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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1950
Page
4
A short moral note quotes 1 Peter 3 17 urging readers to endure for good deeds rather than suffer for wrongdoing. The piece frames hardship as a test of faith and aligns daily actions with spiritual obedience.
The Baytown Sun launches a weekly forum inviting unsigned or signed letters under 200 words on Baytown topics. Letters must reach the editor by Wednesday, be legible or typed, and can be critical or laudatory. The paper reserves rights to edit or withhold material, with signatures noted as Signature Withheld by Request.
May contest heats up in East Harris County with three candidates: County Commissioner Hugh May seeks another term, joined by John Smalley of Oates Prairie Tex Spates of Channelview and L Dacos of Jacinto City. Incumbents face uncertain futures as races shape up around Galena Park and related towns.
A recent immigrant sent the Internal Revenue Service a $25 money order with a note stating he did not owe taxes and had not earned enough income to owe any. The brief says the payer believed the payment was unnecessary.
A jumble of quiz prompts and social commentary asks who wrote The Lay of the Last Minstrel and who authored a noted Last Minstrel figure. It questions authority over tax snooping, phrenology, and immigrant tips, and recalls Lincoln, Narvik, and Truman. It also features brief notes on language, fame seekers, and a biographical riddle about an ironworks pioneer who aided the Atlantic cable.
A teacher jokes that Johnny scratches because only he knows where it itches. A boy asks his father the price of a billion dollars and gets told its a helluvant of money. The next day the boy cries, saying that wasn’t the right answer. Then the narrator urges stopping yawns to hear a science claim that there is no spring fever.
The Baytown Sas published by The Daily Sun Company in Baytown Texas lists editors and managers including Syd S Gould Beulah Mae Jackson and office staff. Subscription rates show monthly three month and yearly options with advance payment required. National representation via Texas Daily Press League and post office classification noted.
A Baytown Sun weekly forum discusses Nazi war criminals and the U S response. It notes delays by officials and lawmakers while detailing Malmedy Massacre cases, McCloy and Dollinger inquiries, and a push for clarity on death penalty executions.
Henry McLemore humorously laments reading and aging, noting that a Cambridge study claims senility begins at 30. He roasts the idea while joking about prime years, toy ducks, and the folly of literacy panic for aging readers.
Five years ago headlines noted Berlin entry expected soon and a dawning political eve in Washington. 10 000 Nazis were freed from political prisons as Texas joined in a national mourning for President Roosevelt. Mrs Martha Ann Burnett Robinson died after a serious illness at a local hospital. Nelda Rose Findlay celebrated her 14th birthday with a party in Coady. Charles Joseph and Hugh Stewart became elders at First Presbyterian Church.
A fragmented collection of quips quotes and garbled names. It mentions Fibber McGee a boast about farms as banks and a Boston quip about jet planes approaching gossip speeds.
New York columnist Earl Wilson recalls Miss Diosa Costello once famed for her derriere tossing in shows like Too Many Girls. She discusses aging, seeking dignity, and plans to pursue greater fame beyond burlesque style performances. She recounts audition details and interactions with Rodgers, Martin, and others from the era.
An odd tale from a rural scene describes two tramps negotiating food with a farmer. One tramp leans on an axe handle while the other performs ballet steps and a somersault, prompting the farmer to exclaim at the unusual behavior and curious outcome.
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