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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1952
Page
2
The radio columnist Slargerd Berton ickly was found dead in her Hollywood apartment after an apparent suicide. Investigators say she ingested tablets and left a note claiming the final assignment ended. The death shocks listeners and colleagues who knew her work well.
Mr and Mrs J E Mallory announce the birth of a daughter at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Harold Burch of 212 Bayshore Drive welcome a baby girl born yesterday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Darrell Nickerson and spouse report a newborn at the same hospital. A note from the Pawtucket Hours Club references a $3415 deposit at the Paw Institute for Savings.
United Press reports say union leaders urged all locals to vote on strikes if able and to call the Federal Mediation Service for possible action. Delegates approved a four way independent strike against Tide-Water Associated Oil at the Bayonne refinery and pledged support with financial and physical aid. Wages may rise 25 cents under wage stabilization, with increases reviewed by the Wage Stabilization Board. unions must justify a 21 cent increase if needed.
A dense OCR fragment lists many corporations across industries, including steel, chemicals, automotive, oil, and consumer goods. Companies named include Arméo Steel, Anaconda Copper, Calumet and Hecla, Celanese, Chrysler, Con Edison, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, Freeport Sulphur, General Electric, Ger motors, Goodyear, Gillette, Gulf Oil, Humble Oil, Mack Truck, Packard, Pure Oil, and Penney’s Inc. The text resembles a stock-or industry-note style, with percentages and partial company names, but overall coherence is limited.
Livestock market steady to active with cattle 2000 head and hogs 1400 head. Slaughter steers and yearlings sold 25 to 34 dollars, utility cows 20 to 23, canners 34 to 20, bulls 39 to 27, stockers 27 to 32.50, calves 800. Hogs solid with feeders higher. choise 186 to 270 pounds 18 to 25, 160 to 175 pounds and 280 to 380 pounds 14.75 to 18. Sows 32.25 to 50. Feeder pigs 10 to 11.
Captain J. A. Futeh age 66 of Mont Belvieu suffered a stroke aboard the dredge Raymond in Galveston Bay Saturday night. He was rushed to Duke Hospital after a speed boat transfer at Morgans Point and his condition improved according to hospital attendants.
Police hold two 38 year old women on arson suspicion after one woman admits setting fire to her cluttered Bell California home to avoid cleaning. She said she piled paper and matches in the attic and lit a box of matches, deeming escape easier than cleanup.
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