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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1951
Page
3
Fragmentary text references a call of duty after retirement and a transfer to new work. Mentions Eisenhower near Paris, Europe, and several disjointed phrases about defense and delays. Specific facts remain obscured by garbled OCR.
A fragmented note lists multiple winners and draws with names like Darrell Foren Eddie Sloan and Johnnie Vesst among others. References to prizes, numbers 3 and 2, and charcoal line with water marks but no face appear.
Plumber Truman Stenseth called police after dirt dug at a site burst into flames twice. Officers sealed soil and sent samples to a lab. Investigators suspect phosphorous stash from an old drugstore burn site, traced to a former pumper digging area. In Memphis, Katharine Tretters aunt hurriedly left a key.
OB Central Front reports Lieutenant Richard L. Hunt of Oklahoma City commands a unique Korea fleet at Hywachon Reservoir. The unit ferries, transports ammunition, evacuates wounded and supports infantry around the lake. The piece notes the fleet’s evolution from drills to real logistics and claims it is now the Orient’s largest freshwater navy. It mentions a Dallas Park Board inquiry about a Glencoe Park drinking fountain costing 455 dollars and adds odd trivia about dogs and polygamy.
INDIANAPOLAS Ind. P. B. Helmick opened a fix It Yourself coaching repair shop. He notes any reasonably intelligent person can fix a car with coaching. He says many patrons are women and that most bring in cars for valve grinding and overhaul.
A Austin report says a panel of experts will cover 170 miles to hold six regional legal institutes starting late October. Cecil E. Burney of the State Bar of Texas notes the one day sessions will be in Lubbock Midland Waco Trier Austin and Harlingen to update lawyers on practice developments. Memories of the era persist.
Tulsa reports a nationwide oil output peak at 6 202 350 barrels daily, up 22 950 from last week led by Kansas with a 22 306 barrel rise. Gas production steady at 3 827 500. Louisiana and Ohio show declines. Private First Class Milton R. Holbrook reports to Keesler Air Force Base for a 22 week electronics fundamentals course.
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