Baytown 1948 Charter Marks City’s Birth and Growth
Sixty years ago on January 24 1948 residents of Goose Creek Pelly Baytown approved a charter creating the consolidated city named Baytown A postwar building boom followed with San Jacinto Memorial Hospital opening on Decker Drive in 1948 Lillie Duke and Baytown Hospitals served the area Goose Creek ISD spanned 50 square miles with multiple high schools The 1948 economy included gas electric and telephone services and Lee College offered night classes in the REL building with trustees from the school district.
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Washington
Harry Truman
U.S
Tom Connally
Albert Thomas
Beauford Jester
Austin
Glenn Perry
Harris County
Hugh May
Baytown
East
Eddie Cleveland
Bill Taylor
George H. Gentry
Goose Creek
Pelly
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Decker Drive
Memorial
Methodist
Lillie Duke Hospital
West Pearce
Baytown Hospital
West Defoe
Robert E. Lee
George Washington Carver
Cedar Bayou
Channelview
Alamo
Anson Jones
Burnet
de Zavala
Highlands
Lamar
Ashbel Smith
Sam Houston
McNair
Lee College
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Southwestern Associated Telephone Co
Pelly City Hall
West Main
City Hall
Civic Center
Sterling Municipal Library
Texas Avenue
Jones Street
Artist of the Month: Charles Thrash at Sterling Library
Baytown artist Charles Thrash is January Artist of the Month for Sterling Municipal Library. His charcoal portrait of Astro Jeff Bagwell will be on view through January 31. Thrash, born in Houston and longtime Baytown resident, works as a pipe fitter and plays baseball in the Baytown Men's League.
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Art League of Baytown
Charles Thrash
Sterling Municipal
Thrash
Jeff Bagwell
Art League of
Baytown
Houston
Sterling Municipal Library
Free legal clinic Saturday at J D Walker Center Baytown
Volunteer lawyers, about 20 Texas attorneys, provide brief consultations for low income residents in family, wills, landlord tenant, immigration, consumer, bankruptcy and employment law. No appointment, first come. Event runs 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 7613 Wade Road with support from United Way of Baytown Area and others.
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J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
United Way of
Baytown
Harris County
Top Ladies of Distinction
Houston Bar Foundation
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
Highlands
West Chambers County
Texas
J.D. Walker Center
Greater Houston
America
Girl Scouts of
San Jacinto
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Community calendar items in Houston area clubs and meetings
Commissioner Sylvia Garcia attends I-10 East Democrats meeting at United Steel Workers Hall 311 South Highway 146 with a 5 30 p m supper and 6 p m speech plus officer elections. Also Beta Sigma Phi meets January 9 2008 at Wendy Pepper home with executive board 6 30 pm and 7 pm regular meeting. Garden Club hosts 9 30 am program All About Roses at Patsy Eskew home. Bay Area Networking Groups meet 7 30 am at The Baytown Sun building. Highlands seniors offer line dancing classes at 8 30 am and 9 45 am, with more activities planned.
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Sylvia Garcia
United Steel Workers Union Hall
South Highway 146
Garcia
Texas
Beta Sigma Phi
Wendy Pepper
Wed
Adele Pumphrey
Karla Vinson
Plumwood
Eva Maud Garden Club
Patsy Eskew
East James
Baxter Williams
Dee Lewis
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown
REL Project Graduation meeting outlines volunteers and events
The REL Project Graduation committee will meet Thursday at 6 30 in the REL library to discuss Powder Puff Golf Tournament and Coke Sales. Volunteers hole sponsors and team players are needed as well as door prizes silent auction items and donations.
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Robert E. Lee
REL
Today in History January 9 highlights through the years
January 9 marks events from 1788 when Connecticut ratified the U.S. Constitution to 2008 noting Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone a decade later. Notable moments include Nixon birth in Yorba Linda 1913 Lingayen Gulf landing 1945 and Iraq weapons inspection progress.
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Richard Milhous Nixon
United States
Yorba Linda
Calif
Connecticut
U.S
Mississippi
Lingayen Gulf
Philippines
Eisenhower
Congress
Howard Hughes
Bahamas
Hollywood
Clifford Irving
Detroit
Barry Switzer
Dallas Cowboys
U.N
Iraq
Baghdad
Apple Computer
Steve Jobs
Baytown Fire Entrance Exam Qualifiers Reported
In 2001, 78 of 108 applicants qualified for the firefighter entrance exam conducted Feb 1 under Baytown Fire and Rescue training chief Battalion Chief Ken Wyse. The Civil Service test targeted those who filed by end of 2000 and met requirements. In 2004, City Council planned a charter review committee to enable closed sessions and add council seats, opposed by Mayor Pete Alfaro and Councilman Mercedes Renteria III. About 250 members of First Presbyterian and Westminster Presbyterian joined as First Church in 2005. Hindu proverb and John 10 14 quote appear at end.
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Ken Wyse
Baytown
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria III
First Presbyterian
Westminster Presbyterian
First Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Wanda Orton
Sterling High School
Ashley
Baytown Men’s
REL Project
East Harris County
J.D. Walker
Market St
ExxonMobil
Baytown Toastmasters Club
Ralph Matthews
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Grace's
Baytown Senior Center
Webbie
Club Slammers
Garth Road
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
Dottie
The
Associated Press
SUN History
John
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