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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1950

Page

2

Polio Care urged at San Jacinto Hospital Baytown

Dr. L. W. Crossman Baytown health officer urged San Jacinto Memorial Hospital to treat polio patients within the city and use available resources, noting the hospital already plans to handle communicable diseases for those who cannot pay and could receive a donated iron lung from Jefferson Davis Hospital. He spoke at the Baytown Real Estate Board luncheon and urged public cooperation on health matters and sanitary conditions.

San Jacinto Memorial Hospital L. W. Crossman City Heaith San Jacinto Hospital Board of Health North Baytown Crossman Clifford 341 Bond Nhe Elmore Woodruff Frank Braswell

Identity of Gilman's Murderer Revealed

Fragmentary text suggests a murder case involves an elder witness unable to distinguish voices amid an argument. The article mentions a daughter born January 23 to Mr and Mrs Ray A Neidigh at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces named Phyllis Emil.

Ray A. Neidigh West Homuzn San Jacinto Memorial Hospital Phyllis Emil

Sunday Evening and Monday Morning Radio Schedule

Listing of KREL 1360 ke programs with local news deacon sherwing and tractor co. morning and afternoon slots. Includes Bob Eberly Show and Guilpepper's News and La Porte Reports with musical variety and sports updates.

Sonr Werehine Myers Bros S$ils Isigiss Gas ApimiaAnce Bob Eberly Imels Joses Lumber Guilpepper Movielene East la Porte

Southern Democrats Move to Endorse Civil Rights Push

Senate Agriculture Subcommittee chair Pat McCarran says the displaced persons bill is not yet perfect and will be revisited. Senate Judiciary improves House language but aims to address broad public policy issues before next week’s debate. Meanwhile the Senate plan would admit about 415,600 refugees. Representative James E. Van Zandt pushes to bar UN American Activities inquiries, seeking a legal clarification on which body handles atomic energy investigations.

Pat’ McCarran Senate Judiciary Committee House Senate Atomic James E. van Zendt Pennsylvania House UN- American Activities Committee Atomic Energy Act Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee van Zandt

Opening of Pearce Street Right of Way Nears Start

The city and Humble Oil and Refining Co plan a 21 by 32 foot street strip. Humble officials have agreed to provide their portion. Engineers from the railroad, Humble, and the city will finalize arrangements. The new street will connect Whiting to Highway 146, following a petition signed by about 160 property owners.

City Humble Oil and Refining Company Humble Mid- Girton Whiting Highway 146

Baytown Bond Referendum Results by Precincts Reported

Results show road bonds passing and hospital bonds failing in several precincts, including Wilkenfeld Road bonds 21 for 15 against and hospital 15 for 11 against, City Halls Road bonds 9 for , Mexican Recreation Hall 5 for 4 against road bonds and 7 for hospital bonds, San Jacinto School 41 for 6 against road bonds and 13 for hospital bonds, Burnet School 16 for 7 against road bonds and 1 for 7 against. Highlands and Cedar Bayou precincts lacked sufficient votes to count.

Wilkenfeld Mexican Recreation Hall San Jacinto School Burnet Schoo Highlands and Cedar Bayou

Lost wallets and a church training and skating trip

Bailey and Wells reported found wallets with cash totaling 16 dollars after neighbors located them. A training conference for the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church will start Monday at the church with luncheon, nursery, and reservations through circle chairmen. The Cedar Bayou Methodist Youth Fellowship heads to Houston for an ice skating party tonight, leaving from the church at 2 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church Rete Inn Methodist Youth Fellowship The Cedar Bayou

Budget Cuts Trigger Juvenile Board Clash in Harris County

In Houston on January 28, Chief Probation Officer H G Large faced sharp criticism from two Harris County Juvenile Board members, District Judges Ewing Bord and William M Holland, over drastic 1950 budget trims. They objected to closing the Mery Burnett School for Girls at Bellaire and the lack of funds for building repairs, maintenance, and water supply at Bellaire and the Home of the Aged, accusing Large of failing to consult the board.

Houston H. G. Large Harris County Juvenile Board Ewing Bord Large Mery Burnett School Bellaire William M. Holland Holland Boyd Roy Campbells

Bergman Divorce and Retirement Stir Paparazzi Talk

In May reports swirl about Miss Bergman seeking a Mexican divorce and retiring. An unnamed man comments on her film work, conditions she faced, and says he is content with a likely peace as speculation runs hot about her whereabouts and future plans.

Miss Bergman Miss Bergman Wild Rome St. Francis

City Sets Up New System Of Bookkeeping

The city approved a three hour meeting with water department staff City Manager Darwin Middleton and Houston Auditor C B Trotter to overhaul billing Goos e Creek Baytown and Pelly areas. The new system will balance water department books monthly and include garbage fees in the city bookkeeping with March bills for Goose Creek running about three weeks longer than usual.

Old Pelly Goose Creek Old Baytown Water Department Darwin Middleton Houston Trotter Old Gaytown Pelly Old Goose Creek Citys General Fund

Truman To Decide On Building H Bomb

Nobel laureate Harold C. Urey warned at a Roosevelt Dey dinner that the United States must build the hydrogen bomb or risk Soviet dominance. He said a 1945 decision not to pursue the H bomb left the nation in a highly dangerous, possibly already behind in the armaments race.

United States Harold C. Urey Urey Roosevelt Dey Truman

Wreckage Spotted in Canada After Airliner Loss

A missing plane believed to have cleared the St Elias range was last seen over Snag Yukon heading toward the northern Rockies. The C S 4 left Anchorage at 1 21 pm Thursday with 34 passengers and eight crew aboard.

St Elias Mountain Rocky Mountain Range Milles el .Psso Snag. Y. T Whitehorse Anchorage Fairbanks

Pasadena Bond Issues Pass in Eight Races

In Pasadena six of eight improvement bond proposals totaling 1.607 million dollars were approved in a special election. Rejected were 600 thousand dollars in hospital bonds and 305 thousand dollars in library bonds. Major item was 802 thousand for street paving and drainage with 104 thousand for rights of way. Other approved bonds included 240 thousand for the water system 240 thousand for sewer improvements 150 thousand for fire and police substations and 75 900 for park improvements. Street funds will pave tributary streets in the Washburn Tunnel exit system and sewer funds will finance two main trunk server ones and a large unit at the sewage treatment plant.

Pasadena Washburn Tunnel

Divorce Granted to Norwich Mother in Cruelty Case

Joyce Gendron Lawler 23 of Norwich obtained an intolerable cruelty divorce from Kenneth Lawler 25 who is in jail awaiting trial for lashing her. Judge Treland noted the husband admitted stripping her, suspending she by the wrist and beating her with a double thong, including a spine fracture. Custody of three children awarded to the Diocesan Bureau with the mother's approval.

New London Conn Joyce Gendron Lawler Norwich Kenneth Lawler Poiceman Thomas E. Treland Bishopric of Hartford

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