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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1952
Page
4
A safety bulletin warns motorists to stop when meeting a stopped school bus and to proceed slowly after the bus resumes. It notes fines up to 200 dollars for violations, and stresses caution near moving vehicles, bridges, tunnels, and intersections. The guidance also covers passing on the right only under safe conditions and within legal limits.
Dwight D. Eisenhower told Harry S Truman of a smear campaign about his wife and son as he returned from Europe. Truman joked about getting elephant hide from Republican HQ. The item also notes Harry Sacher’s pending release, Tallulah by Miss Bankhead libel clearance, Marilyn Monroe’s clippings on Joe DiMaggio, Michael Todd party plans for Night in Venice, and Roger Rico’s return to acting roles.
Leonard Lyons’s contract runs until October 1952 with a weekly $2,500 stipend. He toured America with family, owns a town and country home funded by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Burgess Meredith’s New City graveyard plots include John Steinbeck among buyers. The UN liquor debate targets specific delegations for diplomatic rationing. Gilbert Gabriel, Sun music critic turned critic on $35 weekly, recalls his paid music study. Mickey Islike attends La Vie en Rose reopening and Copa cabana ringside. Hemingway film’s Kilimanjaro scene shows a skeptic American volunteer. Tom Coleman links Taft and Summerfield for Eisenhower. Gen Ridgeway to receive Freedom Award in Paris at Waldorf dinner. A US assistant attorney facing calumny over alleged dates with Margaret Truman.
FEFF DAVIS, titled king for life of the Knights of the Road, addressed more than 800 hobos at the annual convention in Hamburg. Members arrived by car and train, some from 1952 eight cylinder models to 2931 gallopies, while discussions touched on prosperity and differences among hobos, tramps, and bums.
An idle life promotion scheme is ridiculed as a poor job by Jeff Davis with a vision of vast hobos membership. The draft resolution claims “Everybody isn’t equal to everybody else” and hints the hohos know more about psychology than many scientists, raised at a Harvard event.
The article profiles Lawton Carver, co owner of Camille's on Second Avenue and long time sports editor for a major news service. It notes his forty seven years in New York dining, having spent about fifty thousand dollars in “joints,” and his shift from heavy drinking to a soda jerk like phase as he reflects on his life in restaurants.
A devotional verse echoes the command to love the Lord and keep His statutes and judgments. The citation appears as Deuteronomy with a likely OCR error in the chapter and phrasing. The fragment emphasizes faithful adherence to divine law.
The Baytown Sun includes office, editorial, and advertising staff details along with subscription rates and payment terms. It notes mail subscription pricing, annual and monthly rates, and states the paper is entered as second class matter at the Baytown post office.
A profile of Camillo Carver, once in Hamilton College circles, now mixing as a restaurant owner in East 45th Street. He recalls finances spent, plans to open a racetrack pending state approval, and a life split between journalism and the hospitality scene.
At Polycultural Institute in Washington a new course on flying saucers will be taught by Anatol Schneiderov. The program expands to 19 classrooms, adds Frisian Cambodian and Flemish, and enrolls up to 300 students starting Oct. 1. The class aims to separate hoaxes from evidence, using the book Flying Saucers are Real by Maj. Donald Kerhoe as a text. Schneiderov, a Russian scientist, traces sightings from the Himalayas to Tibet and Mongolia and envisions a report on findings.
A quirky Central Press feature presents trivia questions on Congress, presidents, minting coins, and coin terms. It includes birthday notes, celebrity origins, and a short quiz with answers like two presidents born in Virginia and two states entering the run in 2nd. It offers a mix of playful facts and educational prompts.
Looking Backward items recall a UN revolt opening and U S troops at Trieste, a hurricane feared along the coast, Ralph McFarland to open a Highlande furniture store, and two Channelview weddings Miss LaDonna Morgan with Arlin Grey Fisher and Miss Lilian Ruth Lee with Jack W. Gardner. A decade ago Dan Stallworth spoke at First Presbyterian, Eva Mae Massey named Rainbow Girls worthy adviser.
A collection of quotes notes varying opinions on belief in flying saucers and space claims. James T. Mangan is cited as claiming deeds to outer space. Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon Thomson and the Duke of Edinburgh are referenced in remarks about gender and public morals.
Washington notes growing friction between U S troops in Korea and South Korean locals. Some natives join guerrilla raids or slip into security leaks, prompting tighter Army discipline and efforts to rebuild trust with allies.
South Korean President Syngman Rhee asserts the Soviet Union cannot win 6 percent ree nations and declares there will be no peace that means anything. The verdict signals hardline stance amid Cold War tensions.
Meeting notes show community group Legane 1gn Nove Merbe planning an event at Danilo Bayto. Officials and sponsors represented Calley and others to discuss venue and support for the project.
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