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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1962

Page

6

Labor Day Death Toll Prediction in Texas Editorial

Colonel Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas Department of Public Safety issued an official forecast of 30 deaths in about 3,000 traffic crashes during the 72 hour Labor Day weekend. He urged drivers to treat operating a vehicle as a full time job and announced Operation Motorcide to run Sept 1 through Sept 3 with added patrols and daily bulletins.

Homer Garrison Jr Texas Department of Public Safety Garrison Texas Department of Public Safety DPS

Sun's Television Log Terr and Early OOK

Television log fragment lists shows and personalities including Rocky and Hig, Friends Piliethy Huntley Brinkley Report in a dated broadcast schedule. The readable portion hints at a morning lineup with news and entertainment programs.

Arly Rocky Hig Piliethy

Fragmented notice hints at American shape of cyber era

A garbled clipping mentions two men named Billy and someone else in Savannah Georgia. It references television, an election or event, and an “American” theme, though the details are unclear. The piece appears as a damaged OCR fragment with missing words and context.

Stand Against Totalitarian Dictatorship in Disarmament Talks

A Washington column accuses the Kennedy administration of credulity in offering disarmament concessions at Geneva. It cites evidence from seismic test detection debates, including remarks by Rep. Craig Hosmer and Defense Department officials. The piece warns of dangerous shifts in security and likens negotiations to Russian roulette with national safety at stake. The column closes with a Bible verse about repentance.

Washington Hitler Mussolini Stalin Khrushchev Munich Yalta Potsdam Soviet Union Geneva United States of America Defense Department Congressional Craig Hosmer Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy White House Hosmer Republican Congressional Committee George Bing Department of Defense Bing Kennedy

Baytown Sun Staff and Publication Details

Baytown Sun publishes afternoons daily with editors publisher and staff listed. Includes office and circulation managers, advertising department heads, and subscription rates by carrier and mail. Names such as Beulah Mac Jackson James H Hale Robert K Gilmore Fred Hartman Preston Pender Paul Putman Corrie Laughlin noted along with Texas post office and republication rights information.

Beulah Mac Jackson Sveeee James H. Hale Robert K. Gilmore Fred Hartman Preston Pendergr

It Happened Today and Folk of Fame Feature

A collage item notes historical events on this date including a 1921 U.S.-Germany peace treaty in World War I and a July 1 fiscal year start. It also profiles a 57 year old Brooklyn-born silent film star known as the It girl, later known as Mrs Hush, with clues to her identity.

U. S Germany Congress Brooklyn Hollywood Eleanor Glyn

Luncheon With Princess Aspasia Highlights Exiled Yugoslav Royal Circle

Washington columnist Drew Pearson recalls a Venice luncheon at Count Cini's palace with Princess Aspasia, widow of King Alexander of Greece, and discusses Tito, Yugoslav politics, and the precarious lives of exiled royals while noting Aspasia’s warmth and curiosity about past glories and present tensions.

Drew Pearson Venice Italy Tito Yugoslavia Peter Adriatic Rome Aspasia Alexander Greece Grand Canal Palace Vittorio Cini Fanfani Kaiser Wilhelm Prince Alexander King George George

Artificial limbs enable 19 year old to walk again

Diane Mills, 19, from Edina Minnesota, begins walking again with new artificial legs after a car collision left her without legs. The family credits support from strangers and a resilient outlook for her recovery, noting her optimism and lessons about hope over bitterness.

Revival Services Continue at Central Assembly of God

Rev, and Mrs. Jeff Gibbs, featured since Aug 12, will stay for one more week at Central Assembly of God Baytown led by Rev. Lonnie Bowlen. Services run 7:30 p.m. daily except Saturday, with an 11 a.m. Sunday program and music by the Gibbs duo. A Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and a young peoples service at 6:30 p.m. are also listed, plus a radio program with Bowlen at 9:30 a.m. on KWBA.

Tombstone Territory Houston MGM Theater Calvin Lawrence Welkoway Jack la Lanne Oral Roberts Tennessee Ernie Ford the Christophers Jane Wyman Susie Shepherd Washington Highway Patrol CBS News ABC Jan Murray NBC News Loretta Young Hollyrees Playhouse Basel Young Dr. Malone Grouchy Wide World of Sports Bob Ed Sullivan Frances Drake Jeff Gibbs Central Assembly of God Lonnie Bowlen Bowlen Gibbs Baytown Silver City N. M Young Peoples Rev. Bowlen KWBA

Unclear church program names appear in local broadcast notes

Fragmentary OCR lists various church and religious figures and times including CENTRAL ASSEMBLY, BOBBY WOLF, BILLY GRAHAM, FIRST BAPTIST, WORLD TODAY, and LARRY WARREN. Details are inconsistent. no clear event or outcome is identifiable from the readable text.

Wolf Life Line Bobby Wolf Central Assembly Bobby Wallisvister Church Billy Graham Bobby E Johnny Mack Trinity Tabernacle Wings OF Healing First Baptist Amfut-Mutual

South Wins Despite Poor Double in Bridge Hand

In a duplicate pair, North’s double of three spades was dubious. South salvaged a four hearts contract, earning 620 points by routing diamonds and clubs with careful ruffs and a late trump play, while East’s overtricks left others with higher scores. The lesson: bidding can outweigh play, and a flawed opening can still yield success or failure depending on contract quality.

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