This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1977
Page
3
A historical overview describes fiber optic technology enabling light transmission through thin glass filaments for data and video. It details subscriber access to news, weather, stock quotes, and fax printing, plus automated banking, shopping, alarms, and telecontrol from home.
J W Gammel Jr, son of Mr and Mrs J W Gammel of Highlands, was the first Baytown area baby in 1937 born at 1 a.m. January 3 in Goose Creek Hospital. The note adds local items from Jan 4 1937 including a burglary report and school system discussions.
The piece notes a sharp shift in outlook from bad and growing worse to fairly encouraged within a month. It cites oil prices, monetary policy, personal income, and November industrial production with October retail sales revision driving optimism, while warning revisions can alter interpretation.
Key events include George Washington delivering the first annual presidential message in 1790 and Isaac Newton born in 1642. Other notes mention Christopher Columbus sailing to Spain in 1943 and Utah’s admission as the 45th state in 1896.
The Baytown Sun masthead lists Leon Brown as editor and publisher with John Wadlay and Fred Hornberg in key roles. It notes offices at 130 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520 and subscription rates, printing under copyright. it includes letters policy and a “Thought for today” remark, plus birthdays and brief historical notes.
A House subcommittee report details how the Nixon administration used a White House Personnel Operation to funnel favored applicants into federal jobs through central referral units. Civil Service Commission officials allegedly aided the process, with GSA, HEW, and Pennsylvania connections cited as key examples of impropriety.
A reader reports knee pain improved by Motrin with no recurrence after a year. The doctor replies Motrin relieves pain but does not cure arthritis, and aspirin can be as effective for pain. large doses may help inflammation but safety matters.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.