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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 2013
Page
4
The Baytown Police Department urges vigilance during the holiday season to prevent theft and ensure safety. Practical guidance covers car security, shopping behavior, protecting purses and wallets, keeping valuables out of sight, supervising children, and securing homes with lights and neighbor watch. Chief Keith Dougherty endorses a safe, cheerful season.
Baytown readers reflect on where they were on November 22, 1963 and their feelings receiving the news of John F Kennedy being shot. Maria D Blanchard recalls being in junior high at Our Lady Star of the Sea School in Port Isabel Texas, praying in the church after the event and mourning the nation’s first Catholic president.
A Baytown resident recounts hearing the JFK assassination on a store loudspeaker and watching Walter Cronkite declare the president dead on TV. The moment left shoppers numb as news spread, with a silent prayer requested.
A Norfolk, Virginia widow recalls how her husband John Hopkins, then in the Navy, faced taunts after a national tragedy. She explains how being from Texas drew the chilling label president killer state, marking a painful chapter in her family’s history.
Jim Finley reflects on forgotten childhood Thanksgivings and recalls two standout moments since marriage. He shares a 1970 Baytown Thanksgiving at the Holiday Inn and a 2010 gathering after cancer treatment, noting family, food, faith, and gratitude while praising relatives in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Summary of notable events on November 24 across history including Jack Ruby’s 1963 killing of Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV, Zachary Taylor’s 1784 birth, Lookout Mountain 1863 Civil War action, 1944 Tokyo raid, Hollywood Ten contempt citation, D B Cooper’s 1971 parachute escape, and 2000 Bush v. Gore court involvement. Thought for Today included.
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