Death by own action attack on Kelly Hill in Korea
A frontline report from the Western Front details the Sept engagement near the Imjin River where Chinese infantry overran Kelly Hill, west of Beguipost, after nine hours of brutal hand to hand fighting. US and UN defenders, including Pvt. Efrain Ferrer and Jaime Sanchez, recount fierce bayonet and grenade exchanges, heavy artillery, near blackout comms, and a stubborn order to hold to the last man as the hill fell and several survivors escaped through minefields.
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Korea
United Nations Eosin
Kelly Hill
Imjin River
Faday
Beguipost
Yanaly
Ferrez
Ferrer
Jaime Cortez Sanchez
Manati
Puerto Rico
La Porte Hires Auditor and Names New Police Officer
The city council approved auditor T B Trotter at 250 monthly for a 750 yearly audit and appointed FE B Strickland as a police officer to cover traffic at schools and events. The report notes park meter revenue totaling 836.97 with meters yielding little impact on city funds.
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Ouston Certified Public Accitant
T. B. ‘Trotter
la Porte
R.rigby
Council
Trotter
New la Porte
Bayiown
Jewish Faith Sees Nen Year at Rosh Hashana services
Jewish congregations prepare for Rosh Hashana ushering in the new year with horn blasts and atonement themes. The community’s notes reflect soul searching during the 16 day period leading to Yom Kippur, with reports from local church staff and events across Central Texas.
Navy says model T guided missiles by 1950s standard
U S Navy reports that North Korean strike missiles are now Model T level compared with future advanced models pending production. Experts say upcoming weapons will be truly guided aerial arms, with some potential nuclear warhead capability. Rear Admiral Sides notes early radio controlled Hellcats were precursors, as pilotless drones used in gunnery targets.
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Washington
John H. Sides
Navy
Sides
La Porte Eyes 30000 Settlement Over De Annexed Properties
Delinquent taxes totaling about 330000 will be addressed Monday as DuPont Humble Refining Co and private owners meet La Porte city officials for a final out of court settlement of their annexation suit. The companies owe about 20000 while private owners share another 20000, with 1951 taxes on all affected areas included. Mayor Burgin’s potential reimbursement of 2500 to cover city legal costs is also discussed amid settlement talks.
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la Porte
DuPont and
Humble Oiend Refining Co
City Commission
Humble of
DuPont
Primate
J. E. Muldoor
Lomax Incorporation Vote Sets Lomax City Future
Residents of the Lomax addition near La Porte will vote at Shiermans Store on Saturday to decide incorporation. A petition was filed with County Judge Bob Casey, and a mass meeting led to a commission form of government with Wayne for mayor and RR. W. Kelly Friend as commissioners. Lomax, population 386 over two square miles, borders 26th Street Underwood Road P Street and H Street. Skepticism and fear of city duties have surfaced as the move nears.
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Lomax
la Porte
Shierman
Wayne
W. Kelly
Friend
26Th
Underwood Road
la’ Porte
Lomex
Baytown Area Republicans Plan Organizing Drive Monday Meeting
An East Harris County GOP drive will be launched at 7 30 pm Thursday in Robert E Lee auditorium. George Talton announces district 34 leadership as 15 county districts and a Baytown political headquarters plan. The rally aims to organize a door to door canvass to gain Eisenhower undecided voters, with precinct captains and co captains of opposite sex leading sections. The group seeks a 50 000 vote margin to win Texas 24 electoral votes for Eisenhower.
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Aubrey Banks
Harris County
Robert
Tical
Baytown
Eisenhower
Texas
All The Way With Adlai Rally Planned in Harris County
Loyal Democrats will gather at Houston City Auditorium at 8 p.m. Wednesday for a Stevenson for President rally led by County Democratic Chairman Bob Tucker. William McCraw of Dallas, former Texas attorney general, will address the crowd as precincts in the county organize for Stevenson Sparkman. The event forms part of a statewide campaign run by Rayburn Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn to win Harris County and Texas for Stevenson and Sparkman amid party tensions over federal tidelands ownership.
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Baytown
Houston
Bob Tucker
Wiliam McCraw
Dallas
Texas
Tucker
Harris County
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
Sam, Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stephen A. Mitchell
Rayburn
Mitchell
Stevenson
Tidelands
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fireworks to Enliven Fair Display Equals Galveston Show
A brilliant fireworks display planned for the fair will imitate the pyrotechnics that drew 40 000 visitors to Galveston this summer. The event aims to match the seaside city’s famed spectacle and attract a large crowd.
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Galveston
Funeral Services Today For Thomas Bonin 77
Thomas Bonin Sr. 77 of Avenue A Channelview will be buried in Bonin cemetery Friday after funeral services at Callaway funeral home Houston Bonin died at 245 p.m. Wednesday at his home Survivors include his widow two daughters two stepdaughters two sons a stepson and two brothers Also surviving are two brothers Clark Baonin of Spring and Jim Bonin of Baytown The Baytown Fair announced Friday that the mammoth display is scheduled for Friday night Oct 3 and will be presented by Stassi Distributing Co The 15 minute show will feature free entertainment each of the four nights of the fair with Bowleys Chuck Wagon Gang among acts and noted hillbilly tunes featured Slightly Overdone as A COOK story omitted.
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Thomas Bone Bonin Sr
Avenue A. Channelview
Bonin
Callaway Funeral Home
Houston
Willie Bonin
John Soffes
Channelview
Johnny Kirk
Conroe
Ruby Johnson
Roxey Baney
Baytown
S.r D. Bonin
T. B. Bonin, Jr
Highlands
Marvin Williamson
Clark Baonin
Spring
Jim Bonin
Mose Sumner
Stassi Distributing Co
Sumner
Carom Shot Costs Driver $25 Bond
Malcolm Roy Read, 26, of Humble, was charged with reckless driving after a three car crash on Old Main in West at about midnight Friday. Read, driving north, hit a car owned by W. S. Newburry, which struck a second car owned by F. D. Powell. Read posted a $25 cash bond and was released.
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Malcolm Roy Read
Humble
Old Main
West Baytown
G. E. Allen
Bob Adkinson
Read
W. S. Newburry
North Whiting
F. D. Powell
Ohio
Water-Sewer Experts To Attend Convention
Baytown area water and sewer experts will attend the all day meeting of the Sam Houston Water and Sewage Association in Galveston County Park League City. W Grantham Baytown public works director and Cara G Harrison manager of Chambers County Water Control and Improvement District in Mont Belvieu expect to attend. Harrison sits on the executive committee in charge of the meeting.
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Baytown
Sam. Houston Water and Sewage Association
Galveston County Park
League City
W. Grantham
Milk price up one cent a quart in South Texas
The South Texas Producers Association notified 2,500 dairy farmers across 53 counties that a one cent per quart rise takes effect Sunday, with dairies passing the cost to wholesale and retail outlets. The increase, tied to drought and higher feed costs, raises wholesale and retail prices, though profits for some firms may fall due to higher commissions on route sales.
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South Texas Producers Association
Dairymen
Dairies
Producers ‘Group
South Texas
B_ E2Stailones
Houston
Office of Price Stabilization
Dairyment
WE. Drucks
Phenix Dairy
Drouth
J. J. Brooks
Phenix
Dalas- Fort Worth
UN warplanes hit western front hill in napalm raid
A rain of napalm and bombs on a western front hill aims to dislodge Chinese forces who allegedly routed UN defenders on Rely Hill. The dispatch notes heavy combat and shifting frontline pressure.
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Seoul
Oil Allowable Set At All-Time High In Texas
Texas Railroad Commission set October oil allowable at a record 3,268,813 barrels daily after a state proration hearing. Producing days rose state wide to 23 from 22 while East Texas narrowed to 18 days due to lower bottomhole pressure. Field totals include Pantex 368 bpd, Pickton 2,579 bpd, Hawkins 45,222 bpd, Chadbourne shutdown, plus 66,722 barrels across 14 West Texas fields linked to Phillips Goldsmith plant for 17 days.
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Austin
Sim
Texas Railroad Commission
Ctober
East Texas
Pantex Field
Pickton
Hawkins
Fort
Chadbourne
West Texas
Phillips Goldsmith
Baytown Eyes First Clear-Cut Win Over Lamar Since 1947
Sun Sports Editor Dan Shults reports Baytown Ganders seek their first decisive victory over Lamar Redskins in five years at Public School Stadium Houston. Orton battling appendicitis. Gamme’s duty if needed. Expected crowd nears 15,000 with 5,000 Baytonians.
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Lamar
Dan Shults
Sun Sports
Ganders
Houston
Redskins
Lee
Breuth
Public School
Texarkana
St. Thomas
Gerald’ Orton
Orton
J. W.gamme
KRED
Bayshore Motors
Sonny Cutbirth
Walter Fondren
Cutbirth
Lee Ganders
Rédle
Mike Hensley
Ane ‘Voltister
L. A Bergeron
Fondren
Dickie Bergstrom
Band Brigadiers Play Half Time March in Houston
The Lee Brigadiers and the Robert E. Lee Band will perform at halftime in Houston Friday night. Buglers join with a two echelon drill and flying triangles as Hazel Flourney Janice Stowe Judy Davis Sara Ann Black Joann McCrerie take center drum majors Mingon Harper Evelyn Doss lead. The Lee Band offers Dixie tunes Are You From Dixie Waiting for the Robert W Lee and a Dixie medley as they march in a double minstrel turn spelling Lamar and Lee.
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Lee
Hazel Flourney
Janice Stowe
Judy Davis
Sara Ann Black
Joann McCrerie
Mingon Harper
Evelyn Doss
Niwassa Box
Bobbie Fisher
Robert E. Lee
Dixie
Robert W. Lee
Lamar
Brum Ma
Lee Bond
City Chiefs Get Odd Gifts From Harris County Meeting
Harris County officials handed out about 50 gifts worth roughly 500 dollars during a Baytown Houston merchants charity event. City Manager C D Middleton called it chance, though gifts matched some odd coincidences like soap for Galena Park delegates and a perfume set for a health official wife.
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Chester Kulgier
Harris County
Baytown
Houston
C. D. Middleton
Harris County Mayors’ and
Councilmen's Association
San Jacinto Tan
Middleton
Galena Park
Bill Philpot
FFA to Honor 3 Baytonians at Area Banquet
Three Baytonians receive Lone Star farmer degrees at the Area FFA banquet at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Mose Sumner, longtime Harris County agriculture advocate and Sumner Foundation founder, is cited for supporting calves for young farmers. The event at Lamar Consolidated High School honors Lone Star degree candidates, area speaker, and education award winners between Richmond and Rosenberg.
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Lamar
Consolidated High
Richmond
Rosenberg
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