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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1952
Page
1
Regular election of officers planned by Bun Spots members of the La Vorte Assembly Rainbow Girls for 7:30 pm Tuesday. Reader notes include local community updates and a report on a hospital-bound Miss Epperson after an auto accident.
United Press reports the Labor Day weekend death toll climbs past 300 with highway crashes leading the tally. Through Friday evening 7,242 have died on highways, with ten plane crashes, sixteen drownings, and 36 other accidents bringing the overall count to over 3,000. A fatal two-car collision near Bensenville Illinois claims five lives. Floyd Vaughan drowns on a fishing trip. four South Carolina residents die in an Atlantic hurricane. Weather varies nationwide from burning heat in Texas to milder conditions in the Northeast.
Baytonians enjoyed Labor Day by doing as little labor as possible. Most stores were closed and downtown Texas Avenue was quiet as residents took a rare holiday.
Three men were rushed to Lai lie-Duke hospital after a collision at East James and Danubria during a long holiday, the first reported in the area. Ed B. Sratla and Benjamin A. Gitsinger of Crosby suffered head and arm injuries, while Billy Joe Owen of 201 Highway Boulevard had minor scrapes.
President Truman opened his 1952 campaign with a Pittsburgh stop at the Pennsylvania Station crowd of about 3000. He accused Republicans of mudslinging and expressed confidence that Pennsylvania would vote Democratic, noting the GOP aims to “change something around” to gain power while praising Adlai Stevenson as the capable Democratic nominee.
Labor day signals end of summer as about 10 000 Baytown children prepare to return to school. Registration spans the week with classes starting Friday. Teachers begin Tuesday with 22 faculty meetings and a 9 am institute at Lee College.
A Miami forecast center warned of a new tropical storm forming far east of Miami as remnants of a previous hurricane churned rain and squalls across wide areas. Reports from the Fridtjof Wansen indicated winds up to 35 mph with heavy rain and falling barometer fueling caution as a hurricane hunter investigated Suspected activity near San Juan and Beaufort. The system followed the previous storm path toward the U.S. East Coast, delivering up to 110 mph winds at peak, sparing Charleston from major damage due to low tides while floods and tornadoes sparked damage and injuries inland in Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and beyond.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ceth er Lee Grant 78 were set for 1 p m today at Earthman Chapel with Rev Paul Stevens officiating Burial planned at South Park Cemetery Houston under Hartiman funeral home direction Mrs Grant a Baytown resident for 21 years died at about 11 55 am Survivors include husband Jasper Grant several daughters sons a sister and a brother with 76 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren named among pallbearers were L L Thorp Willard Thorp H T Mitchell M E Reed Homer Grant and James Johnston
American carrier planes attacked a key Communist oil refinery at Aoji in northeast Korea, only 12 miles from Russia, in a major operation approved by the joint chiefs. Navy planes from Boxer Princeton and Essex also hit Musan, destroying a mine and hydrogen plant as 164 planes took part. The raid aimed to signal resolve and near-border reach, with the hydrogen plant a target believed to be essential to processing.
Lomax residents fear a land grab as Lomax moves to incorporation with an election slated for Sept 20 after Judge Bob Casey signed the order following a 45-name petition. If approved by Lomax’s 386 voters, officers will be elected. mayoral candidate Warne Shiteman faces commissioner hopefuls A Friend and R W Kelley.
Delegates at the 38th biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers marked Labor Day with a three block parade up Fifth Avenue. About 3.40 postmen took to the streets on their day off, observing the holiday in New York.
In Long Beach California Mrs Marjorie Burns recalls losing a signet ring seven years ago when her daughter Bonnie tipped a gopher nest. Bonnie flooded the burrow by watering beds, the water overwhelmed the gopher tunnel and delivered the ring back to the surface.
New York dispatch reports letter carriers allege threats tied to campaign money. A Kansas claim cites $100 contributions from government workers and warnings of job loss if Republicans win in November. Anderson, a national postal union figure, denied the intimidation.
Gov Adlai Stevenson, touring Michigan, calls for a completely new federal strike law. He urges repeal of Taft-Hartley, gives the president seizure powers in national emergencies, ends injunctions to halt strikes, bans jurisdictional strikes and boycotts, and outlines five principles for a revised labor code citing employer and union responsibilities. He warns labor votes could decide November results.
The Metal Workers Union announced Sunday night that agreements had been reached with Anaconda Copper Mining Co and American Smelting & Refining Co ending the nationwide strike threat in non ferrous metals. John Clark, union president, and E Travis, secretary treasurer, led the talks as year long dispute over cents and fringe benefits was settled with eight cent wage adjustments and related gains.
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