Rat control repeal and annexation hearing set
City council repealed the rat control program after a four to three vote with W C Williams leading the move to kil the ordinance. The same council approved September 15 as the public hearing date for annexing 4600 acres north and west of the city, including General Tire and Humble Oil plants.
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Liams
Ett
Vna
Ted Lyman
Wooster
General Tire and Rubber Company
General Tire
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Brownwood
Crystal Bay
Investigators Probe Leads in Truman Aide Inquiry
DINGTON Sept 3 Major General Harry S Mundt and other senators said they will follow up a number of leads before ending the investigation into President Truman aide Vaughan. The subcommittee recessed its hearings with no new evidence requiring Vaughan’s replacement.
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Dington
Rean
Iig
Harry x. Tan
Karl
L Mundt
Vaughan
Ulyder Hoey
North Car
Subcommittee
Hoey Vaughan
Local Notes and Social Chatter at Myers Town Meeting
Residents plan meetings by 4:30 Thursday while sun society editor lists upcoming social calendar. Reports cover tax work city hall activities and community happenings including ice lessons and card games among neighbors.
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IS Myers
E Perkins
Vic
iBen Werd
Sun Society
Tommy RocheHe
Elmer Gray
Gray
Alaska
Hig
Kansas Beats U S Effort To Control State Gas
Governor Frank Carlson of Kansas told the Interstate Oil Compact Commission that Kansas thwarted a federal attempt to expand jurisdiction over natural gas. He cited a Supreme Court case, defended state rights, and praised the compact's role in promoting local production while opposing federal regulation. Carlson planned a Topeka dinner with Dwight Eisenhower and returned to the meeting the next day.
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Estes Park
Colo
Septa
Interstate of Compact Commission
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Quarterly Commission
Federal Power Commission
Ty. v. Supreme Court
Wore
Carlson
Congress
Commission
Topeka
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sunflower
Possibility Russia May Attack Tito's Regime
Belgrade dispatches say the Cominform Journal pledged total support to Yugoslav Communists opposing Marshal Tito and warned Moscow could move to liberate Yugoslavia. Officials in Belgrade admitted concern but doubted immediate Russian action. exposure of 50,000 Soviet troops, 503 tanks, and many planes near Yugoslavia raised alarm.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Cominform
Tito
Goslavia
Bucharest
Yuegoslav Quarters
Russia
Cominform- Journal
S Cominform Radio
No Objection To City Budget Made At Meet
Baytown taxpayers offered silent approval at a public hearing on the 1950 budget. City Manager Middleton urged moving $10 000 from the general fund to the water department to fund debt service. The council planned another session and almost certain to keep the 1 77 tax rate. A tax net gain from the tax equalization board reduced expected shortfall, with total spending projected near 720 000 next year across all departments. The council extended the 1 monthly garbage fee and promised land to fire station 1 volunteers if needed for a road right of way.
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Baytown
Meyer J. A. Ward
Water Department
C. D. Middleton
Equalization Board
General Fund
Labor Day Exodus Begins In Baytown
Baytown readied for the long Labor Day weekend as hundreds of workers began their exodus from industrial plants. Schools plan to resume after the holiday and city offices will close while mail and parking services adjust to the holiday schedule. The Baytown Sun will not publish Monday.
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Baytown
Ganders
Old King
iFor
Lindsey
Baytown Sun
Laber
Isle Mayor Promises Housecleaning in Galveston Police
Galveston Mayor Herbert Cartwright Jr vows to fire the entire police force amid claims officers are not doing their jobs. The dispute with Police Commissioner Walter Johnson centers on Lieutenant John Fox and a broader fight over department control and lax leadership. Fox’s demotion and firing were discussed after a board session, with Cartwright accusing the department of hiding behind the civil service commission and signaling that all officers are on notice.
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Galveston
Herbert ¥. Cartwright Jr
Board of City Commissioners
Cartwright
Island
John Fox
Civil Service Commission
Conway
Shannon
W. J. Burns
Fox
Walter Johnson
Marshall McNeel, Jr
Water- Works
Box
Johnson
McNeel
U.S. Faces Multibillion-Dollar Deficit If Spending Continues
Treasury figures show a nearly $2 billion red start to the new fiscal year, with monthly spending around $3 billion and a potential deficit near $12 billion by next June if revenues do not offset costs. Tax receipts in September, December, and June may reduce the gap, but the treasury remains in the red. The national debt sits above $255.09 billion, and the two-month deficit already exceeds last year's full-year shortfall, prompting calls for greater government economy.
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Washington
Treasury
Sam
Truman
Zionists Open Houston Meeting Opens 45th Convention
The Organisation of America opened its 45th annual regions convention in Houston with delegates from Texas Oklahoma Louisiana New Mexico and Arkansas attending. Notables include Bartley Crum Emanuel Celler Mendel Bisher Abe Turvim Mantel Posy and a dinner to honor Southwest Zionist officers and directors. Aimed to address refugee dispersal and rehabilitation in Israel.
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Houston
Zouist Organization of America
IOA
Israel
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Bartley Crum
San Francisco
Emanuel Celler
New York State
Mendel Bisher
Jewish National Fund
Abe Turvim
Israel Corporation of America
Mantel Posy
American Zionist Fund ‘All
New York City
Southwest Zionist Region
Tha
Polio Case Reported in Baytown Area Child
Baytown records another polio case three miles from Martin Addition. Patrick Higginbotham, five, son of Jesse Higginbotham of 1908 Utah, is at Hedgecroft Hospital Houston with paralysis on one side of the face and listed as critical. Watkins, six, at Jefferson Davis polio ward, is improving and overall doing well as treatment continues.
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Baytown
Martin Addition
Patrick Higginbotham
Jesse D. Higginbotham
Utah
Hedgecroft
Houston
Em Watkins
Jefferson Davis
Eis
Q. R. Watkins
North Gaillard
Barbers Hill to Open with New Teachers and Courses
About 890 Mont Belvieu area students are set to register Tuesday for Barbers Hill schools for the 1945 50 year with classes officially starting Tuesday afternoon and faculty duties beginning on Labor Day. Two new courses home economics third year and safety education will be offered. Twelve new typewriters join the commercial department. The football stadium has been enlarged to accommodate more spectators. The district expects about 21 000 dollars from the Gilmer Akin fund. Four new teachers are appointed: J B Gill math English Mrs Nena Harrison music Keen W Franklin football coach. W C Underwood begins his third year as high school principal.
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Mont Belvieu
Barbers Ill
J. Justin
Jenson
Dayton
Barbers Hill
Jenson Seid
Gilmer-Akin
B. Gil
Gill
Nena Harrison
Texas Baptist College
Marshall
Harrison
Houston
Ranklin
Baylor
University
W. OC. Underwood
Barbers Sill
Court Rules Stomach Of Man Sacred
Federal Judge Jacob Weinberger ruled that searching a man's stomach without consent is unconstitutional. Andrew Lee Wis, charged with federal narcotics offenses, had his stomach pumped at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital after officers failed to find drugs. The judge deemed the procedure a Bill of Rights violation, though Willis was later arrested on a state charge.
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Los Angeles
Jacob “Weinberger
Andrew Lee Wis
Willis
Georgia St
Weinberger
Justice Rutledge Placed on Hospital Critical List
Supreme Court Justice Wiley B Rutledge was again relapsed and his condition described as grave by York Hospital doctors. The 63 year old jurist had rallied yesterday from a prior relapse while vacationing in Georgia.
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Justice Rutledge
Supreme Court Tnatice - Wiley
B. Rutledge
York Hospital
Geiko
Bie Wits
Jumping Stunt Man Seeks Parachute From Empire State Building
Sept 2 New York A 22 year old stunt man Robert Gumping Jack Niles plans a parachute jump from the Empire State Building. He has previously jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge and George Washington Bridge. Police were alerted but Niles intends to proceed with or without his companion. Guards and detectives supervise as he awaits a final decision.
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New York
Robert Gumping
Jack Niles
Empire State Build
WNH
Perachutist
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Oakland
George Washington Bridge
Hudson River
New York City
New Jersey
Netvea
Empire State Building
Niled
Gulf Transit Franchise Ends in Baytown Bus Postponement
Baytown faces no bus service after Sunday as Gulf Transit Company’s 30 day notice expired. City Manager Middleton said he notified owners, noting they have quit due to unprofitable operations and franchise violations. Bayshore Bus Line offered to take over, but company officials were reluctant.
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Baytown
Gulf Transit Company
C. D. Middleton
Aduniinal
Middleton
Aiddleton
Brothers of
Houston
Texas
Cit
Heve
Alexander
Bay Owning
Sata
Bayshore “Bus Line
Ine
New U S Law Aids Small Oil Refineries
Washington September 2 B President Truman signed a law to end premium payments in government royalty lands under existing contracts. The measure helps small independent refiners faced with falling crude prices and a soft market while lease rights under the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act start with a preference for such refiners.
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Washington
Trumen
Yeags Steal $10,000 From Houston Safe
Houston police report professional safe crackers pried open a concrete-embedded steel safe at King Brothers Supermarket on Liberty Road. They escaped with about $10,000 in cash and uncertain jewelry as deputy sheriff notes fingerprints at the site.
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Houston
King
Brothers
Liberty Road
Yeggs
Sherif
John Sassano
La Marque Pastor Raids Cafe Slot Machines
A pastor in La Marque raids a cafe prompting investigation into slot machine activity. Local authorities respond as patrons report irregular gambling and potential violations of city ordinances. No injuries reported, and surveillance footage is being reviewed for further action.
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Revisto
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Ity
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eGgeetrreen
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Felps
Nes Mendenhkail
McDonald
Tex Equalization
Gitla
Eft
Cedar Bayou
Ed Lintelman
Willie Oe
Roy
H. 5
Hiram
Angel
Rusty
Russell
U.S
Cominform Journal
Council
Marcelle Hourt
Chicago
Jon Westerber
David Ellison
Maynard Smith
Idlewild
Erie
International Sounds
McNei
Leutenant
Dolphin Club
HI Nabor
Olin Millar
Zionists Open
Detroit
United, Public Workers Union
Jesse Higginbotham
Gulf Transits City
Yeags
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