Texas poll tax deadline urged by state attorney general
State Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr urges eligible Texans to pay the poll tax before January 31. Some counties show few qualifying voters due to confusion over federal lawsuit challenges. Judges advise compliance with the law while the suit proceeds. exemptions apply for those over 60 or under 21 turning 21 by election day, with certificates required by January 31, 1966. County tax collectors will stamp receipts noting poll tax not paid.
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Waggoner Carr
Carr
Texas
Bec
Lan
States Congress
City Hall Scene Seeks New Bid Forms and Projects
Last week's column urges preparing a new bid form for awarding city bark depository conte and ongoing study of joint election and tax office proposals. Councilman Huron urges decisive action within two years on three matters including youth recreation sites at Cedar Bayou and Woodlawn, and a potential teen age baseball program with school district involvement.
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Conte
Joint Tax Office
Jack
Huron
Cedar Bayou
Woodlawn
Cony Council
Baytown
Coun
Coune Ginning
Know Your Bridge: Defensive Conventions in Card Play
In a long example from 1966, B Jay Becker explains how declarer advantage arises from seeing all 26 cards, while defenders know only their hands. He notes that defensive conventions let partners share postal information to guide plays, illustrated by a diamond lead and club continuation that misleads declarer and defeats the contract.
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East South West North
la Pass
Dronmy
King
Fabie
West
East
South
Iead
Kes Syndicate, Inc
Reidland Visits Family Relatives In Crosby Area
Reidland traveler Wilbur L. Rei ng and two women from Dan Diego visit Crosby kin, reuniting after 20 years with Matilda and Butick. A Crosby serving in the Coast Guard, he plans two weeks with relatives in Houston Baytown San Antonio College Station and Crosby. A dinner party Saturday marked the family gathering.
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Reidland
Crosby
Ydell Anderson
Wilbur LL
Lenny) Reing
wAlma
Dan Diego
Sis
Matilda
Butick
Crosby Froenine Corps
Cali
Omsey
R Fa
Louis Reich
Houston
Hoy
Scooter) Brown
Shang
Lew and
Robbie
Baytown
China Laxe
Calif
Reading Mother Delivers Twin Boys In Hospital News
Mrs Robert W Werner of Reading gave birth to twin boys last week at a local hospital. Robert Arthur Jr weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces and Ronald Adan weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces. Her family history suggested twins, as she is a twin herself and there are multiple twin relations on both sides.
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Reading, Pa
Robert W. Werner
Werner
Reading
Robert Arthur Jr
Ronald Adan
John Weedley
Faul Putman
Corrie Laughtin
Baytown
Tecake
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
Texas
Lees Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
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S Oy
Reagan Movies HurtP Analysis Sparks TV Debate
A reader questions whether showing Reagan’s old films on late night TV could influence California governor race outcomes. He contrasts Democratic calls for equal time with the fear of sleep-deprived voters shaping elections and even entertains spoof casting of Dems in old movie roles.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Charlie Chan
Stewart Granger
Hubert Humphrey
Aot Ag
Mesta
George Smathers
Robert McNemara
Teddy
Micker Rooey
Unification of China and U S Russian Problem
In a Washington Merry-Go-Round column Drew Pearson reflects on global shifts seen while traveling the Near East, contrasting 1920s Gobi desert caravans with modern car convoys. He notes the reversal of Genghis Khan’s expansion as Russian communist influence rises in China and discusses broader U.S. and Russian roles.
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Washington
China
U.S
Drew Pearson
Moses
Abraham
Gobi
Genghis Khan
Mongolia
Asia
Europe
Fights and foreign affairs echo in Baytown Sun feature
The Baytown Sun reprints a lengthy foreign history piece noting Chinese Russian cooperation and the shift from czarist to Bolshevik policy. It highlights Qing and warlord fragmentation, then Russia's support for Chinese unity, irrigation dams, and public health gains, ending with a biblical citation.
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China
Russia
Britain
United States
Siberia
Chang Tsi - Lin
Manchuria
Feng Yu-hsiang
WU Peifu
Yangtze Valley
January Named and Prime Ministers of Poland
A vintage quiz style page notes January’s naming origins, the youngest England poet laureate, and a look at Scotland’s settlers. It marks Ignace Paderewski as Poland’s first premier in 1919 and Volstead Act enforcement from January 1920. The piece also spotlights Sir Walter Scott’s former home as a spot of fame and lists born today notable figures.
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England
United
Scotland
Ignace Paderewski
Republic of Poland
Sir Walter Scott
Tweed
Scott
Cartleyhole
Huntlyburn
Tatbooth
Edinburgh
Sir Walter
Lothleven Castle
Willie Douglas
Montrose
Burns
Rob Roy
The Seat of Power by James D. Horan novel review
A review of James D. Horan’s The Seat of Power set in a corrupt New York political machine. The narrative follows Duke Malloy, an ace reporter for the New York Blade, as he battles a vast policy racket and investigates city officials, with subplots including Gwen the actress and Connie Ryder. The tale blends crime, politics, and media power amid murders, libel suits, and urban renewal schemes.
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Mary H. Brownah
James D. Horan
New York
Duke Malloy
New York Blade
Washington
Malloy
Blade
Julian Savage
Hves
Gwen
Johnny DeLorenzo
Connie Ryder
DeLorenzo
Conrad Ryder
Connie
Action Jackson
West Side
Prophet
Harlem
Horan
Janitor at college teaches French in spare time
Springfield AP report profiles Irene Nichols, a woman janitor at American International College, who also teaches French between classes. Born in France with high school equivalence, she volunteers to run informal weekly conversations, earning respect from students.
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Springfield
Mass
Amercan Internatornal College
Irene Nichols
France
Daily Crossword Puzzle King Feature: Clues and Answers
The page presents a King Feature daily crossword with clues including Astern at 25 and Church at 35. It lists entries such as Musical part instrument 26 and Goddess 29, with terms like Occupied of healing 28 and Silly Norse 31. Female 33 and Male swan 40 appear, ending with Exclamation Ze as shown in the shuffled readout.
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