Baytown's 1949 Brunson Theater opening remembered
Wanda Orion reflects on Baytown memories from the Brunson Theater opening on August 23 1949. She recalls local businesses and community leaders who supported the event including Lucile Puderbaugh the Book Stall owner, Abe Rosenzweig of Economy Department Store, Dot Rosenzweig, Max Altman Natalie Altman, Sam Paine and local institutions like Citizens Bank and the Library.
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Lucile Puderbaugh
Lucile
Harris County
Texas Avenue
Lucile Paderbaugh
Abe Rosenzweig
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Rosenzweig
Town & Country
Dot
Dot Rosenzweig
Sterling Municipal Library
Max Altman
Paine Bros
Leon
Sam Paine
South Side
Max
Natalie
Aljtman
Texas
Ashbel
Altmans
St. Mark’s
Sam
St. Patrick’s Day
Sam O’paine
Branson
Britton&Cravens Lumber Co
Young Plumbing and Heating Co
Downing Roofing Co
John Voparil
Smith
Electric Service
Lutkin
Thad Felton
Branson Theater
Ford
KRCT
San Jacinto Creamery
Tri-City Café
Scarborough Pharmacies
Davidson Baytown Sheet Metal Works
Cook’s Paints
Froehner
Mode
House Jewelry
Hasty Transfer & Storage Co
Johnny DeLoach
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co
Houston
Citizens
West Texas
Jones
Citizens Bank
Hugh Echols
Jack Jacobs
Milton Kelley
Jim Sherwood
Wilton Roper
Ben Horton
Lloyd Jones
Penney’s
LE “Prof” Sanders
Culpepper Furniture Co
Wanda Orion
Coluin
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Safe Kids Day at VFW Baytown helps families with ID methods
At VFW Post 912 in Baytown a Safe Kids Day offered free fingerprints and DNA tooth imprints for children to aid in identification if needed. Jon and Krystal Garza participated as doctors examined them for health issues, with a chiropractor noting potential vision and learning concerns.
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Baytown
Delma Garza
VFW
Garza
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary of
Jon
Krystal Garza
Tony Traylor
Traylor
Brandy McCans
The
Woodlands
McCans
Maggie Hinojosa
Baytown Sun
Ken Mitchel
Jon Garza
D.A.R.E
Community calendar offers faith, study, and fitness events
A community calendar lists a capella music at Central Church of Christ on Market Street with Bro Leroy Burton as MC under the theme Praise God in All Circumstances. It also notes hymn singing at Hampton Inn on Garth Road, bingo at VFW Post 912, line dancing at Highlands Community Center, an FAA aviation safety meeting in Baytown, Bible study at San Jacinto Baptist Association, GED classes with Lee College EOC, a men’s fellowship at Memorial Assembly of God, Baby Time at Sterling Library, a Monday bridge club at Remington Park, seniors activities at Gray Center, and Jazzercise at St John’s United Methodist Church.
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Leroy Burton
The
Mighty B's
Central Church of Christ
Market Street
Hampton Inn
Garth Road
Interstate 10
W.F. McCorkle
VFW
N. Main
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Highlands
Cedar Bayou
Hwy. 146
Baytown
al Ramsey
CAP Liberty
Don Fisher
San Jacinto Baptist Association
Birdsong
Chambers County
Cummings Street
Anahuac
Lee College
Lee College Educational Opportunity Center
Jane Brody
Lee College Eoc
Memorial Assembly of God
N. Alexander Drive
Charlotte Kilpatrick
Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Duplicate Bridge Club
Remington Park
W. Baker Road
Gray Center
Wayne Gray Sports Complex
East Road
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Debbie Shope
Joy Lamb
Weather watch for Point Barrow Trinity Bay
Partly cloudy with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunrise 6:47 am, sunset 8:00 pm. Tides low at 1:23 am, high 12:17 pm, low 3:50 pm, high 8:34 pm. Mid 60s air near sunrise. Sunrise 6:48 am, sunset 7:59 pm. Time stamps: 3:31 am, 12:33 pm, 4:09 pm, 9:32 pm. For Point Barrow Trinity Bay.
Baytown Sun newspaper delivery reminder
Baytown Sun requests readers to contact 425-8048 by 10 a.m. if the paper is not received on time. Delivery times are 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, with redelivery arranged upon call.
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Janie Halter
Janie
Hattera
Obituaries and Pending Notice Members on Page Eleven A
Miranda JoAnn Conner Brenda Kay Williamson Gentry Rosa Lee Jones and Jimmy Ray Isham among the deaths with Faith Elaine Suarez listed pending. Lessie Turner noted as pending. Page 11A summarizes local obituary notices and pending updates.
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Miranda JoAnn Conner
Brenda Kay Williamson Gentry
Rosa Lee Jones
Jimmy Ray Isham
Faith Elaine Suarez
Lessie Turner
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Sun invites readers to submit photos for publication
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Quotable Historian On Reading Law And History
English historian Helen M. Cam urges caution against misreading both law and history. Her remark highlights the danger of interpreting past events through present biases and stresses careful, contextually grounded interpretation.
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Helen M. Cam
Verse Encourages Hospitality as Angels Unawares
A Bible verse from Hebrews 13 2 urges believers not to forget to entertain strangers for in doing so some have entertained angels unawares, highlighting hospitality as a divine act and moral duty.
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