Tribute To William N Blanton Sr Port Commission Leader
Houston and Harris County honored William N Blanton Sr for 13 years on the Port Commission. Over 300 friends heard tributes at the World Trade Club as Blanton’s career covered the San Jacinto Monument, Veterans Hospital, Medical Center, Baylor Medical School, and various civic projects. The event praised his long service to the area and his enduring friendship with The Baytown Sun.
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Houston
Harris County
William N. Blanton
Port Commission
Blanton
World Trade Club
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Jacinto Monument
Sam Houston Coliseum
Veterans Hospital
Baylor University School of Medicine
Great Medical Center
Bers
Medical Center National Bank
Goose Creek
W. N. Blanton Sr
East
Baytown
Howard Tellepsen
Cane Kennedy
Gregory
Mrs. Blanton
New
Highland
George Bennett
Bennetts
Corpus Christi
John White
Hill - Top Lake Resort
Cynthia Gayle
Edward Porter
Glen Moore
Belle Moore
Highlands
Jim Pace
Chicago
Jimmy Dunn
Baytown Motorcycle Club
Connie Urbanek
E. L. Masterson
Ditto
Pat Cauthen
Landmark
J. W. Gammel
San Jacinto
Trees of
Gammel
Mel
Deadline set for Highlands Jambores Queen contest
An Aug 1 deadline was announced for girls aged 16 to 15 in the Highlands Lynchburg area to enter the Highlands Jambores Queen contest. Mrs. Guy Cauthen chairs a committee guiding the event, with talent show Aug 27 to crown a queen and three runners-up. Scholarships prize Miss Congeniality.
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Barbara
Highlands
Guy Cauthen
Cauthen
James Threadvill
Winifred Welch
C. Smitherman
Highlangs
Lynchburg
C. C. Smitherman
H. D. Club
L. M. Grimes
Service Club
W. E. Henrichsen
W. A. Morgan
Ronnie Weber
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature Across and Down
A partial crossword style puzzle from a NEA feature with clues across and down. The readable items include various word definitions and wordplay prompts such as time when I shines and Fruit drink, with several entries like Dark Measure of land Poetic contraction and Gentle man etc. The full grid and all solutions aren’t visible, but the puzzle presents a mix of vocabulary clues and letter counts to fill in across and down.
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Bud
Baytown Sun Staff and Publication Details
Baytown Sun Inc publishes afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with P O Box 308 Baytown 77520. Named staff include Editor and Publisher James H Hele General Manager Preston Pendergrass Managing Editor Beulah Mae Jackson Assistant to Publisher Bill Hartman Assistant to Publisher Anne B Pritchett Office Manager Advertising John Wadley Paul Putman Corrie Laughlin Ware National Manager. Represented nationally by Texas Newspaper Representatives and affiliated with the Associated Press.
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Fred Hartman
James H. Hele
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Bill Hartman
Anne B. Pritchett
Cesses
John Wadley
Weeree Tess
Paul Putman
Corrie Laughlin Ware
Second Bytown
Texas
Enthusiasm and Absenteeism Shape a Season’s Start
A glossy commentary notes that zeal or its absence can decide outcomes from youth sports to work, warning that cautious risk taking in a car and blunt deception in gambling may backfire. The fishing season arrives and absenteeism haunts bosses.
Dishes Created Is Hobby by Henry McLemore
New York writer Henry McLemore recalls kitchen legends of famous dishes born from shortages or accidents. He recounts mashed potatoes and ham and eggs origins and shares a personal tale of improvisation during a potluck emergency. He names his improvised dish Supreme of Economy a la Marquis de Chevviany, noting it failed to please him.
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Henry McLemore
New York
Louis IV
Sun King
Idaho
Duc de Petit Point
Mary
Senator Dodd’s California lobbying ties raise ethics questions
Washington column outlines Sen Tom Dodd’s alleged efforts to aid builder Thomas Frouge in a Marinello apartment project, including trips, payments, and meetings with Governor Edmund Brown. It notes Dodd’s roles as attorney for Frouge and his use of Senate and Interior contacts, with multiple billings for trips and hotel costs and pressure on state officials.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Tom Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Connecticut
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Sen. Dodd
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Interior
Stewart Udall
Interior Department
Dodd
Thomas Frouge
Frouge
Congress
U.S
Sacramento
Brown
Senate
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
U.S. Senate
Chamber of Commerce
Beverly Hills
Ambassador Hotel
San Francisco
Immigration Service
Governor Brown
Grant
Henry M. Grant
Frouge Corporation
Gov. Brown
Tom Frouge
Marincélie
Tom
Bridgeport
Conn
Marincello
Impacted teeth and when to remove them
A reader questions how teeth become impacted and when extraction is warranted. Wisdom teeth are common culprits, but eyeteeth and premolars can also be affected. Decisions rely on dentist, surgeon, and orthodontist input, with X rays periodically checked for changes.
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Jesus Christ
Win at Bridge Whimsical Lead Is Rewarding
West opens with the king of hearts in a four spade contract. South fikes the lead, hoping to discard clubs on dummy’s hearts. West returns a second heart, East plays queen, South looks stunned as East cashes three high clubs and West discards his last hearts, securing a dramatic defeat.
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South
West
East
Mivos as Wes732 WQSI 1643 2109 South
A fragmentary OCR text shows cryptic identifiers Mivos Wes732 and WQSI 1643 2109 with the tag South, indicating a cataloging or coding snippet rather than a clear news event. No coherent event or person is discernible from the readable portion.
East Leads Third Heart In Bridge Defense
A bridge report notes East led his third heart and South trumped high to force West’s ten as the sixth trick for the defense. The claim that West led the king of hearts as a whimsical move is questioned, with the hand unseen and the account coming from a reliable authority.
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East
South
West
Bridge bidding puzzle from a deal with six hearts
South holds 4 4 2 2 and is asked to choose an opening bid after a sequence ending with four spades. The context shows partner signaling willingness to play four hearts, guiding the decision between a simple takeout or a bold six hearts bid. The question asks for the opening bid given the hand AK in the opening.
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Weis
Baytown’s Suburban Shift Under Houston’s Shadow
Baytown drifts toward suburban status beside Houston as industrial growth nears, inviting reflections on planning, natural beauty loss, and the need to protect historic sites and waterways. Residents weigh future expansion against environmental and civic costs for 1976 and beyond.
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AL Melinger
Baytown
Houston
Texas
Goose Creek
San Antonio
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Cathy Billingsly
Mariner
Farad
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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San
Walter C. Parkes
Senator Dodd
Berry's
Nea
Ines
William Lawrence
D.D.S
Lawrence
Jacoby & Son
North Held
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