Letter to the Editor Praises Baytown Police and Good Samaritan
A Baytown couple recounts dining at Taqueria Tapatia near Ward Road and notes two Baytown Police Department officers were served. On Memorial Day a mystery donor settled all bills including theirs. The writer calls the benefactor a true American patriot and thanks others who show support for police and the military.
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Ward Road
Kroger
Baytown Police Department
Baytown Police
Samaritan
United States of America
Pregnant woman shot in head dies amid police hunt
Police seek three persons of interest after a pregnant woman was fatally shot in the head. Investigators urge the public to come forward with any information as the case unfolds.
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Lady Eagles
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Goose Creek
Baytown
Highlands
Mark Fleming
This Day in History Highlights Major U.S. Events
On this date George Washington signed the first U.S. copyright act in 1790. The 1889 Johnstown flood killed about 2,200 after the South Fork Dam failure. Alger Hiss faced perjury charges in 1949, with a later conviction. The Trans-Alaska pipeline finished in 1977. A 1985 tornado outbreak across several states caused many deaths and injuries. The U.S. abandoned long-range missile targets in 1994. Deep Throat surfaced in 2005. Dr. George Tiller was killed in 2009. Bush called for a global warming summit in 2017. Thought: Fred Allen.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
South Fork
State Department
Alger Hiss
New York
Hiss
Ohio
Ontario
Canada
United States
Soviet Union
FBI
W. Mark Felt
Deep Throat
Washington Post
George Tiller
Wichita
Kansas
Scott Roeder
George W. Bush
Fred Allen
Long Ago Days Remembered by JoAn Martin
A nostalgic reminiscence of simpler times when neighbors helped each other and routines like shopping, church, school, and family visits defined daily life. The essay contrasts past courtesy with questions about when those days might return and closes with author contact details.
1854 Hurricane Remade Baytown History and Lynchburg
A look at the 1854 storm shaping Baytown origins. The hurricane hit with 105 mph winds, drove a nine mile surge across Galveston Bay, destroyed Lynchburg and Midway, and damaged ships, warehouses, and bridges from Houston to Buffalo Bayou. The event spurred later church building efforts and left Louisville abandoned, with Lynchburg rebuilt and Baytown’s historical memory anchored by local figures and the era’s commerce.
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Lynchburg
Goose Creek
Bayway Drive
Missouri Street
Midway
Robert Alexander
Cedar Bayou
San Jacinto River
Adams Island
Alexander
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Hyacinth de St. Cyr
Galveston
Matagorda
Galveston Island
Texas Ranger
Washington, Tx
San Jacinto
Galveston Bay
Houston Star
Colonel Washington
Judge Burnet
Depperman
Mrs. Coleman
Hiram Brown
Mr. Brown
Brown
Carpenters Bayou
Neptune
Star State
Morse
Guadalupe
Houston
Bay
Caine
Baptist Church
Buffalo Bayou
Flake
Morris
J. H. Bell
Graham
Wood
Tomball
Louisville
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