Truman Taft Viewed as Real Leaders of Their Parties
Special to The Baytown Sun notes President Truman and Senator Taft emerge as real leaders of their parties amid campaign tactics. Dems highlight the Eisenhower Taft tie, Nixon gifts, and alleged White House links to Stevenson, while GOP argues Truman support could cost Stevenson votes. Taft could become power behind the throne if Eisenhower wins, impacting Senate control and policy direction. Civil defense and administration transition plans are also discussed, with price and defense officials preparing for new leadership. Social Security study suggests about 200 millionaires may collect old age pensions, a figure based on a small sample and indicating potential adjustments.
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Baytown
Washington
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Adlss Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
New York City
Taft
Richard Nixon
California
Ital
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Stevenson
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TV and film industry clashes and radio notes
Balaban of Paramount and Zukor discuss TV experiments and pioneer problems. Balaban shifts from shorts to full length films after empty theaters. George Jessel will introduce Truman in a political broadcast next week. Betty Hutton stars in Somebody Loved Me inspired by Blossom Seeley. Benny Fields and Mrs. Seeley linked in the on screen trio with Fields as husband.
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Adolf Zukor
Balaban
Chicago
Zukor
Pickford
Barrymore
Pauline Frederick
George Jessel
UJA
Truman
Jessel
Hallywood
Bing Crosby
Tony Martin
Betty Hutton
Blossom Seeley
Miss Seeley
Davis and Benny names wind up in film rights deal
Leonard Lyons Davis, once known as Benny Davis the songwriter behind Margie, died in Salisbury. He earned 2500 for rights to use his name in a film, but the Bennys were trimmed to avoid confusion among Benny Davis Benny Fields and Jack Benny.
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Salisbury
Benny Davis
Margie
Bennys
Benny Fields
Jack Benny
English Castle Wedding Sparks Election Reflections
A London dispatch covers Mrs Penelope Hamilton of the Blarney Stone fame wedding to Major Hillyard at Blarney Castle. The tale links eloquence from kissing the stone to a bold marriage proposal and a broader note on political fervor in pre election months. The narrator muses on politics influencing even nonpolitical events and hopes all voters participate on November 4.
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Ireland
Ireland for Everyman Poem Quoted Amid Political Satire
The dispatch cites a poem about kissing the Blarney Stone to mock presidential candidates and their speeches. A sarcastic note compares eloquence to a charm that grants power, while recalling a Santa Monica fire where a Welsh terrier’s fleas vanished, prompting a political parallel.
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Ireland
Swifty O Brien Mutters Over Picture of Marilyn Monroe
In New York Swifty O Brien frets at Lindy’s over a tabloid list of the 10 most stimulating female faces. He scoffs at Marilyn Monroe’s head, quips on Dietrich and Rogers, and questions the notion of looking at a woman’s face.
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Joseph Kaliff
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Caricaturists Society of America
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Ginger Rogers
Esther
Williams
Marlene Dietrich
Kaliff
Dietrich
Marilyn Monroe
Lord Delights in Knowing Me in Justice and Kindness
Verse from Jeremiah 9 24 urges glory not in words but in understanding and knowing the Lord who exercises loving kindness judgment and righteousness on earth. The message emphasizes that God takes delight in these qualities.
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Jeremiah
Baytown Sun staff and subscription notices
The Baytown Sun in Baytown Texas lists staff including Fred Hartman editor and publisher Syd Gould advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson office manager Warren Edwards and managing editor. Subscription rates show By Carrier 120 per month 14 40 per year and by Mai Month 1 20 3 months 3 50 6 months 14 00. Entered second class matter at Baytown Texas post office under the act of March 3 1870.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and
Asbbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Syd.s. Gould
Eyeeees
Beulah Mae Jackson
Warren Edwards
Armed Services
Texas Daily Press League
Congress
Debonair talker bets on looks in high society maze
A snappy dialogue drifts through gloss and gambling as Swifty argues about faces and allure in a list of society names. He praises fame and press agents while dismissing Morocco's crowd, noting horse players study form over glamour and joking about etiquette and risk in elite circles.
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Fetandy
Swiftz
Joan Crawford
Brenda Frazier Helly
Dinah Shore
Edith Piaf
Eva Gator
Kelley
el Morocco
Morocco
Belmont
Copacabana
Swifty
You're Telling Me by William Ritt sports column
The sports editor notes William Ritt eagerly expects to outplay rival Jack Westland in amateur golf while also referencing a first speech by a Congressional candidate. Grandpappy Jenkins reports hearing two radio ads but says they did not bother him.
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Jack Westland
Tee
Nichols On Air Back To Crystal Set Era On WMAL
Radio veteran Nichols recounts appearance on Ruth Crane's Modern Woman show on WMAL. He discussed Miss America contest rules and girdles in swimming attire, noting how contestants' hip measurements affect judging and how girdles can influence appearance. Ruth Crane, WMAL's women's director, has a long background in journalism and entertainment.
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Harman
Washington
Sebs
Ruth Crane
WMAL
Ruth
Republic
Grace
DAILY CROSSWORD Across entries from clues and answers
A compact crossword clue list with numbered hints including Cushions, Cut finely, as meat, Delivate, Stormed, Quadruped, Rugged mountain crest, Incites, Goddess of beauty, Winged insect, Mature, Neon sym, To be in debt, Just, Ceases, Eminent, Merry, Exclam ation, Japanese festival, A wing, Savage, Type of architecture, Vestige, Summon forth, Sacred French term, Levels to the ground rear, Require, Vehicle with Slender instruments surg.
Stop Me When Young Jeb Crowther Faces Judge
A rough affair in Louisiana ends with Jeb Crowther facing a twenty year sentence after a failed chicken theft. The judge dismisses pleas as the accused laments his misery and inability to endure such a long punishment.
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Jeb Crowther
Louisiana Way
Yse
Jeb
Looking Backward s From The Sun F Fires
Five years ago today headlines note shakeup in British cabinet and ongoing forest fires near Conroe. Kirby Petroleum of Houston sparks a wildcat test in Chambers county near Baytown. Ross Cathriner plans a brick and tile building on Texas Avenue. An exhibition of shaded trees is shown at Citizens National Banks and Trust Co lawn.
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Kirby Petroleum Company
Houston
Chambers County
Baytown
Ross Cathriner
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Citizens National Banks and Trust Co
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Otis Linder
Yorktown
Midway
W. T. Linder
Eisenhower Nixon Race Toast Stirs GOP Tensions
Washington trip coverage shows Eisenhower joking about public opinion shifts and Patton, while Theodore McKeldin joins at public luncheon. The piece notes Nixon’s tactical moves to stay on the ticket, avoiding direct contact with Ike and urging telegrams to the party committee amid Rising strain in the Republican camp.
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Eisenhower
Maryland
Theodore
McKeldin
Ike
Dick Nixon
Nixon
George Patton
Patton
Houston
Germany
Melfeldin
Oll
al Smith
Smith
Pope
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Missoula
Ment
Los Angeles
James Bassett Blunt
Montana
Bay
Room and Board in Portland Recount of Early Campaign Room Talk
A fragmented account describes campaign dynamics around Eisenhower Nixon and others in Portland Oregon. It mentions hotel rooms 7 2 and 784 at the McClure hotel and rooms 790 732 with Mrs Ficees and her mother. References to political maneuvers, press relations and a notable expense fund of $18 000.
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Ore
Seaton
Ney
Eisenhower Tri
Sims
Baye
Wheeling
Eisenhower
Nixon
McClure
Ficees
Dowd
Weil Bovey
Korea
Quotations on Weather Humidity and Public Figures
Fragments cite quotes from a Detroit assistant pastor, an aeronautics expert, and an unnamed president figure. The text critiques tyranny, imperialism, and mass suffering while noting weight issues and ridicule as tools of power. The sourcing is unclear and largely cryptic.
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