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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1956
Page
2
Fragmented OCR reads discuss fusion and Conservative spokesmen at county Democratic convention. Mentions years, attendees and tensions within party. No clear dates or places due to garbled text, but references to conservative influence and intra party debate persist.
A late season basketball clash between the Bombers and Crosby Nine produced a tense game, with players Golshy and Ju among the notable performers as both sides battled for momentum and control.
The Wooster Chamber of Commerce schedules a regular monthly meeting for Wednesday followed by a square dance party. Events include a budget hearing and planners meeting as part of the agenda. Local residents are invited to attend and participate in community activities.
Fragmented OCR reads like an election front page note from Austin with names and places such as Vernon and Cincinnati, references to districts, candidates Peppy Blount Blount, and a November date. The text is garbled but shows political contest details and multiple person names. The exact positions and outcomes are unclear.
Police reported water sprinkling violations tied to odd and even house numbers. Restrictions allow watering on alternate nights based on residence parity. Thirty offenders were fined since July 12 as authorities monitor compliance amid drought measures.
Daily TV log lists Channel 2 KPRG programs including Roy Rogers News Caravan sports weather and reviews. Features Weather, George Hoester devotional, Uncle Ernie sketches, and classic titles like Father Knows Best, Gunsmoke, Donna Reed era shows.
A scrambled listing shows Channel 17 and Channel 13 programming for Tuesday and Wednesday with news, children’s shows, game segments, dramas, and movies. It references Worther, Doug Faward, Margie, Captain Kangaroo, Love of Life, The Edge of Night, and The Millionaire among others with assorted times and program notes.
A fragmented science note discusses ideas to stay cool, mentioning polar research and an organization called Artes Corp of Be and a possible expedition. The text is garbled but hints at a planned project or theory involving cooling methods and a voyage. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
Reported Democratic officials expressed confidence the party would avoid a North South split like 1952 at the upcoming convention. An advisory committee of northern and southern Democrats said no delegations were challenging or contesting credentials, and pledged to pursue honorable means to place their tickets on ballots. Former leaders noted past attempts to challenge Texas Governor Allan Shivers and others, but none currently hold convention delegates.
Stassen attacked Nixon while gaining some backing from the Republican League as he seeks official leave to pursue political activities. Acting White House secretary Murray Snyder issued a statement confirming the leave but omitting Nixon. Snyder said Eisenhower had no comment on Stassen’s return and stressed it was Stassen, not Eisenhower, who proposed the leave.
In a mixed contract bridge discussion South leads clubs and East should not cover the jack. If East covers, South can win with the ace and set up clubs to win two tricks, while ducking the jack preserves a one-trick club path. The best approach is to avoid unnecessary honors while maximizing partner’s bid prospects.
In Australia, mothers of eligible daughters received many offers to host visiting bachelors during the Olympic Games. Mrs. Fortin said American eligible men are in highest demand, with committees screening homes and hosts seeking to showcase hospitality and matchmaking during the event.
Advertising lineage in newspapers in the first half of 1955 hit an all time high, up per cent over historic records, according to the American Newspaper Publishers Association and Media Records.
Fresno California based interracial missionary team scheduled to tour Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas next month has been warned to avoid Baton Rouge due to unsettled conditions. R P York a Bible Institute student said police chief Shirley Arright of Baton Rouge advised excluding the city from the agenda. The society has letters from white and Negro pastors praising the tour but urging delays until segregation issues are resolved. Daniel Dick, another Institute student, will join as advance man. the tour will visit only cities with local welcome.
President Eisenhower resumed work at the White House after a regent meeting on the Suez Canal crisis with Secretary of State Foster and Dulles. Within minutes, senior State Department officials conferred on the new Middle East crisis sparked by Egypt's nationalization of the vital waterway.
US jukeboxes captivate global audiences with American-made models surging in imports during 1955. Belgium Netherlands Venezuela Mexico Colombia and West Germany lead first nine months figures while cafes bars and lounges worldwide report crowded joints. A Colombian parish priest even wheels a machine into the market square to collect coins for the treasury.
Minnesota State Medical Association bulletin notes pneumonia death rates have dropped to about one fourth of past levels over 30 years due to advances in treatment. Oxygen tents first aided survival, then serums in the 1930s, followed by sulfa drugs and later penicillin and antibiotics expanding its effectiveness.
Milwaukee to Minneapolis counsel for the Minnesota Nurses Association says the profession must raise standards, noting more nurses are entering the field than hospital beds available. Lies Loevinger cites the need to improve professional status and ethics among nurses.
The article notes a political runoff ongoing after a statewide campaign. A candidate led in most counties and will face state Senator A M Aikindr in the runoff for Fayette County commissioner. An obituary mentions Victor Homath dying of a heart attack, believed caused by campaign strain.
Mr and Mrs Robert L Gregory announce the birth of a son at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was born Saturday. Parents listed include Pit Balmanskie and Beatrice Buatains with numerous relatives named in Houston and Bayloven. Daniel Them is serving in Alabama.
COLLEGE STATION Texas The Agricultural Extension Service staff will honor veteran members whose combined service totals more than 50 years at a dinner on the Texas A&M campus August 9. Honorees include Callender and Martin of the extension service and Dr. S A Dicky Mills of Angelo.
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