Explosion Mystery After Baytown Area Blast Rumors Swirl
A powerful blast last night rattled Sheldon Crosby Huffman Liberty Baytown and surrounding areas. Police received 25 calls from residents describing a citywide shake and shops stock damage. The blast source remains unknown as air patrols checked the region and no trace was found after hours of searching.
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City Police Department
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Texas City
Dayton
Sinclair
Sheldon-Crosby
Air Sheriffs Department
14 Day Phone Strike Delay Seen by Union
New York February reports say union leaders may consider a two week postponement of the Western Electric telephone workers strike if a basis for delay exists. Ernest Weaver of the CWA said no proposal was made but would discuss it. otherwise the strike was set to start at 6 am Wednesday. The talks involved union, company, and federal mediators with Cyrus Was expected to join later.
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Division Six
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CIO
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Western Electric
Company Tinters
Federal Mediation
Crrus
Wiliam
Margolis
Ching
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Komp Town 20 Election Notes and Local Remarks
A fragmented town column recalls survey details and neighborhood chatter. Mentions Fulmer, Naenedoches, S 28 years old, Lester Alford with coffee, Yount and Dub Rogers discussing appliance bits, Dr. Clyde leaving a building, and Mrs. several residents facing personal notes. Election results comment suggests new townspeople and local activity.
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Coast Couny
Lester Alford
Paul “Tian
Yount
Dub Rogers
Henckell
Morpheus
Ike
Clyde
Mieneatsser Middleton
C. G
Adams
Knox
McCloy rules out U.S. force for West Germany
High Commissioner John J. McCloy in Stuttgart rejects deploying an army for West Germany. He pledges U.S. support to Berlin amid Russian pressure, stressing political reeducation over immediate economic recovery, warning Germans against nationalism, and urging unity toward Germany's legitimate aims and eventual unification.
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Germany
John J. McCloy
West Germany
United States
Stork Partial to Girl Babies Over Weekend
Baytown hospitals report several newborn girls over the weekend. Ine Kathryn Davis born Saturday at Baytown Hospital weighed eight pounds, 13 ounces to Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Davis of Cedar Bayou. Rebecca Lynn Brunson born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. John Brunson Jr. and other arrivals include Toy Jeanne Foster Iris Lenora Harrington and Wenda Lois Navarre.
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Baytown
B. I. Davis
Cedar Bayou
Ine Kathryn
Baytown Hospital
AS. S. J. Ellis
Cédar_ Bayou
Etta Hovey
Long Beach
Toy Jeanne Foster
KU 3
Foster
Chenelvis Ju
Ann Pittman
Mix
E. L. Pittman
Iris Lenora Harrington
R. R. Harringtons
Danubria Acres
Wenda Lois Navarre
Movie Star Colleen Townsend Converts To Christian Faith
PiPert Colleen Townsend addressed a packed Punxsutawney Presbyterian Church sharing how she quit a $750 weekly movie contract for a life of faith. She recounted an eight year search for God, detouring from evolution theories, and choosing Jesus Christ after a mountainside weekend invitation.
Luckman Believed Offered Top Post
Reports say President Truman offered Charles Luckman a top government post possibly chairing the Atomic Energy Commission and he may leave Lever Brothers. Other rumors linked him to chairmanship of the National Security Resources Board. White House would not comment. Luckman said only you would have to ask the president for a direct answer. Governor Huey Long’s recovery from a heart attack appeared satisfactory as Winnfield General Hospital staff noted he might remain confined but Long insisted he only needed his clothes to resume duties.
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Charles Luckman
Atomic Energy Commission
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National Security Resources Board
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Warl Long
Winnfield General Hospital
Boy, 4, Credited With Saving Life
In Brockton Massachusetts a four year old boy named Leon Ross called police when his infant sibling convulsed. The baby was rushed to a hospital where doctors credited prompt action and the boy’s quick thinking with saving the child's life.
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Florence Ross
Leon
Calvin S
Carpenter
Cal
Buzzy
Rites Today For Man Killed In Accident
Funeral services were scheduled for Arno John Enderli a 33 year old Baytown resident killed in an auto accident on Market Street Road near Bay Villa. The burial would be at Cedarcrest Cemetery with Rev. John E Osteen officiating. Survivors include his son Gerald Curtis Enderli and daughter Barbara Jean Enderli, plus his parents brothers sisters and step-relatives.
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Baytown
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John E. Osteen
Central Baptist Church
Cedarcrest
Enderli
Bay Villa
Wyatte S Busch
Einderli
Busch
Enderlt
Gerald Curtis Enderli
Barbara Jean Enderli
H. Enderli
E. H and
M.A. Enderli
W. F. Heintschel
Hexman Ender
East Harris Keeps Wet Status In Texas Liquor Vote
East Harris County stayed wet after a 7279 to 5805 tally in a record turnout election. Precinct 101 at City Hall counted last, with a 99 to 27 margin for wets, and Baytown police were ordered to clean up beer joints amid lingering tensions as Cedar Bayou Channelview Clover Leaf Huffman and Wikenfelds precincts voted dry. The Wooster tally was 411 to 411 as results closed after 10 pm.
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Texas
East Harris
Baytown
Justice
Cedar Bayou
Channelview
Cloverleaf
Huffman
Wikenfeld’s
Wooster
Sheldon
Crosby
Wires Congratulate Ingrid Bergman and Roberta Rossellini
Rome February telegrams flowed to Ingrid Bergman and Roberta Rossellini on the birth of their son Ingmar with Marion Davies and Ernest Hemingway among about 5000 senders. Rossellini, visiting Villa Margherita, noted the Vatican would decide on any annulment needed for a Catholic ceremony.
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Marion Davies
Ernest Hemingway
Ingrid Bergman
Roberta Rossellini
Hollywood
Ernest Hemins
Marion Devies
Rossellini
Retiring Mike Coady Ends Baytown Plant Era
Mike Coady, a Humble Oil refinery veteran since 1920, retires after a long Baytown career. Born in Dublin in 1885, he moved to the United States in 1935 and plans to spend days puttering at home. He is known for woodworking and singing, and lives with wife at 2113 Louisiana with daughter Betty Jo, 12.
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Baytown
Humble Oi and Refining Company
Gfike Coady
Standard Oil
Bay Way
New Jersey
Mike
Dublin
Ireland
Mike Coady
Iana
Betty Jo
Mother of Highlands Woman Dies in Houston
Death claimed Mrs. J. O. McPherson of Houston after a three month illness. She was mother of Mrs. Al Simmons of Highlands and well known in Baytown and Mont Belvieu. Native of Saratoga, she resided in Houston since 1920 and would have marked their 86th wedding anniversary this year. Funeral services were held in Houston at 3 30 p m with burial at Forest Park.
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Houston
al Simmons
Highlands
Forest Park
Woman Claims Lora Lee Michel Adoption In Dispute
Hollywood reports Lena Wilson Brunson of Nederland Texas says she is the mother of child actress Lora Lee Michel and alleges the Michels adopted the girl without her consent. She saw Michel in the 1947 film Good Sam and learned of the adoption from press accounts of Michel’s arrest for mistreatment. Brunson says she never signed adoption papers and wants the baby returned to her.
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Lora Lee Michel
A. J. Michel
Lena Wilson Brunson
Nederland
Texas
Good Sam
Lora Lee
Birs. Michel
Michels
No U.S. Trial Seen For Spy Suspect
Britain likely to reject extradition of Dr. Hlavs Fuchs, an Anglo American atomic scientist accused of sharing secrets. The Harwell center head faces potential British charges with possible long prison terms, while U.S. penalties could reach the death sentence. Congress weighs extradition avenues as the case crosses transatlantic lines.
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Fuchs
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Brien McMahon
Chase For Gunman Ends In Colorado Hills
A gunman and his partner kidnapped two men during a frenzied Rocky Mountain pursuit. They were captured at a roadblock west of Golden, Colorado, with submachine guns and pistols in their possession. Investigators weigh armed car theft and kidnapping charges while probing possible links to the Brinks holdup in Boston.
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Moll
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Barbara Jean Carroll
Here
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Les Miller
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S &R
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Enlow
Boston
Sinatra Dines With Ava Gardner Fights Spark
Houston February 6 Frank Sinatra dined with Ava Gardner at Vincent's Sorrento. A photographer provoked a tense moment drawing muttered remarks while Mayor Oscar Holcombe hosted. Diners witnessed the star pair amid a bustling Houston restaurant scene.
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Frank Sinatra
Ave Gardner
Vincent
Sorrento
Oscar Holcombe
Spaghetti
Edldie Schisser
iSee Sinatra
Keep Jap Bases US, Staff Urges After Japan Tour
The U S Joint Chiefs of Staff favor keeping U S military bases in Japan after the peace treaty. Their six day inspection tour of Japan ended with departure for Okinawa. An official source says the aim is to prevent Soviet control of Japan's industrial facilities and deny Communists access to them. Russia is seen as seeking Japanese plants to support Far East economic development.
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Moscow
Truman Uses Taft Hartley Law To Seek Miners Return
President Truman invoked the Taft Hartley act to push the 400000 bituminous coal miners back to work. He signed an executive order creating a board of inquiry to study the dispute between United Mine Workers and coal operators, with a report due by Monday. If the dispute remains unresolved, the attorney general could seek a federal court order for a return to five day production. The board will not make recommendations, and mediation may help resolve the strike while a secret ballot could follow if needed.
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Truman
United Mine Workers
Eutmeoh
David L. Cote
Paterson
New Jersey
William W. Wirtz
Northwestern University
John Dunlop
Hervara University Profeseor
Lee
Junction
Sicily
Federal Mediation Service
Police Ordered To Clean Up Bars In Baytown
Baytown authorities ordered a clean up of taverns and night clubs after complaints of disorderly operation. City Manager Darwin Middleton directed Chief H E McKee to enforce orderly conduct while also addressing pollution from waste oil and fire department readiness including foam and applicators.
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Baytown
Darwin
Moneger
Britten + Cravens
Addition
A. H. Lintelman
Middleton
Missing Galveston Men Found After Foggy Bay Search
Galveston reports two men missing for seven hours in Trinity Bay fog. They were located about 20 miles from shore, after a search by local boats and authorities. The men, identified as local business figures, were found in the waters near the bay and are reported in stable condition.
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