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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1950

Page

2

Valley Forge Troop Plans Jamboree Trip Organization Meeting

The Valley Forge Troop of Boy Scouts will hold a meeting at Grace Methodist Church at 7:30 pm tomorrow to organize the trip to the National Jamboree. George Adams, jamboree chairman, says patrols will be formed and leaders chosen and invites parents and Scoutmasters to attend. Twenty eight boys from East Harris Bay Scout District depart June 23 and return July 13. camp facilities are expanding to accommodate 50,000 instead of 40,000. Some patrol equipment is on display at Houston Lighting and Power Company offices on Texas Street.

Valley Forge Graca “Methodist Church George Adams Adams Houston Lighting and Power Company Texas

Merchants Asked To Give Police Phone Numbers

Baytown merchants were asked to provide the Police Department and nightwatchmen with their night telephone numbers. Chief dispatcher D D Jones said the numbers would warn merchants if something goes wrong after hours. Night watchman John Gray cited trouble with unlocked doors or windows and said contacting the manager at night is essential.

Baytown D. D. Jones Personslir Jones John Gray Goose Creek

Sister of Mrs McCullough Dies in Marshall

Mrs. McCullough's sister Mas. BP. W. Grayson died last night at her home in Marshall. Services will be held there at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Oscar McCullough Jr. and Miss Le Verme McCullough have gone to Marshall for the services.

Flood Threatens Canada Hospital During Red River Flood

Soldiers were ordered to defend Morris Manitoba hospital as Red River flood waters rose. Brigadier Morton sent a party of one officer and 30 men after Morris officials sought aid. Water seeped in despite pumping as volunteers battled the 3 inch depth around the building. Westy workers labored non stop to keep water out. BEA council will install new officers with Mrs. Albert Kizler presiding at Baytown Council 25 PTAs meeting 5:10 am Wednesday at Baytown Community House. Executive board meets at 9:30 am. Guest musicians will be the Girls Sextette from Robert E Lee High School choir. Officers to present yearly reports at final term meeting.

Winnipeg Man Bea Councel Albert Kizler Baytown Council Baytown Robert B Lee High School

Schedule Fragment Highlights Local News and Sports

The listing shows scattered times for station segments including Culpepper's News and Major League Baseball updates. Other entries mention musical variety shows, tango, and local features with unclear specifics and multiple small items.

Dia Fediox Ts Ada der Stock Shacahaz Agency Culpepper Biator Gue Baseball Very Bay Staer Najos Sartown Wex KREL Chishole Lomi Anea S—Kred

Bankless check for wrist watch lands man in jailhouse

Robert F. Whitcomb, claiming housing in three Texas cities, is jailed on forgery charges after passing a check drawn on a non existent Second National Bank in Waco to a Baytown jeweler. Police say no account exists under his name or other aliases and the check for 5.75 dollars failed. Whitcomb’s wife Helen Smit Whitcomb is charged with forgery. police say he has cashed worthless checks in Beaumont, Houston, and Dallas.

Robert F. Whitcomb Texas Baytown Second National Bank Waco Frank Brewer Whitcomb Helen Smit Whitcomb Bob Koenig J. R. Conroy F. W. Vetushi Beaumont Houston Dallas

Stalin Sees Jet Armada Review by Moscow Troops

Joe Stalin views a jet air armada as Georgi Malenkov and other Politburo members hear General Sergi Shtemenko report the armed services are strong and ready to defend the fatherland. He warns warmongers that arms races and provocation will not frighten the Soviet people as crack troops march past Lenin’s mausoleum amid cheers for frontier guards and internal security units.

Georgi Malenkov Sergi Shtemenko Shtemenko Moscow Lenin

National telephone strike called off by CIO installers

Workers of America CIO said they called off a week long strike as the CWA international body would not back it. Installers planned picket lines at 6 am in 43 states and the District of Columbia and expected other CWA telephone employees to respect the lines.

Workers of America CIO CWA International District of Columbia CWA

Highlands Rotarians Hear Galilean Speaker Haboush

Highlands Rotary Club hosts Shephen Haboush of Galilee as guest speaker at a luncheon in the Methodist Church recreation room. He will discuss Why the Trouble in Palestine and present a color travel film of Cairo Jerusalem Bethlehem and Galilee in native costume with assistants.

Shephen Haboush Galilean Highlands Rotary Club Methodist Church Palestine Sea of Galilee Holy Land Haboush Cairo Jerusalem Bethlehem Galilee Irs Habousk Tro. Helpers

Car Collides, Pole Snapped In West Harris County Accident

John R Ansley, 25, lost control on a wet San Jacinto Street pavement in Highlands and skidded into a highline pole ten feet above ground. Deputies R E Easley and L McShan noted the car slid left into a ditch before striking the pole. Ausley was robbed. Wine was the first intoxicating drink I down.

West Harris County John R Ansley San Jacinto Street Highlands Ansley R. E. Easley L. McShan Ausley Roburt

Stones Fly In Berlin Flare-Up

In Berlin crowds across the divided city voiced anti Communist sentiment with Erving Brown from the AFL among speakers in the British sector. Police guarded the Soviet War Memorial as 250,000 East Germans in Lustgazien rallied for cooperation with Russia while clashes and taunts occurred nearby.

West Berlin Tiergarten Erving Brown American Federation of Labor British Lustgazien Russia East Germany

Bakery Strike Hinges on Midnight Walkout Threat

Washington mediators planned talks to avert a nationwide bakery strike set for midnight. About 2,500 bakers in the AFL Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union threaten to walk out across multiple plants run by Continental Baking Company, possibly affecting up to 40,000 other workers. Talks yielded little progress after Friday night session.

Washington Gzi Cyrus S. Ching Clyde Millis AFL Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union Continental Baking Company Mills Union

Votes on Measure Scheduled Friday

The Senate Labor Committee began reviewing the Railway Labor Act with a series of amendments under consideration. George M. Harrison of the Railway Labor Executive Association was set to testify today as part of the ongoing discussion on potential union shop contracts.

Senate Labor Committee George M. Harrison Railway Labor Executive Association

Chilean President Visits Lubbock Meets West Texans

President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla met cheering crowds at Texas Tech College Stadium after arriving from Houston. Representative George Mahon warned against relying on Chilean strategic products in war, while Videla toured industrial sites and praised Houston’s port and ship channel as impressive. The Altar Society of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church invites members to a meeting at 6 am tomorrow.

Lubbock George Mahon United States Mahon Chile Gabriel Gonzalez Videla Gonzalez Videla Texas Tech College Stadium Houston Gulf Coast Panama Canal oThe Altar Society of St. Joseph's Ray McFerren

Campbell Reeves Elected To Council In Baytown

Special to The Baytown Sun reports Campbell and Reeves winning council seats. Campbell, a public accountant with Woods Building offices, formerly taught and served with IRS, lives at 221 West Peares with a 1932 Texas Tech degree and three children. Reeves, in refinery process work on Number One Cat unit, has three children and years at the refinery. Final unofficial vote tallies show Campbell and Reeves ahead in multiple precincts with Mrs Greer and Mr Como also variable counts.

Fown Hines Street Reeves Ann Karen Robin Campbell Woods Texas Technological Institute Baytown Department of Internal Revenue West Peares Pranta Motors Como Greer Gilkenfield

Livestock Market Report From Fort Worth Prices Rise

In Fort Worth livestock market activity, cattle showed gains with steers and yearlings up to 28 dollars and beef cows up to 21 dollars. Calves strong with slaughter cattle near 29.50 for top lots. Hogs higher with butcher bids 65 to 90 cents, sows up, feeder pigs steady, staple weights 1200 head sale. Firemen’s annual ball in Williams­town ends early due to repeated false alarms.

Fort Worth

City Chiefs To Report On Department Work

City Manager C D Middleton today started a new system to monitor city departments. Department heads were told at the morning meeting they would provide oral progress reports and note any changes or issues, aiming to answer council questions and reduce embarrassment.

C.D. Middleton Middleton

Telegraphers of U P Throughout Nation On Strike

Telegraphers of U P across the nation strike in a move tied to a proposed wage scale adjustment. The action seeks to bridge the long standing gap between U P and the rival wire service, offering operators both higher newsmen gains and reduced disparities in pay.

U. P United Press U.P

Lee History Club delegates attend Texas gathering

Approximately 254 delegates from Lee History Club chapters across the state attended this year’s convention. Four Baytown delegates took part in the program, with Lee providing decorations for the Eugene Berker dedication dinner and the Junior Historian luncheon. The four delegates were Helen Bradberry, Roger Gary, Jane Wright and Jeanette Garber. Seventeen other Lee Club members also attended.

Antonio Ball High Galveston Edinburgh Baytown Lee Organization Eugene ©. Berker Helen Bradberry Roger Gary Jane Wright Jeanette Garber Lee Club

Map Too Small To Mark Elytown Septic Tanks Survey

City sanitarian Odis Ainenrink reports Elytown sewer survey needs a larger city map. Muennink says the small map lacks rotation for septic tanks and privies, though few areas show such conditions. The survey counts houses adjacent to sewer lines to plan future connections and larger sewers.

Odis Ainenrink Elytown C. D. Ruiddleton Muenninik Muennink

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