Robert E Lee Band's Chicago Lions trip 1950 recollected
A Baytown Sun column recalls the Robert E Lee Band journey to Chicago in July 1950 for Lions International events. The week long trip involved hotel stays at the Stevens, support from Fred Dittman, and a parade and concert amid celebrity speakers Adlai Stevenson and Dean Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee
Chicago
REL
Stevens
Vernell
Barney” Burnett
Lions Club
Fred Dittman
J.C. Burkett
Baytown Sun
Jerilyn Wilburn
Michigan Avenue
Connie Kraft
Sun
Lions
Stevens Hotel
Lions International
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Korea
Bob Crosby
Bing
Dick Contino
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Wrigley Field
Sandra Montgomery Clay
Houston
Mary Frances
Tammy” Bass Fayle
Baytown
Tammy
Edah Mae Bass
Marilyn Padgett Critzer
Arlington TX
Baytown author Suzanne Morris releases first in trilogy
Baytown writer Suzanne Morris unveils Look Back with Longing as the first book in a new trilogy. Born in Houston and long a Baytown resident, she crafts character driven historical romances set against authentic settings from Galveston to San Antonio, with research and real places shaping her plots. Her past works include Galveston Keeping Secrets Electra Skychild and Wives and Mistresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Suzanne Morris
Clearharbour
Martin
Morris
Galveston
Suzanne
Houston
East End
Willis
Henderson Elementary
Nancy Drew
Stephen F. Austin High School
Scottish Brigade
Austin
Texas
Austin High School
J.C
Baytown
Quentin
University of Houston
Natchitoches
Louisiana
San Antonio
Electra
America
McKinney Avenue
Acrobatic swallows featured in Baytown Nature Center Journal
The Baytown Nature Center Journal highlights birds and animals spotted at the center, detailing species such as purple martins, barn swallows, various herons, egrets, ibises, and waterfowl. It notes the center’s 450 acre site on a three-bay peninsula, its status on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, daily access, sunrise to sunset hours, and entrance fees of 3 per person or 25 per person yearly, 50 per family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BNC
Baytown Nature Center
Baytown
Bayway Drive
Exxon Mobil Baytown wins Goose Creek Lodge Community Builder’s Award
Goose Creek Lodge 1192 AF and AM awarded its Community Builder’s Award to Exxon Mobil Baytown on June 13 for longtime community support. The selection committee noted Exxon Mobil’s Chamber of Commerce Partners in Education involvement, employee volunteering, school donations, and matching grants benefiting Baytown and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
AF & AM
the Masons
Royce Wendell McCutchen
James Earl Schmadle
Weston Cotten
Exxon Mobil Baytown
Tion
Exxon Mobil
Baytown Chamber of Commerce Partners
Katrina
Goose Creek Lodge
Connie Tilton
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Asc
Orton
Eltee Toko
Rere St
SUIL
BNC Journal
Dwayne Litteer
Ron Ummel
Brownwood Marsh
GC Lodge
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