Baytown Battles Flu Rumors Amid InState Epidemic Watch
A Baytown health report notes 25 patients with respiratory ailments at Baytown Hospital, about 10 percent above seasonal average. Officials urge vigilance for fever and symptoms, keep children home when ill, and monitor for signs of illness as efforts continue to track the spread. Authorities report Dallas and East Texas see increased cases while Lubbock nears a peak.
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Mra. J Heel Board Serjayase
Lubbock
WHS
Sun Spots on School Board Meeting Loosely Reported
A garbled note from the Ward meeting mentions Gray as chairman and discusses a school program on radio this week. It references a survey by Superintendent George and notes for upcoming hearings and hall problems. The text lists several named officials, including T. Jones, Fred Arman, and Ray Land. February appears in the passage.
Fragmentary Town Notes and Local Events
Fragmented OCR text hints at a local town page with mentions of fans, a player named Voyles, Burchett, ongoing TV loss discussion, and various people including Mrs Jaci Jacobs, Evan, and Carter S pit. The excerpt references game experiences, sports statistics, and mid day shaking in the Sunshine, but lacks coherent narrative or clear event details.
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Sam Paine
Jaci
Jacobs
Evan
Ridges
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Carter
Gran
Suse
J.atington
Influenza closes schools across 31 Texas cities
UNITED PRESS reports influenza sweeping Texas, forcing school closures in 31 cities including Dallas Coleman Mexia Fort Worth and El Paso. State Health Official Dr George W Cox warns peak not yet reached though most cases mild. Deaths in Dallas on Jan 3 and 4. statewide absences high and nurses stretched.
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Skillern and Sons
2x Nazi Leaders Nabbed in Piel to Seize West Germany
Britse and German sources report six suspects linked to fascist and neo Nazi networks plotted to seize West Germany with possible support from East German Reds or Moscow. British authorities moved the detainees to a war crimes prison amid claims of dangerous ties to fascist groups and alleged interference in Adenauer’s government.
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Jaycees Tape Bicycles For School Safety Drive
Jaycees plan to place one inch Scotchlite reflective tape on all school children's bicycles this Saturday. Volunteers will be at Wooster Elementary at 9 a.m., then Jamar and San Jacinto at 10 a.m., with bikes taped free of charge. Safety lane overseers Bob Stockton and Tommy Ward promote the Baytown effort endorsed by Homer Garrison Jr. and Baytown Police Chief H E McKee.
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H. E. McKee
Crosby Bank Elects Five To Board Amid Leadership Change
Crosby Bank elected five new directors at a Wednesday meeting. Theo A. Ramsey becomes vice president, while W. J. Keirs of Citizens National Bank of Houston joins the board. O. O. Hare will head the bank in 1953 after serving as vice president, with Mrs. C. A. Fortner selling her stock and stepping down as president. A. H. Garbs and Miss Doris E. Henson retain key posts as vice president and assistant cashier, alongside Georgia Ann Smesny, also an assistant cashier.
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Texas Cold Wave Grips State With Bitter Lows
A brutal cold blast sweeps Texas dropping lows to near 28 to 40 with gusty winds and scattered thundershowers. Temperatures fall from the 70s to the 20s and 30s across regions, Dallas and Amarillo report single digits in some areas, while clouds linger and scattered showers hit Dallas and Waco.
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Childress
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Lee Westher
Here Is Ore T VAs For Way To Keep Wife Home
Police Chief Walter Robertson described a domestic dispute where a husband barred his wife from the home at 4 am and locked her out, later placing her clothes in the bathtub and turning on the water. The night ended with the husband facing charges of disturbing the peace.
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Roberson
Car at five mph hits train at Market Street crossing
Witnesses back Ron Monroe's claim he was nearly stopped when his car struck a train on the Southern Pacific Market Street crossing last night. Investigators report the auto at about five miles per hour. the freight train was moving faster and caused 8506 in damage to Monroe's car while the train remained undamaged. Monroe received a ticket for failure to keep proper lights.
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Southern Pacific
Market Street
Wway
Monroe
Palmot Named New President Of La Porte Chamber
Palmot of Gade elected president of the La Porte Bayshore Chamber of Commerce replacing Melvin Sperry. Edward Cade chosen as president for 1953 with Reubes Wright and Al Wadsworth as vice presidents, Bevo Gafford as treasurer, Bertha Cook secretary, and Le E Posey manager. Seven new board members include Cade, Clyde Agee, James Steward, L P Vandervender, Bob Berber, P J Meek and Frank Baker. Committee tasked with Bartown La Porte tunnel opening. plans for installation banquet and increased promotion of parks and roads announced with by pass route discussions and Beach Park rebuild goals.
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Reubes Wright
al Wads- Worth
Bevo Gafford
Bertha Cook
le E. Posey
Sperry
Walt Baumbaex
FF. Mociz
Edward Cade
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Clyde Agee
James Steward
Ant Cesie
Chamber of Commerce
L. E. Posey
Od Svivan
Ares
Mrs Cora Sawyer Death Notice at Bartown Hospital
Mrs Cora Sawyer Humble Dormitory Manager died at 145 p.m. Wednesday at Bartown hospital after a long illness. native of St dating funeral arrangements under the care of Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. pallbearers listed and contributions asked for the City Episcopal Memorial fund.
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Bartown
F. R. Sewyer
Mange
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Paul A. Lee
Hi Funeral Home
Gerald Cito
Galveston
Marjorie Meyer
Can Ihrep Grendchildren
Trains Crash Through Union Station Floor Injuring Dozens
A Pennsylvania Railroad Federal passenger train sped into Union Station Boston to Philadelphia via Boston and crashed through barriers into the lower concourse. More than 40 passengers were injured, with several serious fractures. The engine and first three coaches collapsed the concourse floor, police and Red Cross rushed to aid victims as ambulances ferried them to hospitals. The air brakes failed and conductor T J Murphy warned passengers to brace for impact.
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Cardinals Receive Red Hats in Vatican Consistory
Vatican City reports seventeen new Cardinal elects received scarlet birettas in a public consistory at St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Pius XI presided over the ceremony.
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Three-Man Crime Wave Ended in Houston Arrests
Houston police captured William Listek 17 Chicago George Ensminger 24 Aurora and Frank Pellegrini 24 Chicago after they confessed to 14 armed robberies and one kidnapping. The trio, who rode in a stolen car through Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas, attempted a Houston hotel robbery that yielded about 164 in cash and led to their arrest minutes after the hold up was witnessed by a hotel clerk’s friend, ending a nationwide spree.
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Jets blast Sinanju bridge complex for seventh day
In Korea near Sinanju a U.S. jet bombing group pressed a seventh straight day of strikes on the bridge bottleneck north of Sinanju. Reports say MIGs were shot down, with several aircraft damaged or destroyed. Pilots praised anti aircraft fire and noted heavy damage to the Sinanju bridge area.
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Two Americans Arrested as Spies for Soviet Russia
Otto Verber and Kurt L. Pouger of New York were indicted on espionage charges for conspiring with Yuri V Novikof to deliver documents and information about U S national defense to Soviet Russia. The case, tied to activities in Vienna and Salzburg, seeks their arraignment after extradition.
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Bobbed hair policy once barred Creek teachers
School board minutes reveal an old rule restricting bobbed hair for teachers in Creek Independent School District. Superintendent George Gent notes the policy was once enforced but long forgotten, with a censored marginal note reading And no bobbed hair.
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La Porte Baytown Tunnel Group Plans Joint Inspection
La Porte Baytown Tunnel Group will hold a second joint inspection of tunnel progress at 5 p.m. Thursday with members from both cities. La Porte officials will boat across the channel to meet Baytown representatives at the tunnel mouth and then proceed through the tunnel to La Porte, followed by a dinner meeting at Bobh and Marie's Restaurant at 6 p.m. Also planned is Highlands Volunteer Fire Department’s 7:30 p.m. Thursday meeting to discuss a new fund drive and a civic center for housing firefighting equipment.
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