Baytown Faces Port Board Leadership Decisions
The Baytown section urges careful selection for the Port of Houston Commission chair as Judge James Bracewell nears retirement in 1956. The Sun argues Baytown’s stake in the port, its public character, and Commissioner W. V. Ramsey’s influence demand a qualified local appointment, with focus on serving Baytown’s best interests and the port’s broad community role.
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Bayton
Houston
Baytown
James &. Bracewell
Bracewell
Port Commission
L. G. Sanders
R. B. Hemphill
Hous
Ton
Houston City Council
Harris County Commissioners’ Court
W. V. Ramsey
Ramsey
the Sun
Greater Houston
Sun
Sun Khows
Autumn in New York amid humid dreams and city life
A readers fragment paints autumn in New York through humid nights, bright storefronts and Park Avenue elegance. It contrasts summer excess with autumn slows, showing people, street scenes, and the city’s mood from Midtown to the garment district beneath fading light.
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New
Lgre
Jeon Reltier
Mort Hendsome
Juanikis
New York
Park Avenues
Third Avenue
Ney
East 44Th Street
Broadwey
Seventh Avenue
Washington Talks On Congress Aims And Health Shocks
A fragmentary Washington column notes Congress faces a pivotal year with seven members stepping down while others eye leadership. It cites Rep Oliver PF and others amid talk of health issues and political maneuvering as President Eisenhower towers in the background. Carmine Laapio reports on Tammany Hall chatter and Democratic presidential hopes including Harriman Kefauver and Truman era references.
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Bible
Nevada
Hope
Kansas
Kearney
New York
Phil
California
Richards
South Carolina
Barton
Bell Gal
Eisenhower
Bolton
Sears
Carmine
Elapio
Tammany Hall
National Press
Remembrance of Things Hidden in French Review
SOMERSET MAUGHAM recounts an amusing tale about Proust and a delayed important French journal. Proust, anxious to publish, wrote the review himself and pressed a well known writer to sign it before submission. The editor refused citing friendship with Mareel and loyalty to the master work.
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Somerset Maugham
Proust
Aeance
Mareel
Cansvoort
Tim
Beekeeping Output and North American Facts of 1955
In 1955 South Dakota beekeepers produced 3,450,000 pounds of honey. Harvests and farm activity are noted with regional comparisons, including Canadian and U.S. locations. The text also mentions Michigan’s coastline length roughly matching the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida, and various economic and geographic details.
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South Dakota
Michigan
Maine
Florida
Questionable History And Names From A Fragmented Digest
This item lists a mix of trivia prompts and biographical hints. It asks where Polk was born, where Brown University is located, and about a 1893 motion picture arts award for a male lead. it also mentions Harvard’s founding year and various quotes, birthdays, and language notes drawn from a dated periodical fragment.
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James Knox Polk
Brown University
Anthony Troflope
Harvard
South Hope
Agricultural Extension Service
Navy
Belgium
United States
American Academy of Dramatic Art
New York City
Black Rock
Baytown Sun masthead and office details
The Baytown Sun shows its weekday afternoon publication details with offices listed at Pearte and Ashber in Baytown Texas. The masthead credits Fred Hartman and Marty Borwell with roles in publishing and management and notes advertising and office staff.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearte and Ashber
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Moitorind
Marty Borwell
Bayh Mae Jackson
H Mare
Ake Naline Addy
Senisce
Counting Her Diamonds- Wanted: One Steady Husband For Zsa Zsa
Hollywood report notes Zsa Zsa Gabor seeking a steady American husband who will work, be a good father to her daughter, and share a settled life. She hints at suitors including a Texan magnate and discusses past marriages, her career, and upcoming TV appearances.
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Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Zsa
Zsa Gibor
Ata
Lonely Hearts
America
Rubi
Pain Beach
Buie
Za Zsa
CBS TV
Cmax
MGM
CBS
Isa Zs
Shah of Persia
Renand
Thas
Ysa Zsa
Red Skelton
George San
iZsa
Humphrey loosens on aid and near east spending
Washington column reports Secretary Humphrey edging toward funding for Near East and Asia, hinting at likely no tax cuts next year. It notes CARE food donations, Aswan dam debates, and shifts shaping aid policy amid political pushback from the Deep South and small trucker regulations.
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Drew. Pearson
Washington
Eisenhower
George Humphrey
Russia
Near
Migdie
East
Humphrey
John Hohister
Tult
World Bank
Aswan
Upper Nile
Near East
Deep South
Catton
Benson
Egypt
Dulles
Brazil
Czechoslo
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Lise Seare
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Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
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