Baytown ship blast echoes Texas City disaster memories
The Esso Paterson exploded at Baytown refinery docks on March 29 1956 spraying kerosene and igniting a fire. Four Baytown workers handled about 400 calls per hour as crews fought the blaze and two crewmen were injured. The ship Esso Jamestown stood nearby as authorities shut pumps and removed hoses. Survivors recalled Pearl Harbor and mid air collisions, while the vessel later changed names Germantown to Carbide Texas City before being dismantled in 1979. Wanda Orton, retired Sun managing editor.
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Texas City
Baytown
Esso Paterson
Bayway Drive
Humble Bee
Humbledock
Baytown Briefs
Humble Oil
PBX
Alta Partin
Nowyta Badgley
Eula Dean
al Marshal
Paterson
Esso Jamestown
J.A. Taylor
C.C. Blansett
Bruce Causey
Blansett
Pearl Harbor
John Combs
Combs
Germantown
Carbide Texas City
Second Annual Chili Cook-Off at St. Pauls United Methodist
St. Pauls United Methodist Church hosts a chili cook-off at 4 p.m. Sunday to raise funds for missions and benevolence. Entry fee is $5, with first to third place prizes. After judging, attendees share a chili meal with sides and drinks. donations welcomed. Location is 7915 Bayway Drive. For details call 281-424-7511.
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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Jenny Ware
Geraldine Funderburk
Isabelle Rutherford
Maria Rutherford
Michael Rutherford
Jasmine Rutherford
Duwain Dumas
Ginny Boucher
St. Paul’s
Benevolence Ministries
Bayway Drive
Baker Road
Decker Drive
Baytown students honored on Texas Tech Dean's List and A&M graduates
Baytown resident Brian Clayton DonCarlos earned a fall 2006 Texas Tech University Dean's List honor as an architecture major and Robert E. Lee High School graduate. At Texas A&M mid-year ceremonies, 3,560 graduates were recognized including Angela Pittman Erin Eiland Heather Platt Holly Fitzhenry Jesse Manly Jon Wilson Kelly Snyder Storm Myers and Todd Steitle, all Baytown area residents, with degrees in diverse fields.
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Brian Clayton DonCarlos
Baytown
Texas Tech University
DonCarlos
Robert E. Lee High School
Stephen and
Allene DonCarlos
Angela Christine Pittman
Erin Lanne Eiland
Heather Leann Platt
Holly Joyce Fitzhenry
Mont Belvieu
Jesse Cole Manly
Jon Patrick Wilson
Kelly Elizabeth Snyder
Storm Cory Myers
Todd Brandon Steitle
Bay Area Networking Groups and Community Activities
Bay Area calendar lists BANG meetings at 7 30 a m Cadilac Career Center 4721 Garth Rd Suite B50 seniors at Highlands Community Center offer intermediate and beginner line dancing ceramics and bridge at 9 0 9 45 a m and noon Station events include Baytown Genealogy Library hours 10 2 p m pre school story time anime club at Chambers County Library Anahuac plus Sterling Municipal Library Spanish Story Time 11 15 11 45 a m Baytown Homeschoolers Highlands Center 11 30 a m Baytown Rotary Club luncheon at Goose Creek Country Club Eddy Omolehinwa Lagos dean to speak at Lee College noon and 6 p m bridge at Highlands San Jacinto Center 604 Highlands Woods Drive over 42 club at St John s United Methodist 501 S Alexander 1 p m 9 pin no taps at Max Bowl East bingo at 1 3 p m VEW Post 912 bingo 7 p m and non smoking area OA meets 7 p m Grace UMC 304 N Pruett Lenten Bible study St Paul s UMC 7915 Bayway Dr 281 424 7511 Baytown Senior Center arts crafts and lunch 60 plus 281 427 2145 ceramics 9 a m Spanish class 1 p m Angels Above Us health fair 10 a m 2 p m Missouri Street Church of Christ 3400 S 146 281 427 3510 Baytown Kiwanis noon Goose Creek Country Club 11 30 a m tax help at Sterling Library 281 424 0622 and more events listed across community centers
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Bay Area
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Rd
Wal-Mart
Highlands Community Center
Baytown
Market St
Chambers County
Anahuac
Sterling Municipal Library
Goose Creek Country Club
Eddy Omolehinwa
Faculty of Business Administration
University of Lagos
Nigeria
Lee College
Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
VEW
N. Main
Highland Woods Drive
Angels Above Us of
Missouri Street Church of Christ
Baytown Community
Baytown Kiwanis Club
AARP
Free diabetes screenings at two hospital campuses
Diabetes Educators from San Jacinto Methodist Hospital offer free Type 2 screenings for adults at the Garth Campus 4401 Garth Road 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Alexander Campus 1700 James Bowie Drive 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Adults 18 plus not pregnant may participate.
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Garth
Alexander
United States
Garth Road
James Bowie Drive
Call
March 7 in history highlights from 1850 to 1994
On March 7 various events shaped U S history including Daniel Webster’s 1850 Senate speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850, Bell’s telephone patent in 1876, U S border troops in 1911, trans Atlantic radio in 1926, Ludendorff Bridge Remagen crossing in 1945, and a 1994 Supreme Court fair use ruling on parodies.
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Selma
Ala
U.S. Senate
Daniel Webster
Alexander Graham Bell
United States
New York
London
Remagen
Germany
Ludendorff Bridge
Supreme Court
The
Associated Press
Baytown history snippets show local reforms and change
The timeline recalls 1940 dial telephones in Baytown after 10 PM, 1975 campaign tensions as Emmett Hutto urged opponent Henry Dittman to withdraw, 1989 Ralph Pearce named interim Baytown school chief, 1991 Ronald Mann joined the U S Solicitor General’s Office as assistant, and 2004 Goose Creek high school crowding debates with no plan for grades nine through twelve.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Corrections Correct 1943 Wedding Date And Shopper Name
The Page story corrects the marriage year of Douglas and Martha Jane Huddle to 1943 and notes Douglas did not go to Europe in World War II. It also fixes the spelling of Martha Jane Huddle's personal shopper Sissy. It clarifies a Texas Revolution death report about Ben Milam and notes corrections to state teacher bonuses, including eligibility by economically disadvantaged student percentages and Goose Creek campus funding issues. The 2004-05 test results fact for student achievement is unchanged.
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Douglas
Martha Jane Huddle
Douglas Huddle
Europe
Sissy
Goose Creek
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Wanda Orton
Sun
Texas Teach
Texas A&m Grads
Texas A&m University
Baytown Rotary Club
Overeaters Anonymous
Grace United Methodist Church
North Pruett
Ruth
Jesus
North Channel Library
Lee High School
Rick
SUN History
Leontyne Price
Ben Milam
San Antonio
Texas
Alamo
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