Today in History highlights events on October 4
October 4 marks space firsts with Sputnik debuting in 1957 and Washington's Germantown assault in 1777. Other notes include 1980 Prisendam cruise fire with no deaths, 1996 umpire strike injunction, Bonds 70th homer tying McGwire, and Rickey Henderson career runs record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Germantown
Prisendam
Gulf of Alaska
Philadelphia
Roberto Alomar
Baltimore Orioles
John Hirschbeck
Numbers to Know for Disaster Resources and Hotlines
A compiled list of essential contact numbers for emergency aid and services. Includes American Red Cross, Texas Department of Insurance, FEMA hotlines, disaster housing and food assistance, utility and hazardous spill hotlines, Army Corps Blue Tarps, flood insurance, mailing issues, Salvation Army, debris reporting, price gouging and other government and nonprofit lines. Useful for quick reference during or after a disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Texas Department of Insurance Consumer
Texas Department of Insurance
FEMA
Army Corps
Salvation Army
Baytown Crime Stoppers Seeks Fugitives for Felonies
Baytown Crime Stoppers offers 500 dollars for information leading to arrests of four fugitives Julie Contreras Justus Rosemond Rebecca Dejean and Sherry Smith all wanted on felonies including theft assault injury to a child and robbery Details include heights weights hair color eye color and the tip line 281 427 TIPS Anonymous calls also view fugitives on the Baytown Police Department site police baytown org A separate report notes Cody Hernandez 22 detained after allegedly threatening his ex girlfriend with a knife and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon plus two mall and two apartment burglaries remain under investigation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Julie Ann Contreras
Justus Cornelius Rosemond
Rebecca Dorsher Dejean
Sherry Yates Smith
Baytown Police Department
Police
Baytown.org
Dayton
Cody Matthew Hernandez
Pruett Street
Hernandez
Baytown Police Log Records 30 Offense Reports
Between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday Baytown police logged 30 offense reports. The items include one assault two auto thefts four burglaries three thefts one criminal mischief and one disorderly conduct. Eighteen other cases mostly involved individuals arrested on warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
U S envoy ends talks with North Korea over nuclear dismantling
Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill completed talks in Pyongyang after an extra day pressuring North Korea to resume dismantling its nuclear program. He met with Kim Kye Gwan and planned to return to South Korea. In Yongbyon, disabling of a reprocessing plant began but halted mid August as Washington retained terrorism blacklist status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
U.S
North Korea
Pyongyang
Christopher Hill
Kim
Kye Gwan
U.S. State Department
Sean McCormack
Washington
Yongbyon
Laura Bush visits Houston evacuees after Ike
First lady Laura Bush serves dinner and consoles evacuees three weeks after Hurricane Ike struck the Texas coast. She hands out boxed meals at a Red Cross shelter warehouse, chats with residents, and urges volunteer aid and donations, praising volunteers as a wonderful American story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Laura Bush
Texas
Bush
Red Cross
United States
State Fair of Texas Attendance and Sales Fall Short
Nearly a week into the fair, attendance and vendor sales are down with some reports of up to 80 percent declines. Vendors attribute weak spending to the lack of football games and softer economy, while organizers point to missing Big 12 matchups as a key factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Brad Collins
Dallas Morning News
State Fair
Sue Gooding
Prairie View A&m University
Grambling State University
University of Texas
University of Oklahoma
Fragments found at Fossett crash scene amid Sierra storm
Investigators found three more bone fragments at the Steve Fossett plane crash site in the Sierra Nevada as a storm looms. Lab tests will determine if the remains are human and linked to Fossett. Debris from the high energy impact will be examined at a Sacramento warehouse while federal, local and volunteer teams continue the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth Lakes
Calif
Steve Fossett
Sierra Nevada
Madera County
Fossett
Sacramento
Mark Rosenker
National Transportation Safety Board
FDIC backs Citigroup Wachovia deal amid Wells Fargo bid
FDIC Chair Sheila Bair reaffirmed support for the Citigroup Wachovia agreement as Wells Fargo's 15.1 billion proposal emerged. The agency will review all bids and seek a resolution serving the public interest, with Citigroup absorbing up to 42 billion in Wachovia losses and the FDIC covering losses beyond that threshold.
Community calendar items for local youth and seniors
The Youth Bowling League meets at 10 a.m. at Max Bowl East on Ward Road with bumper bowls for ages 4 to 8 and classic bowling for ages 8 to 21. Senior softball for ages 50 and up plays Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. New players welcome. Calvary Temple hosts 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. services at 7319 Breda. Central Baptist Church at 1800 King Street offers Children’s Church 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. WEW Post 912 bingo at 2 p.m. Doors open 12:30 p.m. VFW Post 912 remains at 8204 N. Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Road
Call
Frank Butcher
Keith Mixon
Calvary Temple
Breda
Central Baptist Church
King Street
WEW
N. Main
Local group events at Sterling Library and Baytown venues
Monday Sterling Municipal Library offers an Internet Searching class at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room with no registration fee on a first come basis. The Baytown Area Quilt Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mark's United Methodist Church with refreshments. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 126 meets at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Post on Main Street for all eligible veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Area
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Baytownareaquiltguild
VFW
Main St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soviet Union
SUN History
Lee High School
Letters Home
Europe
Park Street
Goose Creek Stream
Anahuac
Entergy
M.C .Escher
San Jacinto Mall
Garth Road
Northwood
Rive
Dejean
Contreras
Rosemond
World Briefs
N. Korea
State News
Ike
Fossett Site
FDIC
Citigroup-Wachovia
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Lee
Tim Jirrell
Lady Ganders
Sterling
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!