Ghostly tales and haunted hotels in Texas locales
Wanda Orton, retired Baytown Sun editor, recalls spectral sightings from the Menger Hotel in San Antonio to Galveston sites such as Ashton Villa and The Strand. She notes 32 apparitions reportedly roam the Menger including Capt. Richard King, and mentions legends around UTMB Ewing Hall and Bettie Brown.
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Menger
San Antonio
Sallie White
Sallie
Teddy Roosevelt
Baytown Sun
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Galveston
Bettie Brown
Bettie
Ashton Villa
Galvez
Strand
Ewing Hall
University of Texas Medical
UTMB
Wanda Orton
The
Travis Students Celebrate Red Ribbon Week at GCCISD
Goose Creek CISD observes Red Ribbon Week from October 25 to 29 with Travis Elementary marking Wear Red Day. Students Shanyna Smith Grecia Olivares Jackie Vasquez Savannah Vasquez Casey Joy Hailey Joy Nichols Cullum Ashley Cavazos Darby Mullins Joanna Vasquez pose in red attire as the district promotes a drug free community.
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Goose Creek
Baytown Beautification Awards honor Cryer Pools and Spas
Cryer Pools and Spas Inc on Highway 146 wins the Baytown Business Beautification Award for the fourth quarter of 2010. The photo features City representative Antonio Hernandez, Neighborhood Protection Officer, Beautification Advisory members, and Cryer's Bethany Aguayo with Robbi Jones and Christy Lewellen. Contributed photos.
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Hwy 146
Baytown
City of
St Mark's Methodist Church
North Main
Sher; White
St Mark’s
Roger Cox
Cindy Coker
St Mark's
Dwayne Litteer
David Black
Nancy Cobb
Cherie Laughlin
Judy Wheat
Antonio Hernandez
Harvest Festival at Old River Baptist Church with family activities
The Harvest Festival runs 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Old River Baptist Church twelve miles south of Dayton on FM1409. Admission is one canned vegetable or $1 per person. proceeds go to the West Chambers County Food Bank at First United Methodist Church. Also listed are Crosby Community Center classes and Precinct2gether meeting details with hours and contact numbers.
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Old River Baptist Church
Dayton
West Chambers County
First United Methodist Church
Oldriverbaptist.com
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Melissa
Crosby Ladies and Lords Chorus
Marguerite
Com Center
J.D. Walker
Baytown Community and Civic Group Calendar
Listings of local group meetings and events in Baytown including TOPS TX No 594 at Baytown Community Center, Baytown Genealogy Library hours, Rotary Club lunch, Baytown Toastmasters, Over 42 Club at St. John’s UMC, senior exercise and bingo at the Community Center, Grace’s Kitchen meal program, Sterling Library Teen Time, VFW bingo, Calvary Temple Bible study, Barbers Hill Theater Beauty and the Beast performances with schedule and prices, and a Fall Business Mixer at Barrett Station with contact number.
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Wade Road
Baytown
Market St
Decker Drive
Baytown Toastmasters
ExxonMobil
Traci Dillard
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Baytown Community Center
Grace’s Kitchen
Cedar Bayou Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
Sterling Municipal Library
Barbers Hill Theater
Barbers Hill High School
The
High School
Barrett Station
Local Page Snippet Highlights Fall Dates And Times
An OCR fragment references Thursday events with times 6:37 p.m. and 2:38 p.m. Fall dates include October 30 and November 5, plus November 13 and November 21.. Note: Entities are inferred from the fragment as placeholders for local notices.
Local Weather and Air Quality Update Across Gulf Coast Area
Today forecast covers Kingwood Pasadena Winnie High Island and nearby towns with temperatures ranging from 85 to 89 degrees and humidity moderate. Air quality reading shown at 100, labeled unhealthy for sensitive groups. regional sources from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
On This Day in History October Twenty Seventh
Highlights include 1787 the Federalist Papers published in New York and 1795 Pinckney's Treaty granting Mississippi navigation. Theodore Roosevelt born 1858 in New York City. events span IRT subway 1904, Navy Day 1922, nylon 1938, Disney 1954, Banja Luka quake 1969, Nobel Peace Prize 1978, Gore 1999 debate, Yankee World Series 1999, Red Sox 2004, NYC subway 100th anniversary, Lester Lanin death, and Ted Stevens conviction 2008.
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New York
United States
Spain
San Lorenzo
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Alice Lee
Interborough Rapid Transit
IRT
Union Station
Washington, D.C
du Pont
Walt Disney
ABC
Banja Luka
Yugoslavia
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Middle East
al Gore
Bill Bradley
New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Lester Lanin
Alaska
Ted Stevens
Washington
Bible Verse 2 Timothy 3 16 17 Teaching Reproof Training
The verse from Second Timothy speaks of all scripture being God breathed and useful for teaching rebuking correcting and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be equipped for every good work.
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God
RealFeel Time Guides Forecast Across Regions
AccuWeather notes RealFeel Temperature combines wind humidity and other factors. Thursday weather shows Dusty snowers and thunderstorm risk on the Atlantic Seaboard with high winds in the Heartland. Snow showers move over the northern Plains and Rockies see more wintry flakes.
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Saturda
Atlantic Seaboard
Rockies
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