Memory Gardens VJ Day remembrance service announced
Memory Gardens hosts a VJ Day remembrance with Baytown officials delivering a proclamation. Veterans Thomas Wright Brandon Capetillo Kevin Troller Phillip Morris speak. Ken Pridgeon Robin Edwards Stanley Fontenot Ralph Garza participate. Refreshments by Red Cherry Bake Shop. call 281-421-1288 for details.
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Manton Stewart Remembered After Great Raid Heroism
A reminiscence highlights Manton Stewart’s role as a Weapons Section leader in the 1945 Cabanatuan raid. It recalls his faith, courage, and family ties in Texas, noting his death on March 30, 2001, at 80 and burial in Baytown.
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World War II ends marked in Pearl Harbor ceremonies
Honolulu and Nagaoka officials joined U.S. Pacific Fleet leaders to lay wreaths at Pearl Harbor in a 70th anniversary tribute. Fireworks shaped like white chrysanthemums capped the ceremony as Mayors Tamio Mori and Kirk Caldwell spoke of peace and memory. Nagaoka, Yamamoto’s home, recalled wartime losses and ties to peace.
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Baytown Expands Industrial District No 2
Baytown City Council expanded Industrial District No 2 during a Thursday meeting adding territory north of the city to the district. The move allows industrial district agreements that could generate about 43 percent of the general fund revenue and covers industrial and undeveloped properties along and north of Interstate 10.
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Baytown approves 67 acre 911 center annex near North Main
Baytown City Council completed final reading of an ordinance annexing about 67 acres east of North Main Street and south of Wallisville Road for the new 911 center. The $12 million facility, built to resist 160 mph winds, nears completion with interior electronics and furnishings to begin soon. It will house Police Fire and EMS dispatchers and 911 operators, relocating from cramped quarters to improved space and technology to coordinate emergency services.
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