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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1951

Page

5

Watch At Iceland Begins Again With U S Bases And Radar

Readable fragments describe renewed U S watch at Iceland with fields bases radar stations and patrols from Reykjavik to distant points. Mentions May and July 1943 references, security goals in North Atlantic, weather hazards, and Icelandic geography. notes limited coastal facilities and hydro power potential amid wartime urgency.

Iceland Ival Edward J. Sgeraansos Perkjavik eBay Atlantic Ndic Reykjavik Zegut

Iceland's journey to republic and democracy across centuries

The article traces Iceland's history from Norse settlement in 872 to the 1944 republic declaration and 1946 United Nations membership. It notes economic reliance on fish exports, postwar aid, and NATO ties, highlighting independence and constitutional milestones such as Althing and Leif Ericson era Christianity.

Iceland Leif Ericson America Althing Denmark Sveinn Bjornsson United Nations North Atlantic Alliance

Texas twisters damage Merkel and Joshua areas in outbreak

Storms across West and North Central Texas left heavy property and crop damage. Merkel suffered downtown destruction with no injuries, while a twister near Joshua-Godley damaged farms a half mile wide and five miles long, with roofs torn, barns wrecked, and birds and animals harmed.

United Press Texas Merkel Cleburne Joshua-Godley Holliday Jeshua Jost Gainesville Cresson Waco Fort Worth Dallas Amarillo Weatherford Lubbock Bonham Highway Patrol W. L. Bradshaw

Building Fund Day at Memorial Baptist Church

Building Fund Day takes place Sunday at Memorial Baptist Church on West Sterling to raise gifts for the ongoing church building project. The event features sermons by Rev. A A L Jordan at 9:30 and 11 a.m. with music by Fred Parker and Douglas Hamil performing The Prodigal Son and the choir anthem Show Me My Task, plus KRCT radio coverage at 11:10 a.m. The evening service offers a program by the intermediate choir under Parker and a sermon titled The Set Face.

Memorial Baptist Church West Sterling Truett C. Smith M. J. Wats Fred Parker W. D. Hinson Ben Ammons A&a L. Jordan Douglas Hamil KRCT Parker Pester

Livestock market trends from Fort Worth cattle hogs calves

Fort Worth reports mixed livestock prices with Friday's gains across cattle calves and hogs. Slaughter steers reach 36.00 with cows 27.30 and bulls 26.55, while good stocker steers top 35.0 and stocker cows 23.00-26.00. Calves mostly 50 higher, slaughter calves 31.50-35.00, primes to 36.00, hogs and sows rise, closing sales show varied results across butcher, sow, and feeder pig categories.

Fort Worth USDA

Texas Oyster Decline Prompts Name Change for Commission

The Texas legislature renamed the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to the Texas Game and Fish Commission as part of a measure expanding membership from six to nine. The change, effective September, follows a long decline in oyster harvest from 206 000 barrels in 1800s to about 7 000 barrels today and reflects erosion and silt losses. Marine biologists are studying restoration options.

Austin UFI Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission Texas Game and Fish Commission Fish and Oyster Commissioner Commission

First Aid Lessons For Atomic Attacks From Red Cross

The Red Cross outlines basic first aid for atomic disasters with emphasis on arresting hemorrhage, burns, shock care, and dry dressings. It explains injury classes from blast force to radiation sickness and notes Hiroshima Nagasaki casualty patterns.

Stitent S Association Pam American Red Cross First Aid Red Cross Hiroshima Nagasaki

Eagles Face Buffs in Dallas After Narrow Houston Setback

The Eagles struggle through a 1 0 loss in Houston as Mike Clark handcuffs them with five hits and Ray Narleski falls to his eighth defeat. Buffaloes win two straight, inching ahead in the Texas League standings. San Antonio tops Fort Worth 9 8. Oklahoma City defeats Shreveport 6 1. Tulsa and Beaumont idle.

United Press Eagies Houston Buffs Eagles Bayou City Dallas Buffaloes Mike Clark Ray Narleski Les Fusselman Larry San Antonio Fort Worth Oklahoma City Shreveport Tulsa Beaumont

Aggies Bow Out OF NCAA Tournament

Oklahoma completes a Cinderella run by landing unbeaten in the finals of the NCAA College World Series. The Sooners toppled Southern California 4-1, earning a spot in tonight’s semi with Tennessee-Utah winner. Utah previously beat Tennessee and Texas A&M 15-8.

OMAHA Oklahoma Sooners Southern California Trojans Utah Tennessee Texas A and M

Esytown Singing Convention to Meet at Second Baptist

The Esytown Singing Convention will convene at p.m. Sunday at the Second Baptist Church in Lashweister on Dell Dale Avenue. All interested singers are invited. A complete set of new books will be available. C. Parrish, convention president, will preside.

Esytown Second Baptist Church Lashweister Dell Dale Avenue Ettend C. Parrish

Indiana Evangelist To Speak At Bay Camp

Rev. O. Glenn McKinley, an Indiana evangelist, will address rally services at 745 p.m. tomorrow at Trinity Bay Camp Tabernacle on Tri-City Beach Road. He will also play his singing saw with a half hour of religious music. Gladys M. Johnson serves as pastor.

O. Glenn McKinley Indiana Trinity Bay Camp Tabernacle McKinley Tabernacle Tri-City Beach Road Gladys M. Johnson

Pasadena and Highlands Baptist and Lutheran Services

Pasadena residents have multiple church events with Rev. Harold Bailey speaking at Highlands First Baptist in the morning and afternoon services, while First Presbyterian plans an 11 a.m. anthem and evening programs. Redeemer Lutheran hosts Rev. Lange at 10:30 a.m. with Bible study at 9:30 a.m. and Youth Club after. Baptist Temple’s Rev. English offers sermons on gift at the Beautiful Gate and the Vicarious Suffering with Sunday school at 9:43 a.m. and training union at 7 p.m.

Harold Bailey Memorial Baptist Church Pasadena First Baptist Church of English George PL English The Baptist Temple Simday School

God the Preserver of Man Sermon Readings at Baytown Churches

The Baytown area offers a Jesson sermon titled God the Preserver of Man at the Baytown Christian Science Church. Golden Text and Psalms excerpts emphasize divine constancy and protection, with readings from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. Services begin at 1 am, with Wednesday testimonies at 8 pm and Sunday School at 9:30 am. The reading room operates 1 to 5 pm, and weekday hours extend evenings.

God Baytown Jesson Mary Baker Muddy Lindsey Michigan Nevada

Cedar Bayou Methodist To Show Religious Film

Cedar Bayou Methodist will present a religious film on the life of St. Paul at 9:15 am tomorrow at the church. Sunday school starts at 9:45 am Rev John W Millis will speak on With Singleness of Heart at the 10:50 am service. Evening sermon is With Open Eyes at 7:20 pm Youth Fellowship meets 6:30 pm and prayer meeting is 7:30 pm Wednesday.

Rev. Lange Redeessor Lutheran E. F. Lange The Redeemer Lutheran Church Norman Luker EWO First Christian Clyde D. Feltz First Christian Church Grace Methodist Church E. S. Jordan Willis Kelly James Brannen St. Paul Cedar. Bayou Chareh John W.millis Methodist Youth Fellowship

Adventist Youth Drive Aims For Paris Congress Funds

Youth of Baytow a Seventh Day Adventist Church rally to raise 20000 for a European Adventist Youth Congress in Paris. About 360 American delegates and European youths will attend with volunteers from the Southwestern Union Conference led by Garle Richeads and Robert Zamora.

Baytowa Seventh Day Adventist Church Paris France Finland Italy Spain Portugal Austria Germany Switzerland North Africa Southwestern Union Conference Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas New Mexico Garle Richeads Southwestern ‘Junior Colleges Keene Robert Zamora Sandoval

Baytown Second Baptist Vacation Bible School Week Start

The Daily Vacation Bible School of the Second Baptist Church of Baytown begins Monday and runs through Wednesday June 27. Classes meet daily from 8:30 am to 11:30 am for children ages four to seventeen. Rev. GO. DL Henley delivers the morning sermon on Man's Greatest Opportunity and the night sermon will cover The Great Separation. The church Brotherhood plans a meeting Tuesday night.

Second Baptist Church of Baytown GO. DL Henley Second Baptist Church Brotherhood of the Second Baptist Church

Methodist Youth To Meet At St. John's

The Methodist Youth Sub-District meeting will be held at 2:36 p.m. tomorrow at St. John's Methodist Church. New officers will be installed and Rev. Wayne McClesker, pastor, will Speak on Great Gifts from God at the 8:25 and 10:55 a.m. services with the sermon topic Faith and Action.

Methodist St. John's

FBI Agent Turned Pastor to Speak at First Baptist

Rev. Gail P. Eldridge, formerly an FBI counter espionage agent in World War I, will preach at both services at the First Baptist Church. He is brother to the church’s educational director Tex Eldridge and recently did summer work at the University of Houston after attending Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville. Eldridge has long been active in church work, serving as a deacon in several Baptist churches and as pastor of Eastwood Baptist in Louisville, and he left the FBI to pursue the ministry. The town of Dian Bible preserves a centuries-old John BF Bible as a noted relic in its 300th birthday celebration.

Gail P. Eldridge FBI First Baptist Church Tex Eldridge The University of Houston Southern Baptist Seminary Louisville Kentucky Eldridge First Baptist Church of Washington, DC Eastwood Baptist Church of

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