Oscar Awards Nonsense and Honest Praises
A garbled note mocks Oscar praise and argues awards prove little. It claims a favorite candidate for best actor or actress, touted in a magazine, but dismisses the ceremony as unreliable and overly dramatic.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1952
Page
1
A garbled note mocks Oscar praise and argues awards prove little. It claims a favorite candidate for best actor or actress, touted in a magazine, but dismisses the ceremony as unreliable and overly dramatic.
A rough draft item notes a 7 30 pm event at Tollay 2VEW Hall with admission proceeds for a cause. It mentions Mr A Bynum and President A and M events, driving plans on Gulf Street, and a late arrival of REY GORE from Perrin Air base Sherman.
A fragmented clipping references local people and events including transportation, social gatherings, a barbecue, a party, and a school camp. Mentions of Linda Kidd Anson Street, Mrs Earl Camp, Jone Zorn, and others appear amid jumbled phrases about vehicles, visits, and scheduling. The piece reads as a miscellaneous local column with no single clear story or outcome.
Reliable sources say General Dwight D. Eisenhower will likely return to the United States between mid May and June 1 to seek the Republican nomination. He is expected to resign as supreme commander NATO forces to pave the way for his political bid, with observers noting his last state primaries influencing his timing.
Rasmon Lawr. Washington analysis notes Taft withdrawal from New Jersey cited as weakness while Eisenhower backers claim strength in Wisconsin. Eisenhower shifts tone after Minnesota and Maryland votes. Taft cancels planned New Jersey campaign citing Governor Driscoll's endorsement.
SEW YORK U S Gen Douglas MacArthur says he will not actively campaign for the GOP presidential nomination yet would accept if the American people urge him. He notes his past stance on primaries and says it would be recreant to shrink from public duty if called. He hints at a deadlock scenario where he could be nominated without primaries. He adds he hopes Wisconsinites do not cast a vote for him in the state primary.
A Houston item reports U S government agents stopping distribution of oversized gag money sold by Tuck Fulshear. The bills feature a caricature resembling President Truman and carry phrases like Red Herring and Mink the Standard Value. Fulshear claims his product was a burlesque with no promise to pay and notes its popularity.
Fifty three giant transport planes carry 1400 men to Temple Municipal Airport as part of Exercise Longhorn. At Fort Hood 2100 soldiers of the 15th Regimental Combat Team are billeted ahead of an Air Force Army maneuver beginning next Tuesday. When airlift finishes 8750 troops will be flown 1109 miles day and night tactics cut transport time in half.
Interest rises in an Eisenhower rally set for Monday at Horace Mann Junior High School in Baytown. Ben Al Evans and Erid Devic organize the event with state leaders like Jack Porter and Keith McCause expected to attend. Jack Valenti of Houston to serve as emcee as plans call for a capacity turnout and a Q and A period.
Florida shrimp boat operators prepared to sail armed crews toward waters off the Mexican coast to defend their rights amid a dispute over territorial waters. Wally Parnell of Punta Gorda said boats would sail today ready to repel boarders. Coast Guard officials urged calm and discretion. Mexico had seized four U S boats but released them after Campeche authorities.
A four engined Navy PB-4 patrol bomber with about 100 aboard crashed into Corpus Christi Bay during a late night training flight from the naval air station. Debris washed ashore over a wide area but no large pieces of the aircraft were recovered. Survivors appeared unlikely as the main fuselage had not yet been located. An eyewitness reported the plane sputtering, turning steeply, and nosing into the water in heavy winds.
Baytown schools urge parents of incoming students to obtain vaccines before September. Immunizations for smallpox diphtheria and whooping cough are required for entry. Superintendent George A Gentry cautions against giving shots in hot weather and notes some start ers avoid summer injections.
The Citizens Committee opposed to the Southwestern Associated Telephone Company rate increase formed a meeting plan with the City Council for next Thursday. The group met in City Hall and chose W. B. Reichart as permanent chairman, replacing the interim leader.
The CIO United Steelworkers postponed their nationwide strike until April 8 while the Wage Stabilization Board proposed a 1.744 cent hourly wage increase and union shop. The board’s recommendations are nonbinding, and both sides must agree for a peaceable settlement. Negotiations resume Monday as observers expect bargaining to hinge on price increases to satisfy steelworkers.
Week roundup highlights mixed war developments. On Korea the front showed slight shifts toward an indicator of progress with UN and Communist talks edging toward closed sessions on neutral status and prisoner exchanges. Western negotiators eyed a future Big Four meeting on a German peace treaty while testing Russia with pointed questions about a European Army. France and Germany neared agreement on internationalization of Saar, easing friction to boost West German cohesion. Iran faced renewed stalemate as Mossadegh challenged Truman and parliament to vote no confidence, delaying oil settlement. Soviet charges of US germ warfare persisted, UN calls for Red Cross access unlikely to be permitted. Russians expect failure of their peace bid and plan an East German army of 350,000 with elections refused under UN inspection.
Gen. Matthew Ridgway warned that the Soviet Union has completed its military buildup in Siberia and Sakhalin and could act against Japan at any time. He cited more than 4,000 fighter planes and a submarine fleet in the Japan Sea, and said Reds are pressing in labor unions and publications to seize control as U.S. forces would stay in Japan after a peace treaty to oppose Soviet aims.
Panmunjom negotiators proposed Friday a truce plan to release all listed war prisoners without further disputes over missing captives. The Communist proposal would free 11 559 Allied and 132 474 Red prisoners whose names are exchanged, with 3 185 Allied prisoners identified as Americans.
American Sabrejet pilots reported sighting a full flight of new Type 13 Communist jet fighters over MIG Alley on Thursday. In air combat the Sabrejets downed five MiG-15s, damaged eight, and probably damaged five more, while the ground war stayed stagnant. The Fifth Air Force with Australian and South African units flew 969 sorties on Thursday, following 962 the day before.
Postmaster N B Ballard announces the 10 percent extra charge on bulk postal card purchases is removed for card lots of 50 or more. The bulletin from Washington sent this morning ends the rule blamed for postal rate hike complaints. Ballard noted schemes attempted to dodge the extra fee by buying in blocks or making multiple trips. The ruling targeted companies using post cards for advertising.
A fragmented excerpt discusses perceptions of women smoking cigarettes and references Chicago Sun Times Syndicate. The readable text hints at changing social norms but offers no clear event, date, or named individuals to anchor a full summary.
Three men injured in a wreck on Decker Drive near the city limits. Montie A Broadway, 42, died at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after a late night crash. Jimmie James Isaacks, 37, died after admission. E J Cryer, 35, suffered head injuries and possible internal injuries. All worked for J Gray Lumber Co. and were returning from a lumbermen’s dinner in San Porte. The driver lost control at a curve, the car skidded, rolled, and stopped on the embankment. Funeral plans for Broadway pending arrival of his son.
Chih Sam Macéo, once of the Tich Maceo enterprises in Galveston, Houston, has sold her interest in the Balinese room to syndicate members. The Ruston press reported the price at $500,000.
The 30th anniversary of VEW Post 912 Veterans of Foreign Wars will be marked by three ceremonies on April 3 at the VFW Hall. A new building dedication and 30-year emblems for three charter members, plus installation of new officers, follow a post founding date in 1922. A dance closes the events with emblems also presented to several long-held members.
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