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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
4
A Bible verse links suffering, ministry, and mission as Acts 20 24. Washingtonians press Truman to fund a proper theatre or concert hall after Sadler Wells performance at DAR Constitution Hall underscoring the capital's lack of a legitimate venue. The National theatre has closed and become a movie house following a desegregation dispute.
The Democratic high command sees a hard fight for Senate Majority Leader Scont W. Lucas in the 1950 Dinois race. Former Representative Everett Dirksen, once forced to resign over eyesight issues, now campaigns vigorously as the Republicans' strong hopeful. Democrats worry about Lucas’s record and the off year mood, while noting a Lucas victory could position him as a potential Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1952 with Truman aid.
A mother and former seller, Sally Hisenberg, finds work from home by phone. She places a simple ad offering telephone solicitation and secures commissions from a local insurance firm and a photographer selling gift certificates. With spare time, she nets nine to ten dollars per session. Her approach centers on a personal inventory, asking what she can do and how she can deliver, then applying ingenuity to achieve success.
The Goodyear Corporation plans to build six airships about 930 feet long with six engines each capable of nonstop transatlantic crossings carrying 112 passengers or 91 tons of cargo. Each ship would cost about $10 million and reach speeds around 75 to 100 mph. Designs call for a maximum range of 11 000 miles with operational range near 7260 miles and a crew of 60 plus 260 passengers or troops.
Baytown Sun notice from The Cane Sun cites second class matter status at the Texas post office March 2 1879. Ashbel advertising office seeks manpower and space in Baytown Texas with branding for local readers.
A column riffing on namesakes seeks a buck from all Fred Hartmans to ease a debt. It lampoons municipal policy, predicts tech progress via machines, and mocks sun setting papers mergers. It also criticizes a proposed oleomargarine transport ban and compares it to wartime bread laws.
A humorous column riffing on ideas from unlikely places and daily annoyances. The author muses on following up simple inspirations, jokes about envelope gum flavors, and laments humanity's focus on complex gadgets and weapons instead of simple fixes and timeless morals.
Producers have come up the hard way for the most part and are not famed for erudition. In vaudeville days a scout judged a song and dance act as mediocre and commonplace. A California bookseller has installed a sideline of canned sardines, a belief that fish is brain food.
Henry McLemore argues against recognizing Mao regime and jokes about becoming Ambassador to Peiping. He notes his own limited qualifications and mocks typical ambassador wealth, suggesting a humorous view of foreign policy and personal ambition.
A long mixed column presents trivia questions and historical notes. It includes quiz items on Byzantium the Queen of Sheba and the tsetse fly, plus biographical hints about reformers and explorers. It ends with a satirical letter about ambassadors and Peiping.
Summary of five years ago today including Allied advances in Burma and an imminent Lu zon invasion. Also notes charity donation by Local 1051 to San Jacinto Hospital fund and a trust will for the estate of Mrs. Annalen Wright. Purchase of Tri-Cities Hardware announced by W C Morris. Child hit by car near Pelly Raytown.
Governor Thomas E Dewey opened the 1954 New York legislative session by denouncing the Truman administration welfare and spending programs as moving toward socialism He labeled the Fair Deal a mismanaged domestic policy and a threat to states rights His remarks split Democrats and Republicans into opposing camps while claiming New Yorkers enjoy high health and welfare standards without regimentation or borrowing from fascism communism or socialism.
A GI candidate for the New York police force is asked how he would handle a reported assault in Central Park. He says he would reconstruct the crime. The Norfolk and Western press feature adds a moral about railroad safety and a fatal roadside cross funded by insurance.
Rapid City Air Force Base is cited as a primary jumping-off point for northern B-36 missions. Col Alfred Kalberer notes conversion to permanent B-36 home, with eight radars and plans for a 15-plane bombardment wing. Total base costs exceed nine million, including a record hangar and operations facilities.
A Texas Industrial Pension Service report shows 280 cities conducting training across multiple public sectors. Training covered motor vehicle supervisors, fire department instructors, police, water and sewage plant staff, and rural electric line crews. Courses reached thousands of workers from hundreds of firms and agencies in 39 towns to improve operations and safety.
The article discusses using the Goren five card count to rate opening two suit bids for big hands. It evaluates hands A B and D under the new method, showing how counts determine game or partscore bids and the risk of signaling strength to partners. It notes minimum counts for opening two suited bids and suggests opening two with stronger heads to avoid missing game.
A historical crossword style list presents numbered clues with partial hints. The garbled entry includes references to embers, palm fruit, air spirits from The Tempest, and various abbreviations or terms such as muse of music, Chinese measure, and a range of short definitions.
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