Baytown then and now a reader recalls 1966 map shift
A Baytown native writes from a town transformed since 1966 moving north past Highway 73. He recalls Main Street sites Buck Turner Chevrolet Studebaker Scarborough Drug and a population around 45,000. He misses the coast visits Cedar Crest and Humble Oil, plans to return.
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Main Street
Buck Turner Chevrolet
Studebaker
Scarborough
Cedar Crest
Humble Oil and Refinery
Listen for the trumpet's sound not Trump
The speaker cites religious leaders condemning Donald Trump and urges Christians to follow scriptural guidance. They quote Nehemiah and Jeremiah to argue against Trump, urging trust in Jesus and adherence to faith over political figures.
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Moore
Southern Baptist Ethics Committee
Donald Trump
Charles Stanley
United States
God
Jesus
Questions rise over birth certificate bathroom rule proposal
A reader questions a proposed law forcing use of restrooms matched to birth certificates claiming it would require public verification, funding issues for enforcement, and potential costs shifted to building owners, arguing it is unenforceable and unnecessary.
Common sense praised for Baytown readers
Readers laud Mr. Connealy and others for addressing Baytown news with sanity. They emphasize common sense as essential and warn against nonsense humor and fairy tale notions in local coverage.
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Mr. Connealy
Baytown
The Power of Weakness in Jesus’s Mission
The piece contrasts worldly power with Jesus’s humility and weakness. It notes Jesus’s humble birth, prophetic portrayals as a passive figure, and teachings that the meek endure and the weak grow strong. It mentions Nathaniel’s Nazareth doubt and disciples’ misguided attempts to crown him, concluding with Harvey Schultz, a Baytown resident and author of three books.
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Jesus
Christ
Isaiah
Bethlehem
Mary and
Joseph
Nathaniel
Nazareth
Harvey Schultz
Baytown
I Am Now Old and Losing My Hair Forever
Personal reflection on aging at sixty four with jokes about hair loss knee pains and a nod to iconic figures like the Beatles and Chuck Norris. The piece recalls tech age weariness with Windows XP and a stubborn, humorous pride in enduring despite physical decline. It cites Baytown resident Bert Marshall owner of Our Baytown. com and his contact.
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Charles Kelm
Chuck Norris
Batlroom
Clyde Casey
Clyde
Baytown Sun
Hillary Clinton
Ben
Bert Marshall
Our
Baytown.com
Baytown
Reach Marshall
Baytownbert
Gmail
Today in History highlights key events across years
On this date events include the 1789 rise of the National Assembly and left right seating terms, the 1885 arrival of the Statue of Liberty, Earhart's 1928 transatlantic passenger flight, 1940 French surrender talks, 1944 Iceland’s republic, 1953 Rosenberg stay of execution, 1972 Nixon Watergate arrests, and 1994 OJ Simpson arrest.
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National Assembly
New York
Amelia Earhart
Newfoundland
Wales
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
France
Germany
Republic of Iceland
U.S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Richard M. Nixon
Democratic National
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