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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1949
Page
6
Dig Next Friday Marks Baytown Tunnel Groundbreaking
The Baytown tunnel project advances with a Friday ceremony to break ground on a multi million dollar tunnel. Local workers with years on the job show perseverance amid delays and political hurdles as L G Sanders leads the chamber committee. The piece applauds civic effort and urges continued resolve to complete the major regional undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Harris County
Navigation District
L. G. Sanders
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Success Secrets for People Are Funny Creator
John Gudel co-owner producer of People Are Funny faced selling ideas until Chicago ad agency offered a breakthrough. A single note and bold approach later, he learned that standing out attracts attention and that original, dramatic acts reveal talent. He cites Schwab and others who make impact by being different.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gudel
Chicago
Ket
Del
Mertoix
Charles Schwab
Sun Slants By Fred Hartman on congress and life in Baytown
A light, opinionated column referencing Congressman Albert Thomas and a public bonds push in Baytown. The piece weaves humor about politics, SMU Phi Beta Kappa honor, and a Baylor Stadium fundraising drive, then moves to a Life Magazine feature on Purefoy Hotel in Talladega with a long menu and local admiration for the Farneds and Brunsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Waco
Baylor Stadium
Baytown
Laughs and lines from Omar Barker on Texas and New Mexico
The noted poet and short story writer Omar Barker jokes that New Mexico is as big as 25 Texas. He quips the state appears larger only because it is spread thin, noting the mean terrain and altitude. He jokes about climate and plains, with highway signs guiding water flow when it rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Barker
New Mexico
Texas
Highway Department
Barker
Channel swimmers and big game hunters raise newsroom buzz
The office is abuzz over would be channel swimmers and avid sports fans who flood the sports editor with demands for coverage and derivate chatter about top football battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Ducats
Published sy y Sun Company at Pearca Baytown Texas
Sun Company appears in Baytown Texas with a publication entry referencing Pearca. The terse notice lists a business or location named Sun Company and mentions Baytown in connection with Pearca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Y Sun Company
Pearca
Shbel
Baytown
Texas
George Junior Republic Shows Practical Juvenile Reform
A visitor extols George Junior Republic in Freeville as a model to curb juvenile delinquency through work, schooling, and self-government. About 125 youths, drawn from New York slums and other centers, learn responsibility on 550 acres with a village economy, two banks, and a currency system, electing leaders as in real government. The piece urges replication and notes strong civic support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Freeville
Republic
George Junior Republic
Ely
New York City
America
George “Junior Republic
Finger Lakes
U. S
George
United States
Sergeant Jack Fayior Returns to Texas Army Post
Sergeant Jack T. Fayior, eight years in Uncle Sam’s army, has been assigned to a first home state post in Texas after long service away. He and his wife and 40-year-old daughter reside in Highlands, East Berris County, where he now runs the new army recruiting office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Texas
Jack T. Fayior
Uncle Sam
Lone Star State
Rome
East Berris County
Highlands
Taylor
New Army
Burme to Mada gascar quiz and birth-spot puzzle
A jumble of trivia and birthday notices appears in this issue. It includes questions about capitals and islands, former state names, and a republic, alongside birthday greetings for Raymond Scott and Carl Van Doren. It also references Henry Mencken and Irene Joliet-Curie with celebratory lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Scott
Carl van Doren
Henry J. Mencken
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Irene Joliet-Curie
Five Years Ago Today Headlines In War Drift
Five Years Ago today headlines report Nazi lines crumbling and Soviets opening a new drive in South Poland. The item also notes a rise in attendance in Goose Creek Independent School District with Schreiner Institute graduates and mentions local service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Goose Creek Independent
Try And Stop Me Me COMEDIAN Morey Amsterdam Memoir
Comedy figure Morey Amsterdam once hosted a Smith Brothers Ice Cream radio gig, lost it after a beard ice cream boast, and quipped about soap ad boredom. He remains on many programs while Fred Allen jokes about home radios. Boni Brae Golf Club serves a luncheon menu with Scotch broth, to matoes, sausage, steak, salad and puddings, plus sides and treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morey Amsterdam
Smith Brothers
B.O
Fred Allen
Amsterdam
Bon~ Nic Brae
President Plaza Lasso Urges Industry After Ecuador Quake
President Galo Plaza Lasso calls for industry not tears after a devastating earthquake. Heuador faces widespread damage with calls for calm, aid, and reconstruction efforts across affected regions. The president appeals for steady leadership as crews assess collapse sites and restore basic services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galo Plaza Lasso
Heuador
Argentine Ambassador Resignation Accepted
Washington Sept 10 The White House disclosed that President Truman has accepted the resignation of James Bruce ambassador to Argentina effective September 1 The President also announced he intends to name Stanton Griffis former ambassador to Egypt as Bruce's successor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
James Bruce
Argentina
Stanton Griffis
Aigypt
Bruce
Cotton Loan Rates For 1949 Declared By Agriculture Dept
The agriculture department announced loan rates for 1949 American Egyptian cotton with 135 inch and longer staple and the base grade two inch cotton at 57.85 cents per pound for the Arizona California area. New Mexico West Texas area rates are 58.10 cents per pound. Lean differentials reflect market differences for the year to July 21 and include a location differential to cover transport costs to mill points on the East Coast. The 1949 program will follow the same administration as the regular upland cotton loan plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sevi
Agriculture Department
Arizona-California
New Mexico-West Texas
New Mexico-1
West Texas
Lutes Named Commander of the Fourth Army
Washington Sept 10 Lieutenant General Leroy Lutes the munitions board staff director was named commander of the fourth army with headquarters at San Antonio Texas He will take over about October 15 Lutes served as operations director of army service forces in World War II and established the first joint logistical staff in the South Pacific earlier in his career He later commanded service forces after Somervell and joined the munitions board in 1947 under the unification law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Employment Service Office
Teylor
Boston
Feses
Pentagon
Washington, D. C
Texas
Taylor
Army
Jeff
Hke
San Antonio
William Hamilton
Turkey
Washington
Leroy Lutes
Munitions Board
Fourth Army
Lutes
Thomas T. Hendy
U. S
Europe
Letes
Army Service Forces
South Pacific
Italy
China
India
Africa
Brehon B Somervell
Paratrooper Survives 4000 Foot Free Fall in Arkansas
Master Sergeant James Hendrix, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient from Pepanto Arkansas, bailed from a paratrooper jump near Benning Georgia. His main chute tangled, emergency chute deployed, he fell about 4000 feet but landed with bruises and a stunned, recovering body. He credit strength and quick reflexes for surviving the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benning
James P. Hendrix
Pepanto
Arkansas
Hendrix
Endrix
Hendsis
Gil
Henars
Wendrix
Mazfather
Mworried
Shivers Reshuffles Senate Secretary and State Appointments
In Austin Governor Allan Shivers announces changes in office staff. Garland Smith resigns as secretary of the senate, I. D. Ransom moves from assistant executive secretary to secretary of state, and Ransom will head the real estate matters in the secretary of state's office. Smith will take over Ransom's duties at the governor's reception desk. The real estate licensing remains under the secretary of state's control until October 5 when a bill creating the Texas real estate commission takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Allan Shivers
Garland Smith
Senate
I. D. Ransom
Beauford Jester
Secretary of State
Smith
Caldiell
Ransom
Staite Ben Famsey
Texas Real Estate Commission
Ag Department Cuts Corn Crop Estimate Amid Surplus Fears
Washington September 19 The Agriculture Department cut its forecast of 19.5 billion bushels to 3.5257316 billion for the 1945 corn crop, still the largest on record and fueling a huge carryover. The revision reduces August estimates by about 8.7 hundred million bushels, with last year’s record cited as a comparison. The government faces price worries and production controls from Secretary Brannan, while consumers may benefit from lower prices and better tea. The report, based on September 1 conditions, also revised wheat and tea figures, leaving winter wheat harvest unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soq
Chery
Brannan
District Attorney Faces Probe Over Threats Claim
A 35 year old mother in San Antonio alleged District Attorney William er ley cursed and threatened her life during a confrontation. She asked how old her son was and he reportedly replied four years and eight. She urged action and he suggested hairbrush therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
William Erley
Eesti
Crux of the Hand Play in a Bridge Auction
In a delicate bridge problem, the declarer must identify the crucial phase to avoid letting a defender in. South navigates a weak hand by choosing aggressive bids and careful plays, avoiding a trump finesse and forcing West from diamond leads. The strategy hinges on sustaining control, discarding, and ruffing to secure the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty K
South
East
West
Dummmy
Daily crossword clues and partial fills mix across puzzle lines
A reader provided a garbled crossword list with incomplete clues and stray letters. Entries include greetings in Ber language style, vague meanings for reach and detested, and several misprinted terms. The batch also contains stray names and hints like Athens citizen and Egyptian sun god.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caariss
Fabulous Bird
Arlist
Cupeles Si
Athens
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