Election headlines span states and races with ties
Washington and Oklahoma proposals to lower age to 18 face likely failure in Dakota. South votes show a near finish with the margin short of a majority. Ohio Governor Lausche secures a fourth term with a record plurality over Taft. Other items note Senate vacancy, Quirino seeking aid, and a Brooklyn subway collision injuring 36 as a train front is crushed.
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Shington
Oklahoma
Dakota
Ibus
Ohio
J. Lausche
Charles Taft
Ae i
Buy York
Brooklyn
Soil improvement meeting invites gardeners at St Louis college
Gardeners and gardeners in ted soil improvement were invited to attend a pre meeting at St Louis college at 9 30 pm Thursday. Chemist shymer will demonstrate soil friability with picture examples. Fort Commission seeks 20 million for docks wharves and general improvements funded by sale of ends.
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Theers
Ted Im Soil Improvement
Rand
Shymer
St Louis
Fort
Deeney
Eng Bench
Naw
Pumper Hurt In Oil Field Accident At Goose Creek
L Warren, 56, employed by tle Production Co., suffered a hip injury after falling in a Goose Creek oil well area when his feet were pulled by a pumping unit. He was placed in a Santa Memorial hospital ambulance. X rays planned to assess damage.
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L. Warren
Tle Production Co
Goose Creek
Farren
Santa Memorial Hospital
Dallas Radio Announcer Wonders Favorite Program
A Dallas radio announcer on Thursday joked about his cat being the only one in the world to sit upright and watch television. The cat named Sessa reportedly scratches at the TV receiver while the announcer muses on his own favorite program.
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A Allas
Bob
Dallas
Telehn
Sessa
Hines Coke
Local Notes From Town and County Headlines
A garbled town column mentions Chester Rogers and Buz Williams during a long auto trip. Bragg denies injury in a crash. Bragg, Earl Camp, Steele McDonald, and Tommy Rochelle are cited in various brief notes. Chandler, A V Barber, and Dr Herbert are seen in casual references amid a busy day of local happenings.
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Prueth
Chester Rogers Jeans
Ward Jackrabbits
Buz Wiliams
Afeman
Buford Creasy
Bragg
Ratte Busch
The
Sun
Earl Camp
Steele McDonald
Hardy Man
Tommy Rochelle
Boynton
Chandler
A. V. Barber
Dr. Herbert
Duke
Anderson
Bubba Kidd
Bloody Defeat Ends South Korean Attack at Triangle Hill
UN forces abandon South Korean efforts to retake Triangle Hill after a nine hour battle. Van Fleet visits the Triangle Hill area to assess salvage. Chinese forces briefly seize Jackson Heights then retreat. American Sabre jets down one MiG-15 and damage others in dogfights over northwest Korea. Two Sabres join four pilots in shooting down one MiG with several more damaged.
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Robert Udice
Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
Triangle Hill
James A. van Fleet
Jackson Heights
Bigath
Triangle
United Press
Victor Kendrick
van Fleet
Hl Seolar
Albert S. Kelly
Huntsville
Tex
James W. Kuntz
South Minneapolis
Minn
John A. Martin
Street Plan Advances in La Porte Paving Schedule
La Porte officials and engineers moved the street program forward on a £200,000 plan to surface about 13 miles of city streets. Property owners pay two thirds while the city covers one third plus paving of intersections and alleyways, with the mayor noting the final shares balance near half and half.
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la Porte
M.D. Burgi
Baytown Driver Fined for DWI and Assault by Automobile
Baytown rice farmer Mark Moore was fined 690 dollars, with 600 dollars plus costs and a six month license suspension after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and assault by automobile. He appeared in county court at law on Wednesday for a May traffic crash on Highway 11 near Hill Terrace. Moore’s car allegedly hit the rear of an air driven by Miss Jo Ann Roege, a schoolteacher, as both vehicles traveled south on Highway 11.
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Mark
Moore
Baytown
Jo Ann Roege
Miss Hodge
Hill Terrace
Protest over interurban service cut in Highlands Baytown Greens Bayou
Chester Bulgier of Highlands charges Missouri Pacific aims to abandon interurban service by cutting three round trips and reducing two more from six to five days weekly. Wallis Hunt, Baytown Refinery worker, leads local protest at a State Railroad Commission hearing in City Hall. J. W. Marshall, trainmaster for the DeQuincy division, defends the plan while officers from Baytown Highlands and Austin area unions press their case.
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Chester Bulgier
Highlands
Missouri Pacific
Wallis Hunt
Baytown
Beytown
Greens Bayou
State Railroad Commission
J. W. Marshall
Dequincy
Beaumont
Railroad Commission
Charles Petet
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
EH. £. Dunn
J. G. Wells
Houston
J. ©. David
McDonald Named To Drott Board In Baytown
Steele M. McDonald, longtime Baytown insurer, was named to Selective Service Board 63 to replace inactive member Frank Read. McDonald, who has worked in insurance and real estate here, will join W. M. Knowles, WW. C. Swain, and Col George Keene on the board. He arrived in the area in 1934 and once worked for Humble Oil. The group faces its first major task reviewing the status of La Porte’s three doctors called to service.
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Steele M. McDonald
Baytown
McDonald
Frank Read
Frank R. Boyle
la Porte
N. D. Stiles
East Gulf
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Oten
Selective Service Board 63
W. M. Knowles
WW. C. Swain
George Keene
Boste
George
Poppy Day Set in Baytown Area for Disabled Vets
Friday will be Poppy Day in Baytown with 3000 poppies to be sold on streets and at industrial plants to aid disabled veterans. Miss Edna Chase, president of the Baytown American Legion Auxiliary, announced the drive supported by high school Outdoor Club members and Legionnaires. Proceeds fund rehabilitation and child welfare work. sales begin 6:30 am at refineries and rubber plants, continue at Robert E. Lee High later. Mayor Ward proclaimed Friday as Poppy Day in Baytown.
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Baytown
Edna Chase
Wnit
American Legion Auxiliary
Outdoor Club
Beverly Rockhold
Legion
Robert. BE. Lee High School
Legionnaires
Legion and Auxiliary
Miss Chase
J. A. Ward
Légion Program
American Legion
La Porte Trustees Open Bids for School Construction
La Porte school board will open bids for a $300000 construction program at 7 p.m. Thursday during a meeting at the school. Bids deadline is 3 p.m. Thursday. Work on the new elementary building will start within days. Plans were prepared by Houston architect Emery White.
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la Porte
At & P
Houston
Emery White
Eisenhower to Meet Truman Week of Nov. 17
President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower agreed to meet with President Truman at the White House the week of November as part of Truman's unity initiative. He said he would send top aides for indoc trination into federal departments and stressed a desire for American unity in basic issues.
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Eisenhower
Truman
Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Tax Cuts To Be Thorny Problem For GOP
The Eisenhower administration and the 83rd Congress face a tough choice on tax cuts amid a pledged balanced budget. Immediate relief may wait as spending cuts are sought. State of the union address after inauguration could signal tax policy, with automatic reductions due in 1954 unless renewed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Hose
GOP
Jon Te An
Truman to Defer Major Decisions Through Inauguration
President Truman said he will not make major decisions unless necessary. He indicated he would seek Eisenhower approval before acting on any major policy before January 20. Truman invited Eisenhower to an early White House meeting to show unity and ensure an orderly transition.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
New Team To Take Over Congress Jan 3
Washington Nov 6 UP Tuesday's Republican sweep brought a new cadre of committee chairmen to power in the Congress that convenes January 3. Senate leaders include Robert A. Taft of Ohio and Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts with Taft likely to head the Senate Labor Committee and Martin poised to become House Speaker. The shift gives Republicans influence to press or block legislation as the party controls both chambers.
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Washington
Republican Committee
Congress
Robert A. ‘Fast
Ohio
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Martin
House of Representatives
House
GOP
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr
Pennsylvania
House Labor Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Clare E. Astiman
Dean Of House Sabath Dies After 46 Years Service
Rep. Adolph J. Sabath of Illinois, dean of the House, died in Bethesda Naval Hospital at 56 after pancreatic cancer. The Czech-born Democrat had served 46 years, eight presidents, and was reelected to another term before his death. He entered Bethesda Oct. 26 following post operative setbacks.
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Washington
Adolph J. Sabath
Bethesda
MD. Naval Hospital
Sabath
Bethesda Hospital
Chicago
House
Texas Voters Okay Both Amendments
Dallas county tallies show Texas voters approved two constitutional amendments on Tuesday. Workmen’s compensation for city town and village employees passed by about 483,507 to 300,822 with 251 of 254 counties reporting. Voters also approved four bond issues totaling 13 million dollars for voting machines parks roads and a new city hospital in Dallas area.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas County
Pistol Packin Brunet Leaves $225 Behind
A dark haired woman in a brown suit robbed Russell Liquor Store on Decker Drive during the noon hour aided by a man in a gray Ford car. The female suspect took $170 from a $395 wallet after demanding wine and fled with her partner. Police sought both suspects.
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East Harris County
Russell
Decker Drive
FS. Russell
Republicans Hold Razor-Thin Lead in Congress
Washington dispatch reports Republicans maintain a razor-thin edge in the House and a potential slim margin in the Senate, with cross-party votes needed to govern. President Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower exchange messages on Korea as Eisenhower plans travel and duties.
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MLA
Elpidio Fo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Quirino
Congress
Lyle
Wilson Washington
Higenhower
Tuesagy
Senate
House
Koreans Not Ready To Go It Alone
North Korea advisor insights warn the South Korean army cannot hold the line alone against renewed Chinese pressure. Veterans note leadership losses and high infantry casualties as training lags, with American advisers urging longer building time for a capable defence. Major Edward J. Russell cites limited drive hindering triangle hill advances.
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Victor Kendrick
Dwight
D. Eisenhower
Korea
Edward J. Russell
Kahala Ave
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