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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2008
Page
1
Notices announce the deaths of Nita Shaddix Luke W Shira and Catherine Irene Niederhofer with brief biographical details and funeral arrangements pending.
Baytonians receive a lifeline as JSW Steel volunteers join residents at the four-building shelter on Wisconsin Street. From 7 a.m. for about 12 hours they replace rotted floors install cooling systems and perform maintenance to make the shelter feel more like home. Courtney Butcher and 17 others benefit from community support and a program guiding residents toward work and transportation options.
Baytown readers recall "most wonderful time to be a teenager" as Robert E. Lee High School Class of 1958 reunites after 60 and 160 attendees on Friday and Saturday. Alums remember cruising Texas Avenue and dancing at the Quack Shack, with Margie Weeks Gordon recalling the era post Korean War pre Vietnam and Elvis and Buddy Holly.
A snapshot shows President Dwight D. Eisenhower in office in 1958 along with typical costs. Home price around 30 000 dollars, average income about 4650 dollars. Ford cars priced from 1967 to 3929 dollars. Daily staples include milk at 1.01, gas at 24 cents, bread at 19 cents, and postage 4 cents. Prominent musicians of the era include Elvis Presley Buddy Holly Little Richard the Big Bopper and Johnny Mathis. Baytown Texas highlights span the Avenue area Quack Shack Brunson Theater as local spots.
A large Baytown crowd backs the 712 Military Police Company as they prepare for Iraq. Commander Courtney Sanders notes community support eases the troops’ separation. Events include a Deployment Ceremony at Ross S. Sterling High on August 21 from 9 to 10 am, followed by a family ceremony and a Garth Road processional.
Baytown's first C3 at Oaks of Baytown celebrated a dedication ceremony Friday after summer camp participants Devin Sonnier and Tracya Martinez performed the YMCA song. The center will offer free after school services for Oaks of Baytown students in kindergarten through fifth grade starting September 2. United Apartment Group VP Kurt Seidel called the milestone ecstatic. SEE YMCA PAGE 3A.
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