Early three days left to qualify for vote in big election year
Baytown area residents rush to county tax office as the poll tax deadline nears. County officials report about 12,500 taxpayers prepared for elections. The looming slate includes county judge sheriff and commissioners, with several names rumored for each post. City voters face April 2 elections with three council seats and two referenda on the ballot.
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L. Banks
Bayou Area
A. B. Collins
Lomewind
Harris County
Carl 5. Smith
Bob Casey
V.(bulwer) Kern
Charley Nix
Kern
Houston
Hugh A. May
State Railroad Commission
East Harrie County
Rumsey
Channelview
Baytown
Rele McDonald
Peate
Sem Davis
ALC
Winborn
C. D. Little
Mas Net
John Cahoon
Crsncuméa
Texans May Are Record Are Strength Texans May Are Record Are Strength
UNITED PRESS reports Texans are set to break voting turnout records in the state amid a tight presidential race. With three days left before the Thursday night deadline, poll workers note a last minute rush as civic clubs boost motivation and voting becomes the central issue. The drive includes polling sites across churches and public buildings, contributing to an early record total of 185,258 votes counted.
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United Press Texans
Dallas
Ben Goatle
Baytown News Briefs Touchdown Dinner and Local Notices
Local items recount city officials and police movements, with Sergeant Jimmy Reddell returning from Korea and family ties in Baytown. School calendar notes second semester start, Baytown Chamber dinner reservations, and a police cruiser detail. Community notices include a lost handbag, dinner plans, and a found billfold with a name.
No Speed Limits For County Cars Questioned
Duncan asks if county officials with exempt license plates are exempt from traffic rules. He says an official car was clocked at 15 mph in a 4 mile zone and at 3 mph in a 39 mile zone near Decker Drive, with others aboard the vehicle also cited. The plate is NC 8852.
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Duncan
Decker Drive
Roy Rogers refuses to sell Trigger for 26000 dollars
Houston dispatch reports Roy Rogers, famed for his horse Trigger, declined to sell the animal for 26000 dollars after a verbal battle with a Texas millionaire. A separate crash near Central Grove involved a Lockheed Lodestar during a driving range test flight.
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Rey
Houston
Moavie
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Cenar Grove
Youngster's blunt reply on radio shocks Spokane crowd
A Spokane businessman faced a tense moment when his nine-year-old son appeared on a local radio show and was asked what his father did for a living. The boy answered simply, We drinke, prompting a ripple of reaction from listeners.
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Spokane
EPR
Thrush
Iiddieshow
Hoover calls for shift from ground forces to air and sea power
Former President Herbert Hoover revived his year-old debate on US policy urging removal of ground forces from Europe and Asia. He urged Congress to rethink global strategy, criticizing past plans for a large European defense army and warning of tax burdens, economic strain, and war risk. Hoover advocated prioritizing mobile air and sea forces to deter Communism and reduce casualties in Korea and elsewhere.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
United States
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hoover
Europe
Asia
Congress
Korea
Douglas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Iron Curtain
Great Britain
Weekend Toll From Violent Texas Traffic Deaths
A United Press survey reports multiple fatal and violent incidents in Texas over the weekend. Notable deaths include 14 month old David George Moore hit in Loreto a Fort Worth cafe cook Aaron Lee Eldridge shot in Browntfield and police involved fatalities including Foscae Wells in Fort Worth. Other victims include Willie Coleman Danes Larry Thompson and R W Simon with various injuries from crashes and assaults across Houston Waco and Texas City.
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United Press
Iasc
Texas
David George Moore
Loreto
Aaron Lee Eldridge
Fort Worth
Conlk
Eldridge
Fiona Wiexson
Browntfield
Foscae Wells
Louston
D River
Lowe
Jay D. Davies
Davies
Jeanette Stead
Burdett
Stead
Houston
R. W. Simon
True Friend Sent To Jail With Buddy
John Eagle learned that Paul Anderson believes in true friendship. Anderson tried to pull his lies from the police car and told an officer you cant put him in jail be my friend. Eagle was charged with interfering with an officer in Justice Court and with abusive language in Corporation Court. Andersons friend was jailed for being drunk and using abusive language.
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John Eagle
Paul Anderson
Anderson
Encie
Orefani
Eagle
Corporation
Taft May Battle in New Hampshire Primary
Taft weighing entry in the New Hampshire presidential primary as backers push voter appeal against Eisenhower. Governors Adams and Warren loom large in shifting allegiances while Taft faces rivals from Morse Brewster and Refauver with Democratic plans stirring.
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Taft
New Hampshire
Bob
Sherman Adams
Hisenhower
Wayne Morse
R. Ore- Zon
Hisenhower Sbooster
Gwen Brewster
Maine
Eisenhower
Truman
Ink ‘McKinney
Estes ‘Refauver
Tennessee
New Yorks
Postal Tax Payers and Local Business Names Listed
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple names and places across Tri City Crosby Baytown and nearby areas. Mentions include Laurell Frader Martha Towler Mrs Lefayne and E E Mount refining and Refineries. Also named are Sears Roebuck Roy Elms General Tire and Citizens National Bank with mentions of local offices and a refinery site.
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Laurell Frader
Tri City
E. J. Cleveland
Lepzelt
Roy
Elms
General Tire
W. Fayte
Cedar Bayou
Gladys
Herbert
Citizens National Bank
Weingar- Rea
Connally Fears Tidelands Veto
Texas Senator Tom Connally said Congress may restore tidelands ordership to the state but he could not assure override of a presidential veto. He spoke on a Washington radio program. the House has approved, and a Senate compromise would grant temporary federal control with state veto rights on oil leases.
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Washington
S.pi
Texas
Tom Connally
Congress
Hut Connally
House
Dil
Senate
Une
Thousands Homeless Five Dead In Flood
Marietta Ohio faces record Ohio River crest as four to seven inches hourly inflow feeds a 3.57 inch rainfall. About 8000 homes flooded, at least five dead, and thousands evacuated or preparing to flee. Flood area spans 160 miles between Marietta and Steubenville, with cities like Pomeroy Gallipolis Portsmouth and Cincinnati bracing. Red Cross ships cots and blankets to aid residents. emergency declarations in Steubenville Marietta Wheeling. In Wheeling four thousand homeless and 15000 awaiting evacuation from the island sector as flood nears 44 feet today. Weather forecast calls for generally fair Baytown area with cool nights winds.
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Marietta
Ohio
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Manning Ferry
Bellaire
Steubenville
Wheeling
Texas Weather Shifts and Influenza Fears Grow
Texas faces another cycle of fair and cold weather with lingering influenza outbreaks blamed on rapid temperature swings. Morning lows ranged from 21 degrees in Dalhart to 86 in Brownsville, with scattered showers in East and South Texas. Forecasters expect a warmup but no major change, as health officials link wild temperature fluctuations to widespread flu outbreaks across communities.
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United PR
Texas
Salt Flat
Lubbock
Browna
Longview-Tyler
Dalhart
Brownsville
Maria
Amarillo
el Paso
Wichita
Falls
Ludbeck
Wink
Junction
East Texas
South Texas
Austin
Houston
Waco
Beaumont
Corpus Christ
del Rio
Palestine
Galveston
Presidio
Supertanker Loaded at Baytown Inbound to New York
The supertanker Fesa New York was at Baytown at 10 a.m. loading a large cargo. The vessel measures about 400 feet, carrying roughly 223,613 barrels of crude. Plans called for immediate departure toward New York with the next leg to follow a return trip.
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Fesa
New York
TieSt A.m. Totes
Gon Fert
Tate
Allies Propose Prisoner Exchange Plan in Korean War Talks
United Nations outlined a 14 article framework for exchanging prisoners with the Communists in an effort to break the Korean truce deadlock. North Korean General Lee Sang Cho attacked the proposal, accusing the UN of aiming to hold prisoners as blackmail. Admiral Libby defended the plan, stressing voluntary repatriation and criticizing Reds for blocking agreement.
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United Nations
Korestat
Lee Sang Cho
Libby
Lee
UN Warns Reds in East
United States delegate John Sherman Cooper and British Selwyn Lloyd warned the United Nations that any new Korean style invasion in Southeast Asia would trigger an emergency UN session. France demanded immediate intervention if outside help aided Viet Minh rebels in Indo China. The charges, denied by Cooper and Lloyd, centered on Soviet claims of US support for Chinese Nationalist guerrillas.
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Paris
U Bi
Korea
Southeast Asia
United Nations
France
Indo-China
United States
John Sherman Cooper
Cooper
Selwyn Lloyd
Andrei Y. Vishins
U Vishins
Ped
China
Burma-Thedang -Tado-China
Liorod
Burma
Thailand
Hinabor by Olin Miller: government by the people dawn
A concise authorial note asserts sweeping government reform toward citizen empowerment. The piece argues that the success of governance hinges on treating each person's business as individual and not crowded by others, reflecting a populist impulse for accountability and direct public engagement.
Cairo Cleans Up After Riots and Crisis
Cairo saw a wrecked landscape after a day of rioting and arson as Farouk appointed an independent cabinet and dismissed Mustaphael Nahas Pasha. The embassy reported casualties while security forces imposed a curfew to restore order amid Britain Egypt tensions and anti British mobs.
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Cairo
Farsouk
Farouk
Egypt
Britain
Prenier
Nahas Pasha
Vints
Churchill Returns From Trip Amid Global Crisis
Churchill arrived at Southhampton aboard the Queen Mary after a nearly monthlong tour of the United States and Canada. He told reporters he would take necessary steps to emerge from difficulties and anticipated a full House of Commons debate next week on the American trip and international situation. The weekend's Egyptian government shakeup raised hopes for a peaceful Anglo Egyptian settlement, while Britain prepared for possible worst outcomes as newspapers led with Farouk’s ouster of Premier Nahas and his replacement by Aly Maher Pasha.
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Churchill
Southhampton
Hner
Canada
House of Commons
Britain
Farouk
Mustafa Nahas
Aly Maher Pasha
How They Say It Chinese Wise Men Quote
Fragmentary text references wise men and Chinese language, mentions hats, jobs, and recovery. Context appears garbled and lacks clear events or entities to identify a fuller news item.
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