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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1952
Page
2
Livestock at Fort Worth on November 11 shows brisk demand for Dusabou stock with good to choice steer and yearling prices, while most cattle classes are uneven and mostly lower. Hog prices hold steady to 25 cents higher for select cuts, with butchers scarce. Also notes a regional agricultural growth claim about potato production.
A fragment from Page Que describes a distant fireball rising five miles, a cloud of radioactive debris, and praise for Oppenheimer as scientists discuss the hydrogen bomb era. It notes the AEC restraint on boasting and calls the new weapon the gravest in history, highlighting its fusion power and triggering mechanisms.
A sprawling OCR list catalogs numerous corporations across energy, chemicals, automotive, and materials sectors. Entries feature Amoco era firms such as Anaconda Copper, Calumet, Dow, Eastman Kodak, Goodyear, Gulf Oil, and Texaco style names, plus manufacturing and service brands like Chrysler, Packard, Greyhound, Union Oil, and U.S. Steel alongside gas and oil outfits and chemical firms. The fragment ends with a note about cotton prices drifting downward.
Mr and Mrs W McElhanon of Baytown announce the birth of a daughter Sunday at San Jacinto Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Jamies H Barfield of 602 Perk announce the birth of a daughter Sunday at San Jacinto Memorial hospital.
General Clark says the South Korean army cannot be expanded enough in the next year to mount a decisive push against the dug in 2 million strong Communist forces in North Korea. He wants more American or UN divisions and an arms priority for Europe before a second major offensive. Clark, open to orders for a big push, faces uncertain approval from a new President and UN, while denying reports that he has three or four divisions already preparing for a GN offensive.
Reports describe a tornado that hit Sunday night into Monday morning, flooding streets as sewer lines clogged and debris filled the area. Emergency crews worked through the night to clear wreckage and assist residents including Mrs. Harrys Gray and her daughter Mabel Gray who were hospitalized for shock and bruises after their home collapsed.
Eisenhower plans a cordial approach to the President, avoiding promises while aides stress he will not entangle himself in outgoing administration decisions. The meeting in New York precedes his move to 60 Morningside Drive with Mrs. Eisenhower. Taft and Martin, early callers at the Commodore, will map GOP legislative plans. other visitors include Senators Bridges and Wiley.
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH denture powder as easing false teeth for easier eating and better taste. It claims fresh breath and improved comfort, urging readers to buy FASTEETH at any drug store.
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