Port Arthur dinner honors two Black public officials
In Port Arthur Texas about 500 people attended an appreciation dinner for two men honored for public service. Both are Negroes, one named mayor pro tem and the other president of the school board, with no implication their race affected their election or recognition. The writer praises interracial responsibility and urges other communities to address race climate before riots occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Texas
Kansas
Human Relations Commission
Make It Do Not Do Wasteful Fashion Says Homemaker Era
The article contrasts old thrift values with modern throwaway culture and notes women repurpose discard goods in crafts and swaps. It highlights flea markets thrift shops and rummage sales as responses, urging saving and selling unused items. It references women’s instinct to conserve and renew as opposed to marketing pressure to consume.
Hal Boyle Says Firearms Reach Forty Million Americans
A cluttered column surveys firearms ownership at forty million in the United States, notes one in five households, and contrasts with the remaining population. It also touches on taste aging, ancient cooling methods, regional death-rate differences, a Grant Wood quote, ice cream trends, flavor flops, and a prize for schizophrenia cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
American Schizophrenia Foundation
Senate Cabal Moves to Undermine Supreme Court in Crime Bill
Drew Pearson reports a Senate Judiciary Committee bloc led by Eastland McClellan Ervin with Dirksen and Hruska aims to override court rulings on prisoner rights. The piece notes Warren’s defense of constitutional protections and highlights proposed changes to habeas corpus and evidentiary standards. It cites Kennedy Johnson’s likely veto and warns of federal funds expanding police power.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Franklin Roosevelt
FDR
Congress
Ths
Judiciary Committee
South
Jim Eastland
Mississippi
John McClellan
Arkansas
Sam Ervin
North Carolina
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
Earl Warren
Warren
John Marshall
Virginia
John Birch Society
Dirksen
Hruska
Republican Party
Thomas E. Dewey
California
Alameda County
Calif
Oakland
Lincoln
Public Safety
Senate Cabal
White House
Johnson
America
Justice Department
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Boston
Atlanta
Art Buchwald Writes Sat Evening Post Reject Has to Live a Lie
A Sat Evening Post mandate to purge about 2 million of 6 million subscribers sparks panic in Hopscotch Neb. Feneker family fears exposure of being deemed too old and financially unfit. After town gossip and a failed loan, they relocate and resubscribe under a new name, still living with fear of further repercussions.
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Saturday Evening Post
Reject
Washington
Post
Feneker
Hopscotch
Neb
Curtis Publishing Co
Fenchers
Fenckers
Graffiti Wit Turns Restroom Walls Into Bumper Jokes
Harold Coffin notes graffiti as witty urban satire on bumper strips replacing restroom wall handwriting. The piece poses questions about humor, class, and whether crime belongs indoors as readers wonder who laughs and who understands the quips.
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Madison Avenue
Hal Boyle
U.S
New York
National Geographic
Great Plains
Minnesota
East Coast
Kennedy
Pat Paulsen
Drew Pearson
West Coast
Art Buchwald
Chet McCauliffe
Ole
Bar Association
The
Harold Coffin
Kow
Garden City
Telegram Publishing Company
Bill Brown
LeRoy Allman
Doin Frazier
Inedvante
Losal and
Ares College
Hf Telegram Motor
Focal
Ford
N. Main Street
Garden City, Kansas
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