Jamaica spared as Hurricane Dog weakens near island
Reports from Jamaica say Hurricane Dog lost much of its force and veered south, easing fears for Kingston and Montego Bay. Officials warn of dangerous tides and winds but expect the storm to miss a direct hit as 154 lives were lost in the August hurricane and new warnings follow Easy churning westward across the Atlantic.
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Jamaica
Grady Norton
Miami
Orton
Hugh Foot
Warnhe
Stow
United Press
Jamapo
Weather Bureau
Cuba
Anneth Miller
Inshington
Tower Isle
Kingston
Atlantic
Caribbean
Windward Islands
Eathermen
US Air Force
Sun Spots Communications enhances city radio system rollout
Police radio equipment, new walkie talkies, and vehicle connections expand city operations. Water Department pickups and Public Works join the system as DHS officials confirm installation progress. A neighborhood meeting at St. Mark's Methodist Church discusses program music and area improvements. Community winners and prizes in local youth events noted. A separate report mentions a vandalized vehicle found near Atas ito Crossing, linked to a Houston registration.
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Kidleton
Water Department
Public Works
Senn. Seton Aided
Round Town Gossip and Summer Notes at Baytown
A jumbled column recalls social chatter and local happenings. Names like Clayton Praetorius Chandlers Tarvers Mughiin and Beauchamp appear with Labor Day outings, porch chats, and nearby travels. Ed Bowen, Millard Carter, Wanda Payne and Lucille Rockhold are among those mentioned in a stream of community vignettes and casual observations.
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Clayton
G. T. Praetorius
John Cale
George
Labor Day
James
Jack Cramer
Billie Mughiin
Labor
Georgetown
Soames Beauchamp
Hix
Glenn Henry
Daniel
Millard Carter
Ed Bowen
Lady Denamond
Estone County
Wanda Payne
Mary Margaret
Lucille
Court Action To End Copper Strike Awaits Truman Decision
Justice Department lawyers poised to seek court action to end the copper strike if President Truman agrees, with a special commission's report ready for the White House. Kennecott workers returned, but major producers Anaconda Phelps-Dodge and ASMC remain at odds with Mine Mill and Smelter Workers over wages. Strike began August 2 as union seeks 190 percent hourly package. talks continue in Butte Cousins Ma and San Francisco with support from the Federal Mediation Service. Thunderstorms forecast with partly cloudy skies and warm temps, low around 73.
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Washington
Justice Department
Truman
Fin
White House
Lee Vroman
San Francisco
J. Howard McGrath
Khennecott Copper Corporation
Thajor Copper
Mi Mil and Smelter Workers Union
Butte
Montana
Cousins
Federal Mediation Service
Kennecott
US Forces Encircle Soviet Volunteers in Korean Front
United States infantry divisions encircled hostile forces in the Punchbowl Valley area near Kumsong as part of a broad offensive on the eastern front. Allied artillery, air power, and ground troops including Ethiopian-augmented units pressed a two-week-old campaign along Blood Ridge and surrounding sectors. General Matthew B. Ridgway said large numbers of Soviet puppet troops and technical experts from East Germany backed the enemy buildup, while Allied units claimed heavy tolls and continued bombardment to avert a major Communist advance.
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TORKY
United States
Fi Farine
Sion
Reights
Nes
Kumsong
Matthew B. Rider
Kno
East Germany
James A. van Fiser
Highth
United Press Front
van Vieet
Fifth Air Force
N Fleet
Ridgway Considers New Site for Korean Truce Talks
General Ridgway drafts a note to Communist high command aiming to break the deadlock in Korean cease-fire negotiations. UN officers hint the talks may move to a new site, with discussions ongoing in a tent city near Kaesong and even talk of Hong Kong. Joy Craig and Burke join Ridgway in meetings as Nam Il’s protests are echoed by Red officials.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
High Command
Thay
Ridgway
United Nations Command
Haesong
Reds Tions
C. Turner-Jor W
Ridge
Kaesong
Red
No Man's Land
Hong Kong
Joy
Nam Il
Rideway
Aior
Laurence C. Craig
Arleigh A. Burke
Peace Conference Reaily Council Of War And War
Foreign editor Harry Ferguson reports on a San Francisco opening for a peace conference seen as a council of war. Allied statesmen fear future conflicts as Japan remains the prize with the potential to align with the West or drift toward Communist China or India. The article discusses the fragile gamble of signing a treaty to end war with Japan and the regional power rivalry shaping Asia’s trajectory.
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Peace Conference’ Reaily Council of War
Harry Ferguson
San Francisco
Council of War
Japan
Bank Robbery Lead Fizzles in Wilson Texas
Texas Ranger Captain Raymond Waters said the Wilson State Bank burglary lead fizzled as two suspects released after questioning in Siaton. The robbers used a ladder to the roof, lowered a robber into the vault room, and used an acetylene torch to pry open the vault. About $400 in currency and $1210 in silver were taken, with a large amount of silver left behind as they could not carry more. The crime was detected by a teller who opened the bank yesterday for holiday work. Wilson lies about 17 miles southeast of Laibbock.
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Waters
Huge Parade Expands to Ten Sections At Baytown Fair
Parade marshal Grover Edge announced the Beytown Fair parade will now have ten sections with more entries expected. The march begins on Texas Avenue at 5 p.m. tomorrow, veterans should report at 4 p.m. to Thad Felton's Motor Agency for lineup. Section 7 features Baytown Junior High Band, Humble 20-Year Club, local companies, and more. Section 4 is led by Crasky High School Band with Wooster Plumbing and Marine color guard. Section 9 showcases the Negro unit led by Carver High School Band, Carver Cadets, and Negro organizations. The final section features R. D. Causey’s mounted brigade inviting riders to enter.
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Beytown
Grover Edge
Edge
Texas Avenue
Edie
Thad Felton
Motor Agency
Baytown
Humble
City of Baytown
J. B. Hollaway
Franta Motor Companies
Crasky
Wooster Plumbing Company
Color Guard
Marine Recruiting Corps
Houston
Carver High School
Carver Cadets
Negro American Legion Post
Negro Boy Scouts
R. D. Causey
Mounted Brigade
Causey
Horace Mann Cheerleader Breaks Leg
Key Barclay a 14 year old Horace Mann Junior High student sustained a broken left leg and is hospitalized in Dayton. Doctors expect an eight week plaster cast with limited mobility after a seaside accident Sunday.
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Barton
Key Barclay
Dayton
Kay
G. BK. Barclay
Deyton
Long Holiday Ends Vacation For 8500 Baytown Area Kids
Labor Day marks end of summer break for about 8500 Baytown area students as teachers return for conferences. Registration starts soon across Baytown Barbers Hill Cedar Bayou and Crosby districts with hundreds of students expected at each campus and classes set to begin Friday or Monday.
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Labor Day
Baytown
Riday
Mont Belvieu
Barbers Hill
Cedar Bayou
Crosby
St. Joseph's Parochial School
Labor Day toll soars in Texas amid 664 violent deaths
United Press reports Labor Day weekend brought 664 violent deaths nationwide and 56 in Texas. Traffic crashes totaled 33 deaths in the state, with drownings, airplane crashes, and other accidents composing the rest. Council head Ned H Dearborn called the toll tragic and blamed reckless drivers known as moron motorists.
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United Press
Theational Safety Council
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Iites
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Ewo
48 Nations Ready To Sign Japanese Treaty
Allied diplomats report 45 nations prepared to sign the Japanese peace treaty at a 52 nation conference opening tonight in San Francisco. President Truman will address at 7:30 pm PDT, warning against Soviet aggression while previewing a world situation urging swift action. Rumors say Russia, Poland, and Czechoslovakia may refuse or walk out, with a possible separate peace conference proposed by Moscow allies.
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Truman
Far East
Civic Opera House
Bayton
Premum
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Britain
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Indonesia
Jakarta
New Delhi
Peiping
Leasons
Free World
Korea
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Gromyko
Josef Stalin
Mao Tze-Tung
Violent Wind Strikes North Harris County Area
A powerful wind and rain storm hit Rose Hill near Tomball in North Harris County yesterday, uprooting two telephone poles and a power line while leaving no injuries. A half inch of rain fell over Tomball and Rose Hill during a 45 minute onslaught, with $3500 in damage reported at the Boyer Sheep farm from a roof loss.
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Houston — (&P
Rose Hill
Tomball
Harris County
J. C. Browder
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Fort Worth
Boyer
Supply Boys Do The Best They Can WITH SECOND DIVISION
Korea UK The 38th Regiment learned today about supply problems. The regiment ordered a portable generator and two typewriters. It received a candle and two pencils.
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Korea
Hinabor shows a sharp wit and lasting punch
A Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate item notes that a woman often has the last word, and claims about 92 percent of the times her comment precedes others in debate. The remark reflects a witty, public voice or syndicated quip from recent columns.
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Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate
Unions To Fight Mexican Labor Unions
Labor leaders from the South and Southwest plan a El Paso meeting to organize a campaign against recruiting Mexican farm workers. AFL Farm Labor Union head H L Mitchell says Texas New Mexico Arizona and California labor standards are threatened by new alien worker receiving stations. He cites about 500 000 Mexicans held in peonage on border farms and criticizes President Truman for not protesting when immigration guards were rejected.
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Washington
South
Southwest
el Paso
AFL Farm Labor Union
H.L. Mitchell
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Mitchell
Nesident
Truman
Baytown Fair Opens With Record Crowd Expected
Stock judges begin at 9 A M as preparations wrap for the third annual Fair and Fat Stock Show. Thousands anticipated on Texas Avenue for a mile long parade with nine bands and cadets from Ellington Field. Livestock judging starts Wednesday, and the fair runs four days with auctions, prize shows, and midway operations.
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Baytown
J. C. Kannarr
Texas Avenue
Eliington Field
Fairgrounds
North Main
Midway
Texas
Harris County
Baytown Fair
American Quarterhose Association
American Rabbit and Cavy Breeders’ Association
W.H. Bridges
Bandits Slay Liquor Store Manager in Houston
Nuby Garner, a night manager of a Houston liquor store, died after being slugged by two robbers who entered the store asking for wine. He said the men demanded bottles, then struck him as he turned away, robbing him of about $130. The death is attributed to a skull fracture.
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Houston
Iur
Nuby Garner
Garner
US Moves To Block Pirating Of Labor Stabilization Board
The government announces enforcement action aimed at blocking pirating of labor stabilization board activities. officials, including Taylor, indicate day of launch and broader plans to curb unauthorized use of labor program resources.
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Stabilization ‘ Board
Taylor. Sai
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