Editorial on universal military training and Congress deadlines
The piece discusses a September adjournment plan for Congress with a must program including the 1951 tax bill foreign aid authorization and regular appropriation bills. It notes neglect of universal military training and civil rights, and outlines health welfare safety requirements and a four month reporting window. It questions whether action will occur before 1951 ends.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
McFarland
National Security Training Commission
Armed Services Committees
UMT
South Korea
How Can I Tell If I Should Be a Salesman
Elmer Wheeler explains three core traits of successful salespeopleappearance, sociability, and a desire to servepeople can acquire all three with practice. A concluding poem endorses traits like gentleness, humor, work, and kindness as keys to success in business and life. A lawyer story follows, where a judge rebukes a wandering argument with a humorous remark about losing his way.
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Rome
Quack Shack Letters From Baytown Service Members
Sun Slants presents excerpts from a circulating Quack Shack letter pack sent to Baytown servicemen. Readers learn how letters are condensed, then mailed to ex-members in the service, with notes from Donald Hill, Jimmie Reddell, Bill Young, Jerry Pulley, Larry Mouton, and Lieutenant George Gentry.
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Baytown
Quack Shack
Bill Young
Japan
Bill
Jerry Pulley
Sausalito
Korea
Larry Mouton
North Korea
Virginia
Eighth Army
Ninth Corps
Larry
Quack
Texas
George
Baytown Sun publication credits and subscription rates
The Baytown Sun editors and staff are listed with Fred Hartman as editor and Syd S Gould as advertising manager. Subscription rates are shown for carrier and mail options including monthly and yearly terms, with an armed services rate. The paper notes postal and press affiliations and its second-class matter status in Baytown Texas.
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Baytown
Armed Services
Texas Daily Press
Leagir
Texas
Postoffice
Congress
Modern Lady Godiva carnival mocks old legend in Beeston
Beeston hosts annual charity carnival featuring a Lady Godiva ride in nylon tights and a flaxen wig. Clergymen protested, arguing the act could be misread but the procession proceeds. Pastor Hull warns that imagination matters more than what is seen, a point echoed by psychologist Dr William Pinard on accepting heat and weather.
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Gofire
Coventry
Lady Godiva
Walter Hull
Beeston
Atvay
Pastor Hull
William Pinard
Boston University
Reviewers Tug At Pet Hates From Henry McLemore
Private opinions by Henry McLemore reveal sharp dislikes for hosts with cocktail visuals, scatter rugs, and modern furniture tricks. He ridicules film taste, praises old movies, lampoons public figures, and predicts political matchups for 1952 with Eisenhower.
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Henry McLemore
Pegler as Red Propaganda Idol in US Media Critique
A critical, archival piece highlights Westbrook Pegler as a top American red propagandist, citing his anti government bonds editorials and anti White House rhetoric. It notes Pegler’s attacks on Truman, Willkie, and FDR era figures, portraying his columns as Moscow-style propaganda. The piece frames Pegler as a paid columnist whose words reveal a pattern of venomous, partisan attacks.
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Drew Pearson
Europe
Jack Anderson
Fred Blumenthal
Washington
Oue Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Fulton Lewis
George Sokolsky
Iron Curtain
Pegsler
Moscow
White House
Truman
Blair House
Treasury
Treasury Apin Erhme
Voice of
Robert Wegner
New York
Margaret Truman
Kefauver
Senate
Chicago
Dan Gilbert
Dan
Franklin Roosevelt
Eleanor the Great
Fdr
Warren Delano
Franklin
China
Yalta
PDR
No Kefauver probe in wide open
Editor note mentions Jack Lait column by Jack Lait about Fannie Brice and Baby Snooks origin. Traces Brice's 1926 radio rise after popular stage satire. Mentions Will Rogers quotes, Rogers library honors, and radio restoration project. Cuba Havana open society, midtown hotel gossip, and mob connections framed in sensational prose.
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White Walter Winchell
Jack Lait
Fannie Brice
Man
Baby Snooks
Fannie
Keith
Cleveland
Pearl White
Pauline
Ray Walker
Lving
Miami Beach
Fannié
Beauford leader recalls hit-and-run incident five years on
A Beauford leader reflects on a hit-and-run case from five years ago as local memory updates. The piece notes the community's ongoing call for justice and closure, with references to the responsible party and the impact on residents.
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Ib Beauford
Oswald Jacoby Explains League Strategy Misreadings
Oswald Jacoby, noted expert, discusses misreadings in bidding and play. The column analyzes how overestimating strength and third-hand signals can lead to loss, with practical tips for avoiding common errors in contract bridge.
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Ity
Oswald Jacoby
West
Thad
Knowledge Quiz Grab Bag from The Answer Quick Weekly
A collage of trivia prompts and historical notes including Bible figures Salome's mother Tierra del Fuego location questions and dates like 1828 Births and 1914 war events. It blends word origins and pop culture hints with random names and dates for reader reflection.
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Salome
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Soacrates
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