Silent bloc to decide the election says editorial
The piece argues millions will secretly choose the next president not by campaigns but by a silent vote similar to 1948. It notes prosperity helps Democrats, Eisenhower’s appeal mobilizes Republicans, and public opinion may hinge on Korea and anti administration sentiment. It questions Stalin’s hypothetical ballot and urges readers to vote guided by conscience.
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President Truman
Dewey
Mr. Truman
Gov. Stevenson
Gen
Eisenhower
Truman
Gen. Eisenhower
White House
Baytown Tunnel Progress and Local Football Opinions
Reports detail the Baytown La Porte tunnel progress with north and south portals, concrete pours, and 85 percent tile work inside the tunnel. Road approaches and a three level interchange advance, with completion forecast mid‑1953. Also praised is Dan Stallworth and the Ganders in local schoolboy football coverage, noting Baytown’s strength versus Houston and critiquing detractors who bet on games.
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Porte
Baytown-La
Ray Lyons
Cami Senater
la Porte
Baytown
N McElroy
Engling
Pasadena
Baytown-Pelly
Ganders
Jack Agness
Houston Post
Dan Stallworth
Robert E. Les Ganders
Harris County
Houston City
Houston
Jack
Gander Coashing
Gua
The Bible Revisions and My Bookshelf
A reader compares a new Revised Standard Version Bible with an old, worn copy. The jacket promises no doctrinal change, yet the author notes a melancholy tension in modernizing scripture he has long trusted as the infallible word of God.
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His Majesty
I Prefer My Old Bible to a Modernized Edition
By Erich Brandeis I never doubted my old Bible though newer translations appear. I value its familiar phrases and notes, its mystery, and the comfort of a long friendship. The new language may be clear but cannot replace God’s enduring texts for me.
Notable 1940s Figures Involved In Elections And Arts
A collage of short items reports Mrs. Bess Truman barred from voting, Hamilton Fish shifting stance, Alec Guinness signing for an American Industry project, Hamilton Basso endorsing Stevenson, Beatrice Lillie selling out shows, Rudolph Halley backing a local Democrat, Judge Leibowitz pneumonia, and Hazel Scott paying $10000 to end European tour commitments.
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Bess Truman
White House
Hamilton Fish
Alec Guinness
America
William Hodapp
Wbc-Tv
Guinness
Hamilton Basso
Beatrice Lillie
Rudolph Halley
Samuel Leibowitz
Hazel Scott
Baytown Sun staff and subscription rates details
The Baytown Sun credits staff including Fred Hartman editor and Syd Gould advertising manager with Beulah Mae Jackson as office manager Warren Edwards as managing editor. Subscription rates listed: carrier 1.20 per month or 14.40 per year. mail 1.20 per month 3 months 3.50 6 months 7.03 year 14.00 armed services 75 cents per month. Official notice of second class matter at Baytown post office under March 2 act.
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Baytown Sun
Searce and Ashbei
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Beulah. Mae Jackson
Warren Edwards
Armed Services
National
Texas Daily Press League
Postoffice
Congress
Windsors cancel party as Thorpe film sparks race talk
Leonard Lyons reports from Paris last week noting a canceled Windsors party. MGM planned a Kim Thorpe biopic with Dore Schary, discussing race themes and casting. Thorpe favored Spencer Tracy, but Schary preferred a lesser known actor to convey authenticity. Thorpe suggested Anisin. Times money controversy and anecdotes about Marian Paige, Mrs Sarnoff, Tallulah Bankhead, and a prehistoric elephant tooth are mentioned along with a stray joke about a hunter mistaking a cow for a rabbit.
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MGM
Kim Thorpe
Dore Schary
Thorpe
Schary
Spencer ‘Tracy
Thorpe- Schary
Moose Whitmore Shapes Rocks and Baseball Dreams
Frank Moose Whitmore, a geologist with the U S Geological Survey, is described as raising two 12 year old twin boys more enamored with baseball than rocks. The piece notes his expertise and his efforts to influence them toward geology while the twins pursue sports.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Frank Moosetmore
Moose
U.S. Geological Survey
John
Jeff
Brooklyn
Whoose Whitmore
Truk
Ponape
Carolines
Whitmore
Meose
Fraternity Question Quiz and Ancient Phrases Quiz
A reader challenge asks which Greek letter fraternity is oldest in America, the source of the phrase exchange new lamps for the old, and the term for the art of pottery. It also asks which U S Supreme Court justice resigned to seek the presidency and later became secretary of state, plus a geography fact about the Hoover dam location.
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America
United States Supreme Court
Hoover Dam
Boulder Dam
Washington
Nevada
Bible Verse Punctuation Keeps Promise of Jesus as Savior
A line from Acts 13 23 notes that God has raised unto Israel a savior Jesus according to his promise by this man's seed. The verse emphasizes fulfillment of prophecy and Jesus as the promised savior within biblical history.
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Israel
Jesus
Midwest Ford Dealers Told They Must Kick In To GOP
The Omaha meeting of Nebraska and Iowa Ford dealers urged a GOP fund contribution due to a political emergency. They were told to avoid company checks, with collectors like Walter Mahoney and Don Gell coordinating Western Iowa funds. The report ties this to Summersfield era corruption cases and Michigan dealer schemes, implying broader implications for Ford and party finances.
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Washington
Midwest
Ford
Drew Pearson
Ford Automobile
Omaha
Republican National Committee
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado Springs
Allen Merril
Henry Ford III
Walker Willams
Detroit
United States
Ford Motor Co
Colorado
Netraska
Ed O’shea
Lincoln
Walter Mahoney
Sioux City
Don Gell
Red Oak Town
Western Towa
Red Oak
Arthur Summerfield
Michigan
Summerfield
Chevrolet
GOP
Allto
Gan Auto
Republican Party
Black
Dewey
Eugene Black
Justice Department
Wichi
Looking Backward Five Years Ago Todays Dlex Mongers
Ree Says Film Head P Question Is On For Food Group Ted Cart Dumam Dent Af Be At A Local Of A Cart Dert Of Bay At A Lors Hospital The Jim 7 Concert Sponsored By Congregational Method In The Sam Houston Terium.
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DLEX
Hollywood
Ree
Ted Cart Dumam Dent
Congregational Method
Sam Houston
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