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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2016
Page
4
Baytown Sun lists the weeks top stories led by Man shot killed on Northwood Drive with other hot items including Workers evacuated from ExxonMobil and Police beat Motorcycle fatality. Mark Fleming reports trends across local crime and public safety.
Tucker Coughlen appeals to Baytown and Deer Park voters to participate in the Republican runoff for House District 128. He argues Wayne Smith has broad support from officials, criticizes Empower Texans and the opposing candidate, and cites NRA endorsements and Smith as a professional engineer over a liberal trial lawyer.
On this date in history, landmark moments include the Plessy v Ferguson ruling endorsing separate but equal, Halley's Comet's pass, Aimee Semple McPherson's Venice disappearance, the Lindbergh Act penalties, Monte Cassino's capture, Jacqueline Cochran breaking the sound barrier, Apollo 10's lunar flyby, Mount St Helens eruption, and a paraphrase about accountability.
Wanda Orton recalls a 1912 Marx Brothers vaudeville appearance in Nacogdoches Texas at the East Texas Opera House. The tale spans mule chaos on stage to Groucho and Chico one liners and a local crowd’s warm reception shaping their comedic edge.
The piece notes George W. Bush has largely avoided campaigning since leaving office, leaving Republicans frustrated as ex-president status wanes. It cites his South Carolina rally for Jeb, Trump’s critique of the Bush war, and Dawson’s remarks on Bush’s refusal to help. The dynamic underscores divisions within the GOP over Bush’s legacy and fundraising appeal.
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