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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1955

Page

6

Give All You Can To Keep This From Happening In Baytown

Readers urged to support Baytown Red Feather to fund 16 welfare and character building agencies. The drive seeks 131 025 to finance year long operations including school lunches welfare office hospital clinic and care for the disabled. The appeal notes two starving children in New Orleans as a call to action for Baytown volunteers and donors.

Baytown New Orleans United Fund Drive Red Feather

Public school aid disputed in Texas High Court ruling

Texas Supreme Court upheld state aid to public schools regardless of integration status. The ruling limited timing for desegregation and left funds allocation to district decisions. City and state leaders highlighted a hospital building program and narcotics trade issues tied to border controls and enforcement.

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Indictments shift as officials seek re hearing on judge

Texas legal notes report sharply critical reactions from Atty Gen John Ben Shepperd and Duval County Dist Attorney Sam Burris over grand jury conduct and calls to disqualify Judge Davidson. Meanwhile farm income slack and crop forecasts color Texas news, with government and political updates from Ramsey Johnson Rudder and state commissions.

Atty John Ben Shepperd Duval Co. Disty Sam. Burris Davidson Utes Hunt Hopkins County Bay Court Hunt

Souvenir signs and cartoons in a small town paper

A Sun News Desk memo describes signs in a Chailancora restaurant and other businesses using quirky slogans to draw attention. It notes Beetle Bailey popularity, Morton Walker’s cartoon reach, and a Las Vegas trip tale. Dave Stever, a Corpus Christi watchmaker, is also mentioned in this breezy feature.

Dave Stever California Las Vegas Dave Corpus Christi

Becky loses a tooth and Halloween chatter shared

Becky, the youngest daughter, lost a front tooth after her teacher pulled it. On the ride home she teased a classmate with stories of spooks and Halloween plans, describing a quirky day and asking how long until the holiday.

Chatchee USA Becky Jenny Eather Iva

Todays Bible Verse From Revelation 7 17

The verse proclaims that the Lamb will feed and lead the faithful to living waters and wipe away every tear, capturing a vision of divine comfort and eternal renewal.

Baytown Sun staff and pricing details notice

The Baytown Sun lists staff roles including editor and publisher Fred Bartman and advertising director Syd Gould. It shows office location at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas and subscription rates for Hy Carrier, by mail, and daily/annual terms. It notes second class matter status at Baytown Verxsa Post Office under historic act and lists advertising rep Navona.

Baytown Sun, Inc Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas Fred Bartman Syd Gould Beulah Mae Jackson Advange Armed Services Verxsa Navona

Mystery of a Bejeweled Wife and Stamp Machine Cheating

A British farmer ships two cows to a customer and uses a stamp cancelling machine on Bossy. The tale shifts to Tibet and a wealthy woman obsessed with fashion and cosmetics, while cabinet ministers display jewels worth 20600 dollars. In England a man buys a beat-up sword for 35 cents and uncovers bonds worth 1350 dollars. Housewives flood a radio station after a soap opera heroine dies, blaming the writer for losing his job.

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Call Him Friend They Call Henri Coanda Papa Of The Jet

Gloria Swanson recalls meeting Henri Coanda, dubbed the papa of the jet by Life magazine. She describes a visit to his Poitiers region château, his 3rd Century foundations, and experiments, including a revolutionary new invention to be shown in spring.

Henri Coanda Gloria Swanson Parib Life Magazine Art Buchwald Coanda Mouie Spain Royal Frank Poitiers France Joan of Arc Rouen Henri Coantola Chateau Avances Tobacca United Nations

Comrade Butterfly Visit Sparks Office Banter

In Budapest a factory worker asks to leave after eleven hours rather than twelve to attend the state opera. The director grants it and urges unity among liberated workers, while the exchange reveals cultural pride and a sly remark about a bikini clad performer. A comrade Butterfly reference echoes the era’s humor and social mood.

Budapest State Opera Butterfly Tyr

Knowledge Puzzle From An Old Quiz Column

A mixed trivia page asks who Matthey Arnold was and where the College of the Cards sits, alongside clues about actors, birthdays, and historical events. It names a Boston-born journalist, a Los Angeles child star, and notes birthdays for Marsha Hunt Rita Hayworth and Jean Arthur, plus dates like Saratoga surrender and Napoleon’s 1805 battle.

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Did You Know Fact Finders Highlight Global Stats

A note shares that only about a certain percent of Japan is suitable for agriculture. It mentions the Gulf Stream’s long route of over 6,000 miles. It also reports that U.S. coal exports to Europe in 1955 rise versus 1954.

Japan Gulf Stream U. S&s Europe

Eisenhower Team Runs White House With Quiet Precision

Washington columnist Drew Pearson profiles President Eisenhower’s staff, led by Sherman Adams, as a compact, efficient, largely background coalition. The article lists key aides and their roles, from Persone and Seaton to Hagerty and Stassen, noting Adams dominates cabinet access and policy direction.

Drew Pearson Washington White House Eisenhowwer FDR Eisenhower Alony Army General Staff Sherman Adams New Hampshire State Dukes Treasury Humphrey Defense Wilson Adams Stytes Bridges Federal Communications Commission Interstate Commerce Commission New York Central Secomen Wilton Congress Persone Capitol HI Ike Alabama Slick Phe Fred Seaton Seaton Midwest Nebraska Pentagon Maxwell Rabb Rabb Jack Martin Taft Capital Hill Republican Party James Hagerty Press Agaretirry Hagerty Loak Ieak Ton Dewey Bernard Shaniey White Hong Geneva Persons Shanney Persons Gerald Morgan Captol Hill Hill Tineline Capitol Harold Stassen Mery Stassen Tke Nelson Rockefeller Hobby Rockefeller Roosevelt Gabriel Hauge Harvard McGraw-Hill Kevin McCann Defiance College Abi Alene Trumen

Quotes From Leaders On World Affairs And Faith

United Press quotes from Roger Wo Coon Barbara Calif Seventh Day Adventist missionary in Africa questions African schoolboys Bible knowledge. Fred Hutchinson new St. Louis manager rejects stereotype. Viscount Mant Ramery calls for united free world air force and cabinet. Gen James A Van Fleet cites housing shortage in Korea and Communist propaganda.

United Press the Key Roger Wo Coon Silla Barbara Calif Afrhea Chris America Viscount Mant. Ramery United Free World Air North America James A. van Fleet Koresa

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