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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1951
Page
1
Fragmented civic blurbs mention Brow in Cools ytown and a band on Bay, with brief weather observations. It notes rain counts around early month, temperatures falling then rising, and forecasts for a weekend of unsettled skies and showers.
East Harris County meet at 7:30 features Jercee and Arnett Trephy teams as scouts head to Baytown arena. Jascees award marks and Chris Baccus praised. Baytown Chamber manager notes panel appointments and August selections maturing.
A jumble of short items mentions Miss Wilkonen recovering from surgery, Kay Hester and others celebrating, Mrs. Haywood handling calls, Lily at Camp Ross, and various names tied to social notes. The chaotic clipping hints at community milestones and local personalities with scattered references to Civil Defense and a "Homer Baby" contest.
The East Harris County Health League seeks a $12,200 emergency grant from the county as medicine costs rise. Dr Bridges, league president, warns funds will exhaust before year end. The league runs a San Jasinto Memorial Hospital clinic offering charity care and relies on Community Chest and Baytown city support.
Rangers conducted a second night of checks across county establishments. Captain Bardy El Purvis said no gambling evidence was found at most venues, with the Balinese Room and the Barn reportedly skipped after visiting the Turf Club’s Western Room first.
Mrs. Frey was bitten and scratched by a snarling mongrel dog at a tavern on Old Main Street last night while playing shuffleboard with her husband and another couple. The dog, unlicensed, was kept under observation by its owners after the incident.
Highlands firemen battled a $33,000 stockfeed store fire last night, keeping flames from nearby buildings amid bullets and jammed traffic. The undetermined origin blaze destroyed the feed store, killed stock including 250 baby chicks and a large ammo stock that exploded. one firefighter, James Cast, was knocked by a bullet but not seriously hurt. Traffic snarls worsened by detoured Houston Baytown travelers and a closed Market Street bridge compounded the scene. Ownership confusion gave way to the sale by S. P. Beber to M. E Bentler and O. B. Robinson of Angleton, with building valued at 38,000 and stock at 25,000. Fire Chief Jim Collins noted roof collapse.
A Texas man complained at the Niagara Falls border that immigration officers made him feel naked after taking a Colt 45 pistol at the Canadian border. Officials held the gun and planned to return him to the United States, while declining to reveal his name or hometown.
London reports a Foreign Office official suspended on security grounds and atomic scientist Dr. E H S Burhop barred from a Moscow friendship visit. Precautions prevent either man leaving Britain. officials say no link between the diplomat’s suspension and Burhop’s travel ban amid the era’s espionage whispers.
Sun reporter Rosalie Myers and City Humane Officer Imo Anderson were shaken up when their patrol car was rear ended near Interurban crossing. Both were taken to Baytown Hospital with Myers returning to work after the crash and Anderson bruised but stable.
Washington The House Armed Services Committee tentatively approved a 35.769 billion military construction program funding new and expanded Army Navy and Air Force bases worldwide. A formal roll call vote is planned Tuesday before sending the measure to the full House and then the Senate. Approval is anticipated though changes may follow.
Mrs. Audie Maxine Anderson 26 died at 4 p.m. yesterday in a Houston hospital after a long illness. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Kuebler of Baytown and former Baytown resident who moved to Houston after marriage six years ago. Funeral services set for 2 a.m. Monday at Paul U. Lee Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce O. Power officiating. Burial in Sen Facinto Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by husband Theodore Derwood Anderson and son Theodore Derwood Anderson Jr. of Houston, plus two brothers and a sister, and grandparents in Baytown and Rockland.
Patrolman RT Wilson faced a tense evening when a woman sought to delay arrest for a disturbance by arranging care for her baby. She swallowed pills from a medicine cabinet after initially accepting eviction, then took another handful before Wilson could intervene. An ambulance was summoned and headquarters notified as officers pursued the warrant.
Jackson Mississippi report says a special federal grand jury issued indictments against twelve pro Trum an Democrats in Mississippi over alleged job selling. The group includes state leaders who handled patronage during the 1948 State Rights revolt. None arrested yet. three posted bond and nine expected to by Monday. They must appear before a U S commissioner in their districts to arrange bail. The case links to earlier Senate sub committee probes and names Frank Mize and Clarence E Hood. Judge Sidney Mize recused. Judge Allen Cox led the proceedings. The 22 member jury has worked since July 3. Hearings adjourned Wednesday. arraignment set for September 5 at the Sée 12 Denios page two.
A September draft quota of 619 men for Texas was announced by the State Selective Service headquarters Brigadier General Paul E Wakefield said the Texas share of a national quota of 34 180 men in September Local board quotas for the September call will not be available until sometime in August Wakefield said The September call brings the total number of men called for in Texas since the beginning of the Korean War to almost 22 000.
A Canadian Pacific four engined United Nations air lift plane with 31 soldiers and seven crew aboard was reported missing on a Vancouver to Anchorage flight. The last position reported at 2:07 am Baytown time over Cape Spencer Alaska, 750 air miles north of Vancouver. The DC plane was due in Anchorage at 3:45 am. US Coast Guard cutters and RCAF search planes were dispatched and stood by. The flight left Municipal Airport yesterday on the first leg to Japan. The pilot’s routine report over Cape Spencer preceded silence.
Fresh crews rushed to reach William Torvine 38, trapped 200 feet underground after a cave-in at the Pickards Mather and Bennett Mine in Beewatin Minnesota. Superintendent Schneider and others directed the rescue effort as ore collapsed from the ceiling.
Fragmentary report indicates truce discussions paused after UN demanded troop withdrawal from Korea. North Korean and Chinese representatives pressed for cease-fire terms, while negotiators eyed a resumption set for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
US Fifth Air Force and fighters pressed a rain thwarted attack against Communist troops at front and rear airfields. 120 sorties targeted ground defenses until 6 pm as darkness fog and rain halted further air operations. An Eighth Army briefing noted enemy reserves remained a factor despite weather.
Hurricane like winds up to 100 miles an hour sweep the North Midwest causing four deaths in Minneapolis and St Paul, with many injured and millions in property damage. Watertown South Dakota reports a house blown down and several more damaged, while communications are restored after a city blackout. A child is cited as the casualty in one account of the twin cities storm plagued by a supermarket incident.
Palestine reports chaos after King Abdullah is assassinated. British led Arab Legion imposes emergency rule greeting Old City Jerusalem blocked, consuls stranded, and borders sealed. Foxed by fear of regional power shifts, refugees and tense officials face a volatile crisis.
Mrs LeBlanc aged 78 died at 6 25 am in Wisconsin at the home of her daughter Mrs Frank Boehme 1300 Pine where she had been staying since illness. Funeral arrangements were to be announced with pastors officiating and pallbearers named from local connections including Parks La Gordy Kuck Prasek Boehme and Bolster.
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