Notable insults and jokes from Churchill to Twain in light verse
A collage of cutting quips and retorts about people’s abilities from Winston Churchill to Mark Twain and Groucho Marx, alongside a closing note naming Wanda Orton as retired Baytown Sun managing editor.
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Winston Churchill
United Kingdom
Winnie
Mark Twain
Groucho Marx
Walter Kerr
Robert Redford
James Reston
Richard Nixon
Mae West
Nice
Oscar Wilde
Billy Wilder
van Gogh
Wanda Orton
Baytown Sun
Baytown inventor aims to save children with new alert device
Baytown resident Joe Garrett 70 and his wife Syphfronia developed a car door alert system to warn drivers to check around and under vehicles for kids. The prototype, funded by his own effort, uses a speaker and magnets to trigger a voice reminder when a door opens. Garrett hopes to market the device in Wal Mart and auto parts stores, despite a lengthy patent process.
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Baytown
Joe Garrett
Garrett
Syphfronia Garrett
Houston
Wal-Mart
Baytown native Gary Englert profiles service and family
Gary S Englert a Baytown resident and longtime banker shares pride in Baytown and its people. He details his education at St Joseph Cedar Bayou and Lee High School, college degrees from Lee College and University of Houston, and 27 years in banking culminating as Executive Vice President at Crosby State Bank. He highlights Kiwanis involvement since the 1990s and his inspiration from Baytown Kiwanians, emphasizing youth influence and positive community impact.
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Gary S. Englert
Baytown
Texas
St. Joseph Catholic School
Cedar Bayou
Robert E. Lee
Lee College
University of Houston
Crosby State Bank
Diane
Taylor
Texas State University
Kiwanis Club
Key Club
Lee High School
Lee College presents Luz Cantu art exhibit at Enterprise Gallery
Luz Cantu, Baytown artist and longtime Lee College supporter, showcases 24 oil and watercolor paintings at Enterprise Gallery on the second floor of the Student Center through September. Her work draws on family photos from trips to Mexico, New Mexico, and Europe. she is active with the Baytown Art League and has earned regional awards. Contact 281-427-1114 for details.
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Art League of
Baytown
League
Luz Cantu
Enterprise Gallery
Lee College
Cantu
Teo
Canto Front End Repair
Luz
Jewel Fuller
Phillip McClendon
Cheryl Evans
Peggy Tieman
Mexico
New Mexico
Europe
Baytown Art League
Highlands
Call
Art League of Baytown
Lee College Student Center
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