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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1952
Page
2
Busch Terrace residents petitioned the council to clear a local ditch arguing prior promises at annexation and inadequate drainage. Mayor Ward questioned, but agreed some ditch work could be done. Graham and City Manager Middleton were ordered to study the situation.
The article details Eddy Refining Company plans to recover vital pipe within Baytown limits while Mayor Ward considers expert input on explosive risks. It notes possible seismic effects near the joint and a ten day confirmation period. Baytown officials await independent analysis before acting.
Visiting hours are 10 to 11 am 2 to 4 pm and 7 to unspecified pm Names listed include Leslie Jean Fuller 769 South Seventh Cynthia Sue Pitts Highlands Elizabeth C Jannston 1810 California Edgar Platt 21 2 Carolina Mrs Jack Ay 1s Wisconsin and Mrs Gordon Alpha Channel view A concise local hospital notice with patient names and visiting times
A list of industrial and energy stocks featured in the Baytown Sun, including major names such as AT and T, Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Dow Chemical, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Texaco, and US Steel. The brief notes show mixed movements with Cotton off six points and various sector tickers displayed in a dense quote sheet.
The Morgans Point ferries linking Baytown and La Porte set new state records for vehicles carried last year Virgil Craven, state ferry manager, reported totals reaching 7299 dollars in value? No, vehicles. An “all time state record” tally topped 312321 more than Bolivar Galveston crossing. Peak month July with 67820 for Galveston Bolivar. Morgans Point peak July 98,135 vehicles. top day July 22 with 4277 trips. Labor Day top day at Galveston Bolivar 4949.
In Birmingham Alabama a remarkable chicken named Babe, born with a crossed beak, survived and thrived while her noisy siblings faced danger. Fed by an eyedropper, Babe traveled with the Martin family to California and outlived her fearful yard companions.
The famed Vinegar Bible from Preble Chapel returns to storage in a Portland bank vault after a brief centenary display. The hand-tooled volume, one of few surviving copies, earned its nickname from a printer's error 234 years ago when John Baskett of Oxford misprinted vineyard as vinegar in the heading of the parable.
Hou-Port Aviation of La Porte sues Anderson Brothers Corporation of Houston for 5500 over a Piper Clipper crash landed near Decker Drive last June. Pilot William Close ran out of fuel. he was injured and lay hidden for 24 hours before aid at a Decker Drive miniature golf course. Plane wrecked after hitting a tree. lease chain involved Hou-Port, Anderson Brothers, and La Porte Airway.
Two Yale University scientists Dre F and ME Duran Reynals report in Science that enzyme hyaluronidase may inactivate certain viruses. The finding could help explain how the body fights viral infections and potentially prevent spread in clinical use. Viruses cause common cold polio and mumps and may relate to cancer in some cases.
Mrs. Gordon Alpha and Mr. i Gordon Alpha of Channelview are the parents of a daughter born yesterday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jack Ayles of Wisconsin announces another daughter born yesterday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.
New York report notes a shortage of ski clothes models. Designer Fred Picard says typical agencies lack the outdoor, healthful look needed. Campus or sports areas offer suitable candidates. Many ski shots require actual skiing posing, forcing adjustments in appearance.
CORNISH Me The pro and con of water dowsing are debated but Roy Thompson backs the pro side after a dry well forced costly permits. Morris Rogers the local dowser located a spot for a new productive well beside the brook near Thompson’s barn. Thompson chose the willow rod reading and sunk a successful well bumper yield reported. PICK ON EX WIFE LOUISVILLE Ky A former husband Tim Belgrave 60 was fined 100 dollars after his ex wife testified he punctured her tires with an ice pick. She said it was the seventh time.
A special midnight matinee will be staged at the Bay Theatre inviting the public to attend a movie starting at 21 15. Tickets are 60 cents and available at 8 pm. Manager Floyd Benetson says the film is primerilr for youngsters after they attend the Robert E. Lee football banquet.
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