A Baytown man for all seasons
A profile of Dixie Howell a lifelong Baytown figure whose impact spans sports development and local business He coached the White Sox in Central League for 31 years sponsored a team 16 more and a ballpark bears his name He helped found Ridgewood the early Baytown subdivision and promoted growth around the Fred Hartman Bridge Dixie helped launch Baytowns first radio station KRCT in the 1940s with David Killough reflecting on his varied community contributions
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Baytown
Dixie Howell
White Sox
Gulf Coast Hospital
Garth Road
Dixie
Fred Hartman
KRCT
Cedar Bayou
East Texas Avenue
KREL
Houston
KIKK
Radio
Ridgewood
Goose Creek
South Carolina
Baytown DAV Auxiliary earns charter and installs officers
About a dozen women gathered at the Veterans Hall for the Baytown Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary's first meeting. Luetta McFarland was elected commander and praised the group as it accepts its charter from state officers Clarice Konieczny. New officers include Mildred Lock and Robena Clupka with Raquel McCleskey as chaplain and Ann Buchan as adjutant and treasurer. The unit aims to aid disabled veterans, raise community awareness, and grow its membership with open enrollment. Call 281-427-3713 or 281-383-7032 for details.
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Baytown
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Veterans Hall
North Main
DAV
U.S
Luetta McFarland
Clarice Konieczny
Auxiliary
McFarland
Clupka
Baytown Sun
Barrett Goldsmith
Clarice Kinieczny
DAV Auxiliary
Ann Buchan
Raquel McCleskey
Robena Clupka
Mildred Lock
Community Calendar highlights free spay neuter and senior activities
The Highlands Community Center hosts a SNAP mobile clinic offering free spaying neutering rabies vaccines and Houston city licenses for low income guardians with arrival suggested before 6 a.m. The Baytown area calendar lists senior line dancing ceramics and bridge at Highlands and J D Walker centers along with numerous clubs libraries and events across Baytown Winnie Anahuac Goose Creek and nearby venues with contact numbers for each activity.
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SNAP
Houston City
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Bay Area Networking
B.A.N.G
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Today in History Oct 3 highlights from 1863 to 2005
Snapshot of events on October 3 across years: Lincoln proclaims Thanksgiving in 1863, Hitler asserts Russia’s downfall in 1941, Thomson’s 1951 shot heard round the world, Britain’s first atomic test in 1952, Wally Schirra’s 1962 space flight, Maze hunger strike end in 1981, K-219 disaster in 1986, Clinton enters 1991 race, Simpson verdict in 1995, Nobel to Szymborska in 1996, 2001 bus attack and Supreme Court nomination 2005 amidst notes on Baytown fires and Katrina aid.
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Lincoln
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Russia
New York Giants
Bobby Thomson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ralph Branca
Britain
Monte Bello Islands
Australia
Wally Schirra
Cape Canaveral
Sigma
Maze
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bermuda
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
O.J. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Simpson
Wislawa Szymborska
Tennessee
Senate
United States
Vietnam
Bush
White House
Harriet Miers
Supreme Court
The
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wanda Orton
Exxon
David Killough
Orton
Oru Ie
PAY Design
By Susan Milner
Baytown Dav Auxiliary
Lucille Serbe
VFW
Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Robena
Nicki Evans
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Juanita Hargraves
Winnie
Country Club
Oaks Garden Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Maryon Rabin
Doris Sherron
Barbara Moore
Faye Gray
Suzi Powers
Chambers County
Anahuac
Sterling Municipal
Rotary Club
ExxonMobil
Baytown Toastmasters Club
Ralph Matthews
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Market Street
N. Main
Overeaters Anonymous
Grace United Methodist Church
North Pruett
Ruth
Ashley*vaughn-Bassett
Garth
Texas
Joe
Joyce
S. Alexander
Baytown Motors
SUN History
Oland Simmons
Sheldon Road
B. F. Skinner
Timothy
Sanene Methodist Hospital
N. Alexander Drive
Baytownsay
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