It's Time Telephone Folks Got An Answer Editorial
The Sun urges Baytown officials to address Southwestern Telephone Co. rate grievances promptly. Four months without a decision burden both the company and citizens. Courts exist but timely council action should resolve whether rates rise and by how much. Expert input, then a clear ruling. The paper questions how far a dollar goes today amid rising costs.
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Bible Verse Worded by Jesus About Children
Jesus calls the little children to him in Luke 18 16 declaring the kingdom of God belongs to such as these and that they should not be forbidden. The verse emphasizes childlike faith and divine inclusion.
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God
What Is a Classic in Literature and Arts
Looking At Life by Erich Brandeis discusses defining a classic as a work of the highest quality that remains true and emotionally engaging across ages. He cites Aesop and the fable The Ass and the Lion's Skin, noting enduring relevance, then segues to social dinner descriptions in Washington, suggesting ongoing cultural braying without altering core ideas.
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Washington
Gwen Cafritz
Robert _Guggenheim
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney
Athanase Politis
Advertising Pioneer Al Lasker Transforms Industry
The turn of the century tale follows Al Lasker, a Texas youth who built a modern ad empire in Chicago within a week. He sold magazine space and helped standardize advertising, becoming one of the world's leading agencies and shaping the field with bold, anticipatory pitches.
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Hoover Second to Pan Am Lobby in Capitol Tug of War
Washington dispatch reports Herbert Hoover failed to swing Congress in favor of federal support for Pan Am subsidies. Pan Am’s lobby influenced a committee reversal, with a potential 17.2 million annual gain cited. The piece notes oil lobby pressure affecting votes, while teachers’ protests are described as weak.
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Herbert Hoover
Hy Drew Pearson
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Pan American Airways
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House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
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Air Transport Association
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Tidelands
Birthdays and trivia mix in a busy retro daily page
A collage of notes on birthdays for Rise Stevens Hazel Scott and Ernie Nevers plus a glossary entry geocentric and a historical timeline. It asks Who was the most famous Mexican bandit and Who is the Salt Lake City born WWII general, with a playful future forecast and trivia prompts.
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Utah’ State” College
Air Corps Tactical School
Command and General Staff School
Argentina
Air ‘Training Command
Mediterranean Theater
Allied Tactical Air Force
Italy
Tactical Air Force
Fathers Day shifts away from papa in greeting cards
Washington June 30 With Fathers Day near the word papa has nearly vanished from cards. Hallmark spokesman Mark Finch notes dad daddy and pop now lead, while papa fades. Aneurin Bevan and Gene J Lawton Collins quote on defense not central to the piece.
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Washington
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Hallmark
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Papa
Lyons Den News Dept Contention on Delegates and Ehrlich Notes
The Lyons Den reports Janie Kinney aims to control about 400 delegates as contention nears with Stevenson and Fauver eyed for nomination. A federal trial unfolds with a drafters case, while France awards Legion honors to Benjamin Sonnenberg. Lucy Freeman to win another award for reporting on mental illness. Abilene figures in Eisenhower show reception and Perle Mesta's Overseas Press Club honor sparks commentary.
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Janie -Afe Kinney
Ted
Stevenson and Fauver
France
Legion of Honor
Benjamin Sonnenberg
Lucy Freeman
Eisenhower
Abilene
League
Unclear fragment hints at Civil War volunteers and troubled town notes
Fragmentary text mentions Spanish Civil War volunteers and a courier, with unclear references to costs, an automobile, and a sign about ten degrees, set in an Arizona town with a soaring “120” motion. The readable content is too fragmentary to establish a clear event or individuals.
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Arizona
Goose Creek Board Refuses to Join Major Groups
Five years ago today Goose Creek board refused to join. Mrs. Lizzell Shilling-Palmer spoke about two businesses on West DeFre and Abe Rosenzweig at the Texas Theaters. Al B. T. Antle was elected grand Knight of the San Tscinto Council of the Knights of Columbus.
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Goose Creek
Sun Slants By Fred Haity and Local Baytown Coffee Talk
A fragmented Baytown column blends memoir and civic notes, recounting family links to Pancake founder tales, a Mangum Okla SOS call, and a Houston politics anecdote. It praises the Junior Chamber of Commerce for backing widening Decker Drive with shell shoulders as a feasible civic project.
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Robert Sherman
Robert “A. Livingston
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