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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1950
Page
4
In the Baytown area, over 8000 students return to classes as public education expands. Texas educators praise the Gilmer Aikin model while noting rising operating costs and improving teacher pay. The Sun welcomes back faculty and anticipates the 1950-51 term as a landmark year in local schooling.
Erich Brandeis highlights State Department plans for a 37 million Voice of America complex in New York and notes Secretary Acheson and family arriving for a visit. He also comments on Errol Flynn elopement chatter, oil wealth in a family, and a satirical tug of war over public perception and entertainment amid current events.
Sun Slants by Fred Hartman notes Goose Creek’s identity preserved despite Bayshore Bus Lines adopting the Goose Creek name. It reports Channelview stock car racing interest, large Houston area attendance, and questions whether car racing, radio, and square dancing endure in Baytown’s culture. It also covers Texas Congressmen’s election-time plans, local disaster response lessons, and a travel portrait of Stockholm with rules on nightlife and dining.
A brief summary of psychologists study on personality defining it as influence in actions and people. It argues success comes from doing many things well, with dancing and conversation used as examples, and warns that effort to develop varied skills boosts personality and potential achievement.
Washington officials reveal a Navy contract went to a firm accused by the Air Force of producing thousands of defective life jackets. In two years 21,000 vests were purchased, 3,840 defective, prompting congressional criticism from Ford and Potter. Admiral Roper faced Vinson over drafting of the defense bill as the dispute intensified.
The questions mix quotes on East and West fate and a history puzzle about mercenary troops in the American Revolution. It asks who said East is East and West is West, the British use of German mercenaries, a Scott novel with Robin Hood, why iron floats in mercury, and St Peter's reply to temple authorities. It ends with a cryptic note on prosperity and language.
A reader quiz lists questions about prominent figures: an American lawyer born in Elkton Kentucky 1862 who rose to U S Supreme Court justice and died 1941, and an American soldier born in Philadelphia 1826 who led campaigns as Army of the Potomac commander and later Governor of New Jersey. Other items note births and events for 1833 1881 1862 and 1541, with accompanying captions and quotes.
Humorous and rambling dispatch from Moscow and Helsinki describing cultural quirks, travel, and political tensions. The narrator notes scarce television, secret police suspicions toward foreigners, limited car ownership, travel by train to Leningrad, and sketches of notable figures and events with a satirical tone.
The piece recalls the late Frank Crowns a devoted golf enthusiast noted for his zeal on the course. In a locker room moment he declared if he dies he wishes to be cremated and have ashes strewn over sinks while his friends share a final humorous cue. The narrative includes rueful memories of Crowns leading others on the course and a notable moment with Coadh Wash at the sixteenth hole.
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