Editorials outline sweeping changes in government
The piece argues President Eisenhower will overhaul the executive office and major departments to improve efficiency and reduce waste. It outlines changes in Defense Interior Treasury Agriculture and other areas, emphasizing centralized leadership, streamlined operations, and shifts away from New Deal-era approaches.
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Eisenhower
White House
Seere Agriculture Department
Treasury
P. Eisenhower
Polio survivor Best Johnston back home and writing
A Baytown reader shares Bart Johnston’s letter from hospital describing his 1962 polio illness and slow return to work. He praises the National Foundation for Poliomyelitis for funding hospital care, therapy, and ongoing support as he recovers and plans to resume at-home desk work.
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Best Johnston
Bart Johnston
Gat
Bart
Bart Johnston Linds
Baytown
Snowvicous
Sun
Rand
Apollo
National Foundation For
Polio Foundation Support and Hidden Costs Highlighted
Fred Hartman argues the financial strain of polio care after hospital discharge, noting daily costs from seventy dollars for 24 hour nurses to twenty dollars if a lung is needed, exhausting most resources. He praises a foundation that funds equipment, staff, and research toward immunization, urging readers to donate to protect families from ruin.
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Jillion
John Jones
Joan Jones
Pete Smith
Joan
Palio
Looking at Life From a Blue Ridge Childhood Spools Tale
In a reminiscence the writer recalls a frugal upbringing in a remote North Carolina town. With scarce toys, children improvised using a family of spools for play while parents shopped in Charlotte only occasionally. The tale stresses self reliance and inventive resourcefulness.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Charlotte
Remembering Split-cha-britches and the Bummy Doll
A five year old cherished rag dolls as living beings. The child’s mother kept a golden curled doll and a one-eyed patched Bummy Doll, both treasured acts of parental care. The vanished Split-cha-britches left questions of kidnap or runaway, revealing how small objects loom large in memory and love.
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Charlotte
London Dinner Rumors and Boxing Plans Amidst UK Tensions
In a Lyons Den style gathering at M Baruch's, Churchill seeks to reassure the President-elect that anti American sentiment in England remains minor. Reports touch on boxing plans involving Manzo and Winged Victors, with Kearns confirming a re united bout during Coronation Week in London.
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Egenhower-Churchill
M. Baruch’s
Fred Saigh
St- Louis Cabinals
Iran
Samuel Goldwyn
Merle Miller Resigns from ACLU Board and Film Plans Stir
Leonard Lyons reports a flurry of media moves and personal shifts. Merle Miller resigns from the ACLU board while Walter Gellhorn takes a six month leave. John Dos Passos resigns amid ongoing literary and film industry chatter. Billy Eckstine plans a TV film series in London for Mel Ferrer. Arthur Mayer holds distribution rights to a new Australian film about pianist Eileen Joyce. Mayer seeks cooperation from the Australian News Bureau in New York, claiming wide collaboration with Australian productions. The piece also notes Jane Fonda's short TV program, Eva Braun’s sister pursuing a German action against a Hitler film, Stevenson as a TV guest in Barbados, and a quip about a governor and conscience. Mrs Cornelius Vanderhils dies and stories about opera, friends, and a wheelchair entry add color.
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The
American Civil Liberties Union
Merle Miller
Walter Gellhorn
John Dos Passos
Mises
Billy Eckstine
London
Mel Ferrer
Arthur Mayer
Hollmood
Jane Fran
Eva Brauin
Germany
Hitler
Era
I Stevenson
Ronald Trees
Barbados
Sandy
Quick Knowledge Quiz From a 1920s Paper Fragments
A collage of trivia and names from a vintage page asks about painted ladies and Mrs Malaprop, a Dartmoor night scene, Latin phrases linked to Lincoln and Booth, and a long list of celebrities. It blends quotes and hints with era slang and social notes.
Bible Verse Galatians 3 22 Promise by faith for believers
The scripture declares all under sin so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. The verse emphasises faith as the means to receive the promised blessing.
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Jesus Christ
Baytown Sun masthead and circulation details
The Baytown Sun shows its organizational masthead with editor publisher Syd S Gould and advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson. Subscription rates are listed as 1.20 per month or 14.40 per year with various mail options and wartime style rates for armed services. The notice notes second class mailing status at the Baytown Texas post office and a 1970 act reference.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce
Fred Hariman
Sreeere
Syd S. Gould
Seerveeeee
Beulah Mae Jackson
Ssssseees
Warren Rewards
Gartler
Armed Services
Baytown
Texas
Postoffice
National
General Advertising Service
Margaret Truman’s limousine loaned to inauguration committee
The White House leased Margaret Truman’s shiny black limousine to the inauguration committee. Chauffeur Joe Wasnas ingreid, a long-time helper, escorted guests and handled arrivals at the Willard Hotel while inflation era tensions echoed in the room.
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Margaret
Harman W. Nichoel
Washington
Imittee
Margaret Truman
Joseph M. MelInerney
White House
Miss Truman
New York
Tax schemes and fashion missteps in a quirky column
The text outlines Lasser’s claim of saving $200,000 in taxes and a dispute over math, noting his lavish move and focus on corporate setups. It mentions a man neglecting his tax check and a West Coast model who keeps changing hair color to avoid discomfort from photos.
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Mars Field
Lasser
Tye
K.L
Spis
J. 5
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Wilson Named Secretary of Defense in Eisenhower Cabinet
Editor Drew Pearson profiles Charles E. Wilson of General Motors as Eisenhower taps him to head the Defense Department. The piece outlines Wilson’s production genius, long hours, personal drive, and the tension between his GM interests and armed forces duties. It notes GM profits rose postwar, his labor policies, and potential conflicts over hardware orders and policy independence.
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Drew Pearson
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Washington
Charles 5
Wilson
General Motors
Arthur Summerfield
Taft
Chicago
Orks
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Trey
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Enidi
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Ara
Belgium
Denmark
Brazil
Java
Peru
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Zealand
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Sweden
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de Werdes
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Armed Forces
Averell Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Fierce
Harrim Teresignere Tojati
Wos Wilson
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Roger Keres
Instane
Wile Son
Whilson-Go-Rou
North Amer
United Auto Workers
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