Reminiscences of Baytown Drive-Ins and Roseland Pool
The Baytown Sun reminiscence recalls popular drive-ins along Alexander Drive Ves Mars and Trainers with distinct memories of root beer served on bath rags and listening to Bobbie Gentry’s Ode to Billy Joe. Local leaders and residents remember social nights, outings, and longtime favorites like Brown's Chicken Shack and the Roseland pool scene with scouts and family cheering from the stands.
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Roseland Park
Alexander Drive
Jerry Hicks
Robert E. Lee
Ves Mars
Jerry
Bill McFerren
Brigadiers
Bill
Bobbie Gentry
Billy Joe
Tony Henneke
Ed Richmond
Humble
Texas Avenue
Henke & Pillot’s
Baytown
Wayne Henscey
Spanky Lusk
Bob Prather
Spanky
Vel Mars
Harris County Savings
Prather
Wayne
Park’s
South Main
Tower
Decker
Bayway
City Hall
Trifon
Roseland
Ray McFerren
Boy Scouts
Roseland Pool
Wanda Orton
The
Baytown Sun
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights Various Local Events
Lee College hosts a 7 am small business breakfast and networking at Bayer Center. TEEN TIME runs 4 to 5 30 pm at Sterling Library. BANG meets 7 30 am Amegy Bank Building. TOPS meets 9 11 am Baytown Center. Genealogy Library open 10 am 2 pm. Rotary lunch at Goose Creek CC. ExxonMobil Toast Masters noon at Main Office. Over 42 Club at St Johns 12 30 pm. Grace Kitchen free meal 4 30 6 pm. VFW bingo 7 pm doors 5 pm. Calvary Temple Bible study 7 30 pm. Alzheimer's support 6 30 pm Remington Park. 12 step group 6 8 pm Riley Chambers. Senior dance 9 30 11 30 am and 12 00 3 30 pm at Baytown CC. Kiwanis noon Goose Creek. Bridge Club 1 pm 2407 Market. GED prep 4 7 pm Chambers County Library Anahuac. Barrett Station programs 6 8 pm. Crosby Swinging Squares 7 15 9 15 pm. Bipolar support 7 pm Grace UMC Baytown.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Sterling Library
Bay Area
BANG
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Tops TX
Baytown
Market St
Decker Drive
Goose Creek
ExxonMobil
Baytown Toast Masters Club
Traci Dillard
Baytown Alzheimer’s
Remington Park
Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
Baytown Community Center
Chambers County
Anahuac
Barrett
Diane
Crosby Swinging Squares
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Grace United Methodist Church
Trinity River Elevation and Nearby Locations
River level readings show Trinity River heights in feet at Liberty Moss Bluff and Remayor areas. Measurements indicate varying water depth along the riverbank with potential impacts on nearby communities and flood planning.
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Liberty Moss Bluff Remayor
June 9 History Highlights Through the Years
On June 9, 1954, Joseph Welch challenged Senator McCarthy during the Army hearings asking for decency. Notable events include Nero’s death by his own hand in 68, Malaeska the first dime novel in 1860, Dickens’s death in 1870, Norway’s WW II surrender in 1940, Warren Burger confirmed in 1969, Secretariat’s 1973 Triple Crown, and LDS leaders ending a policy excluding black men from priesthood in 1978.
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Army
Joseph N. Welch
Joseph R. McCarthy
Frederick Fisher
Welch
Nero
Malaeska
Ann S. Stephens
Charles Dickens
Gad’s Hill Place
England
Norway
Senate
Warren Burger
United States
Earl
Verse of strength from Habakkuk 3 19
The verse proclaims that the Sovereign Lord is my strength granting agile feet and the ability to rise to the heights like a deer's grace, a message of resilience and divine support.
Weather front spreads rain from valleys to mid-Atlantic
A broad weather system brings rainfall from the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys into the mid-Atlantic today. Expect soaking rain advancing into the Northwest as the disturbance shifts northward. The back trajectory suggests widespread moisture with periods of steady to heavy rainfall across affected regions.
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Ohio
Tennessee
mid-Atlantic
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Bayer
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Grace’s
N. Pruett
VFW
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
P.m
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Lew
Joyston
City
Serene
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Houston
Austin
Laredo
Beaumont
Longview
Brownsville
Lubbock
Dallas
San Antonio
Fl Paso
Victoria
Aldine
Rosenberg
Sem
Lake Jackson
Cleveland
Kingwood
Liberty
Pasadena
Alvin
Angleton
Texas City
Galveston
Kountze
Lumberton
Devers
Winnie
High Island
Crystal Beach
AccuWeather Inc
AccuWeather.com
Texas Commission
Point Barrow
Trinity Bay
Trinity River
Karla Opryshek
Eva Maud
Krisher-Mckay, Inc
UW Cetg
Massey Tompkins
arla@krishermcks
Texas Ave
Wala Col. Dls
Theredfox.com
Biensande
Texas
Microsoft
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