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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
4
Fortune magazine reports optimism among 28 000 top U.S. executives about 1950. Most now expect good or better profits and lower unemployment concerns, though living costs likely rise or stay steady. Regional differences appear with Northeastern optimism and Southern Far West caution.
A dawn search was launched for three duck hunters last seen leaving Galveston yacht basin. Elmer Dever 22 Texas City Albert S Crimene 39 Galveston and Elmer Muehe 25 Galveston vanished after sailing a 24 foot aluminum skiff toward Pelican Spit. Coast Guard boats scouted Pelican Split area but fog and haze forced an overnight halt.
Gladewater residents go to polls to decide a $650000 bond issue. If approved, $500000 funds a hospital construction, with the remainder proposed as a purchase price for the privately owned Gladewater base ball park.
AUSTIN December 23 Will Clayton of Houston former Undersecretary of State will join the board of regents of the Texas State University for Negroes next February. Governor Allen Shivers announced the appointment replacing Galloway Calhoun of Tyler who resigned. Shivers also named former Mayor Tom Miller of Austin to fill a vacancy caused by the death of J N R Score of Georgetown.
Police labeled a suspected thief as the meanest man of the season after he stole 32 sores of candy and 230 packages from Rev. Doyle Vaughan’s car intended as Christmas gifts for his parish children. In Wichita Falls a soldier died from injuries in a highway crash that also killed two others.
In Las Vegas the Savory Club shut after a gambler claimed $47,000 in winnings was unpaid. Bob Smith arrived to take over the game and authorities sought loaded dice used in a final stretch that left pit boss Jack Durant short on $67,000. Police, city officials, and casino ties loom over the dramatic bust and license revocation.
Governor Allan Shivers leaves Austin for a one day holiday at his Mission home with family then returns to tackle 1950 Texas issues. A special legislative session is expected as his first task when back January 3. He predicts January 31 as a plausible recall date to address the state’s money problems. He will pay his poll tax in Port Arthur and then visit Waco and Fort Worth for Junior Chamber events and the Fat Stock Show. He favors a special session to push a multi million dollar elesmo synerg project and notes a Norman town Broadway in England.
Plymouth dealers and staff held sneak previews of the 1950 model in Houston ahead of a January 22 nationwide display. Attendees included executives from Higginbotham Motor Co and Gulf Coast Motors, Fra ta Motors, HAML staff, and accompanying spouses. Also noted is a Tucson vegetable shipment forecast of 3,000 carloads for winter and spring harvests to U.S. markets.
Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 5 seeks candidates for supervisor seats in Wooster with an election set for January 3 at David G. Burnett Elementary School. Incumbents may not file. filing deadline is December 26. Supervisors serve two-year terms, with all terms running concurrently.
Richard Brags, 22, of Huntsville Missouri, faced nine traffic charges after he ignored a police siren, switched off his headlights, and sped through six stop signs. He said he was “dating another fellow’s girl” and thought the officer was chasing him.
The Kiwanis Club luncheon featured Christmas tunes and old carols performed by a girls sextet from Robert E. Lee High School music classes. Singers Jerilyn Wilburn Marilyn Padgett Betty Barker Mary Beth Moore Earline Anderson and Nancy Barker with Connie Kraft on piano were led by Tomms s choir director. Rev Wayne introduced new members Stoya Gy win Ben Wilson and Paul Eat as guests joined the Baytown Community 5 crowd, including Iven Betz visiting Kjante from Hoisington Kansas and Floyd Bengsion.
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