Truth, fate, and a million dollar oar in Illinois
Kim Finley recalls a column about a university assignment where a beach bum finds a million dollar boat oar only to be struck by a truck, mirroring a real Illinois hit and run that killed Dan Young Jr. He notes a $150,000 state check for wrongful imprisonment.\
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George Clooney
Wire Dispatch
Dan Young Jr
Chicago
Yogi Berra
Dan
of Illinois
Wharton County Junior College
Go, Pioneers
Wharton
Robin Richards
Ross S. Sterling
Robin
CWU prepare for Least Coin event at St Mark's UMC
Church Women United officers plan May Friendship Day and the 50th anniversary of the Fellowship of the Least Coin at St. Mark's United Methodist Church on Friday registration at 9 30 a m The theme Signs of Growth focuses on Naomi and Ruth mentoring relations The event supports peace and reconciliation through prayers and a penny offering A thrift shop style show is also scheduled for the day For more information call Dorothy Johnston at 281 426 4097
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Church Women United
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Naomi
Ruth
Fellowship of the Least Coin
Dorothy Johnston
Community Calendar: Local club meetings and classes listed
West Chambers County Chamber offers a 4:40 to 6 pm business computer class at Barbers Hill High School Room B131. Democratic Women guest VaLinda Hathcox and contact Mary Hamm. Baytown Lions host speaker Bob Hinsley at Golden Corral. Crosby Area Democrats meet 7 to 9 pm at Crosby Community Center. Cedar Bayou 4-H invites third to 12th graders for monthly meeting. contact Pat Robberson.
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West Chambers County
Lions Club
Baytown Lions Club
Golden Corral
Bob Hinsley
Crosby Democrats
Crosby
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Cedar Bayou
Pat Robberson
Community listings promote weekly classes and clubs
Tai Chi classes meet Tuesdays at Chambers County Library in Anahuac. West Baytown offers free citizenship and English classes at Iglesia Bautista Betel. Recovery groups meet at First Baptist in Baytown. Game day, Bible study, storytime, quilting, bridge, and children's programs occur across local libraries and centers with contact numbers for details.
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Chambers County Library
Cummings Street
Anahuac
Call
Our Promise For West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista
Kentucky
Baytown
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Nick
Elaine
May 16 History Highlights From 1929 to 2004
On May 16 events include the 1929 inaugural Academy Awards at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with Wings winning best production and Emil Jannings Janet Gaynor named best actor and actress. Other notes mention 1866 minting of a 5 cent piece, 1868 Johnson impeachment vote, 1946 Annie Get Your Gun opening, and later items on Boorda Hanssen Newsweek Quran controversy Baytown notes and the 2006 Baytown Youth Fair Princess Madison Thompson.
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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Emil Jannings
Janet Gaynor
Congress
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Irving Berlin
Annie Get Your Gun
Ethel Merman
Annie Oakley
Jeremy “Mike” Boorda
FBI
Robert Hanssen
Moscow
Hanssen
Newsweek
Afghanistan
Associated Press
Cruisin Texas Avenue Car Show Set for Friday Night
The Cruisin Texas Avenue event runs 7 to 9 p m Friday with classic cars trucks and motorcycles gathering at the Lee College lot beside Roseland Park and cruising down Texas Avenue. Baytown residents along Roseland Park can view from yards as spectators are asked to park on side streets and bring chairs.
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Texas Avenue
Lee College
Roseland Park
Baytown
Dale Hughes
Roseland Oaks
Cornerotclassics
Horoscopes Highlight Baytown Sun Loyal Readers
A reader expresses appreciation for The Baytown Sun's horoscopes and thanks the paper for 15 years of loyal readership to its staff and coverage.
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Baytown
Police
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Illinois
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Sun
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St. Mark’s Umc
Valerie Adams
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Jane Platt
Gloria Howell
Ann Davis
Mary Ann Gaylord
Princess
Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
King’s Table
Memorial Assembly of God Church
N. Alexander Drive
Pat Holmes
Sterling Municipal Library
Lisa
Happy Quilters
Market St
Duplicate Bridge Club
Remington Park
W. Baker Road
Crosby Library
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Birdsong
Garth Road
Madison Thompson
Baytown Youth Fair
SUN History
Robert E. Lee High School
Lee College Regents
West Texas Avenue
Calvin Mundinger
Mercedes Renteria III
Cruisin
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Baytown Sun
Loyal Reader Club
Nettie Campbell
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