Roseland Park Pool Memory and Calls for City Swim Plan
Chris Buckner recalls Roseland Park pool memories including the bath house baskets and high diving board while lamenting the loss of public pools. He urges a city sponsored swimming facility to teach water safety amid recent drownings and notes a farewell with a longtime friend.
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Today in history and notable facts for this date
Highlights for this day include Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum, the White House burned in 1814, Mark David Chapman jailed in 1981, Pluto reclassified in 2006, and five named dwarf planets. Also birthdays of Borges, Cal Ripken Jr, Kilborn, Matlin, Miller, Chappelle, Grint. Pete Rose ban in 1989. White House color history. moon phase noted.
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New York
John Lennon
International Astronomical Union
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Jorge Luis Borges
Cal Ripken Jr
Craig Kilborn
Marlee Matlin
Reggie Miller
Dave Chappelle
Rupert Grint
Bart Giamatti
Pete Rose
MLB
Theodore Roosevelt
Ceres
Midnight Movie Frights From Baytown Memories
Wanda Orton recalls her childhood and youth through Bay Theater and Arcadia shows. She details the allure of midnight fright films, family bans on Frankenstein, favorite scares like The Mummy and The Uninvited, and a rare adult viewing of Halloween.
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Gene Wilder
Bay Theater
the Arcadia
San Jacinto Inn
Stones
Arcadia
Old Baytown
Arcadia Academy of Creepy
Elaine Coker Fuselier
Elaine
Ray Milland
Gail Russell
Ted Poe District 2 Representative Contact
Ted Poe serves as the District 2 representative and lists phone line 866-425-6666 with a web address www.house.gov/poe for official contact and information.
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Editorial policy and submission contact for The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun notes guest columns may be edited and reserves the right to refuse submissions. Signed letters should be sent to Adam Vanelli at The Baytown Sun Baytown TX. Provide contact methods including P O Box, fax, and email. Items reflect authors views, not necessarily the paper or advertisers. Janie Gray Editor.
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