West Columbia ties link Grandstaffs to Bing Crosby family
In West Columbia memories link the Grandstaffs with Bing Crosby through family friends Angie Middleton Hank Gupton and their relatives. Stories recount Crosby visits at Hobby Airport a punch reception a school cafetorium talk and a shared love of Crosby Christmas albums and theater outings.
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Baytown
Delbert E
Olive Grandstaff
West Columbia
Kathryn
Bing Crosby
Angie Middleton
Sterling Municipal Library
Hank Gupton
Grandstaffs
Hank
Chambers County
Hometown Journey
Kathy
Kathryn Grant
Dolores
Capitol Theater
Angie
Frank Sinatra
Bing
Kathy Crosby
Hobby Airport
Mr. Grandstaff
Delbert Grandstaff
der Bingle
Punch
Houston Post
Nina Dine Gupton
Tracy Gupton
Lee High TFTA wins Top Project at state convention
Members of Robert E. Lee High School’s Texas Future Teachers Association attended the 59th Annual TFTA state convention in Austin on Feb 8. The Lee chapter earned Top Project for REL Appreciation, recognizing eight campus groups. Berenice Rodriguez won first in bulletin board, two students became state officers, and Susan Moore-Fontenot was named Administrator of the Year.
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Texas Future Teachers Association
TFTA
Robert E. Lee High School
Austin
Lee
Jean Goss
Berenice Rodriguez
Bulletin Board
Levi Goss
Scott Goss
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Goose Creek Cisd
Texas Future Teachers
Texas Future Teachers of America
Daniel Raymundo
Candy Versoza
Robert Bennett
Titus Goss
Karina Acosta
Jessica Auzenne
Natasha Kellum
Heather Auzenne
Community Calendar highlights Baytown activities and clubs
Baytown groups announce meetings and events from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. including Garden Club at Goose Creek CC, homeschool gatherings, line dancing, ceramics, bridge and line dancing at Highlands CC, genealogy library hours, Rotary and Toastmasters, bingo, Bible study, free tutoring, and veteran programs with contact numbers for each.
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Country Club
Oaks Garden Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Martha Mayo
Baytown
Highlands Community Center
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Harris County
J.D. Walker
TOPS
Market St
Decker Dr
Sterling Municipal Library
Goose Creek
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Ralph
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Market Street
Today in History March 5 2008 highlights notable events
March 5 marks historical events from 1770 Boston Massacre to 2008 U S actions. Notable items include Zachary Taylor’s 1849 oath, Andrew Johnson impeachment context in 1868, Patsy Cline plane crash in 1963, 1970 NPT entry into force, Carter radio Q&A in 1977, Belushi death in 1982, Clinton deposition details in 1998, student Walkouts in 1997, and Bush remarks on aid to Latin America in 2009.
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Boston
Zachary Taylor
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Patsy Cline
Copas
Hawkshaw” Hawkins
Camden
Tenn
Randy Hughes
Cline
Carter
Walter Cronkite
John Belushi
Hollywood
Baytown memories mix rites and park opening
A compilation of Baytown historical notes includes 1949 Ensign Miles memorial rites, 1974 Baytown Pilot Club honors for Brinkley Contreras and Bennett, 1975 Goose Creek district school food cutback proposal, the 1991 shooting of a Baytown man, and plans for the grand opening of David G. Burnet Park on a Saturday in March.
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Ensign Miles
Baytown
Caribbean Sea
James Brinkley
Gilbert Contreras
Steve Bennett
David G. Burnet Park
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Wanda Orton
Guptons
Terri Cook
Harlem
Holguin
Angelica Contreras
Brittany Mathis
Alondra Garcia
Houston Rockets
Rocket Ranger
Clutch
Gander Tfta
Lee High School
Goss
Wade Road
Grace’s Kitchen
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
VFW
Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Cedar Bayou Baptist Church
N. Alexander Dr
Baytown Grandmothers’ Club
Wooster Baptist Church
Bayway Dr
L.L.E.T
Golden Corral
Vietnam Veterans of America
N. Main
Clinton
Paula Jones
Washington Post
U.S
Bush
Latin America
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Sir Rex Harrison
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