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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1951

Page

2

Senate Crime Probe Report Hits O'Dwyer

A senate committee recaps O Dwyer actions hindering investigations into organized crime and public official corruption. It details calls for tougher narcotics laws, gambling controls, witness immunity, and prosecutorial tools, while noting ongoing pressure on federal enforcement and a broader crackdown plan.

Senate O'Dwyer Jae Rns & Tre Parti Ry Murder Inc. Water Front New York Acre Victlen

Livestock market notes and pricing at Fort Worth

In Fort Worth the livestock market shows very slow trade with scattered sales near steady. Cattle prices range for steers and heifers from 31 to 35 and 37.25 for experiment stock, cows 23 to 27, canners 16 to 23, bulls 20 to 29, stockers 29 to 38, calves 600 pounds, slaughter calves 31 to 34 with primes to 35, hogs steady with good and choice at 193 to 220, sows 17 to 18.40, feeder pigs 15 to 18, stags 24 to 16. California’s Death Valley is said to have formed about 12 million years ago.

Fort Worth ITP USDA California Death Valley

VFW Women Visit Veterans Hospital

VFW women visit the Veterans Hospital to meet VFW Commander Moravits, in the hospital’s new building on Decker. Lions are noted to attend a dinner in Framingham, Massachusetts, with other scattered local references.

VFW Veterans Hospital

Stock market fading names and firms list near Baytown Sun

A partial stock index style list shows numerous corporations and brands including Armco Steel AT&T Coca-Cola Kodak General Electric General Motors Humble Oil Tex Gulf Surf US Steel and Woolworth, with scattered fragmented entries and unclear context in a Baytown Sun special.

Baytown Sun Alieg Amerad Pet Ender Ag Armco Steel Amer Woolens Anaconda Beth Steel Budd Co Calumet and Hee Celane Humble Oil Nicket Kirby Liggett and Myera Mack Trnucks Mid Con Pet Nat Dairy Prod Wat Steel Ohio Penner’s Inc Pure Peckard Motors Repab Steel Sears St Regis Paper Stan Tnd Sten Oi N. F Sunray Oil Tex Gulf Sur Tidewater Corp Timken Bearing US Steel Woolworth Inn May N Cotion

Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed

Puzzle lists across and down entries with various clues including coffee shop lead pellet and phrases for months and body parts. The grid references many overlapping clues with several obscure terms and misprints requiring crossfill.

Jaycees Plan Bigger Derby For 30th Terrapin Race

The Bay town Jaycees announce the 30th annual Terrapin Derby set for June 3. Proceeds go to Jaycee civic projects. General Chairman Joe Williams leads the planning with R B Jacobs as director and J OG Ware as co chair. Team captains organize four car ticket sales and terrapin salesmen include Billy Ainsworth Buddy Bray and others.

Texas Terrapins Jaycee Joe Williams Wiliams R. B. Jacobs J. OG. Ware Williams Com Tee Ed Clark Bob Beverly Hd Wetson W. E. Boyce Jaycees Billy Ainsworth Buddy Bray T. E. Cook Dick Manne Joe Meek Stephenson Jr Ware Don Teter Tommy Ward Glynn Young Micky Boves

Wilburn's Stand Cuts School Bond Issue To 500000

Wilburn and the board limit the district bond package to 500000 while debating a larger program to upgrade campuses. They consider a 10-year 3000000 bond, potential second 500000 issue later, and savings from budget surpluses, with some members pushing for higher totals despite objections. A split remains 5-2 as talks explore tax-rate changes and project eliminations. A separate note covers a boy biting a dog in McKenze Tenn.

Page One Lamer San Jacinto Burnet Ashbet Smith Highlands Carver McWair Baytown Junior High Horace Mann Robert E. Lee High School Houston John Brandenberger Charles Hawkins Hawkins Suy Wilburn Hartman Eve Stark Pyle Kellogg Adams

Wide Texas storm hits Abilene and Dallas with hail and wind

Severe weather swept West and Central Texas with hail up to baseball size and winds up to 62 miles per hour. Abilene logged .59 inch of rain while Clyde reported 2.10 inches. A Navy bomber landed in Dallas with damage described as if “beaten with a baseball bat,” and Lone Star Gal’s office lost a refrigerator into the street. Postponed West Texas New Mexico League games followed. A 106 degree high was set at Laredo as the system moved eastward with clearing conditions forecast inland and rain along the coast tomorrow.

Paes One Wey Abilene Clyde Clycle Ares Dellas Ashe Navy Dallas Fort Worth Lone Star Gal Company Panhandle South Plains Mercury Laredo Texas

Eight year old saves baby from drowning heroism

Frankie Mascheck, 8, pulled 2 year old Diane Millet from a sewer ditch by the Brown Trailer Camp, after the child slipped and struggled in muddy water. Diane’s father praised the boy as a real hero. Diane was treated at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Frankie returned to class after the rescue.

Siate Diane Millet Airs Harold Millets Tre Frankie Mascheck Belinda Ann Weems O. J. Weems Diana Prankie Diane Mrs. Weems Tasiler Camp San Jacinto Memorial Hospital Frankie Birs W. R. Mascheck Burnett School Market Street Road J. D. Paskey Frankie Diane Belinda

Taxpayers Granted Rendition Extension in Baytown Area

Baytown taxpayers receive extra time for property rendition as A B Collins states the deadline extended from yesterday to Friday. Exemption on homestead up to 3300 is available annually but must be reapplied each year per local law. Goose Creek School District taxes will not grant further extension, per George L Bernett.

Baytown A. B. Collins Carl Smith A. V. Barber George L. Bernett Goose Creek

Carver Junior Class To Stage 3 Act Play

Carver High School junior class presents a three act comedy The Fletcher Family in the school auditorium. Directed by Allene Williams the cast features Narcisse Wgin Faye Raymond and Willie Ree Reece. An old time minstrel Fun on the Old Plantation will be presented by the 10th grade class.

Carver High School Fletcher Family Daammborroe Allene Willams Narcisse

Historians Get High Rating At State Convention

The Robert E. Lee chapter with 26 members from Lees Ter and sponsors Mrs. Sy dan and Mrs. Jordan returned from the Junior Historian Clubs state convention at the Driskill Hotel in Austin. Baytown delegates John Smith and Jane Wiest appeared on the program as Miss Wright presided. talks included Independence Poems Of Texas.

Robert BE Lee Texas Ong Sydan Jordan I Buckner John Staite Leester State Vention Driskill Hotel Austin Baytown John Smith Jane Wiest Wright Chagy Independence Robert EL Lee

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