Correction corrects Rebel Inn family names and local dining history
The writer revises the Rebel Inn owners to Mom and Pop Manteris with daughters Janice and Sylvia noted, and Vera Faye as a third daughter. He recalls Baytown dining in the 1950s and 60s, listing venues from Village Inn to Brown's Chicken Shack, Vel Mars and Prince's, and reflects on a nostalgic food scene before modern fast food proliferation. Chris Buckner, a Baytown native and former broadcaster, is referenced as the contributor and expert on emergency debris planning.
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Pop Manteris
Janice
Baytown
Sylvia
Vera Faye
Mea Culpa
Robert
McDonalds
Burger Kings
Village
Vel Mars Drive Inn
Ward
Tastee Freez
Main
Morrell’s
Prince’s
South Main
Houston
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Liz
Chris Buckner
Public Works Department
Chris
Today in History Highlights and Notable Births
The history section recalls Missouri entering the Union in 1821, the Smithsonian charter in 1846, and Truman signing the National Security Act in 1949. It notes Berkowitz’s 1977 arrest, 2006 liquid bomb plots, and lists birthdays for Hoover, Dean, Fisher, Arquette, Banderas, Harmon. Also cites Pete Rose’s 1981 hit record, Smithsonian storage estimate, Hoover quote, DoD budget, and the moon phase.
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Missouri
U.S
Congress
Smithsonian Institution
Harry Truman
Rosanna Arquette
Antonio Banderas
Angie Harmon
Pete Rose
Baytown Sun editor recalls two stints as a dogcatcher
Wanda Orton, former managing editor of the Baytown Sun, recounts two periods working as a dogcatcher during Civics Day at Robert E. Lee High School and later while reporting with other journalists. She describes early rounds with a humane officer, arresting a lab named Graxiola, and a humorous encounter over a dog named Blue before returning to journalism.
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Baytown Sun
Robert E. Lee High School
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Humane
Lynn Hughes Fields
Joan McAnall
Lynchburg
Chuck Yarborough
Mike Finley
Susan Cummings
Lakewood
Neck of the Woods
Allenbrook
Animal Shelter
Graxiola
The
Sun
Mike Graxiola
Kerrville Daily Times
Mike
Blue
Wanda Orton
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