Baytown directory as 1952 53 city treasure and reminder
Wanda Orton reflects on the 1952 53 Baytown Sun city directory a collector’s item revealing home ownership notes addresses phones and work places. It captures midcentury life with ads biographical sketches and local leaders while warning about modern identity theft and data privacy.
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Times
Baytown Sun
West Pearce
Houston
Chronicle
Post and Press
City Directory
Page Interstate Co
Owner of old hospital property suing Baytown
A report on a lawsuit filed by the owner of hospital property against Baytown, detailing alleged disputes over ownership and related legal actions. The case highlights property rights and municipal responses amid ongoing local development questions.
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Baytownsun.com
Old Hospital
Baytown
Meadowlake
Winnie
Mexico
RSS
Mark Fleming
Library staffers praise demolition of former San Jacinto Hospital
A 47 year Baytonian expresses thanks to Mayor and councilmen Planning Department inspectors and city agencies for pursuing the demolition of the old San Jacinto Hospital. She recalls graffiti body part drawings and safety concerns and asks for creative proactive reuse of the empty lot to improve the community.
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San Jacinto Hospital
Library
Nightstand stories reveal a life in small treasures
Stacy Parent of Baytown shares a personal vignette of her nightstand. The stack includes Packing Light by Allison Westertfelt, Robert Irvine’s Fit Fuel, family gifts, two mugs, scripture cards, a fitness journal, photos, a Yosemite Falls bookmark, a cedar dream box, John Muir quotes, a kikkie weekly habits pad, an alabaster pear paperweight, and two lamps. She reflects on meaning, memory, and the idea that everyday objects can inspire.
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Allison Westerfelt
Robert Irvine
Galveston
Dr. Seuss
Yosemite Falls
John Muir
Kikkie
Barnes & Noble
Edison
Thomas Edison
This Day In History Highlights Key Events Across Years
Notable milestones include the founding of the American Bible Society in 1816 and Minnesota becoming the 32nd state in 1858. Other entries cover the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences birth in 1927, the Rural Electrification Administration in 1935, and major disasters and milestones through 1996 and beyond.
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American Bible Society
New York
Minnesota
Union
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles
Rural Electrification Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Uss
Bunker Hill
Okinawa
U.S. Navy
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