Acreage survey called off again amid neighbor exodus
Jim Finley writes from a highly religious Baytown community near Saint Andrews Drive about canceling the Acreage Survey for a second year. He laments neighbors moving away, confesses unfamiliar neighbors, and hints at self-reflection, with local names like Tom Boisture and Rene Quinones appearing alongside others who stayed. The piece concludes noting Finley’s role and contact.
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Saint Andrews Drive
al “Albert” Gore
Saint Andrews
Matt White
Stacey
Tom
Gayle Boisture
Sharon Sprayberry
Virginia Kendrick
Imogene Longbotham
Harold
Tim Stiff
Frank
Laney Leyva
Roger
Sharon Stuart
Baytown
Rene Quinones
Stuarts
Rene
Melva Johnson
Maria Saphos
John
Deedra Moon
Fernando Alvarez
Vande
Cristiana
Fernando
Mexico
Alvarezes
Today in History March 97th Day 2013 review
Highlights include 1712 New York slave revolt with killings, 1862 Grant at Shiloh victory, 1954 Eisenhower domino warning on Indochina, and 1994 onset of Rwanda genocide. Also birthdays for Wordsworth Holiday Shankar Garner Coppola Winston Chan Douglas Barber and more.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Shiloh
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French Indochina
Southeast Asia
Rwanda
William Wordsworth
Billie Holiday
Ravi Shankar
James Garner
Francis Ford Coppola
Stan Winston
Jackie Chan
James “Buster” Douglas
Russell Crowe
Tiki and
Ronde Barber
Jack Nicklaus
Kitirik the cat star of Houston TV 1954 to 1971
Wanda Orton recalls Kitirik the black cat hosted on KTRK Channel 13 in Houston from 1954 to 1971. Fans celebrated birthday carousel recognitions while the show featured feline costumes and painted whiskers. The writer recalls other local TV figures and memories of Don Mahoney's talent show on Channel 39.
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Orsak
Houston
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KTRK
Channel 13
Cat Woman
Houston TV
Channel 39
Don Mahoney
Jeanna Claire
Deena
Jean
Baytown
Billie Wheaton
Annette O'Toole
Johnny Winter
Mahoney
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
KTRH
Wanda Orton
the Sun
Baytownsuncom
Baytown Mayor Stephen DonCarlos Receives Fred Hartman Award
The Fred Hartman Leadership Award was presented to Baytown Mayor Stephen DonCarlos at the Baytown Chamber Banquet last Thursday. The citation praised his community leadership and service to state organizations, honoring a legacy from Hartman Newspapers and former Baytown Sun publisher.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown
Stephen DonCarlos
Baytown Chamber
Hartman
Baytown Sun
Hartman Newspapers
Mr. Hartman
Leon Brown
IBM
Hartman Newspapers L.P
Don Carlos
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