Frontier Fiesta at UH remembered as campus show of note
The spring University of Houston Magazine recalls Frontier Fiesta once hailed as the greatest college show on earth by Life Magazine via Jack Valenti. From 1940 to 1959 it drew thousands, featuring satirical skits and musical comedy. It paused until 1992, with rumored costs and class absences cited among reasons.
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University of Houston Magazine
Life Magazine
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Larry Hovis
Frontier Fiesta
Texas A&m
Aggies
Larry Gatlin
Quaid Randy
Dennis
Cindy Pickett
Cecil Pickett
Cindy
Ferris Bueller
Brent Spiner
Quaids
Spiner
Commander Data
Robert Wuhl
Trey Wilson
Brett Cullen
Thomas Schlamme
Sally Mayes
Star Jones
the View
Pilot Club of Baytown to host barbecue benefit Feb 27
The Pilot Club of Baytown will host its annual barbecue dinner on Tuesday Feb 27 at Grace United Methodist Church. Gene Smith Catering offers World Champion barbecue with smoked sausage brisket beans and potato salad. A $10 donation buys a meal. raffles silent auction and a Wal-Mart spree prize yearn funds support club charitable projects.
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Pilot Club of
Baytown
Grace United Methodist Church
Gene Smith
Tyler
San Jacinto Merle Norman
Wal-Mart
Alice Smith
Linda Roy
Pilot Club
Knights of Peter Claver
Holy Family Catholic Church
Whiting Rock
Interstate 10 West
Lorie Richard
Patrick Terry
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights Local Groups
Bay Area Networking Groups meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Cadillac Career Center and multiple seniors activities run through the day at Highlands and Sterling libraries. Ex roamers clubs, bridge groups, line dancing, ceramics, and bingo appear with various venues including Baytown centers, the Goose Creek Country Club, and Remington Place. Multiple phone contacts listed.
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Bay Area
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Road
Wal-Mart
Highlands Community Center
Baytown
Market St
Goose Creek
Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Remington Place
W. Baker Road
First Presbyterian Church
WEFW
N. Main
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Sterling Municipal Library
North Channel Library
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Duplicate Bridge Club
City of Baytown Parks and
Remington Park
Beach City Lions Club
Beach City
Tri-Cities Beach Road
Today in History highlights and events on February 21
Today February 21 marks events such as Malcolm X's 1965 assassination in New York, the 1885 Washington Monument dedication, 1925 New Yorker debut, 1947 Polaroid demonstration, Nixon's 1972 China visit, and 1975 Watergate sentencing. Also noted are Space Shuttle Discovery, Ralph Nader's 2000 entry, and local Baytown and Goose Creek school updates. The piece blends historical notes with a Dickinson quote and corrections about photo captions.
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Malcolm X
New York
Washington Monument
New Yorker
Edwin H. Land
Nixon
China
Pat
Shanghai
John N. Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D Ehrlichman
Chicago
Steve Fossett
Pacific Ocean
Leader
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ralph Nader
Green Party
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Earth
Associated Press
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Orton
Wanda Orton
Anchor Printing
Texas Ave
Exxon Mobil
Pete Poulsen
Ward Road
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Texas Commission For
Overeaters Anonymous
North Pruett. Ruth
Baytown Senior Center
Highland Woods Drive
Decker Drive
Lisa
Mont Belvieu
CES
Old River Lodge
AARP
SUN History
Tri-City Beach
Fred Hartman
Baytown Sun
Baylor University
DeZavala
Harlem
Harris County Pollution Control
God
Emily Dickinson
Jehovah
Houston Raceway Park
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