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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2008
Page
2
A reader shares personal efforts to reduce plastic waste by using canvas shopping bags and avoiding plastic or paper bags. The letter notes slow adoption, humorous reactions from store staff, and pride in pioneering eco friendly habits. It also hints at extending the change to packaging to cut waste from blister packs and excessive cardboard.
The Ross S. Sterling Key Club wrapped its year with a six canvas mural for Houston's Ben Taub Hospital. Members also handmade blankets for the pediatric ward and worked with a hospital art foundation to create a colorful, comforting display for young patients.
Readers can join canasta at Crosby Community Center at 10 a.m. and Lions Club meetings, tutoring and English classes, substance abuse recovery programs, ceramics and Spanish classes, local library Story Time, and various clubs at area centers with schedules and contact numbers for 281 area residents.
Highlights recall Patrick Henry denouncing the Stamp Act in 1765 and the claim of his treason quote. It notes 1932 arrivals of WWI veterans seeking early cash bonuses and the 1953 Everest summit by Hillary and Norgay. The piece also mentions Cindy Sheehan's resignation as a public figure of the antiwar movement.
1950 prices show butter at 59 cents a pound two pounds of bananas for 19 cents and Jell-O at a now unclear price. In 2003 a Baytown man rescued a mother and her 9 year old from a pickup plunging into the Houston Ship Channel at Texas City Dike. A year earlier police pursued leads in a fatal hit and run outside a Baytown bar involving Edgar Dean Summer. The quote reflects a discontent with supposed happiness.
A Bible verse emphasizes the Lord's patience and abundant love while affirming that God punishes sin. It cites Numbers 14 18 noting He punishes the guilty down to the third and fourth generation.
St John s Methodist Church in Baytown will celebrate its 95th year this Sunday with a luncheon after the 10 am service. The Wednesday crossword was from earlier in the week and the correct puzzle appears on page 7. Due to a duplicate bingo number, two numbers are listed in today s edition.
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