Seven youths arrested in Baytown grocery burglaries
Police rounded up seven Latin American youths after a Baytown raid at the Weingarten store on Minne Street. Two prior burglaries at the Baytown Co-Op and Community Laundry were linked to the group. Several suspects admitted involvement and were detained for investigation. two were directly involved last night, with five others questioned. The roundup began when patrols spotted the trio leaving the Weingarten store and they were later captured at a cafe. Police said they may be released after the investigation.
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Baytown
Weingarten's
Minnete Street
Baytoun Co-Op
Eo Laird
Ma Bob Roenig
A. Re Conroy
Minda
Cater Roy
Koenig
Conroy
Weingarten
Clare Dickens
R. L. Adkinson
Crav
Bayium Co-Op
Polise
Weekend Showers Expected Across Baytown Area
Scattered showers are forecast to mar a promising weekend for Baytown with cooler temperatures. Thunderstorms spread across much of the lower Texas coast this morning as early readings ranged from 62 at Marfa to 75 at Galveston, with Guadalupe Pass and towns such as Amarillo Lubbock and Junction reporting 63 and Mineral Wells at 58.
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Baytown
Texas
Marfa
Galveston
Guadalupe Pass
Amerillo
Lubbock
Junction
Mineral Wells
Irby In Grim Fight With Death After Accident
Twenty two year old Alvin Irby a survivor of polio battles for life after a logging yard accident that crushed his chest and stomach He was trapped by a pole at a box car and freed by co workers He has weak leg muscles from polio and had been trying to work recently before the injury He lives with his sister Kathryn Campbell on Massey Tompkins Road in Bay town and is treated at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
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Alvin Irby
Baytown
Bent
Paul French
Missus
Paul Holladay
Dee Rost
Lydia Bozarth
Thad Fennamas
Xen Braunfels
Oklahoma
Ran Mawrolumnac
Texas
New Mexic
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
Bragg Callaway
Lee Tag
Ewing
McPhail
Andress
Fitch
Inspector Huddié
Ieby O
Irby
Polia
Wort
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Kathryn Campbell
Massey-Tompkins Road
Two Baytown Men Die In Katy Road Smashup
A head on collision on Katy Road near Addicks killed 37 year old Elbert Hawkins and left 23 year old Thomas Strickland in critical condition. The others involved were Jesse Franklin 45 of San Antonio who died, and Bud Maynard the truck driver uninjured. Hawkins and Strickland were taken to Heights Hospital. Funeral services for Hawkins were planned for Sunday at Paul C. Lee Funeral Chapel.
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Baytown
Katy Road
Addicks
Elbert William Hawkins
Thomas O. Strickland
Gray Lumber Company
Rankins
Goose Creek
Br, F, Stipe Company
Jesse Robert Franklin
San Antonio
Brantlin
Sally “Frankl
Houston
Franklins
Hawkins
Strickland
Franklin
Bud Maynard
Stipe
Paul C. Lee
George English
The
Baptist Temple
US Planes Down In Korea As Navy Blocks Coast
US Air Force reports 12 planes lost and all others returned safe after day of bombardment in Korea. B 29s targeted Seoul marshaling yards and bridges along the Han River with anti aircraft fire. Allied forces push toward Suwon amid conflicting reports of Communist advances. MacArthur coordinates reinforcements as weather and coastal blockade hamper operations.
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Korea
Tokyo
Clp
Seoul
Hann
Earnest Hobercht
New York
U.P
Suwon
Washington
Douglas MexArthur
MacArthur
Han “River
Scouland
Kom
Jobn Church
Si Suwon
South Korea
Gas Well Blows Out In Beaumont City Limits
Beaum ent gas well erupts inside city limits sending flames and smoke above a mile away. Hundreds of homes lose power as firefighters battle the blaze amid chaotic evacuation and speculation about damages.
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Beaumont
Beaumient
Hazard
African Missionary Tells Exciting Tales
Mrs. Anice McCorkle recounts three years with Rev. RW McCorkle in Africa. She describes coastal life as similar to Baytown, but inland tribes as primitive and fierce. She notes resistance to modern methods, fear of spirits, and deep ancestral customs observed by many families.
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Rosalie Mxers
Baytown
North Africa
Anice McCorkle
Franklin McCorkle
McCorkle
Trinity Tabernacle
E. HE. Smitherman
Africa
W McCorkles
America
Cheap Victory Plan Abandoned Amid Korea News
Washington reports abandon a plan for a cheap victory in Korea as the seventh day of fighting opens. The reversal comes after Gen Douglas MacArthur argued for greater power and resources to strike the southward Communist thrust. Congressional approval of new instructions reduces reservations but uncertainty remains about the outcome and public reaction.
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Wilson
Washington
White House
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Eee
Trinity Baytown Bridge Could Boost Anahuac Access
A six mile Trinity River bridge project near Baytown Anahuac would cut inland travel to Anahuac from Liberty by as much as 70 miles, linking Chambers Harris and Liberty counties. Local officials urged the Texas Highway Commission to consider the plan as part of the Beaton Highway corridor and Port Arthur route, aiming to shorten Houston to Port Arthur travel and improve regional growth.
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Baytown
Anehuac
Nelson VicElroy
Chamber of Commerce
Trinity Bridge
Chambers County
Cove
Weashisville
McHlroy
State Highway Commission
Trinity “River
Anahuac
Liberty
Aviahuac
Cave
Willins
Jefferson
James A. “Birkland
Harris
Chambers
McElroy
Harris County
Wiliams
Houston
Port Arthur
Fred Wemple
Port
Arthur_ares
Williems
Polio Case Report Emerges From Houston Area
Curtis Howard Bird, six, son of Mr and Mrs E Bird, on Shepherd Road in Coady, Jefferson Davis, is in a Houston hospital ward with polio suspected. Officials say he is resting and eating well though tests are not complete and diagnosis remains unconfirmed. The family doctor cautions potential misdiagnosis and notes three other children in the family.
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Curtis
Howard Bird
E. Bird
Shepherd Road
Coady
Jefferson, Davis
Houston Hospital
Pineywoods Encampment Draws 225 Baytown Baptists
Some 225 young people from the Baytown area will leave Monday to attend the first annual Pineywoods Baptist Encampment sponsored by the Women's Missionary Union of the San Jacinto Association. The five day event at Pineywoods on Highway 287 between Groveton and Corrigan includes mission and Bible study, morning watch, vesper services, missionary messages, evangelistic services and recreational activities. Memorial Baptist will send 52 Baptist-Teni.
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Baytown
Pineywoods Baptist
Women’s Missionary Union of the
San Jacinto
The
San Jacinto Association
Mermorial Baptist
Pineywoods
Suits Filed Against Lot Owners City
Sanitarian Odis Muenninks reports 20 suits filed against lot owners in the city, detailing disputes over property lines and zoning compliance. The notices indicate court actions pursued by municipal authorities to enforce land use regulations and assess penalties where necessary.
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US General Headquarters
Horea
Korean Airbase
GS Army Railiophoto—International
Polio
TNION
San Francisco
CIO Marine
Durox
Communist
China
Roman
Willam
Philadelphia
Steve Adams
Straight Arrow
Trinity Baytown
James W. Stroud
Findlay
Stroud
Congress
Young Baptists
WMU
Sanitarian
Odis Muenninks
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