Baytown Sun changes hands as Matherne retires
Longtime Baytown Sun executive Bob Matherne retires after 19 years as editor and publisher. Fred Hartman becomes editor and publisher, promising no change in local focus, independence, or staff, with the paper continuing to serve Baytown and its people.
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Bob Matherne
Baytown Sun
Tomoorrow
Fred Haertean
the Sun Tomorow
Baytown
the Sun
General Newspapers, Inc
Geosden
Alabama
LaVerne Matherne
Foxy
Ecporiing
Hartman
G W.S. Sennett
Beulsh Fee Jackson
Fred
Zactish
Sey
Bob Metherne
Fred Hartman
Garrett Herring
The
Sun
Snotter
Rob
Wedding Plans And A Laughing Misprint
A mother and daughter plan a wedding while a groom-to-be jokes about details. A city with the same name as Ore features a millionaire and two day laborers. A racketeer misdirects a ransom note to the wrong man, threatening to kidnap a wife. The worker replies he lacks the cash but is curious about the offer.
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Central Park
Come, Let Him That Heareth Take the Water of Life
A Bible verse from Revelation 22 17 calls to hearers to come and take the water of life freely. The Spirit and the bride invite: come, whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Cheaptown San-Published By The Daily Sun Company
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Pearce and Baytown Texas with names Robert Matherne and Ashbel and prices such as $2.65 and $5 and $10 sets. It references a monthly mail subscription payable in advance and a Texas Daily presiding league, with classification as a second class matter at the Texas post office.
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Daily Sun Company
Pearce
Ace Ashbel
Baytown
Texee
Robert Matherne
Texas Daily
Presa
Texas
Postoffice
Life spans and aging hopes from Liege conference
A report from the Liege gerontology conference surveys birth and death data from 13 600 Swedes and Finns 1604 to 1850 showing younger mothers linked to longer life, fathers age irrelevant, and a 42 year female and slightly less male average life expectancy. It notes optimism for longer lives yet cautions about unknown human factors and historic risks.
Wedding Party Under Texas Rangers In Cuero Feud Night
A 1875 Cuero event recounts Joe Litterlie hosting a wedding party while Texas Rangers halted the revelry at dawn. Rangers read warrants, guarded the house, and even danced with guests as feuding relatives faced arrest and later legal action. Litterlie’s murder indictment was overturned on technical grounds.
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Ross Phares
Cuero
Texas Rangers
Gall
Joe Litterlie
Philip Brazil
Georgia
DeWitt County
Lee Hall
Hell
Hall
Lithie
Leutenant
Jeller
Appian Way Echoes Rome as Hollywood Transforms It
Reporter Wilson visits the Appian Way to observe a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production of Quo Vadis. Extras in plastic armor pose on a modern highway while Coca-Cola stands and a 1955 seaplane scene overlay a Roman three-year campaign. Cast and crew juggle logistics, comfort, and safety amid the unusual backdrop of ruins and modern traffic.
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Esrl Wilson
Rome
Nero
Hollywood
Robert Taylor
Teylers
Wilson
Malta
Try And Stop Me DAVID SELIAYER Sales Booster Card Gamble
DAVID SELIAYER head of a major department store in Chicazn creates Friday night card bets to spur sales. For each high priced sale, staff draw a card. five cards form a poker hand and the winner takes a cash prize. The system rewards big earners but also gives a chance to lower earners due to the preserved draw order.
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David
Red) Seliayer
Chicazn
Barbara
la Stanwyck
Russians Hold Key To Length Of Korean War
Washington Dispatch reports that General Bradley told President Truman the war’s duration hinges on Russia’s willingness to expend tanks guns and materiel. The Kremlin’s support drives North Korean advances and Allied gains depend on Russian arms. Bradley notes Soviet losses mount as US bombers strike North Korean targets, with most enemy equipment and manpower supplied by Russia.
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Washington
Robert St. Allen
Tru- Taan
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Senaior
Claude Pepper
Florida
Russia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kremlin
GUS
Taejon
Truman
Mike Bradley
Pepper
North Korea
Korea
NAM President Claude AL Putnam Quotation Emphasizes Value of Industrial Nursing
NAM president Claude A L Putnam asserts industrial nursing proves its worth in dollars and cents, highlighting cost savings and productivity gains. The quote reflects a broader push for occupational health investment within industry.
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NAM
Claude AL Putnam
Global trivia grab bag of quick facts from old paper
A jumble of questions and notes on early aviation records, biblical names, political figures, and birthdays mixed with stray references to government actions and historical events. It lists pilots, legislators, and historical dates in a dense, fragmentary OCR snapshot.
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Si Lagic Cardinals
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Dyer
Fred Leigh
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Paris
Fulton Theater
Margeret
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Igi
Charley Jones
Eearl
Jean Carrot
Mervyn Leroy
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Appian Wey
Bob Taylor
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Deborah Kerr
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