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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1961

Page

6

Editorial: Vote FOR Flood Bonds in Harris County

The Sun urges Baytown and Harris County voters to approve a 20 million flood control bond plan, arguing federal funds rely on local participation. Officials warn of lost projects and money if defeated, referencing Hurricane Carla and pending improvements across Baytown and Precinct 2.

Harris County U.S Baytown The Sun Howard Jensen Carla W. V. Ramsey Commissioners Court S. B. Bruce

Deficit Spending For Boom Charged To JFK

Senator Bridges charged the Kennedy administration plans new deficit spending to boost growth through 1962. He urged austerity via domestic cutbacks, payroll reduction, and tax adjustments while Senator Proxmire warned against abandoning a balanced-budget goal. Bridges questioned tax increases and urged lowering tax burdens to spur economic progress.

Jack Bell Washington Sivles Bridges R-N.h Kennedy Bridges Senate Republican Policy Committee Willam Proxmire D-Wis Proxmire Kenny Natory Bridger Congress

Girl Slayer Will Go To Training School

A 13 year old Chicago girl accused of aiding in four killings will be sent Friday to the Texas Training School for Girls in Gainesville. Donna Marie Stone has been ruled delinquent and will be transported by Juvenile Officer Bob Darland and his wife. John Edward Myers, 32, also from Chicago, was named as the boyfriend and faces charges in the DeKraai slaying. Police say Myers and Stone killed four victims during a September crime spree from Iowa to Texas.

Big Spring Tex Chicago Texas Training School For Gainesville E. Carpenter Donna Marie Stone John Edward Myera Arthur Lee DeKraai Iowa Bob Darland Myers Diinais Texas

Baytoum Hartman Preston Pendergrass Beulah Editor Pages

Row of names and titles from a newspaper masthead includes Che Baytoum Sun Fred Hartman Mim Rane Preston Pendergrass Beulah Man Jackson Editor and Publisher Business Manager Managing Editor Office Manager Retail Manager National Manager represented by Torne Newspaper Representatives. P.O. Box 58 Bartown Post Office notice indicates publication data and legal registration under an 1878 act.

Torne Ine P.O. Bux Bartown Temas Post Office Act of Congress Maren Matey Toren Tay

Stuttering Cold War Tales and Dallas Politics in One Dispatch

Drew Pearson reports on Khrushchev’s fable about Tito illustrating East West gaps, then details Sam Rayburn backing Republican Bruce Alger for a Dallas federal building despite Texas Democrats opposition. The piece notes GOP debates fear after Nixon TV debates and Kennedy’s readiness to debate, ending with a biblical Psalm excerpt.

Sam Rayburn Washington Federal Dallas Texas Bruce Alger Lyndon Johnson Ladybird Johnson Kennedy Alver Alger White House Ware New Jersey Jim Mitchell Dick Hughes California Nixon Goodie Knight Eisenhower

Stop Me If You Can A High Powered Insurance Plot

An insurance agent persuades an aging publisher to take a large policy after a physical. The publisher awaits the result as the agent explains a delay. The doctor allegedly falsifies the chart by punching holes, using it on a piano to play a dirge.

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TODAY'S GRAB BAG QUIZ AND BIBLE QUIZ ANSWERS

A jumble of trivia shows today’s questions with playful wordplay and a Beecher quote. It asks about a shebeen purchase, the lakes Erie and Ontario, a remark about an Englishman, and Napoleon’s Elba tenure, plus a mystery day trivia and birthday notes.

Honolulu Oil sale to Tidewater Pan Ameri ransaction 262 million

San Francisco AP reports Honolulu Oil Corp is selling after 52 years, with bids from Tidewater Oil Co and Pan American Oil Co totaling 362.1 million. The liquidation would yield about 100 a share on 3,748,000 shares, amid antitrust suit and tax rulings. Judge Burke denied injunctions, stock rose to 97, major holders include Roth family, Baldwin, Castle and Conk.

San Francisco William Margon Matson California Honolulu Oil Corp Alaska Canada Wilmington Del Tidewater Oil Co Pan American O2 Co Standard Oil Ind Honolulu Oil Tidewater Pan American Oil L. A. Cranson Internal Revenue Service Tidewater and Standard of Indiana U.S Lloyd H. Burke Burke Pan American Honosilu Oil Corp Department of Justice Lurline Roth Capt. Matson William P. Roth Matson Navigation Co Alexander G. Baldwin Ltd Castle and Conke Hawaii Massachusetts Investors Trust

Watchful citizens resist frauds in fallout shelter scams

The Charlotte Observer warns Americans facing war fears about a con man posing as a civil defense official. He pressured a housewife to buy a shelter with scare tactics. The piece urges dealing only with trusted firms and reporting scammers to the Better Business Bureau or civil defense directors.

Charlotte Nto Jawa Burea Pranie

Newsboys and parents under fire in new cabinet debate

In New York AP reports two former newspaper boys turned cabinet members Luther Hodges and Abraham Ribicoff critique modern parenting and child labor limits. Publisher George Lamade defends youth workers, noting newsboys gain sales skills and poise, while urging parental guidance and school support.

New York Commerce Luther H. Hodges Health, Education and Welfare Abraham A. Ribiecott Hoover Eisenhower Truman Warren Gen. Gruenther Sparkman, Mundt Yarborough Jack Dempsey Walt Disney Hodges Ribicoff George R. Lamade Williamsport Grit America Luther B. Hodges Chandler Kentucky Ford Frick House Halleck Carl Sandburg Gene Autry

PMs Home Builders Will Get Tea Breaks

Four hundred building workers begin facelift work on Harold Macmillan’s No 10 Downing Street residence with guaranteed tea breaks on company time. The strike ended after employers backed down from restricting lunch and tea, while the prime minister stays at Admiralty House.

London Harold Macmillan No- 10 Downing St Admiralty House

Know Your Bridge Two Spade Opening Response Scenarios

South faces four hands with overcall guidance and partner dynamics. Case 1 bids two spades as a supportive raise. case 2 passes to reserve strength. case 3 jumps to four spades suggesting confidence in partner. case 4 bids three notrump to force game when partner has spade support.

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