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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1954

Page

5

Shepard Barclay On Bridge A Central Press Feature

Central Press examines card play with a focus on singleton assets in bridge. The feature contrasts a fine bidding idea with a poor one, noting how a heart singleton and trump management influence contract outcomes. It analyzes South and North decisions in a No Trump vs suit contract scenario and discusses strategic signaling through bids like 3 Spades.

Shepard Barclay West South North

Ingenuity Of Tax Collector Amazes Experts

BRETTON WOODS N H Sept 29 UP Sales taxes are the major revenue source for many states said Harold L Henderson director of the Minnesota Institute of Municipal Research He noted 31 states collected more than 325 million from sales taxes last year Income and motor fuel taxes follow as next largest revenue sources Hendersoning said the diversity of state tax structures shows ingenuity Texas and other states have avoided taxes that hurt industry Industrys moving South and West he added New England and Southern states should rethink tax systems to aid industrial growth States in difficulty from excessive tax burdens include Louisiana Oklahoma North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota and Colorado Windsor Castle England the oldest royal residence still in use dates from the 5th to 9th centuries.

Bretton Woods N. H Harold L. Henderson Minnesota Institute of Governmental Research St. Paul Henderson Texas New England Louisiana Oklahoma North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Colorado

Voting Irregularities Probe Seizes Ballots for Grand Jury

McWhorter ordered immediate impoundment of absentee ballots in Hidalgo County as a new grand jury opens to investigate alleged irregularities from the second primary. DA Alamia cited information of widespread issues and 59 ballots reportedly tainted by mismatched voter signatures and notary witness concerns.

McWhorter Hidalgo County Joe R. Alamia Alamia Magus Smith McAllen Smith Notaries Public Laysion Notarie

Quirks In The News Highlights Across Cities

United Press reports chaotic courtroom scenes as ex convict Herman Hanley clashes with Deputy Sheriff Walter Whisenhut and Judge, while Oscar Davis drunkenly staggers into a California court and is arrested for drunkenness. North Chicago residents threaten secession over annexation. A mouse watching station opens in Suffolk to study rodent control. Manila reports a peeping tom incident with a neighbor. Mexico City notes a $20 000 bank shortage after a vault burglary.

United Tulsa Herman Hanley Walter W. Lee Johnson Jim Bass Hanley Bass Oklahoma

Officials Deny Secret Grain Deal

Washington dispatch reports the Agriculture Department denies secret deals with favored grain exporters to sell government owned flaxseed at low prices. Rep. Lester Holtzman alleges profits of hundreds of thousands from near 5 million bushels bought without bids at 2.27 dollars per bushel during May to July. Department officials cite public releases and note a grain exporter said to have been hurt by flaxseed sales. Flamingos respond to hurricanes by gathering on dry land in a V formation facing the wind.

Washington Agriculture Department Lester Holtzman D-N.y Walter C. Berger Commodity Credit Corp Holtzman

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