Baytown Man Paid Gambling Tax Under New Law
REY BANKS, a Baytown resident, was listed as paying a six month gambling stamp under the new federal tax. Abbott paid the tax as an independent gambler, with the stamp expiring in July. The law imposes a $50 annual national tax plus 10 percent of gambling receipts. horseracing, policy, numbers, and football betting are highlighted. City officials questioned if any organized gambling exists and promised to monitor activities.
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Faups
Iiekers
Main
George Hoppe
Abbott
HE. McKee
MeKee
Abot
C. D. Middleton
Shott
Baytown
Local religious leaders to speak at joint league dinner
In Spots Wiethood Speaker s Higley of Con Yeshuran will guest speak at the First Seven church league dinner. Rabbi Malev delivers remarks as part of a Catholic Jewish harmony event. Weather notes report freezing temps set to dip to 43 in the coast area tomorrow.
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Wiethood
Higley
Con- Yeshuran Ib
Malev
Unclear OCR Report On Missing Persons Case
Fragmentary text describes a sheriff department, two men named Brown and Ray, and a report of a person found near a road with partial details. The legible parts mention weights, names, and a possible lead or reading from a trail, but key facts are obscured. The piece lacks coherent events or dates.
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M. M. Brown
Ray
RJ. McGattyRilgore
McGaffey
Town Notes and Local Sightings Mixed in Fragments
Fragmentary round town notes describe a cafe scene, a coffee shop, and residents including Mrs Sims Tame and Sylvia Me with local chatter. Mentions of a hospital visit by a bee Jr and a discussion on neon tubing appear amid blurred references to people named Perry Simmons and Glenn, with scattered names and events.
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S Sims
Sylvia
Pumphrey
Perry Simmons
Dr. W
Murvey
Hig New Rrs
A Bee Jr
Comets
George LS
Fred
Smilie
Glenn Ig
A. L. Banks
US Snuffs Out MiG Threat in Air Engagement
Eighth Army reports a dogfight as Sabres intercepted an estimated 50 MiG aircraft near the Yalu River region. US pilots claimed shooting down several enemy planes while others escaped northwest toward Manchuria. Bombers disabled three fuel dumps, damaged two bridges and killed or damaged multiple railway cars and supply sites in morning operations.
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Eighth Army
Ramcelang
Seurepet
Geesge
W. Dunn
I . Chandler
Yalu
Manchuria
Sen
Plant Makes Tanks Army Won’t Accept
Detroit Army ordnance plant produced tanks for Korea that troops won’t accept due to turret and fire control bugs. Arsenal officials say medium M-47s roll off in quantity though not cleared for duty. Col William Call notes defects found after funding cut during the Korean emergency, with problem tanks stored in ordnance depots.
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Detroit
Army Ordnance Plant
Korea
Arsenal
Fox
Experts see price gains easing but inflation risks linger
Washington reports economists warn living costs may level off after recent rises driven by government spending and inflation. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes seasonal factors and January price shifts, while House and Senate leaders push anti inflation actions and new controls ahead of potential law extensions.
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Washington
Ea Fe
Iabor
House
Democratic
John W. McCormack
Mass
Bur
Congress
Truman
Senate Banking Committee
Barrybank S.C
Prisoner Talks Abandoned Over Repatriation Issue
Panmunjom reports say UN and Communist staff officers abandoned their bid to press for repatriation of war prisoners. They referred the matter back to the main armistice delegation after 21,588 Gisile debace disputes. The scene described a failed effort tied to internee actions and a lethal incident, with ongoing meetings planned but no concrete outcomes expected.
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Panmuniomah
Naang
Gisile Debace
Uint
Panataniom
Trucr
Town Hall turns into opposition pep rally
Five to twenty eight vote on Baytown Cedar Bayou school consolidation shows strong anti consolidation sentiment at Cedar Bayou High School Auditorium. Tonight Jaycee Forum on KREL invites patrons to participate with school boards invited to appear.
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Warren Edwards
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bare
Cedar Bayou High School
Jaycee
KREL
Jayceeg AS
Bynum
Dick Alanse
Tax Agents Eye Salesmen and Executives for Deductions
Washington CP Internal Revenue Commissioner John Dunlap said this year officials will scrutinize travel and entertainment deductions by traveling salesmen and business executives. He noted concerns over summer-home write offs, gifts to purchasing agents, and company allowances. The crackdown will require proof that entertainment was necessary and intended to bring in business, with strict review of advertising, R&D, and maintenance deductions.
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Ty Robert F. Loftus Washington
Internal Revenue
John Bo Ee
Inwget Pantieitinte
Acrultinks Dunlap
Bureau
Dunlop
Georgia Senator Russell Georgian May Announce Plans After Parley
A United Press survey indicates Senator Russell Georgia may win backing from Georgia Texas South Carolina Mississippi Virginia and possibly Alabama Louisiana as Southern Democrats press for a Truman opposition and a 1948 nominee pattern. Florida’s primary could test Russell's appeal while Gov Warren backs Truman and Texans gauge uninstructioned delegates.
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Russell
Truman
James F., Brynes
South Carolina
Dixie States
National Party
United Press
Georgia
Texas
Caroline
Mississippi
Virginia
Alabama
Louisiana
Dixie
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Florida
Fuller Warren
Jerry Carter
Gev
Allan Shivers
Joy's Tale Of Slaying Discounted
ANTONIO PS office today dropped an inquiry into a small boy's story he had shot his mother at his father's request. The county school asked the sheriff's office to investigate when the father did not appear. The father showed up yesterday after seeing his son's picture in San Antonio newspapers and said he had not called for his son earlier due to lack of funds. He said he was separated from his partner and that she lived in California.
Air Force Searches For B-29 Survivors
Guam area 150 miles northwest of Agana was scoured by military ships and planes for six missing airmen after a B-29 weather laboratory exploded. Four of ten aboard were rescued unharmed by the Navy ship USS Tom Bigbee, with the rest unaccounted for as the search continued.
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Agana
Guam
GRI
Stth
Strategic Weather and Resonance Squadron
Tom Bigbee
Ex-German Dector Firee Ex-German Dector Firee
German general Walter Schreiber is ousted from Air Force service after Finletter states no new contract and no hearings. He is not scheduled for armed services or immigration review, though a congressional hearing may be possible. Boston doctors had urged Truman to deport him.
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Finletter
Air Force
Schreiber
Armed Services
US Immigration Service
Fintetter
Boston
Truman
School of Aviation Medicine
United States
Air Fores
Washington
Mercy for Rapist: Board Recommends Commutation in Fort Worth Case
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended commuting Billie George McCune’s death sentence for raping a Fort Worth housewife to life imprisonment. The recommendation updates a high profile case that has drawn attention across Texas.
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Austin
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Billie George McCune
Fort Worth
Train Sideswipes Auto at East Fayle Crossing
HL A Morris escaped injury when his car collided with a train on Southern Pacific tracks at the East Fayle crossing last night. Patrolman G D Sumrall said the train stood across the crossing without lights or signal and pulled away without any information.
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HL A. Morris
East Fayle
Southern Pacific
East Fayle Crossing
G.D. Sumrall
Fayle
Sumrall
Hard Luck Dogs Trail of Veteran Robert Shrum Irons
Robert Shrum Irons, a 28 year old World War II veteran from Missouri, living in a Roth Trailer Camp on Highway 446 in Texas, planned to drive to California for health reasons. A car sideswiped his truck and trailer before reaching the city limits, leaving him to seek $200 for repairs while awaiting assistance from Baytown police.
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Robert Shrum Irons
Trons
Misouri
Texas
Roth
California
Red Suns
Baytown
C. F. Freeman
Wallace avoids prison after murder verdict
In Austin 98th District Court jurors suspended a five year term for Malcolm E. Wallace, 30, economist, found guilty of the pistol slaying of Douglas Kinser at a pitch and putt course last Oct 22. Wallace, former University of Texas student body president, declined to comment.
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Austin
Malcolm E. Wallace
Guiey
Wallace
Douglas Kinser
University “of Texas
Valley crops hit hard by freeze across Rio Grande Valley
McALLEN UPi reports freezing temperatures and heavy frost caused extensive damage to thousands of acres of early cotton, wheat, corn and vegetables in the Rio Grande Valley. Crop losses include 15,000 to 18,000 acres of tomatoes and 10,000 acres of wheat and field corn, with potatoes also expected to suffer. Warming trend noted in Baytown with clear to partly cloudy skies and lows near 48.
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Mcallen
Upi
Rio Grande Valley
Friend
Cameron
Hidelgo
Wlacy
US Mediation Chief Urges More Talks
Federal Mediation Chief Cyrus Ching urged continued talks as CIO oil workers consider a one week strike postponement. Aims to avert a national refinery walkout that could cost two weeks of oil supply. details on talks with six major oil firms and possible defense impact.
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Washington
Cyrus 8
Ching
CIO
O. A
Baytown Employees Federation
BEF
Humble OH and Refining Company
Lee Knight
Knight
AFL
Socony Vacuum Oi Co
Texas Company
Shell Oi1 Co
Sinclair Oil Corp
Cities Service Oil Corp
Deep Rock Oi Corp
Texas
Great Lakes
Ti Ching
Defense
Charles S. Wilson
Truman
Argument Turns Fatal in Baytown Traffic Dispute
In Baytown a traffic dispute led to the slaying of Sam Gordon a 44 year old employed by the 3 B Hallaway Motor Company and J Hue Burns a 26 year old Bellows Construction Co worker at the Baytown Refinery. Burns was charged with serious case after investigators say a 22 gauge double barreland hit Gordon in the heart. Assistant Police Chief W R Montgomery said the incident began when Gordon tailed Burns and honked as traffic escalated at 1100 block of Stowe.
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Sam Gordon
Stowe
J. Hue Burns
Daniels
Gordon
3. B. Hallaway Motor Company
W. R. Montgomery
Montgomery
Burns
Bellows Construction Co
Baytown
Ouston
City Officials Eye Telephone Records in Dallas
City officials will review the Southwestern Associated Telephone Company books in Dallas next week. City Manager L D Middleton said the city hired rate consultant Clinton Gusley to aid in the rate issue. Officials will determine what to examine and where to locate records, spending about three days in Dallas.
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Southwestern Associated Telephone Company
Dallas
L D. Middleton
Clinton Gusley
Owsle
Middleton
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