1951 Baytown year in review shows droughts and growth
Baytown’s 1951 brought harsh weather with record subfreezing spells and a crippling ice storm while the city faced political battles over charter amendments and a $2.9 million bond issue. Growth followed with the Huber plant opening, second-phase tunnel work, Lee Drive completion, new Sears and Weingarten stores, and the new Lee College facility as Goosed along by Goose Creek oil field activity and rising oil derricks.
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Ganders
Les College
Sam Houston School
Lee Drive
Yéxas-Market-Denker
Huber Corporation
Brown and Kent
Baytown Tunnel
Copte
San Jacinto River
Goose Creek
Farnsworth and Chambers
Houston Construction
Baytown
Brown and Root
Lee
Baytown Construction Booms Despite Slow Dec 1951 Peak
Baytown's postwar building surge shows signs of cooling as December permits total $4.36 million, below the 1945 and 1953 peaks. Goose Creek ISD projects include Alamo Ashbel Smith Baytown Junior High and Lamar. 24 homes, one commercial, and several additions plus a greenhouse permit drive the year’s total past 1939 but under 1945 and 1953 highs. Buildings permit fees reached $305.05 with most homes in the $30,000 range. lawndale Addition No 3 housing expansion noted by City Council.
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Chester Bulgier
Baytown
City Hall
Milien
Skcter
Ast Miontil
Istal
CE. Eubankcs
T. F. Stephens
West Jack
J. E. Montgomery
MP Winpir
Cold Front Heads South to End Mild Texas Spell
Weather fronts push into Texas from the north signaling an abrupt end to recent mild days. Dallas reports cooling trends this morning as towns survey the change and drivers note brief delays at malfunctioning traffic signals. In local notes, residents share small life updates and routines amid the shifting weather.
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Texas
Sastown
Pricing Measures and Wartime Updates
In Brief a New Pricing Washington Heri reports the Office of Price Stabilization will launch two community food pricing experiments late in January to show households the exact price ceilings on groceries. Also noted are war updates including 30,000 prisoners known to be held, with 1,055 Americans among them. In political notes, Chairman Clarence Cannon of the House Appropriations Committee says the worst of the world crisis has passed and Congress will reduce military spending. Also, more than 60 aircraft from several Air Force bases will search for a missing transport plane with 28 aboard, including 39 West Point cadets, while a ground team surveys the area.
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Washington Heri
The
Office of Price Stabilization
Washington
Jps
Clarence Cannon
House Appropriations’ Committee
Congress
West Point
Cuperstition
Unclear heading from fragmented local text
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a rural scene with a speaker addressing Nabors, warning about overindulgence and misfortune from excessive eggnog like beverages. The text implies a humorous or cautionary chat rather than a full news item.
Traffic Safety Record Highlights Baytown Police Program
Baytown reports show Police Chief H. E. McKee’s traffic safety measures led to 1981 ending with no traffic deaths. The year had 474 accidents with 100 injuries, peaking in August with 102 vehicles involved and 15 hospitalizations in 32 incidents, despite milder monthly totals in November.
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H. E . McKee
Ewaytown
Iso
Tely
Hersong
Game Commission Calls Duck Story An Exaggeration
The Sun reports a string of oil slick ducks at Trinity Bay drawing charges of exaggeration from the State Game and Fish Commission. An assistant secretary said an investigation found the oil accumulation to be significant but a warden found fewer than 10 ducks dead. Rep Albert Thomas pressed for action as city officials sought clarity on the incident.
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the Sun
Trig Bay
State Game and Fish Commission
Sun
Trinity Bay
Hays
Wi. Cothirth
State Commission
Albert Thomas
A. V. Barh
A Quiet Happy New Year in Baytown
Baytonians celebrated the New Year in gay fashion last night and went to bed. Downtown Baytown was deserted with most places closed. By noon today no major traffic accidents had been reported in the area.
1952 Economics Forecast War Aid To Lift National Income
Roger W. Rabson predicts 1952 total business volume will be lower than 1931 excluding defense orders, but national income will be high as war orders replace peace production. He cites government controls, election factors, inflation concerns, farm income staying high, and rising living costs influencing prices, taxes, and stockpiles shaping the year.
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Roger W. Rabson
Wili
Washington
Captain Brunson Still Busy With Pictures
Captain Brunson in Korea heads Fifth Air Force Tactical Reconnaissance Wing photo labs, producing over a million prints since last August. He commands day and night missions, compiling enemy targets into the CN Command’s chief intelligence data source. Brunson, a Baytown native, returned to active duty in 1942 and is a UT graduate with a wife Elizabeth and five children.
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Factigal Recon Wing
Korea
Wallace
67Th Wing
Brinson
Brunson
Tedsan
Baytown
University of Texas
Miss 1952 Candidate Born A?
Little Miss Lestie Judy Campbell arrived before the wits test, likely to reign. Other entries deter, within ten minutes after, could defeat the first baby reported. Leslie Jyrty stirred her appearance as Missy-Pree Two. Bre is reported at the hospital or orchardist.
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Miss Lestie
Judy Campbell
Leslie Jyrty
Missy
UN Barrage Stops Reds in Mid Night Attack
Fragmented report describes a UN barrage halting Reds after midnight near Kimpo Airfield. Details are unclear but mention allied tanks moving up and a night action with limited hits on a front-line sector.
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Ssuuh
Haddbr Lee Aarbipe
Oak LE
UN Zune
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