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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2013
Page
4
Jim Finley recalls disliking January through March while recounting a past teen age school grind, winter weather, and holidays. He notes a late Christmas with family, a humorous iPhone gift mishap, and brief nods to bowl games and a first date with Prospect Margie in February 1958.
Highlights include Morse telegraph demo in 1838 and New Mexico statehood in 1912. Notable birthdays span Joan of Arc, Carl Sandburg, Kahlil Gibran, Danny Thomas, Loretta Young, Rowan Atkinson, Howie Long, John Singleton, Asante Samuel. Includes 1994 Kerrigan incident and Roosevelt Four Freedoms. Moon phase notes and a $30,000 Morse grant fact.
Fat Mac invites readers to donate at Gulf Coast Blood Bank on Garth Road, noting blood donation can save lives. The letter also mentions Baytown Little Theater’s New Year’s Eve show Tuna Does Vegas, praising the four remaining performances and urging reservations via 281-424-7617.
Wanda Orton recalls her Baytown roots and Goose Creek memories from childhood to early adulthood. She describes living near West Sterling and North Ashbel, walking to work at The Baytown Sun, local shops and landmarks, and the close-knit downtown energy, with a nod to Baytown’s historical figures and outlets.
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