City Moves To Improve Baytown Appearance Under Lanham
The Sun commends City Manager Fritz Lanham and the Baytown council for tackling a run-down look with a broader street maintenance plan and keep up the good work. Progress includes painting hydrants and meters, restriping streets, and weed control, while urging property owners to clean vacant lots and maintain lawns and streetscapes for a lasting, prideful city image.
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Baytown
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Try and Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
A light humorous essay on witty names for homes and a tale of Samuel Johnson and Elizabeth Porter, noting Johnson’s poor means and his mother’s disapproval. It recounts Johnson’s sharp reply about personal worth over lineage and money, and the widow Mrs Porter’s stance on character.
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Bennett Cerf
Samuel Johnson
Twentien
Elizabeth Porter
Johnson
Diamond Robbery Goes Unnoticed in Shannon
In Shannon Ireland a £288 400 shipment of uncut diamonds vanished from Shannon International Airport over the weekend. Interpol was asked to assist as the theft remained undiscovered for 48 hours. Ennis Diamond Co. of Shannon reported the loss after a man from the diamond firm signed for the package and left.
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Shannon
Ireland
Interpol
International Police Organization
Amsterdam
KLM
Consignees
Ennis Diamond Co
Paul Spitzer
Ennis
Spitzer
Baytown Sun Masthead and staff notice
Baytown Sun staff and roles listed including Editor Publisher General Manager Managing Editor Office Manager Circulation Director Advertising Department and managers. Paper published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays by The Baytown Sun Inc. at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas with subscriptions 1.45 per month and 17.40 yearly. Represented nationally by Texas Newspapers Representatives Inc a member of the Associated Press.
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Fred Hartman
James H- Hale
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Robert K. Gilmore Soevees
John Wadley
Paul Purman Wreecs
Corrie Laughliin
Oe Trerreese
Baytown, Texas
Baytown
Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashhel
Texas
Texas Newspapers Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Texee Daly
Babson On Business Japan Knows Reds Could Overrun Her
Babson argues Japan fears Red China could overrun Malay Asia, prompting a shift from war readiness to global business growth. He notes Japan’s past war lessons, atom bomb history, and current aim to spread industry worldwide while stressing morality and spirituality. He cites Henry Cabot Lodge remarks and urges readers to weigh religion in Japan’s future.
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Roger Babson Babson Park
Japan
China
Malaysia
U.S
Russia
Henry Cabot Lodge
Barry Goldwater
Lodge
Scranton
Pennsylvania
United States
Washington-Merry-Go-Round in Civil Rights Debate
Drew Pearson writes to Dick Gregory urging patience with new civil rights law and southern leadership. He cites Atlanta progress, Clinton High School rebuilding, and Johnson's role, arguing outsiders should avoid inciting white students into Mississippi while the nation tests reform. He warns of occasional violence but trusts southern leaders to uphold the law and urges continued nonviolent action.
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Drew D Pearson
Dick Gregrry
Washington, D. C
Dick Gregory
Atlanta
KKK
Georgia
American Broadcasting Co
Mississippi
South
North Carolina
Louisville
Jackson
Miss
Clinton, Tenn
J. Andemtook
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Clinton
Luther Hedges
Commerce
Ard
Johnson
LeRoy Callins
America’s Conscience Fund
Philadelphia
Proverbs Verse Cited About Wise Sons and Rebuke
A fragmented Bible verse notes that a wise son heeds a father’s instruction while a scorner ignores rebuke, citing Proverbs. The OCR text is incomplete but conveys a moral about listening to guidance.
On The Right Memo On GOP Platform Committee
A memo argues Goldwater may signal a movement reshaping Republican thought. It cautions platforms reflect current forces, not futures, citing Roosevelt 1932 as a guide. The piece urges a flexible, mobile platform stance to catalyze a broader shift toward individualism over party machinery.
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Ty William Pf, Buckley JR
Mr. Goldwater
Goldwater
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic Party Platform Committee
Roosevelt
Platform Committee
Republican Party
Sen. Goldwater
Soan
Mr. Roosevelt
Daily Quiz and Historical Notes Snapshot
A compact trivia page poses five questions about literature and myth and notes on Greek prophets. It includes a 1924 item about John Davis’s Democratic nomination on the 103rd ballot, a quip from Cervantes, a fortune line about a turkey, a Dunlin bird definition, and a riddle about a frontier landmark linked to President Grant.
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John Davis
Richest square mile gold camp of Colorado’s past
Ruth Ramsey recalls a once wealthy mining district in central Colorado that flourished after a 1859 strike by a prospector named Gregory. The area yielded over 76 billion dollars in ore, with mining camps and fierce rivalries along the gulch. The town now echoes its era as a sleepy monument to the gold rush.
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Colorado
Gregory
Know Your Bridge: Swiss Rise Stuns in Olympiad Bid
In a Swiss victory, Switzerland opened with bold bids and eight straight wins before a loss to Britain. Terence Reese and Boris Schapiro used a new Little Major system, altering overcalls and slam visualization, yielding seven tricks for Switzerland at the other table and 470 points on the deal.
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Diamonds
Switzerland
Great Britain
Britain
West
Giamond
Terence Reese
Boris Schapiro
Reese
South
Daily Crossword. Puzzle King Feature Across
LA: dante step 4.4 pilot for flowers 7 External seed coating 8 Exclama tion 10 Goddess of volcanoes 21 Great quantity 12 Except 13 Hesitation sound 35A flower part 17 Before 18 Cherished animal 20 Spirit: Egypt myth 21 Singer Horne 23 Quicker 26 Very small quantity 28 Island off Greece poss 30 Measure of length 33 Exclama 36 Flightless bird 37 Memorandum 40 Perform 41 Enemy scout 42 A country's Reet 44 Poker stake My
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Horne
Greece
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