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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1951
Page
5
SRANTZ reports anxious leaders weigh new citizens ideas as about 30,000 foreign born voters loom in 1952 elections. Republicans and Democrats expect many to vote American, but party ties and trans Atlantic aid stance may alter the margin and national strategy.
The report discusses promotion trends in the Army including Carter L Meadows becoming a major in the Fifth Cavalry, claimed as one of the youngest field grade officers in Korea at age 24 or 25. It covers augmentation plans and mobilization designations, plus political analysis of European and foreign-born voters shaping 1952 campaigns.
An unclear report mentions Alexandria Dini Zulu and Meyed in Britain in an education context. Barbara Pees testifies regarding a princess and a fight involving an umbrella. A man remains unidentified as authorities seek witnesses.
Washington report notes the Senate Armed Services Committee backed Lieutenant General James A. Van Fleet for full general, along with Lieutenant General Alfred M. Gruenther and Lieutenant General John S. Hall for four star ranks. In Port Isabel, Archie Cox died of a heart attack while fishing after telling companions he felt ill.
Dallas and Fort Worth saw declines in June department store sales from May, with Dallas down 18 percent and Fort Worth down 12 percent. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported a district 9 percent six month gain versus last year while orders rose month to month but fell year over year.
A three year old Fort Worth girl fell from a second story window at home today and escaped with a loosened tooth. At the hospital she declared I’m all right, as parents and doctors reviewed her condition. In other news a lengthy Harris County water district election notice outlines a planned vote and district organization details.
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