Bay Theater memories of wartime filmgoing and classic stars
The Bay Theater on Market at Magnolia is recalled for wartime displays, scrap metal drives, and live war hero talks that offered free films for tin donations. Rods of nostalgia cover TCM classics from Now Voyager to Lassie Come Home, with Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Paul Henreid, and Chopin dramas among favorites.
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TCM
Turner Classic Movies Channel
BTCM
Bay Theater Classic Movies
Bay Theater
Magnolia
Bay
George Gershwin
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
The
Bette
Voyager
Paul Henreid
Lassie
Frederic Chopin
St. Louis
SFA hosts 50th anniversary luncheon at Austin Elementary
S F A Elementary School marked 50 years with a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon hosted by the Austin Parent-Teacher Organization. Principal Laura Smith noted the campus has served Baytown for five decades while PTO support and upcoming events, including a Fun Run on Oct 13 and a fall festival, were highlighted.
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Stephen F. Austin
SFA
Barbara Wilson
Kelly Martin
Jepp Busch
Laura Smith
Joy Going
Austin
Brandon Spruiell
Sandra Northcutt
Lynette
William
Brandon Spruell
Baytown
Smith
Stacy Nethery
Liz Cavarretta
Wendy Magness
Susan Hillin
Jackie Brown
Community Calendar Highlights Local Activities and Contacts
Community Calendar lists a morning College Small Business Breakfast at Baracuda Beach Club with speakers on a bond issue, BAYtown groups at The Baytown Sun building, seniors at Highlands Community Center offering line dancing, ceramics, and bridge, plus dozens more activities across Baytown venues. Contact numbers and locations include J D Walker Center Wade Road, Market Street centers, libraries, and senior programs.
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Baracuda Beach Club
Sowy
Gilbert Santana
BJ Simon
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown
Baytown Rotary Club
Goose Creek
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Ralph Matthews
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Market Street
VFW Post
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Baytown Senior Center
Highland Woods Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Ted Poe
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook Drive
Today in History Highlights October 10 events
On October 10 historical milestones include the 1845 establishment of the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis and Verdi's birth in 1813. Other notes cover Gershwin's Porgy and Bess opening in 1935, Eisenhower apology in 1957, Zorro debut in 1957, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, Kolbe canonization in 1982, and political actions related to Iraq and North Korea in recent years.
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U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Giuseppe Verdi
le Roncole
Italy
George Gershwin
Eisenhower
Ghana
Komla Agbeli Gbdemah
Dover
Del
Guy Williams
Masked Hero
ABC
Maximilian Kolbe
Auschwitz
John Paul II
House
Bush
Saddam Hussein
U.N
North Korea
Baytown Fire Marshal Named and Classroom Comedy Performed
A 1944 note records Charles Pierson named Baytown fire marshal while Mrs Renna Vetters public speaking class staged The Genius. By 1950 oil rights on Sam Houston Elementary School campus sparked a dispute likely to go to court.
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Charles Pierson
Baytown
Renna Vetter
Sam Houston
Bush Hutchison and Associates
Zechariah 12 10 Spirit of grace and supplications
The verse prophesies a future outpouring on the house of David and Jerusalem, teaching they will look upon one they pierced and mourn deeply as for a firstborn son. It conveys repentance, sorrow, and reverence tied to a pivotal messianic moment.
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David
Jerusalem
Zechariah
Corrections and Clarifications Policy Notice
The Baytown Sun issues a timely correction to a headline that misstated state championships. It notes that in 1961 Robert E. Lee was the state 4A baseball champion and provides contact details for the managing editor for inquiries.
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Carver High School
Baytown
Robert E. Lee
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
David.bloom
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Wanda Orton
Feeney
de Frankie Sabe
S.F.A
PTO
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
TOPS
Market St
Call
Sterling Municipal Library
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Zens Group
Barrett Station
Riley Chambers Community Center
Diane
Sherita
Christ Inc
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Bayway Drive
Associated Press
SUN History
Oscar Wilde
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