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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
5
A brief quotation from Acts 8 37 presents Philip asking if the Ethiopian official believes with all heart and the reply that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The passage emphasizes personal faith and confession of Christ.
The piece surveys wage versus salary concepts under the Defense Production Act and ESA plans, noting executive bonus structures may escape salary caps, and a three-man panel will craft salary increase limits. It traces presidential foreign policy as a campaign issue across decades, and lightly riffs on poultry science and domestic life as light fare.
Texas columnist notes Governor Allen Shivers criticizes Korea policy and U S administration stance, urging public engagement and hinting at a 1952 Senate bid to potentially replace Senator Connally. The piece frames Shivers as a rising Texas political figure and calls for civic involvement. Also includes a humorous column on a science miss and typographical errors in a national context.
Two Irishmen named Mike and Pat share jokes about mishaps. Mike falls in a gatch and Pat asks if he is killed, and Mike replies he is not killed but speechless. An Irishman witnesses a hunter shoot a duck, and the bird tumbles down as the Irishman notes the wasted powder and the fall would have killed it.
A columnist mocks government pamphlets and printing waste, citing Meader’s call for another investigation while joking about titles such as Interaction of Sex Shape and Weight Genes in Watermelons and Control of Skunks. The piece satirizes public notices and a new television puppet with lifelike lips.
Henry Diclemore argues Ben Hogan is the greatest shotmaker rather than the greatest golfer. He ridicules gadgett obsessed players, critiques American courses, and imagines a simple 190 yard par 100 course to emphasize true skill over equipment. He cites Hogan’s recent Open win at Oakland Hills and mocks current golfing trends and score expectations.
Washington dispatch details how the proximity fuse, long ignored in Korea, was prodded into use by civilian scientists led by Vannevar Bush after General Ridgway reorganized the Eighth Army. The report cites training gaps and fears about air explosions, noting later success and praise from POWs.
Emily, an Apache raised by Mrs. Easton at Fort Davis in 1867, defied expectations by loving Lt. Thomas Easton and, after a mysterious disappearance, returned to save the fort from destruction. Her story blends tragedy and loyalty as she guards the post and becomes a local legend.
A scrambled clipping recalls past events with mentions of senators, an attack reference on Walter P, aircraft incidents near Galveston, June anniversaries, Alma Merz and golf near a medalist event, and a note about Davis Delure and an old tire.
A collage of questions and clues asking for the 1952 Republican convention site, Trinidad’s country, Bobby Shafir e in Mother Goose rhymes, a Ro t aan Catholic rank, and whether Nathan Hale spoke of giving one life. It also includes dated birthday notes and short history bits referencing King Darius and Claude Swanson.
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