Supreme Court blocks Taft rump convention efforts
The High Court denied a writ of mandamus and injunction against Secretary Russ blocking transmission of Taft rump convention plans in Texas. Justices debated jurisdiction and the impact on Eisenhower supporters as state party executives prepare for the May 27 meeting in Mineral Wells.
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U.P
Supreme Court
Eisen- Republicans
E High Court
Ick Russ
Speeme
Eisenhowers
Lawer
Accus
Nolding
Tait
Supreme Rios 6
Ng Wit
Mineral Tait
Knights of Pythias Convention in Halfin Elects Official
The Knights of Pythias district deputy Geose Creek Lodge was named during the annual election at Halfin. The convention will host an informal writing course in the fall semester with eligibility determined by prior attendance. Mrs. John M. and others are asked to attend after 4:30 PM.
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Hiflin
Geose Creek
John M
Fragmentary Town News Incomplete Local Chat
Local text appears garbled with scattered names and fragments. Mentions McCullough Alabama, college students, and friends with unclear actions or events, plus disjointed references to Margaret Tanner and decorations.
Buddy Poppies Sale Set For Baytown Weekend
Baytown veterans groups announce Buddy Poppies will go on sale Friday and Saturday to aid disabled and needy veterans and families. Officials including Mayor J A Ward and auxiliary leaders urge citizens to buy and wear poppies as symbols of loyalty and gratitude.
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Ward
Buddy
Baytown
Veteranns of Foreign Wars
Serhe
Robert R. Tuck Post
Dents
Lester Holmes
RL Serbe
Auxilary
Pabirman
Sale Oea
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Congress
Sun Salutes Cedar Bayou Class OF'52
The Baytown Sun salutes Cedar Bayou high school's Class of 1952. A full page highlights graduates officers and top students and covers commencement exercises. The paper also details Cedar Bayou's achievements in sports and other fields from the past year.
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Baytown Sun
Cedar Bayou High School
Huge Seven
Cos
Cedar Bayou
Defiant Communist POWs Stir Trouble at Koje Island
Communist prisoners at Koje Island staged another anti UN demonstration at Compound 76 on Wednesday. Brig Gen Boatner reported a Chinese war prisoner was fatally hurt last Saturday after appearing to threaten a UN guard. The incident followed rioting near Pusan prison camp that injured 85. American troops controlled the Koje camp and allowed delegates to talk with prisoners inside while screening continued.
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Koj& Island
Kores
United Nations
Pusan
Koje
Hayden L. Boatner
Boatner
iAbout
Peptives
Francis T.dodd
Cone Mandant
Kose
Boeater
Dodd
SEP's Late Nap Gets It In The Neck
Postmaster N B Ballard appealed for help to deliver subscribers’ copies on time as Saturday Evening Post mails were late this week. He reminded readers the paper is normally on Wednesday and blamed not Nap but circumstances delaying the delivery.
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Sep
Nap
N. B. Ballard
Saturday Evening Post
Ben Franklin
Wnap
McGranery Confirmed As Attorney General By Senate Vote
James P. McGranery, confirmed as attorney general by a 52 to 18 Senate vote, awaited a strategy talk with President Truman before outlining plans to curb government corruption. The Philadelphia federal judge, age 56, said he would rely on J. Edgar Hoover to expose wrongdoers on the federal payroll and likely take oath of office later this week.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Senate
Truman
Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Justice Department
McGrath
Fruman
Newbold Morris
Hunter
McGranery
Morris
EBL
J. Holgar Hoover
White House
McGraners
Ridgway Reports On Talks And Truce Outlook
Gen Ridgway told the Senate Armed Services Committee he was not hopeful the Korean truce talks would yield peace. He described Communist violence at Kojé Island war prisoner camp and said he warned to use force as needed to keep order. He heads to Paris to assume Western European defence command May 30 and will address Congress tomorrow.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Senate Armed Services Committee
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ridgway
Congress
Kose Island
Senate
Styles Bridges
S. HL
Mrs Jackson 85 Dies At Baytown Hospital
Mrs Septie Elizabeth Jackson 85 of 1400 Oak Baytown died at 9 50 p m yesterday in a Baytown hospital after a long illness She had lived in Baytown since the Goose Creek Oil Field boom Funeral services set for 4 30 p m today at Faul A Lee Funeral Home with Rev V A Guidroz and Rev A Mattingly officiating Burial will be in Fillmore Reef cemetery Survivors include two daughters Mrs Leatha Elliott of Baytown and Mrs Elvie Odom of La Porte four sons Clarence W Marion Glen and Roy Jackson all of Baytown a brother Brice Barnes of Baytown 10 grandchildren six great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren
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Septie Elizabeth Jackson
Baytown
Taft Widens Lead In Republican Delegates Contest
In Montana a victory widened Sen. Robert A. Taft's edge for GOP national convention delegates as Eisenhower supporters eyed Washington state for a late boost. Montana's GOP erected an eight man, unaffiliated delegation with seven Taft and one Eisenhower backers. United Press tally: 386 Taft, 360 Eisenhower. Montana Democrats chose a 22 member delegation with 12 votes and pledged to follow the administration's line at Chicago.
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Washington
Montana
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington State
Vemontana
Chicago
Taft
Eisenhower
United Press
BEF Votes Tuesday On Whether To Take Either Company Plan
Humble Oil Baytown workers face wage offers adding nearly 2 million dollars yearly to payroll. Electricians union already voted to accept first plan. Baytown Employes Federation to vote Thursday. machinists plan vote Monday night, with after considerations. Both plans require Wage Stabilization Board approval and include retroactive pay from Oct 16, 1951, to May 4, 1952, plus new increases. The executive BEF council leans to the first alternative as the better deal for salaried and hourly staff overall.
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Aubrey Banks
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
W. A. Summers
Electricians Union
S. A. E. Oliphint
Wage Stabilization Board
BEF
Oliphant
Humble Co
Here Is Break-Down On Pay Hike Offers
The table outlines wage hikes under Humble offers for Bay town Employers Federation. Offer 1 adds 53.4 percent to the current scale plus eight cents an hour. Offer 2 provides a straight 15 cent an hour increase. The final column lists the employee counts per classification.
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Bay Ftown
Third Of Oilworkers Back Rest Should Return By End Of Week
Approximately one third of the nation’s 25 000 striking oil workers were back at work in Denver as union leader O A Knight predicted most of the 90 000 workers would return by week’s end. The strike’s end saw a price war in Topeka with gasoline offered as low as 19.9 cents, while aviation fuel restrictions linger into June. In California settlements rose with 1500 Shell workers approving a 15 cent wage hike and similar talks expected in Ventura Bakersfield and Los Angeles areas.
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Denver
O. A. Knight
Cioss Workers International
Knight
Topeka
Kans
Petroleum Administration For Defense
California
CIO
APL
Ila
Ventura
Calif
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Accused Principal Stays On At Channelview School
Principal S H McBride remained at his desk as angry Channelview patrons pressed for removal at a heated meeting. Superintendent Hart said trustees took no action on the petition, and will call a future meeting. Petitioners, led by Mrs. W F Wallace, delivered written complaints, amid tense moments and protests.
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S. H. McBride
Channelview High School
G. S. Hart
Channelview
McBride
Hart
Baytown Sun
W. F. Wallace
Heart Attack Fatal To Screen Actor Joan Garfield 39
New York actor John Garfield was found dead in a Manhattan apartment. A doctor cited a cardiac condition as the cause. Garfield, a native New Yorker, had been preparing for summer stock roles and was known for tough guy roles on stage and in films. He recently closed a nine week run of Golden Boy, a Clifford Odets revival.
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New York
John Garfield
Manhattan
Charles W. Naminack
Carfield
New Yorker
Broathway
Garfield
Gramercy Park
Can
Iris
Whitney
Ainder
Garfiel
Clifford Odets
American National Theater and Academy
Edith van Cleve
the Music Corporation of Ameri
Paige Tya
Hines Baker Speech Set at Baytown Banquet
Baytonians attending the inter club banquet tomorrow night will hear Hines H. Baker, longtime Humble Oil executive and president since 1948, address on Our Greatest Asset. Baker, a Baytown Refinery operations leader during WWII, has held top roles in the American Petroleum Institute and National Petroleum Council and serves in civic and university affairs.
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Baytonians
Humble, Oil and Refining Co
Hines H. Baker
Baytown Rotary
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Kiwanians
Robert EB. Lee
James’ Sherwood
Kiwanis Club
Baker
Humble Oi
Baytown
Humble
American Petroleum Institute
National Petroleum Council
Exis" Association of the Union ‘Texas
Versity’s
Texas Medical Center
Iney
St Luke's Methodist Church
Couple Found After 3 Days In Swampland
A young Vinton couple missing since Sunday was found three days later in murky swamps along the Sabine river, north of Lake Charles. They had no food, wore little clothing, and drank rainwater while wandering the floodlands until a search party heard their cries and recovered them.
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Johnson
Neb Jett's Bluff
Lake Charles
Texas
Waling
Magilly
Wooster Directors Urge Bond Issue for Water District
Harris County Fresh Water District No 1 directors urge residents to approve a 1250000 bond issue to drill a new well and plan another at Camp Butler. Meeting at Little Shamrock drew about 35 as John Heald explained improvements including water and sewer extensions, a new fence at the disposal plant, and correcting sewer manhole overflow. Brownwood Lakewood dispute noted. board president Bargainer said shift of load to Lakewood would help Brownwood residents. He cautioned the bond won’t solve all problems but is necessary for a growing district.
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Harris
Little Shamrock
Burnet Bay
John MM. Heald
Camp Butyl
Woosts
Brownwood
Lakewood
Andy Bargainer
The
Water District Board
Takewood Ares
Bargaineer
Hero Drowns Saving Girls in Galveston
Kenneth C. Smith, 35, Galveston man, drowned yesterday after guiding two Houston high school girls to shore. Dolores Cegelski, 7, and Pat Follis, 16, swam about 23 yards offshore when they called for help. Smith steered the girls toward shore but was swept under by an undertow and disappeared. The girls were hospitalized for examination.
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Galveston
Houston
Kenneth C. Smith
Dolores Cegelski
Pat Follis
Smith
Ian Undertow
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