Papa would have turned 100 on May 16
Jim Finley reflects on his father J P Finley, who died after a hard fight with Alzheimer's. He recalls a strict, frugal upbringing, tough love, and lessons of responsibility and work ethic. He celebrates shared memories of baseball, gun lessons, and deep family bonds while noting his father’s influence on his life.
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J.P
Dodge
Phillips 66
Superman
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston
Cardinals
Joe Biden
Scott
Gigi
Washington D.C
Today in History Summary: Cinco de Mayo origins and notable milestones
On this day in 1862 Mexican forces halted the French in Puebla, shaping Cinco de Mayo. Other highlights include Alan Shepard’s spaceflight, Michael Fay’s caning case, and Kierkegaard, Marx, and P. I. Tchaikovsky noted birth and influence. Secretariat won the 1973 Derby in record time.
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Puebla
Alan Shepard
Space
Michael P. Fay
Singapore
Soren Kierkegaard
Karl Marx
Nellie Bly
Tyrone Power
Michael Palin
John Rhys-Davies
Brian Williams
Craig David
Henry Cavill
Adele
Chris Brown
P.I. Tchaikovsky
New York
Carnegie Hall
The
Music Hall
Secretariat
Cy Young
Boston Red Sox
Mentors Who Shaped Baytown Local History Insight
A Baytown Sun writer catalogs mentors who guided Cedar Bayou and Old Baytown history. Mentors include Louis Van Meldert, Bernice Kilgore Giddings, Rita Womack, Maud Richardson, Edna Oliver, Grover K. Edge, Doe Culver, Jimmy Carroll, Garrett Herring, Howard E. Brunson, Deacon Jones, and Wanda Orton. They offered memories of the Bagland Orphanage site, Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church, Humble Oil era, and early Baytown institutions.
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Baytown Sun
Old Baytown
Goose Creek
Red Hill
Isenhower
Missouri Street
Louis van Meldert
Bagland
Louie
Cedar Bayou
Bernice Kilgore Giddings
Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church
Bernice
Sun
Rita Womack
Maud Richardson
Wisconsin Street
Grover
Elms Field
N.B
Doe” Culver
Baytown
Jimmy Carroll
Humble Oilers
Garrett Herring
Texas Avenue
Howard E. Brunson
Ilm
Deacon” Jones
Deacon
Anson Jones
Republic of Texas
Cardinal Dolan links faith, babies, and liberty at Colson Center event
Cardinal Dolan urged that human culture centers on babies and family while defending religious liberty amid policy debates. He cited his grandnephew’s baptism and contrasted it with abortion trials, urging society to honor the dignity of unborn life and support families. Kathryn Lopez of National Review Online is listed as contact.
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Timothy Dolan
Chuck Colson
Dolan
Charlie
Gosnell
God
Mary Eberstadt
John Paul II
Kathryn Lopez
National Review Online
Nationalreview.com
Klopez
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Ruth Fawyer
Roxanne Medina
Mark Fleming
Albert Villegas
Emily Macrander
Eleska Rubespin
Jay Eshbach
M. A. Bengtson
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Wanda Orton
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Lopez
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