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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1951
Page
6
A brief extract cites II Peter 1 4 urging readers to partake of the divine nature through precious promises and escaping worldly corruption by lust, reflecting a religious moral exhortation.
A reminiscence on how oil powered tractors and machinery transformed farming, boosting output by about 50 percent per man hour over a decade. It notes extensive land freed from feed duties, adoption of soil conservation, and the role of petroleum products in fertilizers, insecticides, and rust prevention. It also mentions government budget debates and other assorted topics in a columnist style.
A humor sketch riffs on odd notions from a Denver veinmaker who promises softer hail and a Dallas doctor who praises slumped posture. The piece mocks readers' complaints about left handed ink wells and teases fans about the White Sox pennant chase amid odd geography notes about ocean mud and soil depth.
Baytown Sun staff details list editors and managers. Subscription rates shown: by carrier 1.00 per month or 12.00 per year. by mail 1.00 per month, 3 months 2.90, 6 months 5.75, year 11.50. Armed Services 0.75 per month. National representative Texas Daily Press League. Second class matter notice at Baytown post office.
A longtime family doctor explains a guest’s incurable disease: aging. He likens time to a worn automobile and urges focusing on mind over body to enjoy life, warning against fatigue and urging acceptance of aging while staying active.
A mother scolds a boy for tail pulling then jokes his cat is the puller. A father praises a boy’s grip on a weed with the world at the other end. A California luncheon features a speaker misusing “depression” while the chair quips about a souring boom. Nebraska professor reframes mules as avoiding dangerous work.
The Senate Crime Investigating Committee reopens Florida operations sending Downey Rice to Miami to pursue new charges. Focuses on Governor Fuller Warren and Ded County Sheriff James Sullivan amid questions over Sullivan’s wealth from $2,500 to over $70,000. Also notes lax IRS handling of mob figures and Taft offering Korea peace terms.
Henry McLemore recalls Jimmy Demaret at a testimonial dinner and in Pinehurst as a scrappy, likable figure who could deliver on course. The piece contrasts Demaret’s character with other athletes, praising his warmth, humor, and skill.
Five years ago today, Ted Weatherly four, son of Ali and Mrs Hal Weatherly of 209 Gresham, drowned in a drainage ditch at the Yale street intersection in Schilling Morrell Park just before noon. Mrs Charles Faulkner arrived home from Portland Oregon recovering from injuries after a train wreck near LaGrande. Dorothy Humble and Cecil Wallace Camp wed June 2 at First Baptist Church.
FARMER KLOPFER visits Flemington general store with gloom as he admits his stubborn mare balked at the wagon and a fire was set to urge the animal forward. The horse moved enough to knock the wagon over the fire and burn it.
New York gossip columns chronicled a summer night of Broadway glamour as Earl Wilson observed three leading ladies and their adoring crowds. Martha Wright, Mary Martin's successor in South Pacific, received flowers from the mayor of Seattle and praise from director Josh Logan and co-star Ray Middleton amid the bustling Sardi's scene. June Havoc, Celeste Holm, Gypsy’s sister, and leading pairs like Binnie Barnes with Robert Preston drew attention, while the night ended with reflections on fame, kisses, and the nonstop rhythm of Broadway openings.
A garbled list of questions and notes on history including origins of phrases like the 62 dollar question, bugle calls for flags, Dawes’ vice presidency, waterway of Sacrament River, and definitions. It also references Continental Congress draft of the Declaration, Gershwin, sugar rationing, contemporaneous definitions, and biographical scraps about various figures and events.
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