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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1951

Page

7

President Truman’s mansion boasts room by room climate control

An article describes a new cooling system in the White House style mansion with independent five hot and cold units connected to a central control. Each room can be set separately, with the study kept around 68 to 70 degrees while other rooms vary. The system marks a first of its kind and showcases advanced weather control for the era.

Mir Minneapolis Ind Truman Potomac

Baytown Group Helps Control Alcohol Use

General public invited to weekly Baytown meeting on Fridays at 7:00 pm for support. Location listed as 1383 Gins Street with contact number 8231 for more information.

Schewer

Dreiser Tops With Reds Readers Like US Authors

Soviet readers favor Theodore Dreiser as the top American author, with a large edition published and anthologies planned. New editions of Mark Twain join Dreiser titles as Soviet publishers push American literature, while Lincoln Steffens and Howard Fast works appear in Russian editions and other classics receive wide distribution.

Dreiser Commie Henry Shapiro Boscow Theodore Dreiser Russia Jack Landon Jon Sinclair Carrie The State Publisers Mark Twain Uckieberry Finn Tom Sawyer Cour Twain Frank Norris Lincoln St Fens Howard Fast Last Froentier

Dream invention kills cotton weevils in Henderson field

Farmers praised a 40 year old Rusk County cotton raiser E Berry for a tractor mounted device. The unit sprays heated insecticide into metal hoods where agitators shake insects into trays, yielding dead weevils and eggs. Organizers called the test revolutionary and history making.

Henderson Rusk County Senate E. Berry Perry Charlie Brann Ferry

Father Of Baytown Woman Dies At 71

Funeral services were held for Arthur Giles Ragin of Edinburg Hidalgo County official and father of Mrs. James Pridmore of Baytown. Ragin served 15 years as a deputy in the county tax collector’s office and lived in Alpine and McAllen before moving to Edinburg.

Arthur Giles Ragin Edinburg Hidalgo County James Pridmore Peggy Baytown Ragin Brackettville Hved Alpine Brewster County S Furniture McAllen Weslaco Tabs

Bridge best play when the initiative is at stake in bridge

A bridge discussion describes initiative importance for the declarer and defenders. It analyzes a specific hand where West misreads the situation, leading to missed opportunities to force trumps and diamonds. The text weighs whether a defender should switch strategies on the third trick and how trump control affects the contract.

South South 2Tucsliv Iok Tve Joser East End Jes Chrissening Elec Maonts

Ancient Bronze Sword Found by Laborer in London

A laborer unearthed two metal objects described as fish of metal and a blade. J C Tarrom, a collector, identified them as a pair of middle bronze era swords about 3000 years old used for farming tasks.

London Upi Bas J.C Tarrom

Reduced Prices Fight Inflation Says Western Auto Leaders

Houston division manager P Richardson of Western Auto and president Paul Connor defend price cuts as a sincere plan to curb inflation. They say voluntary price relief will help consumers buy more and that inflation can be checked only if sacrifices are made.

Richardson Houston Western Acta Richardson Western Auto Paul Connor

Itinerant preacher linked to Ridge area settles lands

Fragmentary text mentions a wandering preacher tied to Bing Ridge fountains and early settlers, with phrases about Bloods etch and Mesdow Mountain. Context remains unclear but suggests a colonial era settlement story involving preacher words and forced movement of a group.

Bing Ridge Chasse Mesdow Mountain

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