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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 2008
Page
4
A list from a historic paper shows Dave Mathews as Managing Editor, Jay Eshbach as Community Mem, Jim Finley as Former Managing, Luke Hales as Assistant Managing Editor, M A Bengtson as Community Member, and Dave Rogers as Editor Sports Editor.
In Baytown the Goodfellows drive enters its seventh decade aiming to raise thirty thousand dollars for toys and program costs. Volunteers collect funds and distribute gifts in pillowcases, supporting families unable to afford Christmas. Checks to Goodfellows, P O Box 425, Baytown TX 77522 are preferred.
Baytown and Houston radio history unfold around KTRH on Farm Road 565. The 50kw, 30-acre 1943 transmitter site, later closed in 1981, powered by a diesel generator after Hurricane Carla and linked to the Rice Hotel via glass insulators. Sam Lester, longtime transmitter engineer, lived on the second floor until retirement, while Baytown figures Jerry Sloan and Frank Threadgill contributed as harmonizers in the region.
The Baytown Sun lists contact details for editors and staff including publisher Clifton Clements and staff emails. It explains letter and guest column policies, submission requirements, photo needs, and mailing addresses, plus deadlines and redelivery contact for late deliveries.
The piece critiques coverage of Mormon influence during Romney’s 2006 campaign, notes Prop 8 backlash in California, and argues the observed hostility reflects broader religious liberty tensions rather than Mormon dictates, urging cautious commentary and recognizing diverse voters.
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