Girls Take Shop Class At REL In The Fifties
Annell Watkins Taylor recalls taking an all girl shop course at Robert E. Lee High School taught by H H Nitch Nitschmann. She built a four drawer knotty pine desk, learned electrical fixes and plumbing, and notes parental approval and lasting value. Her background includes woodworking from her carpenter father E M Watkins and later work with Exxon in Sicily. Wanda Orton, Baytown Sun editor, presents the reminiscence.
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Lawmaker Contact Note for Steve Stockman Texas
A reader asks where to write to U S House Rep Steve Stockman a Texas Republican representing a district. The item notes legislative contact channels and encourages citizen correspondence to Washington and local offices.
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Surprising kitchen mishap retraced in loving tribute
Jim Finley recalls an eight year old Love Story column about a romantic Sunday supper for wife Margie that nearly burned when tinfoil bread caught fire in a microwave. He frames the tale as a lighthearted tribute from a retired editor, noting his affection and the TV remote battle.
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Today in History and Facts Recap for 2013 Day 237
This 2013 summary lists events by date such as the 1916 creation of the National Park Service, the 1944 liberation of Paris, and Truman seizing railroads in 1950. It notes Voyager 2 data links from 1981 and 1989, Dwight Gooden’s 1985 20th win, Bern stein’s quote, Matthew Webb’s 1875 English Channel record, and the Moon phase window around August.
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