30 Jul 1951
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1951
Page
1
A fragment from a local page mentions a Bartavin Sun sponsored top league baseball event at Redditn Stadium with junior news notes and references to staff and salaries. It hints at county readings and a 3:30 pm start time amid unclear details and garbled names.
A fragmentary local column lists residents and visitors in Rae Creek Michigan and surrounding areas. It mentions Jund Town and San Antonio residents, several families on vacation or camps, short bursts about travel, and social happenings including meetings, editor notes, and a few names such as Mrs Caldwet and Eleanor Grigg Middansh. The tone mirrors a community update with mixed errands, travel, and leisure references.
London reports Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison announced Britain will dispatch a special mission to Iran to negotiate the oil dispute once clarifications are made. The mission will be led by Fucker Stokes, minister for Taw materials, and follows U.S. Ambassador Averell Harriman's Tehran visit. Morrison said agreements entered under international auspices should not be broken unilaterally and cited Iran's oil nationalization, including the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. as a point of contention.
David Butler Rice, 40, faces assault by automobile and driving while intoxicated charges after a Saturday three way crash on Highway 186 near Dickinson. He posted two $400 bonds. A speeding ticket and a separate driving on the wrong side of the road ticket accompany the case. The Myers family, en route to Chambers County park, were injured. J D Myers filed the charges.
Hong Kong report says Communist forces were sent to suppress Chinese nationalist guerrillas who penetrated 10 miles into Burma Yunnan border area. The dispatch notes tense border action and regional instability.
Presbyterian pastor Rev Harry Burch of the Semarane Good Government League denounces the Rangers raid as a failure and says gamblers laugh at law. He cites two weeks ago arrests and dice-table destruction, urging continued action while noting mainland Galveston County’s division push and opposition to Sheriff Biaggne.
Tax officials report delays in setting dates for equalization hearings as Councilman Buelow refuses to contact the board. Barber says Buelow returned Friday but has not agreed to any dates. Barber made multiple calls to the Buelow residence while Buelow was on vacation, hoping for a response.
City officials study bids from five firms on a proposed 20 000 bond issue. Reid Strickland and Gillette did not submit a bid but sent a letter to City Manager with estimated charges if hired. Election date not set. likely in fall. Piatt transferred.
An eyewitness filed a statement at the police station, sending Larkin Sims to jail on charges of speeding failing to yield right of way and running a red light. Miss Jean Cain testified Sims ran red and caution lights and struck John Gray as he crossed North Rain Street, with Cain noting Sims appeared to delay braking.
United Nations and Communist delegates ended a lengthy session in Kaesong with no cease-fire progress. They agreed only to meet again tomorrow and that fighting should continue. Nam Il reiterated demand for an armistice line along the 38th Parallel and a six mile buffer on each side, implying Allied withdrawal of about 50 miles.
New York report says Abner Green, trustee of the Civil Rights Congress bail fund, was sentenced to a second six month jail term for contempt of court. William Z Foster, chairman of the Communist Party, was ordered to substitute untainted security for the $5000 CRC bail bond, which has secured his freedom since 1948.
Fairfield, Calif. ten privates from Travis Air Force Base were charged in a major auto theft scheme worth over 159000. A 23 year old airman nicknamed a Buick thief led the group and confessed to stealing more than 200 cars. Ringleader Private George R Brin 23 of Seattle Washington identified after a year long FBI and Highway Patrol investigation.
Washington D C reports Congress likely to pass the tide lands oil bill amid debate over presidential veto. House and Senate prospects split with key lawmakers predicting approval or override. Parties clash on federal control of offshore and inland waters with disputed claims about revenue and state rights.
Adair Jr., convicted in Dallas for nearly eight years, will face a new sanity hearing today, his third since co taming a Deliss housewife and two small children watched. The first hearing ended in a deadlocked jury. The second jury found him insane and committed him to Terrell State Hospital last April.
Senator Connally attacked the ECA in a Senate Foreign Relations hearing, criticizing funds for Asia as the committee weighed the $85 billion foreign aid bill. He urged focus on Western Europe as the primary threat, arguing the administration overstretched to Southeast Asia.
Unifed Press reports major strikes crippling farm equipment, auto, and transportation sectors with more walkouts looming. Four big strikes settled, including a seven week CIO UAW action against ALCOA at Cleveland, while Caterpillar plant at Fest Peoria faced a stoppage involving 12,000 workers and 7,000 idled. An independent union ended a two day strike at Sangamo Electric in Springfield with 2,000 members affected. AFL Flint Glass Workers seek federal mediation over wage dispute as talks with manufacturers continue in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Former Senator W Lee O Daniel told a Dallas radio audience that only God can save the country but he would help as a Democratic candidate for president. He proposed sending a postcard to the King of Bag Tana and recalled his 1933 campaign for governor with letters from supporters. He entered the US Senate in 1933 and served until January 1, 1919, retiring and being succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Allied warplanes bomb the North Korean capital Pyongyang while ground forces claim progress on the east central front. Reports say the city’s People’s Committee Building may have been demolished as jets and fighters engage entrenched North Korean troops amid mortars and small arms fire.
Funeral services for Medal of Honor recipient Frevith Watkins, a Korean War hero, will be held at 22 aaac in Gladewater Church of Christ. Burial follows at Gladewater Memorial Park with a Camp Polk, Barksdale AFB, and local military honors detail.
Hammel a transplanted Ohioan working for Labri 201 Corp shot a 10 foot alligator in Burnet Bay near Gene Muller's home using a 306 caliber rifle. He traveled to Baytown recently after hearing tales of the big monsters of the coast and said the feat would give him something to write home about.
A Baytown visitor died in her sleep at a home where she was visiting. The deceased was identified as Mrs. Eliende Betston. Relatives including F. L. Bletseh and affected in-laws and daughter were notified, with authorities investigating the circumstances of the death.
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