Texas Legislature Opens Amid Tax Debate Stance
The Texas Legislature convenes in Austin for the regular biennial session awaiting possible tax policy decisions. Longtime leaders Lt Gov Ben Ramsey and Speaker Rouban Senters highlighte its opening, with party veterans and new reapportionment shaping the chamber after the 1950 census. Gov Allan Shivers previously set the stage with a keynote for the session.
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C. B. Lloyd JR
Sestin
Texas Legis Hgicre
Austin
J&l
House of Replves
Senate
Tower Chamb
Murder charge in Baytown hit by legal delay
Alfred Ray Thompson, 32, accused of killing a young Baytown seaman, Pocdzy, saw his murder trial postponed to March on a technicality. Prosecutors and defense consented to the delay after authority cited a procedural error. Sheriff Wil ordered heightened security amid rumors surrounding the case.
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Post
Alfred Ray Thompson
Gerd Crpenier
Baytown
Afonsé
Percy Foreman
William Scott
Spo
Harris County
Foreman
B. E
Wil
Thompson
Grindani
Pampson
Baytown Road Bistriet
Franklin
Far Thompson Ho
Fragments of police, social notes amid local incidents
A cluttered page itemizes a jaywalking police call at Old Main, a missing dog alert near West ek, and several names in a local social roundup. It mentions deputies, a poll tax meeting, and residents like Mrs Stone King and Janie Salinas, with scattered notices on local events and plans.
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Collee
Carl Smith
Max Goldfield
Tharze
Thela Stone
Henry Bnox
Stone King
Janie Salinas
Miller
En Laveack
Bob Stoll
Bobbie Fisher
Monros
Linda Hakes
Mary Lou Williams
Bretty Nar
Letbeck
Spring
New York
Attack by 1500 Reds Fails to Crack Lines
United Nations troops repelled three separate Red offensives on the eastern front. Up to 1,500 Chinese and North Korean attackers suffered heavy losses as Allied air and artillery pressure intensified north of Sinanju and along the Taeryong and Chongchon rivers. B-29s and fighter-bombers targeted bridges and supply routes amid fierce engagements near Punchbowl and Capitol Hill.
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Victor Kendrick
Seoul
United Nations
Sinanju
Charwon
ROK
Pathan River
Capitol Hill
Fite
Taeryong and
Chongcchon Rivers
Sinandu
Two Negro Youths Confess To Murder In Flower Shop
Wildie Gilbert and Maurice Sampson, both in custody since last Wednesday, confessed to beating widow Ruth Aline McCasland and shooting her at her flower shop in Houston. Gilbert described striking her with a club and Sampson fired the fatal shot. they claimed the 22 caliber pistol was discarded in White Oak bayou. They admitted splitting the $12 taken in the holdup.
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Houston
Justice of ‘the Peace
David Thompson
Wil
Gilbert
Maurice
Rabbit} Sampson
Ruth Aline McCasland
Theso
C. V
Buster
Kern
Sampson
Bey
Rabbit
White Oak Bayou
Snow blanketing the East halts utility restoral effort
Relief arrived as a new snowstorm hit the East with rain and snow from North Carolina to Maine. About 30,000 suburban homes faced outages while authorities reported 49 deaths over the weekend. High winds and freezing temperatures hindered crews restoring power in New York area suburbs and northern New Jersey, Connecticut, and Westchester.
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United Press
Bareau
Worth Carolina
Maine
New York
New England
Westchester
New Jersey
Connecticut
Weather Bureau
Secon
Burt
California
Washington
Los Angeles
Calif
Redondo Beach
School District Abolished Shocks Pleasant Grove Students
In Dallas on January 12, more than 4000 students missed classes as Pleasant Grove voters abolished the independent school district. The seven member board closed all five schools saying no district exists until a legal ruling. President Arnold Smith stated the district is abolished and questioned its status. County officials referred the matter to the civil district attorney and county school superintendent for opinions.
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Dallas
Pleasant Grove
Lhe Independent School
Arnold Smith
Adlai Stevenson Returns To Private Life As Governor Steps Down
Adlai E. Stevenson ends his governorship to pursue private citizenship. He leaves the 52 year old post after steering Illinois and bypassing a presidential bid to run again for governor. William G. Stratton, 38, succeeds him after defeating Stevenson’s choice for lieutenant governor Sherwood Dixon in the November landslide that also brought Dwight Eisenhower to the White House. Stevenson will escort Stratton to the inaugural in Springfield before about 6,000 cheering Republicans at the state armory.
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Springfield
Adlai BE. Stevenson
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Ste
Venson
Sherwood Dixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Stevenson
State Armory
Executive Mansion
Officials of Both La Porte Baytown Study Gas Rates
City fathers of La Porte and Baytown plan Monday meetings to address a proposed Houston Natural Gas rate increase. Baytown seeks an $848 rise for Bay Lawn with a hearing likely in March after Clint Owsley completes a $2,500 investigation of the company’s records. The firm seeks about 13 percent more revenue, lifting the average bill by roughly 82 cents and boosting company income by about $35,000 monthly. Public hearing details to follow. La Porte officials also study a $24,250 revenue increase to cover operating costs and taxes.
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Bot la Porte
Baytown
Bay- Lawn
Clinton Owlsley
Taords of Houston Natural Gas Co
Owsley
Sompanes Records
la Porte
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Muldon
Thyp
Long Illness Fatal for Fred Shirley in Golden Acres
Fred Thomas Shirley Sr. died at his Golden Acres home near La Porte early Sunday after a long illness. He leaves widow Bernice A. Shirley and six children Nancy Murray of Topeka Kansas Barbara Ann Mary Jo Billy Laverne Jesse Perl and Fred Shirley Sc all of Golden Acres. Also survives three brothers Jesse Beaumont Wesley Aransas Pass and Robert La Porte and five sisters Bernice Brimley Irene Shirley Jewel Johnson La Porte and Bessie Robertson Nederland. Services incomplete pending arrival of daughter from Topeka. Funeral by Art Simpson Funeral Home.
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Fred Thomas Shirley Sr
Golden Acres
la Porte
Bernice A. Shirley
Nancy
CG. Murray
Topeka
Kan
Barbara Ann
Mary Jo
Billy Laverne
Jesse Perl
Fred Shirley Sc
Jesse
Beaumont
Wesley
Aransas Pass
Robert
Bernice Brimley
Irene Shirley
Jewel” Johnson
Bessie Robertson
Nederland
Art Simpson Funeral Home
Lakewood Civic Group Elects New Officers
Lakewood Civic Association will elect new officers at 7:30 pm Tuesday in the Baytown Community House. Outgoing president Tre Peterson vice president W D Broyles secretary treasurer Mrs M E Schiller. Directors include W F McMahon A L Roberts J R Beatty A H Franta Frank Chronick. Members urged locals to attend. three annual reports to be presented on completed projects progress on the community park and future plans.
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Lakewood Civic Association
Baytown
Tre Peterson
W. D., Broyles
M. E. Schiller
A. L. Roberts
J_R. Beatty
A. H. Franta
Frank Chronick
Agriculture Dept predicts 4 percent beer price rise this year
The Agriculture Department says beer supplies will rise about 4 percent in 1952 to 1953 while pork supplies fall almost as much as beef. It notes per person meat consumption will slip as population grows and explains why retail beef prices have not fallen as much as wholesale prices.
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Agriculture Department
Department
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Senate Group Says Hundreds Of Teachers Are Reds
A Senate Internal Security subcommittee report says preliminary findings indicate that many hundreds of U S teachers are Communists. It urges a full inquiry by Congress and state legislatures into subversive influence in education, noting about 300 Communist teachers in New York City early in 1950 and calling for action against organized Communist activity in schools.
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Washington
Uup
Senate Internal Security
America
New York
S3rd Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Robert A. Taft
House
Taft
Congress
Internal Security Subcommittee
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
Ike And GOP Chiefs Agree On Patronage
New York January 12 UP President elect Eisenhower and top Republican leaders reach a pact to clear all future federal appointments with Republican members of Congress. Taft calls the move a remedy for a vague patronage policy while Knowland and Mitnick approve a formal procedure guiding appointment choices. Ike later hosts a lunch with 22 top aides including nine Cabinet members to discuss domestic and foreign policy.
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New York
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Robert A. Taft
William E. Koonlynd Fornia
Buzene-C Kin
Colorado
Knowland
Mgbikin
Jority Con
Cedar Bayou Water Board Vote Tuesday For Directors
Voters in Cedar Bayou district elect two directors Tuesday. Incumbents Hill and Bowerman seek re election and are unopposed though write ins allowed. Support from current board backs keeping the present lineup during a $250000 water and sewer upgrade including a 125 foot steel elevated storage tank project at Kilgore and Ferry Roads.
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Cedar Bayou Water Board
Holdovers Urge Re election Of Directors At Cedar Bayou District
Three holdover Cedar Bayou water district directors issue a signed statement urging re election of Boyd N Hill and Ernie W Bowerman to the board. They cite completed contracts and steady revenue tax structure and urge voters to keep the present board intact until completion of the system’s work. They urge write in votes to defeat Bowerman.
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Cedar Bayou
S. H. Gates
Hill
Bowerman
Kilgore Road
Ferry Road
Andy Barzainer
Baytown
Plumb
Cedar Bayou Water District
Boyd N. Hill
Ernie W. Bowerman
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 36
Ernie W.bower- Man
Bill
Br Tr
La Porte Hires Engineer For Street Plan
A.B. Moore of Pasadena will supervise La Porte’s $200,000 street improvement project. He must complete preliminary plans in 30 days and final plans in 60 days. The contract ties his fee to the Texas Society of Professional Engineers schedule and covers supervision, surveys, and monthly and final payment estimates.
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la Porte
A.B. Moore
Pasadena
Moore and Moore Engineering
Moore
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Nary
Edward J. Cade
Cade
Pistol Packin’ People Charge Through Early Simday
Fragmentary report notes pistol packing by individuals moving through Commerce on a day beginning with a 1:15 p.m. event and mentions a Montgomery patrolman named Fran D. Sumrall at 2:20 a.m. The text is garbled but indicates a police context and armed individuals in transit.
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San Saba
Coke Stevenson
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Price Daniel
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
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Allan Shivers
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Westek
Fred Hartman
Round Town
East Utilities
Adlai Stevenson
Florentine Orlexzo
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la Porte, Baytown
Fred Shirley
Lakewood Civic Group
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Gop
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Hisenhower
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Chivage Bridge
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Trict's
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Sea Cedar Bayou
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Fran D. Sumrall
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