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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1952

Page

2

Witness Testimony Details U S State Department Role

Senatorial internal security report cites testimony by Professor William A. McGovern of Northwestern University about 1847 China briefing in Nanking. He says Major General John P. Lucas instructed not to arm Nationalists to fight Communists, claiming orders from Washington and Defense Department sources.

Lyle C Wilson Washington Senate United States State Department William A. McGovern Northwestern University China House Foreign Arts Committee McGovern Nanking John P. Lucas BieGavets Lucas Alret al- Wi Luess Pentagon Defense Department

NAM to Publish Monthly Magazine NAM to Publish Monthly Magazine

The National Association of Manufacturers will publish the first issue of its monthly magazine USA The Magazine of American Affairs tomorrow. Edited by Edward Maher it aims to analyze American issues and help readers judge Proviems. The pocket sized edition will sell 25 cents on newsstands and 35 for four years by subscription.

New York 1Pi Natial Associaion of America USA Edward Maher Liberty Magazine NAM News

Torpedo Squad Sought In Dallas After Explosions

Dallas police seek a group named the “Sat urday night torpedo squad” blamed for four explosions across the city. A $100 reward was posted by Sheriff Bill Decker. Earlier blasts damaged a rural road bridge and hit areas near a pecan grove and the Trinity River bottom, with no clear connection to other recent gang bombings.

Dallas URI Bill Decker Trinity River Texas Rangers Negra Gambier Herbert Gambier Herbert (the Cat) Nobie Grapevine Ranch Steve Guthrie

Paris Headquarters Chosen For NATO

NATO plans place Paris as the alliance’s headquarters with Eisenhower commanding Western Europe forces. Britain four divisions and Canada one, with others from Norway Denmark and the Netherlands. Yet many shock divisions lack full strength or arms and training. Eisenhower aims for up to 30 divisions ready by year end, amid Atlantic fleet integration and carrier air power targets.

Page One Britain Canada Norway Denmark Netherlands Eisenhower Europe Lynde D. McCormick Atlantic McCormick NATO Germany

Phone Company Seeks Dallas Rate Hike for 38.6% Gain

Southwestern Bell asked Dallas for higher rates to lift local revenue by about 38.6 percent. The request follows a 1950 pattern of increases and a June proposal to let the city set its charge. The new schedule would raise one party business from 11.768 to 17.75 dollars monthly and various residential rates, with hikes ranging from about 42 to 51 percent. Dr. Robert H. Cochran, 75, Coleman physician for 30 years, died yesterday at Overall Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for tomorrow. Bette Davis and husband Gary Merrill adopt a blond one month old boy, adding to their two other children.

Dallas Southwestern Bell Bell Coleman Robert H. Cochran Memorial Hospital Betee Bette Davis Gary Merrill Bette Barbara Margo

Bargain Hunt in Washington Birthday Sales Closes Soon

Reporter Harman W. Nichols joins the Washington Birthday bargain crawl, noting queues and chaos as prices crash. Vendors hawk brassieres, fur coats, and typewriters at rock bottom rates while shoppers battle for items and lines form on city streets. The piece ends with a snapshot of holiday routines and steady costs like a $1.25 haircut and 45 to 75 cent martinis.

Harman W. Nichols Washington Mame L1th Street Thad Earge

UN Offers Compromise on War Exchange and Troop Rotations

The UN and Communist forces remain at an impasse over prisoner repatriation and troop movement. The UN pressed for six ports to rotate up to 35,000 troops monthly, while the Communists insisted on five or fewer and rejected free prisoner repatriation. On the front, Allied scouts reported the Communists moving artillery on the west-central front, with guns able to fire deeper into Allied territory as troops appeared to shift. weather slowed operations along a 140 mile front.

Nok Darrow

Livestock Market Report Prices June Wholesale Trends

Livestock sort shows steady to higher bids with steers and heifers 20-34, utility and commercial 23-28, cows 20-24, bulls 14-19.50, stockers 20-28, yearlings 23.50-21.50. Calves steady to strong 90-133. Hog prices rise 0.5-0.75 over Thursday with butcher hogs 56-62, sows 13-15, feeder pigs 10-14.

Usda Tate

Funeral for J K Sasse in Gatesville

Funeral services for J K Sasse of Gatesville, father of Brooks Sasse of 410 Scarlett, will be held tomorrow at Scott Funeral Home with burial in Gatesville Cemetery. He died at home last night at 11. Survivors include his widow Laura, two sons Welton of Vanderbilt and Gail of Gatesville, and two daughters Lucille Glass and Winoa Fowler of Fort Worth.

J. K. Sasse Gatesville Brooks Sasse Scarlett Sastre Scott Funeral Home Laura Sasse Welton Sasse Vanderbilt Gail Sasse Lucille Glass Winoa Fowler Fort Worth

Steel and chemical firms listed in Baytown area note

A compact, OCR style list names numerous companies and brands linked to Baytown area industry and markets. The fragmented text mentions Steck, Armco, Celanese, Chrysler, Exxon subsidiaries, Goodyear, Gen Electric, Kodak, Humble Oil, Libby, Packard, Sears, Tex Gulf, Timken, Woolworth, and others, interspersed with odd fragments about markets like cotton.

Anleg Lud Steel Allis aAmerad Pet Armco Sterl A Toand F .Amer Woolens aAngconda Cop Soase Calumet and Hee Celanese Corp Chrysler Corp Cities Service Con Edison Davison Chem Daw It Pont Hastman Kodak Gen Electric Gen Motors Goodyear Tire Humble Nat Dairy Mat Steel Ohio Peniney's Inc Pure Oil Packard Motors Repab Steel Sears Si Regis Paper Stan Ree Sunray Ol Eeseee Tex Gulf Sut Texas Co Tex Gulf Tidewater Corp U. S. Steck Eer- Woolworth Inc N. O. Cotton

La Porte Bayshore Emergency Corps Fund Drive Opens

The La Porte Bay Shore Emergency Corps fund drive opens with President Mrs. L. L. Hardin reporting a good start. Baytown Emergency Corps assists by bringing equipment and setting up at the Post Office to attract donations. A portable microphone invites contributions as members distribute collection boxes and solicit business proprietors. The drive runs 30 days aiming to buy a panel truck and additional gear.

la Porte-Bayshore Emergency Corps L. L. Hardin Baytown Emergency Corps

Cold Rains End Dreuth In Texas

Weather across Texas shows lingering cool, with 40s to 60s, light rain and snow flurries in Abilene and San Angelo. Front over Gulf Coast will move east, clearing by tomorrow morning and leaving a cold air mass. Relics found on Talulahatchie River prompt Civil War speculation near Oxford Mississippi. Adopted children should hear their origin story early, says Boston University psychologist Dr. Lowell B. Trowbridge.

College Station Cotulla Junction Wink Waco Broywns Gulf Coast East Texas Tommorrow Oxford Miss Tallahatchie River Vicksburg Boston Boston University Lowell &. Trowbridge

Many Escape Death As Water Tank Falls

A water tank crash during breakfast sent timbers and water through a Willow Camp home. Mrs Weeky and F M Boehme described the thunderous sound and near miss, praising providence as no one was hurt. The tale notes two families affected and the cost of damage, with a later item about Woodmen of the World camp activities and a brief stray mention of grain loss.

F. M. Boehme Boehme Pracek Jy Piacek

Bayou PTA Declines Involvement In Merger Stance

Cedar Bayou PTA denies any action or discussion on consolidating Baytown and Cedar Bayou school districts. The statement cites guiding principles for parent teacher associations and warns against alliances that could divide members or invite controversy.

S&s H. Brooks Cedar Bayou PTA the Sun Baytown Parent- Teacher Association Congress Cedar Bayou Pta

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