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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1954
Page
4
Analysis notes there are more than 42,000 businesses in oil production refining transport and wholesale distribution with countless retail firms. While some majors dominate, intense competition and high costs for exploration keep room for small players and growth across the sector.
An unnamed Mobile writer laments aging and missed money making, asking what keeps him from seizing opportunity in the Southeast. The piece argues for self assessment, pursuing achievable goals, and avoiding vanity that outpaces ability. It muses on longevity, human history, and the meaning of success through practical self-improvement.
Bilioth Nugent took over the lead in The Seven Year Itch at Fulton Theater last week to allow Tom Dwell to take a leave for the film version. Marilyn Monrole stars. Nugent had not acted since 1952 and previously co wrote The Mic Animal with James Thurber. He supervised production for George Axelraddy as the show reached its 737th Fulton performance. Ewell will return when filming ends.
The verse warns that the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. The heavens will pass away with a great noise and the elements shall melt with fervent heat. The earth and its works will be burned up.
Jack Gaver reports on Broadway shows breaking weekly gross records and the West Coast premiere of Kismet at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera on August 17, 194d. Producer Charles Lederer and Alfred Drake led the original cast as the musical moved east. RCA Victor records A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mendelssohn score featuring Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, and Stanley Holloway ahead of Edinburgh Festival performances. The American tour includes Philadelphia, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, and Montreal. Robert Welles, husband of Lisa Kirk, signs to write lyrics and music for Marge and Gower Champion's Three for Tonight touring show.
In Washington, amid Capitol Hill closure, exterminators scrub the Treasury building while decorators race to finish Lofton convention preparations. A soldiers’ mail tale traces Lt. Dean Roach’s 9,133 mile, 222 day letter chase from New York to Korea, ending with a Time magazine subscription offer.
A fragmentary piece discusses the allure of writing a hit song and becoming a millionaire. Rosemary Clooney is mentioned with notes on recording, publishing, and the realities of achieving success in the music business. The text includes digressions about industry figures, moguls, and a humorous anecdote about a private secretary and a typewriter.
A collage of questions and notes covers literature, history, and cinema. It asks who wrote Theodora Dreiser first novel, the oldest self governing colony, and the Conquering Lion of Judah. it veers into translations, birthdays, film stars, and early 20th century figures with scattered dates and names.
Federal agents chase a slick con man who stole a $10,000 GI life insurance payout by sending the check to a rooming house address and cashing it as George E Scott. VA and Treasury blame game ends with GAO ruling VA liable. other item notes Mare Island Naval Shipyard anniversary events and historic roots.
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