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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2008
Page
2
A television expert predicts a shift toward Amish like living for many Americans within 20 to 50 years due to oil dependence and economic strain. He argues Americans waste resources and live on a fragile supply chain, urging self sufficiency and planning. The piece contrasts urban life with Amish resilience and questions future water, fuel, and food security.
The Baytown Historical Preservation Association hosts a Saturday Heritage Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Republic of Texas Plaza 5117 North Main Street featuring arts and crafts booths selling baskets plants candles and more. Visitors can see a Texas Rangers reenactment camp Indian tipi the 1896 Wooster School and 1910 Brown McKay Farmhouse with activities for children and a western melodrama at 2 p.m. Admission is free and details are at 281-421-2099 or BaytownHistory.org.
Saundra Smith props chair seeks items for Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes set in the 1980s. items include a March of Dimes Birth Defects packet badge two vintage lamps a 1980s sci fi comic monopoly game fried chicken TV dinner boxes broken dishes moving boxes two large suitcases and two small suitcases. call (281) 424-7617 with donations. tickets 12 adults 8 students seniors 8 first Saturday and Sunday matinee. box office hours and reservations noted. Baytown Texas.
Local groups list activities from 5 p.m. Delta Kappa Gamma installation at St Mark's to a WCCC Meet the Candidates forum at Barbers Hill Middle School. O.E.S. Fish Fry funds scholarships, Canasta at Crosby, and senior center classes plus a Baytown police Active Shooter drill at Lee College. Multiple contacts listed.
April 24 marks key moments including Congress creating the Library of Congress in 1800 and a 1980 hostage mission failure in Iran. Other entries note New Orleans troops leaving after the Civil War, Spain declaring war on the United States in 1898, a 2003 Iraq custody of Tariq Aziz, and a 2007 clash between Cheney and Reid.
Baytown Sun Chronicle recaps key moments from 1949 to 1991 in east Harris County and Baytown. Highlights include per capita Christmas-seal generosity in 1948, a 15-year-old deputy sheriff credited for a car theft arrest in 1951, Felton Street exit concerns in 1974, a 1976 traffic signal purchase, felony theft trials in 1990, and an award in 1991 for coverage aiding a robbery arrest. It ends with a prayer quote and instructions for photo submissions to the Sun.
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