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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 2012
Page
4
Adam Yanelli recalls Halloween memories from childhood with hobos costumes and lessons on honesty from neighbor trickery. He reflects on birthday Halloween parties, Sixth Street Austin revelry, parenting memories with daughter Morgan, and lookouts for mask changers while future grandkids await candy duty.
Key historical events include Oakland enacting early anti drug laws in 1890, Orson Welles War of the Worlds broadcast panic in 1938, and the Madrid Conference opening in 1991. Birthdays span John Adams to Matthew Morrison. Also noted are Ali regaining the title in 1974 and the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Tax Act.
A letter to the editor denounces yard sign thefts linked to Romney Romney signs while praising Sampson Masonic Lodge for Yellow Apron fundraisers. It notes $3,100 raised in Highlands on Oct 6 and $2,100 in Crosby on Oct 10 for Shriners Hospitals for Children. It urges council accountability for city violence response and commends an off duty officer who intervened.
Connie Lewis, an ordained minister and disabled Army veteran, recalls a home scene sparked by a Statue of Liberty discussion. A tall flame from an ExxonMobil stack drew fear and awe as children chanted the Star Spangled Banner and sang Jesus Loves Me, while neighbors debated patriotism and symbolism.
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