Halloween in the 20th century Bogey Men and Candy Recalled
Bert Marshall recalls Halloween from a Toledo area suburb, describing cheap candy, homemade costumes, and carefree trick or treating. He notes a shift after the 1974 Pixy Stix poisoning incident, the rise of safety efforts, and his view that the Halloween of his youth is gone.
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Today in History Highlights From 1935 to 1974
Key past events include John Adams birth in Braintree on 1935, Orson Welles CBS War of the Worlds radio airdate in 1938, end of shoe rationing in 1945, a deadly Illinois Central Gulf wreck in Chicago in 1972, and Muhammad Ali’s 1974 Foreman knockout in Kinshasa known as the Rumble in the Jungle. Thought for Today quotes Blaise Pascal.
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Support for Prop 24 urged to save Baytown golf course
A Baytown letter writer urges a Yes vote on Proposition 24 to preserve Evergreen Golf Course as a city owned facility. The piece argues the course supports youth golf, high school teams, local tournaments, and park expansion without tax increases, highlighting Evergreen’s history and potential redevelopment. Leighton and Kathy Littlefield advocate for keeping the golf course open to boost quality of life and waterfront growth.
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Jay Rivera
Dave Marr
Houston
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Pirates Bay
Evergreen Golf Course
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Leighton
Kathy Littlefield
Say Yes to Prop 24 and Baytown golf plan
The Evergreen golf course could become a city owned destination course, boosting tourism and revenues without tax increases. If voters approve Prop 24, Baytown would acquire and operate it modeled after Pirates Bay Waterpark, preserving green space and keeping Baytown beautiful.
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