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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1950
Page
6
A brief religious reflection notes wise men from the east traveling to Jerusalem during the rule of Herod the king as described in Matthew 2 1.
A discussion of Max Lowenthal's book on the FBI attacks its methods as biased and out of context while praising J Edgar Hoover's leadership and constitutional policing. It then shifts to a separate note on meat’s health value, highlighting protein content, B-12 benefits, and dietary importance for growth, vigor, and appetite.
Fred Hartman reflects on 1950 in Baytown with Christmas spirit amid war fears and sacrifice. Highlights include Humble Oil’s new research center, the underwater tunnel project, construction of a billion-dollar Tee College campus, Texas Avenue changes, and coach Dan Blakworth’s Ganders becoming a state power. The column crowns December 23 with wishes for Merry Christmas.
A clipped opinion piece critiques how nonprofits now apply for intrusion in the Social Security system. It notes non qualifiers may await the excess profits tax passage. The piece mocks old tactics while mocking modern shifts in policy and circumstance.
Baytown Sun records show address at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas with Fred Hartman as editor and publisher and Syd Goulds as advertising manager Beulah Jackson as office manager Walter Edwards as managing editor and subscription rates by carrier and mail with prepaid terms and 1879 establishment notice.
A fragment from a column reflects on Betty Betz and her fan club the Betty Betz Angels. It notes a pledge guiding youth to values including healthy home life, equality, honesty and respect for parents teachers country and God amid a critical tone toward sensationalism in teen culture.
Henry McLemore laments a failing Christmas tree lights saga as bulbs fail nightly and the house grows darker. He jokes about rummaging through kitchen shelves, chasing a spark, and notes the tree’s glow remains the only light while other electricals quit. He recalls past trees from woodlands vs bought ones with humor and frustration.
Washington dispatch reports Joint Chiefs jittery over a possible renewed Berlin airlift blockade. Red radio jamming near the 1948 49 corridor, limited four engine transports, and Korean war demands threaten a recreated airlift. UMW leader John L Lewis weighs wage price freeze risks to miners with a February deadline.
George Jean Nathan lampoons a new Broadway comedy as it closes after two shows. The producer laments a 75 thousand setback, Nathan retorts the theatre’s loss spans a century.
New York gossip column mentions Artie Shaw and Berle, Nascent TV rumors, and a playful roundup of showbiz. Nehru resignation chatter, Fred Allen TV role shift, Martha Raye NBC show plans, and various celebrity tidbits with names like Berle, Cerf, Duchin, and Hayworth amid a rapid montage of entertainment notes.
Five years ago today three ministers began a city observance after General George S Pattonney stayed the night. Annie Elizabeth VW 5L died at Sartown hospital yesterday. Mr and Mrs bought a men clothing for Eden near San Angelo. 625 More there scox.
A collage of trivia questions and dated notes features historic figures and events. It mentions Abraham Lincoln’s predecessor, lighting and electricity facts, a Swedish nurse, and a mix of biographical hints including John Adams and naval figures, with scattered birth and death dates and era references.
A garbled wartime scene describes a soldier running from danger while a traffic cop orders him to stop. A confused exchange follows with misheard phrases and scattered names, leaving the exact events and identities unclear amid damaged text.
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