Never Have So Many Owed So Much To One Man Churchill
Editorial reflecting on Sir Winston Churchill’s retirement after three decades in public life. It lauds his leadership during World War II and his impact on Britain and the free world, noting his replacement by Anthony Eden and the enduring need for Churchill’s guidance despite stepping back from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Britain
Lion
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Palace
Winnie
Sir Winston
Sir Anthony Eden
Eden
Free World
Europe
England
Number 10
Downing Street
the Sun
London
Harris County Rep Baker wins two scores in 1955 session
The column lauds Rep. Baker for backing a driver license tax hike to fund 200 state highway patrol jobs, noting Senate sponsor Sen. A.M. Aiktin of Paris. It also praises Baker for port bill input while critiquing a proposed compromise that would exclude Baytown from the port area and urges closer commissioners court ties to roads and bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bog Baxer
Harris County
Port Commission
Robert W. Barry
Rep. Baker
House of Representatives
Texas
Sen. A.M. Aiktin
Paris
Senate
Baker
Bob
Baytown
Robert
Toll road plan shelved amid Baytown route doubts
By Fred Hartman Baytown sits in the county’s shadow as talks unfold on a Beaumont to Houston toll road. Officials doubt the project, citing a free route via Highway 73 and a completion window of 18 months. Right of way between the San Jacinto River and Cedar Bayou is reportedly secured with rail overpasses planned, while Baytown could use an alternate Baytown route via Highway 146 and Decker Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Turnpike Authority
Beaumont
Hounpton
J. C. Dingwall
Turnpike Authority
EB. H. Thornton Jr
State Highway Commission
Dingwall
Thornton
San Jacinto
Cedar Bayou
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Worris County
Baytown
How Fredonia Hotel Got Its Name in Nacogdoches
The Sun Slants column reveals the origin of the Hotel Fredonia name tracing to 1830s Texan rebels led by Benjamin Edwards who proclaimed the Republic of Fredonia in Nacogdoches. The brief history connects to Texas independence and the local pride behind the hotel’s historic title. A note credits a reader for the naming tip and mentions other city topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartman
Fredonia
Nacogdoches
Texas
Benjamin Edwards
Republic of
En Eross
Sabine
Stephen F. Austin
Dale sisters and Ned Barthlaw in Miami nights
A reader recalls a Miami trip with the Dale sisters and Ned Barthlaw visiting Gulfstream Park and the Granada nightclub. The narrator describes sun, sports betting, a six dollar beer, and a reflective detour toward scripture from 1 Timothy 4:8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dale Sisters
Ned Barthlaw
Miami
Gulfstream Park
Hollywood Beach
Granada
Dole sisters Ned Barthlow shine with bluesy bar room set
Mel Heimer recalls a New York bar night featuring the Dole sisters and Ned Barthlow. The blond trio deliver solid solos with deuma clarinet vibraphone and guitar while pondering why talented acts like them linger in small venues instead of Broadway.
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Toll
Barrero
Dole Sisters
Ned Barthlow
Deuma
Barthlow
Gitar
Broadway
Manhattan
Ned
Marion McPartland
Mary Lou Williams
Dorothy Donegan
Margie Hyams
George Shearing
Ruth Dale
Benny Goodman
New York
Deep South
Dale Sisters
Ned Barthlowere
Sticks
Southland
Baytown Sun publication details and rates
The Baytown Sun publishes on weekdays from Peerce and Ashbol in Baytown Texas with Hartman as editor. It lists advertising director Beulah Mae Jackson and office manager pay rates for subscriptions by carrier and mail, with monthly and yearly pricing and service notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun, Inc
Peerce and Ashbol
Baytown
Texas
Freq Hartman
Syd S. Gould
Beulah Mae Jackson
Armed Services
Postoffice
Housing Development Tests Ant Intelligence At GWU
Scientist Dr Willard Caldwell leads a $40 housing development experiment at George Washington University to test ant and worm learning in light and dark environments. Two ant colonies live in different light settings while worms Elmer Jupiter and Johnny respond to bait and movement, with results promised later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harman W. Nechols
Washington
George Washington University
Willard Coldwell
Try And Stop Me A Viennedae Analyst at Oxford
A distinguished Viennedae analyst addressed an Oxford University group, apologizing at the start that his English was learned in the United States and urging leniency. The exchange highlighted cross cultural linguistic adaptions and academic dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford University
United States
Birthday Greetings and Historical Inquiries Mix
A patchwork of trivia and anniversary notes. It lists birthdays for artists and coaches, notable dates such as Rabelais’s death and Lee’s surrender, and asks questions about medieval kings, psalms, chlorophyll, and borzoi breed. Includes a biographical prompt about a journalist publisher and a diplomat-turned-writer with named works.
Hagerty Dinner Talks Kuan Kin with Newsmen on Reading Habits
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Jim Hagerty hosted newsmen at a backstage dinner to discuss Quemoy Matsu and Eisenhower reading habits. Hagerty cited a morning and evening summary of papers, listing The New York Times Washington Post Times-Herald New York Herald Tribune New York Mirror Chicago Tribune and also Newsweek U S News and Loot. The piece notes Mrs Hobby and the FCC Beaumont case involving Hobby's family interests in radio and TV and questions political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Washington
White House
Jim Hagerty
Quemoy
Matsu
Admiral Carney
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Newson
Quemoy-Matsu
Jim Shepley
Time Magazine
New York Times
Washington Post
Times-Herald
New York Herald Tribune
New York Mirror
Chicago Tribune
Shepley
Federal Communications Commission
William P. Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby
Hisenhower
Truman
Hobby
Beaumont
Tex
KPRC
Kprc-Tv
Houston
Powerliug
The
Houston Post
FCC
Enterprise Co
Beaumont Broadcasting Company
KFDM
C. B. Locke
Nat
Tampa
Robert &. Lee
McCarthy
Senate
Maryland
John Doerfer
Wisconsin
Rosel Hyde
FCG
Mr. Hobby
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Enterprise‘ Co
Beaumont Broadcasting
Compas
Chicago
al Capone
Magnuson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Beaumont Broadcasting’ Co
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Boston
Che Baytown Sun
Elmer
Tight
Jupiter
Johnny
Dr. Gatwell
By Bennett Cerf
Frank Artille
Tro Sale
Charles Burchfield
E. L. (Curley) Laneheau
Frances Parkins
Labor
Clara 3Uoth Luca
Italy
Francois Rabelais
Robert EB. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Appomattox
Denmark
Japan
Batasa
Congress
Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry
Central Press
Boston Latin School
Harvard University
Fairfield
Conn
New York City
Villeneuve
Aisne
France
China
Prague
Rio de Janeiro
Far East
George Louis Button
Leonardo da Vinci
Canute & the
Shakespeare
Fuster
Mass
Sehjahih Franklin
O—Tne
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Taventon
Journaliss
Willie
Sobbin
Sami
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