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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1960
Page
6
Editorial notes a 40 percent turnout in the Baytown city election, with 1,510 more voters than previous ballots. It urges residents to use poll tax receipts for upcoming precinct conventions and primaries, praising those who voted and urging others to participate in upcoming county, state, and national races.
Texas Democratic primary candidates clash over ethics, taxes, and fear of land fraud cases as Gov Price Daniel campaigns against challenger Jack Cox who demands tax plan details. Candidates tour Houston Tyler Texarkana San Antonio and Corpus Christi while warning of influence campaigns and threats amid voter turnout concerns.
The Baytown Sun masthead lists Roger Améall as editor and publisher with John Wadley and Ceorris Laighna as managing editor and office manager. Advertising, circulation and retail management roles are shown, along with national representatives and subscription rates by carrier. The paper is graded second class matter at the Baytown Texas Post Office.
A collage of quiz questions and notes on language origins. Wind speeds for hurricane force reach and the number of Rome’s hills are teased alongside literary figures and political symbols. It also notes a civil government establishment date in the Philippines and a pronunciation guide for meridional.
A Denver born actress with stage debut at 13 in Merry Wives of Windsor and film debut at 15 in Cry of the City is highlighted. The column names her film list including Broken Arrow and Demetrius and the Gladiators and notes a 1948 era celebrity trivia with marriages and other stars.
Drew Pearson notes a quiet holiday trip by Yuri Zhukov Soviet Culture Minister to Washington arranged by Robert Dowling. Zhukov’s presence suggests Khrushchev seeks final reports before the summit. He met US officials, discussed VOA jamming, and planned exchanges on plastics transportation medicine with Moscow.
A Hollywood birthday party shows five of six boys as sons of dramatists, the sixth son being of a carpet factory owner. During a lull, the birthday boy’s mother asked guests about their fathers’ jobs. five answered playwright, the sixth said his father is a carpetwright. A line about debt follows, noting that running into creditors is worse than debt itself.
Banks in Canada are tightening on American silver coins, charging about a 6 percent discount as they exchange dollars for Canadian currency. Merchants near the Detroit border in Windsor report discounts up to 5 percent, helping fuel a racket that benefits cross border shoppers while tourists face higher costs due to the unfavorable exchange.
A jumble of short observations on aging, sleep, marriage customs, sports, smoking costs, religious habits, animal behavior, and suicide statistics. Highlights include rising family size, weight shifts, eight times sharper vision in hawks, Moslem Friday hair care, alligators answering to meals, and suicide rates among Protestants versus Catholics and Jews.
A fragmented afternoon and evening TV lineup lists programs and times across a variety of networks. Entries include news, children's shows, game shows, dramas, and religious verse, with brands and anchors such as Hallmark programs, The Price Is Right, Captain Kangaroo, and Huntley-Brinkley referenced alongside biblical quotation I Samuel 22 29.
Bridge analysis discusses counting as the key to skill in a hand from a Five Weeks to Winning Bridge course. It describes a 32NT opening, diamond lead, and how declarer deduces distributions by cashing suits to infer defender club length, enabling a grand slam after a finesse.
Puzzle clues from the day include Rhind ers forty, Hive dwellers forty two, varying weight india and Winnow hinting at an upbeat cryptic grid feature. Answers hinge on parsing tenacious wordplay and cross references.
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