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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 2016
Page
4
The Baytown Sun editorializes that the January 14 purchase of a 118 acre tract for 2.7 million, including the clubhouse and facilities, lacked public input. It criticizes the $12.5 million bond proposal’s defeat and urges open discussion with community groups before major decisions.
Native Baytonian urges city to halt demolition of the 1948 San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Proposes using the 716482 demolition cost to repurpose the building as City Hall on the Hill or an annex to the Sterling Library, funded by Baytown Municipal Development District if possible. Argues historic value and community pride, cites past salvaged structures and local memory.
On this date 1795 the 11th Amendment was ratified confirming states immunity. In 1940 Disney released Pinocchio premiering in New York. In 1962 JFK imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. Charles Dickens born 1812 died 1870.
Baytown memories recall Betty Grable responding to a 1950s celebrity recipe card fund drive for a teen center Quack Shack. The star sent a signed note and autographs aiding the purchase of a new juke box, highlighted in Kelly Hall’s Touchstone article.
Jim Finley recounts attending back to back funerals for Gene Smith and John Reiter, marking a historic double-header in their community. He narrates travel between services at Crespo & Jirrell and St. Joseph Church, reflects on family stories, and notes his long history of funeral attendance dating to 1954.
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