Long live Baytown as three towns merge into one
The Ac commission will meet to canvass election returns as Pelly becomes Baytown. Residents will keep old postal addresses until formal authorization. Goose Creek and Pelly are retired as Baytown rises, with strong turnout for the new charter and a view that Baytown will be Texas’s greatest city.
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Goose Creek
Letters to the Editor 1948 The good old days
A reader recalls 1948 at age 22, praising friendlier times and enjoying ferry rides to La Porte and drive ins, reflecting on how daily life felt then. The reminiscence highlights social atmosphere and local conveniences of the era.
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la Porte
Goose Creek Gander Football Dominates Local Circuit
Goose Creek Gander teams showed strength as Baytown and Pelly area observers note their tough play. The football season highlighted strong defense and decisive wins, energizing fans in the Baytown region.
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Goose Creek Gander
Baytown-Pelly
Charter To Become Official In Baytown Rise
The Daily Sun reports Baytown Texas formerly Goose Creek receives a charter transformation. A telegram from U S Rep Albert Thomas congratulates the new city noting its birth as an industrial center with future growth prospects, quality institutions, and a desirable living environment.
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Baytown
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Goose Creek
U.S
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Government officials and contact lines list
Federal George W Bush President official numbers. Dick Cheney Vice President lines. Kay Bailey Hutchison Senator contact numbers and faxes. Ted Poe Dist 2 Rep and Ron Paul Dist 14 Rep hotline. Gene Green Dist 29 Rep and John Cornyn Senator contact. Includes multiple district and senate web references.
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Gene Green
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John Cornyn
House
Senator Green
How to Reach Us at The Baytown Sun
Contact details for Clifton E. Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager Joshua Hart circulation manager and Gordon Gallatin advertising director are listed with baytownsun.com email addresses. The Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a photo required.
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Gordon Gallatin
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Baytown Sun letters policy and delivery details
The Baytown Sun provides submission rules for letters and guest columns with signatures, including contact methods for sending signed pieces. It notes editors may edit content and reserve the right to publish or refuse submissions and outlines delivery expectations and redelivery contact times.
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Baytown Sun
The
Sun
Parking on the Grass Ordinance Sparks Civic Critique
A resident deplores City Council attempts to regulate morality via a proposed Parking on the Grass Ordinance. He calls it poorly written and unenforceable, arguing it targets property rights and could affect residents without driveways or public streets. He urges voters to use the Power of Initiative to repeal.
Baytown considers banning boats from residential driveways
Retired Baytown officer Fat Mac Williamson urges residents to attend Thursday council at 6 p.m. to oppose a proposed ban on parking boats and trailers in yards. He notes a coastal area with many boats and trailers and seeks community action to stop the measure.
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Fat Mac Williamson
Baytown
Baytown elites push new curbside zoning and yard rules
Readers vent over a proposed council ordinance to ban yard parked vehicles and a planning board push for zones without voter approval. The Sun backs the move while critics see elitist control, asking who decides what looks acceptable in Baytown and who pays for required slabs and permits.
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Baytown
Hicksville
Sun
Baytown born in 1948 as Tri-Cities rename to city
Baytown emerged in 1948 after consolidation of Pelly Goose Creek and the Tri-Cities. Budget message by City Manager Bill N Taylor urged swift, bold action, warning of fiscal peril if progress stalled. Wanda Orton notes the charter vote on Jan 24 1948 and Baytowns subsequent growth over six decades.
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Bill N. Taylor
Tri-Cities
Pelly
Goose Creek
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Esso
Taylor
Gulf Coast
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