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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1950
Page
4
A biblical verse text proclaims that those who trust in the Lord avoid perish and find refuge when his wrath is kindled. The passage frames faith as the shield against danger and calamity, urging devotion and reverence.
A district attorney’s annual report highlights that none of the hundreds of cases handled or appealed in the past year were reversed by higher courts. The piece lauds quality over quantity, commending DA Winborn and his staff for solid outcomes and few reversals.
A tale of Harry Havig who rose from patchy childhood clothes to own a Grand Forks clothing store. Trotz tuberculosis diagnosis, he persisted, attended college with no funds, and built yearly sales of about 450000 in a town of 20000 by selling high quality merchandise. The message: convert negatives into fuel for success.
Fort Worth financier William Fleming pledges 100000 dollars to Baylor University for Tidwell Bible Building. required: Baptists must raise 160000 dollars first. Baylor President Dr. W R White lauded, with anecdotes and humor about campus life and predictions for electric cars. Harris County gains Clem McClelland as new Probate judge. the law creating the court is upheld.
Washington reports indicate Congress is unlikely to extend the peacetime draft law, with House Armed Services Chairman Carl Vinson and peers voicing strong opposition. The draft could expire June 24, while Defense Secretary Louis Johnson may seek a standby renewal. Vinson weighs the global impact of ending the draft before deciding his stance.
A column compares Norwich's 6000 car for the mayor's top hat with New York City's 40000 salary raise, then pivots to a personal anecdote about planning a New Year's Eve trip and the perennial fashion crisis of wives. It touches on politics, economics, and domestic humor with a satirical tone.
The Daly Sum Company publishes the Cheaytown Sun daily except Sunday from Pearce and ij in Ashbel Baytown Texas. Robert Matherne is listed as publisher with editorial and advertising management roles. Subscription is $5 per year or 75 cents monthly in advance.
Henry Ic Lemore reflects on Santa Claus delivering odd gifts to a South Georgia reader. The roller skates, bathrobe, socks and shirts prove impractical in a town of 524 people with no paved streets. The piece humorously thanks Santa but laments the less useful presents and wishes for better delivery methods.
General Tire and Rubber President W. O'Neil forecasts a strong three year period for the tire industry with rising replacement tire demand in 1950 and growth into 1951 and 1952. He cites higher car retirements, increased truck mileage, and robust demand for mechanical goods and plastics, predicting a bright overall economy driven by oil steel automobile and rubber sectors.
War front shortages report and a four draft proposal by Byrnes as Nazis press on a fifty mile front. Mercury drops to 36 degrees after a predicted freeze fails. Harris County installs a new county judge Glenn Perry, successor to Roy Hofheinz sworn in to run a radio operation. Dr. and Mrs. Jesse Kirkpatrick host open house at Crystal Bay. Mrs. Elizabeth Katribe installed commander of the Navy Mothers Club. Miss Jimmie Lee Fayle returns to the University of Texas after visiting her mother.
In a Bible belt hamlet an evangelist's sermon irked Cy Wilkins who stormed out after the preacher mocked older men eyeing younger women. Later Brooklyn farm club coach Jake Pitter recalled keeping a catcher who couldn’t throw or hit because he could drive the team bus on trips.
BILL TER RY rode high as Tanager of the New York Giants. A preseason question about Brooklyn Dodgers provoked a sharp reply and helped shape his fate as a manager. Also notes on Variety headlines mocking show business and small-town pictures.
State officials said they will seek the death penalty for Sandra Peterson a 18 year old hitchhiker from Somerville Massachusetts accused of killing insurance man Lewis Patterson on August 25 after a ride. Charged with murder robbery and body disposal her trial is set for January 16. Public defenders were appointed after she anticipated her brother would secure counsel.
Robert E. Ringling, last male survivor of the circus owning family, died of a heart attack Monday at his Sarasota home. He was 52. Ringling once headed Ringling Circus Enterprises and later served as chairman of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus board. He had lived quietly near the circus winter quarters in Florida.
The piece argues the century is mid point in 1950s discourse and envisions the second half starting in 1951. It highlights rapid change, advances in transport and media, social reforms, and the need for rededication to human welfare as a new era unfolds.
MEMPHIS TENN girl Betty Lou Merbury age 10 lost her diseased right hand by amputation. Doctors say she is getting along well after the operation last week and can go home Sunday. Brownsville Tennessee pastor reports county residents named Smiths have begun sending contributions to the brave girl who believes in prayer. Policeman Emmett Smith of San Antonio started a fundraising appeal among fellow Smiths. His dollar was not among six received yesterday, though he said it was mailed Friday.
In San Diego California Admiral Gerald F. Boger commander of the first task fleet, disclosed he has applied for retirement. The background figure in the unification dispute sent a letter to Secretary Francis P. Matthews alleging that unification is wrecking the Navy's offensive power. He also indicated a transfer to a relatively minor east coast post.
The article reviews Charles H. Goren's point count method for bidding in bridge. It explains how responders use counted values plus distribution to decide bids, including promotions of honors and deductions for limited trumps. It analyzes a North hand deciding between 2 Hearts or 1 Spade depending on counting and potential game chances, and suggests a practical immediate raise with three trumps in certain layouts. Tomorrow discusses counting on opening two bids.
A jumbled crossword puzzle page shows across and down clues with numerous typos and missing letters. The readable parts include hints like Trembling, Bucket, Capital in River It, Muse of poetry, Gifts given for favors, Toward, Peaty wasteland, Beverage, Spirit’s lamp, Shed blood, Close as hawk's eyes, Suffered dull pain, and Down clues such as Abyss, Separate, Distress, Father, Arch, and Bachelor of Science abbreviation.
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