Gamma globulin cited as protection against paralytic polio
At the 80th annual Public Health Association meeting Dr William Med of the University of Pittsburgh reported controlled tests on 54 772 children showing gamma globulin injections reduced paralytic polio cases from 38 in the control group to 6 during weeks two to five after injection. One half of injected children who developed polio recovered within 36 days. Early protection was limited.
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Public Health Association
William Med
University of Pittsburg
Hammon
City Hall plan eyed for Main Street building front
A rocky, fragmented clipping reports discussions on city hall site work and a lighted frontage issue on North Main with talks of a regular council meeting Thursday. It notes plans to place the front door and a “watchman” feature as part of a building modernization while referencing insurance and civil service ordinances on the agenda.
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Local town notes and familiar names on a bustling day
A jumble of scattered names and events appears from Hind Town Lyons to Judy Ba psneg and Port Ar Saded. Mentions of Daz Casselman Mike Knowles Yeager and Cr Ow hint at sports and social happenings. A beauty shop prize and a fire marshal mix with reflections on education and a reflective stroll through town streets.
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Hind Town
Lyons
Judy
Port Ar
Zaz
Satisen
Huba
Fred. Dittman
$400 000 Lawsuit To Be Presented To Jury Thursday
Judge Dan W. Jackson prepared the charge for a jury in a $400,000 damage suit against George McKinney a former Baytown laundry owner arising from a July 31 1931 automobile crash in Baytown The case to be given to the jury Thursday for decision Mrs Ruth Sylvester of Baytown the plaintiff said her daughter Patsy was believed to be permanently injured in the wreck docket details indicate she sustained injuries in the collision
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Houstox
Dan W. Jacks
George McKinney
Baytown
Jackson
Ruth Sylvester
Patsy
How To Be Saved Ike Is Baytown's Youngest Preacher
Mike Norris, aged seven, became Baytown's youngest preacher after a long discernment process. He preached his first sermon at Congregational Methodist church and later spoke at a Pasadena mission, with texts from Matthew 25:41. He reads the Bible daily and plans to continue preaching.
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Ike
Baytown
Sue Jones
Sun Citeech
Bayto
Mike
Congregational Methodist Church
Myrl Eastman
Eastman
Young Nortis
Congregational Church
Pasadena
Mir
Wis D. Norris
Jack
Streets Take Up Most Of Council's Time Paving
Street paving, signs and name changes dominated the council meeting Tuesday night. A new street named Martini connects Houston and North Main in the 1400 block of Stewart Heights and will be shelled for 26 feet of right of way due to a property owner’s curb issue. The council approved a 250 foot water line off Dyer Street to connect Mactin to the system, with plans to extend to serve nearby houses. Change of street name from William to Hines drew mixed votes, as locals argued Hines is older and more populated. sign installation and vandalism challenges were discussed, including the potential use of angle iron for signs.
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Aubrey Banks
Ted Purdy
Dyer Street
Mactin
Dyer
William Street
Hines
L. Campbell
William
N. B. Ballard
Williams
Worth Main
C. D. Middleton
Public Works
C. W. Grantham
Middleton
Wasnt Hard, W. E. Morris Tells Police
Twenty two forgery and passing hot checks charges filed against William Edward Morris a Texas convict paroled from the penitentiary He said it was no trouble to flood the town with hot checks over three months Deputy Brown and Deputy Bickerstaff traced the checks and Morris admitted writing them He identified twenty two checks with names and Mont Belvieu addresses naming merchants across Baytown Greens Bayou and Houston as places where he forged checks and where he was employed or connected with firms including Baytown Feed and Farm store Hathaways grocery and Goose Creek Grain Co He had served three year and two year terms running concurrently for forgery in Waco and said he wrote checks when drinking.
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Rosalie Myers
William Edward Morris
Texas Penitentiary
M. M. Brown
J. C. Bickerstaff
Morris
Ethel J. Green
Ettel Turner
Eva J. Blang
Mont Belvieu
Waco
Brown
Huntsville
Baytown
Houston
Greens Bayou
Fuler Service Station
Commerce Food Market
Hathaway Grocery
Busch’ and Casey
Rothelle's
Graves Furniture
Baytown Approves 127572 For Water Improvements
Baytown council votes 127,572.30 for water and sewer improvements including weir contract storage tanks pumps mains and contingencies. City Manager Middleton says results are favorable and funds may cover all water project costs by end of next fiscal year with substantial surpluses from 1951-52 and current year earmarked for the program.
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Council
Baytown
C. D. Middleton
Middleton
Baytown approves ditch-digging machine purchase
Baytown city council agreed to buy a Barber-Greene pipe laying and ditch digging machine from South Texas Equipment Co. The bid beat Bodick Engineering Co.’s Buckeye option by about $700. Barber-Greene offers 64 hp versus 47 hp and a vertical digging arm while Buckeye has a slanting arm. Initially Rufus Bergeron favored Buckeye for narrow work, but Herbert Campbell opposed. The final vote: Campbell only dissenting.
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Baytown
Barber-Greene
South Texas Equipment Co
Bodick Engineering Co
Buckeye
Rufus Bergeron
Herbert Campbell
W. D. Reeves
Bergeron
Mrs Nina Swan Dies Early Today
Mrs Nina Franciscan Swan of Rural Route One Baytown dies at 5 am at home. Funeral at 10 am Thursday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home with Rev Vernon C Kuester officiating. Burial in Hill of Rest Cemetery. Survived by three sons Ernest A Swan Baytown Eugene and George Swan Liberty a daughter Julia Swan Baytown three grandchildren a sister Mrs Amelia Johnson Channelview and a brother John. Pressing of New Albany Indiana.
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Nina Franciscan Swan
Baytown
Paul A. Lee
Vernon C. Kuester
the Highlands First
Amelia Johnson
Channelview
John. Pressing
New Albany
Indiana
United Fund Begins Campaign in Baytown Drive
Baytown rolled out the United Drive campaign led by General Chairman Harry Hartman reporting $7,000 pledged toward a $119,000 goal. The day’s total rose $3,000 from yesterday as Jack Henderson and staff tallied results. Baytown Refinery workers increased to two percent of their quota with three departments advancing. time office chaired by A.2 H. Burns, propane unit chaired by S. F. Blakeney, railroad chaired by A. Haie.
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Baytown
United Drive
Harry Hartman
Jack Henderson
General Tire and Rubber Co
Drive
Time Office
H. Burns
S. F. Blakeney
Railroad
A. ©. Haie
Adlai And Eisenhower Trade Blunt Foreign Policy Attacks
United Press dispatch reports Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson intensifying campaign rhetoric two weeks before election. Eisenhower criticizes US foreign policy thinking while Stevenson urges steady leadership against economic and informational foes from Chicago to Buffalo. Truman accuses Eisenhower of misleading statements on Social Security in Scranton remarks.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai
New York
Massachusetts
Stevenson
Indiana
Ohio
Buffalo
New York Herald Tribune
Eisenhower
America
Chicago
Truman
Scranton
South Koreans Retake Pinpoint Hill After Muddy Battle
South Korean forces recaptured Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge from five Chinese battalions after a fierce dawn assault. The action followed heavy air battles as Sabre jets clashed with MiG-15s, with pilots claiming several aircraft damaged or shot down.
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Seoul
Korea
Pinpoint
Hel An
Robinson Risner
Asth St
Oklahoma City
William Hoelscher
Edwardsville
Marine Corps
Donald E. Francke
Waukegan
Hwangju
Yonan
Haein
Reds
Auieagiesi
Fippe For Mine Peace Dims Lewis Signals For Long Shutdown
Washington reports that John L. Lewis signaled a prolonged coal strike after the wage board cut 40 cents from a 1.90 daily raise. miners began walking out last week without formal union authorization. Harry Moses urged a return to work for the Sunday 15 cent rise. Lewis accused the wage board of milking miners and suggested operators seek a board review.
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Alan Adams
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine ‘Workers
Wage Stabilization Board
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Wage Board
Moses
Law Officer Is Charged In Burglary And Hijacking
Constable J W Lambert is being sought by Houston police on burglary and attempted robbery charges. A state wide pick up order was issued, tied to the fatal shooting of deputy Delbert Young during a botched night club hijack led by Lambert and his deputy William Young. Raul Perez, a self described investigator, identified Lambert as the escapee from Roberts after Young was killed. Prosecutors and Harris County grand jury continue to probe the multi party plot with new statements from Dixie Young and other witnesses.
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J. W
Bill) Lambert
Houston
Lambert
C. V
Buster) Kern
Delbert Roberts
William Young
Raul Pérez
Kern
Rober
Young
Joe Clark
Police Homicide Division
Perez
Dixie Young
Harris County
Frank Murray
Roberts
Chrysler
Youngs
Sometimes Life Gets Tedious When P N Sworke Crashes
P N Sworke, 33, on Decker Drive asked for a push after running out of Sas. Marvin Lee Carter, 32, and Claude T Jarman, 31, collided after the tow boat trailer struck Carter’s car, pushing into Snorke’s vehicle. Jarman was cited for failing to keep proper lookout.
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P.N. Sworke
Sas
Decker
Snorke
East Sterling
Marvin Lee Carter
Cloverleaf
Carter
Claude T. Jarman
Houston
Jarman
Cleve Dickens
EL Neager
San Jacinto’ Memorial Hospital
Earthman
Former Baytonian Killed In Wreck
Word received Wednesday that W L Royle Jr a former Baytown man now in the U S Navy was killed in an automobile accident. The body Baytown monuments will be man Funeral.
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W. L. Royle Jr
Baytown
U. S. Navy
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