Baytown Edges Tax Hikes Spur City Growth Outlook
Editorial notes Baytown tax increases for 1962-63 officials split on the city raise while school district rates also climbed. Four council members approved a 14 cent city tax boost earmarked for street and drainage work, with mayor and three others voting no. The piece argues growth requires funds for capital improvements, cites Humble Oil tax contributions, and urges residents to attend the Sept. 19 public hearing before finalizing the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A
Chris) Hansen
James M
Jim) Bryan
Seaborn Cravey
Velma Ansley
al Clayton
W. L
Bob) Ward
Jack Huron
Sun
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Bayown
Echo of The Echo Prison Paper at Huntsville
Picayune Palaver notes a prisoner produced monthly The Echo from Huntsville prison. A letter to the editor defends an older inmate number claim, noting the writer began prison in 1912 with number 33,822 and says he surpassed a prior figure by about 4,500. An editorial urges more paroles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Beathard
Huntsville
The
Echo
Prison paper Echo highlights inmate life and parole notes
A prison newsletter column blends verse and humor with inmate letters and cartoons. It notes cotton picking in the region, warns about casing joints, and lists population figures with 564 new confinements and 638 releases, including 33 parole violators, with a total population over 12 000. It mentions movies shown to prisoners and subscriptions for friends to stay informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Echo
Blakemore
Zahrain
Baytown Sun masthead and publication details
The Baytown Sun lists editorial and management staff including Fred Hartman James H Hale Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Jackson and Robert K Gilmore with roles for editor publisher general manager managing editor office manager and other posts. It notes subscription rates by carrier and year rates by mall upon request and cites post office registration and newspaper representation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartman
James H. Hale
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Robert K. Gilmore
The European Common Market Threat to U S Labor
Roger Babson argues the European Common Market, six nations with 300 million people, threatens U S labor by driving down prices with lower taxes and costs. He blames labor leaders for wage hikes and urges cooperation with the President on moderating demands and curbing featherbedding. The piece warns of rising imports and unemployment if unions resist policy changes.
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Roger Babson
Babson Park
Mass
U. S
United States
U.S
Meet
Union
Europe
Stop Me: Dignitary Chooses Communist Gates in Hell
A Soviet dignitary dies and faces Hell's admissions gate where he selects the Communist path, joking about fuel shortages. A disruptive child in a doctor's waiting room escalates until bottles reveal the cabinet of poisons, prompting the doctor to remark about Billy's next shelf.
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Hell
Billy
Cain
Trivia challenge mixed with history questions
A compilation asks: bordered by Spanish Sahara Algeria and Mali Federation is which country. which West Coast county a Mexican trading post until 146. the popular name for Hedera helix. which two European countries besides Russia have a River Don. the general who ran against Lincoln in 1864. It also notes Walter Reed born 1851 and cites Goethe quote with a masked biographical riddle about a French philosopher likely Antoine Destutt de Tracy or Anker Beow Fred.
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Spanish Sahara
Algeria
Mali Federation
Cnty
Jon Montgomery
U.S
Europe
Russia
Abraham Lincoln
Ohio
Washington
Ayres
House Veterans Affairs Committee
James Riddle Hoffa
Teamster
House Education and Labor Committee
Pennsylvania
Carroll Kearns
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Peter Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Bill Ayres
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Notable 19th Century Critic and Travel Writer Revealed
Central Press obituary notes NAN JONES profiles a French born critic and travel writer born 1828 in Ardennes. He taught aesthetics in Paris, authored works on art philosophy, and opposed liberal revolution theory, becoming famed for his literary criticism and travel writings.
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France
Paris
Guisot
Thiers
Ardennes
Hila
Aid rows abroad fuel Cuban tensions pull back at home
Washington reports detail slow U S aid to 19 Latin American nations under the Alliance for Progress, contrasting with rapid Soviet aid to Cuba. Puerto budget bottlenecks delayed housing funds in Venezuela and Colombia, with criticizers noting heavy red tape, while Russia proceeds unimpeded.
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Washington
NATO
Cuba
United States
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Venezuela
Fidel Castro
InterAmerican Development Bank
Inter - American Bank
Banco Obrero
Banco Cbeero
Pasyman
Louisiana
Inter-American Development Bank
Caracas
Congressional
Congress
Russia
Colombia
Peru
Kennedy
U-5
Ennedy
Editors Speak On Profits And Jobs In The Economy
A Roanoke Times editorial dialogue contrasts views of AFL-CIO president George Meany and NAM executive VP Charles R. Sligh Jr. on how profit drives jobs. It argues reduced profits curb investment and hiring, warning that eliminating investor incentives dulls employment opportunities.
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Roanoke
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Charles R. Sligh Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Meany
The
NAM
Sligh
Dummy reversal leads to twelfth trick in bridge play
In a Know Your Bridge example, the declarer uses the dummy reversal to convert losers into trump tricks. By not discarding with the ace and reversing the usual ruffing from dummy, he steals the ace of clubs and regains control. The sequence yields twelve tricks, highlighting an overlooked defensive tactic.
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Declarer
Booth
Ax Hearts
West
Weat
Eaat
King
South
Ies Syndicate, Inc
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A set of mixed crossword clues including health, fishing, tools, body parts, cities, and generic terms. Entries reference names like Odin and Soviet agencies, with varied word lengths and puzzle directions across and down.
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Picayune Palaver
Che Baytown Sun
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Texas
Advertising Department
John Watiey
Paul Putman
Corrie Laughlin
Keubane
Batail
Saseneeeeaes
P. O
Texan Newspaper Representatives, Inc
BREA
Council of Economic Advisors
Frea
Volpe
By Bennett Cerf
Walter Reed
Goethe
Nan Jones
Central Press
Marguerite Church
Wwinola
Claudette Colbert
John B. Priestley
George Auece
Washington Report
Drew Pearson
Fulton Lewis JR
Michael Joseph Kirwan
Mike Kirwan
Kirwan
All Umre
Youngstown
House Democratic Campaign Committee
Akron
New York
Louis Harris
John Kennedy
White House
Harris
By B. Jay Becker
Fisher
Davices
Congo
Plunder River
Black Sea
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