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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1950
Page
4
A verse from 1 Peter 3 15 urges believers to sanctify the Lord God in their hearts and be prepared to explain the hope within with meekness and fear, guiding faithful discourse.
Massachusetts and New Jersey plan February special elections to fill two House vacancies in GOP-leaning districts. New Jersey seventh district picks William B. Widnall to replace J Parnell Thomas amid payout and staff kickback convictions. Massachusetts sixth district nominates Lt Comdr William H Bates son of the former representative to succeed George T Bates who died in the Washington crash. Democratic challengers are George T English and Richard M Russell.
Four young Davis brothers aged up to 44 run Winn and Lovett Grocery Company with 110 stores in Florida after buying 46 more for 4 million. From small Burley Idaho beginnings they emphasize national brands, service, low prices, and employee incentive pay across all levels, including truckers and cashiers, to drive growth and loyalty.
An anecdote recalls Calvin Coolidge's famed brevity after church. His wife asked about the sermon and he replied simply Good. When asked what the minister preached about he said Sin. Asked what he said he answered He was against it. A wagered dare noted his concise reply.
In a quirky item, William Ris notes a Moscow figure touts A. Popoff as radio inventor, while two Russians push a grand claim. A sly trend of Soviet boastfulness appears, as quiet mentions of the real origin fade and a South African river hippo tale ends with the hippo caught.
The snippet lists publication details for the Baytown Daily Sun including publishers Robert Matherne and W Fred Hartman and editor S Gould. It notes office management roles and subscription rates with monthly, six month, and yearly prices, mentions subscribers in armed service and advance payments, and marks the paper as a second class matter at the Baytown post office under an 1878 act.
The Sun notes a 700 dollar Houston Chronicle page ad vs a 122 dollar Sun page ad. It details Justice Precinct 3 wet dry election boxes Cedar Bayou Baytown Wooster Highlands Crosby Sheldon Channelview and discusses bonds for Atascocita Crossing roads and bridges. It argues Baytown should align with county trends and questions local fiscal autonomy. It closes with reflections on regional independence and principle.
A 16 year old Betty from St. Louis Kansas writes seeking guidance to become a journalist. The writer notes Betty’s clubs, conferences, long correspondence, hobbies and desire to interview anyone, while reflecting on how journalism has evolved from daring firehouse-starts to collegiate thinkers. The piece contrasts youthful enthusiasm with seasoned newsroom reality.
Henry McLemore questions the famed romance between tennis player Gorgeous Gussie Moran and Calcutta businessman Anthony Davenport. The piece contrasts this love affair with other celebrated pairings, noting international figures and lavish wealth but contending the Moran-Davenport tale lacks romance or glamour.
An OCR filled montage covers a mobile mix of wartime notes and society gossip. It mentions Patton in Germany, First Lady and President press Henry Wallace, Mrs Vernon Hill’s prisoner of war notice, and WAVES marriage news. It also notes a $28,069 revenue bond retirement date and a rent control inspector assignment. The column mocks fashion gossip about Miss Moran and Davenport in Calcutta.
The East player threads a risky plan to beat contract from a passive position. He opens hearts, ruffs, and uses the diamond honors to disrupt trumps, relying on West s potential singleton to win a later trick. The line rewards bold inference and precise defense. Tomorrow s problem ar. AES 2.
A clipped reminiscence recalls a private at Camp Lre who outwits a five star general and a colonel at the Pearly Gates. Saint Peter, amused by the rear rank private, admits him with a quip about needing KL Pes in heaven. The piece follows a wartime anecdote voice with sharp humor and memory.
Dayton audience hears Senator Taft warn that 1950 could decide between a totalitarian state and freedom and equality. He contrasts government overreach with the principles that built the nation, joined by Rep. Richard Nixon who cites the Alger Hiss case and espionage lessons.
Texan parade by Foss Phares recounts Kendall’s bold Santa Fe expedition voyage from Austin in 1841, his brutal captivity in Mexico City, and his rise as the world’s first war correspondent. He wrote a two volume account selling over 40,000 copies, then aided Taylor’s forces in the Mexican War while creating rapid dispatch networks and pony expresses across frontier routes.
A devotional line echoes from scripture urging believers to honor God in every action including eating and drinking. The phrase emphasizes daily conduct as worship and reflects longstanding religious teaching.
Kendall served in the Mexican campaign with Mosher and McCulloch, riding with leaders to Saltillo and Chapultepec. He later aided Vera Cruz operations, earned a major’s rank, and performed a secret dispatch mission. After the war, he wrote about it in Paris, married Adeline da Ve count, and founded a Texas sheep ranch and publications on sheep raising. His son inherited his ranch and cattle interests.
In Hutchinson Minnesota a stocky 23 year old secretary, Laura Safford Miller, was shot in Attorney Gordon Jones's office around 1 am. A cab driver, Lee Cooper, reported hearing two endearment words and found the body after guiding Miller to Jones's office. Police said the secretary had hired the cab driver several times.
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