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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1950

Page

4

Editorial on Trusting the Lord Over Man

A religious editorial cites Psalms 11828 urging readers to place confidence in God rather than in people. It argues faith yields steadier guidance and contrasts divine reliability with human fallibility.

Government spending cuts in 1950 51 outlined

The House is likely to back a 10 percent cut in non-defense domestic outlays for 1950 51 while defense and major programs like the Marshall Plan and arms remain largely unaffected. War driven demand already reduces non defense spending, including farm price supports and housing credit, with funds diverted to defense and possible cuts in state local matching programs and even rivers and harbors.

House Senate Congress Gath Askelon

Letters From Readers A Friendly View Of Life And War

A columnist recalls reader letters shaping his life and tone. Readers praise him as friend, debate war, religion, and daily concerns, sharing anecdotes from lunches to naval fears, Beetles, elks picnics, and weather, ending with hopeful prayer.

Will Rogers Skunk Satan Serry

Virginia Noted Ham Byrd Ancestors and Bayou Project

Sun Slants by Fred Hartman discusses Virginia fame for ham, Senator Byrd and ancestry. It includes a Martinsville ad seeking record of Sallie Clark and details from the Cedar Bayou navigation project with tonnage, costs, and completion status. It then covers a rain interrupted barbecue for rice farmers where Morris Frank performed despite a power failure, entertaining attendees and lampooning bankers and officials.

Virginia Senator Byrd Martinsville Clark Sallie Clark Petersburg Beverly Sharp Chamber of Commerce US Army Engineers Cedar Bayou San Jacinto River Galveston Galveston Bay Houston Ship Channel Ceder Bayou Morris Frank Citizens National Bank and Trust Company Jack Jacobs Morris Chester le Roy Rice Hotel Trinity Bay Hugh Echols Bob Matherne Aie Wilburn

Baptain Run Texas Daily Fence League Item

A fragment from a 1879 issue notes a coach class matter dated March 3. The short item references Baptain Run in Texas and a local league context with unclear details.

Texas Daily Fess

Success Secrets of Carrie Jacobs Bond Persistence Pays Off

Aiming through hardship Carrie Jacobs Bond faced widowhood and debt but kept writing songs. She self financed first publications after friends loaned money and publishers refused. Her hit The End of a Perfect Day sold over five million copies, proving tenacity pays.

Carrie Jacobs Bond the Times

Not until he tried this hangs at poultry farming

Grandpappy Jenkins notes that attempting a new approach to chicken feed can yield significant profits. He observes a recent decline in hog calling contest popularity over the past few years, affecting interest and outcomes.

Reopening Army Hospitals Faces Pentagon Clash

Washington dispatch reports Secretary Pace and Army Chief J Lawton Collins press for reopening two closed hospitals and adding 6600 beds, while Defense Secretary Johnson hesitates. Vinson demands action and notes costs nearly 5 million to restart the five mothballed facilities, amid broader Korea War strain and shifts in military expansion.

Br Robert Allen Washington Navy Korea Pentagon Army Frank’ Pace J. Lawton Collins Defense Johnson Richard le Meil- Allen King Defense Department Carl Vinson Georgia House Armed Services Committee Vinson Collins Robert W. Smart Herbert Hoover Government Reorganization Commission

Laws of Spanish Texas Showed Severe Discipline and Quirk

Texas Parade recalls how early Spanish Texas enforced harsh rules with public shaming for cattle theft and witchcraft, strict punishments for vagrancy, and odd laws like midwives advertising doors, three rocks to guard treasury keys, and early traffic regulations in places such as Nacogdoches and San Antonio.

Texas Galleys Wacogdoches

Perle Mesta in Luxembourg Inspires GIs and Orphans

EARL WILSON reports Madame Minister Perle Mesta hosts luncheons in Luxembourg, befriending GIs and orphans, stressing she stays active and values social work over Washington society. She notes plans to meet Luxembourgers, visits farms, and maintains ties with Grand Duchess Charlotte. entertainment news follows.

Earl Wilson Luxembourg Perle Mesta State Department Paris Wright Howards Lindsay Lindsay Wilson Perle Washington Madame Minister Korea Charlotte

Knowledge Quiz Answers From Obscure Almanac Fragments

A collage of trivia items and birthday notes cites citizenship for Social Security, Stein Song affiliation, and foundational figures. It lists August 13 birthdays including Cecil DeMille and Bert Lenz, with fortunes and life guidance, followed by questions about literature, history, and a film industry trivia.

UW d States Stein Song Foundation For Elijah Dces Little Eva Cecil B. DeMille Jane Wyatt Jacinto Martinez + Benavente Plaifright Emma Eemes Alfred J. Hitchcock Bert Lenz Regis Toomey Ben Hogan

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