The Word Game in the Baytown Sun Era
A reminiscence by The Baytown Sun editor about a group including Wanda Orton and Jim Kyle playing a long running Word Game. They recall wordplay on Moshe Dayan puns and newsroom antics, plus a recent tale from Brazosport Facts about a wife driving a Corvette off a bridge.
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Baytown Sun
Wanda Orton
Sun
Jim Kyle
Moshe Dayan
Moshe
Kyle
Glenn Folkes
Bobby Grant
Glenn
Bobby
Freeport
Hubby
Wanda
Moonlight Bay
Local business backs Lemonade Day kids in Baytown
Jimmy's Paint and Body Shop rescued CIS Lemonade Day during a storm by hosting thirsty workers and pledging lemonade for all staff after the event near Crosby State Bank. About 60 Baytown youths organized 19 volunteers, with proceeds supporting CIS programs and a plan to repeat the fundraiser in July.
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Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Amegy Bank
Garth Road
Rollingbrook Drive
CIS
Jimmy
Mike Wilson
Glenda Trawdon
Crosby State Bank
Jimmy’s
Trawhon
Wilson
Houston
Baytown
Pick and Grin dance for seniors at Highlands Center
Community calendar notes a Pick and Grin dance for seniors at Highlands Community Center 604 Highland Woods Drive at 12 30 p.m. Also details intermediate and beginner line dancing times and other local activities including Precinct2gether at J D Walker Community Center Baytown Art League sessions and more with multiple contact numbers listed.
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Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
J.D. Walker
Baytown Art League
Senior Citizen Bridge
Baytown Community Center
Market St. Call
Crosby Community Center
West
On This Date Historical Highlights June 27 2008
June 27 highlights include Hurricane Audrey deaths in 1957 over 500 people killed in Louisiana and Texas. Other events: 1844 Joseph and Hyrum Smith killed in Carthage Ill. telegraph link 1846 New York and Boston connected. 1969 Stonewall Inn raid sparks gay rights movement beginnings. 1986 ICJ ruling against US over Nicaragua. 1988 Tyson defeats Spinks in Atlantic City. 1998 Clinton Jiang Zemin TV discussion on rights trade Tibet. 2004 first national do not call list day. 2005 Paris Hilton interview on CNN.
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Louisiana
Texas
Joseph Smith
Hyrum
Carthage
Ill
New York
Boston
Stonewall Inn
Greenwich Village
International Court of Justice
the Hague
United States
Nicaragua
Mike Tyson
Michael Spinks
Atlantic City
Baytown historical recalls major city milestones
A timeline highlights key events from 1944 to 2003 in Baytown and Goose Creek. It notes plans for a firefighters recreation hall adopted unofficially in 1944, polio cleanup in 1949, National Guard training prep in 1950, a 638000 dollar telephone rate hike in 1975, teacher pay raises sought in 1989, a 5.49 million deficit in Goose Creek district in 1990, Ackerman named as San Jacinto Methodist Hospital executive officer in 2003, and city manager resume reviews in 2004. The piece closes with John Cage quotes and a Bible verse.
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Goose Creek
City Hall
Baytown
National Guard
Company E
Korea
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