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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1950
Page
2
Lawmakers advanced an omnibus tax measure but pulled it back after committee questions. Sponsor Fleming sought a 25 percent rise, later trimmed to 20 percent by Rep. Jerry Steward. Industry representatives including carbon black firms beer distributors and insurers urged paying an equitable share.
Washington February 8 The President Truman will intervene to settle the nationwide telephone wage dispute before February 24 the new strike deadline. CIO Communications Workers had planned a 6 am local strike today but the government requested a 16 day postponement. Bailey's mother hurt In Wells Mrs L Bailey injured in a fall with a broken leg and hip described as critical.
Livestock market notes from Fort Worth dated February 3 show cattle about 3000 head with most classes steady and some yearlings firm. Prices span from 15.56 to 25.50 for cows and calves, hogs around 47 to 58 for good grades with declines, feeder pigs 14.06 to 14.50, and sheep and lambs with slaughter lambs and yearlings steady.
Washington police held for Texas authorities a 20 year old woman who said her husband fatally shot Tex Thornton in an Amarillo tourist court last June. The woman, Diana Heaney Johnson, said she and her husband Arthur, 30, were hitchhiking through Texas when Thornton picked them up on June 2.
Bank robbers attacked a branch at dawn locking workers in rooms as they looted seven employees including three women. The vault was opened under threat of a gun and knife, with masked bandits using janitor disguises to avoid suspicion. Police issued a statewide alert as witnesses described two suspects, one Mexican and one Black, fleeing in a getaway car.
For the first time, two ends existed in Houston and Baytown as workers removed the loop section of track at Texas and Sixth First. Interurban cars no longer circle. a turntable handles U-turns while the new cars cannot use the loop. Conductor C. B. Lucas notes the loop’s removal due to car design.
Darwin Middleton visited Texas City to inspect paving machinery the council agreed to buy for 4500 dollars. He will assess transport to Baytown if sale proceeds. Equipment includes a paving machine hoppers mixing machines and weighing scales funded from Contingent park ing meter and savings on other purchases. The machinery belongs to a construction firm and sits at Carbide and Carbon Chemical Company plant in Texas City.
Mayor asks City Council to study a financing plan tied to new tax revenue of over 100000 annually. Proposal would let bonds be issued for street paving with pro rata charges on frontage owners and city covering water and sewer work plus at least 10 percent of paving costs. Some councilors favor the paying law to compel nonpaying owners to contribute.
Pasadena council approves bonds for Pasadena Galena Park Tunnel access roads. Palmer and Baker Engineering Company lands two contracts totaling 147 500 for plans specifications and soil testing. oversight on construction until completion. They previously received 25 000 last year for a recess and approach road study and recommendations.
B A Hartley of Shreveport and Roland V Rodman of Anderson Prichard Oil Co argue against treasury plans to cut depletion allowances and raise revenue. They warn such moves harm the industry and economy. EARTHQUAKE SCARE Lebanon Missouri reports a strong tremor at 4 35 am causing fear but no damage. Police received calls from residents up to five miles away.
Seventy six distributive education students from Robert E Lee High School will present advertising for 21 stores in the Baytown area tomorrow. Paula Du Tremblay supervises the program. The Baytown Sun will publish the student ads, and Ruth Hit Lor fing prepared an ad for the Channel Press at Channel View.
Baytown will send at least 14 officials to a Harris County Mayor’s and Councilmen’s Association gathering at 7:36 pm in the Sheil Re-imery banquet room. State Land Commissioner Bescom Gites will speak on Pasadena Galena Park Tunnel opening plans. Attendees include City Manager Meyer and Mrs. J. A Ward, Councilman Dervin Middleton and Mrs. Middleton, others. Deer Park to host.
A February term Garris County grand jury in Houston began work. Heish A. Lovering, former Humble Oil department head, serves as juror. Foreman is George N. Posey of City National Bank of Houston, with peers W. R. Styron M. A. Schulz Joe M. Williams P. H. Fredericks Rev A. J. Kemp Feliz Tijerina John L. Harkness Bert Ward Edwin W. Blum William Holderreit Tomball painter. all Houstonians.
Representatives of the International Harvester Company held a sales meeting last night in the J. C. Hannah show room. Motion pictures of the Cub tractor were shown and Cub demonstrations were planned. Contest plans for merchandising the International Harvester home freezer were discussed with attendees listed.
Brown and Root and William A. Smith Contracting Co. of Kansas City win a $6,845,085 contract for Alaska railroad improvements. Work covers culvert replacement and embankment widening on the U S government line in Alaska.
Miss Sue Latham bride elect of Emil Rodriguez was the guest of a miscellaneous bridal shower last night at Baxtown Community House Lounge. The wedding is set for February 25 at St Joseph's Parish House. Hostesses included Mrs Ellis Smith Mrs James Smith and Mrs Ivy L Smith with 35 guests attending.
Oilman Glenn McCarthy will appear as Time magazine's frontispiece this week making him the fourth Houstonian to be pictured on the cover. Previous Houston figures include Jesse H. Jones then U S Secretary of Commerce William J Claxton former Undersecretary of State and Oveta Culp Hobby former commander of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in World War II.
Roy H. Horton of Housty will address Methodist Men at Grace Church fellowship meeting. Special guests from Scout troops in the Boston-2 area will be recognized for National Scout Week. Rev George Perkins serves on the serving committee with several named members listed.
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