Baytonian's Son Caught In Intrigue Baytown
Baytown native Joe Reid Jr a Scripps oceanographer and son of the late Judge Joe Reid is profiled in the San Diego Evening Tribune for the Argo research voyage in the North Pacific and Sea of Okhotsk near Kamchatka. The crew observed winter conditions, collected ocean data, and traded attempts with a Russian ship while avoiding Russian waters. Reid plans Moscow travel for an oceanography conference and jokes about beards in Russia.
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Memorial Day cross marks Sgt Alvin C York grave
In Pall Mall Tennessee a 12 foot cross will mark Sgt Alvin C Yorks hillside grave as his family goes into debt to fund a 35000 marble and granite monument. The marker honors one of Americas greatest war heroes and will be erected this Memorial Day.
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Weekend Storm Toll Rises Across Texas
The Associated Press notes deadly weekend storms in Texas caused at least 20 deaths from drownings, weather accidents, and violent incidents. Five Dallas residents perished after their car bypassed a flooded bridge barricade in the Trinity River. East Texas floods and extended rains fueled further drownings. Travel was limited and the weekend traffic toll was roughly half of a typical spring weekend. Dallas police list Mildred Scott as presumed drowned.
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Storms Claim Multiple Lives Across Texas and Nearby Areas
A flood of wrecks and drownings spans Texas and nearby regions. Beatrice Boyd escaped a car swept from shore by Trinity River waters. Clarence Braswell 17 drowned in Sister Grove Creek. Erwin Keen 42 killed in a bridge collision near Pasadena. Barney Addison and wife died in a two car crash near Mineral Wells. Fitz Benson 27 killed on Highway 87. Laurincio’s car plunged into a swollen creek near Naples. Buck Blalock 47 found stabbed in Longview. Mary Ann Alvarez aged one drowned in a wash tub. Gerald Jones 34 died in a self-inflicted gunshot as his car hit a tree. Johnny Lincoln Moore 48 died by own action in Corrigan. Randy Crocker 6 killed in Houston car crash. other victims listed in note.
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