Yesterday in History and Local Echoes from The Sun
Baytown native Chris Buckner recounts personal recollections tied to April dates in history. He recalls witnessing Howard Hughes death in 1976, meeting Mercury astronauts on April 9, 1959, and attending the Astrodome opening on April 9, 1965, plus La Salle’s 1682 claim of the Mississippi Basin.
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Patsy Cline
Houston Fire Department
Emergency Medical Service
L.O
Whitey
Martin
Intercontinental
Acapulco
Mexico
Methodist Hospital
Howard Hughes
Methodist
Hughes
Houston
U.S
Texas
Scott Carpenter
Ohio
John Glenn
Liz
Robert E. Lee
Astrodome
Robert de la Salle
Mississippi River
France
Chris Buckner
Baytown
Public Works Department
Register to vote online or download a registration form
Public notices promote voter registration with online options at registertovote dot org and votexas dot org. It lists contact details for Tax Assessor-Collector Margie J. Henry in Anahuac and Don Sumners in Houston with P O Boxes and a Houston phone number.
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Texas
Registertovote.org
Votexas.org
Margie J. Henry P.O
Anahuac
Don Sumners
P.O. Box
Houston
Bolden and Parker Discuss Space Shuttle Retirement
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden praises the space shuttles for serving the nation and notes a deep bond with them. Houston Mayor Annise Parker stresses Houston’s unique history of human space flight and supports not keeping a retiring orbiter there.
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NASA
Charles Bolden
Houston
Annise Parker
This Day in History April 13 Highlights 2011
Today marks the 103rd day of 2011 with notable events across centuries. Birth of Thomas Jefferson in 1743 at Shadwell Virginia. 1598 Henry IV endorses the Edict of Nantes. 1685 Louis XIV ends Protestant rights. 1742 Handel premiers Messiah in Dublin. 1860 Pony Express completes first run. 1870 Met Museum incorporated. 1943 Roosevelt dedicates Jefferson Memorial. 1970 Apollo 13 incident. 1986 John Paul II visits Rome’s Great Synagogue.
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United States
Thomas Jefferson
Shadwell
Henry IV
France
Louis XIV
Dublin
Ireland
Pony Express
St. Joseph
Sacramento
Calif
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moon
John Paul II
Great Synagogue
Rome
Memories of Humble Community House in Baytown
Retired Sun editor Wanda Orton recalls the Humble Community House in Baytown’s Company Addition. The stucco building, owned by Humble Oil, hosted ballroom dances, piano recitals, theater, and meetings. It served as shelter during hurricanes and housed WWII exhibits from Humble’s Billion Gallon Day.
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Humble Community House
Baytown
Humble Oil & Refining Co
ExxonMobil
Texas
Audrey
Sandy
Gaston
Austin
Wanda Orton
the Sun
Baytown Sun letters page details and contact info
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for letters up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500, requires signature, address and phone for publication, and notes editing rights. It lists submission methods by mail fax or email, delivery times and circulation hours, plus names and roles of staff and board member Janie Gray.
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Baytown Sun
Sun
Carla Torres
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
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Chambers County
Harris County
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Orton
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Vwhouse
Gowereen
Janie Gray
Janie.gray
Angie Pagel
Angie
Carla
Torres
Sandy Denson
Sandy.denson
Joshua Hart
Joshua.hart
Newsroom
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun
Fred Hartman
Editorial
Adam Vanelli
Jim Finley
M.A. Bengtson Community Member
Jay Eshbach
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Kay Bailey Hutchison
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