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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1959

Page

4

Man Charged With Medical Racket in Edinburg

Alfredo de la Rosa, 30, of Weslaco, charged in Edinburg with practicing medicine without a license. The Mercedes woman said he offered pay to cure a bump on her head but failed. He claimed to be a professor who changed people’s ideas about themselves.

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Santa and Ice King unite for year round winter

Santa and Oonik broker peace with the Ice King and Ice Queen by proposing a shared year round winter for the South and North. The Ice King accepts the plan to stay in the south, while Santa and friends rush home as Eskimo lands enjoy a real summer. Oonik receives a special two hole kayak and a magical paddle, and the tale ends with a Merry Christmas.

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Smallest Elevator In Congress A Quiet Capitol Oddity

Inside the U S Capitol a tiny desk elevator sits in the speaker’s desk, raising a 22 by 36 inch section up to 18 inches for tall speakers while a flush position hides it. The 1930 remodel created the lift, but it has never been used by short speakers Sam Rayburn and Joseph W Martin Jr. due to their height. Historically, the Capitol housed a steam cooled system keeping 70 degrees and bread ovens feeding up to 3,000 soldiers daily during the Civil War era.

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Fort Worth Man Convicted in Mail Fraud

Dana H. Roe, 48, was found guilty on five of 19 counts of mail fraud and received a five year prison sentence plus a $5,000 fine. Stratoray Oil Corp headed by Roe was guilty on five counts but the judge set aside others. the firm fined $5,000. Vivian W. Buie, 57, was acquitted on all counts. Testimony showed hundreds nationwide invested in Stratoray lease offerings in Utah and Val Verde County, Texas.

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Ambitious Women Eye Marriage to Politicians as Career Pivot

A 1960s trend favors career women marrying rising politicians and shifting to the role of hostess and social diplomat. The piece highlights Washington hostesses shaping policy through social influence, citing figures like Perle Mesta and Evelyn Walsh McLean, and envisions future wives of congressmen becoming worldly connectors with access to space era opportunities.

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