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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1949
Page
4
A devotional verse notes that the maker is the husband and the Lord of hosts is his name. The Redeemer of Israel is called the Holy One of Israel and God of the whole earth shall he be called.
A historical note recalls Senate Judiciary hearings for Supreme Court nominees starting in the 1930s. It cites Frankfurter, Jackson, Taft, and Parker episodes, noting the varied scrutiny and votes, with Brandeis, Cardozo, and Black as other contentious appointments.
Observers and officers expect a Truman era proposal to deactivate four of eight large aircraft carriers. Defense officials doubt restoring duties. Budget notes Russia’s submarine strength and limits on anti submarine air groups destroyers and boats.
A fragmentary reminiscence on Self help style but with a local angle in Le Grande Oregon noting Failwell who ran the Half Way Market and urged getting talked about as a path to success. It references ads sold for Read Readers Digest rights and stresses originality as newsworthy even if not bizarre.
A humorous piece describes a man in a hotel lobby writing a letter with a passerby overhearing. A priest offers a prize to the boy who names the greatest men, Jakey Fink elstein answers St Patrick, joking about Moses and beasts. A Canadian town reports large ballstones as feet approach a football season.
Fred Hartman notes a brief 69 second silence in Baytown marking the death of Mrs D R Bayes mother of Bob Matherne. He recalls her distinctive voice and French southern accent, and describes funeral fund wishes to aid heart patients at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. He vents about press box conditions at a local game and praises sports writers and player Kosse Johnson amid Southeast Texas football chatter.
The author recounts a planned three thousand mile spring journey from Connecticut toward Michigan that collapses into a Montreal stop after a syndicate sendoff misroutes the columnist. He notes maps, hotels, and blueprints gone awry and jokes about the busy signal of life on the road.
In Rome the author visits the Keats and Shelley house, arguing it should be preserved as a cultural landmark. He urges funding of about $40,000 yearly to save desks and personal effects, noting the enduring value of their poetry beyond political and military budgets.
The piece mocks a contest where a police lieutenant Victor Apedaile would win if held in Nova Scotia after claiming a gambling raid slot machine never paid out. It recounts his demonstration by hitting a jackpot on two coins. It also recalls Joe Cannon’s reputation and a derisive remark from Allene Talmey about liberals.
Five years ago today Allied invasion of Albania Reds attack Szeged British Second opens Siegfried Line blow Sky Troopers lost Yanks suffer. Casual ties in the Palaus. A 32 mph wind and 3.84 inches of rain in the past 22 hours sent Goose Creek and Cedar Bayou out of their beaks. Funeral services for Mrs. Denise Maria Archer, 74, Cedar Bayou Methodist Church tomorrow officiated by Rev. J I F Tharp. Tri-Cities civic groups to honor writers visiting war plants soon.
Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico urged the Senate to finish a government bridge at Pueblo Zul, New Mexico, built two or three years ago. He toured it last week and said it looks fine but lacks approaches, hindering passage for the local residents. The Senate promptly approved 55,800 dollars for the approaches.
The Brownsville Herald reports on the Texas Citrus Commission slated to start October 5 and notes mixed industry reactions ranging from lukewarm to opposition. It compares with Florida where governors kept citrus affairs separate, and suggests Texas needs clear restraint and a strong brand name to compete.
Rev H Beecher Jackson, pastor of a New Jersey church, pleaded innocent to the ice pick slaying of the church elder. Police say he claimed self defense after an argument at his parsonage led to the elder drawing a knife. Jackson, pastor since 1932, says he took the knife and fled, noting the body was left at a Union tavern.
Houston reporters describe a committee under Governor Allan Shivers examining funds and fees charged by institutions in Houston. The board includes W. P. Hobby and editor Craig Cullinan, with Carmack edits noted by the Houston Post.
A San Antonio businessman sues for 15 million dollars alleging a violation of anti trust laws. The federal case claims unlawful restraints and ties to the insurance industry amid ongoing disputes in U S District Court.
Discussion of modern bridge bidding using Whist Club and Vanderbilt style systems. Illustrates risks of 1 Club openings showing top tricks and the effect of artificial 2 Clubs forcing bids. Describes a hand where opponent use of the convention created complications for declarer against a flexible defense.
Puzzle filled with scattered clues across and down, including entries for substances, names, river mentions, and geographical hints. Readers decipher cross references like Man's name in biblications and Peruvian Andean terms, while several entries remain partially obscured by OCR errors and typos.
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