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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1950
Page
11
Arkansas Congressmen Boyd Tackett hints the Texas postmaster vacancy should favor a loyal Arkansas Democrat while Texas Congressman Wright Patman backs Texan Arthur I. Jennings. Tackett notes other deserving Texans and urges competitive examination for the appointment to replace the late Judson Pryor.
A guerrilla group of North Korean commandos raided a US Army radio station near Masan, binding seven American signalmen and spraying the tent with machine gun fire. Five Americans were killed and two wounded. a surviving Private described a brutal assault by a 12-member squad including a female fighter.
The article recalls Tilden, LaCosta, Cochet, Budge as rivals in a theaterful match at Potext Hills. Herbie Flam and Art Larsen vie for spotlight with flair, while Dick Savitt and Gardnar Mulloy appear in semi final talk. A vivid, flamboyant show steers toward Larsen.
Baytown VFW will erect two large welcome signs along High 146 and Market Street Road. The center panels will display the slogan A Better Baytown and the population. Signs are to be painted and completed in about three weeks.
The second contest in the Red Feather Quiz will be heard at 9 p.m. today on Radio Station KREL. The winner advances to the semi final round along with the Kiwanis Club team, victors in the opening session.
Thieves cracked a church safe in Pasadena, taking valuables before dawn. Police investigated the break in, reviewing security footage and interviewing staff and witnesses. No injuries reported. investigators pursue leads and search for suspects.
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