Sound machine mourned by owners
Jim Finley drums up a humorous reminiscence about his long lived sleep sound machine. He recalls buying it in December 1995 for about 51 dollars total and its 17 year run in Humble Texas. The piece recounts how the device finally died and how a family friend offered a replacement. It preserves his light, wry tone and personal touch.
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Humble
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Georgetown
Annette
I.J. Brown
Bailey
Katie Erikson
Today in History 2013 Highlights and Birthdays
Highlights note 1861 unification of Italy minus Rome and Venice under Victor Emmanuel II. 1905 Franklin D Roosevelt marries Eleanor. 1950 californium announced at UC Berkeley. 1995 FDA approves Varivax varicella vaccine. Birthdays include Daimler Rustin Hamm and Russell.
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Venice
Victor Emmanuel II
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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FDA
Gottlieb Daimler
Paul Green
Bobby Jones
Bayard Rustin
Nat King Cole
Kurt Russell
Gary Sinise
Bob Lowe
Mia Hamm
Humble Oilers Park Opens as Baytown Base Ball Pride
Baytown's Humble Oil & Refining Co plans in 1928 to build a new ball park behind the post office to boost team spirit for the Humble Oilers. The project comes as tanks and refining units dominate drawings, yet fans gain a dedicated venue with history dating to 1920 and early stars like Jimmy Carroll and Josh Wells.
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Arthur Burton
Refinery Corral Gate
Carroll
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C.E. Rodecape
Sid Dodson
Harry Karkowsky
Bill Patton
Willie Cox
Claude Burton
Dewey Reeves
Ross Colley
Jack Hogan
Joe Burk
Jim Brummel
Ball Park
Texas
Melvin Berry
the Sun
Buddy Currie
Lefty Brown
Berry
Snow Arm Jackson
Powell Osborn
Jeff Royder
Fred McDonald
Texas League
Oiler
Chuck Hostetler
Detroit Tigers
Bob Kalbitz
al Simmons
Herman Cholcher
Bill Speer
Mike Kehoe
Texas Tech Tax Breaks Could Boost Investment Edge
Billy Hamilton notes HB 1133 by Rep. John Otto would extend the manufacturing tax exemption to equipment investments for building and maintaining telecommunications networks. The measure aims to lower the 8.25 percent sales tax on tech capital to attract wireless and broadband investment and keep Texas competitive in a global tech economy.
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District of Columbia
Broadband Tax Institute
John Otto
Dayton
Otto
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