Two Workers Buried As Ditch Bank Caves
A sewer ditch caved in on West Mann injuring two city workers assigned to a 10 inch sewer line from Amelia Street to the disposal plant. J W Breeding, 26, was buried and rescued after 15 minutes. he remained shocked. Ambulance driver collided with a car en route to the scene but no injuries reported. Public Works Director Grantham and superintendent Berry led rescue efforts as other employees shoveled the dirt away.
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West Mann Toda
Wue
J. W. Breeding
Amelia Street
West Mein
Paul A. Lee
LS Williams
Pruett
West Texas
Lillie-Duke Hostia
Cr. Grantham End & BL Berry
Berry
Breeding
Influenza Break Noted in Harris County
Harris County health officer L. De Farragut reports a heavy wet break of influenza in the county and urges victims to rest at home and not push through illness.
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Houston
Harris County
L. de ¥ Farragut
Baytown Council Set To Debate Taxi Ordinance Fate
In Baytown council tonight talk on the taxi fare ordinance passed 4-3 may get heated at City Hall. BRIEFS include Navy induction for James Preston Taylor, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Taylor of West Main, to San Diego for training after senior year at Roberto Lee High. Also Realtors board to hear about Credit Bureau at Humbie Dining Room. ninth grade Bertayn Junior High plans plays Listen Dan and Tom's Crabbin at 7 30 p m.
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Jans
Bergeron
Pruetti
James Preston Taylor
Ison
Kenneth Taylor
West Main
Houston
Navy
San Diego
California
Roberto
Lee High School
Wo Strickler
Baytoon
Associaton
Credit Bureau
Limehson
Baytown Real Estate Board
Humbie
Bertayn Junior High
Wis
Oskeal
Soldier’s Kiddie Car Ride Across Korea Seen
Major Anneth Fr. Eckert, serving with THE FIRST CAVALRY DNNEIOs in Korea, reportedly ordered a kiddie car and a fruit cake as Christmas gifts for his wife and daughter Cheryl from a mail order house last November. The mail order shipper sent a fruit cake instead. a four cent stamp arrived with the item.
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Korea
Anneth
FR. Eckert
Cheryl
Japan
Around Town Notes and Short Local Chatter
Local items mention Mrs Jorge F Spangler difficult to locate and Sam Paine enjoying coffee. Mentions of Leo LaBorde, A L Jordan, Jack Jacobs, Le Middleton, and others in brief town impressions. A doctor visit for Syd ee tuselem and a $70 note appear among scattered captions and names.
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Jorge F. Spangler
le Middleton
Sam Paine
Essence Bourze
Brunson
Jack Jacobs
Leo LaBorde
Dean
C&tell
Ed Choate
Pete “A. L Jordan
Bun
Ben
Tommy-Roch- Nak
Wismar
Arkansas Will Head Texas Hospitals
The 4EPi appointment of Dr. George W. Jackson as state hospital superintendent and medical director for Texas state hospitals and special schools was announced today in Austin.
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Austin
George W. Jackson
Advansts
Texas’ State Hospitals and Special Schools
Three Women Injured In Highway Collision
Three women injured in a highway crash near Belview when a grassfire swept the road in dense smoke. Victims include Willie Franks 33 wife of Wm Franks a retired refinery employee, with a broken left leg and possible internal injuries. All were taken by ambulance to Earthman Baytown hospital.
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Ollisign Sterdey
Eimer
Alent
Belview
Gugin
Willie Franks
Wt Franks
Bart Refinery
McNair
Aieke
Wirss
Bimar
Earthman
Baytown Hospital
Eisenhower to Return Wednesday Report May End Troops Debate
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will return next Wednesday with a report aimed at easing Congress opposition to expanding US troops in Europe under the Western Europe Pact. He plans a joint session, then radio address February 2 to explain Europe’s defense efforts and the Allied pact’s goals.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Washington
Wwci
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fruman
Congress
Senate
House Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Quartet Slated At Banquet Observe City Birthday
A Galena Park barbershop quartet will entertain Baytown at the Chamber of Commerce banquet honoring the city birthday. The group includes Lodie Stapleton Robbie Jones Frank Roberts Vernon Moody with two additional young women De Lois Wilson and Jane Johgson. Director Michael John stone and accompanist David Marlock will lead, with Walton Hines aiding. The quartet recently toured Wharton El Campo Refugio and Victoria and performed in Corpus Christi. The banquet, featuring W C Pope Swain as Chamber president, starts at 7 230 p.m. Saturday in the Robert E Lee High School Cafeteria. Tickets are $3.25 at Chamber offices North Ashbel.
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Galena Park
Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Lodie Stapleton
Robbie Jones
Frank Roberts
Vernon Moody
de Lois Wilson
Jane Johgson
Stapleton
Michael Johnstone
Galena Park High
Séhinoi
David
Marlock
Walton, Hines
Bartown
Wharton
el Campo
Refugio
Victoria
Corpus’ Christi
Chamber
Nelson McElroy
W.C
Pope Swain
W. T. Busch
Robert S Lee High School
Gale
Houston Chamber Manager Resigns
W. M. Blanton, longtime Houston Chamber executive and general manager since 1929, resigns to become president of Starworth Drilling Company. A native of Moody Texas Blanton studied at Godley High School and previously ran a weekly news operation before joining the Houston chamber.
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Houston-Lp
W. M. Blanton
Dewnpaper
Andia
Houston Chamber of Commercee
Blanton
Starworth Drilling Company
Moody, Texas
Godley High School
Godley Feral
Saonston
Coffee Day Event Aims Benefit Dimes March
Seven Baytoyes will host a charity coffee day in March to raise funds for the Dimes for Children program. Details on time location and donation goals were not fully disclosed in the fragment.
Missing Witness Given 500 Fine in Houston Shooting Case
A chaotic criminal report notes a missing witness and a $500 fine related to a shooting death of Carte Boye in Houston. Howard Sr. and accomplice Simms are referenced. the trial status and exact sequence remain unclear due to garbled OCR text.
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Mur Et
Wasa
Howard, Sr
Howards
Boye
Negro
Verdman
Houstor
Simms
Price-Wage Freeze Imminent Rollback To January 2
The Defense Mobilization Board approved a wage price freeze expected to be issued late today or tomorrow to roll prices back to January 2 levels. Final clearance awaited as officials predicted the action by nightfall or Wednesday. DiSalie and Ching coordinate final touches with Johnston and Loftus. Enforcement teams to move into key centers nationwide for immediate action. The Wage Stabilization Board seeks a flexible formula to allow limited collective bargaining and cost of living adjustments during the program.
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Sollisin
Washington P
Gobert F
Loftus Washington
itBr
Alore
Romodoy
Eric
A. Johnston
Gvith
Michaell
Cyrus S_ Ching
di- Salie
Ching
Cing
Missing Dog Rusty Returns Home After Cab Ride
Mrs Mattson identified Rusty from his collar tag after he rode in a Saline cab with his owner’s name and address. The cabbie reports Rusty left but returned, first such instance noted.
Baptists Plan New Church Plant Nearing Construction
The Memorial Baptists conference authorized the building committee to buy 145 tons of steel from Mosher Company to lift the new church project. A negotiated contract is ready for submission by next Wednesday night, allowing sanctuary and education building work to begin soon on the Baptist tract bounded by Myest and Sterling. Estimated cost may exceed 500000 dollars.
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Memorial Baptists
Mosher , Company
Hisec
All-comm World Co
Hanes
Burch
Myest -Sterling
Hemble Loses Round In Battle Over Patent
In a legal clash over patent rights Hemble suffers a loss as the battle continues. The case centers on disputed claims and expected rulings determine next steps for the parties involved.
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Hemble
UN Patrols Fail To Meet Reds In Korea Front
UN forces resumed deep patrols into Central Korea near Hoengsong but failed to engage Communist units. Air power pressed enemy targets with 500 Allied planes bombing rail centers while ground actions shifted north of Wonju. Yak fighters challenged 528 bombers, and one B-28 sustained minor damage as missions continued along the 38th parallel.
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Wonju
Wi ‘Onjz
Hoengsong
Esterday
Solutin
Baytown
Seoul
Draft Standards Will Be Lowered To Get More Men
Defense Secretary Anna Rosenberg testifies before the House Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon plans a reappraisal of induction standards to boost enlistment by about 450,000 men. She says standards may be relaxed across all occupations and types of people to fill gaps, with results announced soon.
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Washington
Defense
Anna
Phil
Arab Asia Parley Plan Accepted by Communist China
London informants report that Communist China has accepted an Arab Asia parley proposal for an immediate world power conference on Far Eastern problems. The plan calls for three simultaneous cease fires in Korea and will be debated by the United Nations General Assembly.
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Bruce W. Wunn Lake
China
Far Eastern
Korea
London
Peking
United. Nations
Ehen
Russia
Women Drys Demand Prohibition Showdown in Legislature
In Austin Texas the militant Women’s Christian Temperance Union leader Mrs Claude de Vann Watts challenged liquor interests to a showdown in the 32nd Texas Legislature. She said the group would push thousands of petitions for a state wide prohibition amendment to be placed before lawmakers, while other proposals seek beer sale limits on Sundays and warning labels on alcoholic beverages. A United Texas Days spokesman stated plans to back a constitutional amendment for a popular vote on prohibition.
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Austen
Texas
Claude de Vann Watts
H-M. Jones
Walter H. McKenzie
United, Texas Days
Austin
Milton W.kinson
Patroon
J. F. Gray
Three Rivers
Sower Chamber
Yost
Ows
Watts
WCTU
Texas Legislature Debates Weight Limits on Trucks
An Austin session shows lawmakers weighing a bill by Rep. D. L. Caston to drop truck weight limits from 48,000 to 33,000 pounds amid concerns over highway damage. Hearings opened on five spending measures from the Legislative Budget Board seeking about 153.5 million for the biennium. The plan proposes major cuts to state agencies including Aeronautics and Veterans Affairs, plus education funding reductions due to enrollment declines.
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Austin
Sind Texas
DL. B. Caston
Leonard
Texas
House
Senate
Legislative Budget Board
Bicmiainl
State Aeronautics Commission
Veterans Affairs Commission
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Beliere
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Rome
Houston Chamber
DiSaile
Sii
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OXYO
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No-Man’s Land
Central Korea
Texas’ Tech
Lubbock
Allan Shivers
E.H. Thornton
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Highway Commission
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Ry Oly Miller
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