Baytown Buyers Guide 1938 Reflects Towns Early Spirit
A preserved 1938 Baytown Buyer's Guide brochure highlights Baytown as an unincorporated, thriving Texas town east of Houston with 6,000 residents and Humble Oil’s refinery. It recalls local commerce, the Lone Star Café owner Peters Stule, and memories of shoe repairs at Gilmore's, Economy Store's meat market, Wainscott's five and dime, and People's State Bank on Minnesota.
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Baytown
West Baytown
Tri-Cities
Goose Creek
Pelly
Texas
Houston
Southern Pacific
Humble Oil Co
Lone Star Café
Minnesota
Colorado
Peters Stule
Humble
Arcadia
Bay Theater
Gilmore
Abe Rosenzweig
Economy
Texas Avenue
Old Baytown
Congressman Green updates Highlands Rotary on immigration and security
U S Congressman Gene Green D Houston told Highlands Rotary Club that immigration law enforcement was lax before 9 11 and urged stronger deportation enforcement while weighing a possible shift toward national IDs if needed He also discussed energy and health care reform and joint projects with Ted Poe on highway work and renovations
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U.S
Gene Green
Green
Rotary
Aaron Cole
United States
Washington, D.C
Ted Poe
R-Humble
Michelle Lomazoff
Rotary Club
July 4 community events in Sterling area and nearby seniors activities
Sterling Library closes for the holiday as Baytown Parks hosts a free noon parade at Bicentennial Park with acts Sky Blue 72 Los Pekadorez Joe Tex Jr Cory Morrow and Roger Creager and a 9 30 pm fireworks show. Highlands Community Center offers ceramics at 9 am and a Spanish class at 1 pm. East Harris County Senior Citizen Program runs 9 am to 1 pm at J D Walker Center with a 281 426 3551 contact. Ladies Bowling League meets 9 15 am at Max East on Ward Road 281 427 4771. Country and Western dancing for seniors follows.
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Sterling Municipal
Baytown
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Max East
Ward Road
Baytown observes Independence Day closures and community events
Baytown city offices close for Independence Day with police fire and EMS on duty. Recycling center closes. Community Center hosts a morning event and a lunch gathering. Local groups from Genealogy Library to Kiwanis to 4-H share meetings and activities throughout the day at various venues.
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City of
Baytown
W. Main St
Independence Day history roundup July 4 highlights
This date marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the opening of West Point in 1802. It notes deaths of Adams and Jefferson in 1826, Monroe in 1831, Coolidge’s birth in 1872, Stanton’s Paris salute in 1917, Gehrig’s farewell in 1939, and Johnson signing FOIA in 1966, plus Pathfinder landing a decade ago.
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Continental Congress
United States Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
James Monroe
New York City
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
Paris
Charles E. Stanton
Lafayette
Iron Horse
Lou Gehrig
New York
Yankee Stadium
Lyndon Johnson
Baytown Historical Milestones From 1949 to 1991
The record highlights Baytown milestones including a 1949 Army reserve unit first meeting, 1974 Lee College continuing education sing-alongs for seniors, 1989 requests for donations from pipeline and railroad operators to fund four city sirens, and 1991 census showing a 6,927 population gain in the 1980s. Adlai E. Stevenson quote noted.
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Army Reserve
Baytown
Lee College
Baytown Sun invites photo submissions and corrections policy
The Baytown Sun seeks photo submissions for possible publication via email to david.bloom@baytownsun.com or by mailing prints to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown TX 77520. Readers are informed corrections are published in this space and should contact managing editor David Bloom at 281 425 8016 or david.bloom@baytownsun.com.
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the Sun
David
Bloom
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
David. Bloom
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Wanda Orton
Lercom
Orton
Sjmh Service Corps
Lee
Allied Health
Nova Noah
Melanie Steward
Pam Mattox
SJMH
Maudie Roberts
Service Corps
Judy Linscott
Evelyn Guidry
Charles Guidry
Martha Moore
Polly Lawhon
Highlands Rotary
Market St
Grandmother’s Club No
Georgia Thomas
Ocean Drive
Beach City
Sterling Municipal Library
L.l.ef.t
Golden
Corral
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Duplicate Bridge Club
Barrett Station
Riley Chambers Community Center
Diane
Sherita
Christ Inc
Riley Chambers
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Bayway Drive
Vietnam Veterans of America
VFW
Highlands
Baytown Fairgrounds
Main St
Crosby Swinging Squares
Crosby Community Center
Hare Rd
Gold Wing Riders Association
Cedar Bayou
Highway 146
Surrender
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit Ave
NASA
Mars
Red Planet
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lord
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