Driving on Garth Road prompts jokes and traffic talk
A Baytown reader vents about heavy Garth Road congestion between Baker Road and I-10. The piece cites Baytown engineering director Jose Pastrana proposing options like a six lane expansion, new right turns, and synchronized signals to ease bottlenecks. Tracie Mullens of Baytown offers the letter to the newspaper.
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Garth Road
Baker Road
I-10
Garth
Eleska Aubespin
Baytown Sun
Aubespin
Pastrana
Letter to the Editor Praises Senator Kolkhorst on Texas Education
Baytown correspondent Cyrus B. Fletcher urges Senator Lois Kolkhorst and Texas lawmakers to promote education as a basis for liberty and prosperity. He quotes the Texas Declaration of Independence and argues a public education system is essential to civil liberty and self government.
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Lois Kolkhorst
Texas
Republic
United States of America
Republic of Texas
Cyrus B. Fletcher
Baytown
Highlights from History on February 22
This date marks George Washington's birth in 1732 and events such as Jefferson Davis's 1862 inauguration, Coolidge's 1924 White House radio address, the 1959 Daytona 500, and the 1980 Miracle on Ice. Thought for Today quotes Anne Bradstreet on wisdom and authority.
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United States
George Washington
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Great White Fleet
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Johnny Beauchamp
Lee Petty
Lake Placid
New York
U.S
Anne Bradstreet
Baytown Column Recollects Local History and Personal Tales
In a January history column James H. White recalls selling peanuts and popcorn for Mr. Pace, the street vendor who gave a guinea pig to the top seller. White, now 94 and retired from Exxon in Highlands, remains active. Other memories feature Bev Bergeron recalling tamale vendor Juarez and Baytown legends tied to Winnie Brown Ross and RC history figures.
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James H. White
Mr. Pace
White
Exxon
Highlands
Pace
North Commerce
Donnelly’s
Bev Bergeron
Orlando
Fla
Juarez
Old Baytown
Bev
Baytown
Winnie Brown
Ross S. Sterling High School
RES
Winnie Pearl
Watching Oscars for one reason in this opinion piece
Jim Finley, retired Baytown Sun editor, shares blunt views on the Academy Awards and the film American Sniper. He rails at Hollywood stars, recalls personal ties to Alan Ladd, and notes his limited movie-watching habits while offering a personal Oscars takeaway.
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Hollywood
Jimbo
Falynn Jackson
Cullen
Afghanistan
Bradley Cooper
Chris Kyle
Jimmy Stewart
Gary Cooper
John Wayne
Humphrey Bogart
Alan Ladd
June Allyson
Elizabeth Taylor
Ava Gardner
Marilyn Monroe
Hedy Lamarr
Eddie Redmayne
Benedict Cumberbatch
Wanda Orton
the Sun
Barbara Bowes
Wanda
Barbara
Alan
Hot Springs
Ark
Texas
Arkansas
Jim Finley
Baytownsun
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Texas Independence
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University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra
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D.C
Lanny Palmer
Alton Laird
Lee College
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Cook County College
Gainesville
Robert E. Lee
REL
John C. Echols
Citizens Bank
Hugh Echols
Robert Wright
Ashbel Smith
Anna Allen Wright
Henry “Chick” Schuble
Heinie Schuble
Jimmy Tyree
Tyree
Gail Couch
E.R. Couch
First Baptist Church
Baytownsun. Com
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Finley
Memorial Drive
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Janie Gray
David Bloom
Brenda Burr
Gregg Sanford
April Jones
Sampm
Jay Eshbach
M. A
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Tony Polumbo
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