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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
6
A reflective column recalls Times Change and people adapt with humor and humility. The narrator describes long lunch chats with a friend, party banter about women and alcohol, and shared home concerns like gardens, birds, and house details. A closing note mentions a radioactive golf ball being tested to curb explosive tempers.
Baytown highlights robust all year recreation funded by Community Chest schools and city, praising cooperation while noting Galena Park votes 2 million in school bonds with 511 voters. Pasadena tunnel incidents and extended rubber act praised for sustaining synthetic rubber programs amid global tensions.
A brief Bible verse note cites Matthew chapter 4 verse 7 proclaiming blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. The line underscores mercy as a divine reward and offers a concise spiritual reminder for readers.
President Truman plans to lock up most of the late Defense Secretary James W. Forrestal’s diary. The diary is said to contain Amerasia case disclosures and other sensitive material that could embarrass top federal officials. Truman allowed limited DOJ excerpts relating to Amerasia.
Washington sources report Franco Diaz clandestine talks with the Kremlin over the release and repatriation of 500 Spanish Blue Division soldiers held since World War II. Russian and Spanish envoys clash in Cairo seeking their freedom amid a tense East West propaganda struggle.
A columns piece recalls how Frank Woolworth, planning the Woolworth Building, was inspired by a bold young architect who urged him to imagine the tallest structure. It argues ideas precede achievement, urging readers to form mental patterns and intense desire to reach health happiness or riches. The essay cites sports nicknames and a survey noting 50 percent of Americans gamble, illustrating broad cultural notes.
The Post Office Department spends about 20 percent more to operate its trucks than private firms. A key factor is the older fleet with an average vehicle age around 15 years, raising maintenance and operation costs. The note cites comparative efficiency questions for government versus private trucking.
Beirut and Damascus lie within sixty miles, contrasting antquity and modern life. The piece tours Beirut’s climate, scenery, fruit abundance, commerce, and tourism, praising St. George hotel, low costs, taxi culture, coffee houses, and nightlife. It highlights American-friendly Beirut and bustling nightlife with acts like Buck and Chick.
Washington reports President Truman will appoint a new personal representative to the Vatican after the November election. Secretary of State James Webb disclosed the plan at a senators and congressmen smoker at Prospect House. Webb hinted the final decision rests with the President amid questions from members about the Vatican link and Franco loans.
Earl Wilson of The Sun launches a two month tour across fourteen European countries to judge English beauty and compare it to American standards. He will visit London and other locales with his wife BW to seek the prettiest 20 or 21 year old and measure her against stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner as material for a book and magazine pieces.
James Sheridan recounts a tale in which a hunter asks permission to use a farmer Zeb for his dogs on the premises. Zeb proves superior, fetching the bird, pleasing the hunter, who promises return. Later the farmer reveals Zeb is gone due to chewing bindings.
Questions span authorship of the Dish and Odyssey to geography and notable burials. Answers point to Homeric authorship, southern Africa for Hottentots, Golden Gate as San Francisco’s strait, Great Salt Lake in Utah, and presidential graves at Mount Vernon for Washington, in Springfield or near Chicago for Lincoln? and Grant at Grant’s Tomb New York.
The article outlines a politician born July 21, 1896 in Blockton Iowa who was admitted to the bar in 1922 and practiced in Cedar Rapids. It notes election to the Iowa House in 1925, becoming lieutenant governor in 1939, and later governor and U S Senator from 1945 onward. It also mentions his frequent appearance in news dispatches about the Senate and identifies party as Republican.
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