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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1949

Page

4

Overcome and seated with My Father in Heaven

A biblically framed line from Revelations 3 21 about overcoming and sharing Christ’s throne with the Father through faith and perseverance in the Christian walk.

Beams of teaching pay rise clash with degree rules

Port Arthur leads a district push for higher teacher salaries tied to Gilmér-Aiken degree requirements. Beaum on, South Park, Amelia, Victor and Orange set minimums around 2403 and tops near 3051 for 12 years, while Port Arthur and Amelia offer higher ceilings up to 4137 after 26 years, highlighting disparities and urging continued study to stay abreast of education needs.

Beaumont Gilmér-Aiken South Park Amelia Victor Orange Port Arthur South Perk Port. Arthur Beaumont Journal

Ghost of Billy Mitchell and Capitol uranium junkets

Washington observers recall the legacy of Billy Mitchell amid Navy promotions and a border battle over aviation. Crommelin faces promotion limits as defense shifts aviation duties toward the Air Force, while McMahon weighs a Capitol junket to inspect uranium deposits in Rhodesia India and the Congo.

Billy Mitchell Washington Gerers Navy John J. Crommolin Army Air Force Mitchell Crommelin Hima Francis P. Matthews Mayy Brothers Defense Louis Johnson Marine Aviation Jurret

Success Secrets and the De Forest Invention Trail

A New York trial revisits Lee de Forest and his claim that a so called transmission bulb was central to modern electronics. The inventor defends the tube as essential for transoceanic telephones, television, and broadcasting while recalling his Yale years, battles over finances, and a late career revival with American Television Incorporated.

New York Atlantic Lee de Ores Lee de Forest Yale de Forest Ime Hfe American Television, Incorporated, Research, and Manufacturing Organisation

The Baptown Run Publication Note

Daily publication with office manager service charge 75 cents a month payable in advance. March 3, 1879. Local post office under the act.

Armed ‘Service Presa League Iof

Sun Slants By Fred Hartman on Texas road stats

Sincere story notes a community chest drive funded by First Christian Church Vacation Bible School pupils. A letter from the primary class thanks Chest Secretary Bob Herbert for supporting agencies, with a $47 donation and broad praise for community services.

Texas Highway Department Texas Good Roads Association Texas State Highway Department Bureau of Public Roads United States Senate Highway Department Highway Commission Royal Road Administration Community Chest Christien Church Red Feather Jake Rutter Chest Bob Herbert First Christian Church Bible School Steven Allen James R. Barnes D. A. Wheeler Beverly Stephenson Martha Kay Frazier la. Veile Ficklin Carolyn M.hill Betty Shearer Betty Sue Wiliams Carolyn Manuel Mary Frances Caldwell Norman Wood Ann Bridges Scott Mann Charles Patterson Victor Dias Airs Nichols B. A’ Musick Berbertier Donnella Couch Baytown Rutter

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up

Erich Brandeis reflects on childhood aspirations from reading Leatherstocking Tales to racing drivers and aviators. He notes parents dream big for children yet warns that the start matters, praising Newspaperboy Week and the value of starting as a newsboy for self reliance, discipline, and early enterprise.

Fenimore Cooper Tor Ralph de Palma Teven Amy Newsbow

Texas Laughs By Boyce House A MAN Accosts A New Yorker

A chaotic tale set after World War I notes a contractor desperate for materials and a bricklayer’s riot. The narrator recounts a man shouting at Irish workers and a mob’s brick fling that forces him to rethink building a sky scraper. The piece blends humor with wartime shortages and social tension.

Imaterials Thia

Tourists See Rome Lights on a Three Hour Express

In Rome Benny McLemore boards an American Express bus for a three hour tour of the city. He notes tourists chase culture in a month and compares sightseeing to trying to see home in a short ride. The piece blends self commentary with the travelogue tone of a visiting writer.

Benny McLemore Rome Italy Thomas Cook

Birthday Anniversaries and Miscellany in Crowded Column

Birthday anniversaries today include Al fred Cortot the pianist Thomas BE EHot the poet and essayist Bern ard Gwenn Donald Conk the actors and Charles Brimsek the hockey star. The column blends wordplay and travel memories with sketches of notable figures and a humorous bus trip in Italy.

Alfred Cortot Thomas BE Ehot Bérnard Gwenn Donald Conk Charles Brimsek

Groucho style in Hollywood prompts sharp wit

A fragmentary piece recounts Groucho Marx quips about marriage and dining ends, including a joke about meat and bread crumbs. It notes a London editor’s misread attempt at charm with a Hollywood glamour girl, who sobbed then embraced him calling him a gentleman after a four year gap.

Groucho Marx Hollywood Groucho London

Five Years Ago Todays Headlines in Tri Cities

A collage of items notes Rhine Gate defense and Japanese city raids by air, Baltic forces retreat to Riga, local government consolidation support by Goose Creek council, new Tri Cities War Price and Ration Board members named, Mrs Allie Lee Bragg of Highlands dies with funeral set. Roosevelt accuses Dewey of falsehoods. Hannegan predicts Roosevelt will stump soon. Hedgeropping farmers in Ritzville boast modern spray plane use by Flying Farmers.

Rhine Gate Riga Goose Creek W. R. Black Wilson Taylor Hanratty Tri-Cities Allie Lee Bragg Highlands Thomas Dewey New York Roosevelt Thimself Roosevelt Robert Be, Hannegan

Late beer debt settled after long separation

Mishael Mihalek paid a long overdue debt from a bet with Peter Marichak made around the turn of the century. They had pledged that the first to become a father would buy a barrel of beer for the other. Marichak won the bet, and after decades apart the two families shared the beer at a two family reunion.

Mishael Mihalek Peter Marichak

What Others Say Correcting the Press at Rotary Convention

Rotary officials state that the London club proposed dropping the motto He Profits Most Who Serves Best, a phrase not an official Rotary motto. The Board, Council, and convention allowed continued use of the phrase in existing materials. No policy restricting clubs from using the phrase was enacted.

Press Association Percy Hodgson Philip Lovejoy Rotary Club London England New York Rotary Rotary International Arthur Frederick Sheldon Dallas Great Britain Ireland Council

Fragmented Hera Phrase Teases Publishing Dilemma

A fragmentary note mentions Hera and a phrase Dont publish and refers to difficulty over what constitutes best service. The garbled text hints at censorship or editorial hesitation but lacks clear individuals, dates, or concrete events for full context.

Fear of atomic bomb blamed for murder by own action

In Pasadena and nearby, bodies of professor Waller and roommate Donald Otte Ma were found, with authorities saying fatalities resulted from self-inflicted actions amid a shock over the atomic bomb news. The case links a death at Spartzert Terrace to a possible suicide and a separate nude body found in bed with a gunshot wound. A Texas labor dispute report is also noted, detailing 2364 workers involved and a complete work stoppage.

Sor Ius Waller & Gre 5 John Muip Pasadena California Donald Otte Ma University of Souterni Waller Truman Hac Bens Walter B.C. Griffith A. Prior Griffith Donald Mazneson Steent

Best opening lead and bidding choice in a bridge deal

In a bridge problem with North and South as declarers at two tables, East's opening lead differs: spade at Table 1 and heart at Table 2. The article discusses how the lead shapes defense, and asks what is the best bidding for this deal given the two declarers must play.

North North East South West East West Bed Beek Ted Ant West

Daily Crossword Across 2 6 10 13 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 31 32 35 36 37 38 40 42 44 45 Down

Crossword clues list with mixed numbers and garbled text for a Saturday puzzle. Multiple mis-spellings and fragments obscure clear entries but indicate a themed word game with across and down hints and partial answers.

Apple Center Egypt

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