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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
1
Local events center on a planned annexation forum at Cravens Addition with speakers including Governor Hobby and Chamber of Commerce figures. Separately, nationwide labor tensions threaten 1.15 million workers as CIO United Steel and United Mine workers prepare for possible strikes, potentially closing steel and coal industries and impacting wages and employment.
Fragmentary note mentions rain expected tomorrow and road crossing near Elis ei in the 2609 block. It references a ceremony on site and a path along a road incidentally getting clogged and a tee. Entities and details are unreadable and uncertain.
President Truman announced Indiana Democrat Sherman Minton as the nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Wey B Rutledge. Minton, 58, a federal appeals judge in Chicago since 1941, is a Mason Protestant who does not align with a church. Previously speculated candidates included Attorney General J Howard McGrath and Tom Clark. Confirmation is expected, with a Senate vote soon.
The community in Conroe Baytown discusses upcoming events and local names. Mentions include Aubrey Banks, Fred Hartman, and Tommy Rochelle. Plans reference football games, civic gatherings, and neighborhood updates amid unclear timing.
A Beechcraft Bonanza missing a week with two Texans aboard was sighted by a search plane three miles southwest of Waynoka Oklahoma. The passengers were William B. Cline of Amarillo and W Brayer of White Deer returning to Amarillo from Cleveland Ohio. An ambulance was sent to the scene. no casualties were confirmed. A CAA report said the plane had been sighted by an air force search plane.
Firemen from Station No 3 responded to a call of smoke rising from five roofs in the 200 block of West Republic. The blaze involved five dwellings including two apartment buildings. Steam from sun-heated roofs after a recent shower created the appearance of fire but officers reported the situation under control quickly. Fireman H L Town, president of the volunteer department, said the type of fire is one they like to handle.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports U S Steel and United Steelworkers clash over the presidential fact finding board recommendations as a nationwide steel strike looms on September 25. The union pushes for a pension and insurance plan while the company rejects the board as unacceptable, signaling a firm standoff with two days to go.
Humble Company objects to the annexation of the Baytown Refinery area by Baytown city officials. A written statement argues city taxes could halt refinery operation and curb Baytown’s growth, noting the refinery provides major local jobs and utilities. The text cites the plant’s self contained services and questions city service provision in exchange for taxes.
Washington Sept 15 The Big Three foreign ministers plan a preliminary meeting ahead of the North Atlantic Pact conference to discuss mutual defense of western democracy. Schuman Bevin and Acheson will focus on Asia and European issues including German Austrian problems while preparing for a Big Four session with Vishinsky.
Navy Captain John G Crommelin, a noted unification critic, has been removed from his Pentagon post and ordered to report to the chief of naval operations for reassignment. The transfer follows his unauthorized public blast at unification and comes as Navy Secretary Matthews says no disciplinary action is planned at present. President Truman deflected direct comment, while the Air Force and Army-Navy-Air Force joint staff roles are noted with officers told to avoid public discussion.
Former FBI agent Larry E. Kerley testified to a Senate subcommittee that the State Department blocked arrests of hundreds of Soviet spies during World War II. He charged the department prevented the 1945 arrest of Arthur Adams, head of a Soviet atom secrets ring, by keeping him in the United States.
Clifton Price of 1907 Weat Main street was elected president of the Robert E. Lee senior class for 1930. He is a football squad member and last year played on the basketball team. Other officers include Rodney Novo as vice president and Kathryn Rugel as secretary-treasurer.
A diesel engine exploded at the Southeastern Indiana Power Company plant in Rushville Indiana destroying the turbine building. One man was killed, another was missing, and three others escaped. The plant serves fourteen Indiana counties and was a seven to eight year conversion project costing about one million dollars.
The U S government, led by Attorney General J Howard McGrath, filed a civil antitrust suit in federal court in New York City against the New York Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and its nine subsidiaries and owners seeking to break up the chain. The action aims to separate manufacturing and processing from buying and selling operations and to dissolve the consolidated business structure.
Washington Sept 15 The Reciprocal Trade Bill faces a crucial test as administration forces aim to secure enough votes to renew the program for three years. GOP proposes a peril point amendment requiring tariff cuts only with congressional explanation, a near certainty to produce a close vote.
The Texas Railroad Commission set the state’s allowable oil production for October at 2,135,288 barrels daily, up 32,044 from September. Oilmen urged a further October increase at a statewide proportion hearing, citing U.S. market demand and September’s 2,077,905 barrel daily allotment as the first year rise. Representatives from Sinclair Oil and Gas, Petrol Refining Company, and East Texas Oil Association pressed for higher limits.
Belton report states Sam Smithwick Jr former Wells County deputy sheriff is charged with slaying radio newscaster Bill MeSomeat Alice. District Judge Wesley Dies set the trial date for October 24 upon recommendation of District Attorney James Brett .
City officials held a long session with Humble executives to discuss annexing Humble Baytown plants. Councilman Pruett pushed for a vote on the annexation tonight with witnesses stating the company would not propose a payment plan. Mayor Ward proposed a tax revenue plus bond plan, while others urged delaying to secure assurances no other city would claim the refinery site.
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