A Look At British Labor Party History and 23 February Election
British Labour Party origins date to 1900 with 65 trade union and socialist members. It grew through early 20th century struggles, faced Osbourne and Taft Vale decisions, and achieved its first majority government in 1945 after forming coalitions and enacting social reforms.
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House of Commons
Leberal
Taft Valé
Labor Party
Taff Vale
British Labor Party
Osborne
Labor
Hidden Estate Plan Promises Big Gains With Bonds
A meandering sales pitch brags about turning small monthly investments in U S Savings Bonds into a future estate worth over 70 thousand dollars. It outlines after ten years a 25 dollar monthly payout, then 58.33 and finally 102.77 monthly as reinvested earnings compound, claiming 70,162.99 capital yields 2 percent. The text urges action to avoid losing funds over a 35 year career.
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U. & Savings
Sam
Penasen
Have A Laugh By Boyce House Virginia Judge routine
Vaudeville favorite Walter Kelly known as the Virginia Judge performs a police court spoof. He impersonates the judge and tells stories about a sharp defendant. The bit includes a quip about fines and jail time in a pocket. He muses on synthetic circus elephants and clowns.
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Walter Kelly
Virginia
Bartown Sun publication details and rates
The Baytown newspaper shows publisher as The Daily Son Company at Pearceang Ashbel in Baytown Texas with Beulah Mae Jackson as advertising manager and office manager. Subscription rates listed include 0c. 3 mos 2.65 6 mos 5 year 10 payables in advance, with special rates for armed services. National rep: Texas Daily Press League. Baytown post office details reference the 1873 act.
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Daily Son Company
Pearceang
Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Robert
Matherfe
Remevcegesesseyese’ Hgitor
Beulah Mae Jackson
Texas Daily Press League
Jiacond-Lass
Gant
Congress
From Beaumont to Baytown: justice, politicians, and ranch talk
A Beaumont case saw a killer receive life plus two 99 year terms for hijacking, while Texas politics focus shifts to Price Daniel and his brother Bill who may run for higher office. The Chamber of Commerce pursues two fronts, touring Houston and Port Arthur to study livestock auctions and highway planning. In La Porte, Hance Busch defends his ranch, recalling cattle thefts and nights on the fence with a Winchester, as he jokes about cowboy life and boots.
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Beaumont
Daniel Boys
Price Daniel
Bill
Austin
Liberty
Hardin
Pree
Neck of the Woods
Congress
Price
Daniel
Lfe
Texas
Fe and
Chamber of Commerce
Nelson McElroy
Agriculture Fair
J. C. Lannarr
Houston
Baytown Fair
S. T. Busch
Port Arthur
Harris County
Avalon Club
Flo. Mills
la Porte
Hance Busch
Hance
Busch Ranch
Decker Drive
Fancher Busch
Baytown
Podner
Looking At Life By Erich Brandeis
A reader letter urges Brandeis to defend American virtues and self reliance amid postwar welfare concerns. The writer contrasts welfare with work, laments economic strain, and calls for a return to courage and independence to counter political manipulation.
Verse Quote From Isaiah Aimed At Daily Reflection
A biblical verse invites readers to reflect on collective wandering from righteous paths. The line from Isaiah emphasizes personal accountability and the belief that the Lord bears the iniquities of all who turn to Him for mercy.
College To Teach How To Live 100 Years
Henry McLemore writes about a proposed University of Chicago course on living to a hundred. He ribaldly imagines centenarian professors, jokes about aging, fashion, and campus life, and offers humorous lecture ideas while anticipating campus notes from his freshman return.
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University of Chicago
Henry McLemore
New Guinea
Chicago
Patience
Richigsen
Statehood for Alaska and Hawaii Seen as Rightful Path
The Austin American argues that Congress must grant statehood on its merits to Alaska and Hawaii, noting their strategic value and the principle of equal citizenship. It critiques federal administration of territories and urges new states to uphold local self government and responsible governance.
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Congress
Alaska
Hawaii
United States
Continental
Heweali
Two Strings to a Bow in Bridge Strategy
In bridge, having two good suits allows choosing No Trumps for a slam when one suit misfires. If the first suit fails to establish, switch to the second string. The article analyzes a North South auction ending in 6NT vs a misfit in Spades and clubs, stressing test bids and the benefit of two workable suits for safe play.
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South
North
Five Years Ago TODAY'S HEADLINES Patton Gains In Reich
Mrs. Alice Schoyven notified that her husband Lieutenant A M Schoen paratrooper wounded in Belgium on January 2. Sergeant Hoy Basil Smith 24 native of Pelly and Clovis McAlpin of Baytown were among Texans rescued from a Jap prison camp on Luzon. Sam Zimmerman Jr. writes his father that he is well but it is awfully cold on the western front. Mayfield and Mrs Kirkpatrick host guest Sergeant Breckenridge Mayfield back from Italy service.
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Patton
Gder
Alice Schoyven
A. M. Schoen
Belgium
Hoy Basil Smith
Pelly
OMGC
Clovis MecAlpin
Baytown
Luzon
Sam Zimmerman, Jr
Med
Sam Zimmerman, Sr
Afr
W. W. Kirkpatrick
Fieir
Breckenridge
Mayfield
Italy
Neare Must Wait Until Fall To Enter Tulsa U
Tulsa, Feb. 8. A Black woman seeking to study law at Tulsa University was told she must wait until September to apply. Dean John Rogers explained first year law program accepts new students only at school year start. She serves as secretary to Amos Hall, a Black attorney and NAACP Oklahoma leader. Also includes note on meat packing firms arguing industry operates in aggressive competition for small profits in Chicago.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa University
John Rogers
Henri Mae Pete
Amos Hall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Oklahoma
Chicago
Port Arthur Prepares April Vote on Wet-Dry Charter
Port Arthur residents will vote April 4 on a charter amendment to ban sale of beer or liquor in any part of the city. The city commission approved the measure 2 to 1 after a crowded meeting. Two other amendments would extend beer and liquor sales zones around the KCS underpass and the Orange Highway, or keep liquor out of the city entirely. Dozens of beer and liquor dealers and church leaders spoke, urging zone extensions or ban.
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Port Arthur
City Commission
Commission Chamber
Hanor
KCS
Orange
Allance
H A. Dollahue
Civic Righteousness Committee
Stewart Clenden
Methodist
Trivia and birthdays flash through a year in review
The column lists a German university famous for a perennial light opera, asks about rib counts, and notes a former German U-boat commander sought by Hitler. It also marks birthdays for Norman Rockwell and Major General William Bryden, recalls Mendelssohn and Greeley birthdates, a 1917 break with Germany, and a 1945 WW II milestone.
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Venice
Adolf Hitler
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Horace Greeley
United States
Germany
Westwall
Belgium
Life reporters travel by jeep to jungles and jokes
A scrambled montage from a Life feature hints at reporters arriving in a remote Yuecatan room by Vera Cruz jeep amid mock danger. A mix of trivia and ads fills the page, mentioning a civic meeting in Oklahoma City and a quiz on actors, languages, and literature with multiple names and locales.
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Bill Madldin
Life
Yuecatan
Vera Cruz
Life Men
Daily Crossword Across and Down Puzzle Fragments
A scrambled crossword puzzle list with clues across and down, including numbers and partial phrases. The readable items show planters, ivy, species, eye, starvation, Greek letters, military cap, varieties of clues, and scattered partial words. It reads like a pasted newspaper puzzle page with many incomplete entries and garbled bits from yesterday’s grid.
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Sun
British Labor
Elmer Wheeler
Boyce House
the Bartown Sun
By Fred Hartman
By Erich Brandeis
Department of State
President Truman
China
e@ reader
Indiana
Branégeis
America
Mr. Brandeis
Httle
Washington
Barclay
Shephard Barclay
Daily Sun
Neare
Norman Rockwell
William Bryden
U.S. Army
John BD
Rockefeller
By Bennett Cerf
Klopfer
Pete Carlin
Madison Avenue
Little Pete
Oklahoma City
Citizens Committee For Civic Righteousness
Hay
Ugnhi
South Bend
Ind
Note Dame College
Holland Party
Adi Gthers
Syracuse
New Dricams
Bor
West Oran
New Jersey
Department of Physical Celture and Athletice
Uni of
College of the Pact
Susquehanna
Grove
Heidelberg University
Prince
Willem Say Gpeare
Felix von Dockne
Peahen
Charles Butterworts
Amas Alonzo Stags
Daily Crossword
China Sea
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