24 Mar 1951
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1951
Page
1
Easter sunrise services are expected to attract a record crowd with events at Memorial Stadium in the East Harris County area. Baytown services begin at 8 am and 3 pm at Joseph's Catholic Church, featuring a sung Mass and broader morning observances across churches.
The Baytown page notes an annual banquet at the public hall with earlier plans discussed for a four day Te xan Theatre event and a possible recall to duty. St Joseph’s Catholic parish dinner honors Arthur with a 7 pm service, while Weldon Herring and Mrs oversee state activities and club publicity.
The Baytown community hears an Easter cantata and programs from several churches. Rev. Rossini’s mass, directed by Alma McNulty with Mrs Weldon Herring at the organ, leads adults and choirs in sacred pieces. The Wooster Baptist Choir presents a play and music inspired by the Easter story with details of performers and roles listed.
Joe Blum a 22 year old soldier at Fort Sill Oklahoma won permission from his orthodox Jewish mother to portray a role in the Mounta Easter pageant. Lambert Orton director says Blum has natural ability though no prior experience. Several actors share the same character due to split stage locations in the outdoor amphitheater. The pageant begins at 2 a.m. and ends after sunrise.
Last night a radio party at KRREL hosted by the Baytown Pilot Club and Crippled Children raised funds for a Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center. Mrs. Elmer Gray, new Pilot Club president, said more money is pledged and urged missed contributors to mail gifts to Crippled Children, Box Bar town. The event featured Baytown civic leaders and city officials who performed, sang, and urged donations, drawing scores of residents to the station until midnight.
The Texas Adjutant General announced changes to annual summer training locations for National Guard units. Troops will train at Camp Polk Louisiana this year instead of North Fort Hoon, with dates remaining as previously announced, from August 19 to September 20.
Baytown residents witnessed a youth councile d administration at City Hall as students from Robert E. Lee High School led departments and met Mayor Ward and City Council. They outlined duties, toured the city, and secured three project approvals including a dead end sign repair near the circular drive behind Robert E. Lee. The debate over preserving the old oak tree highlighted balance between progress and preservation.
Air Force Globemaster I vanished in a storm with 53 aboard over the North Atlantic. Some reports of lifeboats and possible survivor sightings emerged as more than 70 planes and ships searched the area from Shannon to the Irish coast, but no trace was found by mid afternoon.
Government officials announced last night a planned April 1 timeline for a quarter tire cut affecting production. Details remain unclear as officials referenced forthcoming authority and changes to car components.
General Douglas MacArthur authorized crossing the 38th Parallel and said peace talks with Communist forces could occur on the battlefield. He returned to Tokyo stating the UN should move if military needs allow. He noted no contact with Communist leaders yet and expected a reply from them in days.
Argentina's president held a press conference claiming a new atomic device had been produced on a southern island under controlled conditions. He introduced Ronald Richter, an Austrian-born physicist now naturalized, as part of the disclosure, and stated the method would not copy foreign approaches.
Fort Worth and Dallas police had no official report on a murder attempt on gambler known as The Cat Noble. Sources say a bomb exploded in Noble's plane Thursday night as he turned the ignition key at his Grapevine area ranch, with details unclear and underworld chatter confirming the incident.
Communist guards and about 1000 troops launched a heavy resistance northeast of Seoul to delay Allied crossing of the Sih hills above Uijongbu. Eighth Army advances reached near the 140 mile mark of the Morea line in the Uijongbu salient as defenders reportedly struggle to hold.
A three way crash near Baytown claims the lives of James Gregory Doxakis and Paul Barrentos, both men from Galveston, and a third Galveston man. Seven others injured including Vincent Gongora Cecil Gibbons George Delaney and Vernon Bitchcock. Investigators Medlock and Cain noted the third vehicle involved. families planned a birthday surprise when the crash occurred.
Senate Crime Committee chair Estes Kefauver urged cities to handle local crime issues themselves during a Washington briefing. The briefing cited Miami Milwaukee Newark and New Jersey figures and referenced betting and distribution concerns. Commissioner James Carroll testified that reliance on Congress should end and communities must actively combat crime.
La Porte organizes civilian defense under Frank Boyle with land, sea, and air arms. Aircraft, boats, and volunteers ready for emergencies. Communications led by C O Crenshaw, with Al Wadsworth and Judge Calder Exing coordinating the effort.
A fragmented report notes dust storms sweeping the Great Plains from Nebraska through Oklahoma and into Kansas. Wind shifts dampen calm conditions, with authorities monitoring affected areas and weather bureau advisories issued.
Fragmented OCR text phrases fragment across insistence not to laugh at a color blind child with unclear names and quotes. No coherent event or entities clear from readable lines.
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