Troopers Ready To Breathe Government Lowers on Payment Rules
Government lowers down payment requirements for all housing effective Wednesday. Veterans will not be required to pay down on homes costing up to 7,000, while non veterans initial payments drop to 15 percent. Changes announced by Housing and Finance Administration and Federal Reserve Board apply to residential housing from family homes to apartments. nonresidential terms unchanged while potential changes under study. The top end of the price scale sees down payments cut for non-land and veteran homes under Regulation X.
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GTON
U.P
Housing and Finance Administration
Eacy
Federal 33 Board
Entrenched Red POWs May Fight Entrenched Red POWs May Fight
Entrenched Red prisoners at Ko se Island Korea are described as ready to clash, with American troops patrolling the area. The report notes guards and the conditions on the island, mentioning inmates and a tension-filled standoff.
Five Men Elected to Veterans Group Posts at Meeting
A Veterans group held a district meeting on Decker Drive Sunday with 17 members present. Five offices were filled including senior commander W. C. Mora and vice commander Colbert of Houston. Ernest LeClair and Clyde Lynch were among the other elected officers. Rev. Stan, Houston, named chaplain. Eemash, Houston, surgeon.
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Veterana Gp
Zor
Snd
W. C. Mora
Romiander Uvew
Colbert
Houston
Val
Tamander
Nistriat
Ernest LeClair
Clyde Lynch
Stan
Eemash
Stion
Baytown meeting notes amid scattered local events
A jumble of fragments reports the Spots To Meet SUR at Baytown first regular meeting at the home of Ms Harrop 113 Crow Pes Fit with various names and events listed. The article covers a community session opened by LeClair with speakers from VEW and the Ladies Auxiliary electing officers at Baytown Community House and Galveston district guest speaker Mrs. Frank Biaggne.
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SUR
Baytown
Otday
Harrop
VEW
LeClair
Albert v. Krueger
Veterans Employment Service
Jess Caveness
VEW County’ Service Officier
Robert FL. Pugh
State Department
Geraldine Carter
Ladies Auxiliary
Willie Simon
Ste Marayus
Myrtle Lee
Spencer
Gladys Daleo
Houston
Annie Lee Rowland
Nadie Johnson
Pasadena
Frank Biaggne
Galveston
Urgent Blood Drive At VA Hospital Houston
Grover Edge, VA service officer, reports urgent blood needs at the Houston VA hospital this week. Donors may contribute Wednesday at Baytown Hospital where staff will collect blood at no cost, aiding Baytown patients also treated at the Houston facility.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Houston
Grover Edge
Robert Tuck Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baytown
Edge
Memphis
Tenn
Heaney Enox
T. C
Pappy" Neuman
Maurice Jor
Wratte Busch
George Clark
Homer Smith Sr
Eugene Skaggs
Camp Strake hosts 397 Baytown Scouts in opening day
Camp Strake welcomed 397 Baytown area Boy Scouts for the first full day of the annual summer camp. Frank Goss, an area scout leader, noted full district troop representation and upcoming Order of the Arrow ceremony. Ten Baylor University doctors are present to care for the campers.
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Strake
Couree
Baytown
Frank Goss
Order of the Arrow
Baylor University
Goss
Twins Proudly Start New Family Run of Two
Johnson City Tenn June 9 Mrs Frank Alquette welcomed newborn twins Jack and Jill marking her fifth set of twins. She and husband have 16 children after 15 years of marriage.
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Johnson
Steel Strike Near Settlement With WSB Terms
Washington June 9 The government predicted a steel strike would be settled Monday on terms close to those recommended by the Wage Stabilization Board. President Truman urged Congress to withhold action on the dispute as negotiators reconvened. A final package likely 21 to 22 cents an hour, with a 1|5 to 1 cent premium idea floated, and a $450 ton price boost discussed to offset higher labor costs.
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Washington
U.P
Wage Stabilization Board
Lruman
Senate
Alben Ors
Ee Steelmorkers Union
Moi
WSB
Bour
WSE
J Steelman
Steelman
Harry F. Byrd
Truman
Byrd
Flight Inquiry Marks Historic Transatlantic Route
Frank Braun of Philadelphia and his family boarded a new double deck stratocruiser dubbed NEW YORK 9h A. He asked if a bar existed on board as crew indicated it had been converted into a nursery. The episode follows what was described as a historic ergot transatlantic commercial flight in the making.
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New
York
Joe
Landon
Frank’ Braun
Philadelphia
Braun
Courts to rule on ballot removal authority in Texas
Austin June 9 A State Executive Committee said it has no authority to decide if a candidate should be removed from the ballot for submitting a campaign expenditure statement. The matter is left to the courts. Washington June 3 The Supreme Court agreed to decide if states may require separate schools for white and Negro children.
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State Executive Committee
Washington
Supreme Court
Tor
Tatt-ike Charges Fly Between Taft And Eisenhower
Washington dispatch reports bitter charges of dirty work in Texas between the Taft and Eisenhower camps as GOP presidential contenders begin a home stretch for undecided convention delegates. In the Democratic race bandwagon fever grows among northern Democrats as Adlai Stevenson weighs a possible candidacy and faces pressure from Kefauver supporters while visiting the capital to seek atomic energy ties for industry.
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Texas
Taft
Isenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Tincis
Stevenson
Ilinois
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Estes Kefauver
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Youth Leaps to Death From Houston Jail Window
A 12 year old prisoner Elias Gomez Soria reportedly leaped from a third floor window at the Houston jail on Sunday. He reportedly cried I do not want to go to the pen before dying from a fall of about 50 feet after being charged with robbery by assault alongside 18 year old Zales who had just faced similar accusations.
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Houston
Rob.bery
Elias Gomez Soria
Zales
Democrats Name Amarillo for State Convention
The Amarillo choice was announced by a party committee meeting to decide whether nominees would be state office hopefuls on the primary ballot. Lawrence Hagg of Amarillo noted West Texas has not hosted since 1922 in Lubbock. Ernest O. Thompson and other officials backed Amarillo, promising adequate hotel space and inviting Fort Worth and Fieston as possible hosts.
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Austin
Amatillo
Monégay
Ceeds
Laurence Hagg
Amarillo
West Texas
Lubbock
Key
Ernest O- Thompson
Thompson
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Ficuston
Nesselrode To Get M D Degree At Baylor
John Nesselrode, product of Robert E. Lee high school and Lee College, will receive his medical degree from Baylor University. Commencement ceremonies honor Mr and Mrs O L Nesselrode of 2820 Virginia. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Baylor in Waco and will begin an internship at City-County Hospital after a short vacation. He is married to Irene Etheridge of Clovis New Mexico, a registered nurse.
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John- Ex ‘Nesselrode
Robert E. Lee
Lee College
Willeceive
Baylor University
Aon
O. L. Nesselrode
Virginis
Texan Delegation Battle Dominates GOP Convention Spotlight
In Texas the contest over the Texas delegation to the GOP convention grows heated with Eisenhower and Taft camps trading accusations of smear tactics and undecided delegates. Warren of California urges tax cuts, Harriman blasts reactionary Republicans, Kerr faults GOP for foreign oath, and Stevenson faces pressure over his atomic energy plant stance amid Nab occupation support. Quickies note no notable progress.
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Texas
Vol
Taft
David 5. Galls
Reds Dare to Rack In Seoul Front Probing Attacks
Seoul June 9 uiGen The Eighth Army commander warned that if Reds dared a major attack their force would be soundly defeated despite the enemy outnumbering the Allies two to one. He said his troops were ready, alert, and prepared to meet any offensive the Reds might launch along the front.
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Korea
uiGen
van Fleen
Cat-Napping Captor Really Gets Taken
A Minnesota incident reports a suspect nabbed after a pursuit in June. Olson placed the arrestee in custody following a sleep ready capture, ending the chase that began with a cat-napping claim. Details are sparse due to OCR readability.
Communi pone Atk : UN Deliberations on Prisoner Repatriation
Fragmentary UN reports describe civilian lines and deterrent talks as Allies seek smooth prisoner repatriation. A Saturday UN decision set conditions for future meetings and potential extended war preparations.
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Temporar- UN
Summer Recreation Plan Under Way in Baytown
A broad summer recreation program in Baytown, led by Frank James, Robert E. Lee High School, and supported by Baytown Recreation Council and Red Feather agency, offers swimming, drama, tennis, baseball, softball, and playground centers. July 15 to August 1 includes center play, tryouts, and a talent show with Miss Alvera Griffin supervising and Leon LaBorde coaching.
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Frank James
Baytown
Ithe
Baytow Recreation Council
Feather
James
Robert E.'Lee High
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Ian
Siven
Viva
Alvera Griffin
Leon LaBorde
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