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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1950
Page
4
The verse proclaims that God has made Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Messiah. It emphasizes that Jesus is the Christ and the central figure of faith for Israel and all believers.
A columnist critiques President Truman’s speeches accusing him of outlining ambitious programs without explaining how to fund them. The piece argues voters kept him in office in 1948 and warns of a possible 1952 change, blaming the government mindset for persistent debt and party power.
Mack Murray, 21, of Kings Mountain North Carolina turned shaving problems into business. He developed a pain free shaving cream after chemistry experiments and turned down a $40,000 offer for his name and formula. He then created a deodorizing product Discreet and promotes solving personal problems with practical steps.
Inside Washington with Central Press reports growing public backing for Hoover Commission ideas. Hoovers eight point program may pass partly, including civil service reforms, budgeting changes, hospital service unification, and reducing direct presidential agencies, while water conservation unification and transferring Army Engineer civil functions face opposition and doubt.
Miss Dorothy Parker, famed wit, owned a dachshund attacked by a sewage dog. A dispute over who started it arose. Parker later found two abandoned alligators in a tub after placing them there. A note from the colored maid resigned, citing the alligators as the reason and humorously doubting the question’s return.
Fragmentary article segment from Baytown showing a See Sun Company publication at Pearce location. Text is damaged with prices like 2 and 10 dollars and names Absel or Asbhel, Smor, and other garbled terms. No coherent event or outcome can be determined.
The Baytown Sun highlights a Citizens National Bank ad and notes Houston bank deposits reaching a record of 1 182 349 204.86 dollars. The piece also praises Howard Lee’s leadership at St Paul’s Lutheran and discusses county budget boosts for Sheriff Kern and Tax Collector Smith. It cites Dr Frederick Eby criticizing Texas public schools and warning of private school encroachment.
A columnist riffs on Shirley Temple’s divorce and a New York millionaire’s suicide note, contrasting pursuit of wealth and power with daily life. It likens excess to overeating, urging balance and noting the dangers of too much wealth, fame, and control.
A Jerseyite writer contrasts dog diet trends with odd lines about a fictional Asiatic state Pushtooniatan seeking recognition. The piece mixes humor and political satire, noting punster perspectives and international recognition debates.
In a Baytown Sun column the editor weighs when the Twentieth Century ends and the Twenty-First begins. He notes readers seek clarity on whether 1950 marks the century’s end, and jokes about future calls in 2000 to settle the debate.
Harold Ross of the New Yorker enjoys office shuffles as St Clair McKelway returns from California puzzled by desk moves. A director Raoul Fleschman notes a ten minute stand may reveal White's desk. A Pennsylvanian verse about romance is cited and a Rome Wisconsin detour ends in a motorist hitting a pup after swerving to miss it.
The column discusses three positive 2 bids to two opening suit bids under Goren’s extended 4-3-2-2 point count. It analyzes responder assets, trump support, and high card strength, with example hands. reviews when to use No Trump vs suit responses and how spade as trump influences bidding. It notes Goren’s book Point Count Bidding from Simon & Schuster and asks a Weekend Question about judging the importance of a play.
Levi Fry named superintendent emeritus at Texas City after a 50 year tenure. B. R. Brooks promoted to superintendent by the board of trustees. Brooks joined Texas City schools in 1935 as Kohfeldt elementary principal and later led Heights and Denforth elementaries before service in the Air Force.
A Kentucky Advocate piece argues editorials shape civic action and guidance for readers. It emphasizes editorials reflect community interests, influence officials, and educate the public, urging readers to engage and critique to improve towns like Sterling and beyond.
A collage of trivia and notices lists immigrant landings in New York Harbor, patience under trials biblical figures, tobacco’s Europe introduction, and Binet Simon test purpose. It notes Israel Putnam and Millard Fillmore birthdays, the 1789 first U.S. election, and the Battle of New Orleans, plus birthdays of actors and leaders and a run of era trivia and author notes.
Climax Wear in Belgium battles, the Third Fleet wrecks 95 Japanese ships, and gas rationing is seen for two more years. Conroe exits District 444A by a secret four to two vote. Roosevelt calls for a national service law in his annual message as manpower strains grow. Technics Sergeant James E. Barliss is listed as killed in action on December 18. Emergency appendectomy for Rev. Claude E. Stinson. Marriage announced between Fauvette Farmer and Technical Sergeant Levin C. Gillman on December 16.
A fragmentary quote from Capt Victor H Herdicg of the Democratic Congressional Committee argues that low voter turnout may hinder EY's awakening to voting needs. A contrasting remark from 3 David McDansid of Rich Washington condemns local government as potentially a benevolent dictatorship. Chairman Thomas B. 9 Cebe of the Federal Reserve Board adds concerns about monetary integrity and welfare destiny amid fiscal credits.
A compact list of crossword clues including across entries such as Cicatrix and noxious vapor and down clues like Goes away slang Belief and Roman money. The jumbled text shows numerous numbering gaps and possible OCR errors but preserves a dense set of clues and references for a puzzle page.
In Dallas at Theater 50 in State Fair Park the new comedy My Granny Van has its world premiere Monday night January 2. Loren Disney and George Sessions Perry based the play on Perry's novel. Mary Finney stars as the title character with Margo Jones directing.
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