Ditch Trifon remembered in Baytown history item
Longtime resident Robert W. Floyd recalls the old Triton Ditch named after Charlie Trifon draining the east side of Texas Avenue area near Memorial Baptist Church and Goose Creek Stream. He shares childhood memories of a make shift fish pond, the Miracle Store, Packard dealer confusion, and Jackie Hooper Fuller’s directing credit at Baytown Little Theater.
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Charlie Trifon
Robert W. Floyd
Robert
Baytown
Memorial Baptist Church
Lee College
Bicentennial Park
Market Street
Harding Street
White Star Laundry
Triton
Goose Creek
Miracle Store
Pelly
Sam Davis
Mom
Dad
Bolster Street
Sam
Packard
Fred Dittman
Bragg Callaway
North Main
Jackie Hooper Fuller
Baytown Little Theater
Jackie
How to write lawmakers for Perry Gruz Stockman
Citizens can contact Governor Rick Perry at P O Box 12428 Austin Texas 78711 2428 and the state address 512 463 2000 Ted Gruz at 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 202 224 5922 U S House Steve Stockman Texas District 36 20515 202 225 1555 for legislative input and requests.
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Rick Perry
P.O
Austin
Texas
U.S. Senate
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Ted Gruz
Dirksen Senate
Texas Senate
Sylvia Garcia
D-Dist
Capitol Station
Polk Street
Suite
Houston
Flying the skies with a crying baby on board
Eleska Aubespin, a Sun reporter and mother of three, shares travel experiences with children on airplanes. She recalls both personal frustration and empathy for besieged parents, recounting moments from past trips and a summer flight with her eight year old daughter. Historical notes mark 2013 as the current year.
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Bill Cosby
Jeffrey
Cosby
Crosby
Louisville
Eleska Aubespin
the Sun
Haytownsun.com
Today in History Highlights and Moon Phase Note
1863 Quantrill raid on Lawrence Kansas killed over 150 pro Union residents. 1911 Mona Lisa theft at Louvre. recovered in 1913. 1959 Hawaii becomes 50th state. 1991 Soviet hardliners collapse after failed coup. Russia population projected to dip from 142.5 million in 2013 to 129.9 million in 2010. Moon phase between full moon Aug 20 and last quarter Aug 28.
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William Quantrill
Lawrence
Kan
Louvre
Paris
Hawaii
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
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Baytownsun.com
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Texas House of Representatives
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P.O. Box
Decker Drive
Siahler
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Stephen Douglas
Eleska
The
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun
Facebook
Janie Gray
Jim Finley
Jay Eshbach
M. A. Bengtson
Newsroom
Sam Sun
Mike Gunning
Sun
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