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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1954
Page
8
Washington reports a long running beetle campaign in eastern Post Offices and shipping terminals as the Agriculture Department reiterates the need for certificates of inspection before shipping soils and plants. Inspectors are stationed at post offices and shipping points and readers are urged to arrange inspections in advance.
A hearing aid is described as a useful tool for television repairmen to detect faults in sets. The American Hearing Aid Association says these devices help tune in to a wide range of vibration noises including transformer hums and cut the time needed to fix a set.
Ithaca N Y April 20 Professor Donald Welch of Cornell says American elms in New York face extinction unless towns start an all-out cleanup campaign Dead elm wood in spring fuels Dutch elm disease spread through bark beetles He notes laboratory tests confirm disease presence in wilting leaves and warns campaigns need homeowner support before proving effectiveness
Cleveland April 20. The Internal Revenue Bureau faced complaints as local director Parker C Williams noted a new one. A harassed woman said her husband left after a heated income tax dispute. He believed his wife kept machine punched cards for automatic processing, though none are being sent out this year.
Members of a Houston Achievement club sponsored by Humble Oil toured the Baytown Refinery as part of their educational program. All 16 members and five advisors attended a luncheon in the Humble Dining Room hosted by Dr. S. Shaffer. The club, about 50 in Houston, teaches youth to operate and manage a private business, including incorporation, stock sales, and production planning, under sponsor supervision. The Metn! Engineering Co. won best Houston area honor with a gross profit of over $1400 from selling TV antennas. Corky Baughman, son of a refinery supervisor, serves as club president. The group set up a TV antenna display at the Community House and planned sales of their products.
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