Sun Spots At Humble Bay Create Mobile X-ray Drive
Sun Spots At Humble Bay reports a mobile X-ray unit’s schedule with multiple distribution points. The piece notes 378 people were examined at Weingar Store, with sessions at Lavaia School and Hum Rubber Plants, and May 19 opening followed by a Jaycees second annual event. Officials also reference a city ward meeting to discuss charter amendments and bond issues.
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Humble Bay
Bastown
Weingar
eLavaia School
Sporadic Scattered Notes From A Town Baseball Night
Fragments describe a chaotic scene near Spars last night with a building flare and onlookers. References mention Red Choate, Dan Stele S, and Pah sear of the Fine Wat, plus a fishing trip and citizenry chatter amid a tense quiet.
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Beni
Dickens
Pa- Ro Bickerstare
Humble Day Weather Sets Stage for Community Celebration
Humble Dar committee finishes plans for Humble Day with warm weather forecast and no rain. Generals Chairman George Patton oversaw early catering as 16 000 servings of barbecued beef and trimmings began. Activities include sports, music, dancing, two billiards matches, Oilers vs Victoria at 5, Houston and Baytown Humble Club basketball at 7 30.
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Lomerran
Dar
Generals
George Patton
C. B. Petts
Michell Ena
Fred Hedoe
Cammer Stow
Attravt
Brylawn
Humble Club
Bop Saehan
Oilers
Victoria
Spm
Houston
Baytown
United Fund proposed to unify annual drives in Houston meeting
Six Backatierie leaders gathered in Houston on May 17 to discuss merging the town's fund raising into a single United Fund. W. M. Wireless of Houston chairs planning efforts with civic, business, labor and church leaders. The plan aims to end constant pleas for cash by consolidating campaigns of groups like the Community Chest Red Cross and national donors. William F. Hustader of General Motors will speak at the meeting.
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Backatierie
Houston
Woosley Wood
Community Chest Board of di Ector
Gorden Parned
Roy Bims
Windusuri
United Fund
United Front
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
The
Glen
Harris County
W. M. Wireless
Houston Club
Wheless
Community Chest
Red Cross
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
National Tuberculosis Association
American Cancer
American Heart
Wireless
United Drive
William F. Hustader
General Motorstan
United Fund Detroit
Mickican
City Council Committees Report on Extra Engineering Work
Four council committees reported progress at a routine meeting. Councilmen Burrow Reeves and Campbell urged payment to J. J. Rady Engineering for extra work by city consulting engineer H. S. Bertin. Mayor War will order the extra services and agreement is anticipated.
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Long Bet
BE. W. Burrow
WD. Reeves
H. M. Campbell
J. J. Rady
H. S. Bertin
J. A. Wari
Cite
Cannelli
Judge Dismisses Gambling Charges Against Seven Men
Corporation Court Judge O S McCullough yesterday dismissed gambling charges filed against seven men arrested at a Market Street club on Friday night. Officers testified they received a call about men playing poker with dominoes, but no money was on the table. Bonds of 15 were refunded to each defendant.
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Corporation Court
O. S. McCullough
Market Street
FR. T. Wilson
CBD
Sumrall
Bank Robber Earl Morris Captured Near Sam City
A Kaw Oklahoma man Earl Franklin Morris, 29, robs Col Winsville State Bank 15 miles southeast of Sherman of 4009 dollars at gunpoint, fires at pursuing posse, then surrenders hitchhiking. Grayson County Sheriff Obie Blanton confirms the arrest and that Morris had the money when caught.
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Blanton
Morris
Sam
Forte
Sen
L Men Raid 17 Galveston Sin Joints
A ten man state liquor unit raided seventeen Galveston locations Wednesday night into Thursday, of which fifteen were bawdy houses selling liquor and beer. Eleven people were arrested, including both women and men, as the operation targeted the city’s illicit venues.
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Galveston
Loudspeakers Fail To Save Chinese Front In Korea Town
Chinese commanders used battlefield loudspeakers to urge troops on the east central Korean front to hold lines with promised reinforcements. UN forces recaptured Inje without a shot, while near Seoul Allies pressed toward suspected buildup points. Central front activity suggested a renewed spring push, with massing near Kapyong and Chunchon.
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U.P
United Nations
Inje
Norea
Seoul
Kapyong
Chunchon
Yangeu
Seput
Uijongbu
No-Man's Land
Red Patrol
Raprong-Chunchon
Fifth Air Force
Das
Pukhan
Marshall Sees Greater War Risk in Asia Than Europe
Defense Secretary George C. Marshall told the Senate committee investigating MacArthur’s removal that the risk of war triggered by Russian intervention is more acute in Asia than in Western Europe. He contrasted Asia’s desperation with Europe’s situation, noting Korea’s critical role to the Soviet Union and the danger of widening conflict with China or the USSR.
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Marshall
Asia
Europe
Washington
Defense
George C. Marshall
Fac
Senate Armed Services Foreign Relations Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
China
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R. Town
Korea
MacArthul
High Command
Russia
Hickenlooper
Western
United States
Soviet Union
Asia Greater
MacArthur
Americas
War Balance Sheet For Week From Harry Ferguson UP
A weekly UP roundup notes mixed war news. On balance the United Nations victory is growing with 75 000 Red casualties and 24 divisions mauled as Communist China’s spring offensive stalls. Allies push for tighter embargo while the U S contemplates atomic artillery ideas to break the stalemate in Korea.
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Harry Ferguson
United Nations
America
China
United States
Britain
Vesbhé
Eighth Army
City Coffers Oiled With Permit Cash
Coffers were oiled today with 31600 from Bartown's booming oil business. Three 500 drilling permits granted to G L Reasor and the Hankomer Investment Co paid a 100 fee for relocating swell on the same lease. Reasor wells on No 3 and related Kerr property south of Travis St near Highway 146. Hankamer allowed to move site 150 ft south of W E Tahb No 1.
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Bartown
G. L. Reasor
Hankomer Investment Company
E. H. Butaud
Kern and
Travis
South
Travis Street
Hankamer
Fireballs Roll Over City in 16 Minute Storm
A rare 16 minute electrical storm swept Bay town early today as fireballs rolled through homes and struck the Sears Roebuck building on Texas Avenue and the water tower by the Baytown Police Station. One transformer was lost and several dozen homes lost power while alarms failed at Sears Gordon Jewelry Store and the police station. W C Swain of Houston Lighting and Power reported about a dozen outage reports and 25 to 36 homes on Arbor Street without service until transformers could be replaced. Swain and Assistant Police Chief Montgomery described balls of fire near appliances and at Swain’s home, with the incident prompting coordination for repairs and safety checks.
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Baytown
Sears Roebuck
Texas Avenue
ADT
Sears
Gordon Jewelry Store
W. C. Swain
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Arbor Street
Wooster
Swain
Bank Reaffirms City Depository With Citizens Bank
The City Council kept funds with Citizens National Bank and Trust Co for two more years. Citizens offered 1 percent on loans, 1 to 2 percent on deposits over varying terms, and pledged municipal bonds via a custodian. Three Baytown banks bid, with Citizens winning in three sections.
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Ciizens National Bank and Trust Company
Hugh Echols
Citizens
Baytown
South Texas National Bank
Houston
Texas
Britain Still Sees Formosa Move After Korea Peace
London reports Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison said Britain still favors handing Formosa to the Republic of China but only after a Korean peace settlement. He cited the Cairo Declaration of 1943 and warned that Peiping could be treated as appropriate later.
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London
Britain
Formosa
Korea
Herbert Morrison
Morrison
Commons
Republic of China
United Nations
Peiping
Tragic Train Crash Kills Three In Houston Area
Three members of a Shekton family were killed when a Southern Pacific passenger train struck their automobile at a Beaumont crossing near Houston at 9 20 am. The parents Verton A Baeling and daughter Georgia Ansley died instantly. Two other Baeling daughters Agnes 32 and Melva 10 were gravely injured and rushed to St Joseph’s Hospital in Pasadena. Deputy sheriffs said Kaelin’s step daughter Georgia died en route, the other two step-daughters remained in critical condition.
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Houston
U.P
Southern Pacific
Beaumont
Houston City Hmits
Parenta
Verton A. Baeling
Georgia Ansley
Kaelin
Pasadena
Kae*lin
Agnes Ansley
Melva Ansley
St. Joseph’s Hospital
B. Syphrett
Georgia
Agnes
Orleans
Jimmy Ritch
Shelds Purchase
M. M. Brown
Pat Andersen
Bartown
Jimmy’ Scarbrough
Justice of the Peace
Roscoe Zierlein
Eisenhower Can Run On Both Tickets In Texas 1952
The Texas Senate approved a bill allowing General Dwight D. Eisenhower to run as both Republican and Democratic presidential nominees in 1952. The Senate session lasted about 30 minutes as the House was in weekend adjournment.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Panama's jailed leader as new president installed after palace siege
Panama City reports Alcibiades Arosemena took over as president after ousted Arnulfo Arias surrendered to police. Four hours of siege at the Presidential Palace left ten dead and seven wounded, part of three days of deadly unrest totaling at least 13 dead and 185 injured. Arias faced unclear charges, amid turmoil over constitutional actions and a crackdown during a coup.
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Panama City
Panama
Itlp
Alcibiades
Mena
Arnulfo Arias
Arias
Panama Canal
White House Aide Denies Texas Oil Deal
White House patronage adviser Donald S. Dawson denied knowledge of a destroyed letter listing him and Democratic National Chairman Boyle as part owners of a Texas wildcat oil venture. Testimony before a Senate Banking Subcommittee claimed neither Boyle nor Dawson invested, though a 1856 letter suggested 16 percent ownership. Dawson said he could not afford the venture and never saw the letter, while principals included Phil Regan and RFC-connected figures E Merl Young Rex Jacobs and James C Windham.
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White House
Texas
Dawson
Wildcat Venture
Washington
Donald S. Dawson
William M.boyle, Jr
Texas Wildcat
Senate Banking
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Boyle
RFC
Ith Hoyle
Gilwell
Phil Regan
Pilot Killed In Jet Crash Near Here
Lieutenant Colonel William N Hensley a district attorney at San Antonio on leave was killed yesterday when his National Guard jet fighter crashed in a rice field about miles north of here The unit he commanded had been called to active duty The engine reportedly flamed out at about forty thousand feet before impact Local authorities reported no survivors and the crash is under investigation
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William N. Hensley
National Guard
Eizhi
Here
Hensley
San Antonio
Waser
Rotte
Ranaley
Field
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