Texas Move Would Bar Bail After New Arrests
Editorial argues a constitutional amendment could bar bail for a person out on bond who is later arrested for another crime. The piece notes support from Harris County lawmakers and references a Houston editorial praising tackling the loophole. It frames the measure as protecting society from habitual criminals and shifts blame from lawyers to offenders.
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Texas
Austin
House of
Harris County
The
Sun
Harris
Houston Press
Progress in action as county office handles bridge outage
A Sun reporter observes County Commissioner W V Ramsey coordinating rapid repair after a bridge on Marvin road off Highway 146 is reported out in Cedar Bayou Precinct crews, radio linked dispatch, and prompt field inspection show modern progress in local government. The column also notes frozen bluebonnets and rice farmers benefiting from recent rains and forecasts spring progress in Central Texas.
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W. V. Ramsey
Suns
Cedar Bayou
Unit 2
Unit 18
Ramsey
Prec
Clark
Marvin Road
Highway 146
Lifty O'Brien on St Patrick's Day in New York
In front of Lindys, Lifty O'Brien the demon horseplayer criticizes the Irish in New York arguing they are picturesque and ignored. He laments scarce time for commentary, contrasts Irish and New Yorker sensibilities, and muses on emigration, pride, and Dublin origins amid a St Patrick’s Day scene. The piece also mentions Sam Alano’s drumming record and Salk polio vaccine news.
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New York
Lifty O'Brien
Bon Vivant
Lindy
Fifth Avenue
An O'Brien
Wicklow
County Bronx
Scott Fitzgerald
Sam Alano
Star-Blade
Swifty
the O'Brien
New Yorker
Proposal to Sell Ackers for IRS Housewife Tax Crackdown
A columnist lampoons new social security tax rules for cleaning women and babysitters, suggesting Treasury could sell Ackers to onlookers. He jokes about TV earnings from fights and wagers on whether IRS will enforce the tax, noting Congress shifted unpaid collection to nonpaid corporate agents. He warns about broad compliance drops and potential resistance among taxpayers.
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Humphrey
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Rassling
Revenue Service
Congress
Uncle Sam
Study Verse: A Workman Approved unto God
A devotional note quotes Hl Timothy 2 15 urging believers to study and rightly divide the word of truth. The snippet emphasizes disciplined Bible study and spiritual effort for approval by God.
Baytown Sun Staff and contact details from Baytown TX
The Baytown Sun lists editorial and publishing staff including editor Fred Hartman and publisher Syd S Gould. It cites office location at Pearce and Ashbel, advertising director Beulah Mae Jackson, and managing editor Warren Edwards. Rates are shown for carrier and mail subscriptions and mention of second class mail status.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Syd S. Gould
Beulah Mae Jackson
Warren Edwards
Armed Services
Raytown
Congress
National Advertising Representatives
General Advertising Service
Government tax push on household workers faces backlash
The piece argues that many ordinary business owners, especially housewives cleaning staff and babysitters, balk at new government bookkeeping and tax requirements. It suggests most women will resist and that Washington may scrap the measure after weighing the complexities and impact on household employer employee relations.
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Vivien Kellams
Congress
Washington
Youre Telling Me by William Ritt shuffled lines
A collection of humorous snippets and quips attributed to William Ritt. The items poke at domestic life, miscommunications, misperceptions, and social role reversals. Several pieces reference postal service, domestic authority, and odd anecdotes about a newspaper weather forecast and a driver chased by police.
Washington Papers Dramatic View of St Louis Sabbath Law
Washington reflects on St Louis adopting a Sunday closing decree for beer and liquor vendors, noting a sober Sunday as a moral result. The piece also recounts a Treasury probe into cigars smuggled aboard the Mary J. Kembatl, a Congress session wrap, and stray commerce ads.
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Harman
Nichols
Washington
St. Louis
Capitol
Morning Herald
Louis
Treasury Department
New York
Redfield
Mary J. Kembatl
Department
Rep. Stanton
Tennessee
Court of Latins
National Intelligencer
Trivia Grab Bag From An Old Newspaper Page
A collage of quick questions and dated facts spans early American history and pop culture. It asks who first earned a US physician diploma, why the Arad Er i omphe was struck, which racehorse bore a president’s mother’s name, and seeks figures such as Edwin Abbey and Purporter. It also notes birthday observances for Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, and references Bud Collyer and a Beat the Clock entry.
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United States
Edwin Abbey
England
April
Bud Collyer
France
West Indies
Washington
Constellation
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Sherman Adams Rising as Ike's Quiet Power at White House
Washington report chronicles Sherman Adams' ascent as Ike's trusted enabler, sidelining Dewey era figures, shifting public relations to Howard Pyle, and tightening control over White House operations while Harold Stassen faces a firing bid and Diet Dixon-Yates probe stalls under the new Democratic Congress. The piece notes Adams' loyalty to Eisenhower and the reshaping of influence from Stephens and Hagerty to Adams' inner circle.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
White House
Sherman Adams
Ike
America
Adams
New York
Tom Dewey
Harold Stassey
Eisenhower
Dewey
Tom Stephens
Jim Hagerty
Stephens
Jim Tingerli
Park Lig
Jim
Arizona
Howard Pyle
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Gorth
Dixon-Yates
Congress
North Dakota
Langer
Diyon Yates
Sidney Davis
Joy O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Judiciary Committee
Monopoly
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Harley Kilgore
West Virginia
Oly Johnston
South Carlina
Guy Gillette
Senate
Gillette
Kindy
Olin Johnston
Stop Me A Hollywood Wolf Dates Winsome Chick
A Hollywood wolf tried to date a winsome actress who told him she is dating another man and to call back in about three weeks. Armand Deutsch noted the wolf’s acting, saying every film he stars in ends with a happy finale and audiences are delighted when it ends.
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Swifty
Manhattan
Carpell
Hollywood
Wolf
Regerding
Armand Deutsch
Broadway Angels and a Laughing Stock of Lost Stakes
By Bennett Cerf sold out. The piece notes investors in new musicals faced losses as their bets collapsed. A Brooklyn manager Casey Stengel reappears in a tale where a rookie pitcher fails early, prompting a humorous exchange with his catcher about reading balls.
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Wuen
Casey Stengel
Broklyn
OY Cega
Case
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Harry Boyd
William Ritt
Mam
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Symeone
An Qhica
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Court of Ghulms
North
Ciami Mori
Frank Attila
Wolfgang Mozart
Concerto
Jane Powell
Debbie Reynolds
Maureea Orcutt
Beau Jack
Otto Eduard Leopold Prince von Bismarck
German Empire
Francisca Franca
Spain
Vous
Prince George II
Greece
Alkick
Nicholas Valetia de Latena
Fitzrbeth Blackwell
Nancy Haines
Abraham Tincoln
Asap TV
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