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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
5
A Bridge puzzle analysis explains deducing opponents’ cards by reading both defenders’ hands. It outlines West and East holdings, the likely distribution, and the sequence of tricks that lead to the contract. The dealer is North, North-South vulnerable, asking for the recommended bidding on the given deal.
Pigeons and starlings infesting the Chicago business district may soon lose roosts. The American Public Works Association cites tests using bird distress recordings amplified to 120 decibels to drive flocks away, with mixed results from Cincinnati trials. City officials also consider roof chemicals and metal pigeon slides as deterrents.
Chicago May 20 Metropolitan counties have expanded their role beyond state subdivisions. A study of 174 counties over 100,000 population shows fire protection in 36 counties, street lighting in 26, garbage services in 24, public housing in 17, and library services in 72. Planning and zoning highlight added duties with 89 counties (51 percent) having official planning agencies, including joint city-county and regional setups. the piece notes the growing functions and issues facing metropolitan county governments.
The association notes a shift starting May 31 with more residents leaving the city for suburban areas, indicating a significant migration trend and potential impacts on local services and housing demand.
Saginaw residents recalled a 1859 legislative stunt that offered 10 cents per bushel and 50 cents per barrel in salt bounty. The bill spurred the Hast Saginaw Salt Manufacturing Co in 1860, yielding 10,722 barrels in year one and 32,250 in 1861 before repeal. Today the Saginaw Valley area produces over $10 million annually without the bounty.
J Bryan Stratton of Lincoln National and William G Wilson of Northwestern National Life, both of Bay town, qualified for the Leaders Round Table of Texas for 1954. Stratton is a life member with six straight years. Wilson has seven. The Round Table, with 509 Texas career life underwriters, will meet during the Texas Association of Life Underwriters convention at the Driskill hotel Austin on the 24th 25th and 28th.
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