We Have All Struck Oil Editorial
Baytown area and many Texas school districts owe much to oil and gas for tax support. A 453 district survey shows high reliance on industry, with Baytown leading in local revenue and Pasadena high in dollars. In 1959 oil and gas supplied about 30 percent of Texas taxes, with vast funds flowing to schools and state agencies, making every taxpayer a beneficiary of oil wealth.
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Texas
East
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Pasadena
Goose Creek
Anahuac
Barbera Hill
Deer Park
Texas Public Schools
Permanent
Permanent University
Tribute to Ernest L. Kurth East Texas empire builder
The Baytown Sun mourns Ernest L. Kurth who died in Lufkin. His Southland Mill solved wartime newsprint shortages, helping The Sun publish during World War II. An influential industrialist, Kurth won many East Texas awards and advanced pine pulp newsprint production. He is remembered for lasting impact on the region.
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Baytown Sun
Ernest L. Kurth
Lufkin
Kurth
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Sun
Enogh
Southland
East Texas
Houston Press
First TV Debate Draws Historic Viewership
The Nixon Kennedy debate drew the largest one night audience ever, with television officials placing the figure at around ten million. The piece notes that despite TV’s reach newspapers remain the daily mainstay, reaching about one million readers nationwide each day, far eclipsing TV coverage.
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Richard Nixon
Kennedy
Seeam
Didates
TV Indus
Baytown Sun Notice Fragments Include Names and Numbers
Fragmentary OCR lists names such as Hartman Pendergrass Jackace and Beulae Mae, with stray numbers and references to money like 1 percent and $17.40. The readable bits resemble a local notice or classified snippet with no clear action or deadline.
Nixon and Broadway reception looms large in 1960 campaign
Drew Pearson reports high up Republicans rally behind Nixon with plans for three speeches including a TV eve event from the White House. A New York rally is billed as decisive, with hundreds of buses to pack Manhattan. Herter resists a campaign speech schedule for Nixon, while other Republicans accuse him of treason.
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Herter
Edward Bennett Williams
Bernard Goldfine
Boyton
St. Elizabeth's
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Rogers
Lon Hocker
Senate
Missouri
Tom Hennings
Constitutional Rights Committee
Jess Gorkin
Parade Mag
Rhinahe Hey
Kremlin
White House
Gus
Orville Freeman
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Finnings Senate
Ocratic Jeadership
U. A
Bu xom Divorced and a New Idaho Neighbor
In Idaho at a dude ranch a buxom divorced woman fancies a cowboy while a blonde newcomer is introduced. A young boy named Michael mocks women revealing evolving tolerance. A humorous scene follows with a deer chasing a hunter wearing antlers. 1960 Bennett Cerf edition distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Idaho
Sam
Misses Gallagher
Charley Weaver
Mt Idy
Bennett Cerf
King Featarea Syndicate
Today’s Grab Bag Puzzle and History Snippets
A collage of trivia and wordplay with questions on quotes about being American, corn-cob pipes by a state, and a quiz on writers and rulers. Includes notes on the Protestant Reformation, a FOLK OF FAME tease, a Li'l Abner reference, and a riddle about a polygonal chain of clues.
The Sun Open Forum Letters To The Editor
The Sun invites readers to write letters to the editor for concise expression. The column is open to all, with signed letters potentially published without the signature upon request, and The Sun may remove material to keep brevity.
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Sun
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Unclear Undecided Vote Rates Puzzle Pollsters
The piece discusses inconsistent presidential polling figures with Gallup reporting a fixed undecided rate around six percent while other polls show higher undecided shares. It notes Nixon Kennedy dynamics, regional leads, and Gallup’s hedged conclusions about likely voters versus all those polled, highlighting uncertainty in predicting November outcomes.
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Gallup
George Gallup
Nixon
Kennediy
Flmo Roper
Piy
America
New York City
Liberal Party
Jack Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Jack Parr
Puzsling
Dr. Gallup
He O
Letters To The Editor Failar The Son Dear Sir
A reader asks Texas to gain 100 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, contrasting Louisiana three leagues for its own rights. They urge Congress to help secure a square deal and protest creeping federalism critiqued by Gov. Jim Davis. The letter is signed by Jorn H. Deer Been ok tian Geo.
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Failar
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Congress
Jimmie Davis
Commsern
Jorn H. Deer
Energy debate splits world by coal driven power
A Joint Committee on Atomic Energy study led by Robert McKinney, drawing on private company estimates, compares non Communist and Communist energy resources. It places the world outside Soviet China ahead in oil and gas while coal fuels the Communist bloc, totaling 4 939 billion tons coal equivalent outside and 8 083 for the Soviet China axis.
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Qme
Red Bloc
United States
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Robert McKinney
Santa Fe New Mexican
Interior
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
McKinney
Soviet Union
Wind gust fouls voting ballot in Kentucky
In Lexington, Mrs. John Brannon loses a ballot after wind blows away her absentee vote. County Clerk Luther Land notes only one ballot per voter and denies a second absentee ballot despite the request.
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Lexington
John Brannon
Evanston
Uvette County
Luther Land
Verily, Belief and Eternal Life Verse
A compact Bible verse notes Jesus' teaching that belief in him grants eternal life, citing John 6 47 and emphasizing faith as the path to everlasting life.
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John
Just For Laughs Quick Run Down On Street Etiquette
A playful note suggests trying a light humor approach to street crossing, inviting a quick, casual experiment with jaywalking on a busy street to feel how it changes perception, while implying safety concerns are secondary to the joke.
Bid and play clash in classic 1958 European bridge hand
The France Italy match in the 1958 European championships featured a dramatic bidding sequence. Trezel, South for France, jumped to six hearts after Avarelli's four spades sacrifice, while Italy could have saved at six spades but aimed to beat it. Forquet, declarer for Italy, failed to finesse a diamond and was ruled to have misplayed. The French team gained 1,020 points on the deal.
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Italy
South
Jats
Trezel
West
Avarelli
Belladonna
East
King
Forquet
Tes Syndicate
Tae
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