Baytown backs Highway 73 as top Southeast Texas road project
Baytown editors urge rapid push for Highway 73 from Houston to Port Arthur, urging the state to move the Trinity bridge and shift focus from Highway 90. They stress the long-standing demand from East Harris and Chambers counties, the military and industrial need, and Baytown’s united support for completing the route to ease congestion and spur commerce. A closing aside notes a Michigan State professor will spend 1953 collecting plants on the Andes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Houston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Texas
East Harris
Chambers County
Trinity
Sabine
Harris County
Texas Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Michigan State College
Andes Mountains
Bible Verse Quotation From Matthew 18 3
A reader cites Jesus words from Matthew 18 3 urging converts to become as children to enter the kingdom of heaven Verily I say unto you. The note presents the King James Bible phrasing and emphasizes humility and faith as needed for salvation.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Certainly, Truman House Woes Spark Public Gripes
A reader vents about delays fixing leaks and roof shingles, mocking the White House renovation costing millions. He notes other faults like solarium heating, dumbwaiters, and incinerator issues, then cites Sen. Edward Martin praising grounds. The piece ends wryly predicting November political fallout.
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Harry Truman
White House
Sen
Edward Mertin
Pennsylvania
Special Commission
From Wildcatter to Head of a Trucking Empire
Elmer Sims rose from poverty in Gary Indiana to run a trucking concern with over 406 trucks and a million miles monthly. He started as a wildcatter after repairing a stalled Supreme Motor Transport Lines, later building Sims Motor Transport Lines Inc. into a major steel hauling firm. Last year the company moved 225,060,000 pounds of steel and hauled Indiana limestone, with Sims turning down a $2 million offer. He credits reinvestment and seizing opportunities for success in any business.
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Elmer Sims
Sims
Gary
Ind
Supreme Motor Transport Lines
Zee
Rock, Stock and Barrel
Supreme
Motor Transport Lines
Joseph Firk Manufacturing Co
S Lang
Sims Motor Transport Lines, Inc
Taft Forces Pull Alabama Delegates Double Cross
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Taft forces in Birmingham struck a deal to split Alabama's at large delegates four for Taft and Ike. Adkins switched the pact after the bargain, pushing three Taft delegates through. The column also notes Korea and Romania coverage and a new U.S. medal program for bravery and service.
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Washington
Taft
Alabama
Drew Pearson
Birmingham
Curtis Adkins
Claude Vardeman
Eisenhower
Tutweiler Hotel
Alebama
Ike
Adkins
Frank Chelf
Kentucky
Truman
Margaret Gelessi
Springfield
Buffalo
Peter Stratt
Coral. Gables
Fla
Stuart Oberg
Millinocket
Quick Knowledge Quiz From A Central Press Feature
A mixed page of trivia and birthday notes, with questions about finance terms and geography, plus lib elled biographical blurbs. It includes names like Burl Ives and Dorothy McGuire, birthday wishes, word etymologies, and historical date prompts.
Greece and Turkey Stand Firm Against Russian Threat
Foreign analyst reports Greece and Turkey would fight if Russia moves, noting their large, capable armies and strong Western ties. Turkey fields 350,000 with reserves, Greece 182,000, aided by the United States. Both nations seek closer economic and diplomatic bonds, including Turkish-Greek visits, while Turkey is seen as pivotal to Mediterranean defense.
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FHS Newsom United Press
Kremlin's
Greece
Eks
Europe
Turkey
United States
Hood
Koréa
France
Paul
Frederika
Free World
Dardanelles
Suez
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
North Afria
Balkan
Middle -East
Slan
Russia
Sie
Five Years Ago Headlines Recall Fires, Strikes and Weddings
Looking Backward recalls events from five years ago including a deadly plane crash with fifty killed, a looming national maritime strike, and political calls for a stronger foreign policy voice. The Tri-Cities Elks Flag Day ceremony featured Attorney General Price Daniel as principal speaker. Reports note births, marriages, and social visits among local families and military couples.
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GOP
Price Daniel of
Liberty
Eanuel
Tri-Cities
Elks Lodge
Herschel Hart
Michael Wayne
Hazel Elaine Howard
Hirem William Angel
J. Garlin Smith
Try And Stop Me James Jones Novel Cash Envelopes
James Jones author of that phenomenal best seller From Here to Eternity may net half a million from subsidiary rights but not one cent will come from friends. He currently carries envelopes containing 67 cents each as a safety measure while others offer copies to relatives and fans. A middle aged woman recalls being in her pram twenty years ago.
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James Jones
Frends
Albert Do
Bill Donovan
OSS
Westchester
Teddy Roosevelt Jr
Donovan
Lasker
Washington
Ingrid Bergmann
Lillian Boss
Hollywood
Eleanor Roosevelt
Yeshiva University
Perskins Joyce
Sun Slants By Fred A Baytown Church Building Plans
A Baytown church faces material shortages delaying its four million dollar building program on Market Street near Wooster Heights. The first unit is estimated at 175000 dollars and plans include future steps. The piece also notes a Father’s Day gift from a Korean War veteran and reflects on liberty stock law discussions in Liberty County with a local petition.
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Wi Thurch
Market Street
Wooster Heights
Miz
Liberty
Baytown
Liberty County
Commissioners Court
Texas
Michael Todd Attends Amherst Graduation Milestone
Michael Todd, Broadway producer, travels to Amherst for his son Michael Todd Jr.’s BA graduation. He notes the diploma’s meaning as a rite of passage, while Todd’s own career and fortunes are touched upon in a reflective mini-profile.
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Gues
Mo Monica
Cal
Los Angeles
Michael Todd
Amherst
Michael Todd Jr
Todd
Shwankee
Chicago
New York
Broadway
Amherst Las
Michael Jr
Avarda
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Busi
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MTV
Mr. Truman
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Carter
Sojh Island
Senate Armed Services Committee
Koje Island
Francis Dodd
Chertes Colson
States
Korea
Churchill
House of Commons
Rumania
Rumana Es 2
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Timisoara
Ana ‘Pauker
Bucharest
Ane
Stalin
Kremlin
Bary Tankersley
Colonel McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Nevada
Senator Malone
Maryland
Tenkersley
Florida
Percy “Priest
Tennessee
Central Press
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Patrice Mfunsel
Burl Ives
Dorothy McGuire
Don Newcome
Gene Derricotte
Robert Russell Bennett
John Reed Kilpatrick
Ed Stewart
Nouncer
Army Air Force
Johnny Madero
Whistler
Isour
FBI
Dragnet
Los Angeles Police
Sunset Boulevard
Montezuma
Duluth
Minn
United States Senate
Continental Congress
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Haweaii
United States Territory
John Aleck
A. W. Brown
Newfoundland
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Paris
John of England
Runnymede
Arkansas
Oregon
Great Britain
Pavltic
Saipan
Dnness
Wilam Watsson
Waters
Fack Webb
Sen. Henry
C. Dbwérshak
Karl Marx
Junior
Sun
Sylvia
Elaine Manterris
Arthur W. Manteris
George Barnett Jared
Roger Read
Reymond and
Gene
Hisboro
Amere Safer
Bennett
Fred
A. Baytown
Penna
Jetter
Resseler
Arthur’ Sseler
América
Iran
Lester
Lyons
Leonard L
Sardis
David Orrick
Orrick
Helen
Uzusa
Henry Mortenthat
Gertrude Lawrence
Miss Lawrence
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Long Island
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