Taft Nomination on First GOP Ballot Continues Battle
Delegates clash over southern blocs as Eisenhower gains first ballot lead. Summerfield of uncommittedMichigan vows Eisenhower support on ballot, while Taft backers seek California and Minnesota help. Dewey lingers as Taft’s slogan and platform unfold amid staged demonstrations and lively floor drama.
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Taft Fights On Even As Dewey Attacks
Taft aides reject Eisenhower camp claims to 580 of 604 delegate votes and pin first ballot strength at 550 to 560. Taft predicts 530 to 533 on first ballot. Rumors of a transfer to Warren or MacArthur denied. Strategists say early transfers could risk enough delegates to Eisenhower to nominate him.
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Ohio
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MacArthur
Colorful Convention Highlights at the GOP Meeting
The article details chaotic moments at the ninth session of the 23rd Republican national convention. It notes awkward mishearings and name slips among delegates, a dramatic entrance by Rep. Joseph Martin Jr as chair, and widespread tardiness delaying proceedings while Gov. Dan Thornton and Mrs. Mildred Younger generate attention with parade and nomination scenes.
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Stock Quotes Special To The Baytown Sun
A reel of company names and stock markers appears, listing many equities and manufacturers including Amoco refiners and steel firms, chemical majors, oil majors, and utilities. The snippet reads like a market page with ticker curiosities and miscellaneous corporate names.
Council Approves Two Minor Motions in Quiet Session
City Council approved two minor motions at a quiet Thursday meeting. An amended heavy truck route redirects traffic to Market Street to ease congestion near Bartown Junior High. Officials plan storm sewer pipe on East James between Sixth and Seventh with catch basins at Sixth James and Seventh James, installed by the county.
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Noise and Chaos at Chicago Nomination Night Rally
Chicago delegates and onlookers erupted in a wild, noisy demonstration on nomination night with six ushers and several policemen restoring order. A MacArthur supporter was violently pulled from the hall by an officer. The scene resembled a circus with balloons, banners, masks, and loud props, all orchestrated to create a frantic atmosphere.
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La Porte Debates De-annexation and Delays
La Porte officials clash over de annexation plans as districts oppose expansion and question legal authority. Mayor Burgen and Councilman Rigby await Councilman White’s return from vacation before a definite decision can be made.
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M.D. Burgen
Louis R. Rigby
Robert A. White
Livestock Market Report Fort Worth July 11 Prices
Livestock market notes show steady and mixed demand across cattle hogs and calves in Fort Worth. Steers yearlings and beef cows listed with price ranges. hogs steady to lower with sows and pigs steady. feeder pigs and sows priced, and calves in the good to choice range for killers.
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On the Sick List and Strawberry Day origins
A local sickness listing includes names from Baytown, Channelview, Highlands, and nearby areas with addresses. The piece shifts to explains the origins of Strewberry Day in Massachusetts dating to 1630, noting John Winthrop landing and settlers gathering straw berries on Cape Ann.
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Massachusetts
John Winthrop
Winthrop
Cape Ann
Births Include Buddy Ray Henderson at Baytown Hospital
Announcer Hank Henderson and wife announce the birth of a son, Buddy Ray, at 6 42 pm Thursday in Baytown Hospital. He weighed six pounds 31 ounces. Grandparents are L L Henderson of Deer Park and Clayborn Wingate of Highlands. Also listed are Heffernan birth in Channelview and Nelson birth in Channelview.
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Henry
Hank) Henderson
North Magnolia
Highlands
Buddy Ray
Baytown Hospital
L. L. Henderson
Deer Park
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Strickland To Speak For Price Daniel Rally
Baytown attorney Robert Strickland will speak for Price Daniel at a rally in Highlands at 7 30 p m Friday. They have been friends since before World War II as Southeast Texas attorneys who served together in the army. The Delaware River forms a boundary for parts of four eastern states including New York Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware.
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Price Daniel
U. S. Senate
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New York
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