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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1950
Page
2
British papers foresee another general election within three months to resolve the stalemate. With most seats counted Labor holds a narrow 2 vote lead over the Conservatives in the House of Commons, far short of a working majority.
In Orlando on February 22, favored players including Starlene Bauer and Babe Zaharias sat out semifinals of the Mixed Two Hall Championship. Suggs Penna beat Zaharias Bolesta 2 and 4. Burns Farlow edged Bates Champagne 1 up. Bush Doser beat MacKinnon Burtemo 3 and 2. Berg Stewart defeated McKinnon Kinsman one up.
A U S envoy accused Bulgarian pastors and Kos tov group members of spreading lies and creating fear of the United States. The rebuke asserted no security threat to Bulgaria and denounced a calculated campaign to undermine diplomacy and trust between the two nations.
Reported in a damaged clipping, burglars used a large tool to cut the floor of a grocery store. Police across three counties traced a car seen near Mont Belvieu and Highway 30. Deputies Brown Anderson and N O Morrison pursued the vehicle, locating it closer to Highlands.
Houston attorney El l Bins was elected by the University of Texas board of regents to the university development board. He fills the vacancy caused by the death of George A. Bill Jr. of Houston.
WOWATA Okla Feb 25 Sheriff Arthur Turner searches for another place to hide liquor seized from bootleggers after inmates used hooks and moulding to rake bottles from a cell. A survey notes one in 20 suffers arthritis or rheumatism and Sun Classified Ads can be reached at Phone 2-400.
In Edmond Oklahoma February 25 a patrol radio alert for Cecil Mastin 22 led to a Santa Fe Ranger train collision near the county road sighting. The driver was Mastin whose wife visited him at a local hospital. He escaped serious injury after being thrown clear as the sedan rear door was struck and the car moved about 30 feet.
Baytown Jaycees state chairman TE Cook says misconceptions have arisen about the Hoover Commission’s recommendations on veterans affairs. He emphasizes the report does not call for expanding or cutting medical benefits and that funding decisions remain Congress’s policy matter. He notes only three areas involve VA changes: interior Dept for construction, Housing and Home Finance Admin handling GE loans with VA eligibility, and a future United Metal Administration hospital service model. The group seeks 150,000 signatures to endorse the Hoover recommendations and aims to present facts without opposing other viewpoints.
IVANHOE Minnesota February 25 Two brothers in law braced against a fence and fired shotguns at each other in a double death by own action pact Sheriff Virgil Dern said both men about 28 despondent over illness their bodies found on a rural road yesterday by a passing truck driver
The page lists a Saturday evening schedule with music blocks and programs from 00:30 to 01:39, then Sunday morning and evening lineups featuring gospel, variety, and local interest shows. It continues Monday morning with stock updates, farm talks, and music hours, ending with a note that FM static ruins reception.
The report notes Republican satisfaction with a British vote while detailing U S political tension. Senator Truman resists subpoenaing secret records. Senator Russell Long cites postwar housing vacancies due to high rents from overborrowed government insured mortgages and urges curbing those programs.
Electricians argued the city needed a strong electrical ordinance to guide wiring approvals. Peacock supported the claim, saying the inspector requires a law with teeth to enforce proper wiring in the city.
The Supreme Court postpones two weeks for arguments on tidelands and racial segregation. Texas-Oklahoma and related cases move from March 20 to April 2. The court will sit on March 11 to deliver opinions, then resume hearings through March 27.
Rudolph Joseph Gloger aged 62 father of Charles H Gloger of Baytown died in Houston. Funeral services set for 8 45 a m Monday at the family home 136 Kendall Street Houston and 2 a m at Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial in Garden of Gethsemane cemetery Houston.
Promoter Dewey Michaels announced the heavyweight title bout between Hazzard Charles and Freddie Beshore will be rescheduled for April 5 if Beshore accepts the new date. The event, in Buffalo, was postponed from an earlier date pending agreement.
A 1180 pound grand champion calf at the district 4-H show sold for 24 02 a pound, bringing a record local price. Marvin Tyson of Belle Vue sold the animal yesterday to City National Bank Liz to buy a trousseau plans. Elizabeth Taylor secured a New York plane reservation to select 12 gowns for her May wedding to Nick Hilton Jr in Beverly Hills with a reception planned.
In a brief note the method suggests cooking frozen peas in the top of a double boiler without adding water. The text appears as a fragmented medical or culinary tip with unsure clarity and incomplete context.
The Promenaders Savare Dance meet at 7 30 pm in the Baytown Community House for an evening of dancing.
Los Angeles Rams acquire Jim Winkler tackle from Texas A and M in exchange for Hillary Chollet and Clay Matthews. Coach Joe Studaker compares Winkler to All-Pro Dick Huffman and notes Winkler’s size and speed. Winkler, 235 pounds, All Southwest Conference tackle in 1947, 1948, and Shrine Game outstanding lineman, expects release from army duty before 1950 season.
Bandits fired on police as they fled a club, wounding Paul Knips in the chest and Jean Evel. Detectives and patrolmen pursued, capturing two bandits, Morrell and Shelb, after stopping a cab. A Buick and several suspects were left at large. The report notes 327 billion cigarettes were consumed in the United States in 1946.
An Atlanta woman arrived at Gragg Hospital with a fractured thumb and stated she injured it while shaking hands with her ex-husband. The report notes no further details about the encounter.
DETROIT, Feb. 25. Carl E. Bolton was found innocent of attempting to murder labor leader Walter Reuther by a Recorders Court jury. He had been serving 10 to 15 years for burglary and was rushed back to Marquette Prison after the verdict. Bolton expressed no anger toward anyone, saying he would buy his attorney a drink and bore no malice toward the prosecution. The shooting at Reuther’s home in 1948 left his arm permanently injured.
Civic Music enrollment closes today at 7 p m for the Baytown association season. Miss Edith Lowry said membership is within 200 of the target and should reach the cane today. Votes indicate members prefer entertainment with a popular appeal and several entertainers are named for next year.
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