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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1966
Page
4
Editorial urges daily thanks for blessings amid war in Viet Nam and global strife. It praises freedom, compassion, and shared bounty, noting soldiers overseas and the government ensuring Thanksgiving meals for those on combat duty, while encouraging ongoing gratitude and sacrifice.
Dorothy Lowe of Precinct 165 commends diligent campaign workers and praises a strong two party system reflected in votes. Baytown Kiwanis Club thanks the Baytown Sun for advertising their apple sale, enabling a record sale to fund youth and underprivileged in the community.
In a Baytown reminiscence Bill Hartman recalls the 1941 Gander football victory over Port Arthur 21-20, misdating the event as 16040 and 1934. A letter quoted from a relative shows a family mix up about a banquet honoring the Baytown team and its historic win. The piece notes the Baytown legends and the long memory of the 25th anniversary.
Doctor explains colitis causes such as laxative use or excessive roughage, notes fever is not typical in colitis, and describes relapse risk with high roughage. Advises steady daily roughage, gradual diet adjustment, and GI consultation for severe spasms. Discusses sulfasalazine safety and potential kidney, liver, or blood effects under supervision.
German and American scientists launched a massive helium balloon from the National Center for Atmospheric Research near Palestine Texas to photograph the sun. The 2,800 pound payload carries Fraunhofer Institute support from Freiburg Germany. The balloon is expected to land near Alexandria Louisiana late Sunday or early Monday.
A note explains that today in the United States is tomorrow in Korea because the international dateline runs through the Pacific. It also mentions that medieval England used glazed ceramic tiles to display Bible verses.
An astrodome–set clash between Cassius Clay and Cleveland Williams is praised as near perfect. The writer recalls a dramatic third round, the age gap, and the sport’s raw spectacle, urging anticipation for the Clay Terrell bout.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson outlines how Lyndon Johnson assembled a bipartisan Warren Commission with Earl Warren as chair to investigate Dallas. The piece recalls the Oswald claim about Nixon, notes Johnson’s Dallas trip, and profiles Thomas M. Sterke, aging California journalist and editor emeritus of the Santa Barbara News-Press, as he turns 30 years older.
The verse emphasizes salvation not by our deeds but through God's mercy received by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. It highlights grace as the basis of justification and transformation rather than human works.
A reader asks about the term firma in the name George Peabody of Massachusetts. The answer notes firma is a German word meaning power, used to signify strength or authority in names and titles.
Baytown Sun publishes afternoons weekday and Sundays from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77521 with editor Beulah Mae Jackson and publisher Bill Hartman. Advertising is managed by John Wadley and Paul Putman. Subscription rates are 1.75 a month or 21 a year with 10 cent single copies. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and represented nationally by Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc.
Puzzle text lists across and down clues with partial answers, including terms like veneer sheet, sorrowful, harmony, reverential fear, dawn goddess, and various language notes. The grid appears scrambled with misprints, rendering several clues unclear and some entries overlapped or corrupted.
Fred Karpin analyzes a pivotal hand in the 1931 Vanderbilt Cup won by P Hal Sims Wil lard Karn David Burnstine and Oswald Jacoby. Sims South ran to no trump, Karn North backed two clubs as final contract Willard executed two clubs for 46. Jacoby West demonstrated a bold preemptive jump. The table’s bidding differed, with Burnstine East predicting the final contract.
A fragmented OCR item mentions players in a bridge game with an incomplete bidding sequence. No clear results or full names are readable.
The text describes a bridge hand where North-South failed to signal strength, leading to a three-trick set and a loss. After Jacoby opens four spades and Daved holds the queen of hearts, the best result yields one heart, two diamonds, and three clubs. The final score difference is 1.009 to 4 larger than the 40 points, influencing the match outcome.
A garbled bridge column asks what to do after a sequence where one side hints at safety and another passes. It references Oswald Jacoby and his booklet Win At Bridge promising tips for readers to become winners.
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