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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1956

Page

8

Editorial Heat Fails To Sap Campaign Enthusiasm

Texas campaign leaders Price Yarborough and Wilson press for the Democratic governor nomination as heat dampens voter interest. Delegates return from Chicago to steer Texas toward November success with Johnson and Rayburn guidance. Federal drought aid programs launched for Texas farmers face mixed reactions amid harsh conditions and record drought reports. Reservoirs show July storage down. safety and highway expansion plans push ahead with new bids.

Austin Price Times Ralph Yarborough Will Wilson Haniel Yarborough Gant Texas Wilson Oxag Rae Seond Proghlam Ang Farmers Home Administration U. S. Dept. of Agriculture

Silence and Gold: Humble Club Dinner Retells Old Times

A column recalls a Humble Club dinner at Clear Lake with oldtimers including Mr and Mrs Reese and the refinery crew. The author recounts Slim Reese piloting a boat, a playful bet to buy the admiral's cap, and the night’s unfolding tales as the plot thickens.

Dexner Humble Pioneers New Humble Club Ec Clear Lake Sim Slim Reese Admiral Reese

Lesson From a Near-Disaster on the Water

Fred Hartman relates a near miss when Admiral Reese and his first mate Mrs. Reese rode a boat that lost its motor near the docks. The tide carried the craft in, no one was hurt, and Reese later swapped for an outboard to tow water skis while pondering if a cartoon of him might influence a Coast Guard commission.

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Republicans march to Cow Palace banner in California rally

A Sun News Desk memo notes Republicans in San Francisco at the Cow Palace staging a victory song parade. The piece cites Eisenhower seeking a fifth term with the slogan Peace Prosperity and Progress. It highlights Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver as Democrats facing a tough campaign and references Truman’s convention remarks and Tennessee political figures.

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Labor- Major Labor Back Stevenson In Labor Delegations

A Chicago report shows organized labor largely backed Adlai Stevenson at the Democratic convention, with a minority tilting to Harriman. Labor governors and state organizations influenced delegates, though loyalty to local party groups often outweighed national sentiment.

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Baytown Sun Masthead and Publishing Details

The Baytown Sun edition lists editors and staff, including Fred Harman and Harry Boswell, with advertising, office management, and subscription rate notes. It shows carriers at 1.40 monthly and 15.60 yearly, and notes second class mailing under the 1879 act.

Baytown Congress General Advertising Service

Fragmented Quiz Harbors Medieval Figures and Names

A messy Q&A style collage asks for identities from the Middle Ages to modern days. It includes hints about a Tarnons man, Olympian rulers, Dantean topics, and a Dominican president, with stray biographical clues and scattered names, dates, and places.

Cuick Gan Xen Alta Thay

Nixon Wins Knowland Support In Stassen Feud

An insider profile shows Vice President Nixon persuading Sen. William Knowland to back him in the Stassen-Nixon clash. It details past gambits, potential future roles, and a secret deal positioning Knowland for a future Secretary of State if Nixon becomes president. It also notes shifts in Chris Herter and Herbert Hoover’s foreign policy roles amid the power realignments.

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