My Mother’s Home Remedies and Polio Fears in Baytown
A reminiscence from Wanda Orton, former Baytown Sun editor, detailing mid-20th century childhood illnesses and cures. She recalls lemon and baking soda for colds, Vicks for coughs, castor oil, and frequent childhood shots for diphtheria and smallpox. The piece notes polio fear, vaccines before Salk and Sabin, and a 1952 epidemic after high school graduation with local fatalities.
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Joan Johnson
Baytown
Lee College
Chicago musical bursts onto the sun.com stage
The show blends burlesque Vaudeville and Court TV style with a talented cast delivering strong entertainment value. It traces roots to the 1924 original stage vehicle inspired by the real life Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner murder cases.
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Chicago
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Renee Zellweger
Beulah Annan
Belva Gaertner
TT Baytown Little Theater
Chicago musical tickets on sale at Baytown Little Theater
Tickets for Chicago are $15 each with 8 p.m. evening shows on August 7 8 9 14 15 16 and 2 30 p.m. Sunday matinees on August 3 10 17. Box office at 281-424-7617 or baytown.littletheater.org.
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Chicago
Baytown
Little Theater
Littletheater.org
Smith named to TIRZ board in Baytown appointment
Brenda Bradley Smith of Baytown has been appointed to Baytown Reinvestment Zone One by the Harris County Commissioners Court. The move follows prior approvals by the Baytown City Council and the court in 2001. The agreement funds County participation in John Martin Road development and establishes project funding and governance via the county commission and city council.
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Baytown
Brenda Bradley Smith
Harris County Commissioners Court
Sylvia Garcia
Smith
TIRZ
Commissioners Court
Baytown Redevelopment Authority Board
Harris County
Harris County Commissioner’s Court
Cedar Bayou Lynchburg
Trinity University
Texas Tech
University of Houston
Brenda
Garcia
Wayne Smith
Charitable bingo payouts boost Baytown coffers in 2008 first quarter
Baytown earned 5,216 by receiving a share of Charitable Bingo allocations issued for the January to March 2008 period. Nationwide, 143 Texas jurisdictions shared over 3.03 million in direct bingo allocations while 3.5 million went to the General Revenue Fund. Harris County led with 116,784.36. Baytown officials plan use of the funds as they see fit.
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J.C. Holsomback
Baytown Hospital
West Defoe
Baytown
Texas
General Revenue Fund
Texas Lottery Commission
Leticia Vasquez
General Revenue
Harris County
Vasquez
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Baytown Little Theater Presents
Nicki Evans
Jim Wadzinski
Amy Miller-Martin
Tammy Skinner
Callaway
Baytown Little Theater
Sun.com
Tribune
O.J. Simpson
Michael Jackson
Yesteryear
Hollywood
Baytown City
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