Worthless Stocks May Now Be Valuable
A Baytown Sun column from New York urges readers to study old stock certificates and notes that some supposedly worthless securities could suddenly gain value if a company dissolves or consolidates. It warns not to discard certificates and describes uranium prospecting and lost stockholder addresses, then shifts to local politics and Texas highway needs, urging action on funding and listing Harris County legislators before summarizing highway safety concerns and urging better roads with federal and state funds.
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United States
Sheraton
Sith Congress
Texas
Allan Shivers
Scieas
Carelessness at wheel noted in Baytown column
A columnist warns drivers and pedestrians about highway risk citing a one handed newspaper reader and a gang of students crossing on a green light. He praises city attorney George Chandler for resilience amid a lighthearted poking at aviation mishaps and actor Reginald Gardiner's film work.
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City Hall
Texas Avenue
Baytown
George Chandler
Sun
George
Rory Calhoun
Piper Laurie
Gardiner
Management Committees Guard a Firm’s Future, Trecker Says
Frances J. Trecker of Milwaukee urges business owners to form a management committee to share responsibility and train successors. He warns that running a business alone harms the enterprise and memorializes poor leadership.
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Frances J. Trecker
Milwaukee
Trecker
Bible Verse Reflection for Thessalonians Reading
A devotional excerpt proclaims that receiving the word of God from the messengers, not as human wisdom, yields truth that effectively works in believers. It emphasizes gratitude to God and the transformative power of scripture in the faithful.
Parity Dairy Plans Move Costs Across Helped Farmers To Taxpayers
A United Prose Writer report notes that a 90 percent parity dairy support plan would boost farmer receipts to about 4.575 billion but impose the highest cost on the government and taxpayers. The Agriculture Department study compares no program, 75 percent parity, 90 percent parity, and 99 percent direct payment schemes with varying farm income, consumer prices, and government subsidies.
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Patricia Wiggins
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
Agriculture
Charles FP. Brannan
Egbert and the English history special place
An omnibus trivia item gathers questions on Egbert grandfather of Alfred the Great and his role in English history, plus mythology, fiction quotes, January’s namesake, Ruth St Denis, and notable birthdays.
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Egbert
Alfred the Great
Helen of Troy
Paris
Ruth St. Denis
Fragmented 1940s Quiz and Biographical Snippets
Historical quiz and biographical clues present in a tangled column. Questions reference Ethan Allen, the League of Nations, United Nations, Georgia politics, and composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams. Includes era quotes and multiple choice style prompts with partial attributions and obscure OCR fragments.
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Green Mountain Hoys
League of Nations
General Assembly of United Nations
London
England
Try And Stop Me A Bronx Housewife Instructs Son
A Bronx housewife overheard last week telling her 10 year old son to finish his homework before joining the French Foreign Legion. The remark mixes domestic life with a military reference. No further details are provided.
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Bronx
French Foreign Legion
Rayburn blasts GOP charges over defense and loyalty
In a closed Democratic caucus Speaker Sam Rayburn denounced GOP attacks on patriotism and defense spending. He criticized Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon for uncalled for smears while urging strong national defense even at the cost of budget balance. West Virginia's Cleveland Bailey pressed for a speech on coal unemployment but agreed to a restraint.
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Homerville
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Drew Pearson
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