Tragic Bayou Crash Kills Four Near San Leon
At 3 30 am Monday a car plunged from a raised guardrail into Dickinson Bayou near San Leon between Kemah and Texas City. Four occupants died, including two Pasadena women and two Pasadena men. Names and ages: Mary Ais, 27, Ann Thorpson, 30, Raphael Beaubouef, 29, Joseph Edward Blanchard, 22, and Robert Franklin Hicks, 23. The car slid into the bayou in fog as a barge passed. a barge crew and a truck driver helped recover bodies. Initial reports mixed on whether two others drowned.
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Dickinson Bayou
San Leon
Kemah
Texas City
Emken-Linton
Texas
Emity
Raphael Beaubouef
Pasadena
Ais
Mary Eeaubouet
Ann Thomson
Thorpson
Beaubouet
Joseph Edward Blanchard
Robert Franklin Hicks
Ethyl Corporation
James Anthony
Channelview
Anthony
Ole
Victory Day Raised by United Fund Drive Workers Baytown
Baytown marks the United Fund drive surpassing its goal of 119186 as volunteers and contributors wrap up the campaign. Final tallies show pledges nearing completion with Humble Oil and Refining Company contributing a 17000 check. Hartman credits hundreds of workers and the community for the over the top result.
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United Fund Drive
Baytown
United Fundrive
Harry F. Hartman
Hartman
Humble Oil and Refising Company
Huttman
Baytown voters offered incentives as polls loom
In Baytown, Jaycees plan to hand out lapel cards reading I Voted Did You to voters in each precinct. The Baytown Chamber and Legislative committee will host a Bennett Street gathering at 5 PM. A Mutual Benefit Association meeting at the Baytown Community House is canceled. Students at Robert E Lee and Horace Brown schools vote for student presidents with penny taxes to cover ballot costs.
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Baytown
Wjaycees
Maa Meefiaa
JOENT
The
Mutual Benefit Association
MBA
Baytown Community Fouse
Robert E. Lee
Horace Brawn
Horace Mann
W. Brawn
Veterans of Foreign Wars Christmas party plans at VFW hall
Around Town notes members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will plan their annual Christmas party at 7 50 p m Tuesday in the VFW hall on Decker Leslie Wiggins has lost his sending glasses blue case contact 5035. Mecia Ann Adams found ree Her mother Mrs George Adams can be reached at 6821. A correction notes misprint regarding Helen piso and a Busy Bee Flower shop location.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Decker Leslie Wiggins
Leslie
C. H. Young
Tom Heflin
Bob Chase
Grover Edge
Morrell
Bayard
Mecia Ann Adams
Ree
George Adams
Helen Piso
San Jacinto Hospital
Morrell Park
Two Prisoners Escape From Baytown Jail In Wideman Haze
Baytown jail inmates Charles Davis 34 and Edward Phillips 23 escaped while deputies were away on Sunday. A city patrolman and a jailer released Davis to sweep the cells and then Phillips was coaxed through the bars. The pair seized a window of opportunity as officers checked duties. Authorities issued a statewide pickup order for the two county prisoners.
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Rosalie Myers
Baytown
Charles Davis
Edward Phillips
M. M. Brown
H.E. McKee
Herman Steele
Pris
Davis
Steele
Phillips
Phildon
O. BD. Sumrall
Huffman school remodeling nears completion in 19th century note
The Little Red Schoolhouse in Huffman is in final stages of a facelift with new plaster, repaired windows, and brickwork re-chinking. Trustees hope to reoccupy Huffman students by the second semester next year amid prior consolidation attempts with Crosby Independent School District.
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Huffman
Crosby
Crosby Independent
Texas weekend list of deadly traffic and shooting toll
Across Texas two dozen people die in various weekend incidents including highway crashes and shootings that claim fifteen lives. The report notes multiple fatal accidents and related casualties during the period.
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Banas
Texas
Record Vote Prep For 13 Harris County Precincts
Ninety election workers will staff 13 East Harris County and Channelview precincts for a brisk vote. Polling places and presiding judges are listed, urging early turnout as lines are expected to be long.
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East
Harris County
Channelview
Straight Or Split Ticket Voting In Spite Of Large Ballot
Voters in Baytown face a straightforward general election with a 19 by 24 inch ballot. The main decision is president and vice president, with two constitutional amendments and four Harris County bond issues totaling 13 million dollars. Voters may choose straight party or split ticket by marking an X or scratching other names, affecting party strength tallies for governor nominees.
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Baytown Area
United States
Propery
Texans Split Prospects In Turbulent 1952 Vote Preview
Texans brace for a pivotal presidential election as both parties forecast victory in Texas with about 1.9 million expected at the polls. The year features campaigning by Nixon and Barkley for the Republicans and Democrats, tidelands debates, cross filing of candidates, and two Texas delegate slates to each party. Dwight Eisenhower’s Denison birth is noted as contentious in the state’s view of his Texan ties.
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John C. White
United Press
Texas
John Sparkman
Richard
Tidelands
Jevenson
Sam Rayburn
Shivers
Eisenhower
White House
Denison
Tex
Baytown Selective Service sees rising Korea inductees
The Baytown area shows a rising trend in draft calls for Korea with November projections reaching 36 inductees, up from August's nine and March's peak. Examinations in November and December total 90, indicating more than 36 will be sent this year. Public releases from Austin list monthly totals through November 1952: January 20, February 5, March 37, April 14, May 20, June 15, July 32, August 9, September 14, October 26, November 36.
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Baytown
Korea
Austin
Fort Worth Captures Ex-Convict in $248000 Cuban Robbery Case
Fort Worth police recovered $128,600 of the loot from the October 3 Cuban gun runners robbery at Western Hills Hotel and arrested Floyd Adlen Hill, 40, an ex-convict. Hill was intercepted near Azle as officers unearthed the cash cached in a thermos jug. Other suspects include Sam Cresap, Gene Norris, and Chambless, tied to the planned use of funds for arming a Cuban revolution.
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Fort Worth
Floyd Allen Hill
Swank
Western Hills
Floyd Adlen Hill
BR. R. Hovverton
Azle
Hill
Oklahoma Pardon and Parol
Oklahoma
McAlester
O Kla
Orville Lindsey Chambless
Oklahoma City
Chambress
Howerton
Kilgore
Tex
Howerson
Sam. Brown Cresap
Gene Paul Norris
Oklahota
Chambless
Manuel F. Mada- Tiaga
Candido de la Torres
Auto Crashes Hospitalize Five in Baytown Area
Five people were hospitalized this weekend from separate Baytown area crashes. Thelma Klein 41 and daughter Mary Klein of Houston were hurt in a two car collision at Texas and North Main and taken by Earthman ambulance to Baytown hospitals with W H Klein. Elmer Green of 307 Stewart drove the other car. James Stefford Willie Joe Allen and Steward Barnaby Jr of Highlands were later rushed to San Jacinto Memorial after a collision near Highlands Barnaby Jr and Allen were in the other car. Each man suffered broken bones and lacerations. The injuries were reported minor and all remained in hospital.
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Baytown
Ares
Thelma Klein
Mary Klein
Houston
Texas and
North Main
W. H. Klein
Elmer JL. Green
Stewart
James Stefford
Willie Joe Allen
Steward Barnaby, Jr
Highlands
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Stafford
Allen
Barnaby
Candidates End Campaign Drive Tonight
The 1952 presidential campaign ends tonight with Eisenhower leading in straw polls and Stevenson gaining ground. Voters prepare for a record turnout as weather is forecast fair. Key issues are prosperity for Democrats and Korea for Republicans, with final radio and TV broadcasts from Boston Chicago and nationwide networks.
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Lyle
Wilson
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai B. Stevenson
Korea
Eisenhower
Boston Garden
MBC
ABC
Stevenson
Joan J. Sparkman
Chicago
Eeisenhower
Richard ‘M. Nixon
Wilson Wyatt
Arthur E. Summerfield
White House
Senate
House
Roosevelt Ie
Weather Bureau
J. Strom
Rides to the polls arranged by LWV and Baytown dealers
The League of Women Voters and local auto dealers organize free rides to polling places. Seven LWV members will be on call to drive voters of all views, with listed volunteers and phone numbers for Eisenhower and Stevens HQs to arrange transportation.
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League of Women Voters
Baytown Automobile Dealers
Sth
J. Elles Cregg
RW. Watkins
Robert Matherme
H.C. Stefani
Thad Felton
Bayshore Motors
Prince Buick Co
Ferguson Motors
Higginbotham Motor Co
Fred. Dittman Oldsmobile
Thad Felton - Fre
Franta Motor Co
Gulf Coast
A Tor Co
J. B. Hallaway Motor Co
Willis Dobbs Nash
Eisenhower and
Stevens
Eisenhower
Steven
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C.J. Bailey
Charles R. Porch
Flo McElhany
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Main
H. T. Hulme
GC. M. Gartman
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R. R. Johnson
P. V. Alexander
B. Nettles
John Dzilsky
John W. Strickler
South Baytown
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Don Evans
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Larkins
S. P. Larkins
Nat Pace
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Carl R. Mann
Dear Bayou High School
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Marvin Pittman
Ava Franklin
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E. A. Hart
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Roy H. Rawls
D. M. Brooks
Charles Frosch
U. Psupuners
W. C. Bracewell
F. J. Hollis
West Bartown
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J. R. Read
J. H. Henderson
Mrs. C. Rubinton
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G. M. Talton
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Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Hisenhower
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