Rescue Squad Battles Death To Free Man In Brooklyn Well
Rescue workers fight to reach Dominick Atteo, 45, trapped 30 feet underground in a partially dug Brooklyn well shaft as sands shift and flames threaten his life. Father Garrone and Dr. Berson assist, while work to free his leg continues with a critical prognosis.
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New York
Brooklyn
Dominick Atteo
Fatherohn Garrone
Minick
Atteo
Harold Berson
Maria
F Company
Pate
Tw in s and others in a fog of small town clues
A garbled field of names and anecdotes describes families in a small town, mentioning Beverly and Shirley Ford and iDeen Blackwell, Mrs Rey Jr, Donna and Mrs Weaver, Ray in a collision, Long dreaming of Wesse Teal, J V Newton in Baytown, Paul and Ruth Moore with the Moores, and friends betting on Showe. Police cen ters pass along hints of missing trucks, dawn appearances, and summer plans amid scattered scenes and names, with a sense of local drama and busy daily life.
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Beverly
Shirley Ford
iDeen Blackwell
Rey ‘Ver, Jr
Donna
J. Vi
Newton
Baytown
Paul
Ruth Moore
Seashore
St Gal
Tover
Levy
Clegg
Wea Auehter
Aston
D. Cree
Carlton
R. Robson
Three Crewmen Dead In Two Train Crashes
Auditor Will Defend Criticism Of Books At Council Meeting. T. B. Trotter, Houston accountant, will appear at a 7:30 p.m. City Council special meeting to discuss his sharp critique of city bookkeeping. The water department and corporation court drew direct fire from the auditor’s letter outlining the October 1 1949 examination results handed to City Manager C D Middleton on April 94.
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T. B. Trotter
Houston
Water Department
Corporation Court
C. D. Middleton
Igane
Milton L. Campbell
Baytown
Campbell
Barber
W. C. Yilliams
Aa.v. Barker
Trotter
Mendenhall
Campbelly
Rufus Bergeron
W. D. Reeves
Billy
H.S. Davis
Jeff Stroud
Fipor Bs Com Eny
Sam G. Como
Reeves
Caba Greer
Acheson Urges West To Welcome Western Germany
US Secretary of State Dean Acheson urged Western powers to embrace Western Germany as part of their coalition, sharing risks and responsibilities to rebuild Germany and avoid a third world war. He spoke at a Society of Pilgrims dinner on the eve of the Big Three foreign ministers conference, stressing cooperation and sacrifice for peace and economic recovery.
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London
U. S
Deen Acheson
Western Germany
Marshall Ald
Acheson
Society of Pilgrims
Peece
Germany
Two Bodies Still Beneath Fiery Wreck
UP report from EMD Oklahoma describes a 50 car freight wreck when a storm-weakened bridge collapsed into Wild Horse Creek near Pond Creek. Fireman D E Burrow and Brakeman T B Kelly, both of Bil Reno, Oklahoma, were trapped and burned. their bodies were seen but could not be removed. Engineer G L Gholston and Conductor W Propper, both of EI Reno, were hospitalized in Enid. Heavy rains and thunderstorms flooded Cow Creek and forced 25 families from Comanche.
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EMD
Okla
Rock Island
D. E. Burrow
T. B. Kelly
Bil Reno
Oklahoma
Wild Horse Creek
West Pond Creek
Noth Central Oklahoma
Enid
Pond Creek
Byron Chapman
G. L. Gholston
William Propper
EI. Reno
Enid General “Hospital
Propper
Fenstein
Cow Creek
Comanche
Rail crash near Beasley kills SP fireman Joe Kruppa
A Rio Grande Valley passenger train jumped the rails near Beasley Texas, killing fireman Joe E Kruppa of Houston. Engineer Sam H Koenig of Houston crawled free and was treated at Polly Ryan Hospital in Richmond. The rear engine and tender derailed, 50 passengers aboard none injured, traffic blocked along Highway 59 until wreckage cleared.
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Houston
Brownsville
Kruppa
Beasley
Here
Hoenig
Fort Bend
Nominations Still Coming In For Teacher Of Year Race
Baytown contest nominees rise to 33 with four new names Mrs R Smote Baytown Elementary Miss Betty Hert Cedar Bayou High School Mrs Carmel Norton Robert E Lee and Mrs Mar Jarrett Sam Houston Elementary Readers urged to second nominations or submit new ones Letters detailing why a candidate deserves the title will be destroyed after the contest all letters will be kept confidential potential prize money 103 for winner and 95 for best supporting letter suggested by The Sen
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Bill Baytown
Baytown Sum
R. Smote
Baytown Elementary
Betty Hert
Cedar Bayou High School
Carmel Norton
Robert E. Lee
Mar Jarrett
Sam Houston Elementary
Sen
McCarthy Threatens to Name Diplomat Spy Contact
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy warned he would publicly identify the U S diplomat he says acted as a contact for a Russian spy unless President Truman discloses full details. He has given the name to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee and demands access to loyalty files, threatening a Senate speech with complete information if the committee does not cooperate.
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McCarthy
Diplomat
Red-Hunter
Truman
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Tan
Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
Senate
George S. Marshall
Marshall
Subcommittee
Te Department
Toyalty Fe
Moscow
Put Up Or Shut Up Senator Show Us Evidence
Senator Millard E Tydings challenged Senator Joseph F McCarthy to produce evidence for claims that State Department loyalty files show traitorous behavior. Tydings urged laying out proof or face jail for those responsible. The committee reviewed 81 cases and the files reportedly include FBI loyalty data. Morerg Krank's dad dies. Morria Frank will not attend Humble Day in Baytown. he left for Indianapolis for funeral services. Houston columnist canceled broadcasts.
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Tydings
Washington
Millard E.tydings
Maryland
Joseph F. McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Morerg -Krank
Frank
Baytown
Houston
Indianapolis
U S Rejects Russian Two Cent Offer on Lend Lease
Washington reports the United States rejected Russia's proposal to settle the wartime lend lease debt for two cents on the dollar. The three year old talks remain far apart over roughly 2 billion dollars of wartime goods sent to Russia during World War II.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Hartman elected to Harris County Red Cross board
Ivy F. Hartman of Baytown is elected to the Harris County Red Cross board of trustees. Thomas W. Gregory, county chairman, announced the election. Hartman, Baytown Refinery engineer and Goose Creek ISD board vice president, led this year’s Baytown Red Cross fundraising drive and was county drive ice-chairman outside Houston.
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Ivy F. Hartman
Baytown
Harris County
Thomas. W. Gregory
Hartman
Goose Creek Independent
Red
Houstons
Truman outlines atomic research aiding grain and livestock
President Truman, touring Idaho, said peacetime atomic energy holds real promise to improve grain and livestock. He also announced approval of the National Science Foundation Bill to promote basic research and education, aiming to keep the United States ahead in science and peace. He spoke at Pocatello near large atomic plants and noted efforts to feed famine-stricken Chinese. President praised Dean Acheson and stressed using atomic energy for peaceful ends, with a transcontinental tour ending in Chicago.
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Truman Train
API
Truman
Idaho
An Badierice
Pocatello
Colmbia
Japan
National Science Foundation
Trumer
Wyoming
Laramie
Trumen
China
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Timmen
Atomic Energy Commission Wing
Arco
Tolsho
Union
United States
Pacetello St
Chicago
Republicans Demand Price Tag On President Promises
Republicans urged President Truman to attach a price tag to his political promises during a transcontinental tour. Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire accused the White House of using the trip for non political campaigning and said Americans will demand concrete actions to reduce debt lower taxes cut spending and balance the budget.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Styles—Bridges
Mey
Hampshire
Ventura
America
Gerat
Britain
Txman
Trimen
League of Social Pisnners
Ruth Mathews 21 Dies After Long Illness in Houston
Ruth Mathews twenty one, former Southwestern Bible Institute student at Waxahachie, died eight forty p m Tuesday in a Houston hospital after a yearlong illness. A Baytown native who lived near Tri City Beach Road, she came from Regional Schools to study for mission work. Ill for about a year after entering the Bible Institute, she was treated in Houston for nearly three years. Funeral at Central Assembly of God Church Friday at 3 with Rev Owens officiating, burial in Hill of Rest Cemetery. Survived by four brothers Donald, Gasle, Ralph, Harold Mathews. parents died about six years ago.
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Ruth Mathews
Southwestern Bible Institute
Waxahachie
Houston
Miss Mathews
Baytown
Tri-City Beach Road
Regiona
The
Bible Lnstitute
Central Assembly of God Church
Rev
G. Owens
Hill of Rest Cemetery
Donald
Gasle Mathews
Ralph and
Harold Mathews
Coady
Illness Fatal To Mrs Massey’s Mother
Mrs Mary Sohuta Irwin mother of Beatrice Massey died in Houston at 130 p m yesterday. Oak Funeral Home in Houston reported the death after she had worsened over about two weeks.
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Mary Sohuta Irwin
Beatrice Massey
Houston
Oak Funeral Home
Irwin
Massey
Bos
Half Million Men May Be Left Jobless
A Chicago report outlines a broad strike threat affecting about half a million workers including firemen and engineers. The National Railway Mediation Board and union leaders debate terms as walkouts began and a national government response looms under President Truman’s plan.
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Chicago
Cot
Union
White House
Francis CO
National Railway “Mediatias Board
Censusmen expect to wind up job by end of week
Springall says Baytown census operation should wrap up by week’s end with enumerators finishing door to door data collection. He thanked Baytown residents for cooperation and urged anyone missed to contact the Chamber of Commerce office at Id As Street for the next three days. The census gathers household head, sex, age, and birth date for final figures.
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Springall
Baytown
Springali
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commezes
Isagie
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Maglnd Town
West
Western
U.S
Harry Hartman
Red Cross
MNOX
Beavers
Mrs. Massey
Idsho
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