Prisoners Break From Harris County Jail In Daring Escape
A daring break at Harris County Jail led to a near riot as two prisoners breached a wall and chaos ensued. One was captured. the other, Matthews, remains at large near Buffalo Bayou, hunted by lawmen in six city sectors. Guards pursued, a gun cabinet threatened, and the escape halted after jailer McPhail and Deputy Leago were involved.
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Touston
Harris County
Matthews
Buffalo Bayou
Centre Jron Fata
Fort Bend
Isers
Stoneham
30 McPhail
Jasper Leago
Athen McPhail
Leago
EB. Buckley
Fred Bauer
Cew
Nem
China Reds Free U.S. Fliers After 19 Months Detention
Two American sailors released by Chinese Communists left for Hong Kong aboard the British steamer Hunan. William C. Smith of Long Beach, a Navy chief construction electrician, and Elmer S. Bende of Cincinnati, a Marine Corps master sergeant, had been imprisoned since 1945 and were captured during a probe over Taiwan. The Peiping radio said they sailed from Tsingtao and were due in Hong Kong early next week.
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Hong Kong
Ching
Wiliam C. Smith
Long Beach
California
Navy
Tsingtao
Hunan
Tey
Tsingiso
Flood Waters Sweep Over Oklahoma
Floodwaters swept across Oklahoma lowlands causing at least two deaths and forcing 700 plus residents from homes. Areas like Pauls Valley and Duncan reported major damage and evacuations after heavy rains and rising creeks. Woodlands, roads, and a city generating plant were affected, with widespread property loss and power outages reported.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Jack Livingston
Pauls Valley
Waurike
H. C. Bowling
Cow Creek
Ab Pauls Valley
Duncan
Willow Cresk
Comanche
Lemester -High
Maxwell “McCurdy
Purcell
Bands To Play In Music Festival At Baytown High
Baytown Isior High School Auditorium hosts a music festival featuring three bands from Baytown Junior High and nearby districts. Directed by Filmer Zatwis, the program honors Mothers Day with overtures, marches, and a novelty act led by Robert Needham and Mertha Tiner as narrator.
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Irector Hargis
Baytown Isior High
Ghrlends
Burnet
Beytown
Jacinto
Town
Reg Esytown
Filmer 2
Beautiful
Robert Needham
Mertha Tiner
Robert
Pete) Hooper
Michael Hensley
Alton ‘McNulty
Jerry Adams
Lee Olsen
Patricia
Sack Bargeiner
Horace. Mann’Junior High School
School Court Elects Hill ivic Association Holds Annual Meet
Hill was elected president of the School Court Civic Association at its annual Cedar Bayou School meeting. E H Sheffield was replaced. new officers include G C Grube vice president and R D Miller treasurer. Directors Mur Montell and L A Robinson holdover. committee on county road project advances.
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Hillivic Association
Boyd N. Hill
Tin Cedar
Bayou School
Lin
HBS& Gates
B. D. Snerty
Hill
Gates
Joe Mersontell
Fau
Sit
Parade Theme Sparks Jaycees Notes In City Page
Fragmentary text describes a parade with a monkey on a donkey motif. Officials including Boyd and Kappele of the Jaycees respond to remarks. Spectators and members such as Robert Gillette and Frank are referenced in a chaotic passage.
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Candie
Boyd
Snd . Kappele
The
Jaycees
Tand
Idam
Robert Tt
Gillette
Srank
City Officials Raise Storm Over Audit
A. L. Banks reports a heated city council session over a 1949 audit. T. Be Trotter detailed discrepancies and uncited docketing laws in Corporation Court. Mayor Ward vows further meetings with department heads as Judge Hunter defends the court’s operation amid criticism.
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A. L. Banks
T. Be Trotter
J.A. Ward
Unter
F Houlihan
Houlihan
Buelow
Hunter
Frouchben
Smith
White Collar War Bushwhacked In First Strike Violence
Two white men on Southern Railway trains were bushwhacked in a first strike violence incident as firemen clashed with strikers. A shot pierced a freight cab and another hit a supervisor. no injuries reported. Picket lines and stoning occurred near the yard, with reports of heightened industrial tension across regions as miners face shutdowns.
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Enoxville
Penn
Southern Railway
Southern
John ‘Sevier
Baptist Conventon Accepts $12 Million Grant Toward Abolition
The Southern Baptist Convention approved a $12,000,000 grant from the Reynolds Foundation to support a major university project. The trust requires the denomination and the college to match the funds, with $34,300,000 already raised toward the match. The college reportedly holds a $3,000,000 endowment. The convention also voted to petition President Truman and a presidential representative to the Vatican.
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Southern Baptist Convertion
Nolds Foundation
Reynolds, Tenance
suejor_ university
Truman
Vatican
X Ray Survey Opens Saturday in Baytown
Baytown and Houston health groups plan a three week mobile X ray program with the Jaycees and Anti Tuberculosis League. The unit, capable of four X rays per minute, will be at Weingarten's from 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and travel to many locations to reach Baytown adults.
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Jaycees and Anti-Tuberculosis League
Barris County
Baytown
Beytown
Bill Broyles
Faycees
Public Health
Zajttee
Weingarten’s
Oak Tree on Texas Avenue Nearing Death Over Nourishment
The large oak on West Texas Avenue between Whit ing and Felton is dying due to root nourishment failure. City officials say the tree has long been a traffic hazard and may be removed only if it dies, with public safety concerns framing the debate as measures to divert cars have been proposed. The stump remains a point of contention in Goose Creek.
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Iese Roglwarber
Hans Busch
Max Ajtman
Stublem
Igotaree” Harper
Jack
David Artet
Fred Jennings
Robert Kerr
Folka
Baytown
Bill Baytown
Rmade
Beytown Sun
Goose ‘Creek
Barbers Hill
Texas ‘Avenue
Whiting and
Felton
Vas
Middleton
Goose “Creek
Barris
Czechs Dust US Weatherman Staffing From Prague
U S embassy staff ordered to leave Czechoslovakia after Prague signaled it would not guarantee safety beyond Sunday. Ambassador Briggs announced steps as weather service staff faced Slovak demands.
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Prague
Czechoslovakis
United States
Czechoslovakia
Eilis
Briggs
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China
U.S
J. As. Happele
Jack Boyd
Man
Banks
Tibercatacia
Langue
Broyles” Centenat
Mis
Oak Tree
Texas Avenue
Raine
Seruuneys
Varwin “Middleton
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