Deer-Hunting Trip Draws Scrutiny From Baytown Officials
An editorial questions a six-member Baytown delegation including three councilmen and the city manager returning from a deer hunting trip funded by White's Uvalde Mines. It notes the company’s ties to city purchases and warns officials to avoid appearances of favoritism while denying any proven gifts.
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Baytown
White
Uvalde Mines
Rufus Bergeron
W. D. Reeves
Milton Campbell
C. D. Middleton
C. W. Gran
New York style leads fashion talk and Randy Wood rise
A New York observer lauds local dress sense arguing New Yorkers dress best in the country and cites Ben Goldman as Mr Style. The piece then profiles 35 year old Randy Wood from Gallatin Tennessee whose mail order phonograph business, farms, radio stake, and Dot Records venture fuel a Horatio Alger esque ascent with a simple wish to play golf.
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New York
Ben Goldman
United States
South America
Canada
Goldman
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America
Hollywoodian
Hollywood
Gregory Peck
Randy Wood
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Horatio Alger
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Little Gallatin
WHIN
Randy-Smith Music Corp
Dot Record Company
Kentucky
Hilltoppers
Christmas News Repeats Yet Still Shines In Faithful Pages
In a letter from Miriam Logan of Lebanon Ohio she critiques newspapers for reprinting old news and repeats that Christmas coverage feels stale yet beloved. She cites a 1903 Dayton story on Christmas shoppers and recalls the Wright brothers Kitty Hawk telegram being treated as negligible.
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Miriam Logan
Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton, D
Miriam
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Winght
New twist in old tale tied to television and cows
A writer notes the impossibility of new stories and then presents a whimsical 1903 contrast. Russell Fleming in Whitby Ontario installs a television in a barn to entertain cows milking, claiming a daily milk boost of 15 gallons. Arthur Godfrey is humorously praised by the bovine jury. Confucius quote closes.
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Miss Logan
Dayton
Russell Fleming
Whitby
Ontario
Arthur Godfrey
Confucius
Logan
Frank Sinatra Opens at French Casino in Lyons Den Note
Frank Sinatra delivered a successful premiere at the new French Casino with the line about a three hour Idlewild customs delay. The traveling Sinatras favor Honolulu where Frank and Ava Gardner honeymooned. He lauds Honolulu as ideal and romantic in a chat with George Jessel. Monte Proser and Nat Harris discuss decades in nightlife. Robert Ross debuts in Point of No Return and departs on tour with Henry Fonda. Ross is married to Marion Gilmore.
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Broadway
New French Casino
Africa
Idlewild Customs Desk
Customs Department
Sinatras
Honolulu
Frank
Ava Gardner
Sinatra
George Jessel
Ava .Gardner
Jessel
Sophie Tucker
Robert Ross
Marquant-Osborne
Henry Fonda
Ross
Margaio Gilmore
Lyons Scoop Delivers Chatter on Theater and Politics
Leonard Lyons reports on actress Miss Gilmore reacting to an actor’s tour while noting a belief that conflict arises only when not working. Travel notes feature Leon Henderson’s inauguration telegrams, and legal notes cover John Rogge defending Browders amid bail fund battles. Finance gossip recalls a cartoonist and Jean Alexander over posing rates. Sports humor cites jockey strikes, and TOM EWELL’S Broadway comeback is hailed as a beacon for hopefuls with Max Gordon’s tribute on perseverance.
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Miss Gilmore
Tom Ewell
John Loves
Mary
Ewell
Kaufman
Abbott
Jed Harris
Logan
Pauline Lord
Ruth Gordon
Judith
Baytown Sun masthead and rates page entry
The Baytown Sun presents its masthead with editor publisher Fred Hartman and staff roles. It lists advertising, office management, and subscription rates including carrier monthly and annual mail options.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Syd S. Gould
Beulah Mae Jackson
Warren
Edwards Pateseseees
Armed Services
Postoffice
Congress
General
Atlanta
Worth 7 a Day Notapt for Housewives to Know This Fact
Washington December 23 A reader argues government figures value housewives at seven dollars a day. He cites 50 hours weekly household labor and 3 dollars daily for domestic help, totaling about 35 dollars weekly and over 1500 dollars yearly. He notes wives spending on clothes and gear, estimating household wear costs surpass 199 dollars annually, and warns men not to discuss it at dinner.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge Central Press Feature
A compact 1930s style column mixes trivia prompts and social notes. It lists quick questions on history and culture, birthday mentions, a guessing game about a silent film actor, a poet and actress, and brief factoids about language, manuscripts, and notable events.
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Central Press
Eisenhower Luck May Help Kim In Korea
Washington notes that Ike faces a tough Korea task with limited odds of breaking the stalemate. The piece outlines Chinese and Russian leverage from Korea, potential shifts in policy, and possible boosts from Formosa or South Korean troop deployments, highlighting Pentagon views and strategic options.
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Eisenhower
Kim
Kore
Drew Pearson
Korea
Sorea
Ike
Hisenhower
Pentagon
Russia
China
Manchuria
Kremlin
United Nations
U. S
Probaly
Essexhower
Formosa
Chiang Nhaishek
From The Sun News Briefs Recalled
Five years ago a notice announced construction of the Fat Kress Building with Allen G Nutive secretary of the Community Chest. Ten years ago Cpl J Haskell Lill underwent a Beale operation in Marysville. Be Beale Baytown arrests were reported in Harris County with Dr E L Cherry among others.
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Cpl. J. Haskell
Apres Beale
Marysville
de Efeven
Baytown
Harris
Try And Stop Me In These Days Sports Quips
A collection of quips and jokes about college sports travel and famous lines. References to Cornell founder Andrew White, a Pun on a tornado library loss in Fayetteville, and a humorous note about a child making noise then departing, featuring various wordplay and anecdotes.
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Andrew W. White
Cornell University
Cornell
Ann Arbor
HY Gardner
Pentagon
Forks
Ladie
Fayetteville
Tenn
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