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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1960
Page
4
The Baytown Sun argues for purchasing land for a civic center rather than a small library site. It notes Baytown’s improving finances from past austerity, urges long range planning, and cites potential centers housing a library, city hall, auditorium, and more with ample parking and accessible location.
A fragmented poem mocks whistling at work and in daily life. It laments danger from night blasts and urges a playful whistle to ease the grim newsroom mood, honoring Simon Gutkin and 11 patrons with a cheeky plea.
Publication information for The Baytown Sun lists editors Fred Hartman Jim Boone and Beulah Mae Jackson with roles for Preston Pendergrass and others. It notes publishing times afternoons and Sundays, Baytown Texas office location Pearce and Rahbel, advertising and circulation staff, and formal postal and licensing statements.
Drew Pearson argues the United States is poorly represented at the UN summit, with Ambassador Jerry Wadsworth serving as a ceremonial aide while other nations’ leaders debate policy. He urges involvement by Sen. Morse and Sen. Aiken and notes Eisenhower’s absence from key receptions. Pearson calls for better American engagement and broader courtesy calls among allied nations.
A once wealthy man borrows small sums from former business associates to survive. He admits spending much on gambling liquor and women, after years of wealth. An Oxford Mississippi mammy offers a simple happiness tip about enjoying a watermelon by spitting out the seeds.
A quiz asks five questions: define a barkentine identify who organized the Girl Scouts in America and when name the architecture of Santa Sophia in Istanbul quantify the national electorate gain from Alaska and Hawaii and name the famous spy correspondence carried on in mining terms. It ends with a biographical clue about an Irish playwright born in Dublin around 1882 who became a key figure in the Irish national movement and wrote Shadow of a Gunman among other plays.
By NAN JONES Central Press Writer the West born in Augsburg in 1898, his first play Saal appeared at 24, winning the Kleist Prize for Drume in the Night. His works Mahogany and Fear and Misery in the Third Reich shaped his path, eventually earning German citizenship under Hitler and prompting residence in East Germany after 1947 as he navigated exile.
A Baytown reader salutes Frank Smith and Rev. John DeVerter, recalling school days and neighborly ties. The letter celebrates Frank as a gifted pianist and John as an exceptional student and future minister, urging more coverage of local youth and recalling community pride. It also includes other letters urging support for Gander football fans and a request to republish a Kennedy article.
US leads in bread and butter space science with weather forecasting and global communications from satellites. Soviet Union on the moon, photographing its far side, and poised to launch a man into space, having six satellites and an animal-carrying craft. Courier 1B joins US missions as hope grows for an early manned spaceflight.
In bridge, the declarer seeks distributions that make the contract while defenders plan against likely holdings. From East's view, West leads hearts into four spades. over time, the defense should credit West with the ace of clubs and aim to trump clubs to defeat the contract.
Crossword puzzle clues and partial answers arranged in a daily grid style. Reads like a garbled list of across and down hints with typographical errors and mixed language fragments. Contains references to food, measurements, and miscellaneous terms across numerous numbered entries.
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