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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1955
Page
2
City Treasurer Morris B. Sachs surprised officials this week by announcing he would return twenty seven thousand eight hundred fifty five dollars of money appropriated to run his office because he did not need it. This pledge drew varied reactions from city departments.
In Washington a chemist working on Potomac river cleanup argues the best solution is to stop dumping substances into the river. The statement reflects urgency over ongoing pollution concerns and calls for source control.
The column reviews a speculative contract bridge hand where North errs by a double and a sudden two club bid. East West 70 on score, South down 1100 after a spade and diamond sequence. The piece critiques the moral tone of bidding up the stakes and notes Babe Ruth’s pay in baseball history.
Iowa records show Charles White pleaded guilty to libeling an ex convict and planting fake evidence at a crime scene. Elliott admitted breaking into a dredging company office and leaving a scrap of paper to incriminate the ex convict. The report also notes unrelated remarks about a dangerous animal.
A fourth skeleton, possibly 10,000 years old, was unearthed in a gravel pit near Turin Iowa. Scientists from the University of Iowa and Nebraska reported earlier skeletons found in the pit may be among the oldest in the state.
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