Cards from Hartman spark memories of press passes and sports eras
In a Baytown Sun reminiscence, the author recalls discovering two Fred Hartman baseball related cards, a press pass and a baseball writers association card, then uncovers old personal cards from his youth including a Colt .45s pass. He reflects on a life in journalism and sports writing tied to Houston teams.
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David Bloom
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Sun
Fred Hartman
Hartman
Astros
Baseball Writers Association
Astrodome
Houston
Mr. Hartman
Saint Andrews Drive
Houston Colt
Sterling High Spain Italy trip sparks language learning
About 40 Sterling High School students, three teachers, and chaperones toured Italy and Spain in March. Stops included Rome Assisi Florence Genoa and a Barcelona cruise. Highlights covered the Colosseum Vatican City and La Sagrada Familia. Students compared European and American norms and learned in situ.
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Spain
Rome
Assisi
Florence
Genoa
Barcelona
Colosseum
Vatican City
la Sagrada Familia
Sterling
Amanda Castro
Castro
Pisa
Basilica
Air France
Community calendar highlights Baytown schedule broad and varied
Baytown Lions Club noon meeting at Golden Corral or Garth Rd. Barb Wooster presents on David G. Burnett. Seniors 50 plus bingo at Highlands Community Center 1 p.m. Concessions at 11:30. Celebrate Recovery meets 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Various classes, clubs, and activities listed with contact numbers.
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Baytown Lions Club
Golden Corral
Garth Rd
Barb Wooster
David G. Burnett
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook
Nick
JoAnn
Elaine
Promise Center
Kentucky
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Ward Rd
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club
Market St
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
E. F. Green Center
West
Baker Road
Ross S. Sterling High School
May 27 in history highlights and notable events
On May 27, 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge opened to pedestrians with cars starting the next day. Amelia Bloomer was born in 1818 in Homer New York. The 1896 St Louis tornado killed 255. Disney released The Three Little Pigs in 1933. Roosevelt declared an unlimited national emergency in 1941. The Bismarck sinking occurred in 1941 with over 2100 deaths. Michael Fortier was sentenced in the Oklahoma City bombing case ten years ago. Derrick Todd Lee was arrested in Atlanta five years ago. Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 in a rain shortened race.
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San Francisco
Marin County
Calif
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Bloomers
Homer
N.Y
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Walt Disney
Roosevelt
Bismarck
France
Michael Fortier
Oklahoma City
Derrick Todd Lee
Louisiana
Atlanta
Dario Franchitti
The
Associated Press
Baytown Education Milestones Through the Decades
A retrospective notes 1937 diplomas for 280 eighth graders 25 Lee College and 169 high school seniors in Baytown ceremonies, 1950 Wooster fire station project began at 12860 dollars, 1975 521 residents voted early on a 13 million city bond, 1990 Baytown to run water sewer system in Pinehurst subdivision, TAKS scores rise in elementary and junior schools while high schools lag state avg. Chuang-Tzu quote closes.
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Lee College
Baytown
Wooster
Pinehurst
Bible Verse Encourages Endurance for Salvation
The Sun quotes Matthew 24 13 but he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be saved. The notice invites readers to share photos by email or mail to Bay Town Sun offices at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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