Wet-Dry Polls Open in Chambers and Harris Counties
In Baytown area two Wet-Dry polls open tomorrow in West Chambers County and Harris County west of Greens Bayou. Four voting boxes will be used in Chambers, including Mont Belvieu and Cove, with polling from 7 to midnight. Voters decide on beer, wine, and whiskey sales amid strong local advocacy and a county judge’s guidance.
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Baytown
West Hambers
Trinity Fet
Harris
Pilis
Harris Maty
Liquorieial Council
Seameet
Ena
Glenn .Perry
Bartown
West Chambers
Supper Aid Drive or Band Trip Gala
Members of the Robert E. Lee club and the Baytown Lions Club join a gala supper from 5 to 9 pm at Rebel Inn to raise about 8000 dollars for sending a band to Lions International in Chicago next summer. The club plans a band trip and views the supper as a key fundraising event. reports indicate campaign details remain incomplete.
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Robert E. Lee
Baytown Lions Club
Rebel Inn
Tan
Lions International
Chicago
O Man
Avere
Tof Ffor
ROUND TOWN E DISBROW VISIT AND LOCAL NOTES
Round Town reports on short visit by E Disbrow and Floyd Higginbotham noting ailing townsfolk. Frequented spots include Baytown, Shreveport, and North Pruett with mentions of Otto Huddle, Syd Gould, and others. Local chatter covers mumps cases, a wood yard memory, a church event, and upcoming spring plans.
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Disbrow
Floyd Higginbotham
Evervybody
Shreveport
Halden Shell
Tor
Mary Sue Tullos
Foxy Ma
David Arnett
Enox
Imatinee
Dias
Baytown
Joe Att
Thieves Net $575,500 in 48 Hours in New York Area
In New York area a pair of master criminals and their gangs allegedly pulled three thefts totaling 575000 in 48 hours. The captors allegedly looted Mexine Sanson’s jewel collection and cash, Billy Rose’s home, and a Babylon Long Island bank. FBI and police pursue with inter-state links flagged. no clues yet.
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New York
Jimmy Valentine
FBI
Mexine Moore Sanson
Stanton PD
Sanson
Billy Rose
Babylon
Long Island
Suffolk County Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jimmy Valentinre
Babylon Bank
Wiffei Tower
Planes Center Hunt For Missing C-54 In Priority Areas
Dozens of planes patrolled Alaska and Yukon Territory as they narrowed the search for a missing U S Air Force C-54 transport with four aboard. Royal Canadian Air Force ships joined the effort while crews examined two priority zones and surrounding wastelands. The operation, the largest and costliest in Northwest history, involved more than 70 personnel and intensified after reports of explosions and flares.
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Clifford Dernick Whiterosse
Y. T
U. S. Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Northwest
Llanes Center
Navy Hopes To Free Big Mo In 72 Hours
Norfolk reports the battleship Missouri, aground on Thimble Shoals, may be freed within 72 hours after underwater TNT charges released sand suction. Salvage experts predict a possible breakout by Tuesday or Thursday with favorable tides, though winds could delay. The Mighty Mo remains high on the sand, awaiting a successful lift.
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Navy
Norfolk
Bampton Roads
Mantz Forced Down In Plane Speed Record Bid
WINSLOW Ariz Jan 30 GE Flier Paul Mantz failed in his bid to set a new east west transcontinental speed record. Bad weather and mechanical trouble forced an emergency landing. He planned to depart for Los Angeles after refueling at Amarillo with 435 gallons before generator trouble again forced a landing.
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Winslow
Ariz
Paul Mantz
Los Angeles
Amarillo
Texas
Mantz
Hospital Bond Wins East Harris Majority in County Vote
East Harris property owners approved 0,000 in hospital bonds while rejecting the 6,000,000 road bond two-thirds threshold, with countywide support for hospital and police bond issues. County Clerk W. D. Miller reported returns from nearly all precincts as weather and low turnout kept ballots light.
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East Harris
Houston
W. D. Miller
Baytown Oddfellows Seek Funds for Gulf Coast Polio Clinic
The Baytown Oddfellows and Rebekahs push a regional fund drive to raise 156 605 for Hedgecroft Polio Clinic in Houston. A Baby Popularity Contest at Robert E Lee School on February 26 selects winners by popular vote and funds tickets grant 10 votes each and one admission to the Gulf Coast Baby Fair in Sam Houston Coliseum March 23.
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Oddfellows
Rebekahs
Baytown
Hedgecroft Polio Clinic
Houston
Baytown Boyond
Robert E. Lee
Gulf Coast
Sears Roebuck and Company
West Texas
Sam Houston Coliseum
Baytown Area
Oddfellows Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
J. F. Alcorn
E. J. Casey
C. L. Watson
H. X. Townsend
Afr
W. M. Carlton
A. W. Mattingly
T. W. Sterling
J. A. Tassey
Northern Dems Move To Revise 1950 Cotton Quotas
Washington January 30 Northern Democrats ready to drop delays and let the House finish a bill revising 1950 cotton acreage quotas. The measure would boost planting to about 20 406 000 acres from the 29 000 000 acres under present law. Final passage not expected until tomorrow. The Senate also considers five constitutional amendments on the presidential electoral college.
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Washington
Dpi
House
Tomorow
Senate
Congress
Truman
Mr. Freeman
Far East
Dean Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Korea
GOP
Alger Hiss
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Northern Dems
Rally Highlights Democratic Split in South
Washington dispatch reports the Truman regional rally in Raleigh North Carolina showing a split in the Democratic party across the South Absent governors and lawmakers signaled looming civil rights conflicts Ten of thirteen eligible Southern governors did not attend with North Carolina delegation the rally noted no southern or border state senators or congressmen attended Louisiana was not represented Two guests ill or weather prevented attendance Thurmond and Wright not invited Spokesmen called the event a success despite civil rights tensions
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Washington
North Carolina
Raleigh
Southern
Border States
Louisiana
Fuller ‘Warren
Florida
Roy Turner
Oklahoma
Con
Democratic conference praises differences amid Raleigh rally
Jonathan Daniels hosted a party gathering where he praised diversity within the Democratic Party while contrasting with 1948 protests by Thurmond and Wright. The shadow of Fair Employment Practices lingered over Raleigh though not raised, as Barkley Snyder Brannan and other top administration figures spoke at the Jefferson Jackson Banquet, an overflow sellout.
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Jonathan Daniels
Democratic Party
Thurmond
Wright
Raleigh
Alben W. Barkley
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Jefferson
Jackson
Barkley
Ingrid Bergman divorce moves toward Valentines Day marriage
Hollywood reports say Ingrid Bergman seeks a speedy Valentine’s Day divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom to wed Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Lindstrom will file a California divorce after custody talks, as Bergman’s Mexico suit proposes possible marriage timing amid pregnancy rumors.
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Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
Todey
Peter Lindstrom
Lindstrom
California
Pis
Juarez
Mexico
John Vernon
Italy
Miss Bergman
Rossellini
Finday
Rome
Bealy
Ingrid
Norther Loses Punch In Texas
A fast-moving norther pushed cold air into central Texas but weakened today as temperatures rose and light rain entered the forecast. The front stretched from Louisiana into Texas near Del Rio and along the Pecos Valley into New Mexico, leaving warm conditions south of it and cold drizzle north of it.
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Texas
Louisiiana
Brian
Houston
San Antonio
del Rio
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Tex AS
Convict On Trial In Shooting Of UAW Head
Convict Carl Bolton goes on trial in Detroit for the attempted assassination of Walter P. Reuth, UAW head of the CIG United Auto. Bolton, 39, previously refused lie detector tests, claiming he was used as a decoy to draw attention from the real gunman.
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UAW
Detroit
Carl BE. Bolton
Walter P. Reuth
CIG- United Auto
Bolton
Store
Red Baby Blockade Relaxed in Berlin
Berlin reports the Russian baby blockade easing as Soviet border guards loosened checks at Helmstedt. Trucks moved through at up to 1,030 per hour, up from two per hour, ending a backlog of about 60 vehicles. West German police noted the backlog dissolved by morning. East German police described the slowdown as document orientation checks.
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Berlin
Helmstedt
Helmstedtast
Special Term Aims To Raise Hospital Funds
Austin dispatch reports lawmakers gathering for a special session to raise 20 million for operating needs and 5 million for a long range building program to support Texas hospital improvements. Plans include a one cent cigarette tax increase or an across the board tax boost to fund operations through the next biennium, with session length uncertain.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Howse
Senate
Texas’ Hospital System
Svorst
Stricken Baby Prompts Plea For Dimes Aid
A polio stricken infant prompts Mrs. R A Jenkins of 628 Cedar Bayou Road to urge Beytown residents to donate to March of Dimes. Her two month old son fell ill on September 21, and continues therapy with the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis aiding his road to recovery. Tomorrow Pete's Café offers free coffee to raise funds, with a donation box at the register for the campaign.
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Beytown
R. A Jenkins
Cedar Bayou Road
Went Belview
Pete Wolford
Pete’s Cafe
Step
National Foundation For
Siong
Thief Steals March of Dimes Boxes at Elementary School
A burglar at Jones Elementary in Baytown stole all March of Dimes donation cartons and an undetermined amount of money. Each carton held a few dimes to a dollar, totaling many coins from children’s allowances and chores. Police described the suspect as the meanest thief in Baytown.
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Anson Jones
Baytown
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