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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2008
Page
2
In downtown Texas Avenue during the early 1950s a woman complained a man driving by slowly was making goo goo eyes at her. A humorous Page One “bright” story about the incident provoked the complainant, who denounced the piece as casting aspersions on her character.
Lee College hosts its third annual Mad Platter Bash and Silent Auction in the Student Center from 5 30 p m to 7 30 p m on Thursday. Faculty and students decorate ceramic platters and bid continues during the reception art show and theater performance. Proceeds fund ceramics equipment and community workshops.
The Bay Area Networking Groups meet 7:30 a.m. at the E F Green Center 607 West Baker Road across from Ross S Sterling High School. Seniors at Highlands Community Center offer line dancing and ceramics. Precinct2gether meets 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at J D Walker Center. TOPS TX No 594 meets 9 to 11 a.m. at Market Community Center. Baytown Genealogy Library hours are Wednesdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sterling Municipal Library hosts Spanish Story Time 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Baytown Rotary Club meets at Goose Creek Country Club at 11:30 a.m. ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters convenes at noon in the Main Office Building. The Over 42 Club meets 1 p.m. at St John’s United Methodist Church. Seniors may play 9 pin No-Taps at 1 p.m. at Max Bowl Easton Ward Road. The Baytown Market hosts bingo 1 to 3 p.m. Grace’s Kitchen offers a free meal 4:30 to 7 p.m. VEFW Post 912 hosts bingo 7 p.m. Calvary Temple holds Bible Study 7:30 p.m. at 7319 Breda.
Thursday Epsilon Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will meet at 5 p.m. at St. Mark's 3811 N. Main. Refreshments and social time will follow installation of new officers. A Fish Fry hosted by Mont Belvieu O.E.S. will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Old River Masonic Lodge in Mont Belvieu. $8 per plate, proceeds benefit scholarships and general fund.
Key events on April 23 include Shakespeare's birth date in 1564, Washington moving to Franklin House in 1789, Columbia University protests in 1968, Sirhan Sirhan’s 1969 RFK verdict, Coke flavor change in 1985, James Earl Ray’s death in 1998, and Virginia Tech classes resuming after the 2007 mass shooting.
In 1944 Superintendent N S Holland proposed a new central high school and recreation center to serve 1500 students as a potential postwar project for Goose Creek district. In 2002 Navy sailors from the San Jacinto joined battle re enactors to mark the 166th Battle of San Jacinto anniversary. In 2003 Exxon Mobil refinery workers accepted a four year contract while chemical plant workers rejected a substandard offer. The Tempest lines are quoted.
A reader reflects on ancient texts as guidance for present challenges, asserting that what was written long ago serves as learning for endurance and comfort. The message emphasizes patience, faith, and the sustaining hope found in sacred writings.
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