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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1950
Page
2
Einstein argues peaceful cooperation rests on mutual trust and institutions like courts and police. He says international control of weapons of mass destruction could serve as a police measure but warns not to overestimate its importance.
In Austin on February 12 legislators paused to honor the late W. Tutley Ybornian longtime Dallas News Austin correspondent. A Senate resolution authorized a portrait in the Senate chamber and the House approved a memorial. Thornton died November 1 and the Senate also remembered Governor Beauford Jester with a similar resolution.
Fort Worth livestock prices show cattle in all classes largely steady with firming highs for select steers and yearlings. Calves and hogs range with good slaughter calves at 23.00 to 25.50, feeder pigs down to 8.00, and sheep and lambs moving higher on slaughter and feeder bids, with prices varying by weight and grade.
A West Texas storm caused heavy damage with roofs ripped off buildings and scattered debris. One motor agency reported $5000 in automotive parts lost as glass, seats, and other items were blown away. Alvin suffered a similar twister with no injuries. Baytown streets flooded, cars stranded, and power and telephone service disrupted. Temperature lows ranged from 15 to 36 across regions, with flurries reported in Wink, Big Spring, Lubbock, and Amarillo. Dallas Trinity River up to 32.3 feet as flood warnings urged livestock removals from lowlands. The Dallas crest was forecast for the afternoon.
Thirty three scouts travel across the United States visiting New Orleans Washington Philadelphia Mt Vernon New York City Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago. They will join a Fourth of July celebration at Valley Forge chosen as a nation’s birthplace shrine. National leaders stress democracy ideals to counter waning public interest.
A surplus property sale at the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot runs February 13 to 28 excluding weekends. Nine passenger cars two ton and a half trucks and three scrap rubber lots available. Sealed bids due by 1 p.m. February 27 with 20 percent bid deposit via money order or certified check.
In Liverpool slums, 40,000 workers face a vote shaped by local issues. Catholics seek school control and housing clearance advances by Conservatives, while Labour accuses Tory coercion. Dock workers recall 1921 unrest as Bessie Braddock’s role sparks a mass turnout for February 23.
Funeral services are planned Tuesday for Mrs. Reavis with survivors including daughters in law Mrs. Vergil AbGogwan of Genes and Mrs. Emmett Wes Jr of Houston and two sons Harley Reavis of Wichita Falls. She leaves three brothers Fayte Spillers Sour Lake Buck Spillers Marryville Louisiane and Emery Spillers Silsbee plus four sisters Mrs Sylvester Boudro York Mrs Carl Hester Dassetta Mrs Gertie Yarbro Honey Island and Mrs R D Minter Silsbee. Three grandchildren also survive. Pallbearers named Harl Anderson Ed Berthe Rey Cockrum Ivy Warren Neely Campbell and A Smith.
Representative Jimmy Horan of Archer City pushes a graduated tax on gas gathering. Fleming’s omnibus tax increase proposal also advances from a revenue committee meeting as security against opposition. The legislature has approved a $322,000,000 operating budget for state hospitals during the critical period.
Four days without food or water left gozen chicks barely alive in a car trunk. The stolen vehicle was recovered yesterday in Fort Worth, sparking police inquiries into the theft and the birds' miraculous survival.
A series of tornadoes ripped through Louisiana Texas and Arkansas killing eight people in Curtis and nearby communities. Louisiana casualties clustered around Bossier Parish and Slack Air Force Depot with numerous injuries reported. Texas fatalities included Haslam and Jericho areas. Red Cross and emergency crews mobilized as a massive storm system tracked across the region with shelter sought at Northeast Junior College and Shreveport area facilities.
Beaumont Senator W. R. Cousins Jr appeared on the Austin floor with a bandage over his left eye after receiving three stitches for a gash. He said a 221-volt shock knocked him down while he tried to hook up a power saw and joiner at a relative's home.
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