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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1950
Page
1
The report cites contested city limit changes and a rising population estimate for Houston. Officials note the city’s growth makes it a booming industrialized center in the nation, with figures showing substantial increases over prior counts.
President Truman will send a special message to Congress outlining steps for victory in Korea. Expected proposals include calling National Guard units into federal service, larger war funding, excess profits taxes on corporations, anti inflation controls on consumer credit, and prioritizing armament plant steel. The plan anticipates industry and wartime spending measures amid a campaign year.
Local column quips about a large turkey weighing around three pounds and seven percent dies, a Cedar Bayour road mischief, and several townsfolk such as Joan Faler, Syd Gould, Hamlet I Davis, Sam Stassi Haming, Joe De Rat, William Sex ah, and Fred Hartman receiving recognitions. The note mentions a move, travel to South America, and residents like Tadie Stewart and Wallace Brunson, plus vacation plans with Herbert Fraziers and W. Pearce.
Washington report says President Truman will tell Prime Minister Nehru that Korea peace hinges on a cease fire and a return to the 38th parallel. Nehru urged a peaceful solution and Russia’s Stalin reportedly welcomed the idea of China entering the United Nations as a condition for ending the war, a proposal the United States opposes.
UP dispatch by Harry Ferguson notes the Kremlin avoids action that could trigger a wider conflict. Stalin floated a peace table involving UN seating for Chinese Communists to aid Korea talks, while Nehru urged dialogue. Truman would require a guns-down Korean standstill before concessions. Moscow aims to win a propaganda edge.
R M Purvis reports a flowing oil well at 104 Bowie Street Baytown near Cavary Number One. Production expected around 250 barrels daily from a near porchside site. Tests and official comments pending. Mrs Annie Maley of Baytown dies at 71. services set at Pal A Lee Funeral Home Tuesday.
The Robert E. Lee High School Band travels to Chicago for a Lions convention with music as the main pastime during the long train ride. A singing session unfolds between Temple and Fort Worth with Mary Beth Moore accompanying. Band director J. C. Burkett impresses with his virtuosity on the usule and vocals by Benny Mackburn, Marjorie Stoufflet, and Jerelyn Wilburn. The group spends the day and night hopping off and on at each stop to ensure they pass through every state and set foot in each stop.
A fragmented OCR item notes a humorous line about Hinabor JA and a pillow gag tied to a Sun and Limes Co. mention. The readable pieces suggest a light, perhaps promotional squib with quirky wording and misread branding.
Washington reports high military spokesmen say despite the Kum River breakthrough there is space to stabilize the line and prepare a counteroffensive. They warn of a long hard fight but foresee holding along the rising Tasjon ridge southeast of Tucson to create a corridor between Pusan and the main ridge for a future beachhead.
In Tokyo General Douglas MacArthur urged the press to censor war reporting itself and let the army fight battles. He praised the Chicago Sun Times for saying it would not publish details of troop movements from U S ports during the Korean war emergency. A Korea dispatch said Lt General Walton Walker ordered Marguerite Higgins of the New York Herald Tribune out of theater to review the order.
United States forces abandon Taejon as Communists press from three fronts in the Taejon Kongju Nonsan triangle. American withdrawal described as orderly after stiff delaying action defending Kum River line. MacArthur lauds the troops as the city falls under overwhelming pressure and airstrip is destroyed.
Governor Allan Shivers toured Baytown shaking hands with business and industrial workers. He spoke at a luncheon in the Humble Dining Room and touted his bid for election to the governor’s office. Also active were Hugh Al May seeking reelection as Precinct 2 county commissioner and John Smalley promising steady county service. Sheriff Kern highlighted a strong crime-fighting record as Dale Richardson campaigns. Paul Maynard predicted a decisive win for county judge.
Reporter Robert Aller describes massive North Korean assaults across the Kum River north of Taejon. American firepower and heroism are highlighted as troops battle waves of attackers, with quotes from Lt. A S Dianda of Raul Michigan and accounts of intense combat and bridge demolitions.
Juergens, a Harris County truck driver, and his wife moved into a two month old house on Massay Tompking Road. Fire started in the attached garage, spread quickly, leaving only the skeleton of the home. Mrs Juergens saved a late model car and several belongings. neighbors tried to fight the blaze with a backyard pump but were driven back by heat. Juergens estimates investment around 3800 dollars. loss total undetermined as house incomplete and unfurnished.
Baytown draft officials urge registrants to mail changes of address status and other updates rather than appearing in person. Chief clerk Mrs. Gaston says the office is crowded with men seeking classification and changes, and mail submissions would speed routine processing.
A child named Arthur Didrikxen, reportedly identified as In 4, has been brought home to recuperate from head injuries received while with Jhesvas. The report notes the incident details are limited and care is being provided at home.
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