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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment reports Gunter fining five 11 year olds twenty five dollars each and turning the juveniles over to a probation officer after an incident at Roseland Park. It also oddly notes the death of Genghis Khan in 1227. The passage mixes unrelated historical fact with local legal action.
The United States told Chinese Nationalists to address the issue with General MacArthur while signaling it will push to keep Nationalist forces on Formosa to deter a Chinese Communist invasion of Korea. Officials fear landing Nationalists in South Korea could draw China into the war, risking a wider civil conflict becoming a Korea battle.
Mrs. J. M. Ellis of Highlands is recovering from burns after an explosion early Saturday at the San Jacinto River house. Gas accumulation is suspected though no leaks were found. The blast lifted the roof about 12 inches, damaged interiors, and left both residents shocked as they escaped with injuries.
USDA livestock summary shows cattle at 2800 head with higher gains in stockers and cows. Good fed steers at 28.90 to 29.00 for yearlings, beef cows at 18.00 to 22.00, bulls 15.50 to 23.00, and stocker steers 24.00 to 26.50. Calves and slaughter calves mixed. hogs up to 60 higher than Friday with butcher weights 185 to 260 pounds and sows 15.00 to 17.60. Feeder pigs 15.09 to 17.50, stags 9.00 to 14.00.
A lusty twister swept through the Coady area Sunday around 1 p.m. damaged homes and outbuildings. Mrs Paul Bratton said the storm ripped a front screen door, tore shingles, and smashed two chicken houses. Another residence reported a garage lifted off its foundations and dropped onto a car.
A lightning strike near second base during an American Junior League game in Helena killed 16 year old Robert Morris of Anaconda between first and second base. Five players were shocked including teammates Gene Jensen Jerry McCarthy Jim Powell Ronald Schneider and umpires Bob Chilton and Zackery Murphitt. Medical efforts to revive Morris failed after the bolt struck as teams changed sides at the end of the first inning. A witness described a brilliant flash by second base.
Curtis Howard Bird six son of Mr and Mrs MH Bird of Coady community remains a possible polio victim at Jefferson Davis Hospital polio center. A nurse said Curtis is in good condition but diagnosis can take time and the family doctor suspects polio after Curtis was sent to Houston hospital Saturday.
Thomas O Strickland, 25, of 210 South Main, was released from Heights Hospital in Houston today after a car wreck Saturday that killed Ebert William Hawkins of Baytown and another man from San Antonio. Sally Franklin, 64, Franklin's mother, was critically injured but improving.
A string of fatal and serious accidents across Texas reports 19 deaths and multiple injuries. Among the victims are Nolan Hicks age 22 months in Austin, Janice Rae Jones age 3 in Austin, and Roman Madrigal 17 who drowned near Mercedes. Others include Daisy Cooper 30 of San Antonio, Billy Jack McCormack 27 of Crandall, Ernest Hernandez 30 of Cisco, Felipe Hernandez 27 near Lockhart, and Jesus Cabello a Creedmore farmhand. A Houston man, William Alford 66, injured by a phosphorous bomb in his yard. Aurelio Galvan Rodriguez 30 killed by lightning near Mercedes.
Baytown women attended a convention addressing equality and discrimination, with delegates urged to drop some topics to focus on sex-based discrimination. Dr. K Frances Scott and Governor Fair spoke as the event opened. North Korea bombers reportedly attacked Pyongyang twice, dropping 800 bombs while North Korean fighters claimed two U.S. planes shot down. A Baytown area birth announced a 9 pound 3 ounce daughter born in Austin, linked to local families. Additionally a note mentions historical reference to 1851 as the first Prohibition state.
The page lists a string of local program times and sponsors for Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Entries mention David Rose, Stow, Margar Beaa mer, Star Beer, Dick Haymes Show, Hemphill Pontiac Co., Harlem, Morrison Furn. Co., Beven Show, Nigne Wath, News at Sign of¢, Minger Les, RevelWs Round-up, Fama News, Deacon Speaking, Morning Devotions, Watching The Clock, News, Your Moment And Mine, and a funeral home.
Baytown residents share travel and visit plans as Mr and Mrs AW Schneider host Mrs Schneider's mother from Brooklyn. Victor Serbe returns home after surgery in Houston. Mr and Mrs Jack Jacobs and Mr and Mrs Allen Riger begin July 4 holidays with trips to Kerrville and Camp Stewart. Local families host nieces from Nebraska. Wilma Britt enrolls at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Rennis Alton Ellis earns reserve officers commission in the Corps of Engineers.
Alvin Irby a 22 year old polio survivor was slightly improved at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after a log mishap during pole trimming work a box car roll crushed his leg officials said Irby had been helping load logs when one slipped from a box car and rolled onto him.
A report notes defense and intelligence officials urging vigorous steps to improve the central intelligence agency. A secret measure to permanently establish CIA was passed by the House and Senate and signed by President Truman on June 7. After a year of operation the CIA faced a setback likened to a Pearl Harbor.
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