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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1951
Page
1
The oil company prepared records but failed to keep accurate records after Federal charges. Nell Nelson Jones of Houston said an appeal would be filed.
A Santa Fe federal court jury found Humble Pipeline Company and two employees not guilty of conspiring to defraud the government. Judge Hatch upheld acquittals for the company and another individual while sentencing actions on Roy Moseley and Walter Robertson diverged. Robertson pleaded guilty and testified, receiving a $2000 fine with imprisonment waived. Other defendants faced fines. the trial centered on record falsification and oil production disclosures.
An OCR garble hints at a tavern gathering with mentions of a shotgun and fees, a man in a car, drunken dialogue, and casual reporting of a Texas game. Several names appear in broken form, including Goldie, Benny Gattis, and Fran Nelsons, with scattered social and celebratory fragments.
Texas Supreme Court rules that trustees of the King Ranch could borrow funds and grant oil and gas leases as part of a loan arrangement. The decision upholds authority to mortgage and lease land to secure financing for about 97600 acres in a two year deal linked to a $3,500 loan. Justice Wilson writes for the court.
UN negotiators reported possible progress as Communists floated a complex cease fire proposal close to a UN red line near Seoul. The Reds dropped demands for a large external withdrawal while preserving key footholds around Haesong and the Iron Triangle. UN spokesmen warned the offer may be posturing, noting repeated “last and best” phrasing.
Last day to beat higher taxes on liquor and cigarettes as midnight brings new excise and sales taxes. The hike raises cigarette taxes by about five cents per pack and liquor taxes vary by product, with whiskies and bonded spirits seeing substantial increases. Retailers face pressure to not fully pass the tax rise to consumers.
A 29 year old tele phone company employee was found not guilty of aggravated assault and false imprisonment in Judge Paul Peden's County Court at Law. The jury delivered an instructive verdict after the trial of J C Loftin in Baytown.
The United Fund drive aims for 117,796 dollars with 58,000 raised from Baytown refinery workers and merchants expected to meet their quotas soon. General Felton stated about 85,000 in donations is needed in days to complete the drive successfully.
A reader recalls a saying about trust and sight attributed to a wife in Chicago. The remark implies skepticism toward a husband and notes the phrase meare sighted.
Lee Drive opened from West Main to Market Circle, with asphalt work by Southern Pacific agent W M Knowles. North end access remains problematic as traffic funnels from Decker Drive and West Texas Avenue. city officials explored hiring a traffic engineer after Joe Weingarten offered to fund expertise. The street will gain importance after the Baytown Tunnel completion.
Clyde Ragsdale editor of the Texas City Sun attacks Colonel Gomer Garrison for saying Miami police chief s comment that gambling in Texas has been cleaned up. Ragsdale calls the claim a falsehood and accuses Garrison of hindering a county campaign to purge vice and crime. He places Garrison and Sheriff Frank L. Biazggne in a class for ignoring nationwide law and says the Sun has not shown raids or gambling charges.
The national convention of Con federacea Unions of America opens at the Rice Hotel in Houston tomorrow and is expected to draw a large turnout from the Bag ration Employes Federation. BEF president A B Aliphint says any BEF member may attend as observer. George Bowers chairs. The Baytown union is the region’s largest CUA unit with 11 BSF Executive Council members attending.
An advice notice from a Sun Classified ad writer offers practical help for everyday problems in selling buying renting recovering losses hiring help and starting a money making venture. Mrs Sophia Steirer of 15 High Street provides guidance and clients report quick results contacting 8302 for consultation dialing A545 for the furnished room listing at 15 High Street with private entrance bath and garage.
Assistant Police Chief W R Montgomery warned against using Halloween for vandalism as patrols will guard business districts. He noted trick or treating remains allowed and advised preparing treats while avoiding property damage during Halloween night.
Predawn assault by Chinese Communist troops drove United Nations forces from hills southeast of Kumsong. UN units held briefly then retreated under heavy machine gun and mortar fire. Dawn counterattacks failed to regain ground as fighting continued and casualties mounted on the 135 mile Korean front.
Washington report says Democratic National Committee chair designate Frank E. McKinney announced a policy to fire any employee who accepts fees or favors in dealings with government agencies. The 47 year old Indianapolis banker spoke after his formal election aided by President Truman's support.
British soldiers fired above crowds to clear traffic on the Cairo to Suez road and sealed Suez City. Tanks and guns moved into desert positions west of Suez as communications were cut, with reports of casualties and an Egyptian superintendent bayoneted at the Fi Ferdan bridge near Ismailia.
A half grown lion within the Campa Brothers Circus mauled nine year old Maria de la Suez during a show in Mena Arkansas. Authorities said the beast dragged the child from the ring area and fatally attacked her while attendants tried to intervene. Circus performers continued acts as the tragedy unfolded. Sheriff Hobart Hensley and doctors responded, with Maria rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
Washington prepares for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh as rain eases away before their arrival at National Airport. A half million Americans are expected to line the route to Blair House, with government workers and students given time off. Truman and Mrs Truman, plus Margaret, greet the royal couple as planes land and a formal ceremony unfolds with guards, bands, and a motorcade along the Potomac to Blair House.
Actress Marion Davies, heiress in William Randolph Hearst’s will, married Captain Horace G. Brown Jr. in a private El Rancho Vegas ceremony. Davies, 46, gave up potential Hearst voting rights as Browns’ life friend and former screen star, with Gates Brown, one of Brown’s sons, present.
A mine blast near the coal seam traps eleven workers while rescue squads race to reach survivors. One man is confirmed dead and officials report delays in locating all trapped workers as teams coordinate efforts at the scene.
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