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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
4
Verse cites Acts 5 31 stating Jesus is exalted by God to be a Prince and Saviour to grant Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins. The phrasing emphasizes divine authority and the life transforming grace offered through him.
The piece traces Labor Day’s birth from 1852 speaker Peter J. McGuire to the 1884 shift by trade unions and the 1894 federal holiday status. It notes Knights of Labor and AFL roles, eight hour day goals, and the growth of union membership from about 500,000 to 15 million today. It also covers Miss Knox leaving Goose Creek for Sulphur Springs, praising her teaching impact and modest nature.
Central Press reports experts project an EB-36 size jet plane capable of 700 mph with over 2000 pounds of bombs, potentially usable anywhere, with launch possible in five to six years given extra funding or emergency.
A Christian Scientist counsels faith and courage to tackle life’s problems. A friend shares how reading the Bible helped her stay hopeful, inspired by the story of Jonah in the belly of the great fish for three days. She notes how perspective and action transform difficulties into manageable challenges.
A patchwork column blends anecdotes from Falls County about a student Bruce Causey at Rice Institute, reflections on a high-spirited editorial, and memories of an Alaska bear hunt. Also includes old style driving cautions from 1906 and a humorous misfit on ice boxes.
In Leopoldville the writer describes dusk pedlars who lay wares on blankets and hawk items from ivory to gorilla teeth. A scheming supervisor, dubbed Allah the Scamp, signals sellers to overcharge visitors while locals flock to the transient zoo featuring shifting exhibits.
A fragmented tale from a Texas humor page recalls a reporter who turned in a brief after a peculiar encounter with a backwoods customer demanding a refund. The yarn mentions a hyena of York corn and corn discomfort as part of the odd exchange.
A Boston couple tours Gettysburg with an Alabama guide who boasts of Northern defeats. A drunken passenger arrives at Lévisville window with a big companion, sworn to Cincinnati, while Yellowstone’s famed weaver erupts hourly.
The item lists Patton near Germany Russians beyond Bucharest and Allied forces advancing toward Italy. It notes Dr William E Marshal replacing N G B Culver on the East Harris County Water Control and Improvement Board at a regular meeting. Permits at Goose Creek city hall totaled 31000 for a new building and 1099 for repairs. Pricing changes announce no rationing points for dry beans prune juice and fruit butters beginning Sunday per the Office of Price Administration.
President Miguel Aleman praised Texas efforts against segregation of Mexican children in his State of the Nation address. He cited improved U.S.-Mexico relations, noted fewer discrimination cases, and reported better conditions for Mexican workers under new contracts. Units of the U.S. and Canadian forces planned joint winter training in Alaska and the Yukon next January and February.
Thousands of East Texas students head back to high school and college this month. The piece urges early career planning, highlighting vocational guidance, and references the Occupational Outlook Handbook. It notes long term opportunities in plas and chemical industries and interior decorating while warning about overcrowded fields like law, embalming, pharmacy, and dentistry.
The piece notes diverse job prospects from commerce to blue collar and white collar fields, urging youth to plan courses and set goals. It highlights vocational guidance, the importance of soil and forest conservation, and the need to align education with local opportunities in East Texas.
Fragmented OCR text quotes a line about failure leading to dawn of success attributed to Leigh Alitche. Mentions 2032 rigs used in Dallas on Sept 2 by American Association Drilling Contractors and Canada. Reported totals are unclear and inconsistent with 1948 figures.
The column discusses conserving honors using the Rule of Eleven in bridge. It explains reading from the lead to estimate declarer high cards, saving a high card to disrupt the dummy, and how misreading can ruin a contract. It includes a sample hand with dealer South and commentary on play versus defense.
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