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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1951
Page
6
Editorial note quotes the phrase The time is fulfilled and calls readers to repent and believe the gospel as a present urgency from a religious perspective. The piece frames the verse from Mark 1 5 as a call to action and faith within contemporary discourse.
A Senate subcommittee decided it would n't investigate West Point after all. The Senate has its code of honor and West Point has its code of honor and never the twain shall meet.
The piece discusses ambition and hard work, urging people to set high but realistic goals. It warns against chasing rapid advancement in unsuitable fields, using a Spanish proverb analogy about not riding horses in the clouds when a mule is steadier. It advises relying on judgment and steady progress even if growth feels slow.
A social party quip turns to a joke about a stranger. A second tale recalls a father guiding his son past a Martyrs painting and the boy noting a missing Christian in the Coliseum scene.
In 1900 only 34.7 percent of US citizens belonged to churches, now 56.9 percent. The piece muses whether more people pray or simply stay in on Saturdays. The old saying about traveling alone not applying to a big league club hints at collective effort.
The Baytown Sun staff listings include editor Fred Harriman and managing editor Warren Edward with advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson and office manager Syd Gould. Subscription rates appear for carrier and mail delivery, with monthly and yearly options and advance payment noted in a vintage local notice.
Editors nationwide debate whether severing economic relations and expelling Czech Communists will win William N. Oatis release. Opinions range from immediate full diplomatic rupture to cautious concessions, with parallels drawn to Robert Vogeler’s Hungary case and pressures on Prague.
Looking At Life by Erich Brandeis notes a Denbury Connecticut promotion offering a free boat ride to the bloodmobile for a pint of blood. The piece critiques free offers as a sign of modern ills and examines consumer culture, advertising, and the idea that nothing is truly free. It reflects on the prevalence of free incentives, the costs to the buyer, and broader social implications. The column references local business figures, general advertising trends, and mentions of 1956 church growth and atom bomb fears as cultural context.
A Washington Merry-Go-Round unsigned column urges Congress to examine its own ethics and the small minority of colleagues driving capable officials from government. It cites cases of anti-Communist officials targeted for past associations, and calls for reform by limiting personal attacks over policy.
Ten years ago a Tri Cities news note reports Perry's street paving project with contractors unloading material at the Southern Pacific yards in preparation. Horace Mann Junior High gets new principal WBD Hinson, formerly Goose Creek teacher. Max S Bulock Sr dies at 749 Bar 7. Robberson named fire marshal of Pelly. WPA aid figures and a Presbyterian women's fashion show are noted. Eugene Hill elected master councilor of the Tri Cities Chapter of DeMolay.
Henry McLemore criticizes baseball scouts and managers for overanalyzing the game. He argues that no one can figure the human equation behind performance, citing examples from Campanella and other stars, and asserts players, not managers, shape teams. He ridicules reliance on psychic scouting and centers on such paradoxes.
US Internal Revenue Service battens on racketeer drive cracking tax evasion linked to underworld figures. Case notes include a former police chief jailed for evading taxes, bribery, and public-trust betrayal. A pool hall racket and a taxi of undeclared income surface amid probes under General John B. Dunlap.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a fugitive in a taxicab apologizing in a confused scene. Names, places, and clear actions are missing, leaving only hazy references to maids photographs hostesses and a plea. The passage lacks coherent facts for a full summary.
A fragmented text discusses naval operations costs and economic strain on families during a period marked by investors and diversification. The garbled lines reference a person named Donald E. Rran and themes of distribution and festivity amid shortages.
A jumble of trivia and quotations titled Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge. Includes questions on biblical kings, poets, presidents, and famous births, plus vocabulary, history notes, and did-you-know items. Mentions Kipling, Belshazzar, and Dwight Eisenhower.
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