Two States Hold Primaries In Bitter Delegation Fight
Editorial notes New York and Pennsylvania hold large delegate votes today in GOP and Democratic contests. It recalls past primary results, shifts in state loyalties, and a White House public tour opening five days a week with rooms like the East and Green rooms, while tracing historic names and events from Roosevelt to Truman.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Stassen
Eisenhower
Dewey
Taft
Hoover
Eystone
Roosevelt
Truman
Philadelphia
Quay
Penrose
Ware
Fdr
Empire State
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Caiaphas's counsel on Jesus' fate cited in John 18 14
A Bible verse notes Caiaphas advising that it was expedient for one man to die for the people. John 18 14.
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Caiaphas
Insurance Man Explains Why He Favors City Bonds
A longtime Goose Creek resident urges support for a bond issue to upgrade water and sewer facilities, arguing savings on fire insurance rates, preserved fire credit, and long term city health. He cites figures from Baytown Insurance Men's Exchange and Austin official Hawley, warning opponents about higher premiums and potential delays if current revenues fund only patchwork.
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Baytown Insurance Men's Exchange
Hawley
Insurance Commission
Austin
Goose Creek
Myx City
Quick Knowledge Quiz From a Past Newspaper
A mixed page of trivia and notes asks five easy questions about animals learned to throw, a kiss awaking a sleeper, a race horse linked to a president’s mother, the meaning of kith in kin and how oyster shells become buttons. It also lists birthdays, name origins, and short biographical bits about entertainers and a Greek statesman Eleutherios Venizelos.
Peace in Europe hinges on unified army drive
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues that peace in Europe hinges on a united Franco German defense, stressing Ike's absence could affect momentum. He warns Moscow fears this unity and outlines U.S. corruption, Truman era missteps, and French apathy as hurdles to rebuilding a postwar balance of power.
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Drew Pearson
Paris
Europe
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Eiesnhower
Rhine
Robert Schuman
France
Ike
Moscow
Kremlin
Korea
East Germany
Red Army
East Prussia
Germany
United States
USA
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Truman
Case Of Missing Pig Hearts Read Like A Lively Detective Spoof
In Henry McLemore's humorous piece a narrator enlists private eyes to help solve the mysterious disappearance of two pig hearts. The tale follows antics around a kitchen, suspicious cats Ridey and Duffy, and the narrator's brainstorms about suspects and avenues for hire. The style mimics hardboiled detective fiction with playful self parody.
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Henry McLemore
Ray Schindler
Ray
Rupert Hughes
Orient Express
Erle Stanley Gardner
Ridey
Duffy
Della Avenue
Lexington Avenue
Bidey
Paul
Della
Coudn
Aleot Opera
Texas City Braves New Alarms In Warehouse Fire
Five years ago today headlines recount a warehouse fire sparked by late alarms in Texas City. A train was blasted by Jewish rebels, and Mrs Lacy Stewart was elected to the state senate in Austin to replace her husband who died aboard his yacht near La Porte. Mrs Mauiice Nelson Skeete became executive secretary of Tri Cities Girl Scout Association as motion picture operators ended a two week strike and returned to work after an agreement.
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Texas City Braves
Lacy Stewart
State Senate
Austin
la Porte
Mauiice Nelson Skeete
Tri-Cities
Girl Scout Aesociation
Train sleeper awakes to crane hoist above track
A man sleeping in a railroad car in South Africa woke to find his coach swinging from a crane 200 feet above the track at a repairs depot after the car was moved during the night. He called for help in the empty day room and stared out the window in horror.
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South Africa
Daven
John Ben Shepperd eyes new attorney general post
The piece notes John Ben Shepperd plans to quit his Texas secretary of state post on May 1 to seek the attorney general job, comparing it to past moves by other officeholders. It praises his decision and hints at the political maneuvering within Governor Shivers' administration.
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John Ben
John Ben Shepperd
Texas
Shivers
Searcy Bracewell
Harris County
Looking At Life On Progressive Education
A reader describes a practical demonstration at home critiquing progressive education. The piece notes mess and damage, questions the movement, and contrasts past and present parenting and teaching styles. The author cautions against assuming progress and laments changes in childrearing and discipline.
Have A Laugh By By Boyce See the happy MOTer
Fragmentary OCR style note with scattered phrases and nonsensical lines about laughter, a jokd contest, and disjoint references to Scotland, a pig, and a tag day. The readable portions suggest a humorous or cartoonish item but lack coherent facts.
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reGree
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Marquez
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Point Blank
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Si House
Have A
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Scotland
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