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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2003
Page
4
The famous 1897 New York Sun reply to Virginia O’Hanlon is reprinted. It asserts Santa Claus exists as surely as love and generosity, praising faith, imagination, and the enduring magic of Christmas for children and adults alike.
The editorial board schedules weekly meetings at 2 pm and invites public input. Submit signed letters or guest columns with contact details, limits of 300 words for letters and 500 words for guests, including a photo for guests.
Readers weigh in on Gore’s Dean endorsement and Iraq policy frustration. A Baytown letter argues U S policy created the mess, praises Gore for a nuanced stance, and urges cautious foreign actions. Another commenter commends Baytown’s Christmas parade spirit amid local lights and parade fees.
On December 24 notable events include Apollo Eight astronauts reading Genesis during a Christmas Eve TV broadcast in 1968, Vasco da Gama's death in 1524, the 1814 Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, the Library of Congress fire in 1851, the formation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1865, Verdi's Aida premiere in 1871, Fessenden's radio broadcast in 1906, Caruso's last public performance in 1920, Eisenhower named Allied supreme commander in 1943, Menotti's Amahl first broadcast in 1951, the 1980 Iran hostage crisis candle remembrance, Kosovo war surge five years earlier, and California citrus crop damage from freezes.
The Baytown Sun recounts Goodfellows reaching 600 children with gifts in 1950, while noting later years with rising holiday sales 1975 and a 1990 hazard spill on I-10 at Sjolander Road. It also covers 1993 food boxes and gift bags for hundreds of families.
A dense roster lists City Hall offices and addresses in Baytown Texas, Goose Creek ISD, Barbers Hill ISD, and Anahuac. It provides phone numbers for city council members, school trustees, and district administrators, plus meeting schedules and term lengths for boards.
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