Federation Backs BEF in Baytown Refinery Vote
The Baytown Refinery ballots showed 2570 for the BEF and 1155 for the CIO, ending a two day election. Eve Bowers said BEF will seek a two year contract and that talks should start soon after the vote while Bart Potter noted some ballots were challenged and counting occurred at the Baytown Community House.
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Pew
Humble Oil and
BEF
CIO Diers International Union
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Powers
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Gordon L. Farned
James Harrop
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Wiles Grant, Jr
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Round Town Notes From Grube and Local Sports?
A garbled town roundup mentions EC Grube stopping in for a stop and a sad truth, Clyde Foltz a man with a big pulpit swing, Sikla style Alexander losing, Horton with his wife out, Mrs Savate awaiting Orson Bebba in San An, Triman Cox getting something, Bud Pumphrey and school notes. Snippets touch on baseball info, department F swimmers, Armstrong, and local town chatter about a May or July date.
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Grube
St-Ap
Clyde Foltz
Holly
Bud Pumphrey
Sithall
Sallis
Hubby
F Res
Armstrong
Freamon
Snor
City Council Approves Bonds for Immediate City Needs
City Council went on record to issue bonds "sufficient for the immediate needs of the city." The plan, discussed around a $1,000,000 figure, would fund water system improvements at $435,000, sewerage needs at $356,000, and drainage at $209,000, with Joseph J. Rady Engineering Company named as consulting engineer.
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Joseph J. Rady Engineering Company
Four Items Tabled for City Council Special Meeting
Four items on a seven item agenda were postponed during last night’s City Council session with plans to revisit them at a Tuesday night special meeting. The building code and a fire insurance issue were tabled, while discussions on a tractor purchase and a street lighting contract stalled, and no bond limit was set for potential financing.
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Umershal
George Chandler
E. Z
Bil) Buelow
Browning-Ferris
Buelow
Eurchase
Council
States Rights Dems Call Texan Referendum on Party
A statewide meeting of the States Rights Democrats urged Texans to vote in a referendum on seceding from the national Democratic Party. The group argued Texas should declare independence and uphold states rights, proposing the July 29 party primary as the referendum date. Curtis Dongress of Pampa led the motion citing Supreme Court rulings they call threats to Southern democracy.
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Dallas
States Rights Democrats
National Democratic Organization
National Democratic
Democratic Party of
Texas
Democratic Party
Curtis Dongress
Pampa
States Righters
Supreme Court
Tidelands
Segregation
South
Street Names Are Headache in Harris County
City Manager C D Middleton and Nelson McElroy Baytown Chamber manager named to seven man committee to reduce street name duplication in Harris County towns. Houston engineer John P DuVal to lead, noting 25 Oak Streets and 5 Magnolia Streets in the area. Norman Plan flood control review discussed. public hearing set for 9:30 am Tuesday at Houston Chamber offices.
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C.D. Middleton
Nelson McElroy
Baytown Chamber of Commérce
Harris County
Harris
Chamber of Commerce
Houston
W. T. Busch
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
John P. DuVal
City of
DuVal
Magnolia
Jackson
Anderson
Baytown
Henry Norman
U. S
Houston Chamber of Commerce
British Labor isolationism risks cuts to Marshall Plan funds
In Washington the Senate weighs British Labor Party decisions on pooling coal and steel resources. Attlee hedges on rejection, but American officials call the Labour stance a dire isolationist signal. Hoffman dodges a hard explanation before further funds are considered. Taft warns Britain could paddle its own canoe. See British-Page 2.
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Senate
Washington
US Senate
Great Britain
British Labor Party Executive Committee
Allen
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Attlee
Labor Party
Hoffman
Hbs Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Grtess
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Chemist Slack Held as Second Member of Red Spy Ring
Syracuse report says Alfred Dean Slack age 44 a chemist was held on 1000000 bail charged as the second American in a wartime Russian spy ring. He allegedly passed to Harry Gold a sample and data on a powerful explosive. FBI Hoover said Slack admitted aiding Gold while denying Communist Party membership.
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RED Spy Ring
Syracuse
FBI
Alfred Dean Slack
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Slack
Communist Party
Washington
J. Edgar Hoovers
Army Ovd
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
David Greenglass
Thorities
Sundure Paint Company
C-men
Holston Ordnance Depot
Kingsport
Tennessee
Geld
Hoover
Semen MM. Semenov
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Antoni ‘Antonovich Yakulev
New York
Klaus Fuchs
Semenov
Sam
Richard Roe
Yakalev
John Doe
Agz
Brooklyn
Modest Red Grins At New Acting City Manager Post
Red was not highly impressed with the honor but accepted the acting city manager role. He and city officials left for Austin at 5 30 this morning to study the fire marshal delinquent tax and corporation court setup. Grantham promised to be on the job.
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Public’ Works
Red)Grantham
Red
C. D. Middleton
A. V. Barber
George Chandler
Austin
Grantham
Fire Chief Suffers Mild Heart Attack in Wichita Falls
An urban fire chief suffered a mild heart attack in Wichita Falls and recovered after treatment. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate the incident occurred recently with the chief returning to duties soon after.
Badman Homer Cook Surrenders in Munich Sweetheart’s Room
Oklahoma fugitive Homer Cook, 60 hours after a Dachau escape, surrenders to American and German police in Anna Sporer’s Munich apartment. He is injured and weary after a chaotic breakout, claiming three prison escapes in two months.
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Germany
Homer Cook
Germend
Anna Sporer
Cook
Amne
Shee
Dachau
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Nuer
McDonald Hearing Tuesday Faces Court Fight
Texas Supreme Court will hear Tuesday a writ of mandamus to place Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald on the Democratic primary ballot for a tenth consecutive term. McDonald was ousted last week by the State Democratic Executive Committee for alleged party non fidelity and for voting for Republican presidential candidates in prior years. The committee drew a high profile legal team and may compel Democratic acceptance if the writ is granted.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
J. E. McDonald
McDonald
Democratic Executive Committee
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
John C. Cathern
Corsicant
Dallas
George Sergeant
Gilbert Adams
Beaumont
Maury- Maverick
Woodville Rogers
San Antonio
Bascom
Giles
Tyler
B. Levee
Texarkana
Byron “Skelton
Temple
A. F. Wirtz
John Connally
Creekmore Fath
Power Failure Halts City Services At Jacinto Memorial
Thousands lose electricity after a pay failure cripples the telex system and triggers a blackout. An emergency generator at Jacinto Memorial Hospital runs briefly as power and delivery services stall. injuries reported near the blast site by the station.
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Jacinto” “Memorial “Hospital
President vetoes permit manatee charge delivery areas
Judge George B Harris today stripped CIO Longshore Leader Barry Bridges of his American citizenship as part of a ruling amid late bulletin reports. Harry Bridges loses citizenship, a move tied to an American citizenship case reviewed by the court.
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Harry Bridges
George B. Harris
CIO
Barry Bridges
West Rejects Russia Trieste Charges
The western Big Three nations Britain and France reject Soviet charges that Trieste should be a free territory. They accuse Russia of blocking the plan and delivering notes in response to April complaints. The exchange centers on the status of Trieste and alleged violations of the Italian peace treaty.
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Russia
Trieste
London
Great Britain
France
Tery
Brescow
Retia
United States
Britain
Stewart Will Serve On City Tax Board
The Tax Equalization Board for Baytown gained a new member EB. A. Stewart who replaced F. D. Murdoch last night. The board reviewed tax changes and building news prior to notifying property owners of any changes, with EB. Cathriner, Carter H. Miller, and Stewart noted as board members.
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Baytown
EB. A. Stewart
F. D. Murdoch
EB. S. Cathriner
and. Stewart
Alo
Rehearing On Tuck Delayed To October
A motion for rehearing on the ruling of the Court of Criminal Appeals upholding the district court verdict regarding Elton Tuck is delayed to October. Flowers, attorney for the Tucks, said the date would be set following continued proceedings.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Elton Tuck
I Flowers
Tucks
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