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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1950
Page
2
A Texas City disaster left 23 families bereaved as a gas pocket trapped by a dirt wall ignited after a railroad switch delay. Thirty-eight depositions and 1.8 million words fill 38 volumes as attorney Tim Parks estimates $206,000 in costs. Dr Rout, a young dentist, suffered severe burns including lost ears.
Reported by guard H. E Butler and worker Isaac Speyrer three or four other colleagues were attacked near the Texaco refinery Monday night. Butler said he was grabbed by about 28 men and beaten as he walked to work. Speyrer was hospitalized with injuries after being stomped while returning to his job.
Funeral services were held in Lubbock for R. B. Fairly chairman of the board of Southwestern Associated Telephone Company. Fairly died suddenly while fishing in northern New Mexico after retirement from active duty but remained chairman emeritus. His home was in Lubbock.
Disabled American Veterans Baytown chapter invites all disabled veterans to the third meeting at City Hall today at 3 pm. The newly organized unit has 15 charter members led by Maurice Joyas da Mander.
USDA Fort Worth cattle and hog market notes show steady calf prices with strong activity in cows and stocker steers. Slaughter steers common to medium trades, beef cows up to 24.50, calves firm, hogs active with good to excellent barrows and gilts near 20.00, sows 15.00-17.00, feeders 15.00-17.50 amid overall bearish packer tone.
The account traces Judy Garland's career turmoil from 1948 to 1950 including losing the lead in Barkin of Broadway to Ginger Rogers, MGM suspensions after a $2 million Epic plan, treatment at a Boston clinic, a comeback in Summer Stock, and renewed suspensions that culminating in a last minute no show for rehearsal, prompting further disciplinary action.
J B Starling of 237 Ashby plans active duty at Fort Riley Kansas starting June 22 to attend a school for administrative clerks. He is due back in Baytown August 20. Reserve Captain William R B Edwards is on active duty at Fort Bliss and returned to Baytown June 25.
May outlined estimates to renovate the precinct interior and a 40 by 60 addition while noting no immediate work on the building. He will focus on the night jailer situation and the group planned to study Baytown street end drainage this afternoon.
City council postponed new bids and renewed bidding to January after City Attorney said new bids require fresh advertising. December 1949 bids were reviewed as council debated a stringent building code tied to potential uniform key rate credits. Councilman Reeves warned the code could burden small taxpayers while the Fire Department Investigation Committee prepared recommendations.
A short notice invites any other Boy Scout to join National Jamboree bound Troop 14 Section 13 Region Nine. Contact George Adams at 200 Park Street for $821 needed immediately as departure is Saturday morning and speed is required.
Brownwood Civic Association members are reminded of the annual election meeting at 7 45 pm in the Baytown Community House. Six directors will be elected to replace terms expiring for Lloyd T Jones ER Brown Harry F Hartman Knox Thomas M W Morgen and Morris Morrow. The new board will elect officers for the coming year. Jodie Isenhower is the outgoing president.
The Horace Menon Junior High School Band directed by Fred Parker opens a series of simmer concerts at 8 pm Thursday on Ashbel Smith School campus. The original Tuesday date was rained out and will be rescheduled among five other concerts by Robert Lee High School Baytown Junior High and Horace Mann bonds across Baytown area campuses.
Doll shows will be the feature attraction at summer recreation centers at 3 pm Friday as youngsters enter dolls of every size and description in contests. Centers invite participants to bring baby, foreign, storybook, old, novelty and dressmaker dolls. Ribbons top three in each division. Attendance at seven centers last week reached 1989, with weekly totals 13,833 over two weeks. Swimming participation numbered 5700. Children in handicraft classes weave baskets, make potholders and practice textile painting. Shellcraft, a new activity, draws popularity with earrings, broaches and barrettes made from shells and elm leaves in flower shapes and other designs.
OCR read shows a jumble of radio show times and names such as 8:20 and 7:00 with performers Carmen Cavaler Harlem Raven and Sammy Rays, plus city Lombardo and Music For America. Content is fragmented, unclear, and lacks coherent news event or outcome.
Unclear wartime note discusses Vatican potential ransom involving Vogeler and Mindszenty. Mentions Hungary Hungary crown symbol and postwar custody by US forces who allegedly found the crown in Germany and still hold it.
Mr and Mrs C Carpenter of 208 Hafer were in Pittsburg Texas to attend the funeral of Mrs Carpenter’s mother AES Tom Duncan Aira Duncan died yesterday of a stroke at her home in Pittsburg Funeral services were to be this afternoon.
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