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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1954
Page
2
United Press reports from Vienna describe life in Hungary under Nagy’s government with rising prices, scarce goods, and limited consumer variety. Hungarians note relief in political pressure but fear Moscow may curb liberalization while wages lag and personal initiative stalls.
In a West North East South auction a late double by South risks overcalling with insufficient support. The article argues partner's one heart bid may be four cards, not long, and suggests choosing between business doubles and supporting partner's suit by weighing chances for game or slam and the risk of blocking with a poor raise.
A scramble style puzzle asks how many words can be formed using 16 letters in blank squares. Words may run horizontally or vertically and each word used once with no plurals. Scoring grants points per word based on letter count, with a five point maximum per line. The puzzle provides clues and extra letters to help find valid word placements.
Burglars struck Higginbotham Motor Co Huggins Lumber Co Jones Furniture Co Scarboroughs Drugstore Baytown Drug Daniels Jewelry Co T C Massey Music Co and the Labor hall on Harbor Drive after midnight Friday leaving pried doors broken locks and two crowbars behind. Small thefts ranged from 3 in pennies to about 100 in cash plus jewelry worth several hundred dollars. Police C T Freeman T L Grizzle E R Hardy and Assistant Chief Herbert Freeman conducted canvasses throughout the morning.
USDA weekly livestock report shows beef steers weak to 50 lower, cows 50 higher, bulls steady to 50 higher, stockers active 50 higher. Week’s tops: beef steers 23.50, heifers 21.50, commercial canners 4.50-8.00. Hogs weaker with butchers 19.0-19.2 tops, sows 18. Moon notes no appreciable atmosphere while referencing King Minos palace on Crete.
Christmas shoppers flooded stores in a buy ing spree likely to reach near record levels. Economists note longer season from Thanksgiving to Christmas with extra police on duty in many cities to handle crowds. The Christmas Club reports $1 billion dispersed to 12 million members, while dry goods predicts a five percent rise in volume and total December retail sales seen around $16 billion. Department store sales lag behind last year by about two percent, with December gross around $1.5 billion.
A Longview firm decline to work on the National Guard armory project citing the picket line. Laborers demand a 1.65 minimum hourly wage while the contractor cites a 1.28 minimum scale. Union and contractor remain rigid with no settlement in sight.
The note discusses Oregon as an Indian name and the state nickname the Beaver State. It mentions Fort McBenty as the original title of the national anthem of the United States.
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