Odd Laws From Many States Recounted By Baytown Editor
Wanda Orton notes a string of quirky laws across the United States. Examples include banning alligators in Corpus Christi homes, prohibiting monkeys from smoking in South Bend bars, and forbidding camels to run loose in Galveston. Additional items cover riding on top of taxis, wink rules in Ottuma, and wearing mismatched clothes in Carmel New York. The column also jokes about laws on ice cream on sidewalks and riding motorcycles at age 88.
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Baytown
Corpus Christi
South Bend
Ind
Zion
Ill
Miami
Fla
Galveston
Youngstown
Ohio
Idaho Falls
Idaho
New Orleans
Baltimore
Clint Eastwood
Carmel
Calif
Clint
Hartford
Ottuma
Iowa
Texas
California
North Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Los Angeles
West Virginia
Mary
Tampa Bay
Indiana
Singing Hands time warp Project Graduation show set
Local high school students host the Singing Hands annual Project Graduation show with a retro time warp theme. Tickets are 5 dollars, proceeds support Robert E Lee Project Graduation and the Chanda Nichele Smith Scholarship Fund. The 19th annual event is 7 p.m. Thursday at Lee High School auditorium with ASL students perform ing to raise funds and awareness.
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Lea Ann Gardner
Gardner
Lauren Benavides
Robert E. Lee
Webster
Project Graduation
Carol Hare
Hare
Singing Hands Project
Chanda Nichele Smith
Smith
Lee High School
Gallaudet University
Lee
Singing Hands
Robert Foy
Shelby Thurston
Robert Perez
Meagan Watkins
ASL
Washington D.C
Gallaudet
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights and Meetups
Community calendar lists multiple local gatherings and services. ExxonMobil Baytown retirees meet at the Baytown Civic Center at 10 a.m. with guest speaker Dr. Robert E. Roush. Other groups meet at Remington Place, First Presbyterian Church, Baytown libraries, and local centers for activities from line dancing to bingo and charity events.
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ExxonMobil Annuitants
Baytown Civic Center
Robert E
Bob) Roush
Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center
Dian Jones
Texas Commission For the Blind
Remington Place
W. Baker
First Presbyterian Church
Market St
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown
Market
Grace’s Kitchen
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
VFW
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Today in History April 16 highlights through the years
Key events on this date include Washington's 1789 inauguration journey from Mount Vernon, Lincoln signing a 1862 emancipation bill for DC, Harriet Quimby's 1912 Channel crossing, and the 1947 Texas City disaster. Other notes mention Fibber McGee and Molly's 1935 premiere, Apollo 16 launch in 1972, Paula Jones' 2002 appeal bid, and Carrie Underwood's 2008 CMT awards win.
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U.S
Seung-Hui Cho
Virginia Tech
Washington
Mount Vernon
New York
Lincoln
South Carolina Statehouse
Paula Jones
Clinton
Bush
Iraq
United States
Carrie Underwood
Associated Press
Sunrise Service to City Hall to Sunrise History of Baytown
A compact Baytown history notes events from 1949 sunrise services at Memorial Stadium to 2003 when Harris County funded Lynchburg Ferry improvements. It cites 1953 patent activity by Morris R. Morrow, 1976 remarks by Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, 1989 school adoption with Exxon Chemicals, and 2003 ferry upgrades. It also recalls 2004 ballot timing for Prop 1 and includes a McLuhan quote and a Bible verse.
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Baytown
Memorial Stadium
Morris R. Morrow
U.S
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Exxon Chemicals Technology Group
Harris County
Sylvia R. Garcia
Lynchburg
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Baytownsun.com
Nicki Evans
E. F. Green Center
West
Baker Road
Ross S. Sterling High School
Highlands Community Center
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
TOPS
Decker Dr
Sterling Municipal Library
Goose Creek
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Ralph Matthews
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Max Bowl Easton Ward Rd
SUN History
Marshall McLuhan
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