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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1952
Page
8
Editors broadly favor extending credit and price wage controls though opinions vary on abolishing the machinery. Cities weigh Senate House contrasts as inflation pressures loom and lawmakers debate prolonging or ending controls.
Washington column notes Adlai Stevenson’s divorce and family life likely deterred a run for president. It highlights his unhappy marriage to Ellen Borden, rumored romance with Dorothy Fosdick, and worries about how divorce could affect Catholic votes and his two sons, amid political pressure and religious scrutiny.
The verse questions belief in the resurrection, asking how some claim there is no dead rise when Christ is preached as risen. It links faith to the core Christian doctrine of resurrection and reinforces doctrinal truth through Paul’s exhortation.
A Gardena reader challenges a columnist view that American husbands rush through life with little time to show love. He defends his own affectionate marriage and family life, noting four kids, forts on days off, gun play, kissing, storytelling, and ongoing courting after 42 years. He urges a broader view of marriages and invites further discussion.
A patchwork of jokes and fragments about prewar debt talks with the United States, reindeer farming in Scotland, shale-steak trends in England, a ducking of Bossy from a shelf to a museum, nest building in a truce tent, wax and insecticide, a Soviet emblem rivet gun, a haunted English school, Hungarians urged to wear bright clothes, and Iron Curtain dullness versus greener pastures and a well mowed lawn.
The Baytown Sun provides rates for subscriptions and advertising along with editorial staff credits. Advertising manager and office details are listed, with mailing options including monthly yearly plans and student or armed services rates.
Hollywood reports George Dolenz, once paid $200000 over five years by Howard Hughes for no film work, will leave the payout and seek acting roles. He ends the contract at RKO to return to acting and take a movie set as the romantic lead in Vendetta.
Five years ago today the House overrode President Truman’s veto as Army production records surged. Heavy rain in the Tri-Cities drenched the area with 4.31 inches in 24 hours. An $80,000 Cedar Bayou school building program began adding a cafeteria and classrooms before fall term.
A fractured Lyons Den column blends media chatter and political banter. It notes Cruian comments on a Presid White House tour and Margaret Truman’s TV reach, plus quirky quotes about Elliot and Nugent, and stray election talk among socialites at El Morocco and a New York department store.
The reader is presented with a rapid Q&A collage of trivia: power once called white coal. tallow source. Washington's VP. definition of milksop. Cheapside’s city district. plus a dated mix of historical events and notes on figures like Lillian Hellman and Errol Flynn. The piece blends definitions, birthdays, and cultural tidbits in a breezy weekly style.
A collection of quotes from Samuel Smiles Samuel John Tillotson Tryon Edwards and others on honesty, sincerity, truthfulness, and setting a good example. The lines emphasize living as one speaks keeping promises and the dangers of misbelief.
A reader discusses a Baytown doctor visit and baseball anecdotes centered on Grover Cleveland Alexander, then pivots to a Polio scare and media responsibility. The piece praises General Eisenhower, urging his nomination and potential presidency, noting Texas events and broad national interest.
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