No Christmas at Home For Half Million GIs In U S Army
Washington reports the Pentagon will deny Christmas leave to about half a million recruits and soldiers as training proceeds through holidays. About 176,600 drafted, 175,000 enlistees in basic training, and 150,000 support troops are affected, with passes limited to one day. General Clark in Tokyo contemplates longer service to cover Korea replacements as induction and training stretch to 16 2 weeks.
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Baytown Sun
Washington
Pentagon
Korea
Aban
Don
Mark W. Clark
Tokyo
Bears and Ganders Shine in Local Football Scene
Sports pages celebrate Cedar Bayou Bears advancing with a Thanksgiving win and eyeing regional glory. The Sun lauds Robert E. Lee star Gerald Orton, Port Arthur praise, and the Gander backfield combo of Orton and Ernst as a near-legendary plan for Friday night action in Houston.
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Dan Shults
Tom Stolhandske
Robert E. Lee Gander
University of Texas
Stolhandske
Sun
BEARS
Cedar Bayou
Orton
Robert E. Lee
Gerald Orton
Houston
Frank Godsoe
Port Arthur
Godsee
Jackets
Ian
Luncheon in New York Sparks Catchy Tune Memory
The narrator recalls a Banshees luncheon in New York where Les Compagnons de Chanson performed an encore song about a man named Jimmy Brown. The song traces his life from birth to baptism and church attendance as the chorus pleads for salvation and avoidance of temptation.
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New York
Jimmy Brown
Little Valley Chapel
Ite
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jimmy Brown Wedding and Funeral Reflections at the Chapel
By Erich Brandeis a village wedding in a small chapel ends in a funeral as Jimmy Brown passes away. A thousand men attend the luncheon in the Grand Ballroom of the Weldorf Astoria, moved by a chorus that evokes their own lives and temptations. The piece notes the crowd’s silence and rare applause centering on Jimmy Brown's simple, idealized life.
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Weldorf-Astoria
Jimmy Brown
Uruguay
Peron
Sleppi
Lyons Den crime chatter hints at future Luchhese rise
In a whirl of old mob lore, Lucky Luciano predicts Tommy Luchhese’s ascent while recalling Capone Costello and others. The piece weaves crime legends with art and TV chatter, noting Tamayo’s prize and a Broadway couple’s TV ownership quip.
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Crime Department
Tommy
Luchhese
Lucky Luciano
Luciano
Naples
Capone
Frank Costello
Frank
Anniversary note and election chatter across society pages
Leonard Lyons reports Ruth Cosgrove shaped Milton Berle’s new program format and celebrated with anniversary cards and gifts. Other notes cover Capt Fujita as a Tokyo witness, Ike as future president, Rosenberg dates, Harvey, Hepburn engagements, Democratic fund plans, Truman Christmas plans, Dietrich on beauty and unhappiness, a John Horton bet gesture, Bertrand Russell birthday telecast, and Edith Finch club life remarks.
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Ruth Cosgrove
Milton Berle
Berle
Miss Cosgrove
Berie
Cosgrave-meeting
Amd
Chiang Kai-shek
Ike
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Oxford University Press
Mary Chase
Harvey
Aubrey Hepburn
James Hanson
Chicago
Trumans
Independence
Washington
Julie Medlock
Public Interest, Inc
Bertrand Russell
Miss Medlock
Lord, Russell
Edith Finch
Philadelphia
New York
Miss Finch
Social Register
London Telephone Directory
Isaiah Verse Card About Humility and Exaltation
A Bible verse from Isaiah proclaims that the lofty looks of man will be humbled and the haughtiness of men bowed down, with the Lord alone exalted in that day. This reflective message centers on divine sovereignty and moral humility.
Baytown Sun staff listings and subscription rates
Publication details list The Baytown Sun editors and staff roles at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas. It includes subscription rates by carrier and by mail, with monthly and yearly pricing. The notice also notes post office entry as second class matter and lists advertising representative.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Syd S. Govid
Beulah Mee Jackson
Warren Edwards
Armed Services
Postoffice
Marilyn Monroe’s rise rooted in Hollywood and orphanage days
Hollywood reports Marilyn Monroe begins her first major starring role at 20th Century Fox while her early life traces back to the Los Angeles Orphanage. Born Norma Jean Baker, she endured multiple foster homes, a father lost before birth, and a shy, stuttering start before landing modeling work and a Fox contract, amid talks of a dramatic future.
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Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn
Lorelei
20Th Century Fox Studio
Los Angeles
Mariion
Norma Jean Baker
RKO Studio
Barbara Sienwyck
Toon
UCLA
Company
Fox St
Quiz Packet of Quick Knowledge Checks
A mixed trivia page asks about literary works on a famous woman by Mark Twain, Shaw, and Anatole France, ex Kaiser Wilhelm II’s postwar home at Doorn, Medici home Florence, a reptile named salamander, and the drachma in Greece. It also includes a birthday list, a future forecast, and a “How'd You Make Out” answer key with Jubal Early and Patti Page.
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Sworth
Jack
George Walmsley
Ted Hunt
Tom Stolh
David Johnson
Stallworth
Walmsley
Hunt
Stolnandske
Johnson
Orton
John Kubik
Tom Peacock
John Adams
Lefty Jones
Andred Ernst
Rohnert HE
Lee
French Academy
Kaiser Wilhelm TE
Germany
Joan of Arc
Mark Twain
George Bernard Shaw
Anatole
France
At Doorn
Netherlands
Florence
Italy
the Salamander
Greece
Jubal A. Berly
Patti Page
French To Mobilize Strikers and Communist Chaos Bar Treaty
A retrospective look at Today’s Headlines notes France mobilizing labor action amid Communist currents threatening a German treaty, alongside Humble unions pressing for bargaining rights. Also covers Mayor E D Cleveland’s proclaimed tree planting week and Goose Creek Garden Club’s ongoing efforts. Jim Glass, Harris county tax assessor died of a heart attack. 19 years ago Barbara Pace visited Georgetown with her parents Nat and Mrs Pace while Maurice Jennings of Gulfport returned home after a visit with his wife and son and Fred Jennings and his wife.
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Germany
E. D. Cleveland
Goose Creek Garden Club
Jim Glass
Harris County
Barbara Pace
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Nat Pace
Maurice Jennings
Gulfport
Miss
Fred Jennings
Peron failure in Uruguay sparks regional tension
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports Argentina under dictator Peron mediated Uruguayan labor unrest via ANCAP pressure and embassy meetings. Uruguayan authorities expelled the Argentine labor envoy, forcing a wage compromise and weakening Peron’s regional influence. The piece also notes Peru’s domestic fallout and shifts in Latin American politics amid Falkland tensions.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Argentina
Uruguay
Peron
ANCAP
Buenos Aires
South America
Fragments Reflect Quirky Quotes On Life And Happiness
A scattered set of quotations references Horace Traubel and Dr. Albert Cufe, hinting at ideas about ulcers, eating, and recognizing happiness in others. The garbled text suggests a reflective, aphoristic tone with incomplete context and unclear attribution.
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Ernst
John Reagan
Les Compagnons de Chanson
Televen
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Rufino Tamayo
Leo Lindy
Lindy
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Leonard Lyons
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Japan
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Fujita
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Dietrich
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John W. Snyder
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Missouri
Horton
White House
Miss Monroe
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Mass
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Josef Stalin
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Henry Picard
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Sherman Howard
Franklin County
Virginia
West Point
Bull Run
Shenandoah Valley
Phil Sheridan
Canada
Lynchburg
Tulsa
Oklo
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Jose Espejo
Feron Long
Little Republic
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