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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
2
In a frontline account a Grand Sergeant recalls a brutal ridge fight against Chinese forces, heavy losses, and a retreat after over ten miles. He notes a battalion post overrun, an captured commander, and a dwindling platoon to ten men, while comrades endure smoke and fire. The report ends with a veteran calling the history made.
Highlands fireman William Wy, 36, suffered a broken left arm late yesterday after answering a woods and grass fire call. The crew was returning when he stepped off to clear limbs and fell while trying to reboard the moving truck.
Army private Robert Lee Sharpe, 18, recounts capture by Communist guerrillas in Korea. He was starved, drilled, and subjected to indoctrination before surviving a brutal submachine gun execution attempt. He lost weight, hid under corpses, and later described films showing a mocked democracy. Sharpe plans to attend officer candidates school after Fort Bragg leave.
Visitors hours listed for San Jaceneo Memorial and Lillie-Dube Hospital. Names followed by rooms or addresses include Arthur El Arcenaux Donald, Martin Stubbs, Haren Borkin, James Roper, Richard Rice, Nancy Hefner, Gail Williams, McKinley Smith, George Lowe, Lillie-Dube staff, and Mrs A R Slaughter. Admissions noted for Wednesday.
A Nacogdoches waitress told police a man posing as a nun and a “friend” hurt her after luring her to a downtown hotel. The woman said the man claimed to be a 28 year old officer and said he would watch over her until morning before taking her home. He then took her to a tourist court to secure a room and allegedly assaulted her.
Secretary John W. Snyder said defense spending could push the United States $2,000,000,000 over budget this year even with an excess profits tax. The GOP policy committee met in session to shape a response to President Truman’s request for a $234,000,000,000 levy and will reconvene after tax bill details are drafted by the House Ways and Means Committee.
A dense OCR readout lists numerous companies such as Armco Steel Calumet and Hecla Anaconda Coppertree Dow Chem Du Pont Gen Electric General Motors Libby, Mack, Packard Motors, Tex Gulf, US Steel, and Woolworth. It also includes references to industry groups, utilities, and transport firms with scattered percentages and figures, reflecting a broad securities summary.
USDA cattle and hog prices show steady to strong tone in Fort Worth with scarce slaughter steers and yearlings, beef cows mainly 19.50 to 21.50, some 22.00 to 50.00, canners 12.00 to 19.00. Bulls 18.00 to 25.50. Stocker steer yearlings 25.00 to 28.50. Hogs 500. Feeder pigs scarce. Good and choice hogs 18.50 to 19.0. Sows 16.00 to 17.00.
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