Armistice Day letter from Guam turns 60 this year
Sharon Ford’s late father Ray Ford wrote the World War II letter in Guam. The handwritten missive, traveling from Guam to San Francisco to Carthage Missouri, now hangs in Ford’s kitchen as a cherished keepsake. Ford recalls crying upon first reading it and notes its romantic tone and personal significance.
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Sharon Ford
Guam
Ford
Ray “Pappy” Ford
San Francisco
Carthage
Missouri
Ray Ford
Honey
Baytown Sun
Clarissa Silva
Highlands
Veterans honored at Baytown ceremony with 13 folds tribute
Baytown observes veterans with a ceremony featuring JROTC colors, a flag folding rite, wreaths by local groups including the Baytown Fire Department, and songs honoring service members. Mayor pro tem Capetillo and Ginny Boucher co chaired, Pastor Dottie Dumas delivered prayers, and Maria Rendon noted four sons in service and a nephew who died in Vietnam.
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Williams
Sterling High School Jrotc
Dottie Dumas
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Baytown
Maria Rendon
Rendon
Air Force
Daniel Pefia
Memorial honors fallen soldier Riggs with community ceremony
Beach City residents gathered for a dedication at a 30 foot flagpole and red granite memorial for Private Wesley Robert Riggs. The event, donated by Navarre Funeral Home, featured prayers, a proclamation, plaques for his parents, and reflections on freedom. Riggs, 19, was killed near Tikrit, Iraq in May while serving in the 3rd Infantry Division based at Fort Stewart.
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Beach City
Michael Eggleston
Brandon Young
Wesley Robert Riggs
Precinct 4
Bill Wallace
Andrew Moore
Holy Catholic Trinity Church
God Bless
Daniel Riggs
Navarre Funeral Home
Chambers County Parks Department
Rita Standridge
Eiland
Persiani
Beach
Riggs
Persian
Tikrit
Iraq
U.S. Army
Barbers Hill High School
7Th Infantry Regiment
3Rd Infantry Division
Ft. Stewart
Taft Rehabilitates Northwood Apts Amid Local Opposition
Alfred J. Antonini of A and E Investments outlines a pace of two buildings per 90 days with a six to twelve month goal for full rehab. Residents near Plumwood oppose, citing delays since 2001 and prefer demolition due to noise, crime, and vagrants. County council faced long delays, and demolition costs hover around one million dollars amid disputes and appeals.
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Alfred J. Antonini
A&e Investments
Antonini
Woodbridge
Urban Rehabilitation Standards Review Board
Plumwood
Richard Heyen
Northwood
Burglaries Prompt Homeowners Association Meeting
Suspect described as a young man 17 to 23 sought by Harris County Sheriff's deputies after a series of burglaries. Residents heard updates at a meeting as the department boosted off duty deputy patrol hours from 25 to 40 weekly and discussed a crime watch effort.
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Homeowner's Association
Harris County Sheriff's
Larry Bush
Bush
Cohen
Sheila Crianza
Man arrested for battle ax in car
A Crosby man, Michael David Turner, was stopped by a Harris County deputy for expired registration on Crosby Barbers Hill Road. An inventory found a metal baton, a battle axe, a hatchet, and a 13 inch dagger. Turner said he makes and sells weapons. He faces charges of driving with a suspended license and carrying an unlawful weapon, held on $5,000 bond per charge.
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Crosby
Harris County
Michael David Turner
Crosby Barbers Hill Road
Turner
Christmas on Texas Avenue and Classic Car Show Planned
Baytown's Historic Goose Creek Association schedules the eighth annual Christmas on Texas Avenue and Classic Car Show on December 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event runs along Texas Avenue from the oak tree to Commerce Street with street vendors activities crafts food and holiday fun. Call 281 424 7838 for details.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Texas Avenue
HGCA
Oak Tree
Commerce Stree
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