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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1952
Page
2
War report from a frontline scene details two Chinese assaults on a hill held by South Korean forces. One attack breached briefly before defenders counterattacked, and a second wave gained the crest before being driven off. Casualties for the Reds ran high as artillery and close-quarters fighting raged amid rain soaked terrain.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brooda of Austin announce the birth of their baby girl Mercy Rose born Wednesday in Austin. Grandparents are Birl Celia Sroode of Dallas and Birl and Mrs Cherlie Marshell of Baytown. Mrs Brooda is the former Dorothy Jean Stershell of Baytown.
Dallas report details the death of an eight year old in a street accident. The incident involved an accompanying twelve year old brother and unclear local names due to OCR errors. Authorities are investigating the crash and issuing preliminary statements.
Livestock prices show steady to weak trends across categories with calves and stockers varied. Also reports BeauMont accident fatality of 19 year old ML Sloan from Groves. Bonham Chamber of Commerce manager James O Picone resigns for a Chicago trader firm.
Copenhagen reports four deaths as polio epidemic wanes after two months. An SS-year-old retired physician in Corsicans is shot dead by his own action. Farouk rumors surface as he plans to move near Rome. Stars Grable and Lanza face studio suspensions amid industry unrest.
Mrs Jewel Gunter owner of Gunter Pharmacy said two young men one Latin American approached about 1 a m Sunday claiming someone was injured. A pistol was shown and they fled in an old car after the door was jammed shut. Police said no hijacking occurred and no evidence was found.
HOUSTON Sept 11 Two Negro students have registered at the University of Texas School of Dentistry in Houston for the first time in its history. Zeb F Poindexter of Fort Worth a Wiley College and Texas Southern University graduate and Moritz V Craven 23 of Beaumont son of a doctor and Texas Southern graduate were admitted impartially on the basis of competitive exams. Both hold master s degrees.
Elvis N. Wallace 25 of Pharr an employee of Central Power and Light Co was electrocuted Wednesday when the slack of a dead wire dipped onto a live 72 400 volt line while he worked on a 33 foot high pole a mile and a half northwest of Mission He died en route to a McAllen hospital.
A vice chairman of the Young Republican Clubs resigned Thursday amid a dispute over Dwight D. Eisenhower's endorsement of William Jenner and Joseph McCarthy. Attorney Steve Anderson said he would campaign for Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson of Illinois.
LUFKIN Sept 11 Up South land Pager Mills of Lufkin that convert East Texas pine pulp into newsprint notified customers of a $6 per ton price increase effective October. General Manager W L McHsie said the firm would not explain reasons for the hike unless customers asked.
An Edinburg farmer spent the night in jail for contempt after violating a restraining order tied to the state worm control program. Joe Holmes was fined 100 and sentenced to 24 hours in jail. the court noted the violation involved out of court attorney promises and the pink bellworm plow up regulations.
Premier Gen Mohammed Naguib and United States Ambassador Jefferson Caffery held a 30 minute Cairo talks on the British Egyptian crisis delaying Western Middle East defense plans. Caffery said they discussed questions of mutual interest including the Anglo Egyptian Suez Canal Zone dispute.
Readable scraps show a Thursday broadcast grid with mentions of news segments matinees and a jamboree. Names such as Hendon and Wester appear alongside program titles and regional references, indicating a turbulent schedule page from a mid-century station.
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