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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1950

Page

10

Lee High to Crown King and Queen Tomorrow

Balloting in the annual election of the king and queen of Robert E. Lee High School continues today. Fourteen boys and fourteen girls run for royalty with voting limited to one boy and one girl per student. Ballots cost twenty-five cents and proceeds fund Robert E. Lee delegates to the Texas Association of Student Councils in Amarillo March 27 and 28.

Robert EL. Lee Redett EL Lee High School Glenn Jones Jegn Kel- Ing Bruce Coltharp Rodney Novosad Jimmy Pyree Jimmy Walmsley Queen Connie Kraft Jimmie Kay Treat Erolyn Lauland Helen Bradberry Vernell Burnett Kathryn KY J) Rugel Rose Ann Bass Anna Vann Dixie Williams Marjorie Stoufflet Jerilyn Wilburn Shirley Bess Wibea Britt Beverly Williams Robert E. Lee Texas Association of Student Councils Amarillo

All Belgians Ordered to Vote on King Issue

Brussels officials announce Belgians must vote on March 19 whether to restore Leopold II to the throne. The plebiscite bill, approved by the House, requires a yes or no response. Leopold will abdicate if he earns under 53 percent.

Brussels Belgium UPI Leopold DT House of Representatives

Piano sale offer at Brook Mays Houston TX

A piano is advertised for transfer to a reliable party for cash or easy terms. The ad promises a 16 year guarantee matching a new piano and provides contact through Brook Mays Piano Company at 3822 Main and Houston Texas via write phone or wire.

Barrain Brook Mays Main Houston Texas

Birth Control Lecturer Barred From Entering Japan

Tokyo reports American birth control advocate Margaret Sanger barred from entering Japan for a lecture tour. General MacArthur's Headquarters reportedly did not approve the lectures sponsorship amid Catholic pressure and concerns over appearing to support her views.

Tokyo Japan Ric Margaret Sanger Yomiuri MacArthur

Ranger Officers Question Old Crime Confession

Ranger officials in Eastland weighed a Los Angeles confession by Mrs. Margaret Nash regarding the 25 year old slaying of a Ranger officer. Police Chief W G Pounds planned talks with District Attorney Eric Been and Los Angeles police, considering sending an investigator. Former Ranger Chief Jim Tagram disputed Mrs Nash story.

Ranger W. G. Pounds Eric Been Eastland Los Angeles Margaret Nash Pounds Been Jim Tagram Mash

Seven Montana College Students Die In Crash

Seven Montana state college students were killed when their car failed to negotiate a curve on U.S. Highway No. 10 eight miles east of Bozeman and plunged 40 feet down an embankment. One other occupant was injured. the group had been returning from a basketball trip. The accident occurred about 1:33 am near the canyon road. Sheriff’s office reports. Also on the page, Goose Creek Independent School District schedules a routine school board meeting for 7:30 pm in the administration building.

Montana College Bozeman Mont U.P Montana State College U.S. Highway No. 10 Here George Gentry Goose Creek Independent School District

Mechanical Tic Tac Toe Brain Beats Humans at Kellogg High

Noel Penney Elliott, an 18 year old Kellogg High student, claims his mechanical tic tac toe brain can beat any human without cheating. The device uses switches and lights in a 3 by 3 grid and reads moves instantly, with the machine winning about 40 percent of games and often forcing ties. Elliott has worked three years on the project and was a Westinghouse science talent search finalist, aiming for 21000 dollars in Washington, D C, March 2. He plans to study at Washington State College after graduation this May and continues to fix the machine’s cheating tendencies.

Carl LE Anderson United Press Kellogg Ida Noel Penney Eliott Woel Westinghouse Machine Washington, D.C Pho Tographs Young Elliott Washington State College

Teachers Buy Site For Rew Headquarters

Austin February 13 report states the Texas Latte Teachers Association will build a two story headquarters two blocks from the Capitol. The site comprises two lots bought for 62 500 dollars. Architects Page Southerland and Page of Austin will draft plans for a probable 300 000 dollar building.

Austin Capitol Texas

Ex Arkansas Lawmaker Tilman Bacon Parks Dies in Washington

Former Representative Tilman Bacon Parks of Arkansas died in Washington from hemorrhages. A Lewisville native, he served in the House from 1926 to 1936 and was elected three times, twice as prosecuting attorney of the district.

Washington Tilman Bacon Parks Arkansas Lewisville Trict

Arkansas Farmer Admits Slaying Of Ohio Man

In Texarkana Arkansas Miller County Sheriff W E Davis said Genoa farmer surrendered and admitted beating Curtis Sloan of Cleveland Ohio with a lamp after an argument in the suspect home Sloan who was visiting a sister Mrs T Ward of Genoa died in an ambulance about 10 30 last night A first degree murder charge will be filed against the suspect

Texarhana Ark UPIJ W. E Davis Miller County Genoa Arkansas Curtis Sloan Cleveland Ohio Davis Curtis Sloan T. Ward

Baytown Bay In Island Maneuver

Private Paul Alvarado son of Mr and Mrs A Alvarado 1309 Cherry is at Little Creek Virginia training for Operation Portrex a joint sea air maneuver in the Caribbean late February to early March The climax is a combined assault on Vieques six miles off Puerto Rico Vieques will be defended by an aggressor force Private Alvarado belongs to the 20th Infantry Regiment Fort Benning Georgia.

Paul Alvarado A. Alvarado Cherry Navel Little Creek Virginia Caribbean Vieques Puerto Rico Alvarado 20Th Infantry Regiment Fort Benning Georgia

Ice Takes Place Of Northern Floods

Chicago reports rain or snow across the midwest with flood danger easing in most areas. Washington and Oregon see coastal rain, Northern Idaho snow, and northern Missouri sleet and freezing rain. The Ohio River falls five feet below flood stage at Louisville as New Orleans flood emergency ends with spillways opened to divert Mississippi River waters into Lake Pontchartrain.

Chicago U.P Middlewest Washington Oregon Idaho Missouri Wisconsin Ohio River Louisville New Orleans Army Mississippi River Lake Ponchartrain

New Hearing Device Sparks Deafness Privacy Promise

Chicago firms Beltone present Phantomold and Beltone devices that promise clear hearing without a visible receiver in the ear. Makers offer a free brochure and at home testing in privacy, stressing freedom from the appearance of deafness and improved social success.

Chicago Phantomold Beltone Dept 9Th St Chicago 5 Ill Belione

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