Industry and government near accord on controls in 1954
Washington experts draft a mobilization plan for 1954 with both government and industry favoring some form of production controls after Eisenhower’s inauguration. Steel output priority for defense. debate on abolition dates and possible extended Defense Production Act. Truman pension and post presidency plans outlined with talks of private offers. George M. Humphrey viewed as Treasury pick with deep industry ties. Weather note ends the piece with unclear regional forecast.
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Baytown Sun
Washington — Administration
Eisenhower
Defense
Henry Fowler
Congress
George M. Humphrey
Harry M. Moses
Northern Soft
Notable New York musings and nightclub curiosities
A columnist muses on Rudy Turin’s hunt for cafe talent in Meramec Cavern and names possible performers, critiques Cameron Swayze, and reviews two books by NBC cameramen. He also highlights a golf of literary figures, theater picks, subway mishaps, and urban trivia including Balrd’s telescope business and Macy’s guard dogs.
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New York
Rudy Turin
Missouri
Broadway
Meramec
Rudy
Frankie Ca
Hazel Scott
Carmen Cavallera
Turilt
Cameron Swayze
Kansas City
NBC
Charles
Eugene Jones
Charlie Samuel
Jones
Iwo Jima
Pyongyang
Price control and self-control in the modern economy
A reader asks about price controls and whether they help. The column argues that price limits alone won’t fix trouble and that self-control is crucial. It presents examples of consumer excess, debt, and waste, concluding that advertising should urge affordability and restraint alongside any policy.
Fragmented 1940s gossip column items from Lyons Den and Showman
Brief, scattered notes include Muscular Dystrophy News editor requests Dee Cash bio and prayer faith quote. Provoo treason trial could delay months awaiting witnesses in Saudi Arabia. Dr. German Baruch out of hospital. Christine Jorgensen sex conversion funds via marriage proposal. Craig Stevens identified at Army Navy game. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Rope adapted for Paris stage in March. Herb Brownell’s Gramercy Park home for sale. Ben Zvi likely to lead Israel. Nurok as compromise. Robert Cummings offered Latin Lovers role. Patrice Munsel back from England with Melba biopic link.
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Lansing, Mich
Dee Cash
Tommy Mianville
Christine’ Jorgensen
Craig Stevens
Alfred Hitencock
Paris
Gramercy Park
Herb Brownell
Ben-Zvi
Israel
Nurok
Robert Cummings
Michael Wilding
Melba signs $20,000 deal amid impresario’s chase
In Vienna Hammerstein pursued Melba for 10 performances at $1,000 each but backed out to think. she demanded $20,000 in advance and the impresario paid. Other notes mention Lady Astor’s lecture plans and brief gossip about David Green glass, Toynbee, Destine, Capote, and Jessel describing a date with a striking young woman.
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Vienna
Melba
Hammerstein
William
Lady Astor
National Arts Foundation
America
David Greenglass
Ethel Rosenberg
Lewisburg
Arnold Toynbee
Leon Destine
Toe Louis
Truman Capote
Rome
Vittorio di Sica
You’re Telling Me! Wit and whimsy from a quirky column
A collage of jokes and quips covers mountain climbers near Everest, a domestic squabble with boiling water, a whimsically miscaptioned Britain export glimpse, New Year coincidences, a turkey crop note, a math aside on drumsticks, and a Florida mishap with $500 burned in a stove.
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Tan
Britain
Quick Knowledge Quiz From a 1930s Newspaper
A collage of trivia and breezy notes on birthdays and historical milestones. Includes quiz questions about boxing weight, units of measure, sugar sweetness, planetary smells, and Aesop. Mentions birthdays for Marc Connelly Van Heflin Jane Cowl and Lt Gen James Doolittle, with brief biographical lines.
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Marc Connelly
van Heflin
Larry Dobs
Hank Majeski
Carl Erskine
Jane Cowl Hasha
James Doolittle
Bob Adams
Baytown Sun Masthead and Classified Rates
Baytown Sun publication details list editor and publisher Fred Hertman Bud S Gould and Beulah Mae Jackson, with Warren Edwards as managing editor. Advertising and office staff noted. Subscription rates shown by carrier and mail, with military service designation and post office classification. National advertising representative listed as General Advertising Service in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred. Hertman
Bud S. Gould
Beulah Mae Jackson
Asvegeee
Warren Edwards
Armed Services
Senator warns of Iron Curtain ornaments flooding U.S. stores
Wisconsin Senator Alexander Wiley warns that Communist made Christmas ornaments flood U.S. markets. He cites 73 million items imported legally from Poland, Czechoslovakia and East Germany with $7 million in sales and says Soviet subsidy undercuts American producers. He urges buyers to look for Made in U.S.A. marks on caps.
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U.S
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Redlands
Comintern
Korea
U.S. Department of Commerce
Poland
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Wiley
U.S.A
Eisenhower Plans Rest Breaks and Policy Outlook
Washington columnist Drew Pearson outlines Eisenhower plans to rest between duties, imitate FDR’s retreats, and golf at NATO in Paris. The piece also details four Pacific cruiser conference objectives, including Korea decisions, cabinet familiarity, TV appearances, and long-range foreign policy debates with Moscow.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Fdr
Roosevelt
NATO
Paris
Korea
Truman
Ike
Obe
Douglas McKay
Pacific Islands
C. D. Jackson
Fortune Magazine
Emmett Hughes
U.S
Moscow
Quarter Final Mud Bout Today
Plans were completed by Bay town merchants for the annual Christmas carols presented from the Houston Lighting and Power offices. Gamma Phi Kappa held a box supper at Robert E. Lee gym.
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Chicago
Baytown
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Gamma Phi Kappa
Robert E. Lee
Did You Know Turtle Facts and Port Quote
A reader notes that there are 62 turtle species in the United States and mentions the Polaris as a familiar name for the North Star. The statement also claims Montree as the world’s largest inland port.
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United States
Montree
Stop Me Humprheyer Jones and the Great House Seduction
fragmented diary style item recounts Humphrey Jones mood after workplace gossip about a lover. anecdotal snippets mention coworker remarks and a late apartment move plus a joke about changing phone numbers to avoid calls. includes stray references to Estes Kefauver era humor and a school day anecdote about Gerald’s fear and allowance.
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Humphrey Jones
Humph
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