Editorials Today's Bible Verse
A brief religious reflection quotes Psalms 133 7 urging endurance and divine aid. It emphasizes walking through trouble with faith and God’s protection against foes. No additional context or commentary is provided.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1950
Page
4
Old Friends Now Far Apart In Houston Public Housing Fight
Two longtime political allies become opponents over public housing. Mayor Oscar Holcombe backs federally financed housing, while The Houston Chronicle urges voters to reject public housing citing private sector shortfalls and federal deficits. The piece argues slums require a new low rent plan and notes disease costs from current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Oscar Holcombe
The
Houston Chronicle
Holcombe
Baltimore
Realtors
Chronicle
Will Clayton
State Department
Comic Strips Show Life Philosophy Beyond Laughs
A writer argues that newspaper comics convey philosophy and imagination beyond entertainment. While strips joke about time and devices, they reveal insights on time use and modern life, noting how people resemble living timekeepers amid pursuit of daily routines and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ato
Future Teachers Honor Leads in US Ranking at SHSU
Sun Slants by Fred Hartman notes that the Future Teachers Association chapter at Sam Houston State University is rated the top chapter in the United States. The column casts Baytown figures as active supporters, mentions Dorothy Laird as secretary, and lampoons student life and local politics with satire on Joanne Thaman and other figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Teachers Association
Sam Houston State
United States
Baytown
Eastons
Dorothy Laird
Huntsville
Sam Houston
Joanne Thaman
Joanne
Electric
Buchanan Hall
Newman Club
Fehy Godfrey
Middleton
Mer
Houston
Washington Dispatch: Army Official Disturbs Congress in Germany
High Commissioner John McCloy left a number of gravely disturbed congressional readers as he flew back to Germany. The dispatch notes reactions from lawmakers to his actions and statements during his stay in the U S occupied zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Congress
Robert
Allen
John McCloy
Potowortt Island
Hara Howe
George Washits
Quet
Sos
Lord Come
Savannah
Cold War worries and German dismantling debate in Senate
William Pitt notes belief in witches dates back 6000 years while examining Cold War tensions. McCloy warns of worsening Berlin disturbances and Germany’s grave situation as senators press for large funding for anti-Soviet measures and cultural activities. Wherry challenges dismantling in the U.S. zone and calls to halt plant blows and aid displaced Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Senate Appropriations Committee
McCloy
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Guy Gordon
Oregon
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Berlin
Germany
Wherry
State Department
Patton Units Assault Coblenz and More Headlines
This late 1940s style political and crime roundup notes Patton units and Coblenz assault headlines, a House lobby probe, Elks exalted ruler changes in Tri-Cities, Roosevelt defending aid to other nations, Bergman and Crosby film wins, a laundry break in, a burglary at Oasis stand, liquor ad prices, theater listings, and McCarthy and tax bill tensions. The item blends war era politics with crime and entertainment notes, highlighting public figures and local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
Coblenz
House
Co. Q. Gsid
White Star Laundry
Baytown Daily Sun Company Details and Pricing
Publisher Robert Matherne and Editor Syd S Gould direct the Baytown Sun in Pearce and Ashtel Texas. Advertising Manager Berlan Mee Jacksonayy. Subscription rates listed: 98c monthly, 2.65 for 3 months, 5 for six months, 10 for year. Armed service subscriptions 75c per month. Paid in advance. National Representative Texas Daily Press League. Second class matter at Baytown post office under 1879 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sun Company
Pearce and Ashtel
Baytown
Texas
Robert Matherne
Fred Hartman
Syd S. Gould
Berlan Mee Jacksonayy
Texas Daily Press League
Congress
Laughing At Us Dealing With Nazis No Simple Assignment
The dispatch from Western Europe reports U S officials delaying hard denazification in Wuerttemberg Baden amid a broader German political scandal. State leader Reingold Maier issued pardons to 39500 Nazi followers, with Stroele's signatures questioned as overreaching power and questions about democratic self government in postwar Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Germany
Lylee& Wilson
United Press Bureau
Washington
Europe
Wuerttemberg Baden
Reingold Maier
Hitler
Meier
Have A Laugh Kentucky Phrases From a Country Preacher
A country preacher near Lexington frames heaven as a “Kentucky of a place” while noting Kentucky’s fame for blue grass and red noses. Daniel Boone recalls a three day bewilderment rather than being lost during wilderness journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Heaven
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Beaumont Bride Remarries Soldier After War Separation
Grace Bellah Osborne, 48, wed R E B Good in Beaumont after a long separation since World War II. The ceremony united the couple soon after her return for the remarriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Bellah Osborne
R. EB
Beaumont
Happened Last Night Columnist Embarrassed By Rumor Denial
New York gossip column notes Earl Wilson recounts a vivid night of celebrity mischief. Dike Todd denies a breakup with Joan Blondell after a rumor, while Diana Barrymore and others surface in social circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wilson
New York
Dike
Todd
Joan Blondel
Herd Polesie
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tax Dodgers
Crosby
Bob Hope
Gertrude Niesen
Leon
Eddie
Eddie Davis
Diana Barrymore
Alexandria
Virginia
Hex Harrison
Lili Palmer
Italy
Wilize
Try And Stop Me By Bennetty A NERVOUS patient
A garbled patient tale describes a nervous woman in a Pullman seat with doctors and clerks debating remedies and withholding medical actions while referencing notable figures and imagined outcomes in a fractured report.
Quick Knowledge Quiz From History and News Highlights
The item compiles quick questions on folklore and history plus dated notes from It Happened Today. It lists events like the Stamp Act repeal and Grover Cleveland’s birth, and notes David Livingston’s birth in 1813, with World War II captures and other historical anchors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
United States
Bingen
Rhine
Q David Livingston
United
Calendar Says Spring Just Around Corner
The author muses on the arrival of spring and asks how to celebrate at age 43 with humor about love, fashion, and avoiding birdwatcher scrutiny while recalling poems of the season. The column blends personal reflection with scattered notes on poets, flowers, and a long, wandering aside about spring rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renry McLemore
Tomorrox
Tenneyson
Mar
Jean
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Erich Brandeis
Harry
By Fred Hartman
Senate Post Office Committee
Olin Johnson
Neck of the Woods
Morris Frank
Morris
Jesse Jones
Senator Johnson
Bob Casey
Sam
Commissioners’ Court
Bankers F
Casey
Bop
Hime
Glenn Perry
LBA Zschh
Ferdinand
William Pitt
Seys
Merch
Osher Headasches
Kenneth Wherty
Nebraska
U. S
McCicy
Daily Sun
FEN
OASIS
Jimmie Orzhin
BayTex
Hill
Arcadia
Jane Withers
Texan
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Montreal
Pat RicCerran
Nevada
II Fe
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Hie
iCarihy
Senate Investigations Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge
Alasszchusetts
Bourke Sickenlooper
Towa
McCarthy
Robert Taft
Ohio
Senate
Taft
House Weyl Ard
Truman
James W. Combs
Hare Boggs
Louisiana
Ee Baytown Law
BY_LYLE
Wilson
Stuttgart
Boyce House
Sian
Serge Pubinst
Niona Massey
Will Mahoney
Jack Carsta
Carol Williams
Dolores Reed
CBS
Lever Bros
Florence
Lustig
Albert Einstein
Chic Farmer
Palm Beach
Pape Dionne
New York City
Joey Kaufman
Mocambo
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom
Max Baer
Roy Sedley
Sedley
Slapsie Maxle
Beer
Rosenbloom
Siapsie
the Midnight Earl
Edwin
Papa
Helmut Dantine
Charlene
Guy Lag
Cardo
Sarus Pearls
Phil
Ken Barry
Eddie Cantor
Gr Hall
Ava Gardner
Lfe Insurance
Jans Ps
Hollywood
Bob Waterfield
Igower
Kenny Delmar
Wish ID
Russell
Ifornia
Henry Youngman
Wwater
Mal Boyd
Mary
Earl
By Bennetty
Hosor 2
Pullman
Genta
Rockefeller
Englis
Balfour
Lloyd George
Churchill
States
Philippines
Dailus
N.Y
Oie
Massachusetts
di Donat
Roche
Edward Bere
Frederic Curie
Earl Warren
Gover Fornia
Jo Mielsin
Lly
Setienichs
Arthur Balfour de George
Winston Pe
General Nathanlel
Max Eastman
Mele
Search the Baytown Sun Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Baytown Sun?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.