Black History Month tribute to Katherine Jane “Mama” Allen
Baytown historian J Warren Singleton honors Katherine Jane Allen the first Black woman to graduate from Lee College School of Nursing in 1969. She mentored thousands in nursing, served the Houston area hospitals, and cared for her McNair community as a nurse, cook, healer, and mentor.
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Katherine Jane
Mama” Allen
Fierson
Louisiana
Baytown
McNair Station
Katherine Jane Allen
Allen
Lee College School of Nursing
Houston
Houston Methodist
San Jacinto Hospital
McNair
Lee College
Lee College Nursing
Lucille Abney
Helen James
LPN
Baytown Sun readers weigh Valentine gift wishes
Readers share what gifts they most desire for Valentine’s Day with next Sunday’s celebration in mind. The survey invites opinions on preferred tokens of affection and romantic gestures ahead of the holiday.
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Baytownsun.com
Water bill gouging by Southwest Water Company
Letter to the editor from Janet Baldridge of Baytown condemns rising charges by Southwest Water Company. She cites a late night bill totaling 68.65 for water plus 91.49 sewer and wastewater fees, noting typical bills often reach 200 to 900 dollars for modest 2000 gallon usage. She urges legal action against gouging.
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Southwest Water Company
Janet Baldridge
Baytown
Enemies Within Targeting Government and Trump noted
A critical opinion piece accuses Socialists and Democrats funded by Soros of subversion and insurrection. It cites Antifa BLM ACLU protests, claims tolerance by city leaders, and defends the Jan 6 riot as criminal. It alleges corruption by Clinton Obama Biden regimes and praises a Pelosi remark about enemies in the House.
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Socialists/Democratic Party
George Soros
Webster
Trump
Antifa
BLM
ACLU
Seattle
Washington
D.C
Washington D.C
Clintons
Obama
Biden
Socialist
Democrat Party
Nancy Pelosi
House ‘ (of Representatives
GOOTs mourn Anna Beth Herrington in heartfelt notice
Jim Finley recalls the GOOTs community loss as Anna Beth Herrington died of pancreatic cancer after 54 years of marriage to Gary Herrington. The Baytown school figure and Memorial Baptist Church member was a long time educator. The piece honors GOOTs members, wives, and Gary’s family, ending with a tribute to Anna Beth’s character and a call of support for Gary.
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Anna Beth Herrington
Gary Herrington
Robert E. Lee
Gary
Anna Beth
Georgia Sultis
Pete
Baytown Junior School
Lee College
M.D. Anderson
Beach City
Herrington
Joe Frank Robins
Pete Sultis
Gene Smith
Henry Adair
Michael E. Finley
Don Treuhardt
Joe Frank
Margie
Jo Ann
Leo Hechler
Joy
Woody Walker
Lynette
Jepp Busch
Lois Ann
George Crow
Cindy
Don Price
Marian
Ed Denny
Mandy
Carl Theiss
Memorial Baptist Church
Man
This Day in History 1943 1964 1984 1985 2009 and 2020
On this date events span wartime shoe rationing in 1943 affecting three pairs per person yearly. the Beatles landed in New York in 1964 for their first American tour. the 1984 Challenger spacewalk lasted nearly six hours. 1985 saw DEA agent Enrique Camarena kidnapped and murdered. 2009 Lake Erie ice segment broke away trapping fishermen for hours. a 2020 note recalls Trump actions against Windman and Sondland after impeachment acquittal.
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New York
John F. Kennedy International Air
Bruce McCandless II
Robert L. Stewart
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Enrique “Kiki
Marena
Guadalajara
Mexico
Lake Erie
Ohio
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Thebaytownsun
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David Bloom
Cathy Loftin
Jarol Skewes
M. A. Bengtson
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Mike Wilson
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