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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1951
Page
1
A fragmented report indicates scandals within a state administration involving federal officials and possible influence peddling. The text notes representatives in Ohio faced questions over payments and access, with mentions of fees and ties to Lithofoid.
A jumble of holiday events at a servicemen center on Market Street and Cedar Bayou mentions Ernie Dittman narrating football games, a Bear Facts party, and arrivals for a local gathering. It notes refinery work, school holiday closures until January, and various local person mentions including Teddy Ander, Jimmy Nelson, Orval Nelson, Pete Peacock, and N. p. SVeryone, with scattered references to birthdays and community activities.
Mrs. W R Black 67 Baytown resident dies after sudden heart attack and illness worsened by grief over grandson Bert Black Jr. Funeral at Grace Methodist Church with pastors Jordan. burial Forest Park Cemetery. Survived by husband W R Black two sons Paul and Bert and daughter Abs John Molez, a brother and sister in law and three grandchildren.
Cairo authorities shut Faud El Awal and Ibrahim Universities in Cairo and Farouk El Awal University in Alexandria while declaring a state of emergency after student and police clashes. More than 310 people injured as protests erupted over King Farouk appointing pro British advisers. A heavy police presence guarded foreign embassies as mounted officers patrolled city streets.
United Press reports tax liens totaling over 32 million dollars were filed against prominent figures tied to the Congressional Internal Revenue scandal. Names include Henry W. Grunewald in Miami, Troy Whitehead in Houston, Abraham Teitelbaum in Chicago, and Paul Simon with related real estate holdings, with liens ranging from hundreds of thousands to over a hundred thousand dollars.
University of Houston halfback Jackie Golden was in serious condition at St. Joseph's Infirmary after a scrimmage injury. He remained unconscious with improved signs from the prior night and X rays were planned to assess damage. Coach Clyde Lee noted a head injury occurred when he was kicked during the play as Houston prepared for the Salad Bowl game with Dayton of Ohio in Phoenix on January 1. A squad of 48 players will depart for Phoenix Saturday morning.
UN Sabrejets shot down two MiG-15s and badly damaged a third in an 82-plane dogfight over northwest Korea. Ground fighting on the eastern front saw infantry slog through knee-deep snow to try to relieve a Communist encircled outpost. A cease-fire line held with no American casualties.
SEATTLE a aer api Haga 37 lost an argument that was never settled. During a dispute over who was the younger one Hagan pulled out his wallet to show his driver's license. The stranger grabbed the wallet and ran.
In Korea a 30 day effort to seal an armistice collapsed but UN and Communist negotiators will press on. Subcommittees met after a day of deadlock while questions on prisoner deaths and escapes drew protests. The cease-fire line remains until all terms are settled despite no progress.
Spontaneous wildcat walkouts by miners surfaced across Indiana and Pennsylvania as word spread that John L. Lewis would call a nationwide memorial stoppage for miners killed in a recent explosion. Officials in Wilmington and Terre Haute questioned the scale of the action and whether Braidwood mine workers would join.
NEW YORK-UK Robert A Vogeler wants to form a pressure group to win the release of Willlis Oatis, the AP reporter jailed in Czechoslovakia, after offering to raise $200000 for the four US fliers held by Hungary. He will return all funds as the State Department said it will pay the Hungarians once prompt release is assured.
The United Nations designated a special Army post office to handle mail for American prisoners of war in North Korea. Relatives and friends of men held by the Reds should address letters to APO 30 Care of Postmaster San Francisco California.
Pittsburgh area sources say United Steelworkers President Philip Murray will tell policymakers to call off the New Year strike involving about 630 400 workers in defense vital steel. A convention will vote January 3 in Atlantic City.
Chicago's National Safety Council warned that traffic accidents may kill 350 persons during the four day New Years weekend. Council President Ned H Dearborn urged drivers to make one old year's resolution to drive nobody and cautiously for the next four days.
Texas streets remained the nation’s most dangerous as the Christmas to New Year period reached its sixth day with 121 violent deaths and a traffic toll of 79. The toll may exceed 220, far above forecasts, as six more perilous days linger before New Year celebrations. Among the fatalities were Tyler merchant Elmo Hill 37 in a collision with a mule, 12-year-old Eddie Parker in Houston, one-year-old Flipbert Cruse in Houston, Henry Len 34 in a hit and run at O'Donnell, and 2-year-old David Turner shot in Larkin along with his four-year-old brother handling a pistol.
The one day old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brunson Jr. of 412 North Ashbel died at a hospital. Funeral services were at the Church of Christ with Joel Mack Johnson officiating. Burial is in Hill of Rest Cemetery by Paull A. Lee Funeral Home. Surviving are the parents a sister Rebecca Lynn a brother John Barry and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Brunson Sr and Mr and Mrs W L Partin all of Bay Town.
Trade-in Christmas items run wild as shoppers seek new gear. An elderly woman, claiming US senator’s wife, seeks a “more dignified” replacement, choosing a sweater. Another wants hand warmers while a wilted cloche yields mittens. Others complain size and color mixups. Rumors of price gaps and a $19 electric shaver vs $26 refund lure surface. Local stores track purchases by imprinting initials on some items to prevent exchanges.
Hungarian officials told US charge d affaires George Abbott in Budapest they could not say when four American airmen would be released. The fliers held after straying across the Hungarian frontier were to be exchanged for fines of 30,000 pounds each. The men are Capt David H Henderson, Sgt Spokane, Wash, and Sgt James A Elam of Kingsland Ark.
At Erding Air Base Germany two air force wives prepare to fly to Wiesbaden to meet their husbands held 38 days in a Soviet prison. A C47 and another aircraft standby to bring the four men back with operation homecoming led by Colonel Park Holland. The mission aims to reunite Mrs Florence Henderson and Mrs Ruth Duff with their spouses, destination uncertain, possible Vienna Belgrade or Budapest.
William R. McLees, 64, a refinery worker and World War I veteran, died early today at a Houston Veterans Hospital after weeks of illness. He retired last year from the Stranding department and had stayed with friends at 3222 Missouri. Funeral arrangements are set with Marsone Earthmen Funeral Home and a list of local responders.
A Texas forecast shows continued warm-up today and tomorrow under fair to partly cloudy skies with gentle winds. By mid-morning most skies were clear except near Brownsville where clouds lingered. Forecasters expect higher afternoon temperatures milder overnight lows and dry weather.
John Gray, a nightwatchman, discovered a burglary at Wilkenfeld's furniture store in Baytown at 9 20 p m. Thieves stole 50 cents to 1 50 in change from the register during the holiday season. A separate break in near Crinity Tabernacle was also reported.
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