John Martin Road namesake known for integrity and roads work
The July 12 1930 Mirror profiles John Martin Precinct 2 Commissioner and Baytown area leader born in Goose Creek, praised for honesty and community focus. He helped push Market Street construction and bond passage, but lost the 1930 race to Charlie Massey after three terms.
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John Martin Road
Harris County
Precinct 2
Martin
the Mirror
Goose Creek
Mirror
Martin For Commissioner
Baytown
Pelly
Charlie Massey
Cedar Bayou
John Martin
Market Street
Houston
Market
Federal Road
Galena Park
Pasadena
Greens Bayou
Massey
San Jacinto River
Commissioners Court
J. Raymond Martin
Dan Moody
Goose Creek Chapter honors 90 year Easter Star members
Fifty-year members Pauline McCullough Zerline Leatherwood Margaret Ann McCaleb Ella Mae Sprayberry and Betty Rice were recognized at Goose Creek Lodge with a dinner and cake A program by Evie Kilough Gay Ickes and Sid Hewitt noted long service The group also announced five 25 year members to be honored later including Cindy Sullivan Dorothy Boucher Herman Smith Susan Sauls and Jean Robertson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
Order of the Eastern Star
Pauline McCullough
Zerline Leatherwood
Margaret Ann McCaleb
Ella Mae Sprayberry
Betty Rice
Goose Creek Lodge
McCullough
Evie Kilough
Gay Ickes
Sid Hewitt
Cindy Sullivan
Dorothy Boucher
Herman Smith
Susan Sauls
Jean Robertson
Community Calendar Highlights for Baytown Area Groups
Bay Area networking groups meet at 7 30 a m in Cadillac Career Center 4721 Garth Road. Highlands seniors offer line dancing ceramics and bridge at various times. J D Walker Center hosts senior program 9 a m to 1 p m. TOPS meets 9 11 a m at Baytown Community Center. Baytown Genealogy Library open 10 a m to 2 p m. Exxon Mobil Annuitants meet 10 a m at Community Center with speaker Jamie Eustace. Sterling Library offers children stories 10 15 11 a m and Spanish Story Time 11 15 11 45 a m. Baytown Rotary at Goose Creek Country Club 11 30 a m. Highlands Bridge at 12 p m. Beaded jewelry workshop at Sterling Library 1 1 45 p m or 2 2 45 p m. Over 42 Club continues.
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Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Road
Wal-Mart
Highlands Community Center
TOPS
Baytown
Market St
Baytown Exxon Mobil Annuitants
Jamie Eustace
Sterling Municipal Library
Ward Road
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Texas Commission For the Blind
Remington Place
W. Baker
First Presbyterian Church
N. Main
Grace United Methodist Church
North Pruett.Ruth
Baytown Senior Center
Highland Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Max East Bowling Alley
Decker Drive
Cockrell Butterfly Center
Crosby Branch
Hepl.net
J.M. Huber
Golden Corral
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Duplicate Bridge Club
In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Bayway Drive
American Legion Post
Surrender
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Lobit Ave
Today Gator Tales opens at Eddie V Gray Wetlands Center
The weekly educational program for ages 3 to 8 runs Wednesdays through Sept 26 at 10 am for ages 3 to 5 and 11 am for ages 6 to 8 with parent supervision. The free event requires pre registration at 281-420-7128. Located at 1724 Market St Baytown.
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Eddie V. Gray
Wetlands Center
Market St
Baytown
June 20 highlights include historic events and Baytown notes
On June 20 2007 many past events are noted from Lizzie Borden’s 1893 acquittal to the 2007 Bayou Bowl score. The Baytown columns cover local history, public finance, and city actions including census debates, road traffic studies, and water-bond concerns.
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New Bedford
Mass
Lizzie Borden
Congress
United States
West Virginia
Detroit
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
Beverly Hills
Calif
Virginia Hill
Mob
Truman
Soviet Union
Muhammad Ali
Houston
Ali
Supreme Court
Andrea Yates
Yates
Tobacco
Associated Press
Burnett Bay
Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek
Culpepper’s
Sumner’s
Ira Guberman
Hemphill Pontiac
Baytown
Trinity Bay
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Qee Orton
Wanda Orton
Wanjo
Teso.net
Leatherwood
McCaleb
Texas
Sprayberry
Rice
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Crosby/Huffman Chamber of Commerce
Son Harvest Church
George Knott
Ken Jones
SUN History
Alfred North Whitehead
Hosea
Louisiana
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