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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
3
A terse puzzle-style prompt lists numbered clues such as River, Scotch Highland plaids, Nobleman, Balm, Four score, Firearm, Gold heraldry, Place of worship, Dagger handle, Observed, and other terms. The text reads like garbled OCR of a heraldic glossary with scattered definitions and cross-references.
Brenda Baurgh a 10 year old Canasta enthusiast challenged expert Oswald Jacoby to a match promising $10 for a horse if she wins and $10 for him to buy anything. Jacoby’s secretary said he was in Arizona unable to arrange the game and would send a forfeit check. Brenda may instead meet his 16 year old son, likely in New York.
In Dallas, March, AP reporter notes Officer Black is recovering from an appendectomy. He previously issued a traffic ticket to a man who challenged it, leading to a potential Corporation Courts case. The trial is postponed until Black recovers from surgery.
Abe Cohn and Agnes Cohn were jailed 30 days after a grocer testified they ran up a $149 bill, partly for beer, while on relief. Civil Judge Robert Cannon found them in contempt. The photographer in the same building denied owning the beer.
Admiral Forrest P Sherman states the Navy is not fully prepared for war and approved a short term curtailment of funds for the mothball fleet. He says the Navy is a full partner in national defense but cannot claim current forces are fully adequate. The remarks appeared in U S News and World Report. A separate item notes British atomic scientists reportedly found a method to color diamonds red blue yellow or green per the Daily Mail.
In Detroit a pedestrian confrontation escalated when Ben Stone protested a red light and blocked Preston's car. Preston drove off with Stone on the hood for about 12 blocks before police intervened. Preston charged with reckless driving. Judge George T. Murphy rebuked Stone for his stunt.
Alamo Elementary pupils toured the Pelly oil field guided by Eleanor Jean Guest leading a group including Glenda Sue Hollingshead Leon Campbell Charles Mills Mary Helen McGahee Martha Hughes Glynds Kaye Jenkins Margaret Du Bose Gait Frances Tubbs and Helen Kay Reichenat. Mrs G B Hollingshead and Mrs 3 Scott accompanied the youngsters in their cars.
A description of candy components emphasizes natural fruit pieces, nuts, batter, and cream as core flavors rather than artificial additives, highlighting a product named UNUSUAL CANDIES as a showcase.
Census Bureau figures show 4,484,000 people unemployed in February with 372,000 striking mine workers excluded. Unemployment climbed 204,000 from January while employment rose by 6,000. The report notes a labor market shortage for new jobs and drafts widespread jet shortages. A separate item reports a stolen car tagged in Indianapolis by a patrolman after an overtime parking tag was found.
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