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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1951
Page
1
City editors report the Kansas River breached two dikes in Kansas City Kansas, flooding the industrial district and damaging homes and buildings. Topeka and other towns suffered major flood impacts as fires erupted in the aftermath. Numerous areas faced severe inundation and emergency efforts continued.
Baytown couple hurt as flood waters swelled across the region. Rescue teams ferried aid while dozens were driven from homes. At least 12 dead, several missing as rivers overflowed and a dike breached near Armourdale. Air Force and volunteers mounted multi‑agency relief.
Fragmented OCR text outlines events and notices including price clinic dates, a refrigeration facility mention, and the Barclay family with Kirk, plus Jaycees awards on display at the Miami union Chamber of Commerce window. Names such as Perkinson and Lae appear amid scattered phrases about offices and inquiries at a district office.
School trustees approved a $200 a year bonus for most public school workers including 256 teachers 46 principals and numerous administrative athletic and support staff. Salary adjustments averaged $100 per year for 49 maintenance transportation and related workers. Merit raises accompanied the bonus raising salaries for several administrators and leaders led by John M Stuart director of curriculum. George Hi Gentry superintendent and board president R Stark noted performance as the basis for the increases.
Ernie ready to sub for Frank James and Armstrong as Perkins plans a stay. Dee Morse returns after a trip to vacation spots. Red Chase Sun staffer appears rested while Hourn resumes early work. McDonald notes night air and church visits as Hensley plays. Feroussard teases city about a thief pay raise. Founders Department reports rimless glasses on South Main 8820. owner to call 758.
C F Rader of Armourdale Kansas recalls a disaster when the Kansas River breached dikes flooding his three room home and washing away belongings. He and his wife saved their children Kathy and Alice while fearing for relatives as waters rose up to 18 feet. He lost his job and notes his insurance won’t cover floods. He served in Europe during WWII. The family hopes to rebuild once danger passes.
Mrs. W. D. Fannin of 30 Worth Cedar Bayou was injured when two fingers of her left hand were nearly severed by an electric mixer while preparing potatoes. She was rushed to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital with bleeding and shock after the Friday night incident.
Eloy Garza aged 20 was killed in an ambush described by Detective George Chapman as probably a gang killing. Garza and three companions left a dance when an old model car slowly drew alongside. A rifle was fired, striking Garza in the stomach. he died an hour later at Jefferson Davis Hospital.
Galveston County Sheriff intensified the probe into the death of Woodrow Carl Kluge Jr. The 13 year old disappeared from a swimming party Monday afternoon and was found in Offat's Bayou. Justice of the Peace James McKenna ruled it a murder. Autopsy by Dr. N D Scofield reported fatal injuries including a broken neck and rope-like marks. Family members at the party include Bobby McKray of Teague Shirley McKay Avia Raneiri and Avia's mother all from Galveston. The search began after he failed to return by 334 or 4 p.m. Monday.
Funeral services for Joyce Helen Irwin 24 of Channelview were held at 4 p m at First Baptist Church Channelview. Daughter of Mr and Mrs T L Irwin she had spent most of her life in hospitals since 1942 and was brought home in April. She died shortly after being admitted at 9 am with survivors including two sisters Frances and Sharon and two brothers Jerry and Allen Tryin.
A Chicago Sun Times syndicated item discusses the claim that many wives are effective managers of their husbands, presenting a viewpoint on domestic roles and household dynamics.
Weekly war roundup notes mixed signals from Iran talks over oil nationalization with Harriman en route to aid. A Pacific defense pact among U S Australia New Zealand emerges, aiming to deter aggression and possibly expand to others. US Eighth Army maintains pressure in Korea as Air Force patrols and combats, while Communist pilots are repelled in air battles. Bad news highlights propaganda, Trieste tensions with Italy, and shifts in the Trieste dispute. A mass of forces and matériel builds along the Korean front as cease-fire talks loom.
CHICAGO. National Guardsmen used bayonets and tear gas to disperse about 60 demonstrators who hurled firebrands and rocks at a Cicero apartment building where a Negro family planned to move. Sixteen injured including three guardsmen and four policemen. one boy struck by crowd. Colonel Lord Hodgin reported the situation completely under control at 1 30 am after troops of about 500 moved in. The crowd had campaigned at the building for several nights, causing repeated invasions and interior vandalism.
L Men raid Bonita Club at Kemah in Galveston County seizing 30 bottles of liquor and charging Miss Billie Dutilbo and the club owner with operating an open saloon. Inspectors Arnold and Mills say seven other places sold beer to minors as La Porte miners embarked on a weekend spree ending with a Brownsville car theft, and Arnold vows to suspend licenses and continue enforcement.
Stein Rosen, a 24 year old dancer and torch singer, filed aggravated assault charges against a Dallas gambler she says dragged her into an apartment, ripped her gown, and beat her for over two hours, describing a brutal attack and exposure of her body.
South Dallas residents thwart a bombing attempt when 4 Sharp fires on a late model car and extinguishes a home-made dynamite device found near her residence. Police confirm a stick of dynamite and fuse were used, with witnesses noting suspicious activity and a car seen nearby.
Uncertain closure for the San Jacinto River Bridge on Market Street Road remains pending as crews plan repairs. A. E. Lane cites needed piling and heavy lumber, with holes to be cut in the bridge floor for driving piling and subsequent repairs. Work, expected to last about three weeks, may run 24 hours daily once started.
United Nations troops advanced up to three miles on the central Korean front in a second day of a limited offensive intended to disrupt Communist defenses. Along the east coast, Far East Air Force bombers marked their first full year with raids on the Wonsan refinery as naval and air actions continued.
President Truman asked Congress to advance new immigration and farm reform measures including a bill to crack down on illegal entrants crossing the southern border and to tighten enforcement against undocumented migrants.
United Nations envoy Ridgway urged that Kaesong be declared a neutral zone and all armed troops excluded or move negotiations to another location. He pressed for a five mile circular buffer and limited personnel per side, warning talks could resume only under those terms.
Washington AP. The House Armed Services Committee, chaired by Carl Vinson, reprimanded members for discussing a leak about the Air Force having only 87 B 36 bombers ready. The panel continued overview of a 36.5 billion two year military construction program, listing projects at Hensley Naval Air Station Dallas 3,022,000 Bergstrom AFB Austin 16,565,000 Biggs AFB El Paso 7,853,000 Carswell APB Fort Worth 22,000 Gray AFB Hitleen 2,463,000 and other bases pending approval.
A Beaumont rice growers committee will meet an Arizona rainmaking firm to discuss a possible contract to alleviate drought. Bryant will represent the farmers as only a tenth of an inch of rain has fallen in Jefferson County this month endangering the rice crop.
The Texas Board of Water Engineers urged Governor Shivers to deny the Oakville Reservoir on the Nueces River, citing inequity and state control concerns. The plan would have forced Three Rivers to abandon or move, and objected to federal title provisions and high water losses.
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