Goose Creek’s first and last mayors shared sharp business minds
William Bussey and C. Q. Alexander built diverse ventures in Goose Creek before the city evolved into Baytown. Bussey, a 1916 mover from rice farming to oil town founder, paid for improvements himself and died in 1918. Alexander, arriving in 1939, started Bay Awning, helped found KRCT radio, led Tunnel Transit, and owned real estate and oil holdings, noted as Texas’s tallest mayor at 6 feet 9 inches.
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Top reads on baytownsun week of Nov. 10 16
Baytown Sun lists the week s top articles by page views led by an apparent murder investigation and a death by own action. Other top pieces include Barbers Hill regional win Kilgore Parkway project and a CMA award winner with local ties.
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Mark Fleming
Letter to the Editor on refugees and Obama theology
Raymond Martin of Mont Belvieu questions U S refugee policy and President Obama in a pointed letter asserting that Obama has admitted zero Christian refugees while planning to admit Muslims and linking ISIS to Muslim identity. He argues voters should assess his values and calls Obama a clown.
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Poor Republicans versus Big Bad Media echo
A Baytown Sun recap cites a quote attributed to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew about media bias amid his bribery case, framing a historical echo of modern Tea Party complaints. The piece argues media owners drive coverage, notes honest journalists exist, and reflects on cycles of politics and rhetoric.
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Sandcastle families and the duty of care in changing times
A Baytown reader compares shifting blended families to sandcastles built with love, work, sacrifice, and commitment. The piece discusses grandparents, multiple parents, and the holiday burden on aging parents, urging readers to shore up their own families and honor aging parents, referencing JFK.
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Today in History highlights key events and figures
On November 18, 1865 Mark Twain’s celebrated Jumping Frog story appeared as Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog. Other notes include Standard Time adoption in 1883, Steamboat Willie premiere in 1928, Ben Hur world premiere in 1959, Hoover King remarks in 1964, Jonestown killings in 1978, a 1999 Texas A&M bonfire collapse, and political action on Iraq in 2008.
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