Postcards from past columns postscript about Harvey Girls and more
A retrospective note from a columnist reflects on missed details from past Sun columns. It mentions the Harvey Girls restaurant in Houston’s Union Station, Galveston’s 1900 hurricane death toll, overlooked 1945 Gander football players, a dog on a man’s head in the newsroom, Azalea Terrace at Foley’s, diet drinks, Bert Marshall and OurBaytown com, Chopin references, and Beverly Gray author Clair Blank, with Wanda Orton noted as a former Sun editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Houston
Harvey Girls
Galveston
P.S
Katrina
H.T. Norris
Albert Jacobs
Waco
Albert
Jack Kraft
Ted Hunt
Tom Peacock
Bobby Watford
J.W. Stoerner
Byron Haney
Bill Jamison
Gene Jennings
Rupert Wright
Lawrence Barron
R.H. Caver
Gene Slagle
Gene Vykukal
Macy’s
Main Street
Bert Marshall
Bert
Sun
OurBaytown.com
Bravo
Frederic Chopin
Clair Blank
Baytown Man Describes Arduous Journey With Epilepsy
A Baytown man recounts his long struggle with epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition marked by recurring seizures. The article explains seizure types, partial and generalized, and notes epilepsy's long history dating back to Hippocrates. See Epilepsy Page 2B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Hippocrates
November marks National Epilepsy Awareness Month
The month aims to raise public awareness about epilepsy, assist those affected, and fund research toward a cure. It highlights reducing stigma, educating on seizure types and first aid, and promoting public support across Texas, the United States, and worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross S. Sterling
Alyssa Rosser
Highlands
Asger Soerensen
Kolding
Denmark
United States
Epilepsy Foundation
Epilepsyfoundation.org
Lee College hosts John Lienhard for annual speakers program
The Friends of the Lee College Library and Honors Program invite the public to hear radio host and author John Lienhard on Thursday November 2 at 7 p.m. in John Tucker Hall. Lienhard, Emeritus Professor and creator of The Engines of Our Ingenuity, discusses how culture is shaped by creativity with books for sale and autographs after the talk. For details contact Kenneth Roach at 281 425 6380.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Lee College Library
The
Lee College Honors Program
John Lienhard
John Tucker
University of Houston
Lienhard
Kuhf 88
Houston
Kuhf-Fm
National Public Radio
NPR
Oregon State College
University of Washington
University of California At Berkeley
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield
Conn
Lee College
Kenneth Roach
Kroach
Lee
Teens vie for Miss Texas Teen USA 2007 crown
Three local teenagers Corrie Harper Crystal Bradford and Chelsea Winton will represent Baytown Highlands and Santa Fe at the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant on November 25 and 26 at the Hilton Hotel. Harper 16 a Sterling High junior is active in journalism Spanish and choir and hopes the pageant opens new doors. Bradford 17 a Highlands high school senior homeschooled online enrolled in Penn Foster Academy and also a national baton twirling champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrie Harper
Baytown
Crystal Bradford
Donald Trump
Harper
Sterling High School
Highlands
Penn Foster Academy
Bradford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wanda Orton
James Kingsmill
Baytown Sun
Texas
Winton
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