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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2015
Page
4
A letter thanks readers for voting in the Lee College Regents Election and Goose Creek CISD board election. The writer also thanks residents who tolerated campaign signs and notes that community participation builds name recognition for new candidates, while wishing more people had voted.
Cyrus B Fletcher recounts early Baytown survey work with Roy Fuller and a near confrontation with Little Red from Galveston. He links past threats to a recent Waco biker battle that killed nine, noting Texas Open Carry politics and urging restraint with weapons and dogs.
Baytown readers are urged to send letters to sunnews baytownsun.com or submit online at baytownsun.com letters. Include a phone number for verification as letters are subject to editing.
The Baytown Sun outlines the week’s top ten articles from May 12 to May 18. Highlights include a fatal head on collision, a new city manager hire, student moves, and a survey on traffic complaints.
Wanda Orton recalls how Mad Men finale avoided a Draper hijack exit by ending on the uplifting Coca Cola chorus. The piece notes the 1971 real world genesis of I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke by Bill Backer of McCann-Erickson, a pivotal ad moment.
The Baytonian recounts four enduring Texas Avenue establishments in the 100 block: Texas Billiard Club at 108 W Texas Ave, American Barber Shop now at 120 W Texas Ave, Anderson’s Western Wear with moves from 102 W to 102 E Texas Ave, and Rooster's restaurant at 6 W Texas Ave. He shares personal ties and notes renovations like the 1997 expansion linking Rooster's to the old Chamber of Commerce building.
Highlights include the 1862 Homestead Act signed by Abraham Lincoln to encourage western settlement, Lindbergh’s 1927 Spirit of St. Louis flight from Roosevelt Field, Earhart’s 1932 solo voyage ending in Northern Ireland, and the 1961 Montgomery bus incident that spurred federal marshals’ involvement.
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