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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1954
Page
2
The National Association of Real Estate Boards released a book titled Rehabilitation as a Business. It advocates neighborhood redevelopment over demolition, outlines four community steps and a three-person project team, and highlights before and after photos to attract financing.
United States Border Patrol and immigration inspectors began a large scale roundup of Mexican illegal entrants in Chicago and four nearby states. District Director Walter Sahli said 20 000 to 35 000 may be gathered and airlifted back to Mexico with routes via McAllen Port Isabel and Brownsville to Vera Cruz. Three C 48s were borrowed for the airlift.
USDA weekly cattle and calf prices show receipts at the largest since June 1953. Slaughter steers and yearlings sold strong to 50 cents higher, with high grade stockers steady and cows mostly steady. calves and feeders ranged lower to steady with varied quotes across classes. Adolph Ochs, who built The New York Times, once published The Chattanooga Times before voting age.
The board of water engineers reports August drought intensified in Central and East Texas with diminished flows at Comal Springs and new storage losses across nine major reservoirs totaling 236000 acre feet. Falcon reservoir gained 86000 acre feet while statewide rainfall averaged 72 percent of normal, peaking at 114 percent near El Paso. The Rio Grande floods in El Paso added water to Falcon but other reservoirs declined.
In Mesquite area four Woodrow Wilson high school youths aged 18, 17, 16 and 15 admitted starting about 40 grass fires that prompted rapid Dallas and Mesquite fire response. Fires threatened homes and burned a spur railroad bridge. two older boys face arson charges, two younger await juvenile court action.
Fraser Colorado September 18 United Press. President Eisenhower widened the federal disaster designation in New England to cover areas hit by Hurricane Edna after telegrams from Govs. Herter of Massachusetts and Roberts of Rhode Island. No extra funds were allocated yet. Relief decisions depend on Civil Defense reports as Ike resumes rest at his ranch near St Louis Creek.
Kansas nursing home blaze killed six elderly residents aged 34 to 93 as fire marshal links the tragedy to terror and panic. Victims John Pye 92 Rincard Elmer Johnson 75 Lavonburg Archie Taylor 68 Ardmore? Maude Honeicke 83 Wichita Mollie Crocker 93 was pulled from a downstairs window. Fire started in the living room and the roof collapsed as firefighters arrived.
A Dallas sophomore at Texas A&M was suspended for at least six months for mental hazing freshmen. John W. Robertson allegedly forced freshmen to stand at attention with arms raised and shout a cheer. The executive committee, led by Col. Joe E H Davis, charged him with unauthorized authority over nonunit freshmen. Robertson is denied admission for an indefinite period, meaning he may re-enter next semester, as part of efforts to stop hazing.
FRASER Cab Sept 18 UP The death of Brig Gen Paul T Carroll staff secretary to President Eisenhower came after a long battle with heart ailment He met the President during World War II served as NATO aide in Europe and became chief liaison officer when Eisenhower led Korea forces The President at Byers Peat Ranch where he fished in seclusion sent Col Schulz to aid Carrolls widow Ruth Eisenhower praised Carroll as a treasured friend and brilliant associate.
Baytown fair beard contest on Oct 6 picks judges Barbara Stein Duke Jones and Mrs Paul Prince to select winners for best groomed ugliest and crownless beards. Prizes are western uniform pieces. Registrations open at Chamber of Commerce Beall Bros Bert Black's and Paul Prince Buick. Joe Ware urges sprouting ahead.
The Mexican government announced that construction of the El Diablo dam will begin early next year on the Rio Grande. It will be the second of three dams to be built by the United States and Mexico at a cost about 20 million dollars. The dam will be near the juncture of the Rio Grande and Devil's River with exact site to be announced. It aims to irrigate and control floods, following Falcon dam completed last year. Also noted are facts on nickel mining near Sudbury and a comparison of sunlight to the full moon.
Railroad Commission Chairman Ernest C. Thompson urged Congress to declare that the Federal Power Commission lacks regulatory authority over mere production and gathering of natural gas. He cited the Phillips decision, favored state prerogatives, and proposed study of price benchmarks and conservation measures. Woolworth opened his first five and ten cent store in Utica in 1878. the U.S. owns about 60 percent of the Great Lakes.
The Baytown Sun masthead shows authorship and staff roles including editor and publisher Syd Gould, advertising director Beulah Mae Jankson, office manager Warren Edwards, and managing editor. It lists subscription rates by mail and monthly plans, noting the paper is entered as second class matter in Baytown Texas.
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