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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2015
Page
4
Our View traces Mothers Day from ancient Greek and Roman festivals to Anna Jarvis who promoted a national day. Congress and President Wilson established the second Sunday in May as a holiday, honoring mothers for their daily care and central role in families.
A letter to the editor celebrates mothers who have taken the vows of motherhood as a sacred estate. It notes motherhood is created by God and should not be entered lightly, inviting readers to imagine the vows of raising a child through good times and bad, for life.
Mike Briles of Baytown invites drivers to Emmitt Hutto Blvd for a high speed stretch with no speed bumps and rare police presence. The half mile allows loud exhausts, fast driving, and minimal pedestrian interference along Garth Road between Rollingbrook and Baker Road.
Readers learn how to submit fast breaking stories photos and non breaking items to The Sun Baytown Sun including contact emails and phone numbers for the news desk and managing editor. It covers breaking news steps flood or accident reports photo submission and community calendar items.
Wanda Orton reviews how David G. Burnet became the Republic of Texas president after the 1836 independence vote. The piece links Burnet’s legal work for William and John Smith to pardons amid war and politics, notes Sam Houston’s succession, and details the Smith Point murder case and Tory loyalties influencing early Texas leadership.
Jim Finley, retired managing editor of The Sun, writes a celebratory Mother’s Day column praising mothers, critiquing the $65,284 value claim, and sharing personal stories of his wife Margie and their children. He also salutes Tonya Graham of Baltimore as “Mother of the Year” after a televised incident and reflects on family life across generations.
On this date Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 while Jefferson Davis was captured in 1865. Promontory Point completed the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. USS Triton circumnavigated submerged in 1960. Sony Betamax launched in 1975. Illinois executed John Wayne Gacy in 1994. Thought by Erma Bombeck reflects on advice from mothers.
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