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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1956
Page
4
A garbled local notice reports Anahuse County Council approving an oil well control measure. The fragment mentions a man fined for driving an unusual or “hunky” car, a court appearance, police safety checks, a $26 charge, and a dusty yard scene involving selling or approaching a car, with unclear outcomes and missing details.
Anahuac City Council passes an ordinance regulating drilling and spacing of oil and gas wells with oil wells spaced one per ten acres and gas wells one per thirty acres. The meeting also adopts a annual budget about 74 000 dollars with 12 240 50 in normal fund and 61 765 in sinking and general funds supported by taxation.
A montage of brief quotes from world and U S figures including Khrushchev urging caution over Suez remarks, FBI noted motives in the Victor Riesel case, Adlai Stevenson on his dog Muldoon, Terry Carpenter at the convention, Truman recalling past travels, and Derek Goodman describing a late night scuffle with Ted Jordan amid tabloid style dispatches.
The Wooster water district announces a tax rate for the coming fiscal year based on a valuation of £14 per property. The district board of equalization will review assessments and inform property owners of the board's decision within the unit.
Crosby Fair reports results in the Women’s Division across multiple crafts. Winners include Mrs. R. C. Deckman and Lois Powell in centerpieces and embroidery, Mae Richmond and Maude Lynn in weaving and knitting, Mrs. Luetta Howell in china painting and copper planter, Mrs. Trilly Lewis in ceramics and jewelry, and Mrs. Alice Roberts for rugs, with numerous other placings across canned goods textiles and foods.
NBC leadership pushes TV toward big epics and Broadway style programming. Plans include expanded Wide, Wide World, color series from Ten Commandments stories, Petrouchka, Dostoyevsky in color, Broadway hits High Button Shoes and Man and Superman, Pearl S Buck teledrama The Big Wave, Jack and the Beanstalk musical, Project 20 documentaries, and Telescope current history series.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon pledged a hard fighting campaign to take the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket to every corner of the land. He predicted a victory in November with a larger margin than 1952 and pledged to disseminate the administration’s "magnificent message" nationwide while praising Eisenhower as a symbol of peace and freedom.
Libertyville Wisconsin reports Democratic nominee Adlai E Stevenson learning a film actor’s life is tougher than expected. He spent hours filming political talks for TV with a schedule of two to three minute films daily. Only one educational film completed on day one, as camermen found editing lengthy. Up to 15 shorts planned at his farm and other sites for use this fall. Stevenson noted Hollywood work pace and offered no immediate comment as Eisenhower addressed the RNC in San Francisco.
A Chicago church uses a nail hole mural in its foyer to raise funds for a $135,000 addition. Parishioners donate 24 cents to 2 dollars to fit nails into colored holes on a board designed by Nyberg. A portion reserves for children and a choir volunteers for the drive.
Court records show transfers including Alice Pauline Tinkler and others to G Z Banks and R L Hall for 24.02 acres, and deeds by J Brooks and others to Fred H Dane and others for town lots 45 and 6 in Winnie. Also listed are transfers by R T L Hall to Paul A Prince and others for 2.78 acres in Bayside Subdivision, and Jessie R Penick to T Womack and Arthur L Smith for Lots 1 and 2 in Block 31 with other wills and parcels in Charles Willcox subdivision. Grace Gregory to W Hy Womack and others, plus a deed by CM Hyulehinsgon to Welson B Fancher regarding lands in Charles Willcox subdivision, with labor and title notes.
Hopewell NiJ United Press report notes Peter Carom received three demerits under the state motor vehicle system for driving on a sidewalk. The article also mentions an unrelated tip about removing a broken bulb by turning off power and using a cork to extract it.
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