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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1950
Page
4
A religious editorial cites John 3 36 about belief in the Son granting life and unbelief bringing God s anger. The piece reflects on faith and eternal consequences in a devotional tone.
Discussion recalls early Texas ambitions for a Galveston Island to Bolivar Point tunnel funded by eastern capital. Delays, high costs, and ongoing Baytown La Porte crossings shaped the project. Meanwhile toll-free ferries serve the waterway as Congress eyes Korea War impact and U S political shifts.
Baytown Ganders football outlook for 1950 mixed with hope and doubt as coach Don Stalbworth schedules tough early games against Lamar Denison Temple Beaumont and Galena Park. Key players Eugene Fayle Darrell Stroud Tommy Brundrett Gerald Orton show potential while a deep bench and 39 reserves boost depth. Season tickets remain and public sale begins after Friday.
The columnist explains that ideas do not come from rereading classics but from daily engagement. He notes many seek writing fame and that inspiration can come from quotation dictionaries rather than full classics, citing a skew toward practical sources over literary immersion.
Emerson urged self respect over awe of the great, but Raymond F. Yates argues wealth lies in useful invention. He notes Morse, Edison, Whitney, and Kesling as ordinary origins with extraordinary outcomes, urging readers to trust their own creative spark and pursue practical inventions.
The Baytown Sun lists staff roles and subscription rates in a dated notice. It outlines office management, editorial staff, and pricing options for monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual periods with payment in advance.
Henry McLemore visits Zermatt and Gorner Grat praising the Matterhorn and alpine scenery. He notes rugged mountain guides, blue red and green horse-drawn stages, the cog railway to 12 000 feet, and the sunset sunrises over peaks. He jokes about tourists and promises future attempts to describe the view.
Washington dispatch reports Selective Service Director Hershey requesting 285000 inductees for the armed services before a House Appropriations Subcommittee. Chairman Thomas pledges support, noting earlier cuts were reversed, and \\"we'll try to get you what you need.\\" The item also references upcoming testimony by top defense officials and political pressure over casualty reporting.
Across columns the piece notes that a Hershey retirement could trigger a constitutional shift back toward monarchy. It questions the economic aid from a large Export Import Bank loan to Franco and assesses Spanish military needs, including a need for 3.5 billion dollars to modernize the armed forces and Spain’s limited tank fleet. It also touches on China famine, civil war dynamics, and political quips about Louis Johnson, Gabrielson, and Milikin with brief informal commentary.
New York chat with MacDonald Carey, who plays Jesse James in a film. Carey recalls the outlaw’s Missouri roots, the era’s myths, and his own path from Sioux City to New York via acting gambits, singing, and a move toward the camera. He notes the legend’s backstory and reflects on art and mortgage pressures.
A mixed knowledge puzzle asks: 1 which WWI vehicle carried 40 men and 8 horses, 2 Kate Douglas Wiggin, 3 which Great Lake is entirely US, 4 second largest state in WA, 5 who invented the improved reaping machine in 1831. The page blends trivia, historical notes, quotes, and a watch-your-language word clue, with biographical snippets and reader prompts.
A jumble of clipped items notes five year parade of headlines including a disaster harbor story and a Taiga bound warship arrival. Private First Class 4 Stern, 22, earned the Purple Heart for wounds in the Japanese campaign. Crosby High School hosts its tenth annual reunion in Lynchburg as Mr and Mrs Ward celebrate their 25th anniversary.
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