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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1952
Page
2
Health notes explain cataracts are cloudy spots in the lens that can blur vision. They may form from aging disease or injury, and treatment often restores sight after surgery.
A new La Porte Junior Deputy Club is proposed with meetings at the county building. Deputy Roberson notes ages 15 to 19 will be considered, and four boys from Lions Church are among likely members.
Election Day facts and figures outline presidential contests with party counts and state votes. The report notes registered voters, party candidates, and predicted outcomes amid unsettled races. A separate item mentions a domestic incident, including harm to a wife, with limited detail.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a survey of power and water issues in Texas, with vague references to a Stevenson area and ongoing concerns about the power supply. Details are unreadable, but the fragment suggests local infrastructure questions and public interest.
Ann Arbor reports Frank Andy Wodziaz, a defensive end for TWinsts, earned UP Player of the Week honors for his hard charging play. The selection highlights his punishing defense and standout performances this period.
Spellman denies any endorsement of General Eisenhower and dismisses claims that he or party leaders pressured others. The exchange centers on nomination support and political alignment within the Republican side amid campaign chatter.
The campaign ends with Eisenhower in Boston after a 52,000 mile national tour. He pledges actions to ease crises in Korea and to seek public busi ness reforms if elected. Stevenson trails with predictions of a tight race as polls show narrowing gaps. Vermont and New York supply most maple syrup in the country.
Voters and backers in the community weighed bets on the 2 outcome election. Some supporters placed wagers at local sites while others showed little interest or no takers for certain options.
Sun Spots reports on rehearsals for The Messy production at First Presbyterian Church with director T F Seale noting choir practice times. An informal Robert E Lee High School poll shows 42 supporting Eisenhower and 14 Stevenson with many undecided voters.
Baytown precincts faced a long night as voters trickled in late with a heaviest turnout expected in the late afternoon and evening. Election officials warned that counts would extend past closing time as ballots would be accepted from all voters, with Precinct 193 tallying into the pre-dawn hours as final results arrived from the 1848 presidential election days.
Stork stops READ Mr and Mrs W A Read 600 East Jack welcome baby girl Rebecca Jean weighing seven pounds born Monday at Baytown hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs L McFarland 723 Bowie and Mrs Chester Read Cedar Bayou Williamson parents announce birth of second child at San Jacinto Memorial hospital
District Judge John L. Polk halted an impromptu state vacation for Carl Summers and sentenced him to 18 months in the Nebraska Reformatory. Summers rented a car in Lincoln to take his acquaintance to a picnic and later traveled toward Chicago before continuing to New York, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey where the car wreck occurred.
In Millsfield and Sharon, New Hampshire, Dwight D. Eisenhower led with 40 votes to Adlai Stevenson’s 14 as the first results from the presidential race rolled in. Across Texas, voters at Texas Christian University Precinct 95 reported unusually forceful ballots.
New York reports a global rush to election results as millions await night long coverage. Citizens worldwide tune in via radio, television, and new electric indicators in Times Square to track state by state outcomes and odds from Adlai Stevenson to Eisenhower.
On the sick list are Sas Jacinto and Douglas Owens of Channelview, Cisudie Bell Channelview, Paulette Kristinek Crosby, James Henderson Tis Ork, Mrs Marlin Raderli At3 Carnegie, Mrs Jerry Williamson North Main, Mrs Arthur Tavary Cut Bank Montana, Mrs Iga Loedecke Baytown, and Mrs Benjamin Kunze Morrel.
Livestock: cattle 1,500, prices steady to lower with some declines on ecaws. Good fed steers and yearlings 23 to 28, utility 14 to 22.50, culls 12 to 15.50, bulls 8 to 22.50. Calves brisk with good and choice slaughter calves 22 to 24, heavies 25, stockers 20 to 24, heifers 22 down. Hogs 306, butchers steady to lower, sows steady, choice 190 to 290 pounds, 17.75, some 15 to 16.50 for 156 lb sows.
The Cleveland chapter of the Baseball Writers Association shuns a single man for the year and names a trio. Bob Lemmon Mike Garcia and Barry Wynn are cited as the big three pitchers for the past season by the Cleveland writers.
The Rio Vista water system offered to the city by Emery H. Harbers stands at 1000 after earlier talks. it serves 33 customers and includes meters pipes and a triangular lot to be dedicated as an easement. City Manager Middisian planned to arrange a meeting with Harbers and Paul Fuessay to resume negotiations amid council concerns.
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