Baytown Sun Urges Freeport Game Switch For Fair
Editorial urges moving a Freeport Baytown football game to Baytown to coincide with the annual Baytown Fair. It argues the swap benefits local fans and economy, while acknowledging home-field advantages and thanking Freeport’s team. The piece also praises the U S verdict in a Communist trial, viewing it as a reaffirmation of American law and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Li
Brazosport
SebeSta
Freeport
Robert E.lee
May Gorgion
Baytown
Yrown
Freert
Chamber of Immerce
Sun
Ball Ames
Rainy Day Letter Route to J C Penney Store
A humorous Baytown column outlines a rain friendly method to mail letters without getting wet using routes past the J C Penney store, the post office, and nearby streets. Lloyd Jones and Abe Rosenzweig are discussed alongside plans for a new Penney store opening by mid November and expanding neighboring shops. The piece comments on urban changes, Pay Day timing, and local parking developments under Chief McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd’ Jones
J. C. Penney
Lloyd’s
J. C Penney
Nap Balleré
Pearcé
Henry Knox
de Fee
Baytown
Licya’s
Lloyd
Penney
Penney’s
Joya
Ligyé
Brosdens
Lloyd “Jones
Abe
Rosenzweig
Economy
Carew
Jimmy McKinney
Maz Ou
Will Hare
Pentegang
Lloyd -Jones Zetting Jonger
Tiran
McKee
Dinner at cheap cafe exposes former shopper turned police
In Texas, a businessman, trying to economize, eats at a modest cafe. He notices a familiar face from years at the store who later becomes a police officer. A friend asks his take on the new job and he quips that the customer is always wrong.
Untitled collage of quirky 1960s quotes and ads
A fragmented column blends whimsical remarks on fashion, surveys, hunting gear, and advertising. It notes a 1960s gender shift projection, parodies consumer chatter, and jokes about seasonal trends from sea swimming to goose grease, all in a tongue-in-cheek parade of phrases.
The Baytown Sun Publisher Admits Office Management
The Baytown Texas publication notes the manager's office and payment terms in a clipped brief. It mentions advance payment plans and a press league recovery, with reference to March 3 and 187 percent in a terse public notice style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Bible as Relaxation Amid Daily Life
A reader urges choosing the Bible for short reads between chores, praising its beauty and calming effect. The narrator recounts opening to Ecclesiastes and Proverbs, finding guidance and companionship in verses about partnership, wisdom, and household responsibilities, ending with a note on living the word.
European Sports Pages Dull for Americans Abroad
Columnist notes US readers find European sports pages sparse and confusing with World Series coverage scarce. He mocks London papers for cricket focus and criticizes press for slow, lengthy reports and lack of American sports emphasis.
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Henre
Brahms
Benrich
Belng -Abroad
Bag of memories and questions on history and sports
The piece surveys notable figures and events from history and sports culture. It references presidents and monarchs, painters like Millet, and sports figures across boxing, racing, football, and cycling. It weaves in birthdays, language notes, and a light editorial tone about modern sports fame and national identities.
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Samuel
Westling
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Jonson
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Triman
Mesdames
Chicago
King Victor Emmanuel HT
Italy
Jean Francis Millet
Podunk
London
Five Years. Headlines on War Fronts Across Europe and Pacific
Sea Air battle rages in the Pacific while German armor attacks Aachen. Nazis pushed from Greece as partisans close on Belgrade. Corporal Milton Scott, 20, dies. his parents learn of his death via a letter from a comrade. Harold Owain Hardison, 8, injured in a Goose Creek Street accident. Sergeant Guy Spenser discharged and returns home. Rice Institute students from Dellas visit Cedar Bayou area over the weekend.
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Pacific
Aachen
Greece
Belgrade
C. M. Scott
Milton Scott
Scott
Harold’ Owain Hardison
Jim Bill Granville
Dellas
Rice Institute
D. Ti
Stop Me at the Hartford Hotel Desk
A desk clerk recalls a guest on the fourth floor asking for soap while rubbing a towel. The guest discovers a gold watch, not soap, prompting disbelief and a humorous exchange. A separate line mentions Bob Hopf’s reaction to a jet plane exceeding speed of sound and a joke attempt in Hollywood.
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Hartford
Bob Hoph
Hollywood
Nvar Chisago
Tucker TriaL for Fraud in Auto Venture Goes Ahead
Preston Tucker the would be car builder and seven associates face a second trial in Chicago on mail fraud and conspiracy charges. The 1930s case resumes after a mistrial caused by a prejudicial witness identification of defendant Eried Karsten as an ex convict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Preston Tucker
Automobile
Tucker
Walter J. Labuy
Labuy
Ereid Karsten
What. Others Say Two Giants Now Possess Atomic Bomb So What
The piece discusses Russia’s July atomic explosion and the lack of clear US insight into Russia’s bomb stockpiles. It notes Truman’s disclosure and public unease about defense readiness, urging international control of atomic weapons and cautioning that war would cause mutual destruction without gains.
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Russia
Truman
National Defense Establishment
Fussia
United States
Lise
United Nations
America
State Seeks European Medical Help for Minnesota
ST. PAUL Oct. 17. Minnesota will launch a campaign to resettle European nurses doctors and other professional workers within its borders. Esin R. Armstrong New York executive director of the emergency council for displaced European professionals said Governor Luther Youngdahl believes the plan may aid the state’s new mental health program. Local committees will be appointed to recruit such professionals to Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Sin R. Armstrong
New York
Emergency Council For
Luther Youngdahl
Minnesota Commission For Resettlement of
California CIO Council Aids Reds
In San Francisco an October meeting of the California CIO council adopted a resolution urging support for 72 Communists convicted in New York and seeking their retrial while calling to revoke six attorney citations. Barry Bridges urged unity and staying aligned with the CIO, stressing compromise among factions and urging the council to clarify its stance with the national CIO.
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San Francisco
California Cio Council
Ssey
New York
Counciltékine
Barry Bridges
Internatione
Bridges
Cid pJicies
California State Council
California Council
CIO
Chater
Barclay On Bridge Card Play And No Trump Dilemmas
A Bridge column discusses how players manipulate card play and stoppers in No Trump contracts. It analyzes guarded kings and aces, secondary stoppers, and the impact of bidding decisions on declarer outcomes.
Crossword Across LFoot and Dots Clue List
The page presents a cryptic crossword with many scattered clues and partial fills including references to city politics musical instruments and various geographic and linguistic hints. It blends across and down entries with partial solutions and stray notations from a daily puzzle column.
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Harold B. Medina
By Fred Hartman
Boyce
Texas
By William Rit
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Fis
Boptown Sun
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James
Senator Doolittle
Europe
Express
the Mail
Times
the Graphic
Jean Arthur
Rita Heyworth
Marsha Hunt
John Burgoyne
Tan
Horetia
Ostend
Bruges
Lillie
Wreké
United
Fie
Egypt
Isis
Angelus
Bickenmorester
Sheffield
Jackie Rodinsor
Sammay Bough
Jack Kramer
Bob Feller
France
Pre- Abiers
Brocks
Yanks
Notre Dame
Sal
South Bend
Daily Sun
By Bennett Cerf
California CO Council
Aids
Dezsnion Congress
Barclay
Shephard Barclay
South
North
Fea
Southers Constellation
U. S
Manacles
India
G. W. Russell
Spain
Scotland
Fey
Jae
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