Duke and Wallis may settle in Britain this year
London report by a Star columnist under the name Starman says the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson plan to return to Britain with permanent residence before year end 1950. The piece notes Queen Mary’s shifting stance and aims to house the couple in England, inviting friends to visit. In Dallas, American Airlines jet skidded on a Love Field taxi strip and was towed out after passengers evacuated into a fog delay.
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London
Yangon Evening Star
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Starman
Duke
New York
England
Edward
Mary
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Dallas
Feb
American Airlines
Love Wield
Vic Davis Returns From Fort Worth Meeting
Vic Davis mechanical superintendent of The Baytown Sun returns from the Southern Newspaper Mechanical Conference in Fort Worth. George Woodman of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram serves as vice chairman for 1950 and will be chairman for 1951.
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Vic Davis
Baytown Sun
Fort Worth
Southern
George Woodman
Baytown Palsy Center Delayed by Staff Shortage
Lack of trained personnel delays organization of a cerebral palsy treatment center in Baytown. A Baytown Crippled Children's Society meeting heard Dallas expert Martin W. Ricker discuss Easter Seals funds and Texas centers. The Pilot Club plans a fundraising drive to support the center, while the society adopts a new constitution and names officers Joan Johnson, Lucille Puderbough, Darrell Tuck, and Edna Gray.
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Baytown
Texas
Ricker
Dallas
Pilot Club
Baytown Crippled Children’s Society
Joan Johnson
Lucille Puderbough
Darrell Tuck
Irs
Edna Gray
11 Year Old Demands Answers On Hydrogen Bomb
An 11 year old Cleveland Heights boy, Eddie Rutsky, asks why government spends billions on a hydrogen bomb instead of saving lives. He writes to the president, noting children deserve healthy, fearless futures and urging clear explanations for his cynicism about adult policy.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ed Rutsky
Cleveland Heights
Faul FF. Rutsky
Eddie
Cleveland Press
Rutsky
Eadie Rutsky
Hddie
Funeral Services Today For Frank Velha 77
Funeral services for Frank Velha Ti of Crosby, father of Mrs. Mike Garber of Wooster, were to be held at 1 30 pm today at Pace Stancil Funeral Home in Crosby. Burial was to be in Crosby Cemetery. Velha died Monday in Dayton hospital. He had lived in Dayton for two years before moving to Crosby. Survived by wife Frances Velha and two daughters, Mrs AL Janek of Dayton and Mrs CW Marek of Crosby, and a son E W Velha of Crosby.
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Frank Velha
Crosby
Mike Garber
Wooster
Pace- Stancil Funeral Home
Crosby Cemetery
Velha
Dayton Hospital
Dayton
Frances Velhe
AL FL Janek
Mgrs. CW. Marek
E. W Valha
Strauss Resigns From Atomic Energy Commission
Washington Feb 8 President Truman accepted the resignation of Lewis L. Strauss from the five man Atomic Energy Commission effective April 15. In a January 31 letter Strauss said he quits to return to private affairs and will aid the new AEC chairman once named. He helped run the $4.5 billion atomic energy project.
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Washington
Truman
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
AEC
Widow of FDR Chauffeur Wins Overtime Claim
Washington report states the House approved a $7009 payment to the widow of John H. E. White, late chauffeur to Franklin D Roosevelt, for 714 hours of overtime from 1935 to 1940. White served five presidents, died December 23, 194X, and had worked 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. with two weeks vacation yearly. The bill advances to the Senate as gardeners prepare to use chlordane to control turf insects.
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Washington
House Today
Roosevelt
John HE. White
White
Senate
Twelve New Lions Joined Bey Town Club at Luncheon
Ten new Bey Town Lions were welcomed at Grace Methodist Church with gold pins and membership certificates. Members named include J. E. Walding Tommy Eochelle A V Barber Gilbert Barnes Dr Julian Spring and Ben W Thomas. Two others J D Saunders and C W Shanahan will wait for their pins and certificates. Guests included Arthur Manteris Glenn Young and Durwood Horn. Manteris received thanks for help with last week’s benefit for the Robert E Lee band.
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Beytown Lions Club
Grace Methodist Church
Lion Cubs
Robert J. Gillette
J. E. Walding
Tommy Eochelle
A. V. Barber
Gilbert Barnes
Julian Spring
W. C. McClelan
Clyde Foltz
Frea Dittman
G. B. Parker
Ben
Internal Revolt Would Not Work Against Russia
SOUTH BEND Ind Feb The Yale professor Dr Vladimir Petrov argued that an internal revolution could not topple the Kremlin without foreign support. He cited fear as the regime’s base and noted expanded police power including detaining without trial up to five years. He linked past persecutions to obedience and labor for five year plans.
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South Rend
Ind
Yale University
Vladimir Petrov
Siberia
Kremlin
Petrov
Russia
Rotarians To Visit Beaumont International President To Speak
A Baytown Rotarian delegation headed by President Fr. B Sparks will travel to Beaumont Friday night to host Rotary International President Percy Hodgson for 1949 50. Hodgson a Pawtucket Rhode Island leader is a former director district governor and committee chairman in Rotary International and runs Parkin Yarn Mill and Lincoln Woods Farm. He has held numerous business civic posts and served as vice president of the Rhode Island Development Association. Also traveling are Baytown couples A E Drew A McTarbutton Howard Lee T W Lyons Clyde Spear T W Alexander W C Swain and Gr Herring. Mrs Frances Longley of Nome Alaska has been named to the public welfare board by Gov Gruening becoming the first Eskimo graduate of a home high school.
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Baytown
FR. B. Sparks
Beaumont
Percy Hodgson
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Rotary International
Rotary
Hodgson
Rotary Club
Parkin
Lincoln Woods
Saylesville
Bradford
Yorkshire
England
United States
America
Associated Industries of
Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company
British Empire Club
Providence
Old Colony Cooperative Bank
Old Slater Mill Associatener
Juneau
Alaska
Francis Longley
Nome
Ernest Gruening
Public Welfare Board
Piano for sale by Brook Meys Piano Company
A piano offered for cash or easy terms by Brook Meys Piano Company at 1822 Main St Houston Texas. It is advertised as guaranteed for 10 years and available to a reliable buyer with contact by write, phone, or wire.
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Reali Bargsin
Brook Meys
Christian Science Reading Room Invitation Explains Healing
A local notice invites readers to visit a Christian Science Reading Room to learn the Science of Christ and its healing power. It highlights teaching from the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and notes that thousands have found enrichment through Christian Science. Literature may be read borrowed or purchased at the center.
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Christ Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Daniel I heading Baytown Insurance Exchange president
GV Daniel, head of Daniel Insurance Agency, was elected president of the Baytown Insurance Exchange for a one year term at the monthly meeting. New officers include Walter Kerr as vice president and David Arnett as secretary treasurer.
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Jerry) Daniel
Daniel Insurance Agency
Baytown Insurance Exchange
Daniel
Exchange
Walter Kerr
David ¥. Arnett
Texas cities to get new post offices this year
The Post Office Department and GSA announce new facilities in four Texas cities including Brownsville with a $625,600 project for a border station post office and a $209,060 project for the Terrell A. Tew post office.
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Washington, Fame
Texas
Post Office Department
General Services Administration
Brownsville
Terrell A Tew
Itasea
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Great Britain
Thors
St. Joseph's School
Jayne
Atom Commission
FDR
Lions Meeting
Census Bureau
Beaumont International
Christian Science Reading
Wisconsin
G. V. Daniel
Insurance Exchange
Srings
Vicker
Pius Tay
WAR Appliance Co
Jim
Oldsmobile
Fred Dittman
Baytown, Texas
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