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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1951
Page
1
The National Jaycees recognized top performers at a Miami event with a national award. One group earned second place for a health related project. Organizers announced the awards during the ceremony, highlighting community service and youth leadership.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Middleton, Park, and local figures including Mrs Norris and a fire incident. It references a heating appliance, possible medical terms, surgery plans, and a neighborhood scene with names like Magnolia and Highlands. The text is incoherent and cites multiple unrelated items.
Local officials announce updated street safety measures after a disruptive incident near the center. Police and patrolmen coordinate with residents to assess risk on busy avenues. The move aims to calm traffic, improve visibility, and prevent further disturbances in the area.
Secretary Oscar L. Chapman says President Truman will veto any bill returning Tid lands deposits to states. Celler’s bill seeks to end federal control of submerged lands off Texas Louisiana and California coasts with support from House judiciary subcommittees led by Francis B. Walter. Attorney General McGrath notes measure would permit new air and gas leases on submerged lands while protecting existing state leases.
Reports from Galveston describe a push to enforce new slot machine laws. Texas Rangers will move in as legislators prepare to implement changes after the current session. Officials say Galveston must comply as hearings are held in El Paso and other cities.
Baytown’s police chief HW E Meee and City Manager C D Middleton join local figures in the Terrapin Derby events. Aimed at funding through races and activities Friday and Saturday, organizers report a shortage of turtles and need 29 more participants or sponsors to fill the lineup. The event includes a long car parade, games, and a boxing rink as part of the festivities.
A driver struck a four year old boy in Stewart Heights causing serious injuries. The child ran from behind another car into the path of a vehicle driven by a patrolman, skidding about 46 feet. Witnesses nearby were playing ball in a vacant lot on North Main. no one saw how the accident began.
The United States demanded Russia punish two Soviet soldiers for killing US Army Corporal Paul J. Gresens in Vienna on May 4. A formal note urged damages to Gresens’s family and charged deliberate wrongdoing or negligence by Soviet authorities in Austria. The US pressed for a joint investigation and stated the shooting occurred as Gresens performed his official duties.
Residents along the Caspian frontier say Soviet troops moved to Iran’s northern border and conduct ongoing tank artillery and air exercises beyond routine patrols. A Soviet fighter plane reportedly crashed near Astara, with recovery kept secret as planes covered the scene.
Allied infantry pushed through artillery and mortar fire toward the Chinese Communist iron triangle near Chorwon and Kumhwa in a bid to break a major Red assembly base. UN gains stretch along a 35 mile front as Chinamen retreat from prepared defenses supervised by Russians earlier in the war.
A four engine C-87 plane aboard by the Air Transport Service crashed on takeoff from Kelly Air Force Base. The entire crew of nine died, the wreckage ignited a nearby cafe on Somerset Road and caused fire. One woman was severely burned as the plane struck high voltage wires and poles, then crashed near a gas station.
Johnsons Dyer well No 1 in Goose Creek field flowed pure up air at high rate on a 1 inch choke during a potential test. The site is one of eight on a 25 foot wire strip granted by railroad officials at the Jones Estate. Local agent C Alexander arranged the lease after purchasing from O A FCS. The well was expected to yield over 107 barrels daily but had mudmed out. Drilling plans call for operation on the O A Deer No 1 within days, with at least five more deep wells anticipated on the strip.
The Supreme Court considered a last minute stay of execution for seven Nazi war criminals as they prepared for gallows at Landsberg Prison Germany. Chief Justice Vinson led the review, which followed a noon government deadline for further legal moves.
President Truman remains supportive of a beef price rollback order after meetings with meat industry reps and OPS officials. The plan aims to cut beef prices by nine to ten cents per pound by October, while cattlemen warn production cuts could trigger shortages and black markets. Farmers nationwide rally against price controls as packers begin rationing meat amid a looming shortage.
Washington March 1950 intelligence officers reported that Une Colnists planned to invade South Korea in June. The claim was disclosed today but doubted as similar past reports proved false. In Austin the House voted to adjourn the session at noon.
London reports a Foreign Office spokesman says Labour may drop efforts to have the Peiping government represented at a final peace settlement with Japan. Britain voted yesterday against ousting the Chinese Nationalists at the Trusteeship Council, on London instructions. Officials caution against sudden moves toward recognizing Peiping.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said there was no appeasement in US support of the Korean truce plan from the United Nations proposed last January. Critics called it appeasement, but Acheson argued the proposal would restore prewar conditions and allow discussion in the United Nations while maintaining opposition to Red control of Formosa and Communist China representation. He testified before a Senate committee chaired by Richard Russell.
Assistant Police Chief Roy Montgomery took a call from a Scott street mother about her 22 month old wandering away. Humane Officer Elma Anderson aided as they found the child four blocks from the station, a block from home, and reunited him with a tearful mother.
The Texas House and Senate approved a 200 million tax program to balance the books for the next two fiscal years. The measure passed 120 to 11 in the House and 28 to 2 in the Senate amid calls for quick adjournment of the 52nd session. Senators Kyle Vick and Dorsey Hardeman voted no. Governor’s action expected after conference report. Contemporaneous crime committee work paused as focus shifted to the tax bill and public hearing debates regarding Galveston gambling were deemphasized.
Funeral services for George Clarence Sterling age 32 will be held at 5 p m today at Pail Al Lee Funeral Home with Rev E MecF nail pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiating He died after illness at his home 102 East Jack Street He was a carpenter at the Baytown refinery and moved to Baytown in 1925 He was a Mason member of the Lodge AF and AM No 1192 IOOF No 60 Burial will be in San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery with Goose Creek Lodge AF and AM No HS in charge Survivors include his widow a son G C Sterling Jr and two daughters Firs DB Abbe and Mrs T M Babin all of Baytown Also surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Wy J Sterling a brother T W Sterling a grandson and four granddaughters all of Baytown
Holiday hints suggest buying a good guide book for travel and vacation planning. It advises using guides to find destinations and tips on locating deals in real estate, cars, merchandise, musical instruments, and electrical appliances. An advertisement line references the Sun Want Ad for an ad-writer at phone 8802.
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