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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1950

Page

2

Concert Preview From Baytown Music Week Schedule

Music Week in full swing with Thursday concert by Hotel Benn Junior High School A Catena Choir and mixed choir of 75 voices plus a 60 member girls choir Expect sacred songs spirituals folk tunes and piano solos Soloists named Carolyn Moody Joy Lee Smith Nadine Green Allen West Admission 35 cents adults 20 cents children Tickets from choir members or at auditorium door Also notes two last night programs Seventh Grade Band Horace Mann Junior High Band at Horace Mann auditorium and a Baytown Music Study Club recital at Baytown Community House under direction of Fred S Parker Thomas Altman Love Clegg Tharp chaired the Music Week committee

Texas Star and Wagon Wheel Judy Davis Susie Hooks Evelyn Mitchell Carolyn Moody Joy Lee Smith Nadine Green Allen West Horace Mann Horace Mann Junior High School Baytown Music Study Club Baytown Horace Arena Fred S. Parker Avex Altman Cheirman Music Week Ars Love Ellis Clegg J. L F. Tharp

Hot Check Travels End in State Pen

B Adams, who toured the country on money from hot checks passed from Baytown to Snyder with trips to Louisiana and Speehees, goes to Huntsville for three two year terms to run concurrently. C Bayes, who traveled with Adams, will be tried later after postponement. Adams convicted of passing and forging checks cashed at Ace Herd, Sinders, Tand Af Variety in Highlands, and a hardware store in Greens Bayou. Deputy Ligt AL Brorz testified.

n-Thorntown B. Adams Baytown Snyder Louisiane Speehees Huntsville Highlands and Greens Bayou Adams Houston Abs C Bayes Dhesday Ace Herd were_ Siers Tand Af Ighlands Ligt AL Brorz

University of Iowa Names New Cage Coach

Iowa cite Je iP Rolie Wilkes, assistant athletic director, named head basketball coach by the athletic board. Williams, former Iowa head coach before World War XI, succeeds Lawrence Pops Harrison, fired recently for failure to comply with board orders.

Iowa Cite Rolie Wilkes Universility of Iowa Bawkese Athletic. Board. of Control Williams Iowa Lawrence Pops) Harrison

Morning News Ticker From 1930s Radio Schedule

Fragmented schedule listing radio time slots and program names across sports, music, and news. Mentions include Morning Melodies, Fox Beer show, Bob Eberly, Sier Time, and Liberty Network with 2:00 baseball segments. Contains multiple eras and stations in a single clipped page.

Sra Tievellis Hound Fevellla Devonanal E2el Morning Melodies Bastown News Fox Beer Bob Eberly Eapdeiee Sier Maabe Rudin Aué Dey Stocks

Lee DE Club Books On Display At Galveston

McBride, reporter for the jed Occupations Club of Robert Lee High School, said today the club exhibited scrapbooks and photo albums of students’ clubs at the Texas Vocational Association convention in Galveston May 4–6. The district display included all clubs from Corpus Christi to Orange. no awards were given, but the booth drew statewide attention from observers. Attendees included WW Muller, Ward, Hil Hl. Nitchmen, Weik Tarver from Baytown. Under an 1820 treaty the United States still sets aside 600 a year to be paid to a Choctaw Indian tribe.

McBride Jed Occupations Club Robert =. Lee High School Galveston Texas Vocational Association Corpus Christi Orange Muller Clut Ward Hil Hl. Nitchmen Weik. Tarver Baytown United States

St Pauls Society Elects New Members At Meeting

St Pauls Society and Clubs gathered Tuesday morning in the Educational Building to welcome three new members Mrs A C Theeck Mrs J E Hartzog and Mrs G Baumbach Walter Bartek led the program on Cooperation in Christianity A district missionary federation report was given and committees announced Mrs S B Lee was elected historian and a Mother's Day offering for India Women’s work was taken Refreshments were served by Mrs W H Teggeman and many members attended including the pastor Karl Bracker and visitor Mrs C A Jacobson

St. Paul's Jety A.C Theeck J. E. Hartzog G Baumbach Walter Bartek R. F. Fiennig District Missionary Federation Freeport and Murphy India W- G. Mettke New Guinea A. A. Holle H. Streich J. R. Meekins S. B. Lee W. HL Teggeman W. BH. Abel KL Bracker E. H. Eschenburg FL Geyer W. H. Heintschel P. FL Hozlimd J. P. Lerfing A. K Reidy W. H

Anson Jones PTA To Install New Officers

Anson Jones Parent Teacher Association will install new officers at the May meeting run by Mrs. A R Stark at 2 30 p m Tomorrow President Mrs J M Haggard will introduce committee chairmen for the coming year Mrs R J Carter will be honored for 28 years of service and will make her last appearance with the group Miss Margaret Biges room will present a pupil produced toy refreshment duty falls to the Hostess Committee led by Mrs Leon Denfel and Mrs Jack Elder Special invitations go to all mothers of children entering Anson Jones next fall

Anson Jones Parent-Teacher Association A. R. Stark J. M. Haggard R. J. Carter Bruce Dilienback Margaret Bige Leon Denfel Jack Elder Anson-Jonez James Nelson Thimble Club East Texas J.T. Fielder E. S. Phillips Joe Nelson Fielder N. E. Brown T. J. Gammage Osx Lyons ES. Phillips Live Oak

Bonnie Bond Birthday Party at East James Road

Bonnie Bond celebrated her sixth birthday at her home with a wiener roast and party games. guests included Grace Methodist Church kindergarten pupils and family members. Tea and refreshments followed as relatives assisted. further club activities noted.

Bonnie Bond Clifford M Bond East James Road Grace Methodist Church

School Trustees Thank Voters For Their Support

In Baytown three incumbents reelected to the school board expressed thanks to voters. Board President Theo Wilburn Secretary A R Stark and Trustee J W Pyle praised the community for support and pledged to improve Baytown schools and not disappoint those who voted for them.

Baytown Theo Wilburn A. R. Stark J. W. Pyle Stark Pile

Russia Called To Account For POWs

TOKYO, Allied leaders delivered a blistering 5000 word indictment demanding Russia explain the fate of 3000 missing Japanese war prisoners. General McArthur aide William Separd read the charge at the Allied Council for Japan as a Russian delegation, led by Lieutenant General Kuzma Derevyenko, boycotted the session.

Tokyo United States Russia Feiling William Separd Douglas McArthur Allied Council For Japan Kuzma Derevyenko Sebaid

Navy Shows Rafts From Lost Plane

The Navy publicly displayed two damaged life rafts from the Privateer shot down by Soviet fighters over the Baltic. One raft remained folded and burned, the other lightly inflated likely from impact. Navy experts cited the rafts and recovered nose wheel as evidence the aircraft exploded in air or on water impact, dashing any surviving crew hopes.

Washington Navy Baltic Pentagon

Livestock market report for Fort Worth cattle hogs

Livestock prices at Fort Worth show cattle weaker to 50 lower on cows, mixed yearlings and slaughter steers near steady. Slaughter steers 23.00 28.50, yearlings 29.00 30.06, cows 27.50 22.00, common stockers 20.00 27.50. Hogs opened steady then 25 lower. 190 276 lb hogs 18.50 18.00. 160 180 lb 1675 1825. sows 15.00 168.50. feeder pigs 35.00 17.00.

Fort Worth USDA

Pullen Promoted Major in Baytown Reserve Unit

Thomas F. Pullen of Baytown rises from captain to major in the Organized Reserve Corps. He serves with Slight E, 9806th Volunteer Air Reserve Unit, commended by Captain R. B. Jacobs who notes vacancies and warns of 12th Air Force policy to drop nonparticipants. Meetings are Tuesdays at 7:20 pm in Chamber of Commerce offices. James Ernest Dix birth announcement includes hospital and weight details.

Thomas F. Pullen Baytown Organized Reserve Corps Pullen Slight E Volunteer Air Reserve R. B. Jacobs Jacobs Air Force Chamber of Commerce 12Th

Missouri's Last Rebel Vet Dies

HIGGINVILLE Mo Johnny Graves Missouri's last veteran of the Civil War dies in a dormitory at the Confederate home on the 100 acre grounds. He was discharged as physically unfit after doctors ruled him unfit for service. Graves lived to 107, attributing longevity to tobacco cornbread and Bourbon highballs. The Confederate home faces doubts as most buildings sit empty and only Civil War widows remain in state care.

Higginville Johnny Graves Missouri Graves

Never Rains But It Pours The Airs

J M Johnson rushed home with a baby after a house fire caused by a short in an extension cord. Johnson disconnected the fan to stop the blaze. Fire officials reported a penny behind a fuse slowed the current, easing the danger. Johnson expressed lingering nerves yet relief that her baby was unhurt and polio fears proved unfounded.

J. M. Johnson Johnson Hub Bounds A. E. Lintelman Mrs. Johnson Ananda

Drivers Lucky In Truck Car Crash

A truck and car collided on Miassey Tompkins Road last night. Drivers Gleason and Noye escaped with minor injuries. Gleason, 36, Cedar Bayou, received a deep cut on his left arm and was treated at Raytown Hospital. Alfred Collins, 17, Wilburn Brothers driver, was bruised but not severely hurt. Deputy Brown issued Gleason a ticket for reckless driving after learning the car skidded 135 feet. The truck driver was ticketed for moopers for license and failure to yield. Mrs. George Hopps, 22, Baytown, is recovering from back and chest injuries after her car left the road on East Houston Road and overturned. she was treated and released.

Miasséy-Tompkins Road G. L. Glezion Cedar Bayou Raytown Alfred Collins Noye Wilburn Brothers Sherff Blm Brown Glesson Gleason George Hopps Baytown East Houston Houston

Auditor To Face City Councilmen

City Manager C. D. Middleton told the council there was no dishonesty implied in the fiscal report and that the city books can be checked by anyone interested. New councilman Campbell, an accountant, is expected to help shed light on the report by Trotter.

C. D. Middleton Hes Campbell Trotter

Supreme Court Rules For Used Car Dealers

The Texas Supreme Court ruled used car dealers are exempt from filing license receipts and title applications within 1 day of acquisition. The decision says dealers face no penalties for failing to file. The suit by the Texas Automotive Dealers Association sought a declaratory judgment on fee and penalty exemptions. The report also notes the first Walker Cup International golf match, held at Southampton, New York, in August 1922.

Agstin Texas Supreme Court Texas Automotive Dealers Association Harris County Carl Smith Southhampton New York

Stock Quotes Special to The Baytown Sun

Stock quotes feature a mix of steel, chemicals, oil and consumer firms with varied gains and losses. Companies named include Armco Steel Bell Co Calumet and Hecla Dow Chemical Du Pont Chrysler Kodak Gen Electric Goodyear Libby Mack Trucks Packard Motors Texaco Tex Gulf etc. Some values show percent changes while others are incomplete or uncertain in this OCR fragment.

Alles Lud Steel Allis Penner’s Tacaru Pure Packerd Motors Repab Steel St. Megis Stan Oil Ind Stan of N. J. WZ Sunray Tex Gulf Sui TE Texes Co Tex Guift BK Tidewater Corp Timken U. S&s. Steel and Woolworth Inc N. O. Catton

Walkout Ties Up Five Big Railroads

A broad railroad walkout snarled operations across the industry. Disruptions hit New York Central Pennsvlvania Santa Fe Chesapeake and Ohio and others as strikers blocked lines and offices. Santa Fe embargoed shipments of live stock and perishable freight while Chesapeake and Ohio canceled passenger trains to major cities. In Camden New Jersey two skate alarms sounded as fire damaged Williss W Howards attic but the house was saved.

New York Central Pennshivante Santa Fe Southern Railway Chesaneake Ohio Colorado and Southern Denver Colorado Southern Belping Elk Co Santa Fe Today Embergo Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Gelveston Texas Chesareeke and Ohio Washington Chicago Tore@o Columbus Grand Rapids Michicen Skates Camden N. J Williss W. Howard Howard

Alcoholism Cure Announced at New York Medical Meeting

At the New York State Medical Society session Dr. James Smith of NYU Bellevue Medical Center announced a proposed cure for alcoholism and hangovers using hormones. He cited ACTH and Cortisone in scarce supply, but suggested adrenal hormones like ACE and des oxycorticosterone plus vitamin C can control acute alcoholism within 24 hours and alleviate hangovers with injections based on severity.

Paul F. Ellis New York New York State Medical Society James 3. Smith New York University-Bellevue Medical Center Smith

Planned Parenthood Aims to Give Every Child a Wanted Birthright

The national director of Planned Parenthood said the goal is to ensure every child is born to be loved and wanted. Mrs. Horne McHinnon of Chicago spoke at the Texas Association state conference opening.

Waco the Nations Planned Parenthood Association Todey Hdne, McHinnon Chicago Texas Association

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