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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1951

Page

4

Republicans view southern delegates in 1952 convention race

Editorial discusses 1952 GOP convention in Chicago with Solid South delegates. It notes changed representation, potential southern influence on platform and nomination, and past southern voting patterns. Mentions Taft Dewey Stassen 1948 splits and shifts in delegate allocation. Also includes a string of quirky asides about animals and oddities.

Chicago Solid South Alfred E. Smith Repubblican Party South Taft Dewey Stassen Others

Marion Wheeler and the Twist That Won Her Crown

Marion Wheeler, country’s champion woman bowler, built her mink via endorsement earnings and bowling exhibitions. A 1945 pin-setting moment sparked her twist approach, observing a lighter throw outperforms brute power, leading to a career hailed as America’s woman bowler of the year and a forecast for another title. The piece urges readers to find the knack in their work.

Marion Lidewigc Marion Wheeler America

Mave A Laugh Diverting Schoolroom Tale

A humorous vignette recounts sixth grade evolu tion talk and a child’s misheard song lyric. A boy named Eddie asks about kin to a monkey, a student named Jones tumbles after celebration, and Little Razel reports visiting Sunday school where she mishears Gladly the Cross I’d Bear as Gladly the Cross I’d Bear, prompting a mother’s puzzled inquiry. The piece captures playful misunderstandings and childlike wordplay.

Jones Razel

Baytown Sun columnist riffs on dope scares and oddities

In a column by Fred Hartman the Baytown Sun rails at sensational dope headlines about Sam Houston High School, mocks dope panic while defending local youths, notes Baytown pride, and lightly mocks bootlegging rumors and a Blue Jean record tale involving a family’s wardrobe.

Houster Sam Houston High School Houston Marihuana Sales Gettier High Baytown Robert Les Ots Sam Houston Bastown Alz

Reading At Life Faith Over Fear Ends With Ifs

A reflective piece decrying the excessive use of If and Te in daily thinking. The author urges readers to replace doubt with faith, noting fear often never becomes reality and life is best lived with confidence rather than excuses.

Jean Champer Baytown East Pearce Bill Jesse

Telling Me! Streetcar Motorman Fined and Jailed

A clipped British humor item reports Wes the motorman fined and jailed for being soft in duty while driving a streetcar. It mentions a female bookmaker and other nonspecific, satirical asides about bets, kitchens, and a Saudi prince with many sons.

Reviewin Stand They Never Get Through Parading In New York

Henry McLemore muses on New York parades, noting daily marches affect all life from trains to taxis. He lacquers City history with humorous exaggeration, counting parades, holidays, and diverse celebrations, while recalling the crowded, layered street scene of Fifth Avenue during festive times.

New York

Time Running Out On Defense Production Act

Washington dispatch reports Congress unlikely to pass a new Defense Production Act before the current one expires June 20. Administration leaders fear a six week window with no action, risking loss of price controls unless a temporary extension is possible. House Rules and a Senate filibuster could block any extension, while key lawmakers debate orthodox inflation controls and other measures. The piece also notes notable exchanges with Rep. Wolcott and Rep. Halleck, and a separate Supreme Court recess and harmony in recent sessions.

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Five Years Ago Civil War Flares On Iranian Border

A fragmentary retrospective notes a fatality at a Pickers Bayou fishing camp vacation scene and a near drowning involving a stoat child during a two hour rainstorm in the Tri-Cities. Rescuers Thomas Peacock, Jack Prince and Jack Dabney cited.

Rorizon New Stikes Albert Isaae Badgley Iam Pickers Bayou Tri-Cities Thomas Peacock Jack Prince Jack Dabney Luther McDowell Baytown

Along Broadway: Red-Haired Sarah Churchill Has A Slow-Burning Beauty

New York writer Earl Wilson visits Sarah Churchill in a diplex setting. Churchill, Winston Churchill's daughter, discusses her Broadway play and family, noting delays with a Greta Garbo portrait and plans to return to England. She praises American theater and recounts cafe moments with friends and photographer Anthony Beauchamp.

Broadway Sarah Churchill Earl Wilson New York Winston Churchill Churchills Mrs. Churchill Sarsh Churchill Greta Garbo Beauchamp McCall's Beaucchamps England Churchill Gramercy Randolph Devon House of Commons

Fragmentary Crime Report From Hospital Scene

An unclear hospital incident involves a man named Try And Stop Me WC FULELDS and a woman Mrs Bookman. The fragmentary OCR mentions torture, threats, water, and a driving incident with a checkbook, but details and names are garbled.

WC Fulelds Onte Ems Prise

This Day In Hist of Vital Arti

This entry notes a historical artifact event with disputed specifics. It references a date near mid month and mentions an opening action or high point. Specific names, places, or organizations are not provided in readable form.

Vital Arti

Quick Ta music and a century of facts mixed

A jumble of trivia references spans music terms in foreign origins, constitutional powers, historical figures, birthdays, and quotes. It cites John Udale on opportunity, a nickname etymology, a Boston born statesman authoring questions, and various biographical hints about actors and scholars.

Tig Autocrat John Udale

Quotations From Great-Near T Let Women Talk Pant Selves

A cryptic line reads a tale of a bachelor, a French wife, and vows of marriage, with names like Charles Mendl and Aline. The fragment hints at debates on women speaking, a near term quote, and a possible wedding context amid scattered phrases.

Charles Mendl Aline

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