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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1950
Page
4
A concise editorial cites Ephesians 2 8 noting grace is God given not earned by works. The piece emphasizes salvation by faith as a divine gift and urges readers to reflect on personal belief and humility before God.
A Baytown AA unit marked its third anniversary with Bishop Clinton S. Quin of the Episcopal Diocese of Houston as a main speaker. About 140 people attended as members from nearby towns shared experiences, highlighting AA’s disease view and its unselfish, anonymous support system.
The page blends quizzes and birthdays with clues. It asks about mineral products of the United States and the Duke of Windsor’s royal name, then notes Gandhi’s death. It includes a birthday list for notable figures and a history quiz about Samuel Pepys and others.
A Crewe Mis seour residents quip about a neighbor while a Emporia dispatcher compares rain to ketchup. Pat Knopf helps a truck driver with a heavy book case before remarking on missed opportunities for education in a humorous local vignette.
LADIES are asked if they prioritize people or messes in life. Dr. Frank notes modern women seek personal prestige while many still want marriage and motherhood. The piece contrasts past resilience with today’s pursuit of identity and success in male fields. A side jab mocks hydrogen bomb claims and ends with a quirky streetcar strike headline tease.
The Baytown Sun is published by the Daily Sun Company at Pearce and Ashbel in Baytown Texas with Robert Matherne Fred Hartman 4 as Publisher and Editor. It lists subscription rates including 3 months for 2.65 8 months for 3 fear 10 and 15 cents per month for armed service and notes all mail subscriptions payable in advance. National Representative Texas Daily Press League writes of second day a matter at the Baytown post office under Congress act of March 3 1678.
The article compares defensive strategies in rubber bridge and match-point duplicate. It details how a defender aims to defeat a contract in rubber while avoiding giving away extra tricks, versus protecting against scoring worse than others in match play. It presents a bidding sequence, play, and a question on card-reading to pursue a 3 No Trump contract.
A New York City field note describes a writer’s long walking tour from Times Square to Spivy’s Roof plus Broadway geographies, traffic chaos, and sharp basketball observations. He mentions games against Ohio State and others, comments on taxi culture, and light anecdotes about friends and travel plans.
A condensed look at success psychology contrasts the will to win with the fear of success. The text argues that a success type personality remains integrated and drives toward external goals, while a failure type is divided against itself, held back by inner fears and a sense of unworthiness. Dr Karl Menninger notes fear of success as common.
A humorous note on Minnesota folklore highlights Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe. Tales describe Babe’s ventures from salt pork to river crossings, exaggerating the duo’s size and city-scale adventures in a playful regional legend.
A Baytown Sun reader recalls an auction ad that promises rapid dance mastery. The narrative details a chaotic studio scene with a self aware dancer, insurance offers, and a comic misadventure as instructors, managers, and a boastful challenger collide in a farcical lesson. The piece blends humor with nostalgic radio era tone.
A fragmented account traces how a muscular Illinois farmer patented barbed wire and ignited resistance in Texas. It describes night riders using cutters, poisoning, and arson, the Toscalan fight of 1886, and Glidden’s sale of patent interests. The piece ties barbed wire to ranch fencing, cattle empires, and transformed frontier life.
In the 1870s a DeKalb Illinois farmer Josef B Glidden and a Texas test sparked the barbed wire industry. A San Antonio wager and a demonstration on stock fenced wild beasts helped Lincoln's invention spread. The tale links open range conflicts to a fortune in fencing and fierce Texas clashes.
A clipped quotation piece cites former Paloid Commissioner Jerry Sadler advocating a two party system in Texas and urging personal responsibility, paired with a remark attributed to Edie Dyer of the St Louis Cardinals. The fragment reflects mid-century political sentiment and sports shorthand.
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