College awards $813,024 contract for two buildings
Linbeck Construction Corp of Boston secured the bid honored by the college trustees after $75,000 was shaved from the original cost. Construction will begin once temporary water supply is arranged and will target a fall 1951 opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie College
Linbeck Construction Corporation
Boston
George H. Gentry
Izo B. Linbeck
Time College
Herbert User
Houston
Lee
MacArthur Expands Purge Of Japanese Editors
General Douglas MacArthur purged 17 editors of the Communist Party newspaper Akehate for publishing a defiant general strike call against his purge of 24 top Communist leaders. He ordered the editors banned from all party activity and warned of censorship or closure, urging Premier Yoshida to add them to the party purge list. Aakemate claimed 65 Tokyo labor unions would strike in solidarity, backing the call for a general strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Donglas MacArthur
Communist Party
Akehate
AlacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
Communist Party Central Committee
MacaArthur Sald
Xtait Stent
Potsdam
Ray Survey Booming in Baytown TB Campaign
The Ray Survey shows a booming activity by the Baytown Chamber of Commerce and the Anti-Tuberculosis League with 2349 persons X-rayed in the fifth drive across Baytown and area. Over 7600 individuals have been processed to date, with 27 suspected cases noted in an incomplete report from the Houston TB office. The Women's Service League volunteers assisted daily during the free screening effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Hte Women’s Service League
Miets
Townsfolk Recall Names and News From Baytown
Local notes recounts of townsfolk including Lewis, Marion, and Pri Reddell, with updates on families in Baytown and nearby areas. Items mention travel, telephone calls, a hospital stay, and various daily happenings such as new vehicles, licenses, letters, and summer heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Wiliems
Herbert
Lewis
Marion Nt
Gore
EL Egser
Reddell
Pia
Pri
Calima
Baytown
Cecil Carlton
Merman
A.C. Carl
Irs
Sam Herbert
Donald Raya
Kansas
Donald Ray
Anderson
Wyatte Ae
Velma Sands
Warren
Henry’.Enox
Sun
Fond
Nils
Western Union Emploees Named in Gambler Raid Face Action
Western Union vowed to act against employees named in evidence from a raid on a syndicate center in St Louis County. Letters and telegrams show the syndicate offered up to 25 percent of winnings to Western Union managers and other officials as Christmas presents. Authorities say the raid crippled a major center for handling off track bets on sports events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Western Union
Anokesmar
New York
C. J. Rich and Company
St. Louis Post Dispatch
St.Louis County
Post-Dispatch
Maine
Western Titton
Towa Worte
Thehk Dr. Rich and Company
Sample Is Checker Champ Refinery Employe Cops Texas Title
Baytown refinerry employe Sample won the Texas checker championship in Temple last night defeating Harry Orten of Bellevue for the state title. The long time Baytown champion earned the title after a gruelling tournament that opened Saturday with 45 contestants. Third place went to defending champion Rupert Boeselt of Westphalia.
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Temple
Sample
Baytown
Jéwis
Kyrie Hotel
Bren Root
Harry Orten
Believue
Tve
Texas Checker’ Association
Rupert Boeselt
Westphalia
Beatings At Vote Office Investigated
Sheriff Cleyton Guilbeau investigated reports that two groups of Negroes were beaten in the St. Landry Parish Courthouse vote registration office. George Guillory and Frank Guillory, both French speakers, said they were beaten while seeking the draft registration office. Alvin H. Jones of New Orleans reported a separate attack by white men in the same office. One Black man who struck back was arrested for disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelousas
Lee
Cleyton Guilbeau
St. Landry Parish
George Guillory
Frank
Alvin H. Jones
New Orleans
Dirty Turtles Oversubscribe Baytown Terrapin Drive
Baytown reports an oversubscribed terrapin drive as families take on many turtles. Gordon King distributes surplus to David Oliver, with trainers noting preliminary health checks. The School Courts Civic Association race, won by a beak over Rigger Mortis, may require another heat amid a saliva test plan that clashes with weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Gordon King
David Oliver
W. C
Cuz) Morris
Texas Hardware
Gordon
Civic Association
A. Beak
Mortis
King
Oliver
Electricians To Stay On Henke Job
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will not recognize the strike at the Henke building. Pruett Estate manager R H Pruett said two calls went to the union’s Washington office advising not to recognize the strike. Massey Electric Co. is the low bidder and will handle wiring even if union workers are the only ones on the job. Neville G Penrose of the Texas Good Neighbor Commission discussed juvenile employment programs to reduce delinquency and help families with income, noting unions may face challenges aiding youths if a general ban exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Henke
R. H. Pruett
Pruett
Call
Washington
Massey Electric Company
Neville G. Penrose
Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Construction and General Laborers Union Local 1401
ARID
Penrose
Texas
Good Neighbor Commission
Electricians
Roosevelt Lead Grows Over Warren in California primary
UNITED PRESS reports James Roosevelt extended his lead for the California Democratic gubernatorial nomination as votes from about 7,100 of 17,955 precincts showed him ahead of Earl Warren. Warren led in the Republican tally, while other states’ races included Francis Case leading Chen Gurney in South Dakota and Joe Foss, Sigurd Anderson contending for California Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
California
Earl Warren
Roosevelt
Warren
South Dakota
Francis Case
House of Representatives
Chen Gurney
Senate
Marine Airice
Joe Foss
Sigurd Anderson
Anderson
GOP
Bill Roosevelt
Acheson Flays Soviet Coercion Walkouts at UN
Acheson denounces Soviet coercion and Chinese representation dispute at the United Nations. He condemns boycotts and insists the U.S. will accept any UN decision on whether the Communists or Nationalists represent China, urging nations to decide their votes independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acheson
U. S
Russia
Tyygve Lie
Soviet Union
United Nations
State Meanetsment
United States
Baptist Board Sets 10 Million Target For 2 Year Budget
DALLAS TP Baptists set ten million dollar budget target for use during the next two years on world wide missions and endow ments. The Executive Board in Dallas said five million had been received from Texas Baptist churches as 160 ministers and laymen heard that twenty six thousand five hundred new members joined the church. The budget must be approved by the General Convention at Fort Worth in November. The board agreed the general convention would underwrite a two hundred thousand dollar loan requested by Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen as an emergency supplement. Twenty one trustees were named for the Round Rock Orphanage to be completed in August and donated to the General Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
TP Baptists
Baptist General Convention
Texas Baptist
Texas
Fort Worth
General Convention
Valley Baptist Hospital
Harlingen
Round Rock
Louis Henna
Strike Of Truckers Hits T&P Railway
Texas and Pacific Railway engineers faced delays as a trucker strike spread across Texas New Mexico Louisiana and Arkansas with about 200 drivers and maintenance workers at T P Motor Transport walking off for a wage hike. The company had offered 4 to 6 cent increases deemed low compared with other railroads. Union business manager disputed this, citing higher first year raises and second year percentages in two year deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas and Pacific Railway
Ariiuary
T&p
E. Griswold
Eastern Division
Lne
T&p Motor ‘Transport Mpeny
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Arkansas
Dixon
Teamsters Union
Soil Improvement Meeting Scheduled at High School
Interested residents are invited to a soil improvement meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the agriculture room of Robert E. Lee High School. Agriculture teacher T Kerr will lead the session in the rear woodworking shack area, with both men and women welcome to discuss soil factors and improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee High School
Kerr
Robert E. Lee
Sherr
Engineer Firm Dinner For Baytown Councilmen
Members of the City Council attended a dinner at the Rebel Inn hosted by Hale Engineering Company. The informal meeting discussed Baytown's future plans and possible bond issues, with Joseph J. Rady Engineering noted for organizing the event last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Engineering, Company
Rwas
Baye Town
Joseph ‘J. Rady
Baytown
Plana
Congress urged to block federal Tidelands claim
Hines Baker, president of Humble Oil, urged Congress to block federal claims to the Texas Tidelands. The day featured two oil firms winning a delay in a federal suit and seeking refunds of rentals paid on submerged Gulf leases. Baker warned the Texas case could threaten state titles and the Texas Permanent School Fund, urging action to preserve private industry and national defense interests.
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Houston
Hines Bakes
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Congress
Tidelands
House
He Reid
Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
Ohio Oil Company
Melben Oil
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas’ Tidelands
Wes “Bro Land
Téacome
Gulf of Mexico
James
Wha
American Petroleum Institute
Texas Permanent School Fund
Baker
Darling Dry Holes
Bee Hines Baker
Senate to probe perverts in U S government payroll
The Senate unanimously approved a 16 000 inquiry into perverts on the government payroll to be run by the Senate Executive Expenditures Committee. Senator Lister, with other appropriations subcommittees, pushed the measure after Washington police estimated over 3900 perverts employed in the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Funda
Senater
Lister
Plane Survivors Recount Shark Attack On Crash Victim
Nine Puerto Ricans died when a twin engine C 48 crash landed in the Atlantic 270 miles off Florida. Seaman Taylor was credited with heroic, late rescue of Pedro Gugman as sharks attacked him. Gugman died after being hauled aboard the Saufley. Surviving crew include Captain Joe Halsey and others as the destroyer returns to Charleston for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MEAMS
Fis
Saufley
Etter
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
6Th Naval District
Charleston
South
Gugman
Navy
Taylor
Chazazieston
Murder claims Roy Shelton amid Illinois gang wars
In Fairfield Illinois Roy Shelton, linked to a gang of brothers who terrorized southern Illinois during the Roaring Twenties, was shot four to five times as he worked on a pond area farm. Witness Brankyhlz McKibbins heard the shots and fled. The shooting appears tied to a recent spate of ambushes against the Shelton clan and rivals over liquor and gambling profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Roy Shelton
Shelton
Pond Creeté Bottoms
Pilva
Shelton Brothers
Illinois
Gerald ‘Mayberry
Brankyhlz
McKibbins
Ste
Sieumcoe
S. Hail
Big. Bazi
Theictim
Jan
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Roy
Lustron Corp. bought by RFC for 6 million at auction
The Lustron Corporation, maker of prefabricated homes, was purchased for 6 million dollars by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at a public auction ordered by Federal Judge Gey Underwood. RFC had funded about 37.5 million into the failed venture, foreclosing on roughly 36.5 million in loans. The bid included certain machinery, inventory, and patent rights for the enameling system. Lustron’s steel plant remains government property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lustron Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
REC
Lastron
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Tee College
Ge Linbeck
Linbeck
Ison
Gné College
Justees
Voelcker
Col
Deen
Walter Rundell
Engels
Ray Survey
Ftoum Town
Checker Champ Refinery
Harry Sample
Vote Office
Jcs Kids
Baptist Board
T&p Railway
Bascom
U.S
Puerto Rico
Ula Ratts
Joe Halsey
West Air Transport
Robert Holloran
Roy Britten
Seattle Aviation Corporati Dlared
San Juan
Puerto’ Rico
RFC
Lutron
Lustron
Carl G. Strandlund
Strandlund
S Lesn
Hi Nabor
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