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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
1
Captain B Radwan and three rescue trips save about 50 people per trip from the damaged Christmas cruise liner Champollion after it collided with a reef in a gale off Beirut. Seventeen crew members volunteered to swim ashore with a lifeline but were saved by fishing boats. one 12 year old boy died en route to shore.
A brief wire roundup notes resignation of Antoine Pinay with French politics. In Corpus Christi three PBY 4 boats join a search for a 39 foot vessel missing in the Gulf with five aboard. Midway reef wrecks American planes and crew. Korea reports significant village destruction and troop movement near Chaeryong. President elect trims schedule to plan Christmas at home. National Safety Council warns of 590 holiday traffic accidents.
JIN Spots not Winners MASE LAUGHLIN JR JTome Wilkenfeld were named to Phi Eta scholastic honor society at the University of Texas. Principal R Be Of Robert E Lee high announced Tuesday.
Fumbling text shows a quirky scene with FULKERSONS and mentions of 24 John, Keating, Wings, and a police chief paying respects. The fragment hints at a Christmas visit, a motor incident, and local figures like Red Thole and Pédre Krenek in a multIyear town setting.
County Commissioner-elect Ramsey completed his Precinct Two staff, naming Melvin Clark as Superintendent and J L Long as Purchasing agent. Others include A Lane R L Turla Martin Wolcik and A E Lane, all longtime county workers. Clark, a 20 year road construction veteran, will oversee drainage and maintenance for Precinct Two.
First National Bank of Baytown completed a three way real estate deal this month acquiring a 50 by 300 foot lot at DeFee and Gaillard streets adjacent to the bank building. The $25 000 corner cost was recorded December 11 at County Clerk WD Miller’s office. The Atong estate owned the property and Houston broker Louis C Carr acted as trustee in the transfer. Carr then sold to the bank with another Houston party involved. The bank plans no immediate development. buildings on the Atong side must move within 12 months as part of expansion plans for the future.
New York December 2. Marine sergeant Zugene McDermott of New York on Christmas leave hurled an incendiary grenade into a West Side bar injuring several and provoking a deadly pursuit. Off duty officer shot McDermott after a seven block chase. patrolman Vin cent Beckles was wounded. A federal narcotics agent John H Orth was in the bar. Sutter, an Air Force sergeant, was arrested while a sailor fled.
Baytonians can expect the weather to stay mostly cold and partly cloudy for Christmas Day with the Southwest similar except colder further north. Kansas and Missouri saw up to 85 10 inches of snow Monday and slick highways while no additional snow is forecast for the Southwest through Christmas. Baytown dropped to 39 Tuesday morning, with a high Monday of 9 and a 40s drop forecast for Tuesday night amid brisk north winds.
A U S Air Force C 47 transport plane carrying six American hospital patients and two flight nurses collided with a moving jet on a western Korea airbase runway. Five crew members and eight others died, including Greek Air Force crew. One survivor died later. The crash occurred while both aircraft were on the ground, marking a rare ground-to-ground incident in the Korean war context.
The Chief Goodfellow fund has raised 875.30 dollars, still short of 1,000 but enough to ensure no needy child is disappointed on Christmas Day. Totals include gifts from Baytown groups and individuals, with ongoing drive and last minute additions.
A frayed classified notice advertises Timmy TS Gifts for everyone with Christmas and year round appeal. It promotes last minute suggestions and the Gift Spotter section as the place to find gifts folks look forward to receiving.
Christmas mood sweeps Raytonians after last Saturday's loss to Lubbock as Baytown Area workers prepare for a four day weekend. Jaycees host parties for area children while Lee College Community Choir performs. Stores banks and offices close for holiday. Baytown Sun to skip Thursday edition.
In Houston, 23 year old Romeo Bush accused of assaulting a secretary, Betty Kirkpatrick, who now seeks to drop charges. Despite prior drops, Kirkpatrick and her parents pressed the case, with a trial set for December 30 and the secretary threatening to depart town if she cannot testify.
Cpl James E. Murray, 38D Division Korea, died heroically after leading a patrol into a Communist ambush near front lines. He had earlier dined with President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower on Dec 4 and was honored for bravery in attempting to save comrades. Murray, from Porum Oklahoma, served in Korea and Japan, and would have returned home soon with sufficient points to rotate out.
A two year old Bellaire secretary Lenore Garrard was attacked by a blond husky man while walking home from a Christmas shopping trip on Locust Street. A search by officers and bloodhounds continued until 2 a.m. with no clear trail. The assailant fled after the woman screamed and neighbors turned on porch lights.
Police chief and officers nabbed Charles G. Davis of Baytown after a Monday anonymous call tipped off his location near Lee Drive. Davis, 34, had escaped Baytown jail on Nov 2 and led a large, days-long manhunt involving deputies and special officers. He surrendered with 75 cents and personal items. the pursuit also involved two other suspects, Elgin Handy of Fort Worth and Danny Womack, after a green car flee on Decker Drive. Davis had claimed a ticket from Mobile but the date contradicted his tale.
Charles Davis, jailed after a flight from a police chase, spoke freely in custody saying he was plain drunk and had never been drunk before. He claimed to have visited his wife Marie Wilson Davis, said he had left a car with Ferguson Motor Co and boarded a bus to visit relatives, and teased about a prior high speed pursuit. He admitted working as a paper hanger in Houston and reflected on the jailhouse mood and his long stand in the facility.
The Robert R. Tuck Fost of Veterans of Foreign Wars asks for donated hospital beds crutches or wheelchairs no longer needed. Call Tallent at 4283 in Baytown to arrange pickup or purchase.
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