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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2004
Page
4
Preparation tips stress readying families for a possible Southeast Texas storm after past mispredictions like Claudette. The Baytown area also reports West Nile presence with guidance on preventing mosquito breeding and personal protection.
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submit signed pieces with writer contact details by mail to Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun P.O. Box 90 Baytown 77522 or by fax 281-427-1880 or email sunnews baytownsun.com.
An editor's note responds to Pat Arnold's July 4 letter, acknowledging public hesitance toward municipal leadership yet praising Goose Creek visioning and downtown revitalization. The writer envisions a city heart through sunlit sidewalks on Texas Avenue with elders, dominoes, and lively exchange beside Baytown's shops and eateries.
Laura Kaye Honeycutt Wogan advocates renovating the Brunson Theater to rebuild a community hub for all ages and local performers, while Michelle Hughes promotes downtown Baytown projects like safer access and traffic improvements over revitalizing the Snake area.
The July 11 date marks Aaron Burr mortally wounding Alexander Hamilton in 1804 at Weehawken with Hamilton dying the next day. The day also notes Clement VII excommunicating Henry VIII in 1533, the Marine Corps reestablishment in 1798, and Jubal Early's 1864 attempted Washington invasion.
A 1944 Goose Creek district report notes rapid growth with 215 teachers including 20 Black and average white salary of 1943 dollars for teachers and 5 549 students. 1950 Baytown chamber directors consider a hotel needs survey. 1952 Hobart Enoch receives Bronze Star for Rhineland service. 1975 Goose Creek valuations reach 263.3 million, up 8 percent. 2001 school board delays class rank plan due to missing members. 2003 Baytown bids plan to relieve Bayland Island burden with restaurant ground lease option at 100 000 or entire Bayland land plus marina at 3.7 million.
A Baytown resident expresses renewed faith in the Kerry Edwards ticket. The letter urges forward-looking leadership, economic growth, health care reform, and national security, urging action to avoid another Florida recount and to empower working communities.
The article by Whit Snyder misstates sales. Bee Hive Florist was sold in 1985 to Sheri and Donnie White, with Sheri White owning until 2001. In February 2001 the Whites sold Bee Hive Florist to the Gerald Stevens Corporation, clarifying the sequence and ownership.
In a letter responding to Jeannie Covington’s June 28 note, a parent urges trustees to reject cell phones at school. The writer cites personal experience across Goose Creek schools, argues phones are a nuisance, and doubts private schools allow them.
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