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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2011
Page
7
A reflective column recounts Harold Camping’s end of the world prediction and the author’s own musings about faith and mortality. The piece shifts to curiosity about a high school baccalaureate service and memories of 1980s graduation styles as commencement approaches.
Baytown resident Sam Ford chairs Border Collie Rescue Texas a La Porte based group that rescues dogs from dire situations provides medical and emotional care and places them in foster homes. A hoarder near McKinney kept 55 collies on 1/3 acre leading to a recent surge of urgent rescues straining the group’s resources.
Ford leads a BC Rescue Texas team called to a Northeast Texas mill where 167 Border Collies lived in filthy cages with little food or water and no human contact. Many had no front teeth and some died. one dog named Gentlemen formed a touching bond with a rescuer as the group faced a heavy, emotional recovery effort.
A Facebook list spotlights historic Baytown and Houston merchants. Henke & Pillot dates to the 1800s with ships docking at Busch's Landing to supply its Houston stores. In the 1950s Weingarten thrived near Texas and Lee Drive, as Lee College grew nearby, with its staff and students using the market for meals and coffee.
A column features jokes from readers who submit humorous lines and tombstone inscriptions. The editor notes some are clever, some lame, and previews more on page 2B.
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