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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1949

Page

2

Claiming Jail Beating Hurler Demands County Probe

Milton Mulitz attorney for Wyse says the case will go to the grand jury Wednesday after Wyse sustained 427 stitches to his back from an alleged jail beating. Wyse accuses prisoners Jack Giacona and Raymond Parker, both 17, of assault to murder. Police Chief B W Payne vows a thorough probe and notes jailers denying involvement while ordering written statements to determine how a prisoner gained access to razor blades.

Milton Mulitz Wrye Wyse Jack Giacona Raymond Parker B. W. Payne Payne W. Smith P. H Mank

Funeral Services For 79 Year Old Houstonian

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m today at Boulevard Funeral Home in Houston for Mrs Leor fine Boudreaux 79 longtime Houston resident and grandmother of J AL Duges of Baytown Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery with Rev Wade O Skinner officiating Surviving include son T L Boudreaux of Anahuac three daughters Miss Jean Renois and Mrs Ethel B and Mrs Eleanor Dages of Lorna five other grandchildren and nine great grandchildren

Bowevard Funeral Home Houston Leorfine Boudreaux Houston Snnerman J. AL. Duges Baytown Buriawes Woodlown Fev Wade O’skinner Eleanor Dages Lorna

Bad Brakes Cause Wreck Three Injured

A car driven by Enter Gray failed to stop at Cedar Bayou Road and North Main due to defective brakes. Detro, the other driver, swerved to avoid a head on collision, hit a signpost, and was injured along with Miss Lackey. Detro and Miss Lackey were hospitalized. Detro's sister left after treatment.

Gray Cedar Bayou Road North Main Detro Miss Lackey Harshman

Probers To Quiz 22 In Market Case

Houston date September 22 ITP The Harris County grand jury summoned 22 witnesses in its investigation of a scandal at the Houston Farmers Market Market Master James E Murray ousted by city officials and the Houston Bar Association investigates Attorney Cc RR Gostin accused of collecting fees from market merchants Witnesses to testify include 21 merchants and Jack Donahue Houston Press reporter who posed as a farmer.

Houston ITP Harris County Grand Jury James E. Murray Houston Bar Association Cc RR Gostin Gostin Jack Donahue Houston Press

Chamber Of Commerce Meeting Set For Tonight

Directors of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7 30 pm today in the chamber offices. Tomorrow night Theo Wilburn will chair a special committee to discuss the fair and livestock show sponsored annually by the chamber.

Baytown Chamber of Commerce Chamber Theo Wilburn

Morning radio and sports rundown on Tuesday schedule

A Tuesday afternoon program listing morning devotional, weather notes, and a major league baseball game featuring the Dodgers and Reds. It includes a daily lineup of segments from Revellie Romadus Seri Roesner and others, with time slots for news, fishing, scoreboard updates, and a mystery tune quiz.

Revellie Romadus Seri Roesner Xow Benoni Apulianca Sicaias Milodte Potkas Oe Cazain John Major “League ‘Baseball Broklyn Dodgers Reds

Stocks Close Today Tail Nickel Down Markets

The stock page shows a mixed session with several named companies in focus. Instances include Interlake Iron J and L Steel Hirby Pet Kenn Cop Mack Trucks Tex Gulf Sul Texas Co and Timken Beering DO amid fluctuating industry names and price markers.

Interlake Iron J and L Steel - Hirby Pet Kenn Lippy Liggett & Myers Mack Trucks Mid Con Wet Dairy Repab Steel St. Hegis Paner Sou Pacif Stan Oil Ind Star Oil J. Sunray OW Tex Gulf Sul - Texas Co Tex Gulf Timewster Corp Timken Beering DO. &. Steel Woodwori= Inc W. O. Cotton

Deputies Probe Two Burglaries at Wooster

Deputies investigated two burglaries on Market Street and Decker Drive in Wooster. At the Texan Theater on Decker Drive burglars took 14 ice cream sticks an electric hotplate a fire extinguisher and about $3 in cash from the ticket office. A burn glary was discovered when manager Wallace Branson opened the office. A nearby shed at a home on Decker Drive and Market Street was found broken into with a power saw and motor valued at over $80 missing.

Decker Wallace Branson Texan ML Brown Gerald Higgins Branson Wendell Lamb

Trees along road halt riverfront crashes near Market Street

Deputy Brown reports trees along the shoulders of Market Street Road have prevented two drivers from plunging into the San Jacinto River bottoms lakes. Louis Bryant, 23, lost control and overturned near the first lake. his car struck a tree and stopped. Howard Hamilton, 23, survived a similar plunge near the second bridge when a small tree kept his vehicle from entering the lake. Eighteen people have been killed or injured in lake crashes, many drowning after skidding through bridge railings or missing bridges.

San Jacinto River Market Street Brown Louis Bryant Thed Felton Howard P. Hamil Harvey Second Bridge

Jim Ferrier Wins Kansas City Open Golf Title

Husky Jim Ferrier won the Kansas City Open at Swope Park with a 277 total for 72 holes, four strokes ahead of Dick Merz who finished second at 283. Ferrier earned 31000 in prize money for the victory.

Kansas City Jim Ferrier San Francisco Swope Park Dick Merz Arkansas City Kansas

Worst Cold Snap Expected Across Regions

Severe freezing is forecast as Missouri and Iowa endure a deep cold spell. In Arizona three children drowned in a flash flood near Gila Bend. their mother Consuela Wiender is missing. A head on crash near Death Illinois killed four and injured ten as slick roads blamed. The Pacific Enterprise ran aground off Point Arena with a skeleton crew. An electrical storm cut Bonneville transmission, plunging the Pacific Northwest into darkness. Spokane hospitals faced polio patient pumping, power restored after about 30 minutes.

Peessouri Yowa Gila Bend Arizona Faroiy Meather Consuela Wiender Ilinois California Pacific Enterprise Point Arena San Francisco Skelton Little Hope Bonneville Power Project Pacific Northwest Spokane Washington

Baytown Man May Be Traffic Victim

Baytown man Gouner may have died in a traffic accident. Identification found on a body in Wichita Falls linked to him, but family hopes it was another man wearing Gouner’s clothes. Gouner had worked in Wichita Falls and recently in New Mexico. His mother is in critical condition after a heart attack from the shock.

Deys Gouner Baytown Warren J. Gouer Wichita Falls Wiichite Falls New Mexico Gouners J. A Portis Michigan Bailey Gomer

Boy Bitten By Snake On Way To School

Gary Holley, son of Harman L. Carpenter and spouse, was bitten on the foot by a snake while starting to school this morning. He received treatment at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.

Gary Holley San Jacinto Memorial Hospital Harman L. Carpenter Poimseitia Highlands

Earl Hankamer Heads Drive For Baylor Stadium Campaign

Earl Hankamer, prominent Houston oilman and church leader, named state steering chairman for Baylor Stadium Drive as the $500000 goal was over subscribed. He will coordinate selling additional bonds to complete the stadium project and also plays a major role in the Greater Houston campaign.

Waco Baylor Stadium Baylor University Earl Hankamer Houston Hankeamer Walter G. Lacy Houston Oil Man Herkemer Grester Houston Baylor Board of Trustees Beylor University School of Medicine Barkemer Sour Lake Second Jational Bank of Herman ‘Hospital Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Builains Board of Regents University of Texas Second Baptist Church ‘of Tejas Southern Baptist Hospital Board Hankemer Prudentis of Company General Petroleum Corporation of Houston Curtis and Raymord Hankamer Robert F. Hell, Ix Mra Hankemer Lena Miller Lamete Texas Frinity Bay Baytown

Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Summary

Livestock in Fort Worth shows mixed changes with steers steady to lower and heifers and other cattle moderately active. Prices vary by class: slaughter steers 16.00-21.00, higher grades 23.00-24.00. cows 12.00-16.00, bulls 15.00-17.00. stocker yearlings 17.60-21.00, calves 18.00-23.00. hogs and feeders 21.75-22.90 per hundredweight for good grades, lighter weights 19.00-20.50, feeders 15.00-38.00. Opened firm, activity later in the week expected.

Fort Worth Seni

Baytown To Welcome Girl Scout Leaders

Baytown prepared to host about 90 adult Girl Scout leaders for a meeting tomorrow, with a tour of the Baytown refinery, two business meetings and a dinner at the Humble Dining Room. Principal speaker will be Miss Eumice M. Prein, executive director of the three state Cactus Region of the Girl Scouts.

Baytown South Texas Area Girl Scouts Beytown Humble Eumice M. Prein

Danubina Acres Grass Fire Under Control

A grass fire at Danubina Acres near Avon Addition along Highway 148 threatened homes and businesses. Fire Chief Art Lintelman and Driver L V Bailey and crew arrived with equipment and brought the blaze under control by noon.

Danubina Acres Danubins ‘Acres Highway 148 Avon Addition Art Lintelman L V. Bailey

No New Development In Hawaiian Dock Strike

In New York on September 12, federal mediators convened a brief joint meeting between the Hawaiian dock strike negotiators and the company after a pause in talks. The session lasted 15 minutes with Garry Bridges of the ILWU CIO noting unclear progress as Ching continued discussions with company reps.

Hawaiian New York Medisior Cyrus & Coits Garry Bridges International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union CIO Ching

Net Star Charges Father With Family Mistreatment

Hollywood, Sept 22. Tennis instructor Lestie John, 41, is jailed on charges by his daughter Laura Lou John, 16, the nation's No 2 junior girl, alleging immoral relations. Laura Lou, a national girls indoor singles and doubles champion, reported him missing and claimed abuse. John, a Shadow Mountain Club pro near Palm Springs, denies the accusation, saying friends influenced his daughter. He is divorced from her mother, Lucille Meska, and they have a 10-year-old son.

Hollywood Lestie John Laura Lou John Jenn Laure Lou John Hollywood Tennis Club Shadow Mountain Club Palm Springs California Miss John Lucille Meska Bliemi Piorida Pye Eaura Louis

Britain Assured Of Further Aid

Britain seeks more aid as costs of opposing communism rise in the Western Mediterranean. President Truman secure funds from Congress to aid Greece and Turkey. A three nation dollar conference nears end as Britain considers budget cuts and modernization with American guidance.

Mediterranean Truman Congress Greece Turkey Amercers United States

Steel Union Delays Strike Truce Reply

Murray declined to commit on extending the truce or accepting the fact-finding board findings. He said the wage policy committee would decide and that details would be known by Monday. Green criticized the steel mediation report as disappointing to workers and urged a practical pension plan if both sides cooperate.

Murray Harlier Green Hansas City William Green American Federation of Labor Mediation Board Reen International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Kansas

Senate To Debate Military Aid Bill

A Senate debate centers on a military aid bill amid a public charge that the army and air force seek control of the defense structure. An informant claims Undersecretary Dan A. Kimball urged Croramel in to suspend a 46 year old flyer immediately after learning of the incident.

Senate Amelin Army Air Force Navy Dan A. Kimball Croramelin

Navy Raps Dollar Saving As Unification's Aim

Dallas reports Admiral Edgar A. Cruise of the Navy criticized overemphasis on cost savings in unification plans. He urged focus on building a more effective military establishment, stressing personnel and material as the true measure of security rather than mere balance sheets. He serves with the air warfare division and spoke to the International Association of Police Chiefs.

Dallas International Association of Police Chiefs Today Goller Edgar A. Cruise Cruise Chief of Naval Operations United States Organization

Bell County Named Trial Site For Ex Deputy

The article notes Bell County named as trial site for Jim Wells' ex deputy with witnesses including Claude McConnell. Mason’s attack on Smithwick cited as a factor in slaying and references a 1942 Democratic senatorial runoff involving Lyndon Johnson and Coke Stevenson with Johnson’s plurality win. Flower petals marked the grave of Bill Odom in Columbus, Mississippi, at his funeral following Labor Day crash.

Bell County Jim Wells Page Claude McConnell Mason Smithwick Lyndon Johmzson Texas Coke Stevenson Johnson Stevenson Box Alice Odom Columbus Miss Bill Odom Cleveland

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