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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1951
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment shows stray phrases about a farmer, ads, pigs, and prices. The readable bits mention fourteen pigs and a quoted lot, with garbled references to advertising and payments. The piece reflects a partial public notice or classified item with unclear specifics.
Fragmentary text shows a complainant describing kitchen waste and a garbage disposal incident. The garbled lines reference a plate, a drain, and an unclear legal or civic act with varying names and dates, leaving the core event difficult to confirm.
Ray Atterberry on the North Texas State College course hit a shot from the rough that pecked a rabbit, breaking its neck along with the ball. Ontario and Quebec hold more than half Canada’s population. Pittsburgh student work service reports unusual requests from hosts needing help with animals and babysitting.
US embassy in Prague seeks information after two Thunderjets vanish during a routine training over Germany. Officials fear rivals may study the jets if the reports prove true as the fighters were on loan to a US commander and a Norwegian officer. One claim says they crash landed in Czechoslovakia near the iron curtain after taking off from Biebelstadt air base.
In Binghamton New York a Pennsylvania trucking firm offered the city 105.19 dollars for property damage caused by one of its trucks. City officials stated they had no record of the incident in city files and questioned the claim while noting the firm’s good faith restored faith in humanity. The piece also mentions the long non stop railway run between Landon and Edinburgh Scotland spanning 394 miles.
The US Second Division traded 12 miles of territory for 5000 Chinese, commander says. Major General Clark L. Ruffner states the division killed or wounded 4000 Chinese for each of the 12 miles gained during the Communist spring offensive May 16 to 21. He claims the offense was turned into a Communist rout by stronger US defense, noting heavy artillery and a B24 carpet bombing during a four division Chinese assault.
Brownsville reports the first of two government chartered planes carrying about 184 aliens departed for Durango and San Luis Potosi as part of a new airlift. Two cargo planes will run daily, transporting an estimated 223 workers daily to Mexican destinations while officials note the operation aims to curb farmworkers from slipping back into the valley.
Fort Worth prison scene reports convict Siliie George McCune, death sentence for attacking a Fort Worth housewife, assaulted Sheriff’s Deputy A E Carter when found attempting self harm with clothing and a towel. Two trusties helped subdue him after Carter was called to the cell. McCune previously mutilated himself in February and awaits a rehearing motion before the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin.
Reported by Baytown Sun on June 13 1951 residents saw sparks from a chimney at Rockland Fire Station. Passersby notified police who called firemen to the scene after doors were found locked for about 20 minutes delaying response. Firemen fought the blaze from their own dwelling until arrival.
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