Union Station’s Ballad and Enduring Houston Rail History
Wanda Orton recalls Houston Union Station opened 1911 as the Southwest’s largest passenger hub with 18 tracks and famed architecture by Warren & Wetmore. Trains such as California Chief and Texas Eagle carried travelers daily, witnessed World War II and Korea era troop movements, and closed with Amtrak in 1974.
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Houston
Union Station
Minute Maid Park
Astros
Dale Crawford
Houston Transportation Club
Dale
Crawford
Texas
Prairie
Southwest
Warren & Wetmore
New York
Grand Central Station
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Harvey House
Fred Harvey
Korea
Prairie Avenue
Main Street
Dr Moore Sponsors Charity Ball For Local Screenings
Dr Terry Moore supports The Baytown Service League Charity Ball held October 9 to fund vision and hearing screenings for GCCISD BHISD and nearby schools.
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Dr. Moore
Terry Moore
Baytown Service League
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates 134 Years
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church marks 134 years of service with events starting at 7 p.m. praise prayers and testimonials today Open Mic Night Thursday at 7 p.m. Total Praise and a grand finale Saturday at 3 30 p.m. Visitors may share songs and testimonies at 12418 Crosby Lynchburg Road Barrett Station Contact 281-328-1851 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Shiloh
Crosby Lynchburg Road
Barrett Station
Barbers Hill Lions Club Meets at Eagle Pointe Golf Club
Local calendar notes the Barbers Hill Lions monthly meeting from 11 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. in the Nichols Room at Eagle Pointe Golf Club with lunch, plus discussion of Fall-Fest and other club business. The group meets the second Wednesday monthly and welcomes all.
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Barbers Hill Lions Club
Eagle Pointe Golf Club
Nichols Room
Barbershilllions.org
East Houston
Continuity of Care
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
East Houston Regional Medical Center
Bayshore Medical Center
AccuWeather Five Day Forecast for Baytown
Baytown area forecast from AccuWeather calls for a sunny period with mild conditions. Daytime highs near 86 degrees and evening low around 60. Local game weather noted for Kingwood region with similar mild conditions.
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AccuWeather
Baytown
Air Quality Today Forecast Improves For Some Regions
The daily air quality outlook shows moderate to unhealthy for some areas with PM2.5 and ozone readings ranging in the 51 to 100+ index bands. Advisories urge limit outdoor exertion in affected zones and monitor local updates.
On This Day in History for October 13
Key events include the 1775 Continental Congress authorizing a naval fleet the 1903 World Series Boston beat Pittsburgh the 1943 Italy declares war on Germany the 1967 ABA first game the 1974 Ed Sullivan dies the 1976 Santa Cruz crash the 1977 Lufthansa hijacking the 1981 Mubarak elected president the 1990 Lebanese Civil War end and the 1999 CTBT rejection by the U S Senate.
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B’nai B’rith
Boston
Pittsburgh
Italy
Germany
Pacific Northwest
American Basketball Association
Anaheim Amigos
Oakland Oaks
Oakland
Calif
Ameritech Mobile Communications
At&t
U.S
Chicago
Free
Lebanon
Michel Aoun
United States Senate
Bible Verse of Trust and Guidance
A short verse from Proverbs urges faith in the Lord. It counsels trusting God with all heart and relying not on own understanding. Acknowledging Him in all ways promises that paths will be straight.
RealFeel Temperature and Weather Showers Across Regions
AccuWeather notes RealFeel Temperature as a composite index of temperature wind humidity sun and other factors. Showers extend from the eastern Great Lakes to the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians today with downpours reaching South Florida while much of the Northeast and West stay dry.
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Great Lakes
Tennessee Valley
Appalachians
Paula
South
Florida
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Beacon
Beacon Federal Credit Union
Ashbel Smith Elementary
Susie Raymundo
Ashbel Smith
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Adelina Gomez
San Juanita Carmona
Shiloh Missionary
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Melissa
Crosby
Lords
Marguerite
Highlands Community Center
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Market St
Decker Drive
Rotary Club
Goose Creek
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Baytown Community Center
Grace’s
Cedar Bayou Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
Sterling Municipal Library
VFW
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Highlands-Lynchburg
Remington Park
Baytown Area
Hemlock Street
Frank Butcher
Angelique
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
J.D. Walker Community Center
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Sterday
Amar
Kingwood
Pasadena
Aareda
Aldine
Alvin
Angleton
Cleveland
Ed Lumberton
Devers Beaumont
de Liberty
Winnie
Pri
Dun
Ialdee Prm
Pan. Bus Videoone Neers
Amarillo
Beaumont
Galveston
Texas City
Dallas
Lake Jackson
AccuWeather, Inc
AccuWeather.com
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Crystal Beach
A.Q
Texas Commun
Trinity River Eee
Moss Bluff
England
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Continental Congress
Washington, D.C
United States Executive Mansion
White House
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