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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 2015
Page
4
A reader decries veteran memory erosion and attacks Texas casino gambling. The piece criticizes two local columns and a Donkey nickname, defends video gambling as a serious felony, and mocks political figures while urging anti casino lines.
JoAn Martin explains how she fictionalizes family legends to bring history to life. She recalls grandparents marrying in 1903 after leaving Alabama for East Texas and Oklahoma Territory by wagon train, detailing hardships, scarce supplies, and the fallibility of memory.
Wanda Orton recalls Baytown tamale pioneer Mr Juan Juarez and his cart on Cedar Street, noting three for 25 cents tamales, corn shucks, and Morgan’s Point ferry days. Norman Ponder shares Jesse Juarez’s memories of Ferman Juarez and a large family sustaining 200 tamales daily.
Readers favored food and local crime with restaurants and meals dominating the Baytown Sun top reads for December 30 to January 5 based on page views. Headlines include Krispy Kreme rumor, a university cop resignation, and a Cuban cafe opening alongside a drunken driving charge and ongoing hospital work.
On January 7 2015 readers recalled key events including the 1927 inauguration of transatlantic telephone service between New York and London and the 1789 first presidential electoral selection. The note also marks Edison snuff snuffing film 1894, Bataan siege 1942, Clinton impeachment trial 1999, and Thought for Today by Anne Roe Simpson.
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