Baytown's 60–year mark recalls Goose Creek past
Memories from Goose Creek and Pelly era residents reflect on Baytown's 60th anniversary. Wilburn, 96, crossed the bayou to Baytown and longed for Goose Creek. Bailey, Adcox, and Mitchell recount consolidation in 1948, changes to Texas Avenue, and a town transformed by unity while preserving local identity. Mitchell, 61 years in Baytown, near death, recalls 1960s integration and a city now stronger for three towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn
Chambers County
Baytown
Goose Creek
Texas Avenue
Dan
Charles Mitchell
Mitchell
Pinewood Court
Pumphrey Elementary
Vietnam
Sterling
May and Ward Celebrate 60 Years of Marriage
EC May and Louise Ward mark six decades of marriage on January 24 2008. The couple wed in 1948 at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church with Rev G R House officiating. They retired from Humble Oil and Refining Company and have children Camilla Moga Charles May and Linda Chase plus grandchildren and great grandchildren in multiple states.
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E.C. May
Louise Ward May
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
G.R. House
Kathryn Long Clark
Andrew May, Jr
May
Texas
Mississippi
New Orleans
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Exxon
Camilla Moga
Seabrook
Charles May
Linda Chase
Auburn California
Alexander Moga
Ocala
Florida
Steve Moga
USMC
San Clemente California
Jeffrey Thompson
Auburn
California
Victoria
Vianeth Moga
Baytown Businesses and Churches Listed in Local Directory
A local listing compiles Baytown area organizations and addresses including Abiding Faith Baptist Church, Holy Family Catholic, Allstate Insurance, CiCi's Pizza, Cracker Barrel, El Toro, Goings Barbecue, Golden Corral, Antonio's Italian Grill, Casa Ole, Crosby State Bank, Gentry Junior School, Goose Creek CISD, Herbalife, Luna's Mexican, Chevron, Chili's, Dairy Queen, IHOP, Jack In A Box, Rooster's Inc, State Farm, Subway, Texas Country Cookin, Tortuga and Whataburger along with several agents and service stations. The compilation covers names, street addresses, and associated personnel.
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Allstate Insurance Company
W. Baker
Baytown
Joe Sapp
CiCi’s Pizza
Garth Road
N. Main
Garth
Chevron
Dairy Queen
Alexander Drive
IHOP
Baytown Rooster’s Inc
Texas Ave
Growth reshapes Baytown as Spur 330 spurs new northward expansion
Sam Houston and Anson Jones disappear from the map as Spur 330 redefines Baytown's west side. Growth climbs on Garth Road and around I-10 with new housing and businesses, diversifying the economy beyond Exxon Mobil. Residents discuss restoring downtown Texas Avenue and expanding the Baytown Historical Museum as pride in history lasts.
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Sam Houston
Anson Jones
Garth Road
Pelly
Goose Creek
Old Baytown
Young
Exxon Mobil
Refin
Texas Avenue
Baytown Historical Museum
Baytown Sun
The Tri City consolidation four towns to one Baytown
Eight communities faced consolidation to survive but Baytown chose to stay separate and consolidated with Goose Creek and Pelly sixty years ago. Stewart Heights recalls a fourth town, once incorporated near Park Street, now merged into Baytown after oilfield growth. Local memories include a root beer stand and the old K Mart site.
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Hartman
Tri-Cities
Fairbanks
Gailard Landing
Evergreen
Bell Prairie
Bayland
Baytown
Midway
Goose Creek
Pelly
Park Street
Stewart Heights
Olga Miller Haenel
Texas and New Orleans
Harris County
Haenel
Morrell Park
Edward M. Russell
Russell
E. C. May
Truman Civil Rights Bill Sparks Southern Party Split
National coverage notes President Truman's civil rights proposal drawing Southern Democrats’ warnings of a party split. The bill fails to pass, but a massive exodus follows, culminating 16 years later with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Mohandas Gandhi is assassinated after a speech in India. The Brunson Theater shows The Red Shoes and The Best Years of Our Lives. Top songs include Twelfth Street Rag, I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover, and Nature Boy. Future titles The Naked and the Dead and Cry, the Beloved Country appear in bookstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Truman
Mohandas Ghandi
India
Brunson Theater
Pee Wee Hunt
Art Mooney
Nat King Cole
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Sara Bailey
United Tri- Cities
Bailey
Belly
Gladys Adcox
Highlands
Adcox
Carver
Amegy Bank of Texas
Rollingbrook
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of
The
Payee Sun
Memorial Drive
Best Buy
Garth Rd
Community Resource Credit Union
Decker
Abiding Faith Baptist Church
P.O
James White
Holy Family Catholic Church
Whiting Rock Drive
Rodney J Armstrong
S.S.J
Perch Street
Clayton Farr
Antonio’s
Baker Road
W. Fairmont Parkway
LaPorte
Platinum
Crosby State Bank
Gentry
East Baytown
Hampton Inn
Kona Printing & Promotions
Bayshore Sun
State Farm Insurance
Texas First Bank
Herbalife
Meadowick
Lonnie & Jeannie Flix Luna
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg
Red Lobster Seafood Restaurant
Baytown Robson’s Jewelers
W. Baker Road
Sonic
Baytown Star Insurance Agency
Prairie View Agm University
Phyllis Earles
Marion Henry
Arthur Court Designs
Kroger Shopping Center
W. Fairmont Pkwy
Ste. M . LaPorte
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Eancy
Maringes
Pccmovies.co
Gulfbay Church
Frithurs
State Farm Bank
Ken Mitchell
An.mitchell
Bez
Jeremy Rosenkranz
South Main Highlands
Senkranz
Statefarm
Espafiol
Ake i
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