Heavy damage expected to rice crops in East Harris area
East Harris area rice fields suffer severe wind and rain with much of the crop knocked down. Farmers warn losses could reach high percentages if continual rains keep fields wet, while salvaging depends on drying weather and scarce pickup reels for harvest. County agent Dan Clinton notes up to $1,000,000 value at risk but final dollars depend on future weather.
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West Chambers
Street Lee Rennarr
Baytown
Kannere
Earl Wilburn
Hannerr
Kannarr
Hannacr
Hannar
Bannarr
Dan Clinton
Houston
Harris County
Helds
Clinton
Morgans Point Ferry Faces Storm Damages and Limited Service
Damage from the storm disrupts Morgans Point and Baytown ferries with the Hor sige ramp washed away and a small section of the approach ruined. Crews work to raise ramps and restore light vehicle traffic as officials say trucks cannot pass. A Bog Island ferry equipment loss follows the hurricane, while Morgans Point service may resume tonight for cars and vans only.
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Baytown
Morgans Point Andsburg
Organs Point
Hor Sige
Apvk
Morgans
Bog Island
George FE Leck
Hurricane blows in as Gulf storm nears Texas coast
A Gulf Hurricane moving inward toward central Louisiana and southeast Texas caused fatalities and rough seas. Reports mention Shreveport, Port Neches, Palacios, and Metigorde Bay as affected areas with deaths from high winds and flooding.
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Forleans
Levans Weather Bureau
Texas
Louisiana
Shreveport
Lindstorm
Port-Neches
Who
Gansling
Jimmie Em
Palacios
Metigorde Bay
Hurricane Relates Local Tales From Flooded Towns
Amid tidal flooding in Pund Town and Gostal Bay area residents cope with waist-deep water. DuBose hauled an eight hundred pound truck through mud while a small car stalled on the road. Residents like Mrs Mack Ford and Troy Crown participate in daily routines as others report weather damage and lingering hazards. Local people and officials describe a day of disrupted travel and community endurance.
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Gostal Bay
DuBose
Mack Ford
Troy Crown
Jimmy
Bo Nelson
Morgan's Point
Jerry
Houston Farmers' Market Case Delayed to Next Week
Murray's appeal for reinstatement as market master at Houston Farmers' Market will not be heard until next week according to the Civil Service Commission. Civil Service Director Floyd said postponement was required because a commission member was out of the city. Murray was discharged by Mayor Pro Tem Needham on charges from incompetence to overcharging for city market table space.
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Houston
Jake
Murray
Houston Farmers’ Merket
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Roy HE Floyd
Tom Needham
Pitching Duel Ends 1-0 In World Series Game One
New York Yankees edge Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel. Henrich Newcombe homered on the third pitch. game marked by tense defense and late ninth inning suspense as Reynolds and Newcombe held strong. Sell-out crowd of 70,000 witnessed the opening World Series clash.
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New York
U P
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Henrich Mach Newcombe
Newcombe
Reynolds
Dodgers
Reese
Henrich
Jorgensen
Lindell
Blove
Snider
Robinson
Mapes
Rodgers
Hermanski
Furillo
Fred Sanford
Yankee
Hodges
Slong
Coleman
Campanella
di Maggio
Aleo
City Buses May Run Again By December
Baytown businessman Q Alexander said municipal buses could be on Baytown streets by late November or early December if the city council approves his franchise. He plans to form a two corporation capital venture and will be president and principal stockholder. Bayshore Bus Lines will continue interim service for refinery workers until Alexander’s company takes over, with weekend schedules likely cut due to light patronage.
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Q. Alexander
Baytown
Alexander
General Motors
Bayshore Bus Lines
Murray Rogers
Bayshore
Rogers
Hyomblé
Congress Near Adjournment After Compromise On Money Measure
Congress speeds adjournment by approving a compromise on the interior appropriations bill. House and Senate conferees set a total near 58 million and earmarked funds for water and power projects. Key allocations include Southwestern power administration cash and contract authority, New Mexico Tucumcari and Fort Sumner, Oklahoma W. G. Austin, Texas Rio Grande, and Missouri River Basin projects. Leaders signal two to three weeks to wrap up, with date not fixed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Interior
Department
Southwestern Power Administration
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Fort Sumner
Oklahoma
W. G
Scott
W Lucas
Clinois
House Democratic
Wooster Bond Debate Prompts City Council Meeting
Baytown officials and Fresh Water Supply District No. 3 directors plan a discussion at City Hall on a $425,000 bond issue for Wooster and Brownwood Addition. Mayor Ward seeks details and possible legal action if expenditures conflict with city plans. Bond election set for Saturday at Burnett School from 7 am to 7 pm with a district meeting at 7:30 pm tomorrow.
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Brownwood
Baytown
Fresh Water Supply District No
Therm
J. A. Ward
Thenanea
Councilmax
Fahy Godfrey
Water District
R H Pruett
H- L Davis
Sotumey
Burnett School
Minton Confirmed For Supreme Court
The Senate confirmed Federal Judge Sherman Minton to the Supreme Court after rejecting GOP demands for further committee questioning. The roll call vote was 46 to 16, with Morse's bid to return the nomination to the Judiciary Committee defeated 46 to 27.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman Minton
Supreme Court
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Judiciary Committee
Morse
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Minton
High Court
Czech Reds Delay Church Control Law Amid Catholic Pressure
Prague sources report Czech Communist leaders postponed the parliament session to draft a state church control plan. The government will create a cabinet post and a state church board to supervise religious life, education of priests, and church laws, amid arrests and pressure from Roman Catholics.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cabinget
Bame
Jafiz
Bohemia
Gilmer-Aikin Suit Heard in El Paso Dismissed
El Paso Independent School District suit seeking Gilmer-Aikin education reform was dismissed by the Texas State Supreme Court. The justices overruled a motion to file a mandamus petition against Comptroller Calvert. The case centered on district boundaries and shared funding for Fort Bliss, with the court leaving a Calvert certification that the disputed area belongs to Ysleta.
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Gilmer-Aikin
el Paso
Austin
EL. Paso
Iselta
El-Paso
Fort Bliss Military Reservation
Calvert
Supreme Court
Ysleta District
Ownership Urged to Preserve State Rights in Lands
Attorney General Hall Hammond of Maryland urged Congress to define state ownership of marginal sea lands to safeguard state sovereignty and limit federal power. He led the second day of Senate Interior Committee hearings along with Texas Attorney General Price Daniel and Louisiana’s L H Perez. Interior Secretary Krug and Solicitor General Perlman urged rejection of bills transferring titles to states, advocating continuation of federal ownership.
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Washington
Hall Hammond
Maryland
Congress
Flammond
Senate Interior
National Association of. Attorneys
Price Daniel
Texas
L. H. Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
J. A. Krug
Philip Perlman
Adont
Pro Trumanites Win Court Review
Texas Supreme Court agreed today to review a party battle involving pro Truman Democrats. The case stems from a writ of error from Worth County and challenges a ruling by District Judge Masris.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Truman
Premier Queuille quits over wage crisis in France
Paris February 5 Premier Henri Queuille resigned as his cabinet failed to agree on economic measures to hold wages and stabilize prices. He will meet President Vincent Auriol after signaling an inability to arbitrate rising union wage demands. The move ends France's postwar government tenure as ministers debated keeping wages and restraining prices.
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Paris
Get
Henri Queuille
France
Queuille
Vincent Auriol
Miot
Brannan Farm Plan Scraped is Charge
Senator Clinton P Anderson accuses unidentified administration forces of sabotaging his flexible farm price support bill to boost the Brannan plan. He claims party strategists believe strong support could pass in 1952 if the nation faces high rigid price supports.
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Washington
Clinton ‘P. Anderson
New ‘Mexico
Brannan
Agriculture “Committee
Anderson
Demos Defeat Effort To Cut Security Bill
Washington reports Democrats defeated a GOP plan to curtail a security pension expansion. The House backed a limited substitute, opening four days of floor debate as both parties seek a showdown. Administration leaders aim to extend old age coverage to about 71 million workers including domestics self employed and local government workers with higher employer and employee contributions.
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House
Democrats
Taliy J
Hargeining
Senate
Demos
Truman rebuffed again on Olds confirmation
Washington October 5 The Senate committee voted 46 to 2 to report adversely the nomination of Leland Olds to the Federal Power Commission. President Truman urged approval, calling Olds a champion of fair utility regulation while accusing powerful corporations of opposing him. Senator Lyndon B Johnson said roll call in the Senate is likely and that few Republicans would back Olds.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Dir. Trusman
Olds
Lyndon B.johnson
Texas
Johnson
Fthat
Highlands Home Partly Destroyed By Fire
A house on Battle Belt Road in Highlands was partly destroyed by a morning fire. Mr and Mrs C L Patton were in the yard when smoke filled the home and a local volunteer fire department was called to the scene.
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Highlands
C. L. Patton
Battle Belt Road
Patton
Meee
Johnson Says Striking Power Not Impaired
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson told the Senate Appropriations Committee that navy spending will be cut but the navy's striking power remains intact. He urged a thorough investigation into Bogan's charges and urged clear grievances against the unification law.
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Defense
Louis Johnson
Congress
Navy
Jaan
Soviet Troops Withdraw From Germany Outline Emerges
Reported plan talks of Soviet troops pulling out of Germany with the establishment of a eastern German government under a socialist United Party line. The move aims to expose a peace treaty appeal while preserving a Soviet military presence to maintain order in the zone.
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Ist
Socialist United Party
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