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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
2
UN and Communist negotiators opened in Kaesong, approving a five point agenda aimed at a demilitarized zone and a cease fire. Key items include setting a cease fire body, POW arrangements, and recommendations to governments. Debate over demarcation lines suggests clash between frontline and pre war front.
A Californian and two French friends completed the Nile descent from Kagera source to Rosetta, a 4200 mile trek lasting nine months. Tal Valencia Goddard 26 of Los Angeles led with Jean Laporte and Andre Davy, patroned by the French Geographic Society. They faced cataracts and rapids, filmed the journey, and studied river culture while surviving on game, fish, and supplies.
Richmond report shows twenty miners died in Virginia mine accidents in the first half of the year. The fatalities are listed in a bulletin titled Mining Losses in Virginia published by the State Department of Labor and Industry.
SAN PEDRO California 93 year old retired minister William Ross Lloyd tore up his first traffic ticket after a judge quipped go and sin no more Lloyd drove automobiles nearly 30 years appeared in Municipal Court to answer double parking and driving without glasses Judge Walter Odemar suspended sentence due to his spotless record WAELA WALLA Wash An all male federal jury from surry counties awarded 1006 to the International Union of Boilermakers in its Taft Hartley Act damage action against Waitburg Welding Works Inc Attorneys said it was first time a union had sued under Taft Hartley Act Gordon L Farned and Alvin H Miles were surprised with tokens of gratitude from fellow Rotarians at a Rotary Club luncheon Warned past president of the Rotary Club surprised Miles with a past secretary with 2 wench R B Sparks presented Farned with a past presidents pen A movie sponsored by the Oil Industry Information Committee explained how wartime needs were met and how they would be cared for in a future war.
The body of Private First Class Clifford L. Jones, killed in Korea on September 2, is to arrive in California Monday, as notified to his wife Dolly Ann Jones. Jones served over three years and was assigned to Korea in August. He had previously worked at Seeley’s service station on North Main before Army leave. Services for Mrs. Hettie E Live will be at 2 pm tomorrow at Eights Funeral Home in Houston, with survivors including Mrs. C C Matthews of 101 Morrell Avenue, J Lively of Houston, and W Lively of Edcouch among 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
A crowd of Valentino fans aids wreckers as Rudolph Valentino's villa in Hollywood is torn down for a new state highway. The 12 room Italianate mansion on a hillside yields gold leaf wallpaper, tile work, mirrors, and wrought iron railings, while fans loot items and hope for a $100 payment. Nearby Baytown births and local details punctuate a page that mixes a celebrity ruin with community notices.
The hospital notes visiting hours from 10 to 11 am 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 8 pm. Names listed include Eve D Pierce 30 East Murrill Mrs Benjamin Seal 3228 Alexander Drive Robert G Horton Route Two Mrs Olie K McDonald 504 Seats Mrs T Oq Whiteside Highlands Anna Mae LaDay Crosby Mrs Tommy A Michalsky Huffman Mrs Robert Allston 3302 Tili nois.
Memphis officials renew the longstanding ban on bingo games including those run in church settings. Commissioner Claude Armour notes that Catholic priests asked to sponsor games in churches, but the city maintains the prohibition.
A dense list of company names and stocks spans industries from steel and oil to chemicals and autos, including Armco Steel, Dow Chemical, Chrysler, General Motors, Goodyear, Texaco, Exxon, Gulf Oil, Penn, and Packard Motors, with scattered percentage figures and notations reflecting late 20th century market summaries.
Livestock market report from Fort Worth shows cattle steady with good and choice slaughter steers and heifers 30 to 33.50, utility and commercial 23 to 29, beef cows 21.50 to 27, bulls 20 to 27.5, and stocker activity a touch firmer for some classes. Calves steady to higher with good and choice slaughter calves 28 to 32.50, feeders 21 to 28, and stocker calves 27 to 37.50. hogs and pigs steady with choice 180 to 270 pounds at 22.75 to 23 and lighter pigs 20.95 to 22.50.
State Senator Charles Fenwick urged the Virginia Health and Medical Care Council to expand doctor assistance for mental institutions. He proposed amending 47 scholarships valued at 1008 dollars to let a scholar serve as a doctor or intern in mental hospitals for a year per scholarship year. Also notes Todt Hill, Staten Island as the region’s highest Atlantic coast point at 409.8 feet.
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