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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1952
Page
8
Writer Scott recounts Roger Riis from Science News Letter debunking tall tales of suppressed inventions. Common traits include secondhand origin and villainous corporations. Examples cite a fuel pill, a low-mileage carburetor, and other myths. Authorities found only rumors, with no verifiable patents or facts.
The verse reflects Jesus teaching to address God as Father in heaven and to honor spiritual paternity, contrasting earthly figures with divine authority. It emphasizes not misusing earthly titles while acknowledging a single heavenly Father.
A New York reader lambasts radio announcers for misused phrases. The exchange mocks hot cup of coffee and thine of us phrases while praising simple fixes and arguing education alone does not guarantee thinking. The column pivots to grammar with humor and opinion.
The piece quotes Will Rogers on liking others and encourages choosing to see good in people to build friendships and wealth in life. It references Grandpaper Jenkins and a Giants vs Indians game as light anecdotes.
The Baytown Sun masthead lists staff positions and subscription rates. Editor and Publisher Fred Hartman. Advertising Manager Gould. Office Manager Beulah Mae Jackson. Managing Editor Edwards. Subscription by carrier 51.00 month, 12 year by mail. rates shown with pay in advance note.
In a letter from Paris, George L Arnold reflects on past wars and peacemaking milestones from Kellogg Briand Pact to London Naval Conference and the Marshall Plan. He notes seeds of conflict sown by economic strain, disarmament failures, and rising Cold War tensions, then finds cautious hope in Eisenhower era diplomacy and NATO.
Close-hauled means sailing as close to the wind as possible. Old Dutch tune name origins trace to sailors or phrases. Katherine Elizabeth Wilson is known as Esther Williams on radio and TV. Narcissus in myth fell in love with his own reflection according to legend.
Television has unfrozen and will flood homes with singing commercials. The piece mocks the intrusion, comparing it to foreclosures and elopements, and recalls the columnist’s own loss of prose as ads invade daily speech. Examples describe grocery and train station interactions transformed into ad phrases.
A collection of remarks criticizing inflation, wartime diplomacy, and economic policy. Selections include Syngman Rhee on cease-fire talks lowering democracy’s esteem, Robert C. Tyson on inflation, and Manly Fleischmann on defense output. The column ends with a light commercial aside.
George Carroll, Lake Placid Club manager, clashes with sports expert Bob Cooke over the date skiing began in America. Carroll suggests checking the Encyclopedia Britannica. Cooke agrees. The article credits Carroll as author on skiing in Britannica.
A collage of show business tales features Leonard Lucy Meyerberger photographing West 44th and gossip about Jack Gil, Howard Dietz, Alexander Hilsberg, Alberto Gainza Paz, Leopold Stokowski, Glenn Ford, Sam Rosenman, Averell Harriman, Adlai Stevenson, Alistair Cooke, and Toni Shelley. The piece mixes personal escapades, career notes, politics, and a comic desert of studio anecdotes.
Fred Hay recalls a Baytown tale about Bo Sander a seven year old who argues over joining a street game then returns home with his mother watching from the doorway The scene unfolds with humor and a playful clash of generations. A church group teases a feature on stage and a columnist looks back on two decades of sports writing plus a note about a book on column writing from Olin Hinkle and John Henry.
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