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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2016
Page
4
Our View urges Baytown residents to support the Goodfellows program which has aided the less fortunate since 1931 but is short of its goal this year. Readers are asked to donate at The Baytown Sun or mail checks to Goodfellows C/O BJF Baytown TX.
A letter notes another successful Baytown Senior Center Christmas dance held on December 9. Photograph participants include Baytown Senior Center president David M. Weber Sr. and Diana Casey Sullivan of Pet2together, with Fred Aguilar, Lynn Foley, Kay Sosa, and Stacy Bush, all involved with local groups.
Baytown Senior Center reports a successful Christmas dance at the Baytown Community Center with about 120 attendees. Sponsors Harris County Pct2, Lee College Baytown, Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital, Waterford of Baytown, Cedar Bayou and Baytown Rehab, What A Burger, and Starbucks on Garth Road supported the event. A $600 check was donated to the Promise Center. Liberty Opry musicians Jay and Nina Cantu provided entertainment.
1790 the first successful cotton mill began operating in Pawtucket Rhode Island. 1803 the Louisiana Purchase was completed with transfer of ownership from France. 1860 South Carolina seceded after 169 delegates voted for separation. 1864 Savannah evacuated as Sherman neared the sea. 1945 end of rationing announced effective 1946. 1989 US launched Panama invasion to topple Noriega government. Thought quotes Chesterton.
In 1974 a West Virginia start up ED agency began shaping regional strategy to attract high paying manufacturing jobs. Board efforts focused on regional strengths, land and utilities, with committees led by Linda Sickels, Ron Embry, Jim Foster, and Hardy White. Mike Shields leads the Foundation guiding ongoing plans through 1987 and beyond as USX steel mill closure threatened.
Trump names Rick Perry as energy secretary amid a history of sharp exchanges and political theater. Perry, once a rival, praised Trump’s vision for energy independence while Trump touted Perry’s Texas record and job creation. The selection signals unity after years of clash in the GOP field and behind the scenes policy alignments.
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