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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1951
Page
4
A concise editorial excerpt echoes Isaiah 40 11, portraying divine care as a shepherd guiding and gathering lambs. The passage emphasizes gentle leadership, protection, and nurturing of the vulnerable, especially those with young, aligning with traditional pastoral imagery.
A Senate committee will review government files on the so called China Lobby to decide if a formal probe is needed. The discussion centers on pro Chiang Kai-shek sentiment in US policy and lobbying in Congress, with figures like William J. Goodwin cited as influential.
A salesman cites farming woes from borers to hoof disease and notes that life’s misfortunes are shared by millions. He argues that recognizing common hardship reduces ego and bitterness and that believing luck favors others can sap will, energy, and ambition.
Sun Slants by Fred Hartman reports a KPRC TV weekly quiz show pitting exes of the University of Houston against Baylor. Baylor’s team includes Nelson McElroy Judge Stone Wells and another Baylorite. UH’s side features a writer and others. The piece notes viewing prospects and the author’s wish to stay in Baytown.
A humorous anecdote recalls a college football star nearly ineligible for grades. A special exam had two questions. he answered blue vitriol as green and liberty or death as no. He passed with SQ and scored two touchdowns.
A letter from Max Hess of MR SESS' STORE in Allentown argues women are decisive shoppers, while a reader recounts a New York store visit where women and friends dominated the buying process. The piece contrasts male impatience with female deliberation and ends with a cheeky Soviet joke about clownish behavior.
Henry Milemore critiques postwar America from 1946 to 1951, comparing lofty recommendations to little action. He laments unresolved Hoover Report aims, wheat aid to India, anti gambling measures, and drug laws, arguing citizens and officials fail to translate ideals into decisive policy despite public concern.
Washington Senator Wiley aims a sweeping probe into criminal infiltration of American labor. He urges trained investigators to study organized crime ties to unions notably the AFL Teamsters, with echoes of 1920s mob influence and Chicago bombings, plus a call for a broader exploratory survey by Labor Secretary Tobin.
Paris dispatch recounts Sugar Ray Robinson at the Claridge on the Champs Elysee. He chats in French with waiter garcon as his Flamingo pink Cadillac draws attention. Robinson discusses Graziano, training, nose cold, and kissing Mme Auriol amid European crowds.
A puzzle style item listing questions about a clergyman's daughter a revolutions code and platypus plus a biographical note about a screen actor born in Columbus Ohio on March 23 1883 with film credits and an Oscar win in 1929.
A fragmented past item notes Houston Lights Company announcing construction of a structure on Market Street and related local details. It mentions figures like former Governor Jim and a general savings dividend and a 4% rate, with references to a U S Senate figure and years ago figures.
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