Leaders Meet to Blan Dixie Drive in GOP Convention
A fragmented report shows Republicans in the Deep South rallying behind Dwight Eisenhower while Taft and other candidates compete. Georgia’s GOP machinery leans toward Eisenhower, with southern delegates shaping the convention split. The piece notes Georgia law may tie names for November, leaving electors free to choose.
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Eisenhower
Eiserhower
Atlanta
Elbert Tut Uc
Georgia
John Minor Wisdom
New Orleans
Southrn Eisenhower Group
Meanwcratic
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Truman
Fort Lee Dance Event Sponsored by Robert E High School
In Fort Lee Virginia today a school dance at the Mermaster Replacement Train Center features music from the Hawkins dance and the Robert E High School Music Club. Admission is 75 cents per couple with proceeds supporting student activities.
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Bamamen Markotitz
J. EL Mostrowit
Mermaster
Fort Lee
Wag
Ie Hawkins
Music Club
Robert E. High School
T. F. Seale
J. J. Beadshaw
Patchy Town Ledger Notes Local Happenings and People
Fragmented OCR items mention a newborn daughter and local residents. Mentions of schooling, politics, and hospital references appear with unclear details. No coherent event stands out beyond scattered names, places like Baytown and Chambers County, and vague community notes.
Wreck Victims Rites Set For Two Lumbermen
Funeral services were arranged for two Gray Lumber Company workers killed when their car overturned on Decker Broadway. Deceased were 44 year old J. A. Broadway Sr and 37 year old Jimmie James Isaacks. Both men lived in Baytown and were long time friends. Isaacks left a widow Leola and a son Jimmie Ray with other relatives. Broadway survived by his wife Nancy and two children Patricia and Jontie Jr. Isaacks worked as a cabinet maker for the lumber firm.
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Wors. Gray Lumber Company
Decker A. Broadway
Hill At Rest Cemetery
Earthman
B. R. Burns
Jimmie James Isaacks
St. Joseph's Cathe Church
M. A. Hebert
Hill of Cemetery
Earthen Funeral Home
Broadway
Isaacks
Lumber
Baytown
Lves
la Porte
Gray
T 3
Nancy Broadway
Patricia Broadw
Pic
Jontie A. Broadway, Jr
Step
Sad Air Base
Wichita Falls
Alton and
Adrian Isaacs
R. D. Smith
Colesnsil
Woodrow Belt
Beaumont
Girl Hit By Auto Near Pruette and West Main
A girl, daughter of C Smith of 10 Bolster, was struck by a car near Pruette and West Main yesterday afternoon. She suffered lip cuts and bruises and was taken home by a passing motorist. Witnesses said the driver appeared to be fighting brakes and had no brakes. The driver left the scene and did not report the accident to police.
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C Smith
Pruette
West Main
Noone
Fen
Radio Art Patchers
City Retirement Plan To Cost Taxpayers 18 833.45 A Year
Baytown city employees would pay 31 a year plus 5 of salary monthly, not to exceed 15, with the city contributing 5 of total payroll into a retirement plan. Current payroll 218,228.92 covers 120 workers. 10,911.44 needed this fiscal year. Future year 374,106.72 payroll could raise annual cost to 18,833.45. Mayor Ward and council debated implications and tabled the motion for next meeting. The plan is under Texas Municipal Retirement System rules.
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Baytown
C. D. Middleton
Iddleton
Texas
J. A. Ward
Lothe
D. Reeves
Reeves
H. M
Campbell Ang
B. Bergeron
Committee Forms to Promote Bend Issee for Baytown
A new committee formed to back a $1,603,000 ad issue for Baytown's April 1 election. George Adams chairs the group with members including Hugh Echols Jr, J H Prav ir, I Rodger Reed, W F Miller, Steele McDonald, Ted Purdy, Lowell Lammers, Monroe Pryor and A C Chaddick. The panel plans to operate as a permanent body after the vote to oversee water and sewage projects. An information office is listed in the Woods Building with a telephone contact 6250. City officials say the group will share information.
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George Adams
Hugh Echols, Jr
J. H. Pravier
I. Rodger Reed
W. F. Miller
Steele McDonald
Ted Purdy
Lowell Lammers
Monroe Pryor
A. C. Chaddick
Mondey
Adams
Tereft Bat “Ae Wee Adams
City Hell
Retuene
Ike Chief Lands in Washington for Aig BH Testimony
General Alfred M. Gruenther arrived in Washington to testify on military aid before Congress next week. He said Eisenhower had not indicated when he would return. Gruenther noted Western European defenses under Eisenhower are strong but face growing difficulty for an attacker. The tide is flowing our way, he said, as the Senate committee awaited action.
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Washington
Alfred MM. Gruenther
Dwight D.eisenhower
Gruenther
Eisenhower
National
Paris
Senate
Commun ist Propaganda Claims Poison Gas Bombs on Front
Tokyo reports said the Communist propaganda machine charged U S planes dropped poison gas bombs smelling like green manure on Hill 467 north of Hansang on the eastern front. The radio claimed the nitrogenous gas caused bleeding and heart injuries amid March 12 updates.
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Tokyo
UPI
Eadie Pyongyang
Hill 467
Hansang
Officer to Check On Blast Complaints Near Lakewood Wooster
An investigating officer will visit Lakewood and Wooster Monday to check complaints about the San Jacinto Ordnance Works ammunition destruction operation. Colonel L G Smoak said seismograph readings at the explosion site were within limits and ground shocks not felt locally.
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Lakewood
Wooster
San Jacinto Ordnance Works
Gene Muller
Ordnance Works
Grimes
Multer
Ordnance ‘Works
Smoak
Beytown
Two Crashes Leave 14 Dead in Texas and Coast
In West Texas a light jet bomber crashed on the Matador ranch killing four. Earlier off Corpus Christi a Navy Patrol aircraft plunged into the sea, killing ten. The two crashes within 12 hours left fourteen dead overall. debris, bodies, and life rafts were recovered as searchers faced dust storms and rough surf.
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Padacat
Tex
Texas
Enyon
Matador Ranch
Texas Gulf Coast
Ember
Fron Jarpus Christi Navay Air Station
Ad- Nosed
Paducah
Yao
West Texas
Mesquite
Renchland
Wanda Gann
Cottle -County
Navy
Corts, Christi Bare
Dutch Queen Juliana Plane Crashes Near Frankfurt
A Dutch airliner named Queen Juliana crashed five miles from downtown Frankfurt during a heavy rain landing from Johannesburg to Amsterdam. Forty two of 48 aboard were killed, with seven rescued alive including one critical. Rescue teams from the US Army and Germany fought flames as most victims burned in seats.
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Drankurt
Germany
Netherlands
Frankfurt
Rome
Jean Bickford
South Africa
Amsterdam
Romeo H. Freer
la Plata
Air Force
Johannesburg
Rhine-Main
Juliana of Holland
Prince Bernhard
Epist States
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves four states counting losses
Death toll climbs toward 200 as storms strike Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Mississippi. Arkansas reports 110 fatalities, Tennessee 46, Missouri 16, Mississippi 9 with hundreds injured and vast property damage. Rescue teams face wrecked roads and collapsed communications while towns await final casualty figures.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Kentucky
Dyersburg
Tenn
Tornado Warning Triggers Widespread Search For Casualties
Weather bureau warns of more tornadoes across five states as catastrophic storms sweep Arkansas Tennessee Missouri and Mississippi area towns like Searcy Bald Knob Dierks Moscow Buhalia and Caruthersville report deaths and injuries. Governor McMath appeals for blood plasma while Red Cross workers rush to stricken towns and National Guardsmen assist in rescue efforts.
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Twelv Tslons
Joe Williamson
Arkansas
Sid McMath
Searcy
Bald Knob
Cotton Plant
Dierks
Hazan
England
Carisle
Truman
Blytheville
Judsonia
Vanndale
Marked Tree
Wattensaw
Newport
Hickory Ridge
Tennessee
Dyersburg
Moscow
Tenn
Bolivar
Henderson
Median
Milan
Chesterville
Darden
Leach
Red Cross
Buhalia
Miss
Missouri
Bootheel
Cooter
Caruthersville
Steele
Haitis
Washington
Omer Henley
Little Rock
Ark
Main
Tornado Unroofs 25 Homes in Alto East Texas
UNITED PRESS reports a tornado tore roofs from about 25 homes in Alto, East Texas, causing wall collapse and an estimated 35 000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported as the three mile track crossed the area. Officials inspected damaged homes and found a bird dog killed, but no human casualties.
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Bs United Press
East
Texas
Alto
BIOWE
Eile
Burt
Bereaved Housewife Recalls Tornado Night Tragedy
Mrs Bonnie Fennell describes a May tornado in Hayti Missouri that destroyed her two room home on Cottonwold. Her 10 month old daughter Merle Gene died at Pemiscot county hospital after the storm while her husband Perry sustained injuries. relatives and she survived sheltered briefly before the house blew apart across a field.
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Bonnie Fennell
Hayty
Pemiscot County Hospital
Merle Gene
Perry
Air Force warns of tornado belt center near Ark Tex Okla
Air Force warning system maps a 50 mile wide tornado belt north of a Monticello Arkansas line extending toward Greenville Texas. Dierks Arkansas lies midway between two points, about 80 miles north of the line, within a target zone. Forecasters say funnels from a violent squall line moving across Arkansas toward Tennessee belong to the same family.
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Oklahoma City
Tinker Air Force
Teas
Miller
Ess
Air Force
Monticello
Ari
Greenville
Tex
Cp Miller
England
Ark
Air Forte
Tinker Field
Arkansas
Tennesses
Weather Clash In Baytown Calendar Sees Spring
The Baytown forecast shows a conflict between calendar spring and cold winter weather. A cold front brought gusts up to 40 mph and temperatures dropping from 31 to 39 degrees. Forecast calls for a very cold night with a low near 38 or 40 degrees and strong northerly winds tonight. tomorrow expected to be fair but cold.
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Baytown
Bastonian
Tomorrs
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Thers Hill School
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Watts
Duke Hospital
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Baytown Hospital
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Safe Bulletin
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