Christmas tree lights up Baytown refinery history
Fifty years ago Baytown Refinerys Cat Unit No 1 lit the biggest Christmas tree in Texas with 1 200 lights across 57 strings in red green and yellow. The Baytown Briefs from December 14 1956 shows technicians flipping the switch aided by James Weir with a note from plant manager Gordon Farned about holiday schedules.
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Humble Oil & Refining Co
Texas
Baytown Briefs
Refinery
A.H. Brandon
WE. Waddell
W.H. Boucher
Duplicate Bridge Club
Jack Smalling
E.G. Born
Bill Puderbaugh
Frank “Foots” Jones
Walter Brown
R.H. Benfield
H.C. Durham
Robert E. Lee
Carver
Ganders
Corpus Christi Ray
Carver Panthers
Corsicana
Prairie View
Gander
Corpus Christi
Goodfellows aids stay at home mother with disabled children
A Baytown mother with two premature daughters, ages 4 and 3, stays home to care for them amid sporadic work and rising costs. The family relies on Social Security benefits and Goodfellows toy drive support to ensure Christmas gifts, with the 75th annual campaign aiming to fill every stocking.
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Goodfellows Toy Drive
Baytown Area
Donations raise memory funds for community causes
Donations in memory of Dr and Mrs Herbert H Duke Sr from Elayne Duke and Cassandra BSTEM total 100. Wayne H and Marie Eby give 100 in memory of Polly Fowler. A $25 gift in memory of J B Smith from unnamed supporters. Several others give 100 for John Hencke, Abe Hiebert, Adele Trchalek Stephenson, and a son Steven Alpha for grandchildren Allie through Zoe. St Cecilia's Guild of Trinity Episcopal Church reports 8950.50 raised toward a 30000 goal. Goodfellows contributions total 362 via mail or Baytown Sun office.
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Herbert H Duke, Sr
Elayne Duke & Cassandra Dbstem
Reas Fois
Wayne H & Marie Eby
Polly Fowler
J B Smith
Nim
Charles B & Scotty R Fuqua
John Hencke
Abe Hiebert
Adele Trchalek Stephenson
Buddy
Avis Irby
Steven Alpha
Paul & Mary
Allie
Katie
Oliver
Willie
Zoe
St Cecilia’s Guild of
Trinity Episcopal Church
Ann Alphha
John Edwin Thomson
Richard Thomson
December Community Calendar Highlights At Baytown Area
The December Community Calendar lists events at Lee College Bay Area networking groups and senior center activities. Highlights include a 7 a.m. business breakfast with Ronnie Anderson on identity theft, 7:30 a.m. B A N G at Cadillac Career Center, line dancing at Highlands, choir at Texas First Bank, and multiple library, senior center, and club gatherings across Baytown.
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Lee College
Ronnie Anderson
Community Resource Credit Union
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Road
Wal-Mart
Highlands Community Center
S. Main St
Crosby
Yahoo.com
San Jacinto
Texas First Bank
Rollingbrook Drive
Tops TX No
Baytown
Market St
Decker Drive
Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Ross S. Sterling
J.M. Huber
Golden Corral
Marilyn Ferguson
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Duplicate Bridge Club
City of Baytown Parks and Recreation
Chambers County
Anahuac
Epsilon Psi Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Billie Thompson
Laura Kellner
Today in History highlights from December 13
The Bay Town Sun recalls events tied to December 13 including Fredericksburg defeat in 1862, Dartmouth College charter in 1769, Phillips Brooks birth in 1835, Wilson’s 1918 France visit, Gershwin premiere in 1928, Nashville kamikaze attack in 1944, Susan B Anthony dollar minting in 1978, Saddam Hussein capture in 2003, and Osama bin Laden tape release five years prior. Also notes 1950 oak tree removal on Texas Avenue and local recognitions, plus a Bible verse and photo submission invitation.
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Fredericksburg
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Phillips Brooks
Bethlehem
Boston
Wilson
France
Europe
George Gershwin
Paris
Carnegie Hall
New York
U.S
Nashville
Philadelphia Mint
Saddam Hussein
Adwar
Iraq
Tikrit
Pentagon
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Associated Press
Baytown Sun notes on corrections policy and contact
The Baytown Sun states it corrects errors promptly and publishes corrections in this space. Readers may inquire by contacting managing editor David Bloom at 281 425 8016 or david bloom baytownsun com.
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Memorial Drive
Chambers County Library
Baytown Rotary Club
Baytown Toastmasters
Exxon Mobil
Decker
Highlands
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Baytown Community Center
First Christian Church
Fecbtx
Lakewood Garden Club
Lakewood
VFW
N. Main
Our Promise For West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista Betel
Kentucky
Highland Woods Drive
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Santa Claus
City of
SUN History
Texas Avenue
Eddie Cox
Charley O. Walker
Bay Area Board of Realtors
Huntsville
Enterprise Products
Mont Belvieu
Elizabeth Charles
Timothy
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