Death of Aubrey McVay Ends Early Polio Fight
Aubrey McVay, eighteen, Cedar Bayou High School football end, died in Jefferson Davis Hospital Houston at 3:15 PM from bulbar polio. Stricken last December, he improved enough to go home on Sundays and used an iron lung at night. Doctors worked 45 minutes but could not save him. His passing shocks his worried parents Mr and Mrs W E K Vay.
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Aubrey McVay
Cedar Bayou
Houston
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Myr
W. E. Kvay
Aubrey
Cedar Bayou High Sehsel
Cedar Bayou High
Iolo
Baytown News Briefs on Sewer, Sports, and Memorial Plan
Baytown reports show sewer work progressing with a 616 foot extension from Sterling to Pruett area under the bridge as city reviews an 1620 dollar order from Houston suppliers. Cub softball honors go to Dewitt Johnson and teammates as Mercury hits 75 degree highs. carrier memorial barbecue set for Sunday with kickoff discussion on route policy.
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Pfam
Sterting
Sterling
Pruett
P Dich
Yeas Avene
Prue
Lee Genders Clash With Temple Wildcats Tonight
The Robert E. Lee Ganders travel to Temple to face the Wildcats in a non conference game. Temple is described as a Central Texas power and an unbeaten season opener, with radio coverage set for 8 p.m. by KREL and Sports Announcer By Ara Ssoy handling play by play.
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Robert E. Lee Ganders
Temple Wildcats
Are Motors
Kyle
Temple
Baytown
Tommorrow
Austin
Waco
Lee
Brownwocd
Wildcats
Fragmented Town Notes Stir Local Echoes and Stock Car Prep
A garbled town page fragment mentions Temple St contest, Davis warning, and missing list items. It references Cotton, Foltz, Dick Rosenfeld on the tough road to baseball fame, Allen and Bray, Frenchy Riber with a stock car race upcoming, plus Armstrong’s timely call and Chester Rogers nearing readiness.
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Arridge
Texas
Davis
Cotton
Ede Foltz
Dick Rosenfeld
Allen
Glenn
Northcute
Frenchy Riber
Read
Armstrong
Chester Rogers
Bob
Pott
Young
Four Prisoners Escape Baytown Jail Inmate Walkout Incident
A nationwide pickup order was issued for one of four prisoners who walked out of Baytown Jail last night after a guard forgot to lock the cell door. Police Chief H B McKee and City Manager Darwin Middleton sought quick funding for a night jailer to prevent further escapes. Most escapees returned. one remains missing, believed en route to California in a stolen Production Service Co. car.
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H. B. McKee
Baytown
McKee
Darwin Middleton
Hugh A. Mey
Meee
Brock
Jr. Mitchell
Merket Street
California
McNee
Joe Abner Smihh
Cane
Smith
Eve Hody
Cmre
DeFee
West Defoe
Coker
Kern
Flying Romas to headline Esir's Second Annual Fair
The Flying Romas trapeze troupe will perform daily at Esir's Second Annual Fair from November 1 to 4 with matinee and evening shows. The act, performed 30 feet high, has headlined at Madison Square Garden and major U.S. cities, and features a blindfold midair passing test.
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Beytown
Midway
B. F. Booth
the Romas
Madison Square Garden
South America
United States
Fair
J. C. Kannarr
Hammond
Tay Pension Issues May Be Settled
State interference likely blocks two county ballot propositions for November 7. A 30 cent tax to fund flood control and farm to market roads and the move to abolish the general fund in 1951 may not be placed on the ballot. The attorney general rules the tax issue cannot be legally voted on before January 4, 195%. A pension system for county workers is unlikely. federal Social Security may cover employees next year through legislative action.
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Barris County
State General Fund
Attorney General's Office
Widow of Henry Ford Dies at Henry Ford Hospital
Mrs. Clara Bryant Ford widow of Henry Ford dies in Detroit at the Henry Ford Hospital from a heart ailment. She was 82. Her estate is valued at over a billion dollars, largely in Ford Motor Company stock.
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Detroit
Clara Bryant Ford
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Roundup Of Goods News And Bad For Week
UP Foreign News Editor Harry Ferguson notes both good and bad developments. He reports a widening Allied victory in Korea with Communist forces losing cohesion, while warning of renewed peace offensives and debates over UN troop deployments. He cites potential Western European army integration and rising Soviet caution along the Iron Curtain.
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Keres
Southeres
North
Riz
Korea
Russia
Stalin
United Nations
Europe
Iron Curtain
Communists Active Here Warn Harris Officials
FBI Houston chief Arthur Forton Jr told the Harris Mayor and Councilmen Association that Communist Party members are active in Harris County. He urged cities to cooperate, report suspected sympathizers, and noted subversive activity is hard to investigate. He spoke at a Humble Dining Room meeting and answered questions about Communist presence in Harris County.
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FBI
Harris
Communist Party
Harris County
Arthur Forton, Jr
FBI Bureau
Houston
Lorten
Lorton
FSI
Tarf
Reds Active
Citizens Bank marks 30 year milestone in Baytown saga
The Citizens National Bank and Trust Company celebrates its 30th anniversary in Baytown, noting assets grew from 152000 in 1920 to about 30350000 by 1950. President Hugh Echols headlined a staff of 30, with the bank expanding from a corner office to its own building poised for further growth.
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Baytown
Citizenstate Bank
Henry Cathriner
Commerce and
Citizens Nation Bank and Trust Company
Citizens
Carl McKinney Sr
Hugh Echols
Echols
Peowle
Echats
30 Dogs Picked Up in Two Days
Baytown's Humane Department reports 39 dogs collected over two days. Chief McKee plans to add personnel and extend the dog catching into night shifts. An emergency ordinance allows pickup of tagged dogs running loose, with fines up to 100 dollars starting after the delay period.
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Baytown
Humane Department
IL. E. Wmikkee
Hime Andersen
Humane
McKee
Anderson
Draft Veterans Congress Urged To Lift Draft Ban
Washington IC2 Draft Director Hershey urged Congress to lift the draft ban and extend draftees' service to 30 months from 21. He said deeper cuts may be needed to sustain a 2,000,000 person armed force amid Communist aggression. He noted a pool of 1,536,000 eligible 1-A draftees aged 18 to 25 and about 90,000 register monthly on turning 18.
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Washington
IC2
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Hershey
House ‘Armed Services Committee
ROK Troops Halt at Border After 38th Parallel Push
South Korean Third Division reached the 38th parallel amid an eastern coastal dash toward the line before orders to stop and regroup were issued by U.S. military authorities. MacArthur handed Seoul to President Syngman Rhee in a ceremony as UN forces encircled Taejon and pressed toward Konju, while gaps remained in both sides' lines.
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Ralph Teatsorth
TOKYO
U P
North South Korea
Korea
Pohang
Pusan
Douglas MacArthur
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
National Capitol
MacArthur
Rhee
United Nations
Eighth Army
Eighth Army. Commander Litenant General Walton C. Walker
38Th Parallel
United States
Republic of Korea
Taejon
Kum
Konju
38Th
Trenches Offer Evidence Of Atrocity In Taejon
Reporter Gene S Monds describes grim finds in Taejon where North Korean forces allegedly killed 808 South Korean civilians and held 33 to 40 American POWs. In the Taejon Police Station courtyard and Taejon Prison trenches, bodies are laid bare with minimal soil covering, as survivors recount brutal killings and residents mourn loved ones.
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Gene S.monds
Tabion
Horeca
Ufi
Taejon
Te Taejon
Child Fatally or Seriously Injured in Street Accident
Six year old Jeffrey Paine was struck by a light panel truck after dodging two oncoming vehicles on North Pruett near his home. He suffered a fractured rib, deep arm gash, and multiple bruises, and was taken to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Driver Darnell Thomas said he did not see the boy until he was in front of the truck. others described the boy darting into the street.
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Jeffrey Paine
North Pruett
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Paul A. Lee
Leon Paine
North Pruet
Th Smith
UN Invites China Reds In Formosa Dispute Vote
A UN Security Council vote resulted in a 7 3 abstention on inviting Communist China to vote on Formosa. Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb presided as Tingfu F. Tsiang and other permanent members argued the abstention left a veto issue. The United States Nationalist China and Cuba opposed the invitation. Egypt abstained.
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Formosa
Ching
Gladwyn Job
Britain
Tingfu
F. Tsiang
Casit
United States
China
Cuba
Egypt
Busgia
Yugoslavia
Fra
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