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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1954
Page
4
Editorial argues conservation means efficient use of oil and minimal waste across plant, field, and lab. It cites improved gasoline efficiency, repurposed gases into chemicals, and rising oil consumption with record reserves as proof of progress. It notes brisk retail competition drawing American buyers overseas and cites the Venezuela Conference ending colonialism, echoing Monroe era ideas.
Oriana Atkinson writer and Greenwich Village native offers lively critique of New York in Manhattan and Me. She calls the city ugly noisy and corrupt yet admits its vitality and dramatic charm. Her portrait contrasts with Brooks Atkinson while celebrating a restless urban spirit and the thrill of city life.
Raymond Jones, 85, storekeeper in West Nyack near New York City, hanged himself leaving an attic fortune of 28 472 dollars in cash 48 242 dollars in bank deposits 10 000 dollars in government bonds and 10 000 dollars in public utility stocks. After reports of his death, hundreds of letters and visitors claimed kinship from people named Jones.
A cluttered reminiscence by Erich Brandeis and others centers on Raymond Jones and other Joneses. The piece riffs on money, charity, and social circles, contrasting wealth with loneliness and public perception. An ironic note questions who shares fortune and who profits from it.
Hollywood wives and actresses including Marjorie Chandler and Barbara Britton organize Share Inc. to raise funds for charities, meeting twice monthly to plan drives and donate items. Founders include Gordon MacRae and Dean Martin's wives. recent efforts funded a dormitory for a summer camp and Christmas clothing drives. Roz Russell returns to film with renewed audience appeal after Broadway success.
Theo Wilburn, chair of the Harris Soil Conservation District, reports farmers cooperatively addressing soil drainage issues. Neighbors along Cypress Barker-Cypress Road will build two drainage ditches to drain about 7 000 acres of rice land, sharing costs. Local cooperators and SCS technicians cite drainage benefits and reassure the underground water supply is not affected.
Milwaukee social wit Sandy Winnick steps to a San Diego dance with a joke about compiling a national telephone directory. A bohemian map reader jokes about Rough and Ready Ohio Knockemstiff and a wedding announcement. Fred Allen jokes about a Maine sea shore retreat turning deadly quiet after a missing tide.
Rep John McCormack of Massachusetts rebukes the administration for a supposed misstep in economic policy, contrasting the ideal of a Hi-cent Democratic dollar with the present 48 cent Republican dollar. The remark highlights partisan critique of fiscal stewardship.
A collage of trivia questions asks who dedicated the Statue of Liberty and who commanded the Argo, plus notes on famous birthdays and a jumble of historical facts. It mixes quiz prompts with a dated chronology and a biographical puzzle about a German political figure and a college professor’s career.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports that U S disunity at home and political infighting hindered diplomacy at Geneva. Dulles faced Republican opposition, Nixon and Knowland clashes, and delayed action on Indo China. The piece argues the U S lost initiative as Moscow read the situation and allied leaders observed U S weakness.
Questions discuss Dulles remarks at Geneva, reversing Nixon on Indo China policy. Whistler libel suit notes John Ruskin as plaintiff. art claim yields a penny damage. Also mentions balsa wood thinning from large cavities and thin walls.
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