Editorials- Charges Fly Thick And Fast In Texas Race For Governor
Texas editorial round up reports charges and countercharges in the governor race. Yarborough attacks Shivers on state printing contracts and Rangers alignment. Shivers counters with claims of political interference and campaign spending. Voter turnout expected higher in August run off with short ballot. Brazosport bridge ceremony and road bid notices noted. Farm income rises nine percent in first half of 1938 due to cotton and cattle gains.
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Texas
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Austin
Spl
Ralph W. Yarborough
Allan Shivers
Times Publishing Company of
Mission
Shivers
John Ben Shepperd
Shipperd
Yarborough
Silvers
Rangers
Diva
Alfred ¥. Atlee
Allee
Tval
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safer
Mint Rave
U.S. Supreme Court
Port Arthur
Communist Party
B. A. Stufflebeme
Grand Prairie
State Prison Board
Ralph Yarborough
Supreme Court
Alfred M. Scott
Few. Brewster
Congress
University of Texas Bureau
Theoureau
Montana
North Dakota
New York Summer Night Portrait in Washington Heights
A sultry Saturday in New York paints the city in a dreamlike hush. The eight million residents drift through stifling streets as doorways and stoops become still life, while Washington Heights and Cabrini Homes Street reveal luxury and poverty under a furnace of heat.
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New York
Niérs
Washington Hig
Bard
Jersay
Paris
Cabrini Howleyard
Mother Cabrini
Pact
Summer Heat on West 184th Street in New York
Around the corner West 184th Street lies a heat baked block where old houses, stairways, and canvas chairs form a stagnant scene. Residents lounge in the heat as a portable radio plays Clair de Lune, movie lines snaking from nearby theaters, and shoppers seek shade from the suffocating day while recalling harsher January cold.
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184St Street
Danny Kaye
Manhattan
Crossing the Atlantic cheapens heroism in modern flight
A 11 line reminiscence recalls Roy Carver’s solo cross Atlantic to Paris at roughly 105 mph, finishing Azores in 10 hours and Paris in another 10, comparing to Lindbergh’s 1927 feat. The piece laments progress, noting lavish celebrations and a $25,000 prize, while hinting the public pays less attention today to such daring acts.
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Atlantic
Paris
Roy Carver
Musecaline
Nere
Europe
Browiway
Fifth Avenue
Charles A. Lindbergh
Linberg
Ochan
Lindbergh
Lesson From Yesterday's Stars On Today’s News
The passage argues that past glories fade as new talent rises and today’s events replace yesterday’s headlines. It admonishes clinging to fame from 30, 40, or 50 years ago and reminds readers that “forever” lasts only until tomorrow’s newspaper.
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Leriey
Shiv
Berame
Bible Verse about salvation and remission of sins
A brief biblical line notes that salvation comes to the people through the remission of their sins, citing Luke as the source. The wording emphasizes knowledge of salvation and forgiveness.
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Luke
Letter to editor questions Texas election coverage and Shivers
A Baytown reader criticizes Texas press for bias in reporting Ralph Yarborough and Shivers. He alleges papers selectively present facts, cites Henderson and Duval county results, accuses Shivers of crediting pay raises and political endorsements. He warns readers about tainted endorsements from a fraud dealer case and a pardoned senator, urging scrutiny of political conspiritors and loyalty to Yarborough.
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Lakewood Drive
Baytown
Texas
Ameuse
Fred Hartman
Hartman
Ralph Yarborough
Foam
Shivers
Yarborough
Henderson County
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Duval County
Texas Ranger
Tuval County
John Ben Shepperd
Sheppard
Shavers
Sone Leathers
Angu
Wising Gray
Letter in Baytown denounces communism and backs Yarborough
A Baytown reader, claiming conservative thoughts and no union ties, declares support for Ralph Yarborough in the Texas gubernatorial race and opposes pro Yarborough expressions in the Sun to balance local views. The letter asserts the writer’s independence and urges fair publication.
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Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Baytown
Sun
Yarborough
Citizers
Harris County
Some Real Shocking Copyright Claims And Oddities
Washington August 17 Vincent Doyle at the Library of Congress reveals the copyright office handles about 220000 annual claims. He recalls bizarre submissions including four doll wearing falsies and jars of smells. The piece notes oddities like pajamas labeled his and hers and an atomic fizz cocktail patent bid.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
R— Vincent Doyle
Vince
Examiner Division
Copyright Office
Library of Congress
Patent Office
Brother Doyle
Vinee
Doyle
Clare
Quiz Style Knowledge Grab Bag
Answers span a mix of trivia from ancient names to modern hints. Topics include Jing Nebuchadnezzar's tile, August birthstone, Botany bar location, and the US centennial exposition site. Also includes CIA initials meaning, birthday notes, and a brief vocabulary guide on impudent plus a Seneca quote about patience.
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Jing Nebuchadnezzar
CIA
Mystery Trivia Row on Famous Names and Milestones
The item lists assorted trivia and biographical hints including a quiz on a television host from Stevens Point and a historian author who was Abraham Lincoln's secretary of state. It mentions U S sovereignty, law careers, and a 1943 political shift with World War II milestones and a 1876 move to Philadelphia. Penny Olson and John Milton Hay are cited among fragmented clues.
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Salem
Ind
Abraham Waedin
Springfield
Til
Lincoln
Washington
Paris Legation
Madrid
Vienna
United States
New York
Cleveland
William McKinley
Great Britain
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Pile County
Abraham ‘Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Truay
New Orange
David Cronkett
Wendell Willkie
Siciliy
Babylonia
Australia
Sidney
Philadelphia
Central Intelligences Sceney
T- Penny Olson
John Milton Hay
Dr John double agent tale shocks West Europe defense
Washington details the life of Otto John once West Germanys top security chief who defected to the Russians after years of double dealing. The piece traces his Gestapo ties, double loyalties, CIA links, and why his flight aided Soviet aims while threatening Adenauer era stability and European defense.
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Washington
Otto John
West Germany
U.S. Army
United States
John
East Germany
Dr. John
West Europe
Gestapo
Hitler
Witler
Germany
Madrid
Sendrley
Berlin
General Staff
US. Army
Lucius Clay
Clarence Huebner
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Allen Dulles
Wolfgang Hoeffer
Hoeffer
East Berlin
Adenauer
South Carolina
Maggie
Senate
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Gie
Sen
May
Jean
Kilgore
Allegheny
Sandy Carolina
Try And Stop Me By Benne Cert
JOEY ADAMS tells of a friend who got a second hand car from Detroit that cost him eight thousand dollars. The friend explained the seller sent it airmail, which the skeptical Joey questions. Advertisement for a flashy nightclub in Atlantic City promises delightful, clean entertainment every night but Monday.
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Joey Adams
Detroit
Joey
Atlantic City
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