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.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1950
Page
4
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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