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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
5
Aveston schools plan a 16 cent levy on the 100 dollar valuation to fund interest and sinking for a four million dollar bond issue approved last December for white and Negro high school buildings. The 95 cent maintenance levy stays, while bonds levy remains 24 cents. The board will adopt the budget at the next meeting led by Dr. W L Glenn.
Broadway actor Buddy Ton McCormick, star of South Pacific, teamed with John Steinbeck to sell advertising space on McCormick’s bare abdomen. A five inch long mast and a four inch high ship design painted for each performance drew offers, with rates discussed and a 50 50 split proposed.
A 23 year old harvest worker in North Dakota once shorted a $75.20 postal money order at a rural post office. Inspector Baldwin traced the tale to a South Carolina man who later admitted the old act and repaid the shortage after decades, revealing a conscience that resurfaced after 23 years.
Ramsey, hospitalized with an acute gastritis likely from food poisoning, announced he would be out within a week. From his bed he renewed mudslinging charges against Dallas insurance executive Pierce Brooks, saying he would avoid personal digs and stay above the mudsling.
Advert wordage promises fewer embarrassments for loose dentures by sprinkling FASTESE powder on plates. Claims improved hold, comfort, and reduced odor. Recommends purchase at drug stores.
New York reports Susie the monkey, a TV star, went on a rampage after a piano session. She smashed 14 bottles worth about 100 dollars, then raided a liquor store, attacked staff, and fled into a dress shop where she bit a manager. Police recaptured the animal with a leash.
Secret UT research center north of Austin gears for total war with five labs across eight buildings studying Navy Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission needs. Thompson says military physics lab drives airborne fire control work under Wright Field contract while a 4 million volt atom smasher is installed. Most work in fluid mechanics is restricted and includes supersonic duct tests for missiles and planes up to 7000 mph.
Mrs. Robert Carroll, 26, under polio treatment since August 5, gave normal birth to a 7 pound 12 ounce daughter in the isolation ward at Wichita Falls General Hospital. The mother is being treated for paralysis of the arms and legs and was reported in good condition today.
A wartime summary notes Japs finally receiving Allied terms and Soviet sea units invading Karafuto. Navy planes attack Tokyo arcs as Sergeant Warren E Carroll and his brother Technical Sergeant Roy S Carroll reunite during furlough with their mother Mrs. W.M. Carroll.
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