Editorial on how precinct meet works and party control
This editorial explains why controlling precinct conventions matters for party power. It outlines caucuses, floor leadership, nominating officers, electing delegates to the county convention, and rules such as unit and uninstructed delegations. It notes turnout impact and procedural details for Democratic precincts in Harris County.
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Blue Beathard
Sunstaffer
Harris County
Price Daniel
Corporate profits rise for some firms in early 1960s Q1
Two of three American corporations boosted earnings in the first quarter, yet the year over year gain slowed to 5.5 percent from 54 percent a year earlier. Profits remained well below last year's second quarter peak, with many firms near or just above break even this quarter. Dividends followed a similar pattern as April increases slowed. Of 652 earnings tracked, 418 showed gains over 1959.
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New York
Department of Commerce
Standard & Poor's Corp
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Baytown Sun Ad Rates and Personnel Highlights
The Baytown Sun lists personnel names including Fred Hartman Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Jackson and others, naming duties from circulation to advertising management. It notes subscription rates by carrier at 5.45 dollars per month and 17.40 dollars per year, with mail rates available on request.
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Fred Hartman
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
J. T. Bowling
Today’s Grab Bag: First American Novelist Answer
A cryptic fragment hints at a quiz like prompt about the first American novelist and concepts such as buck fever and prudent youth. The text references elders, property, gait, and promotion without clear factual details or named individuals.
Mystery Great Orator in Tournament of Names
A jumble of names and quotes traces claims of Orson Welles, Stew art Granger, and Edgar Jones with musings on mutation and orthodoxy. The piece pivots on a French pulpit orator born 1627 and a later churchman, with tangled commentary on authorship, religion, and history.
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Orson Welles
Motion Presswre
Stewart Granger
Edgar
Special Delivery) Jones
Dijon
France
Madame Guyon
Caudle Connelly Case Beset by Probed Influence Ties
Drew Pearson recalls the Caudle Connelly case and related influence peddling probes from the Truman era through Eisenhower. He notes indictments, trial details, and government pressure, with Caudle depicted as sympathetic but entangled in political favoritism and conflicts of interest. The narrative frames a long legal saga and a Monday routine in Wadesboro, ending with a denial of the last appeal.
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Drew Pearson Wwigton
Lamar Caudle
Wadesboro
N.C
US. Supreme Court
Truman
Herbert Brownell
Treasury
John Snyder
Brownell
Matt Connelly
Justice Department
Eisenhower
St. Louis
Irving Sachs
Caudle
White House
Gechs
U.S
Rubey Halem
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Wilton Persons
Caudle-Connelly
Adams
Try and Stop Me: Owls Called Dumb by Biologist Payne
Biologist Roger Payne at Cornell declares owls among the dumbest animals, worse than chickens, noting their poor path navigation while acknowledging their keen ears as a separate trait. The remarks, from a study of owls, challenge folklore taught to children for generations.
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Ross
Roger Payne
Cornell
Dr. Payne
Payne
Washington battle over Death Valley water rights and Moss clash
Representative John Moss of California leads a legal and political clash with Interior Secretary Fred Seaton over a Borax Company deal in Death Valley. The dispute centers on underground water rights, prior government authorizations, and alleged improper fundraising. Moss faces Interior Department pushback as officials contest his charges and demand access to his files.
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John Moss
California
Napoleon
Moss
Perer
Interior
Fred Seaton
Death Valley
U.S
Borax and Chemical Company
Harold Ickes
Oscar Chapman
Seaton
House Government Operations Committee
White Knights
Interior Department
FBI
Borax Co
Furnace Creek Inn
Moss Subcommittee
House of Representatives
Borax Company
Ickes
George W. Abbott
Thanks for publicity for John Milton Society visit
A Baytown letter thanks The Sun for covering Dr Dwight Smith visit and promoting a project aiding the blind. The writer notes many contacts were made and churches may join in an offering on the first Sunday in June. He may request a reminder notice in a few weeks. D H Dawson 2109 New Jersey
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the Sun
John Milton
Dwight) Smith
D. H. Dawson
New Jersey
Did You Know in Energy and Ignorance Phrase
Fragmentary note discusses ignorance and energy impinging on perception with unclear terms and invented names, presenting a speculative claim rather than verifiable fact.
Saturday TV and Morning Lineup Highlights and Bible Verse
A scrambled TV grid shows morning and afternoon programs including The Life of Riley News Arthur Godfrey Jack Cox and Mystery shows plus Saturday morning cartoons and baseball games. A biblical verse from Matthew 14 33 appears at the end as a devotional note.
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Riley
John Daly
Rawhide
Jack Cox
Hunt Hotel de Paree
Arthur Godfrey
Arthur
Godfrey
Art Carney
Oor Paarmes
FBI
Marietta
Farm Journal
George Roesner
Galveston
Jeff
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Elvis Presley TV Return Dominates Thursday Lineup
Elvis Presley returns to TV after a two year absence on ABC in the Frank Sinatra special. The week also features Princess Margaret’s wedding coverage, Art Carney’s Full Moon Over Brooklyn on NBC, Phil Silvers on daylight and night slots, and CBS and NBC contrast with Woody Allen style billings.
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New York
ABC
Frank Sinatra
Elvis Presley
Princess Margaret
Art Carney
Brooklyn
NBC
Phil Silvers
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Jack Benny
Know Your Bridge Hand Bidding Concepts Explained
This article discusses opening and rebid strategy in bridge, focusing on distribution and high card points. It explains weak rebids, forcing rebids, jump shifts, and selective jumps to describe how opener communicates strength and fit after partner responds with diamonds.
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King Featu
Res Syndicate, Inc
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