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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1950
Page
8
A wartime humor bit recalls a government rallying joke about tin can salvage methods. A performer describes flattening cans by stomping after removing ends, joking that beans splattered the wall and laughter followed. The note ends with a quip about William Penn allegedly trying to sell Pennsylvania back to England.
A compact note on bridge strategy emphasizes constant vigilance and an alert mind to spot minor developments in play. It argues successful players treat any occurrence as potentially significant and may unlock new lines of action unseen by others.
A fragment from a bridge discussion describes dealer South and the sequence 1a by West, with North-South vulnerable. It notes Worth’s free raise and considers how a heart overcall or spade rebid could have led to a game, though the hand as drawn suggests the contract is not certain.
In a Central Press bridge analysis, a defender slips and South navigates a tense endgame. The piece explains the Bath coup and its best use contexts, noting timing and sequence choices that could convert a hopeless contract into safety.
In Harwell England romance flourishes at Britain atomic center despite Lancet warnings that workers exposed to radiation should not marry. Dr J E B Johnston rejects the claim, noting quiet Berkshire Downs nights and young scientists falling in love, marrying and having children amid the cyclotron era.
Beytown Disabled American Veterans chapter chair Cc F Riley announced the next meeting set for Wednesday at Cay Bay City. The 21 members present at the last meeting elected Maurice Joy commander Ridley adjutant Bess S Shannon service officer and C F McClelland chaplain. Ridley urged many more veterans to join to support national legislation aiding disabled veterans.
The Aluminum Company of America Point Comfort reduction plant near Port Lavaca will be open to the public Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm. Baytown Chamber president WW Busch received the invitation and Baytown residents are urged to attend this open house at the new Texas Industry plant signed by C. Re Stout, works manager Point Comfort.
Fragment from a continuous account recounts a family sheltering under a bed from raiding Comanches where two sisters survived by silent talking. It also narrates Dave Crockett fending off a Comanche band by spinning his lion hunt tale and a fresh scar demonstration before the Indians spared him for a later glory at the Alamo. Verdi’s note about composing after age 83 closes the piece.
Nashville agent Oscar Crowell and Greeneville agent Mike Aicken won the Olympic Games of the Mountains title, with Shofner praising Cocke County for its moonshine skills and noting Crowell’s windpipe incident during a foot race.
Old mower sales and repair ads urge new model Bee rebuilt power mowers cheap. Monument Company offers tiers and cemetery work with contact Dial 4702. Expert radio television repairs listed for Southern Radio Co. and GE sets priced from 199.85. Electric Co. advertises service at 100 West Nat and contact 2123.
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