Our View Eight liner cat and mouse
Our view declares eight l ines illegal in Texas and calls for city or county voter referendums to decide whether game rooms should be kept legal or outlawed. The column notes raids and growing numbers, linking eight liners to crime while urging decisive action. David Bloom.
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George W. Bush
Texas
Chambers County Sheriff’s Office
Baytown
N. Highway 146
Bubba’s Redneck Racing Parts
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
David Bloom
Today in History Highlights: Battle of Bull Run to Space Shuttle End
On this date 1861 saw the first Battle of Bull Run a Confederate victory at Manassas Virginia. Other events include Guam captured in 1944 Apollo 11 ascent from the moon in 1969 and the 2011 shuttle program ending with Atlantis landing at Cape Canaveral. One year ago Trump commented on a taped discussion while defending himself. Thought for Today cites Horace Greeley.
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Manassas
Virginia
Guam
Neil Armstrong
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
United States
John C. Danforth
Branch Davidian
Waco
Atlantis
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Donald Trump
Horace Greeley
Mars
Neptune
Ebbie Neptune
Finleys
Neil
Harold Lane
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Columbia
Houston
Little Store remembered in Baytown charge era memories
Wanda Orton recalls Baytown’s local charge culture centered on small shops. She details Koenig family’s Little Store near Black Duck Bay, virtues of trust, and varied neighborhood accounts from Odessa Platt’s eggs to Brunson Market and Westphal’s, highlighting a bygone credit era.
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Alouise Bergeron
Orlando
Fla
Black Duck Bay
Missouri Street
Koenig
Koenigs
Baytown
Bev Bergeron
Alouise
Ernie Bergeron
Nebraska Street
Ernie
Santa Monica
Calif
Bergerons
Maryland Street
Odessa Platt
Odessa
Carrie “Sweet” Orton
Brun
Sweet
Lillie Nelson
Westphal
Cherry Street
Westphal’s
Koenig’s
Moon Landing Nostalgia From Jim Finley's Viewpoint
Jim Finley recounts the 1969 moon landing and his personal connections to astronauts Alan Shepard and Bob Crippen. He recalls meeting them through congressional youth programs, describes the Eagle and Columbia missions, and reflects on the era's excitement while noting Neptune's naming tribute.
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