Political fight heats up over 1952 Democratic convention
Lyle C. Wilson reports in Paradise, July 16, that Democrats clash over convention control. Rayburn is named permanent chairman as drafting committee members from CIO and AFL shape the platform. Truman supporters aim to block Russell and Kefauver while Adlai Stevenson eyed for ticket. Delegation tallies show Kefauver leading but well short of nominating threshold. Allan Shivers and Hugh White head opposing state delegations amid Civil Rights clashes.
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Rayburn
Eleanor Roosevelt
Witl
CIO
APL
Joseph A. Bierne
Communications ‘Workers of America
AFL
W. H. Lee
Chicago Federation of Laver
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
Frank E. McKinney
Truman
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai
E. Stevenson
Tilinvis
Averell Harriman
Alben W. Barkley
Kefauver
Russell
Harriman
Stevenson
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Barkley
Allan Shivers
Texas
Hugh White
Mississippi
Shivers Votes Before Convention Fight in Chicago
Gov. Allan Shivers travels from Houston to Beaumont to cast an absentee Democratic ballot and visit Port Arthur before heading to Chicago for the National Democratic Convention. He says Truman Democrats aim to run Texas and attacks Judge Ralph Yarborough in the race for governor. He plans to return to Austin for a few hours then head back to Chicago, with a likely July 26 primary as his timetable.
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Allan, Shivers
Houston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Austin
Chicago
Texas
Truman Democrats
Washington
Ralph Yarborough
Shivers
Nixon Seen as Albatross for Labor in 1950s Campaign
Labor leaders warn Nixon's record may doom his bid, labeling him an albatross for the Republican slate. The Taft Hartley Act and labor’s support dynamics loom large as AFL CIO delegates prepare for the Democratic convention. The piece cites figures like Kefauver Harriman Estes and notes labor's influence on nominee selection amid campaign rhetoric.
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Robert E. Leeington
Eday
Richard
Dwight D.er
Roll
Ciection
Eijos
Boxi
Fen
Pnd
United Press
Labor Committee
Nixon
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Samuel Taylor
Asl
AFL
Tait
Fon
Joseph T. Ferguson
Fion
Aiden W. Barkley
Estes Kefauver
Terri
Bor
Averell Harriman
Robert Kerry Okia
CIO
New Year Movie Event at Pasadena Church Annex
A New Year festival screening will be shown in color at Lutheran Redeemer Church annex in Pasadena on Wednesday. The Hands Society sponsors the event and a fund drive will take place. A student band will send a love to Piheren Boys Ranch in California. H E Cart will direct the first of two air concerts at 8 am Friday at Harleny elementary campus. A one hour program of classical and popular music is planned.
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Pasadena
Calif
Annex Lutheran Redeemer Church
Hands Society
Piheren Boys Ranch
Cali
Concery E
Carver
H. E. Cart
Frithe Harleny
Fragmentary town notes reveal a busy, chaotic day
Disjointed lines describe Mrs Bho ill in hospital and a family grappling with illness, calls, and routine chores. A mix of names, errands, and domestic scenes shows a community in flux as residents juggle midterm stress, visitors, and small misadventures.
Demos Gingerly Start To Build Party Platform
Chicago July 46 Democrats begin crafting a party platform with a cautious approach as left wing pushes for a stronger Civil Rights plank. A four day televised drafting session under John W. McCormack aims to shape farm and civil rights positions before the July 23 convention.
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Robert F. Loftus
Chicago
Gan
Jett
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee
Congress
Brannan
Dixie
Francis Biddle
Americans For Democratic Action
Write-In Candidate Bonner Seeks Constable Seat in Precinct Three
Bonner, a veteran Baytown refinery worker, announces a write-in bid for constable of Precinct Three for the July 26 election. He would serve two terms max, retiring early if elected, and cites support from friends near and far. Bonner lives at 116 John A, Wooster, and had earlier discussed nonopposition to the incumbent.
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Bonner
Constable
S.t. Bonner
Baytown
Paul Anderson
F. W V. Vetuiski
Jack Golden
Jack
John A
Wooster
Jaycees Terrapin Derby Lets voters dunk visiting politicians
In Baytown the Jaycees Terrapin Derby invites July 26 primary candidates to a dunking event at Pearce and Commerce. A makeshift platform above a dunking pool awaits speakers, with citizens using a baseball to dunk them. Weight lifters trained by Ottomar Ziegler will perform Olympic style demonstrations led by A E B Drew and others.
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Jaycees
Pearce and Commerce
Baytown
Jaycee
Alfred Moskowitz
Ottomar Ziegler
Principal Holds On To Job In Channelview Controversy
Da vid Crockett junior high principal S H McBride remains in position as the Channelview school board delays a final ruling on dismissal. Three petition sets backed McBride, one signed by parents supported by 113 signatures, while two others opposed. The board accepted only the parent-signed petition, with a vote postponed due to trustee absence. The next meeting is set for August 19.
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S. H. McBride
David Crockett
Channelview
McBride
J. W. Parnell
Tom‘ Ludbeck
Jack Collins
Sudbeck
Shell Oil Co
Mississippi
Shell
Deer Park
Parnell
Picket Line Up At Lack's Store Across Baytown Stores
Pickets form at Lack's Store locations including a Houston warehouse related site and Jack's Auto Supply frontage on Wednesday morning. Baytown store workers are not employed there, yet pickets are placed at all Lack's stores while the Baytown shop remains open despite the line.
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Housto Srehouse
Jack’s Auto Supply
Baytown
Lack’s
Smear campaign claimed by Beckworth at Bryan
United Press reports senatorial candidate Lirid Beckworth denounced a large scale smear campaign from Austin letters with no return address. He warned of $30,000 to mail a million letters and questioned who funds and designs the effort as Texas Republicans seek party harmony amid Democratic delegations ahead of the Chicago convention.
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United Press
Lirid&y Beckworth
Bryan
Austin
Beckworth
Gladewater
Tom Connally
Texas
Chicago
Truman Enters Walter Reed for Medical Checkup
President Truman was admitted to Walter Reed Army Hospital for a checkup after a four day bout with a mild virus infection. Press secretary Joseph Short said the stay would be short, perhaps two or three days, and that the move was for consultation by White House physician Maj. Gen. Wallace H. Graham.
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Washington
Truman
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
Joseph Short
Graham
Three Delegates Accused of Taking Bribes
Los Angeles July 16 Estes Kefauver campaign director alleges three California delegates to the Democratic national convention accepted free railroad tickets to Chicago as part of eight tickets bought to sway votes. Dave Foutz, who ran Kefauver's primary campaign, claims tickets were offered to delegates after the first ballot.
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Los Angeles
Estes Kefauvers
California
Chicago
Dave Foutz
Kefeuver
Foutz
Tennessee
Polio Strikes New Section of Baytown
Polio appeared in a Baytown area previously free of the disease. Eugene Coward, 19, an airplane mechanic and University of Houston student, was admitted to Jefferson Davis polio center with a mild case and no paralysis. His sister Karen Sue Walker, 1, was taken to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital for observation after convulsions but no definite polio symptoms. East Harris County reports 33 polio cases this year, 22 in Baytown, with cases scattered across the city and surrounding areas.
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Eugene Coward
M. L. Coward
Thompson
West Main
Jefferson Davis
Baytown
Coware
University of Houston
Bob’ Robicheaux
Cecil Behymer
Highlands
Karen Sue Walker
J. J. Walker
South Main
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Herris
Polio Sets New Record In Texas Cases Jump
A Texas Health Department report shows 296 polio cases last week, with Houston hardest hit reporting 15 new cases on Tuesday. Fort Worth’s City-County Hospital says its polio ward is overtaxed, allowing only critical patients to stay beyond 15 days.
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Austen
Texas
State Health Department
United Press
Houston
Fort Worth
Steel Talks End in Failure in 43-Day Strike
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the latest round of joint negotiations to settle the 43-day steel strike collapsed. Industry blames CIO United Steelworkers for insisting on a compulsory union shop and delaying talks on the 23,060 iron ore workers walkout until shop issues are resolved. Union President Philip Murray calls the offer inadequate and says industry propaganda distorts the union shop issue.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Stéel
Tuw O
Vetuski Baby Hurt In Fall From Car
Walter Wayne Vetuski Jr is hospitalized in Lillie Duke Hospital with head injuries and bruises after falling from his parents car near Lynchburg while driving after leaving the ferry. The father, FL. W. Vetuski, a Precinct 3 constable candidate, said a door opened as they rounded a curve and wind pulled it open. Six stitches were needed for a deep head wound.
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Walter Wayne Vetuski
Lillie Duke Hospital
FL. W. Vetuski
Vetuski
Lynchburg
Wage hikes prompt further increases say president
Baytown witnesses ongoing dispute over higher telephone rates as Southwestern Associated Telephone Co proposes more rises. The company says gains are needed to cover costs, with public hearings highlighting the plan. Johnella Boynton reports from Dallas and Baytown.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
Southwestern Associated Telephone Co
Dallas
CIO Communications Workers of America
Roy Autry
Thi Aing
Autry
Southwestern Associated
Uty
Mapany
E. C. Brink
Brink
Baytown Faces More Gulf Squalls And Cooler Weather
Baytown residents saw cool conditions with 45 inches rainfall and a 74 degree low. Weather observers note a 10 point barometer drop, signaling potential Gulf squalls moving westward with winds up to 40 mph. U S Weather Bureau Houston hints two squall lines may develop into hurricanes. meanwhile, a wage increase follows a one year CIO CWA contract with Baytown employees.
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U.S
Chester Rogers
Gulf
U. S. Weather Bureau
Houston
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Kansas
Missouri
Tax Rate Cut On Missouri Street Property Protest
Tax equalization board members voted to reduce the tax rate for Missouri street property owners at their first meeting Wednesday. The rate drops from $15 to $12 per front foot for residents where there is no curbs and gutters. Chairman H G Corneil urged a vote after W B Dickerson tested the present rate. The board will hear tests through Friday, with C Re Mesa and C M Bond also on the board.
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Missouri Street
H- G. Corneil
B. Dickerson
Miksouter
C Re Mesa
C.M. Bond
Shreveport Wets Win Vote On Alcohol Proposals
In SHREVEPORT on July 1607 residents approved continued sale of Aquor by the drink by a 614 vote margin after a near record turnout of 28,972. Voters weighed three measures: beer and wine sales, packaged liquor sales, and on premise bar sales, with margins of 15,599 to 13,374, 15,470 to 13,318, and 14,601 to 13,657 respectively amid a bitter wets versus drys campaign.
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Shreveport
Truce talks near break as communists push recess
PANMUNJOM July 16 two surprise moves by the Communists indicate a major break may be imminent in Korean truce negotiations. Chinese Communists recognize the Geneva convention for the treatment of war prisoners and Red negotiators seek a further two day recess. Next session likely Friday at 8 p.m. est. liaison officers requested extension of the original recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunijom
Peiping
Chou’ En-Lai
Agein
Destroyer destroys Red Train in Korea war raid
In early July off the Korean east coast the American destroyer Orleck halted a Communist train carrying tanks artillery and ammunition. Navy planes pounded the wrecked convoy blowing up 14 ammunition cars and five units. Night raids by Princeton Bon Homme Richard followed targeting power plants and military facilities in the area.
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Ly Warren Franklin
Seoul
Korea
Orleck
Sra
Riers Princeton
Hom Richard
Chosen
Kurisong
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