Editorial: Business Leaders Face Tougher Selling in 1953
syndicated columnist J A Livingston surveys the 1953 outlook and quotes GE president Ralph Cordiner predicting a need to sell harder than since the war's end. He notes inflation trends, stagnant real income, higher basic-need spending, and rising consumer savings, urging industry to unlock inert dollars and stimulate demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Livingston
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric
Livingston
International visitors shape Baytown talk this week
Community Chest hosted Mahmoud Hassan Radwan from Egypt for a round table and Lee College session. Iranian Nosrat Montassar from Tehran spoke on farming and oil trade. Both guests shared views on Egypt and Iran's positions amid Cold War pressures. A National Retail Dry Goods Association forecast predicts rising economic heights into 1954 with a shift after defense spending declines.
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Baytown
Community Chest
Mahmoud Hassan Radwan
Egypt
Lee College
Nosrat Montassar
Tehran
Abadan
U.S
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Montassar
Dan Clinton
Harris County
Radwan
Russia
Iran
Joe Stalin
Ster Montassar
Rotary Club
Robert E. Lee
Nettie Bradshaw
National Retail Dry Good Association
Egypt visit sparks long, lively Rotary remarks and tips on life
Fred Hartman Jory reports on a Cairo professor and Al Melinger’s impressions of Egyptian visitors. The talk covers Nile delta land splits, taxation debates, ancient chemistry, textile dyeing, and daily life in a 300 unit apartment. Also notes a five dollar hotel meal and a seven room flat. The piece touches U.S. consultants to Egypt and views on tax policy and morale under Eisenhower.
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al Melinger
Rotary
Sun
Cairo
Nile Delta
Gabor
Radwan
Hugh Stewart
Egypt
Dr. Radwan
Lie Nile
Steek
U.S
Switzerland
English preacher quits pulpit for bakery job ethics
The Rev R Wesley Himing resigns from Cheltenham pastorate to support his wife and unborn child, taking a part time baking job that pays more than his ministry. A broader question arises about income values for clergy vs doctors and other professionals as income figures from 1949 are cited.
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R. Wesley Himing
Cheltenham
England
Fie
Lyons Den Egravel Note and Global Witness Trips
Government defense counsel for Sgt Provno travels overseas to question witnesses as part of the case. Indigent client receives passage funds and daily living expenses while co-prosecutor Blinder also travels. Key witness Lt Gen Percival, Britain’s top prisoner in the Philippines, to be examined. Local notes mention Eisenhower Taft talks, film Taxi, and overseas club fundraising. Air France starts Tokyo Paris service with Japanese Chamber of Commerce leader at Paris airport.
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Percival
Britain
Philippines
N.Y
Blanche Yurka
Jorgensens
Charles Harsa
State Department
Air France
Paris
Verse of Galatians 3 11 Justified by faith
A concise biblical citation from Galatians 3 11 emphasizes the doctrine that a person is not justified by the law in the sight of God but by faith The verse states that the just shall live by faith reinforcing faith over works in Christian teaching
Baytown Sun Staff and Rates Note
The Baytown Sun details staff roles including editor and publisher Fred Hartman and Syd S Gould and management credits. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail including monthly, quarterly, semiannual and yearly options, with prices and payment in advance. It notes Baytown post office classification and national advertising representation in Augusta, Georgia.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Syd S. Gould
Seeeies
Beulah Mac Jackson
Warren Edwards
Ccesccecsensye
Amail
Armed Services
Congress
National Advertising Representative
General Advertising Service
Augata
Ministers and Teachers Entwined in Moral Paradox
The piece questions whether clergy and educators can uphold sublime ideals when personal needs go unmet. It argues hunger and poverty undermine moral leadership, noting ministers’ wives and children must appear respectable while the minister may struggle to hold a decent job and face dismissal or pity.
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Paris Dreams and a Champagne Moment in Lyons’s Column
Leonard Lyons recalls Paris fantasies by a guest asking to see a bottle of champagne at every meal. The music section notes Jimmy Van Heusen and Burke with Bing Crosby and Toots Shor, a dawn celebration over a $10 bet, and Crosby teased to sing. John Huston dined before Hollywood trip. Marilyn Monroe buys Reinhardt manuscripts but declines a music book.
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Paris
Jimmy van Heise Burke
Bing Crosby
Price
Bing
Toots
6Th Ave
Crosby
Shor
Ed” Run
Johnnie
John Huston
Hollywood
The
Brio
Marilyn Monroe
Max Reinhardt
Huston
Daily Blackboard Charm Behind Dallas Garage Success
Elmer Wheeler featured in a Dallas Classified parking garage tale about Hulon C. Robinson who posts daily messages on a shopboard to charm customers. The rotating quips build steady clientele, boost mood, and show how small touches and personal warmth can improve service.
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Dallas
Hulon C. Robinson
Robinson
Tee
New Mercantile Garage
Custamer
Edward Carrs Busy Inauguration Weekend Schedule
Edward Carr, Washington builder, will attend the National Association of Home Builders convention in Chicago on January 19, fly back to participate in the inauguration parade and ball in Washington, and then return to Chicago for a builders event on January 21. He helped plan the inaugural parade and banquet for the builders meeting.
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Edward Carr
Harman W. Nichols
Edward R. Car
Carr
Washington
Chicago
National Association of Home Builders
Ted
Carrig
Armory
Wnat
Georgetown University Syimnasium
Quick Knowledge Quiz From A Historic Paper
The reader answers five prompts: a famous children's book opening line, the location of The Soo, four parties for presidents, an Earth–Sun distance guess, and a historical event about the Cloth of Gold. Includes added notes on birthdays, film figures, and a later column item.
Humorous Snapshots and Strained Local News Bits
A collage of quips and brief reports features Gracie Allen flouting traffic signals at Hollywood, a boy named Johnny Logan offering a Bible essay with a pun, and an author accepting a charity fund interruption as he drafts a new novel. Other items mention a tornadic town, a protest by a sharecropper, and concerns about publishing costs and late trolley parties shaping reader interest.
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Heart
Jy the 903
Donald Sheean
Coney Island
Inside Story of Churchill and Ike Meeting Decision
Washington notes reveal Churchill sought a New York conference with Eisenhower before Christmas but Eden and Acheson clashed in Paris over Iran. The plan involved Iran oil sales, a World Bank loan, and US aid, yet Britain feared breaking contracts. Churchill relented briefly, then pressed for a NYC visit after Eden’s return.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Eden
Dean Acheson
Paris
Iran
Churchill
Bernard Baruch
New York
Paul Nitze
State Department
London
Premer Mohammed Mossadegh
Great Britain
World Bank
Britain
Abidan
United States
ECA
Nitze
Acheson
Par
Abadan
Asia
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Egypt
Near East
England
World Court
Mossadegh
Churchil
Truman
Moscow
Churchi
MacArthur
Manchuria
New York Times
Stalin
Stalin, He Could Bere
Looking Backward From The Sun In FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY
A fragmentary page note recalls a bank robbery and a building code warrant involving Mallory with nonconforming construction. Police Chief H. E faces jail ration cuts and prisoner complaints about rations. Goose Creek is mentioned with a steady turning curve per Johns manager. Bracero policy urged as West Texas Mercantile plans seek national labor shifts to Agriculture.
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Stassen
Mallory
Climaxi
H. Eed
Goose Creek
Johns
Bracero Change
Abilene, Tex
West Texas
Che Merce
Agricult
Chen M. Fielder
Mexican Natricuture Department
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