United Way campaign seeks 3.1 million in Baytown area
The United Way of Greater Baytown Area and Chambers County launches its annual fundraising drive with a goal of 3.1 million dollars. Agencies requested 2.79 million across 35 programs, covering food security housing emergency aid trauma counseling health education elder care literacy and more. Community leaders employees and donors are urged to contribute online or by mailing gifts to Baytown address as the campaign begins.
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Today in History highlights key events on this date
The record notes 1565 St. Augustine settlement, 1892 Bellamy pledge, 1900 Galveston hurricane toll, 1974 Nixon pardon, 1985 Pete Rose hits record, 1986 Oprah show launch, 2014 Ray Rice case, Obama 2014 midterm remark, NYC subway WTC reopening, plus a Thought for Today by Charles Seymour.
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Francis Bellamy
Galveston
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Gerald R. Ford
Richard Nixon
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds
Ty Cobb
Cubs
Chicago
Ray Rice
Baltimore Ravens
NFL
Janay Palmer
Barack Obama
California
New York City
Charles Seymour
Baytown nostalgia recalls 1949 high school and town growth
Wanda Orton reflects on Baytown in 1949 as the city marked its first birthday and saw the opening of Brunson and Decker Drive-in theatres, Roseland Park pool, new schools, and the early Lee College footprint. She notes three year high schools, Channelview and Cedar Bayou histories, and local stadiums amid rapid postwar development.
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Truman
Brunson
Roseland Park
Lee College
Lee Drive
REL
Channelview
San Jacinto
Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek
Bears
Ganders
Carver High School
Kennedy estate sale sparks regional interest on Martha's Vineyard
The Vineyard Gazette reports Caroline Kennedy seeks 65 million for Red Gate Farm, a 340 acre oceanfront estate in Aquinnah known as a private retreat for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Local readers speculate bids from Baytown area, including Leo Hechler at 62.5 million, as GOOTs discuss financing via Amegy Bank.
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Carol Bartz
Vineyard Gazette
Massachusetts
Martha’s Vineyard
Edgartown
Oak Bluffs
Tisbury
West Tisbury
Chilmark
Aquinnah
Gazette
Margie
Carol
Kennedy
Julia Wells
Caroline B. Kennedy
Caroline
Julia
Red Gate Farm
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Beach City
Baytown
Amegy Bank
Leo Hechler
Juanita Griffin
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Carver
Wanda Orton
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Alabama
Dorian
En Corae
Trump
Sweet Psaltery Music
Moshup Trail
Squibnocket Pond
Juanita
Jack Hall
Second Baytown
Ross S. Sterling
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Jim Finley
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