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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
5
In Milwaukee authorities report a two day old polar bear cub abandoned by its mother at Washington Park Zoo. The cub was cared for by staff while Hermanns Lady, a dog, stirred confusion over its care and possible pups, as officials described the scene.
A survey of Modern Screen's quarter century shows Hollywood mags stay much the same. Writers recall Garbo hiding places Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly coverage, while ads and questions ask who is the world's most popular man.
Henryetta Oklahoma and Okemah Ola resident pleaded guilty to drunken living. Sentenced to days in jail and a $10 fine by Highway Trooper L Raich who made the arrest. Weather noted as unsteady. Raleigh shop offers stuffed alligators for 1.97 to attract Christmas shoppers.
The National Fire Protection Association reports curious fires from woolen socks with plastic slippers to a Birmingham man’s trousers on fire and a Minnesotan saloon blaze. Other items include a pizza stashed cash forgotten in an oven, a chimney fire, a Churchtown crew tending a fire, a Fort Erie reporter turning a fire story homeward, a hydrant fire in Bridgeport, a stadium audience reAdmission after a blaze, a San Francisco judge cautioning a defendant about fire risks, and trains setting tracks alight in Philadelphia.
Oil company bids on 23,679 surveyed acres in Nueces County and other tracts, adding about 1.5 million to Texas state school fund. Sinclair and Gas Co. submitted multiple bids including 785,730 on 3,553 acres and other sizable offers across several tracts. Average bid price per acre reported around 65.55 dollars, with total bids reaching over a million in several leases.
New York reports the Bicycle Institute of America forecasts a surge in Christmas bike gifts. Retailers’ survey shows a jump from 40 percent to 50 percent of yearly bike gifts concentrated in the six weeks before Christmas. Over four million children reach riding age this year as manufacturers unveil up to 76 models including standard balloon tires and new middleweight speedsters crafted in the United States.
Osaka police hunt members of an anti Communist group using a helicopter to drop leaflets over the city. Leaflets at a pedestrian fair warned of free Chinese beer and unlabeled promises, stoking confusion among crowds amid tensions with trade.
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