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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
4
A short biblical verse from 2 Corinthians 5 17 stating that anyone in Christ is a new creation and that old things pass away while all things become new. It reflects Christian renewal and transformation themes.
The piece recalls Jesse H. Jones returning to Houston after a long federal career mainly with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. It lauds his nonpartisan administration and lending impact, contrasting with later political use of the agency, and suggests future appreciation of his contributions by Washington insiders and Houston seniors.
A student asks how to make money and shares a timeless rule. Focus on expressing inner abilities and serving human needs, not money itself. By turning work into a service, wealth follows as a by product. Henry Ford once showed a blinded executive that money alone blocks vision.
Admiral Louis Denfeld, ousted naval chief, weighs running for Congress from Westboro Massachusetts as a Democrat with potential Democratic backing. GOP strategists consider John Foster Dulles a possible Senate candidate in 1950 while deficits loom in a prolonged cold war era.
A narrator explains to a partner that writing a column resembles broiling a chicken. The real work lies in years of schooling, reading, research, and idea hunting, not the minutes spent writing. The partner jokes about trying a column herself but sticks to cooking.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local business item tied to The Baptown Fan Partizned by Sun Company with unclear context or action, mentioning Pearce and a company name, suggesting a notice or notice-like snippet from a historical page.
Baytown notes discuss Middleton's budgeting skill and humorous quip about budget signs while he attends an international city managers convention in Palm Beach. The column shares local remarks on budgets, small-town habits, and social chatter including ticket sales, dial phones, and plans for Notre Dame SMU football weekend gatherings.
A fragment recalls a tourist remark about the Grand Canyon as an ideal place for a joke involving razor blades. The text also mentions gardening ideas with onions and potatoes, noting moisture and patches in a garden context.
Henry McLemore reports on a government driven budget inquiry pressuring individuals about their finances including a forthcoming national service insurance dividend check due early next year. The piece analyzes how people respond to fiscal scrutiny and personal budgeting challenges.
A mixed bundle of trivia asks What is a memmal and the two divisions of Ireland. It notes Detroit and Tallahassee as answers, lists La Salle and Millikan events, and marks birthdays including John Barbirolli Ruth Draper and George Minot. The piece then drifted into a humorous budget diary about predicting the future and budget mishaps.
Five years ago today headlines recalled Saar and Ruhr battles, sinking ships, and a former secretary’s death. The 25th anniversary of scouting in Texas will be observed at East Harris County District Boy Scouts of America annual banquet at Grace Methodist Church. Fahy Godfrey resignation as junior rental inspector in the Tri Cities area took effect. A Harris County bond campaign for navigation district bonds was launched by J Russell Wait of Port Houston during a Chamber of Commerce tunnel and highways committee conference, while quail hunting season opened in Texas.
In her latest collection Miss Hokinson finds humor in bookstore chatter and social quirks. A Chicago hotel lobby meeting turns comic when two men introduce themselves amid arthritis and a Grand Rapids Gustafson. In Columbus, J Greer, 51, asked police to arrest him to sober up, and was taken into custody.
In London, U S golfer Jimmy De maret voices his desire to return to play for good American dollars after the pounds devaluation. He emphasizes the appeal of stable earnings and the chance to compete on familiar terms again.
Fort Worth population rises by 643 from last month to an estimated 272,172, reported by the Chamber of Commerce. The metro area is estimated at 344,604, up 1,139 from the prior month.
An 11 year old Lee College student Benny Stanger has created Christmas themed act posters for Barry Dryden of the Fair that drew strong comment. Stanger, a Robert E. Lee High School graduate, plans to study commercial art at the University of Texas and is praised by Minnie Alice Robertson and Dr. Fen.
Fort Worth dispatched deputy marshals to escort James Clifton Wheeler to face trial on a 1947 bank robbery charge in Weatherford. Wheeler, 21, was held as mentally incompetent after detectives linked him to the $3082 heist and was ordered confined. doctors at St Elizabeth's Hospital reported he is now mentally sound, clearing the way for the case.
In Lausanne Switzerland actress Rita Hayworth, expectant with her baby, limits activity to woodland walks and car rides with husband Prince Aly Khan. Friends say she is in good spirits and mostly rests at the Lausanne Palace Hotel. Gus Uth funds Crippled Children's Hospital with portions of his painting wages in Memphis.
Temple December 2. MHA 7 hospital reported attendant Eldridge shot in the heart during a hijacking at a filling station. Private Lewis Borgés of Florida confessed. Eldridge was taken to Austin for paraffin tests to confirm recent activity. Wego was arrested within an hour, and a .35 revolver was found. The pocketed money totaled 272 dollars.
Fort Worth reports a B 36 bomber incident as Sergeant Lowell A Reif ignored danger and parachuted from 3000 feet after engines four and five failed. Lieutenant Schoeffler piloted through the emergency, using extinguishers to combat a fire before restarting an engine at Carswell Air Force Base.
Dallas dispatch reports that investigators from American Airlines examined the DC-6 that crashed near Tulsa killing 28 people. Civil Aviation Board officers study wreckage at Ts Field interviewing staff as engine analysis and equipment checks proceed to determine the crash cause.
In a bridge column the reader learns that careful card counting helps a skilled player deduce remaining cards. The article describes a deal where North-South and East-West sequences hinge on observed plays, with emphasis on inference from discarded cards and tricks won or lost during the spade and diamond sequences.
A compact crossword puzzle list with across and down clues covering Lodges temporarily to A guard and related terms. Includes mixed language hints and themed notes from a puzzle page with entries like Republic Temporarily and Halfems-Tufan, suggesting a playful, postal-era style.
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