As Man Dies
In Cleburne on December 21 a 21 year old man George Clements died after firing three shots at his former high school girlfriend Marilyn Forstand an 18 year old by a hardware store. The motive remains unknown as Clements died of a brain wound shortly after the shooting.
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Cleburne
George Clements
Clements
Smarliyn Forstand
Meatby Covington
Hill County
1951 Budget Near 1950s Total in Draft
Washington Dec 21 The budget bureau prepared a new draft of the 1951 budget for President Truman and indications favor a total near this year’s 43.5 billion. It will be sent to Congress after reconvening with cuts hinted for Defense and ECA programs as plans call for major postwar arms purchases.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Truman
Missouri
Congress
Owen Brewster
Maine
Frank Pace
Charles Murphy
Treasury John W. Snyder
Defense Department
Economic Cooperation Administration
Defense
Louis Johnson
ECA
Air Forces
Army
Navy
Air Force
Army Andadio
Goodfellows Short of Funds to Help 656 Local Children
Last minute list growth pushes Baytown Sun Goodfellows effort beyond 650 children. Funds lag by $300 as of noon today with three days left to deliver bags for the 1949 event. Donations from Grace Methodist Home-makers class and Mary Hinson helped raise about $700.30.
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Goodfellows
Grace Methodist Church
Mary Hinson
Sociar
Goodfellow
Mary Hinsom
Irene
Baytown
Mrs. Mary Meyers Dies In Houston
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Meyers 77 of Houston who died at 8 20 am Tuesday were to be held at 2 39 pm today Survivors include a daughter Mrs Mamie Shelton of Humble two sons Van and Cleve Blalock of Houston two sisters Mrs Lucy Parker of Houston and Mrs Georgia Farmer of Sheldon and two brothers Otis Magee of Baytown and Wyatt Magee of Houston
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Mary Meyers
Houston
Mamie Shelton
Humble
Van
Cleve Blalock
Lucy Parker
Georgia Farmer
Sheldon
Otis Magee
Baytown
Wyatt Magee
Burglary at Raytown Feed and Farm Supply
Police say a thief burglarized the Raytown Feed and Farm Supply building by entering through a restroom window just before daylight. About 200 dollars was stolen, with 25 left in a drawer and 175 from a cash register hidden under a desk. The break in was found around 7:30 a.m. by employees.
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Raytown Feed and’Farm Supply, Incorporated
Bob Koenig
Atora
Jaycees Plan Big Baytown Christmas Party With Candy
Baytown youngsters will receive 100 bags of candy at a Friday community Christmas party between Ashbel and Jones on Texas Avenue. Santa will attend. event runs 6 to 9 PM with a German band, Lee College Sextet, and local performers. A separate party for Oak Addition Negro youngsters is planned, supervised by River Schools principal Marion Davis.
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Baytoun
Frider
Jaycees
Santa Claus
Allah Macfarlan
Oak Addition
Marion Davis
River Schools
Ashbel
Jones
Texas Avenue
Alden Bailey
Ray French
Carmets
Warren Carrall
Paul French
Charles Martin
T. F. Seale
Darrell Tuck
Cedar Berou Bandhouse
Cittle Foliz
First Christian Church
Lee College
Barbara Clark
Lovee Geisendorff
Geneva Fronz
Janelle Seale
Dean Willams
Shirley Durham
Betty Robertson
Wil
Macfarray
Jack Oliver
Sam Oliver
C. A. Ross
Ewell Clark
Jayce Eites
Quack Shack
Bob Nolan
Humble Plant Valuation At 129 Million From Ref inery Appraisal
Baytown’s Humble refinery area is appraised at 129 511 769 for refining equipment by Freese Nichols and Turner. Reproduction cost of a new plant would be 297 483 280. The appraisal excludes land and government units, uses 20 percent actual value with 40 percent abnormal cost allowance, and notes past tax roll values of 30 009 600 for the refinery.
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Baytown
Bertown
Freese Nichols and Turner
Humble
Hue
Fornia
Freese, Nichols and Turner
Tex
Hols and Turner
Wil Sey
Lions Pass Half-Way Post In Band Drive
The Lions drive to send the Robert E. Lee Band to Chicago reached the halfway point with over $4000 raised toward the $8000 goal for next summer. Lions Club gifts included $1512 at a luncheon, with pledges from Theo Wilburn Floyd Higginbotham and J B Hollaway. The club shifted to the Life of Dimes model funded by surplus, aiming to fund the band's tour and possibly appearance at the Lions International convention.
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Robert E. Lee
Chicago
Lions Club
Theo Wilburn
Floyd Higginbotham
J. B. Hollaway
Lions
Brigadier Sextet
Barbara Clark
Louis Getsendorff
Jonelie Seale
Geneva Flynt
Dean Williams
Shirley Durham
Hetty Robertson
Ben W. Thomas
R. L. Gillette
George Bennett
R. T. Walden
Kyle Alford
Phone Employes Backing Strike
St Louis December 21 union vice president Frank P Lonergan said CIO communications workers division 20 members voted four to one for a strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The walkout could start soon across a six state region with about 50600 Bell employees in Missouri Arkansas Texas Kansas Oklahoma and nearby Winds area near St Louis. Federal conciliators were in talks with company and union officers with little hope for immediate settlement.
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ST. Louis
CPYI
Frank P. Lonergan
CIO Communications Workers
Division 20
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mery
Bell
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Santa Claus to Visit Highlands This Thursday
Santa Claus is coming to Highlands Thursday at 10 a.m. on a special Rotary Club invitation. A welcoming committee will meet him at the interurban station and accompany him by automobile through town distributing candy and cheer to all children and residents.
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Santa Claus
Highlands
Highlands Rotary Club
Interurban
Will
North Pole
Santa’ Claus
Hemphill Gets City Contracts For Vehicles
Hemphill Pen tise Company led the city council to award two vehicle contracts despite lower bids. The 1949 Pontiac police car and two half-ton GMC pickups were approved, with officials noting price not always the best buy and praising Hemphill’s bid.
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R. B. Hemphill
Hemphill Pentise Company
Hemphill
H. E. McKee
Desier
Thad Felton
Faky Godfrey
Gable Marries Sylvia Stanley in Secret California Wedding
Hollywood reports Clark Gable, 48, wed Lady Sylvia Stanley, the widow of Douglas Fairbanks, in a private noon ceremony at the Alisal guest ranch near Solvang. It is Gable’s fourth marriage after Carole Lombard. The couple planned a swift return flight to an uncertain honeymoon destination.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Douglas Fairpanis
Sylvia Stanley
Screen Jover
Side Ranch
Sylvia
San Luis Obispo
Alisal Guest Ranch
Soivang
Gable
Carole Lombard
Gables
Eincino Ranch
San Francisco
Honolulu
Ange Moller
Senator Vandenberg Opposes Recognizing Communist China
Senator Arthur Vandenberg said the Chinese Communist government does not presently qualify for recognition. He outlined two general rules to apply in deciding recognition, speaking at a news conference in Washington.
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Washington
Arthur FH. Vandenberg
Michigan
China
sSpokesman
Baytown Annexation Moves Advance With Humble Busch Ranch
Baytown council passes final reading to absorb 792 acres of Humble property and 328 acres of the Busch ranch, encircling the refinery area and Rubber plants. A second ordinance aims to annex Wooster Brownwood Crystal Bay Lakewood and Bay Villa tracts, with one council vote against. Regular meetings set for first and third Thursdays. officials estimate tax impact at $100,000 to $150,000 annually.
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Humble
Chester Bulgier
Humble Oil and Rafining Company
Baytown
Coun
Busch Ranch
Br Humble
General ‘Tire and Rubber. Company
Ennex
Wooster
Brownwood
Crystal Bay
Lakewood
Bay Villa
Fany Godfrey
Gordon Farneda
James Barrop
Amore
R. D. Davis
Blackwell Peninsula
Fibel
Houston
15 Families Still In Need For Christmas
Baytown's Christmas Clearing Bureau lists 35 families still without Christmas unless the city donates. Mrs. Ho ML Johnson, chairwoman, said 38 families have received dinners and gifts while 15 remain on the list. Donations of food gifts or money can be made by calling 892-W or mailing checks to the Christmas Clearing Bureau Post Office Box 425. The bureau has been operating through Friday.
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Baytown
Ho ML Johnson
Jayceeettes
Community Chest
Johnson
Brresu
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