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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1952
Page
2
French policy in Tunisia faces a dilemma between harsh action against nationalists and a risk of inflaming unrest across North Africa. The piece recalls postwar China experience and criticizes prior French promises that failed, warning of potential long civil conflict.
An Austin grand jury indicted Dr. Walter E Lipscomb Dr. Orr L Was and Dr. Daniel B Bruhl on multiple counts of tax evasion false returns and unreported income for years ranging from 1943 to 1947. Lowell W Cale of Raymondville was charged with failing to file returns for 1948 and 1943 and with counts related to filing and collecting transportation taxes.
Houston native Joe Carskadon was rehired as US shipping commissioner for Houston after about 30 years in government service. He plans to retire from active work, joking about dragging his anchor to shore, while his wife’s death years ago adds a personal note to the tale. In Washington, Congressional Medals of Honor were to be presented to Korean War veterans Master Sergeant Hubert L. Lee and Sergeant First Class Joseph Rodriguez at a White House ceremony.
Patricia Green, 15, an orphan raised by grandparents after her mother and sister drowned near Sumit, contemplates a marriage proposal from El den G. Thompson, 22, while authorities weigh legality and care plans for her two younger siblings. Thompson offers to help care for the children. Patricia seeks time to decide.
Governor Allan Shivers designates April 17 as Texas Industrial Week and urges citizens to deepen understanding essential to ongoing industrial and economic expansion.
BEAUMONT UP The Lam State College of Technology Board of Regents will meet March 17 to name a new president after failing to select from a dozen candidates for the post vacated by Dr. John E. Grey who became Beaumont First National Bank president. G A Wimberly, college business manager, currently serves. the school opened as a four year college in September. ABILENE Abilene residents launch a $500,000 land purchase drive for a Strategic Air Command base near the old Abilene Army airfield seven miles west of the city led by McMurry College president and campaign director Harold G Cooke. Cobalt metal first prepared by George Brandt in Sweden in 1733.
Wichita Falls joins the 1952 Mothers March on Polio styled event led by local mothers. They previously raised over $50,000 and aim to beat larger cities per capita. The march begins tonight at 7 pm with J R Farabee speaking for organizers.
A lone armed robber entered the Bank of Diamond late yesterday and demanded cash from cashier B. Donthitt. About $800 was taken. Authorities issued a four-state alert for the getaway car, a Missouri-registered vehicle linked to an auto theft in Joplin last May.
An alphabetical listing of major steel and chemical firms and energy companies. Includes Amerad Pet Acnico Steel AT and T Anaconda Beth Steel Calumet Celanese Chrysler Cities Service Con Edison Creole Pr Dow Dow Dow Dow Dow Chemical Eastman Freeport Sulphur Gulf Oil Humble Oil Enel Nickel Harvester Interlake Texas Gulf Sul TEX Gulf Prod Pure Oil Packard Motors Sears St. Regis Paper Sunray Oil Tex Gulf Sul TEX Gulf Prod US Steel Woolworth.
American and Mexican military officers plan discussions this week likely Friday on U S aid for Mexican defense of the continent. Lucius D Clay, former Berlin commander, now in Mexico City on vacation, may attend several meetings as an observer. Nickel Cup Back Greenville Then and now the nickel cup returns as Greenville restaurants revert from ten to five cents. Largest bone in the human body is the thigh bone.
Trustees accepted a petition for a Cedar Bayou area school merger referendum, noting 31 signers and polling tax receipts checked for all but one. Attorney Reid warned of separate elections to assume bonded debt, while Cedar Bayou residents pressed for consolidation or continued apartness.
USDA cattle sale notes strong demand with classes active. Slaughter steers and yearlings 20-3450, utility cows 20-22.50, canners 14-20, bulls 19-27, stockers 26-32. Calves 30-33.50. hogs steady to lower with butchers 24 and sows 14-15.50. Feeder pigs 10-24. Active trading continues amid mixed bids and dull Latér activity.
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