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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 2019
Page
4
In Baytown for ExxonMobil's 100th anniversary The Sun ran a contest inviting readers to write their favorite memory of Humble Exxon or ExxonMobil. Winners received one share of ExxonMobil stock issued in their name and the published essays showcase personal reflections from the community.
Nancy Grayson Foerster recalls her father Clyde Grayson urging her to marry and skip college. She joined Humble in 1962 as a mail girl, later working at ExxonMobil Chemical, and retired in 2001 after 28 years. She notes pride in her family, stock advice, and lifelong friendships.
A personal reminiscence of Miguel Contreras born 1905 in Leon Guanajuato Mexico. He crossed to Texas in 1919, joined Humble as a mule driver then concrete finisher in Baytown, lived in Tent City, bought two lots, and remained a loyal employee through World War II era. The piece recalls The Humble Bee yearbooks, a steel bike, and his 30 years of service celebrated in January 1957 as a T Club member.
Letter from Cheryl Railsback thank you to Chambers County residents for support at the Deputy Sheriff Shane Detwiler Memorial Highway dedication held along I-10 near the 99 southbound. Grateful to Rep Mayes Middleton Sheriff Brian Hawthorne Justice of the Peace Larry Cryer and community volunteers who helped honor his memory.
Jim Finley, retired Baytown Sun editor, proposes making Halloween a national holiday with a day off and double pay. He recalls Halloween memories from childhood to now, notes safety concerns after the 1974 Pixy Sticks deaths, and ends with well wishes for a safe celebration.
Key events on October 27 include the 1787 publication of the first Federalist Paper, New York City inaugurating its rapid transit subways in 1904, Groucho Marx’s You Bet Your Life premiere in 1947, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becoming a brigadier general in 1954, a Cuban U-2 shootdown in 1962, and Lou Reed’s death in 2013 in Southampton New York. Thought for Today by Channing Pollock.
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