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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1955
Page
3
Gov Orville Freeman signs a bill allowing Minnesota courts to impound license plates when drivers lose driving privileges. This measure targets motorists who have had licenses revoked or suspended, aiming to curb unauthorized road use and enforce penalties.
Washington dispatch notes federal offices earning their salt a century ago as Congress was in recess. The secretary of the Senate listed items bought like hardware paper ivory-handled ears and inkstands with details of bids samples. Pay raises for examiners and other items are reported along with bids on soap crowbars files rugs stools ironing boards and river trips. The Willard Hotel raised rates to a dollar a day while claiming best buy and free baths. The George Washington voyage offer to celebrate the Pilgrims arrival was advertised by a government agency. The Marine Band offered to play for any worthy cause.
Lt John M. Conroy of the California Air National Guard mapped a round trip from San Fernando Valley to New York for next Sunday to mark Armed Forces Day. He expects about 12 hours including refueling and lunch with stops at Denver, Springfield, New York, Columbus, Tulsa, and Albuquerque.
Police hunt a group of practical jokers who rigged a kite and propeller device with waterproof flashlights to simulate a flying saucer over Corpus Christi causing alarm. Six picnicking students later found the gadget washing ashore. Investigators say the device used a frame, two kites, and a rope hoisted by wind to create the illusion while Coast Guard and Eastern Airlines planes searched the area. Police pursuing the guilty party.
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