Taft Gains Ground In Battle For Republican Delegates
The Republican credentials committee met at Congress Hotel as Taft backers secured Louisiana seats and 13 delegates. Texas fights over 38 contested seats loom, with anti-Taft leaders pledging convention-floor challenges. Aimed at unifying factions, the committee’s rulings push toward a Taft favored slate amid looming floor battles and broader GOP strategy.
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Laarence J. Brown
Taft
Texas
Eisenhower
John. W. Hesettan
Massachusetts
Georgia
Louisiana
Brown
Visit by Sheatie Lon Ashley at Baytown Pythians
Lon Ashley, grand officer of the Pythian Sisters, will make an official visit to Aquar Temple No. 196 in Baytown tonight. Roselle Myers announced a special meeting at 7 20 p m as Baytown honors Mrs Ashley. Summer recreation centers remain busy with over 3 000 children aided last week and 27 297 attendances reported for Live Weeks as playgrounds stay open despite heat and vacations.
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Thicn
Sheatie Lon Ashley
The
Pythian Sisters of ‘3S
Baytown
Aquar- Temple No
Pythian Lis
A. Roselle Myers
Ashley
Frank James
James
Mont Belvieu Social Roundup
Round Town EPPERSON returns home from the war while friends gather at Mont Belvieu. Small parties and visits unfold with locals Lyons Judy Boveri and others chatting at the cafe. Shorty Ashworth recovers from hospital stay and plans gatherings as community life buzzes with routine updates.
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Epperson
Broken
Tiny
Mont Belvieua
Rty Lyons
Judy
Hoover receives warm welcome at Republican convention
Delegates acclaim former President Herbert Hoover at the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. A calm, optimistic Hoover urges renewed independence and a GOP victory in November, criticizing Democratic policies and urging a strong stance against tyranny.
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Mr. Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Heavyer
Flow To Get Raise In Pay Forum Tonight In Baytown
A panel of business experts will answer queries from Baytown merchants and salespeople at the final session of the Baytown Trade Forum. The event, sponsored by Houston Natural Gas Corp and the Chamber of Commerce retail merchants committee, begins at 7 30 p m in the Lee College Auditorium.
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Baytown
Lee College
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Retail Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Vague note on vacation timing and business pressures
Fragmentary message from NABOR stating difficulty taking a vacation due to busy business, with garbled wording and unclear specifics. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable.
Crew Leaps To Safety As Superfort Crashes
A B-29 Superfortress crashed six miles southwest of Gonzales Texas on July 1. All 11 air force crew members parachuted to safety and escaped uninjured after engine No 4 burst into flames. Commander 1st Lt William T Foster ordered the jump and praised the crew for their rapid egress.
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Gonzales
Tex
Air Force
William T., Foster
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Foster
Republicans Move To End Inflationary Aid In Platform
Chicago July 9 UP Republican platform committee met behind locked doors to approve a 5000 word campaign document calling for an end to inflationary support of collective security and rapid development of air power. It denounces administration economics and outlines steps to cut government spending taxes and impose non political tax administration while pledging to end economic controls where possible. The civil rights plank faced possible delay as Negro delegates threatened a fight on the convention floor. Security was tight at the Conrad Hilton hotel with doors locked and police on guard.
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Republican Platform Committee
Conrad- Hilton
GOP. J
White House
Federal Reserve Board
Brannan
How Candidates Stack Up in GOP Delegate Tally
Chicago July 9 United Press tally shows first ballot Republican delegate choices. Eisenhower Warren Stassen MacArthur Wedemeyer Unknown with contested delegates noted for Louisiana shifts. Final counts reflect national committee and credential committee decisions.
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Chicago
United Press
GOP
Eisenhower
Warren
Stassen
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
Louisiana
Lunsford 73 Dies Suddenly After Heart Attack
John F Lunsford 73 a Baytown resident since 1928 died at a hospital after waking with a heart attack. A veteran of World War I and former railroad conductor, he was survived by his wife Jessie, son Pat and brother Jim. Funeral arrangements pending Earthman.
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John Fletcher Lunsford
Baytown
Lunsfords
Parkway Drive
Lunsford
I -Lunsford
Santa’ Fe Railroad
Cleburne
Houston, Northshore
Brotherhood “of Railrodé
Robert RisTuck
Post-Veterans of Foreign
21St
United States Army
Jessie Lunsford
Pat Lunsford
Baytown Breaks Heat Wave With Cooler Showers
A front moved into Baytown on Wednesday ending a four day heat spell. Showers totaling 1.85 inches accompanied the front as cooler air lowered the high to 72 degrees after a 89 degree day. Forecasters expect up to 26 more hours of temperatures in the 30s.
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Baytown
Truce talks stall on prisoner issue at Panmunjom
After a year of talks the Korean War truce discussions remain deadlocked over prisoner exchanges. UN delegates held a 26 minute secret session as Peiping radio and a Communist reporter cited demands for all prisoners and the return of 15,000 Chinese volunteers. The talks, described as businesslike, show no clear progress as both sides press for concessions.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Peiping
Com Tunist
Alan Winnington
al- Yes
Panmanjom
Trace
La Porte Plans Cafeteria Band Hall For School
La Porte votes to build a cafeteria and band hall with bus garage at the school. bids due July 22 for the project estimated at 35 000 dollars plus 1500 for cafeteria completion. Contractor Forrest Jones to finish before September opening. staff changes include Pate resignation accepted and Ralph Pearce named assistant coach.
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Band House
Baytorn
Lowell Lammers
Conse
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Lammers
Wisconsin
Forrest Jones
John Rubler
Bar la Sprague
James Pate
Frank Akin
Dems Fight GOP Challenge in Texas Primary Focus
United Press reports Texas Democrats faced stiff GOP competition as July 26 primary campaigns gain pace. Senators' hopefuls led by Lindley Heckworth, Price Daniel, and E W Nayier campaigned across Nacogdoches Levelland Beaumont and Orange while urging state ownership of tidelands and criticizing Republican farm policies.
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United Press
Texas
Lone Star
Credentials Committee
Tom Connally
Lindley Heckworth
Gladewater
Nacogdoches
Beckworth
Attney
General Price Daniel
Texas Titeands
U. S. Supreme
Daniel
Orange
Port
Arthur
Galveston
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Postoffice Square
Ibis
Thrat V. State
United States
United States Congress
Allene _Traylor
San Antonio
Allan Shivers
Freport
Fire Chief Undergoes Eye X-Ray At VA Hospital
Art Lintelman, fire chief, will receive an eye X-ray today to assess damage from a broken blood vessel. His wife said the right eye shows partial vision and the left eye remains less affected. He is at the Veterans Administration hospital awaiting an eye operation.
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Art Lintelman
Farnsworth Union Dispute Reported Over At Noon Today
Union cement finishers and Farnsworth and Chambers were reported to have settled their difficulties at noon. Work on the Baytown Tunnel halted early Wednesday when pickets, set up by the Houston Building Trades Council, protested non union workers. About 100 men are employed on the project.
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Farnsworth
Chambers
Baytown
Mbers
Houston Building Trades Council
J. E.james
Farnsworth and Chambers
Houston
Dunbar
Cibers
James
The
Building Trades Coucil
Polio Test Shots Near End In Baytown Clinic
Baytown parents rush to inoculation site as staff race to vaccinate about 2000 children this week. The Harris county clinic operated from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with plans to reach area youths, while officials warned about participation groups and study rules for the polio vaccine effort.
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Baytown
Texas Polio Drops Sharply Still Second Worst Week On Record
Texas polio cases fell to 163 last week but still marked the second worst week in state history, bringing the year total to 1309 with Harris County and Dallas County hardest hit. State Health Department officials remained in Harris County to address unsanitary conditions as sanitation experts assist local officials.
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Austin
Sis
State Health Department
Harris County
Dallas County
George W. Cox
Harris
Dallas
Bexar
Nueces
Tarrant
Lavaca
Tar
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