Inside Washington Women Stride in U S Politics
Special to Baytown Sun reports women gaining influence at Democratic and Republican conventions with 525 and 380 delegates respectively. Mention of a woman vice presidential candidate arises as speculation grows. A light political romance links Patricia Nixon and David Kefauver. Rep Allan Oakley Hunter shares an Inside stuff column on cats in the Interior Department. Pentagon upset as a mock New York radar raid bypasses defense nets, prompting calls for radar upgrades and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
Washington
GOP
Clare Boothe Luce
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
California
Richard Nixon
Patricia Nixon
David Kefauver
Patricia
David
Allan Oakley Hunter
United States
Capitol
Interior Department
Hunter
Truman
Indian protests over ban on stock game at night in Montana
Blackfeet Indians protest a superintendent ban on their stock game after 6 pm arguing it restricts cultural practices. archaeologists uncover bones and artifacts at a North American mound, while court officials and local leaders clash over traditional games and bedtime rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Curtey Og
Broadway Angels Offer Tiny Shares in Big Show Risk
Wallace Garland promotes Broadway Angels Inc offering pieces of Broadway shows at 50 cents to $10,000 per investor. The plan uses an investment trust to spread funds across 5 to 30 shows per season, aiming to profit from a hit showing returns while diversifying risk for small investors.
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New York
Wallace Garland
Garland
Broadway Angels, Inc
Jamaica
Broadway Angels
Broadway
Broadway Angels: New investor plan taps small money
Garland outlines a Broadway angels approach with a board of advisers including John Yorke and Joseph Schildkrant to pick shows likely to hit. He notes risks of loss but cites spectacular profits from hits, such as Voice of the Turtle and Mister Roberts, and urges readers to invest modest sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
John Yorke
Cheryl Crawford
Joseph Schildkrant
West
Yale
Automatic Signal Corporation
Broadway Angels
Jackson Hole Reverie and a Tiny Transfiguration Church
The piece recalls Moran in the Teton region as a stop for travelers, noting a quip about keeping mouths shut and the allure of busy conventions. It highlights the Church of the Transfiguration, a small log chapel with a rear open to reveal grand Teton mountain views, likened to a divine panorama.
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Jackson Hole
Moran, Wryo
Teton National Park
Chicago
Teton Mountains
Rembrandt
da Vinci
God
Jackson Hole's Snowy Majesty Inspires Humility and Nature
In a reflective piece, Erich Branceis extols Jackson Hole's mountains, snow, and wildflowers. He recalls kneeling in awe at an altar, feeling humanity's smallness beside timeless peaks. He praises elk, a moose with calf, buffalo, and beavers near his cabin, warning against sentimentality.
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Jackson Hole
Weekend in Italy from Lyons Den to Florence
A reader recounts a zigzag journey from Venice to Florence, aboard gondolas and trains. They describe iconic sights along Canal Grande, Harry's Bar, Grand Hotel, the Venice fireboats, funeral cortege near the fruit market, Piazzale Roma, and a Alps crossing. They note clothing rules at the Excelsior and a parent’s remark on air conditioning availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Canra
Royal Daniels
Venice
Bac Ino
Venetian Fire Department
Rome
Verse on belief and eternal life from John 3 36
A Bible verse from John 3 36 proclaims that belief in the Son grants everlasting life while disbelief leads to remaining under God’s wrath. The line emphasizes faith as the threshold to life and divine judgment for nonbelievers.
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God
John
Baytown Sun people and details in Baytown Texas
The Baytown Sun masthead lists Sun Inc as publisher at Pearce and Ashbee in Baytown Texas with Fred Hartman editor and publisher Syd S Goulds as advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson office manager Warren Edwards and a subscription rate structure for carriers and mail services including monthly semiannual and annual terms plus armed services and air mail options. National representative: Texas Daily Press League. Entered second-class matter at Baytown postoffice under the act of Congress of March 1870.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbe
Texas
Fred Hartman
Syd S. Goulds
Beulah Mae Jackson
Warren Edwards
Armed Services
Texas Daily
Press League
Postoffice
Congress
Journey Through Italy With Lyons in a Heatwave
Leonard Lyons recounts a packed Italian itinerary visiting Florence, Pisa, and Rome. He details museums, the Ufizzi, Michaelangelo’s David, the Medici house, the Ponte Vecchio, and scenes with William Wyler directing Roman Holiday. He notes museum hours, train delays, and a fierce 86 degree heatwave raising interior temps to 120.
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Excelsior
Trave Wder
William Wyjer
Rome
Gregory Peck
Audrey Hepburn
Wy- Ter
President Waits Politicians Hear Themselves Talk
Washington August 11 Leon Loeb head of Sound Studios Inc tells how politicians rush to record speeches for networks and mail to home districts. He notes fees are paid immediately and that campaigns trigger new recordings for equal time on air. Loeb, an entrepreneur with varied ventures, has built a prolific record business behind Capitol Hill. The piece profiles his career and odd wartime service, noting his ongoing roles in radio and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Leon. Loeb
Sound Studios, Inc
Truman
Loeb
Leon Loeb
New York
Navy
Quotations misattributed spark on leadership tones
A quotation mix presents Sen. Robert Kerr and Gen Matthew Ridgwey debating expertise in roles. Kerr suggests a five star general knows little about workers or farmers, while Ridgwey quips about King Heakon of Norway needing to rat more.
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Robert Kerr
Heakon of
Norway
Matthew Ridgwey
Quick Facts Quiz and Birthday Bits From The Bag
A compact trivia page notes events and birthdays. It asks: 1 great event often dated 35 years ago, 2 Lassen Peak status, active or not, 3 Lincoln’s correct presidential number, 4 India's form of government. It then lists historical dates, a biographical clue about a film figure, a birthday trio, a pronunciation guide, and a few quick Qs with short answers.
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Mount
Lassen
Abraham Lincoln
India
Five Years Ago Headlines At Brownsville And More
Storm due in at Brownsville and a war plane probe with Roosevelt to appear are among brief notes. Tri-Cities taxi numbers remain uncertain as city officials fail to locate records. Benny Moskowitz elected president of the Young Judeans at Dorothy Jean Marshall home. Lucille and Foyce Waddell plan a weekend trip to Austin and Georgetown. Bernice Davis returns from California trip to visit relatives in Santa Anna. July rainfall reaches 16.88 inches making it one of the wettest years. Frank Braseeil hosts Mrs H W Smith and others from Hemp Hill Beau mont.
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Brownsville
Disteh
Indonesia
Roosevelt
Tri-Cities
Benny Moskowitz
Judeans
Dorothy Jean Marshall
Lucille Waddell
Foyce Waddell
Austin
Georgetown
Bernice Davis
California
Santa Anna
Frank Braseeil
H. W Smith
Ecth Fth
H Mp- Hill
Mise
Jerri Wood
Beaumont
Washington Mary Round: Alice Longworth Mellowing Toward Eisenhower
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth, a Washington society power, weighs the rival candidates Taft Willkie Dewey and Eisenhower. She comments on conventions, TV influence, and her view of the man who beat Taft, while noting Arthur Summerfield of Michigan shifted to Eisenhower amid GOP wires and backstage maneuvering.
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Washington
Alice Longworth
Taft
Drew Pearson
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
Teddy
Eisenhower
Willkie
Alice
Country Clubs of America
Dewey
Bob
Summerfield
Arthur Summerfield
Michigan
Tait
Sky City Acoma and Other Facts From History
A jumble of facts notes Acoma in New Mexico carried earth to a 70 acre plaza, peaches planted near homes, June weddings popular in North America for Roman auspices, Ijmuiden canal hosts the world’s largest sea locks, Cape Moritis Jesup marks the Arctic coast, coffee’s Arab origins, and U.S. political intrigue around Eisenhower era seating debates involving Wolcott, Summerfield, and Michigan delegates. The piece also mentions Stevenson’s sons and draft-era political activity in Chicago.
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Acoma
New Mexico
Chevrolet
Summertiary
Jesse Tott
Michigan
Wolcott
Hhe
Summernys
Chicago
Ve Field
Tom Coleman
Wisconsin
Sepy Ferguson
Ike
Wotleatt
Eisenhower
Sore
Try And Stop Me Dorothy Lamour at Field's Elevator Job
Dorothy Lamour began her career running an elevator at Marshall Field's and says she can return to work in a pinch. A man once brought an armadillo into the store’s book section, drawing curious crowds while a confederate robbed nearby counters unnoticed. A new rule barred armadillos from the book department afterward.
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Dorothy Lamour
Marshall Field's
Field’s
Field's
Teesh
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U.S
Pentagon
New York City
England
Atlantic
Air Force
Council
Mana
By Mel Hebner
Voice of the Turtin
Mister Roberts
Harvey
Sese
By Erich Branceis
LYONS
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Padua
Regova
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Pia
Monghid
Vagna
Firenze
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The
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Pontevecchio
Dostoyevsky
Ufizzi
Ba Vinci
Church of the Medici
Ttl
Pach
Fiescle
Pisa
Empoti
Pontedoera
Galilee
Arno
Naval
Fes
Empire Gate
Statue of Liberty
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Mussolini
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Herman Melville
Moby Dick
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Russia
Hungary
Archduke Joseph
UN Security Council
Java
U. S. Court of Appeals
U. S
Leopold VE
Belgium
Falls of Fame
Gulless
Pen Argyl
Hollywood
Brodscott
Cal
Crockett
Constable
Film Central
Judy Holliday
Pat and
Mike
Spencer Tracy
Katherine Hepburn
George Cukor
North Carolina
State University
Carolina Players
League For Political Education
Town Hall
Own Hall
Wiliam Steinberg
Lloyd Mangrum
Jack Kramer
Ifth.s
Republic
Seaside Park
Coney Island
Alto Bay
George V. Denny, Jr
Sun
North America
Ijmuiden Canal
Amsterdam
Holland
Cape Mortis Jesup
Creenland
Arctic
Arabia
Stevenson
Tevenson
Ned Lai
We Johnson
University of Calfessor
Stevenson Dof
Darft Movement
Puffle
By Bennett Cerf
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