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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1950
Page
4
A compact biblical verse from Deuteronomy 31 6 urges courage and faith saying do not fear or be afraid for the Lord your God goes with you and will not fail nor forsake you. The message emphasizes divine presence and protection.
The Baytown Sun announces a weekly $2 prize for the best reader letter in its open forum. Letters must be under 200 words, typed, signed unless the writer requests anonymity, and received by Wednesday. Readers are urged to comment on any subject within good taste and Texas libel laws.
The piece argues Americans enjoy freedoms such as speech religion and assembly while warning against excessive self mockery. It cites Gary Davis who renounced citizenship and proclaims world citizenship, contrasting it with the duty to be a good American citizen to set an example globally.
Rose Kelley receives high golfing honor with Houston Post feature while Clara Martin wins first flight driving at Inter-city women’s matches in Houston. Galveston utilities chief Aicklen promoted. Pasadena school board seeks a 50 000 stadium on 321 000 bleachers. Checkers talk with local figures, memories of past projects, and light community anecdotes fill the column.
Baytown Daily Sun prints office staff and subscription rates. Publisher Robert Matherne and Editor Syd Gould oversee operations at Pearce and Ashbel. In advance mail subscriptions cost 18 dollars yearly, with 75 cent rates for armed service subscribers.
U S ambassador to Chile Claude Bowers explains balancing diplomacy with writing during a Washington visit by Chilean President Gonzalez Videla. The report highlights political maneuvering around the Mundt and Kerr bills, plus a light note on Vice President Barkley accepting bourbon from a CIO official.
A scatter of trivia prompts and dates spans literature to music and history. Questions cover poetry lines, animal painters, opium memoirs, famous duels, and birthdays with clues about Puccini, Tecumseh, and more in a late 19th and early 20th century newspaper style.
A Baytown Sun letters page features residents critiquing tree preservation and road safety. Citizens urge caution with traffic hazards, discuss removing obstacles, and call for public discussion on the historic Oak Tree and local park opportunities.
A fragmentary wartime item notes Reds siege armadas and Perlin. Mentions B 2s hit death by own action. A. B. Noble dies at home. Ted Noble missing in action. War hospital care for Waldrip after ammunition explosion. Gray killed on Luzon March 26. Ellisor and Ellisor family noted. Frank Anthony Billiot married Friday evening at parental home. Ten years ago Hess address urge for youth to fight. San Jacinto Day observed in East Harris County.
At the Alpha Delta Sigma banquet two executives Gordon Knapp and Hal Shepard spoke on the tough agency field. They urged newcomers to join but then proclaimed the profession murderous and vowed to quit the next day. Also a note on Harry Hershfield and his uncle’s warning to start as a partner.
The article notes rapid urban growth in Dallas and other cities has strained water supplies. A National Water Resources Policy Commission, chaired by Morris L. Cocke, is tasked to propose a coordinated program by December 1. Private engineers join the effort as interstate water needs demand prompt action.
Fragmentary quotation attributed to Governor Allan Sh outlining economic aims for Texas with emphasis on greater economy and field efficiency. Unclear attribution and garbled text limit full context and specifics.
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