The Orange Leader looks back at 1953 and forwards to the changes coming in 1954.

Orange welcomes the first child born in Orange in 1954, Mr. William Maxwell Meek. He is the son of Reverend and Mrs. Lester Meek.

Weingarten’s on Turret has Velveeta 2 pound loaves for 69 cents. It should go great with Swift’s Premium Bologna that is currently 35 cents a pound. Remember, city-wide delivery for 15 cents.

Football fans have a lot to look forward to when Alabama’s Crimson Tide rolls in against Rice in the Cotton Bowl. And,

For your viewing pleasure at the Strand, William Holden, Eleanor Parker, and John Forsythe in MGM’s Escape from Rio Bravo. The MacArthur Drive-In is featuring Gary Cooper in Return to Paradise. Or catch at the Bengal is playing The Redhead for Wyoming starring Maureen O’Hara and Alec Nicols.

The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1954

Source: The Portal to Texas History

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