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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
5
A fragment notes Wimbledon in England hosting tennis tournaments. It mentions ongoing advertisements or notices related to the event, highlighting the prominence of Wimbledon as a premier tennis venue. The brief suggests event activity and attention around the tournament.
An online health claim describes a home remedy using a grapefruit based mix to supposedly trim inches and reduce fat without exercise or dieting. It warns about unclear results and suggests repeated use over a month but offers no credible evidence or safety guidance.
Moody Bible Institute figure JD Irwin A Moon displays the Barkhausen effect in a first Sophist Church program in Kentucky on Wednesday March 2 at 7730 ppm. The demonstration lets the audience hear magnetized steel groups in motion. Admission is free with a fresh-will offering requested.
A couple shower honoring Dorothy Norton and E W Sebesta set for March 31 was hosted by Mrs and Mrs John T Norton of 428 Arbor Street. Carnations adorned the living room and refreshment table as guests included E W Sebesta Sr and several Norton family members.
A list of morning and evening gatherings for clubs and associations across churches schools and civic groups. Items include Morning Music Club 9:30 am at Community House Lounge, Book Review Club 3:30 pm at Citizens National Bank directors room, Wesleyan Service Guild 7 15 pm at St Marks, Priscila Club 2 30 pm, Thirdless Club 7 30 pm at Pheni Pasty Room, Viking Workers Circle 9:30 am at Cedar Beyeu Methodist, Woods Circle 9:30 am, Navy Mothers Club 170 7 20 pm, Alamo PTA 2 25 pm, Cedar Barau Odd or East erm Star 1 30 pm, Ladies Circle St Pauls Lutheran 2 33 pm, Gladiolus Garden Club 1 30 pm, WSCS Highlands Methodist 9 30 am, WSCS St Marks Mont Belvieu Rebekah Lodge 100F Hall, Julia Louie Circle Cedar Bayou Methodist 10 am, WSCS Grace Methodist 2 30 pm, Bandage Rolling Group ACS San Jacinto Memorial Hospital 8 am. Guests Mrs Roland Zavodny and daughter Elaine visiting Beau mont family for two weeks while Lt Zavodny is on a two week Navy cruise. Classified ads follow.
Washington social notes describe Mrs Alben Barkley enjoying the Circles of events after more than 200 dinners and 1000 handshakes. The piece highlights benefits as a growing Washington theme and mentions fundraisers and social fixtures featuring notable figures and clubs.
Mr and Mrs Willie Lea Ewell have returned from a wedding trip to San Antonio and will be at Crosby on Rumnsberg Road The couple wed March 16 at the Church of the Nazarene with family and friends Rev J G Peltz read the double ting ceremony A reception followed at the bride s parents home Mr and Mrs J W Hoff Paul 1207 North Eighth Street Baytown Mrs Ewell attended Robert E Lee High School The groom a Crosby High School graduate works at the Baytown Refinery He is the son of Mrs James Ewell of Corshy
Baytown Junior High Parents Council schedules a 5 pm Thursday Spring Festival at the school. Supper features Mexican dishes, hamburgers, hot dogs, pies, cakes, coffee and cold drinks. Entertainment includes bingo, a cake walk, post office and art exhibit with a PE program showcasing square dancing and calisthenics.
An ad offers sewing patterns with sizes 20, 12, 14 16 and 42, including a dress and bolero, plus a spring fashion book of 180 designs. It advertises pattern orders by mail from New York and mentions different pattern options and shipping via first class mail. Also includes a dogged bridge article snippet and a church guild meeting notice at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church at 7 p.m. tonight.
Barclay explains a bridge principle where a good minor fit by partner invites a four card major bid. By naming major you provide partner with an option to continue with the major or explore the minor where you have a known fit. The approach hinges on refuge of the minor and partner supporting with three cards or not.
An editors note from Marjorie Harker introduces a March of Time dispatch aimed at women readers. The film The Male Look lampoons male vanity and fashion, arguing men are sometimes more clueless about style than women. Joe Grady reports on a birthday party for four year old Donald Duck, with guests listed and prizes awarded. Fulton, Ky. dispatcher Brown cites 56 years on the rails with zero accidents during 40 years as a dispatcher.
The Alamo P-TA will meet at 2:15 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. The program, Teamwork in the Social World, will be presented by Alamo P-TA members and second grade pupils under teacher Mrs Pearl Dobbs. Officers for the next term will be elected. An executive meeting will be held at 1:35 p.m.
Families from Baytown and Tyler spent a weekend in Palestine viewing the dogwood trail and visiting the first Protestant church built in Texas near Palestine. In Baytown, Mr and Mrs Selby Be Barnett and their sons and daughter visited relatives. Mrs Keith Lyons and Mrs Luja Bailey traveled to Houston to attend the funeral of their aunt Mrs Gordon Durham who died Sunday night.
FBI reports show women behaved better than men in 1949 with youth playing a major role in property crimes. Overall crime rose 45 percent nationwide with rural areas up more than cities. murders and auto theft fell. Hoover cited 4,763,290 major crimes, about one every 35 seconds, with burglaries and robberies common daily.
The Grace Methodist Church Builders present a book review of Mary by Shalom Asch, led by Miss Evie Jo Craven. The event is at 7 p.m. Tuesday March 28, with refreshments and tickets 50 cents available from Mrs Adna Boyer.
A woman troubled by nine years of stomach pain and inability to eat solid food tells how chiropractic care at the Parker Clinic restored her health after three adjustments. She reports relief from pain and digestion improving, enabling daily work and a return to normal life. She and Mr Marion Smith urge others to try chiropractic first.
Mrs Cascio recounts years of surgeries and chronic headaches before trying chiropractic at the Parker Clinic. She credits relief from headaches and leg and eye pain after several adjustments, calling it the wisest decision she ever made.
Mrs. Mattie Dean of Roberts Cut Off Fort Worth sought help for near deafness and anxiety. The patient could not hear conversations, was nervous and sleepless, with no appetite and low energy. Doctors lanced both ears with no relief. She tried shots and medications and consulted ear eye nose throat specialists. Her condition worsened, weighing 83 pounds at first report, then 137 pounds after treatment, and she now hears, sleeps well, and has good appetite.
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