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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
10
In Kirkburton England on June 38 UP the will of Septimus Daniel Gilbert reveals he wished to be buried with his wife in the same grave. The tombstone phrase to be inscribed reads Daniel in the lion's den.
Legal notice announces a special election in Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 and annexed territory on July 7 1954 to approve annexation and assumption of debts. It sets voting rules, precincts, ballots for two propositions, and details of indebtedness including bonds from 1950 1951 1949 and 1945. It describes annexed territory boundaries and notices publication.
Washington June 29 The administration faces a tough relocation problem in slum clearance as plans must spell out how families will find new homes before federal money is lent. Local communities must craft workable redevelopment programs, integrate slum clearance with broader planning, and provide surveys and financing. Federal aid covers up to two thirds of construction costs with local groups funding the rest.
The article reports on the Guatemala revolt linked to Arbenz Guzman and the Tuapse tanker seizure near Formosa, highlighting U.S. Russia tensions. It notes Soviet propaganda, UN Security Council involvement, and Molotov’s response, signaling potential naval confrontations and expanded Cold War pressures.
United Fruit Co built a vast banana empire from plantation to dinner table with assets around 450 million dollars. It founded by Capt Lorenzo Dow Baker Andrew Preston and Minor Cooper Keith, grew through mergers and rival buyouts, now facing Guatemala’s anti-Communist insurrection while holding about 30 million invested there.
Mrs. Fred A. Lyons in Chicago offers two goldfish that devour large quantities of food. The fish grew too big in a rock garden pool and even indoors continued to gorge. They are now too large for the Aquarium and she will give them to a buyer with ample space. In Boston, the North End Candy Co. reports their safe was found empty after a theft attempt.
Itsuku island in Japan, sacred to Shintoism, forbids wheeled vehicles. Pilgrims and visitors ascend hundreds of stone steps to Misen mountain summit where an eternal flame burns, guiding devout climbers.
In Aylmer Quebec residents respond to a prohibition order by draping black crepe over a welcome arch and placing a rest in peace plaque, reflecting the community mood as liquor is forbidden. Army installations in Japan saved about half a million dollars in a three month period, with ordnance units reporting largest wages of two million three hundred thousand dollars from salvage and reclamation efforts.
In Washington on June 29 UPW reports Churchill did not attend church and an aide notes his stance remains unchanged since Bermuda last December. The remark cited is "I will meet my maker soon enough." A separate line mentions that lions can leap 10 feet vertically.
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