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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1952
Page
2
Washington area residents report several eye injuries from BB guns and officials urge restrictions. Health educators call for penalties preventing sales to under 18, noting safety and legality concerns in various states.
The blizzard left streets waist deep in snow with several deaths and vehicles trapped. Three people died in an automobile accident while others were rescued from rampaging tides and drifting cars. San Francisco train passengers faced delays as emergency crews worked. milk and bread ran low and farms were immobilized by eight feet of snow. Driver R C Tanner escaped death when a wheel pinned him. a bystander freed him.
Buck Turner Chevrolet Company at 115 North Main hosts a 1952 Chevrolet debut celebration Saturday with a full program. Western singing at 11 am, Dick Records as emcee, and interludes feature the new Chevrolets. Guests receive Prince Mateh perfume samples and favors. The theme is wonderfully new for fifty two with parade-like showroom displays. Models include standard 92 hp and 105 hp power options.
Margaret and Marthe Clemons led a La Porte High School Gym talent show last night as a duet. Recipient awards totaled 35 dollars each for the two finalists. Adele Crow, Année Clark, Beverly Buster and Jim Ross of KTRH hosted the event, sponsored by KTRE and the high school drama club.
Rufus H. Hix of Baytown and Harry W. Marable of Baytown received silver emblems from Humble Gas and Refining Company for five or more years of safe driving. The green cross‑trimmed emblems were presented at a Baytown safety meeting by Fite Jr. of Humble’s district. Hix, a veteran of World War II, and Marable, a truck operator, were noted for long service and stable records.
Dallas obituary notes Henry Dad Garrett, longtime Dallas fire and police signal supervisor, dies aged 96. He retired in 1940 after 33 years and devised a now common traffic signal system later adopted nationwide. Garrett’s early automatic electric signals gained fame for their moving sound and visual cues.
Slow, weak cattle demand with some steers and yearlings showing good to choice slaughter potential. Utility and commercial cows selling 21 to 28, beef cows 29 to 33.50, canners and cutters 35 to 135, heavy feeders scarce. Feeder pigs and sows noted with limited availability. Grand banquet announces five Jaycee leaders including George MacGregor and Ernest Saez. Governor Shivers to speak at San Antonio banquet.
A total inventor applies for a patent on a stove no bigger than a match box that can heat coffee, soup, and an egg. Peter Gilchrist, secretary-treasurer of Charlotte Chemistry Laboratories, tests a tiny steel stove that supports 50 pounds and uses odorless fuel. He calls it the Cantlab Pocket Stove, costs about 50 cents, and commercial production is being pursued.
Baytown Real estate Board elected B A as president and Mrs Cuba Greer as secretary. Carter Miller thanked members for last year’s help. C M E Bond introduced out of town guests Lionel Bills regional vice president of TREA J Jolly president of the Houston Real Estate Board MW Lee vice president of the Houston Board and Charles Bell executive secretary of the Houston Board.
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Carver School English teacher Mrs. Richie Dell Thomas underwent an emergency appendectomy at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital yesterday. She is the daughter of the late Carver principal Archis and Mire Acchix and has resumed teaching after a leave to attend Prairie View A and M College.
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