Middle West battleground looms in 1956 race
Washington reports the Middle West stands as the key presidential battleground for November. Farmers face price-cost squeezes, auto jobs drop as production slows, and Democrats versus Republicans debate how to ease the region’s economic pain before election day. Additional topics include war costs, Hoover’s administ rative vice president idea, Kennedy hearings, and Kefauver’s televised Q and A plan for Congress.
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Middle-West
Middle West
Eisenhower
Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Ike
White House
Houston Councilmen Association hears water plan debate
Rex Baker outlines San Jacinto river project as answer to Houston area water needs. He cites 86 million gallons daily growth by 1875 and argues for or against dam and reservoir on the San Jacinto and continuance of industrial use. Cost estimates loom large as meeting attendees absorb the water supply dilemma.
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Asso
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Humble Oil and
Inne Houston Chamber
Houston
Baytown
Pasad Deer Park
Et el
Hsien
Humible
Jacinto
Jon Pepe
Consimene Gems
Baker
City of Houston
Sante River
San Jacinto
Dali, Dreiser, and a New York Evening of Oddities
A fragmented New York column praises Salvador Dali for his arch manner and vivacious wear, notes Theodore Dreiser’s alleged prose limits, and recounts a Carnegie Hall program featuring surreal biblical curiosities. The piece hints at quirky socialites and a Paton-related late 19th century mood.
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Serary
Mim
Theodore Dreiser
Coulta
Ehite
Carnegie Hall
Brookynite
Erther
Earg Siner
Mark Trasnoc
Pint-Sized Gale Storm Hits Hot: Early Recording Breaks Through
Hollywood gossip notes Gale Storm, once known for child star roles, gains traction with a new single after years of Las Vegas hotel singing and TV pilot work. Dodgers, producers, and fans react as Dot Records signs her following the bold studio debut and public curiosity about her return to singing.
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Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Holwood
Felis
Margie
Washington Texas and ner smites an Jonge 2 ot o nly bau Dice SANS
A garbled OCR block references Washington and Texas debate over fuel policy and gas rates. It mentions Hebrews 40 39 and a 1938 Nas Kavi marigat interpretation, plus mentions of the House, federal control, and potential gas price impacts on 25 million users. The text is fragmentary with many errors.
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Pete
Harry
Ine
Ampasiont
Wasnin
Rons
Baytown Sun Classifieds and Advertising Details
Baytown Sun notice outlines weekday alternate issue by The Baytown Sun with names and roles unclear. Mentions advertising manager Gein Mae Jackson and subscription rates 26 per month and 14.40 yearly, urging advance payments and noting three months at reduced rates.
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Baytown Sun
Fysl Pearce
Baytown
Texey
Vira Pariman
Cee
Eder Ang
Pat Viarry Boswell
Letter from Porto bank president to editor
W H Baugh president First National Bank of Porto sends a note to Nelson MeEtry advocating mutual appreciation and continued cooperation. The letter praises local operation and helpfulness and expresses willingness to reciprocate favors in the future.
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W. H. Baugh
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Nelson
Nelson A. MeEtroy
Mtge
Fortune slips and silent jokes in a curious clipping
Allan Green notes a quirky scene where men read fortune slips from a Chinese paper vendor. One slip promises a business windfall, another forecasts meeting a tempestuous red-haired companion, and a third hints at someone trapped in a Chinese shop. The fragment hints at mystery and mistaken phrases.
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Allan Green
Telly
Lesmen
Bundled Quiz From A Historic School Breezeway
A garbled classroom quiz curio blends trivia on Mother Goose doubt and U S presidents with dates for John Hancock and John Adams era figures. It lists names like Frank Curleon and Randy Gumpert, plus a faded note about aviation neglect and a famous photographer’s widow.
War brink talk forces glare on Indo China policy
The Life magazine interview with John Foster Dulles sparks debate over the Eisenhower administration handling of Asia. The piece notes conflicting statements from Dulles and Eisenhower, with China reading U.S. signals as preparation for possible war. It argues that mixed messages undercut credibility and policy in Indo China and Southeast Asia.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Dulles
Life Magazine
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Uulle
Hitler
France
England
Ruhr
Gard
Indo-China
Indo- China
Seattle
China
Senhower
Jos
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New York Times
U. S
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Idea Wat
Asia
Nixon
Korea
USA
Indo Sa
New York Herald
Lripune
Noxon
Twiiles
Padres
California record shows 4077 million euge in 154
Fragmented OCR style text reports figures for California output and Formosa distance, plus notes on US lumber and window oyster industry. Contains multiple unclear values and misprints, rendering precise facts uncertain.
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