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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
4
Fragmentary line from a Bible verse page shows “YE CALL me Master and Lord” with partial reference to John 13 13 and a damaged font note. The readable text hints at a devotional caption amid misprinted margins.
Myron C. Taylor, longtime personal representative of the U S president at the Vatican for ten years, may resign early this year. The move would revive debate over U S relations with the Holy See and church state separation amid past calls for his withdrawal.
Readers sympathize with Margaret Truman amid critics praise for her poise and presence more than her vocal power. One critic notes warmth and dignity offset a small voice, suggesting success lies in charm and poised artistry rather than brilliance.
Observers say Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson is emerging as the tribunal’s leader. The liberal wing fractured with the replacement of Murphy and Rutledge by Clark and Minton, reducing the four liberal bloc to uncertain support in key rulings.
The Baytown Fun issued by the Daily Sun Company appears under Baytown, with Ashbel Matherne and publisher Fred Hartman named in the readable lines. The fragmentary text suggests publication metadata rather than full article content.
The piece recalls the Jaycees Founders Day dinners from 1941 onward, detailing how the Young Man of the Year and Senior Citizen were chosen by a secret committee. It highlights notable winners, their community roles, and the evolution of the award through wartime years to 1948, ending with a nod to 1940 and a playful Castilian French aside.
A travelogue recounts a 700 mile journey noting small town service gaps. A filling station cafe lacks coffee and cleanliness by 10 am. At another stop a clerk ignores a customer, while a man outside uses signs to ask for a sale. The author observes indifferent service and questions customer care.
A fragmented anecdote about Benjamin Franklin and his father during meals. The boy questions the time spent on prayers and asks to say grace over the whole cask. Franklin responds that they are distantly kin via their parents and that the relation is unclear.
Henry McLemore argues President Truman's forecast of quadrupled national production by 2000 is alarming. He questions the AD acronym and jokes about three times more money, imagining random excesses like three jukeboxes for Mule Train in the year 2000. He critiques the optimism in the State of the Union address.
A satirical piece imagines the end of the century with triple troubles in taxes speed cops track earnings and trains while moviegoers and bettors face thrice the numbers. The German village tale follows Banker Henkel using a Bible a 3900-merk note and whiskey to tempt a farmer’s son Fritz who flees with three fortunes foreshadowing a banker’s fate.
Haste in bridge costs a player a clear win as West raced through a hand only to miss a diamond ruff sequence. The article argues speed should not override careful analysis, detailing how a timed defensive misstep prevented securing a profitable club sacrifice and a potential diamond return combo.
Five years back headlines report Allied advances on Manila and German reverses in Belgium and Budapest. Local directors changed at First National Bank Goose Creek and Peoples State Bank Baytown while a Pasadena patient recovers from a severe injury. University of Texas medical lectures are planned for the Tri Cities. A high school sponsor announces. Lieutenant Wallace Turner is buried in a U S military cemetery in Italy. A resident reports a Chicago steam heated duck pond sighting.
A Denver thief vows to return with someone braver as he is chased from a hotel. Putnam 1950 NAM president CG aA notes that desperation funds free enterprise in America. An ad urges light meals on rainy days and pro tennis coach Big Jack Kramer encourages young players to handle weight.
New York January 11 The S S Italia set sail with the Kiss Me Kate cast aboard to entertain passengers and collect for the March of Dimes. An apparent misunderstanding led to the voyage continuing with the ship at sea. The Coast Guard sent the cutter Senk to retrieve the cast at quarantine.
A letter dated May 23 2027 from London to Congressman H E Randall discusses a predicted 20th century United States economic depression. It warns of widespread distress, class conflict, and the risk of revolutionary upheaval without reform.
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