Texas News Briefs Highlight Campaigns And Accidents
A condensed round of Texas items notes plans for East Texas rally supporting Eisenhower, traffic accidents and fires causing fatalities, and a bruising assault case involving a Houston student’s girlfriend. The report cites 550 deaths in ongoing incidents and mentions arousal of wartime armistice talks with warnings against prisoner detentions.
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el Paso
Texas
John Roosevelt
Press
D. Roosevelt
East Texas
Franklin
California bound Echols Jr faces Bank lecture plan
Echols Jr president of National Bank and Trust in Coronado Calif plans to return this month for a finance relations talk at Horston entry on Friday and Saturday featuring cost accounting and inventory sessions led by Jack from Baytown and Mum Refining Co. Phi Mu social fraternity initiations at Southwestern University noted.
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California
Echols JR
Er National Bank and ‘Trust
Coronado
Calif
Financial E Relations Association
Echols
Horston
Jack
Baytown
Mum Snd Refining Co
Southwestern
Paris Gibbs Jr
Waltec Paris FS
Be Southwestern
Preparte
Istien Association
Stu- Gran Association
Ztornal
Fragmented Readable Snippets From Local Page
Names and stray phrases appear across a cluttered passage. The items reference Theresa Breiner, Judge O'S, Norma Norris, Nadine Ng, Gus, Buz Williams, Bill Harrop, and others, with scattered scenes of travel, a hospital visit, a drugstore stop, and a dog likely tied to a personal anecdote.
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Theresa Breiner
Judge O'S
Cary
Fere
Norma’ Norris
Soma
Nadine
Gus Ar
Buz Williams
RTE
Bill Harrop
Moon
Roxy
Reds Launch Frenzied Assault on Triangle Hill
Seven thousand Chi Reds backed by Katusha rockets pressed a fierce attack on Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge near Seoul, seizing one peak while Sniper Ridge defenders recaptured Pinpoint Peak after ten hours of heavy fighting. U.S. Seventh Division halted the push, preventing capture of Triangle Hill 300 yards from the crest as old tunnels near the peak were found and sealed.
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Seoul
Korea
Russia
Katusha
Triangle Hill
Sniper Ridge
Pinpoint Peak
Pike's Peak
Triangle
U.S
Pike’s Peak
Seventh Division
United Nations
Progress Reported in Fight Against Polio Vaccine Shows Favorable Responses
A Johns Hopkins scientist reported favorable responses from a polio vaccine designed to immunize against all three types of infantile paralysis. Dr. Howard A. Howe said tests on six Baltimore children produced antibodies to Lansing, Leon, and Brumhilde poliovirus types, with immunity levels similar to lab monkeys. The vaccine used killed virus rendered inactive with formalin and could not cause disease. Further extensive work is needed before general use.
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Cleveland
Johns Hopkins University
Howard A. Howe
Jonas Hopkins
Howe
National Foundation For
Jaycee District Seven Conference At Baytown
About 75 Jaycees attended a district seven work conference at Baytown Community House with 40 wives and 30 children as guests. Speakers included BLOF Shepherd and Jim Yarbrough. Baytown Ball Park and Little League plans were outlined. Other clubs represented came from Beaumont Port Arthur Galveston Lamarque Texas City Pasadena Conroe Houston El Campo and Lake Jackson.
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Camber of Commerce
Baytown Community House
T. F. Cook
Blof. Shepherd
Grand Prai
Jim Yarbrough
Galveston
G. Clarke
As S Bynum
Baytown
Tank Model Wins Show at Baytown Contest
Chico Holtzhauser's General Patton Tank won top honors at Baytown's first model building contest at Humble Ball Park Sunday. Senior division winner Holtzhauser, age 13, led a field of entrants. second prize went to Gon Lumley for an Old Brig Sail boat. Junior division winner Mike Whitcomb built a B-29 bomber. Keith Rowe took second for a motor boat. Honorable mentions went to John Sylvester, Linda Ann Feinberg, Larry Ross, A. W. Whittaker and Jimmy Wise.
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Chico Holtzhauser
General Patton
Baytown
Humble Ball Park
Holtzhanuser
Gon Lumley
Robert Baughman
Mike Whitcomb
Keith Rowe
George Williams
John Sylvester
Linda Ann Feinberg
Larry Ross
A. W. Whittaker
Jimmy Wise
Keith Rave
Joe Moore
WL. Smith
Roy Holtzhauser
Don Meadoe
Joe Huggins
Tank—Page
Dodger Pitcher Named in Paternity Case
Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Billy Lees faced a paternity accusation in Newark as a 22 year old, with a warrant issued by Magistrate Harry Pine. The unnamed girl swore out the complaint claiming Lees fathered her unborn child, due around year’s start. Lees, a right hander from Astoria, was involved in spring training in Miami when the events allegedly occurred.
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Dodger
Billy Lees
Newark
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mondar
Lees
Harry Pine
New Jersey
Loes
Astoria
Queens
New York City
Michael J. O'Connor Pine
O’connor
Miami
Dodgers
Pater
Former Baytonian Dies In Velasco
Funeral services for Leron Wesley Steele 37 formerly of Baytown were held at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Velasco where Rev John H Osteen officiated Burial was in Cedarcrest cemetery Steele died of a heart attack Saturday morning Survivors include his widow two stepdaughters a stepson his parents three brothers and a sister Pallbearers were Sam Carroll W E Brown Elmo Anderson I D Huggins Herbert Freeman Jr and R L Warren
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Leron Wesley Steele
Baytown
Velasco
Paul A. Lee
John H. Osteen
Central Baptist Church
Cedarcrest
Steele
Dow Chemical Co
Aliie Elizabeth Steele
Gene Poorman
Katy
Albert Lambright
Palestine
Pvt
Wanza
Ernest. Legard
U. S. Air Force
Korea
Join Steele
Baytow
J. L
H.H. Steele
J. W Shirley
Beaumont
Sam Carroll
W. E. Brown
Elmo Anderson
I. D. Huggins
Herbert Freeman Jr
R. L. Warren
Burglars Take $500 in Groceries From Brunson Market
Hungry burglars pried open the Brunson Food Market on Market Street and raided unlocked display shelves, stealing coffee, cigarettes and various groceries worth more than $500. Nightwatchman Jones checked the store at 4 am with doors locked. owner Brunson found the back door bars removed and the front door broken at 7 am.
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Brunson
R. B. Jones
John Brunson
N. J. Ricks
Drive-in Juke Box Sparks Noise Complaint and Charges
Mrs Loy Williams filed a corporate court charge against Mr and Mrs Fritz Wooley over loud juke box music at a drive-in on High Street. She said the volume caused sleep disruption at 10 36 Saturday after she called to complain. police logged several Friday night complaints. Wooley posted 50 bond. case set for Friday morning. Wooley said amplifiers would be relocated to reduce noise.
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Fritz Wooley
Corporation Court
Loy Wiliams
North Eighth
Williams
Wooley
Scout Cavalcade Traces Texas History by Baytown Scouts
About 500 Scouts from East Harris District presented a nine act pageant titled Cavalcade of Texas tracing history from Cabeza de Vaca to Texas statehood. Costumed Indians Spaniards French priests were featured. T Lo Satterwhite praised public support and called turnout a tribute to the Scout movement.
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East Harris
Texas
Cabeza de Vaca
T. Lo Satterwhite
Scott Movement
Crash Costs Mont Belvieu Man His Car and Fine
Walter Fred Raymer of Mont Belvieu injures himself and demolishes his car in an accident Saturday night. He pays a $75 fine in corporation court for the crash. Raymer’s vehicle clipped the rear fender of a car driven by Dorothy Ann Cline, 15, of 1417 Elm as she left Highway 146 onto South Seventh. His car overturned in a ditch. he was charged with improper lookout, causing an accident, and no operator’s license. He suffered a minor injury and was treated at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.
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Walter Fred Raymer
Mont Belvieu
Corporation Court
Raymer
Dorothy Ann Cline
Elm
Highway 146
South Seventh
G.E. Allen
N. J. Ricks
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Paul AL Lee
Eisenhower heads into New England amid anti Semite charges
Washington dispatch reports Dwight D. Eisenhower, enraged by President Truman s suggestion that he is anti Semitic and anti Catholic, plans a Boston speech denouncing religious and racial discrimination. Baruch praises Eisenhower. Campaigns shift to pivotal eastern states with tours across Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island New York and more as the race tightens. Stevenson rests briefly before eastward whistle stops in key states. Truman resumes campaigning with a three day tour through New Jersey Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Washington
Dwight D. Lisenhower
New England
Truman
Eisenhower
Boston
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Detroit
Adlai. E. Stevenson
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mr.Truman
White House
New York City
New Jersey
West Virginia
Stev
Ike
Sewage Problem Calls Council to Study Model Contract
Baytown’s City Council plans a 7:30 pm meeting at City Hall to review a model contract for a new sewage treatment plant on West Main, with plant costs around 219000 dollars and intercepting lines estimated at 113900 dollars. The project aims to ease overloaded facilities in the South Baytown area and includes bids for a ditch-digging machine and other developments.
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Baytown
H. 5
Berlin
West Main
Wil
City Hall
South Baytown
Baytown Development, Inc
Houston Lighting
Parolee Is Held Here for Hot Check Charges
William Howard Morris a parolee from the Texas penitentiary is jailed in Baytown on three hot check charges and is under questioning in connection with other cases. Deputies A T Brown and J C Bickerstate arrested Morris after complaints from Fullers Service Station and Tri City Furniture. The forged signature of Mrs. Ethel J Turner appears on the checks. Several more hot checks with the same signature have been reported. only three charges have been filed at this time.
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William Howard Morris
Texas Penitentiary
Baytown
Morris
ML Brown
J. ¢ Bickerstate
Fuller's
Tri- City Furniture Company
Ethel J. Turner
Brown
Crosby School Plans Seek Federal Approval This Week
Crosby School plans two new buildings will be submitted to a Fort Worth branch of the federal Office of Education this week. Crosby Superintendent C O Dusek says Houston Architect GC Hedrick and a federal representative will accompany him to Fort Worth. Dusek hopes to travel Wednesday to obtain federal approval by week’s end. Crosby school board members were to meet contractors Monday for bids on the high school job, with bids covering a complete project and furniture purchases to be bid later this month.
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Crosby
Federal Office of Education At
Fort Worth
Dusek
Houston
Hedrick
Crosby School Board
Nation-Wide Coal Shutdown Threat Looms
United Mine Workers 375,000 strong began quitting in protest of the Wage Stabilization Board cut, with thousands idle across Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky and beyond. Government actions include a coal shipment freeze and potential Taft-Hartley measures, while union leaders forecast uncertain, possibly wildcat strikes.
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United Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Wage Stabilization Board
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
UMW
Harlan
Hazard
Big Sandy
WSB
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Washington
Truman
Taft-Hartley-net
Charleston
W. Va
Lewis
William Hynes
United Fund Workers To Give Reports
United Fund volunteers will hear progress reports at a 3:50 a.m. Tuesday meeting led by General Chairman Harry F Hartman at United Fund headquarters near Thad Felton's Ford agency in Texas. All division commanders, team captains and solicitors were urged to attend as campaign leaders review the drive toward a 3119,600 goal, with four new divisions already over the top.
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United Fund
Harry Fhartman
Thad Felton
Ford Agency
Texas
Hartman
Baytown
Bobbie D. Davis
John Opryssek
General Tire and Rubber Co
J. Q. McGiffin
Pritchard P. Eliis
Lawsuit Underway in Houston Over Auto Injury
A $409000 lawsuit filed in Houston targets George McKinney over injuries to Mrs Ruth Sylvester and her two daughters Patsy and Mollie in an automobile incident. The case names the involved parties and seeks damages for the family.
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George McKinney
Ruth
Sylvester
Patsy
Mollie
Injan Auto-Mobile
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