Navy radar expert warns defense against B 36 era bombers
Navy electronics expert Lt Cmdr Ed W Harrison testified before the House Armed Services Committee that radar has advanced to detect high altitude bombers like the B 36 at 40 000 feet. He said Russia may possess countermeasures but the United States can field an adequate air defense system. Sources indicated the Air Force planned to brief Congress on Navy findings and the potential to drop bombs from much higher altitudes, with navigation and jamming issues noted.
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Services set for Mrs Gertrude Satterwhite
Funeral services were planned for Mrs Gertrude Satterwhite at Memorial Baptist Church at 2:30 PM with Rev A L Jordan officiating. Burial followed at San Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of Fay A Lee Funeral Home. She was the wife of T Dee Satterwhite and daughter of Mr and Mrs Hunt.
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Memorial Baptist
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San Memorial Park Cemetery
Fai A. Lee Amet
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Bertown
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W. W. Hunt
Round Town Rescue at Night After Jeep Ride
Dust in the nick of time as two National Guard jeeps arrived to rescue them. Dan Glisling tried to fire up the cot and would have been taken. Bernie Linder waved down a friend. A Sunday incident left residents surprised by a sudden flood on Main Street, with water rushing beneath a bridge and duck nearby.
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Bernie Linder
Ted Ther
Bill
Aed Macvanee
Millican
Tever
al Montjoys
Clyde Badgett
Train plunges into washed roadbed wreck kills four
A Rock Island passenger train derailed three miles east of Meade Kansas after the roadbed collapsed in a heavy rain. At least four dead and about 75 injured as ambulances rushed from Dodge City Meade Liberal and Oklahoma. Rescue crews used car lights to search the tangled wreckage as four bodies were recovered and hospitals reported dozens more in need of care.
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United Press
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Kansas Highway Patrol
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Dodge City
Meade
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Oklahoma
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Rock Island
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Fowler
Iicinity
Glassock
Epworth Hospital
Larry Ling
Seward County
15 Million Bale Cotton Crop Seen
Washington Oct 10 the agriculture department forecasts 1948 cotton harvest of 15,446,000 bales largest in 12 years. Brannen to proclaim rigid 1950 production controls to reduce plantings. referendum by growers expected early December.
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Agriculture Department
Charles F. Brannen
Bureau of the Census
Chest Square Dance Tickets Seeing Well
Baytown residents plan a square dancing event tomorrow night with two large round robin jams. The Baytown and East Harris Community Chest sponsors the benefit at three venues The Barn Smiths Country Dance and Baytown Community House. Tickets cover all venues and will be sold at the door.
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East Harris
Smith's Country Dance
Alvera Griffin
Community’ Chest
Miss Griffin
Water Bond Wins In 134 38 Vote In Harris County
Residents of Wooster Brown Wood and Crystal Bay backed a 425000 water improvement plan by a 134 to 38 margin. The Harris County Fresh Water District No 8 board will canvass results and set sale terms. Engineer J J Rady of Fort Worth leads the project with R & Wolfe Jr as board president.
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Water Board
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Fort Worth
R .& Wolfe, Jr
Baytown Streets Damaged After Heavy Rain Repair Crews Work Overtime
Baytown road crews fought frantically to fix streets damaged by a 9.2 inch rainfall. City Manager C D Middleton said damage dollars were hard to estimate and that repairs strained the highway and roadway budget. Main damage centered on North Main West Main and Milleydale Addition as shoulders washed away. County drainage work saved the city from greater flooding and delays on two flood control district projects hinge on rights of way.
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City
C.D. Middleton
Citfs
North Main
West Main
Old Baytown
Old Pelly
Milleydale
Danubiia Acres
Milpydale
Middleton
Harris County
George Secott
Horace Alanna School
Lee Heights
Oak Addition
Lee High Students at National Meet in Charleston WV
Vernelle Burnett and James Carnes were elected to represent Robert E. Lee at the Southern Association of Student Councils in Charleston from October 16 through 15. Dixie Williams, council president, will accompany them, paying her own way. Sponsor Mrs. C. A. Brown and the group depart by plane Wednesday morning returning Saturday night. The theme is Student Councils at Work in a Democracy with a panel discussion guests and a formal dance. Robert E. Lee plans to run for an office at the convention. candidate not yet decided. Burnett, senior daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Burnett, 718 West Muriel, is secretary and NHS treasurer.
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James Carnes
Robert EB. Lee
Southern Association of Students Councils
Charleston
West Virginia
Dixie Wiliams
C. A. Brown
Vernelie
P. Burnett
West Muriel
National Honor Society
Supreme Court Won't Dismiss Tidelands Suit Against Texas and Louisiana
The Supreme Court refused to dismiss the government's suit over ownership of 63 lands beneath the Gulf of Mexico, granting Texas and Louisiana 30 days to file answers. The court noted a paramount federal interest similar to a California coast case and allowed the Department of Justice to file complaints filed last May.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Justice Department
State To Probe Polio Concentration Here
Baytown faces a state led polio probe after nine of 38 cases this year clustered within an eight block radius in Stewart Heights and Morrell Park. State health officials, touring the hard hit area, plan to dispatch investigators and seek Baylor Medical School cooperation in polio research as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis hosts a Houston meeting.
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Baytown
Stewart Heights
Morrell
New England
Sharrock
Boyle
Baylor Medical School
Prelate denounces Czech church laws in urgent bill debate
Prague Czechoslovakia Archbishop Josef Beran denounces a government church control law as treason to Christian teaching. He warns priests against public consent as the national assembly prepares to vote on the bill on an urgent basis with a vote set after November 1. Beran, interned in his palace since June, urges fidelity and warns against being bought for Judas silver.
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Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
National Assembly
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Four In One Family Found Dead In Beds
Fort Worth dispatch reports four members of a single family were found dead in beds in two rooms of a front house. Authorities identified the victims as Penny, Mrs. Finch and her daughter, with the grandmother also dead in her room. Neighbors said Mrs. Finch and her husband Richard Winch had been separated all summer. A divorce petition was filed September 16 in the 96th district court, noting the marriage on December 3, 1935 and separation June 12, 1948.
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Fort - Worth
Aughter
Penny
Three Sawmill Workers Rescued From Ridge North Of Highlands
Three sawmill workers O H Cude 27 Louis Vorel 81 and Winger 57 were rescued from a ridge two miles north of Highlands above the San Jacinto River after being stranded since Saturday night. A Baytown emergency crew boat found them about 4:30 p m taking them to safety. The men had tied a skiff to a tree as floodwaters rose and Winger clung to a sawdust pile until rescue. Authorities reported flooded roads and partial ferry service disruption as water levels receded.
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John Otruba
Baytown
Wilbert New
Humbie
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Houston
Voret Hive
Sawmil
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Arden
Bernie Laeder
Ares
Baytown Trustees Win Refund Battle on 1929 School Bonds
Baytown trustees prevail in a long fight to refund 1929 school bonds. State board approval late Saturday enables Goose Creek Independent School District to refinance at a lower interest rate, potentially saving taxpayers more than 229000. Bonds originally 3300000 and 285000 remaining outstanding expire in 1963.unding arrangement with Me S BO Phos Investment Company of Houston aided the petition. Proceedings set for 1:30 p.m. to finish the action.
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Cit
BO Phos Investment Com
Pamty of
Mouston
Wind
Finley
Dor Wmn
Fair and cool weather moving into Panhandle winds out
Strong winds and a cold front sweep through the Panhandle and South Plains with 69 mph gusts near Wichita Falls. Temperatures fell 15 to 20 degrees in an hour as skies cleared, with 37 degrees at Salt Flats and single-digit readings in parts of West Texas. Nationally, heat in the East clashed with snow in the Rockies as a vigorous low pressure system spurred tornadoes near Lincoln and Kansas City.
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Panhandle
U. S Weather Bureau
Pankan
Wichita Falls
Texas
Weather Bureau
Salt
Flats
Hi Faso
Ame
Fillo
Amarillo
Lubbock
Xineral Wells
Abilene
Big Spring
Wyoming
Colorado
Plains States
Atlantic
Nebraska
Lincoln
Holcombe Speculation He May Seek 1950 Houston Mayor's Term
Holcombe returns from Europe and triggers speculation on a possible bid for another term as Houston mayor in 1950. He declines to comment on the question. The report notes ongoing chatter about his political future and mentions a labor-relations incident involving former Farmers' Market Master Jake.
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Holston
Oscar Holcombe
Europe
Gray Fox
Houston
Jake
veedHamt
Tom Needham
Market Street Bridge Passable After Debris Cleared
County flood control crews and Precinct 2 personnel worked through night and day clearing driftwood and debris that lodged against bridge pilings on Market Street. Officials said the bridge is safe for traffic despite the dangerous conditions caused by recent flooding and logs collected under the structure.
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San Jacinto River
Market Street Road
Deore Sentt
Harris County
Flood Centrol
Previnct
Scott
Lester Henson
Violence Erupts Across Coal Strike Areas
Nationwide labor unrest spreads as Inland Steel plant in East Chicago Indiana faces threats amid the steel strike. Pickets clash with non union workers at A and ML Coal in Clarion County Pennsylvania, with a mine set ablaze as tensions rise.
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Steel
Inland Steel Company
Chicago
Indiana
A. and
ML Coal Company
Clarion County
Pennsylvania
Police Prevent Death by Own Action at Bridge
In Houston on a Sunday night a 39 year old man spoke with a woman sitting on a bridge railing. He pleaded with her to come down as she threatened to leap. Patrolman Elkins and Harris County Emergency Corps members pulled her to safety from the bridge. The woman said she wanted to die and was released into the care of her husband and two sisters.
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Houston
Oct. C
Elkins
Harris County
Property Owners To Get Tax Notice This Week
Baytown property owners will receive tax notices from the city this week. City Manager Middleton announced the notices are prepared and ready to be mailed. Taxpayers can expect mail delivery in February.
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CD. Middleton
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