Revival of Texas Avenue as Baytowns entertainment hub
Reminiscence of Texas Avenue in Baytown recalls Brunson Theatre Saturday Kiddie Shows with Rufus Honeycutt, contests, and fifty cent prizes. It highlights past gatherings, pep rallies, and the shift toward a revived downtown area anchored by Lee College and Sterling Library, noting community support and local memories.
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Texas Avenue
Baytown
Brunson Theatre
Rufus Honeycutt
The
Brunson
Black
Lee
Sterling
Citizens’ Bank
Mark
Emily
Bryan
Lee College
Sterling Municipal
Lincoln Assassination Remembrance and Historical Milestones
Today marks the 104th day of 2013 and the 26th day of spring with a roundup of history events. Notable items include Lincoln's 1865 assassination at Ford's Theatre, Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath publication in 1939, Libya air strikes in 1986, and the 2003 completion of the Human Genome Project. Also listed are birth anniversaries of famous figures such as Anne Sullivan Macy, John Gielgud, Rod Steiger, Loretta Lynn, Julie Christie, Pete Rose, Greg Maddux, Adrien Brody, Anderson Silva, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rob McElhenney, and Abigail Breslin. The note adds Challenger Deep as Earth's lowest point, Tiger Woods's 2002 Masters win, Steinbeck's quote, a 7:22 a.m. death time, and the lunar phase around April.
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John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Washington, D.C
John Steinbeck
Viking Press
United States
Libya
West Berlin
U.S
International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium
Anne Sullivan Macy
John Gielgud
Rod Steiger
Loretta Lynn
Julie Christie
Pete Rose
Greg Maddux
Adrien Brody
Anderson Silva
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Rob McElhenney
Abigail Breslin
Challenger Deep
Mariana Trench
Pacific Ocean
Tiger Woods
Texas algebra debate in Austin rouses the crowd
Retired Sun editor Jim Finley rails at Algebra II debates in Texas education, arguing for personal expertise while critiquing the curriculum change backed by Rep. Jimmie Don Avcock. He recalls his own four year Algebra journey and a humorous high school memory of teacher Perry Barkley.
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Austin
Utexas
Rice
Sul Ross
Sweeny High
Texas House of Representatives
Jimmie Don Avcock
Killeen
Associated Press
Aycock
Jimmie
Perry Barkley
Mr. Barkley
Bobby Ramin
Bobby
Perry
Jim Finley
the Sun
Baytownsun.com
Baytown roughest port city myth debated by a BIB
Wanda Orton recalls a sea tale that Baytown was the roughest port in the world. She notes both the town's dangers and its warmth, including old Main Harbor Drive, a praying street figure, and sailors welcomed by locals during World War II.
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Baytown
Mariner
Bay Town
Old Baytown
Old Main
Harbor Drive
Jessie Cornwall
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