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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1950
Page
4
Acts 5 31 proclaims that God exalted Jesus at his right hand to be a Prince and Savior to grant repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. This devotional verse emphasizes divine authority and mercy for believers.
Community owned San Jacinto Memorial Hospital posted a loss of about $16,000 last year but trustees expect a break even or better 1950 if income holds at 1949 levels. No external bailouts are planned, costs have been trimmed, and staff remains strong with 35 physicians on active staff and about 100 consultants available.
The Sun suffered a four hour printing delay due to a mechanical breakdown on Wednesday. The paper notified readers via radio ten times and explained the cause to subscribers. Readers urged patience. many sympathized as local workers fixed the press at K and M Machine Shop and carriers delivered late.
Columnist Fred Hartman reflects on Baytown figures and local concerns. Milton questions time and Gordon Farned is praised for service to Baytown while the newspaper notes an error omitting his name. A light digress with jokes on express rates and postal issues concludes with tax crackdown musings.
A Milwaukee plant visit turns into a humorous scene as two friends bet a beer truck driver could drink a gallon in one sitting. The giant driver accepts, returns after a 30 minute break, and drinks two gallons. The loser pays, and the driver jokes about going home to ensure he could meet the feat.
Salvador Dali returns from a five month Europe trip with five new paintings he aims to sell to American connoisseurs. He explains his method as regenerating modern art through technique and spiritual treatment, while reporters admit they do not fully grasp the meaning.
Report claims the filmic retelling of Samson to portray the biblical hero amid spectacle as he uproots a temple while astronomers report dust coating on a surface after radar tests. The piece notes public reaction to Einstein inspired gravity theory potentially affecting prices.
This item collates trivia and curious notes from a historical paper. It surveys locomotive mechanics, biblical names, measurement basics, U.S. capitals, biographies, birthdays, and a set of Q A style puzzles with references to Edward MacDowell, Elmer Davis, Kay Francis, and early 20th century events and figures.
The Wolf Magazine of Letters prints an odd missive from a Kentucky postmaster to a Dover Delaware customer. The letter complains about mailed toads bursting from inadequate postage and describes Mr Denny catching flies, warts from handling, and a plan to test a toad for bass fishing. It asks for 28 cents postage due plus 10 cents for a wart remover and jokes about the post office becoming a mail pond.
A collection of terse quotes from British, American, Swedish figures and a Umpire, touching on obedience to socialist regulations, long hours, national identity, wine drinking in cafes, and a Swedish baron taking a job as a tech digger in Madison Wisconsin.
Ameri cana Probe Jap Agno Lines Yanks Beach Center Of Nazi Bulge Nazi Challenge For Alsace Met. Oswald L Wilburn 33 Missing in action since December 9 wife notified George Walmsley Robert B Lee High School football player nominated to U S Naval Academy Goose Creek Volunteer Fire Department pension fund of 4456 in war bonds announced by city manager Mrs Arthur Bricker to spend weekend in Galveston houseguest of grandmother Mrs Abe Rosenthal Mr and Mrs Carl Iford returned from Wellington Kansas death of Mrs Iford's mother Mrs James Cain
CHICAGO Jan 13 A allergy expert said over the counter sale of potent anti histamine drugs is a public hazard that has already caused fatalities Dr Samuel M Feinberg head of Northwestern University medical school's allergy research laboratory said proper use is beneficial but misuse neglects serious conditions such as asthma He added he has data to back his claims but does not want to publicize specific cases
Dallas police raced to a house after a resident reported a device buried beneath a hole in the yard. Sergeant H. J. Putman led the bomb detail and found a rubber rabbit shaped cylinder, later deemed harmless and left by children.
Governor Allan Shivers seeks a Texas style Hoover commission to study and reorganize the sprawling state government to cut costs. With 109 executive departments and independent agencies, the task will be long and demanding, and the chosen members must be expert and devote ample time to the study.
Three Baytown students and one from Highlands are among 256 UT College of Engineering seniors to receive degrees January 31. Ferrell earns Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. Brown and Linde man Jr. receive BS in mechanical engineering. Dawkins of Highlands earns BS in electrical engineering. Prince Otto von Hohenzollern seeks haven in Cuba to avoid deportation to the United States.
A educator and Fort Worth businessman will lead a committee formed by the Texas Railroad Commission to study the impact of imports on the industry in Texas. The panel will examine risks to jobs and university funding, warn of national security threats, and consider the potential waste of natural resources.
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