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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 2009
Page
4
The notice honors Pred Hartman Publisher Emeritus 1950 1974 and lists Clifton Clements editor publisher Dave Mathews Luke Hales managing editor Jay Eshbach M A Bengtson community member Jim Finley and Dave Rogers former managing editor sports editor.
A Baytown reader recounts suffering a major heart attack October 2 while commuting to work. He praises the rapid 911 response, EMTs arriving two minutes after the call, and transport to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, crediting the Baytown 911 system for saving his life.
A Baytown funeral procession inspired neighbors to pull over and wait patiently for the last car to pass. The writer contrasts Baytown’s courtesy with other communities, praising the town’s regard for the dead over wealth or shopping.
Wanda Orton recalls a 1958 St Joseph Catholic Church booklet, a collector item, with ads and local business memories. Clem Hausmann, age 10 at the time, shares that the flood spared his mint condition copy. The piece recalls long gone Baytown shops and firms, from Tri City Pharmacy to Drew’s pottery, and community life centered on Texas Avenue.
The Baytown Sun provides contact info for staff and departments, submission guidelines for letters and guest columns, address details, and publication policies. Writers should include signature, address, and phone, with editors reserving right to edit or refuse submissions and redelivery instructions if paper is late.
Elizabeth Gill, a Mont Belvieu senior, recounts decades of Halloween history in Fisher's Landing. She recalls safe childhood neighborhoods, neighborly witchy decorations, haunted houses, and evolving trick or treat customs from past to present.
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