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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1949
Page
4
A brief verse excerpt notes the idea that God stretches out the north over the empty place and hangs the earth upon nothing, citing a biblical chapter and verse to emphasize creation and divine power.
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac to raise passenger fares by 12 percent, excluding commutation, with the new rates to take effect five days after filing. Critics warn higher fares may push travelers to airlines buses or private cars, while some LC.C. members argue the main issue is vacant seats, not fares.
Inside Washington reports a revived States Rights movement led by former Secretary of State James F Byrnes aiming to win governor seats in the South. The splinter group carried Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina and Alabama and hopes to secure the 25 electoral votes of the region as leverage against civil rights pressures. Also noted is death of Congressman George L Bates and debate over extending or ending the draft before next June 30 with partisan concerns likely to affect renewal votes.
A collection of clipped jokes and anecdotes including Franklin D Roosevelt on burdens of office told as a southern preacher parable. Oscar Levant questions George Gershwin about living again. Mentions a “roafer” shoe invention and the BBC telecasting the moon, with humor about public familiarity.
The Baytown Daily Sun lists subscription pricing and service notes. Rates include monthly and yearly options, with special terms for subscribers in the armed services and a Texas post office designation under a 4879 tax code.
Column recounts jeweler Hargrave misengraving initials on a lighter and a mistaken review of an engraving error. It riffs on lawyers and income tax violators, mocks press agents, and ends with a quip about a warming lighter and a banker.
A lively column notes a recent Men's Fashion Show at the Hotel Pierre in New York. It highlights bold designs by Schiaparelli and Carnegie, predicts next summer styles, and playful banter about bow legs and calflength pants. It ends with a humorous aside on domestic contentment and dinner.
Henry McLemore critiques two party balance and asks how Republicans can raise funds to stay viable. He proposes schemes including Dewey for a stage role replacement and tarnished campaign buttons by Senator Tate, arguing for large GOP funding and welfare-state planning to keep the elephant from vanishing.
Five years back a major war update featured Allied advances toward Cologne and a massive federal move in the Baltic pocket. Notable notes include the death of baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis at St. Luke's Chicago and casualty reports from naval and Army service. Dense Texas fog and Baytown rainfall data are included along with local social bits and wartime notes about a birthday party in Brownwood. Private First Class Oehler wounded in Normandy battle attended Goose Creek Port Arthur game. Oehler later becomes a Highlands businessman.
A New York restaurant owner and his friend Pat O’Brien travel to California where a Beverly Hills venue prompts a stunned reaction from Toots as he sees the menu prices. The humorous scene contrasts fast food whimsy with glamorous dining.
Hobart Enoch, publicity chairman, thanks Baytown citizens for supporting the apple sales fundraiser benefiting child welfare. He commends newspaper and radio coverage and notes Greater Baytown’s civic spirit on National Kids Day.
A detailed portrait of John L. Lewis amid 1943 coal strike pressures. It covers his rebellion against CIO leadership, planned wartime strategy, and the price of labor power during wartime inflation. Lewis faces Roosevelt, War Labor Board, and critics while mobilizing miners for a potentially pivotal stoppage.
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