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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1955
Page
4
Editorial argues tax policy will be a central 1956 election issue. It stresses taxes finance defense and services, affect jobs and prices, and calls for sound, principled reductions aligned with stable growth and equity. It cautions against short term political gains and midrange budget balancing.
E G McFadden of Dallas offers driving safety suggestions. Plan driving for daylight hours. Postpone trips in bad weather and ensure the car is in top mechanical condition before any trip.
By Fred Hartman the piece notes a big Christmas push in Baytown with shoppers from across the Tyini, predicting a high retail week. It praises local neighbors and the Baytown market for convenient purchases, and signals excitement at The Sun office for a statewide festive wave.
An informal New York page from a magazine recounts Marlon Brando’s vocal trial for the role in Guys and Dolls. Jay tells how Brando, coached by a music supervisor, worked four weeks daily to reach tension, rhythm, and stage presence.
A biblical verse from John 3 17 frames a light hearted recounting of two rival performers who briefly duel on stage then break into laughter. The scene plays out as a humorous clash of dramatic stars who had only sung in smaller venues.
A faded feature extols Larry Mack who runs weight loss salons with a $1250 start, claiming profits from slimming services across the United States and Europe. It urges readers to spot local needs, offer a service or product, and focus efforts to build opportunity in any town or city.
A late night drive with Becky and Jenny in the back seat becomes a mini lesson in rhymes. Becky, in second grade, and Jenny, a fourth grader, trade playful words about words and oranges as the narrator focuses on the road. The chatter hints at normal schoolyard humor and planning to tell a teacher tomorrow.
Baytown Sun published weekly afternoons by Baytown Sun Inc at Pearce and Ashbet Baytown Texas. Editor and Publisher Harry Boswell advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson office manager subscription rates by Cartier one dollar monthly nine fourteen forty year all mail subscriptions payable in advance by mail monthly three fifty six months seven dollars year fourteen dollars armed services to month entered second class matter at Baytown Texas post office March 3870 Nevada advertising representative general advertising service.
A noisy spoof column notes a Canadian woman receiving an absurdly long letter from relatives in Europe. The piece jokes about a scientist in Kukukukuland New Guinea uncovering 10 million year old kangaroo bones and mentions Britain's chancellor of the exchequer debating retail taxes while Meg and her pilot friend are referenced.
Washington dispatch reports a penny shortage due to mint limits and state laws. Mint Director William Brett says output reaches about 2.5 million pennies daily, with 729 million produced year to date, as states boost penny production and coin shortages spread. The piece notes emergency laws and widespread changes to penny handling and circulation.
Fragment discusses Lincoln’s 1862 authorization and mentions coins and piggy banks. It quotes a speaker contrasting saving coins with turning them into paper money and notes a penny’s limited purchasing value. The piece muses on nickel and dime troubles and mint officials’ answers about cent-based parking meters.
A collage of trivia questions and mini bios asks about Henry VIII’s children on the throne, operatic anvil myths, Arabic terms for the Roman numeral, and the smallest continent. It includes a celebrity bio, a government official’s birthplace and role, plus a date‑heavy “Happened Today” list and a weathered horoscope style glance at the day.
A Washington report says Taft Knowland faction of GOP fears running Dwight D. Eisenhower at age 64 amid health doubts after his heart attack. It alleges Deweyite observers suspect White House stall for time to groom a new candidate while Ike shows reluctance and rests. GOP old guard argues the presidency is a crushing job even for Ike and notes cabinet visits and Gettysburg concerns.
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