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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1955
Page
6
The piece argues that anti slum safeguards in the 1955 Housing Act slow urban renewal as industry groups say the law over protects profits. Officials note red tape and education on new rules slow progress, while Cole signals openness to better profit controls.
A Baytown school memo confuses polio shot scheduling while Robert E. Lee High School sees growing enrollment and hints at a possible second high school. The district celebrates graduation week at REL and honors Carver school with a trustee dinner, praising achievements in athletics music and academics.
The Sun News Desk recounts quirky mail stories from Arkansas and Missouri, including envelopes sent to jail and a University of Houston letter. It then offers tornado guidance, detailing shelter options, safe interior locations, and steps to shut off utilities during warnings. The piece blends light dispatches with practical emergency tips.
A disc jockey and drummer at Nerbhern Illinois State Teachers College wrote a new tune to ease traffic woes. Critics question if singing commercials can shift mass transit use, while advertisers push songs about buses and roads amid broader urban planning concerns.
A quoted Bible verse from Hebrews 2 3 cautions how we escape if neglecting so great salvation begun by the Lord and confirmed by those who heard him in ancient times.
Baytown Sun listing shows publication location at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas with Fred Hartman as editor and Syd S Gould as publisher. Advertising director Beulah Maye Jackson. offices manager. Subscription rates by carrier and mail listed. second class mail entry noted. armed services tie mention. national advertising representative indicated.
Hollywood icons Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary on a Saturday with a candid note on marriage. The pair, long a Hollywood favorite, marked ten years of partnership amid public interest in their age difference and shared life in a city known for high-profile couples.
A mixed group of questions and trivia items spans battles, poets, architects, and celebrities. It recalls the sinking of a British battleship in World War I, linked battles, notable births, deaths, and cultural figures, with a focus on personalities and events from 1881 to mid-20th century.
Washington diary notes Tom Dewey arrived for the Gridiron dinner without a starched collar, settling a 17 size shop collar on a 15 sized frame. He greeted Ike, explained he did not shrink, and joked about his private life as a governor while defending his public image.
A scrambled list of TV programs and times for Saturday including Roy Rogers Ramner of the Jungle Mickey Rooney ranges from 4:00 to 14:15 with shows like Death Valley Days The Honing Chinaman The Late Show and Championship Bowling among others with sign off at 14:15
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