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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1952
Page
4
The June 15 cost of living index reached 189.6, driven by food and rent costs, with the food index at 231.5 up 2 percent from a year ago. Miscellaneous services rose as doctors' fees and transit costs climbed, while national production grew 16 percent, largely from higher prices and government spending.
The piece profiles Paul Bill Kern returning to his hometown to coach Baytown Junior High after earning a MA at Sam Houston State. It notes his Gander high school career, service in Europe, and family ties, including the death of his brothers in World War II and a wartime Port Arthur semi finals appearance. It mentions John Adams as Baytown’s other new coach and recalls Kern’s early training discussions with Nelson McElroy.
Fred Hartman recalls Paul Bill after war era Houston college career at Sam Houston and Lone Star league. He earned a graduate degree with a thesis on athletics. Mrs. Kern, his secretary, aided typing. The Kern family’s wartime tragedy is noted and Baytown ties with coaches Stallworth and M G Rushing predicted to fuel future athletic revival.
A four year old known as Linda lies near death in a Chicago hospital from the rare premature aging disease progeria. Doctors offer no cure as Linda, weighing 13 pounds, endures a life nearing its end with limited pain and scarce conversation. The narrator finds reflections on life during a train journey home after visiting national wonders.
Bill Williamson ran a modest gas station along Route 6 in New Jersey. He offered fine products and courteous service, yet motorists bypassed him. He studied publicity tactics used to build Sun Valley’s fame and considered applying them to attract customers.
A biblical line notes that Jesus Christ has obtained a more excellent ministry as mediator of a better covenant established on better promises. The reference cites Hebres 7 and emphasizes the superiority of the new covenant through Christ.
Baytown Sun masthead lists editor and publisher Syd S Gauld, advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson, office manager Warren Edwards. Subscription rates by carrier and mail shown. carrier $1.00 month, $12 year. mail $1.00 month, $2.90 for 3 months, $5.75 for 6 months, $11.50 yearly. Includes note on Armed Services national representative and Texas Daily Press League.
By Erich Brandeis the writer muses on the brevity of life through little Linda who lives four years and wonders what God intends. The piece contrasts human worry with divine wonders and urges making the best of life despite mortality. It then shifts to a business anecdote about Bill Williamson turning a garden display into a success, stressing the power of presentation and self-promotion.
A half hour radio show submission uses taped Groucho Marx laughs and jokes about stealing a laugh track. Comedian complains there is no audience while an agent explains reliance on offstage laughter from Groucho and Jack Benny recordings. Kay Carrington balances her books with a December discrepancy blamed on a forgotten prior error.
Levittown plans showcase a 48 by 36 inch medicine cabinet with four 10 inch shelves and a double sliding mirror. The $201 million town near Philadelphia will house 70,000, with 16,000 low‑cost homes built by the Levitt Brothers. Bill Levitt touts mass production and cost-cutting measures in the new community.
Answers include Hungary for where Magyars live and Mary Garden as the singer with a perfume named after her. Dramatis personae are the list of characters in a play. Der Tag was a German language newspaper. Fan nie Merritt Farmer wrote The Boston Cooking School Book. Happy Birthday to Zino Francescatti and Fred J. Sanford. other celebrants listed. The “Fame” clue points to a silent era comedian from Flagstaff born Oct 7, 1905, and a young actress from Moorehouse, Missouri. It Happened Today notes Isaak Walton, John Dryden, Nagasaki bombing, and independence day in Ecuador. Watch Your Language defines defer. How'd You Make Out reveals Hungary, Mary Garden, and the drama’s cast.
A WSJ quote cites Secretary Acheson stressing allied front line needs must be met or the front line falters. The piece notes concern over who will be running for president in 1952 against Harold Stassen.
Bill Rayner is hailed as the best dressed bad man in Texas with a reputation for quick gunplay. He wore a black sombrero and suit, two revolvers, and was known for flashy lines. Two El Paso incidents marked his era, including a barber shop stunt with Wyatt Earp and a fatal clash with Cowboy Bob Rennick at Rickabaugh's saloon, where Rennick killed him.
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