Remembering Hurricane Carla in Brownwood and Lakewood
Wanda Orton recalls the 1961 Carla disaster in Brownwood Lakewood, detailing shelter operations guided by W D Hinson and Red Cross volunteers, rescues by Frank Kelly Jr and others, and the “poster home” on Scott Bay while salvaging memories and belongings for local readers.
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Bill” Hinson
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W.O. Finch
Baytown
Cal
Lorena Grigg
Mapleton
Eleanor Gaston
Austin
Grigg
Scott Bay
Wesley
Margaret Broussard
Fred
Lynn O’hagan
West Bayshore Drive
Bud
Pat Blackburn
Linwood
Rudy
Cecile LeCompte
Crow Road
Jesse
Bertha Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Wooster House
Quincy A. Wooster
Frank
Ruth Wooster Kelly
Frank Kelly Jr
Wooster
Brownie
Roger Barr
Lakewood
Bob
Myrtle Kalbitz
Wanda Orton
the Sun
New Horizon Family Center Urges Community Donation Drive
Our View lauds New Horizon Family Center in Baytown, serving Baytown and surrounding counties since 1981 with crisis intervention shelter and advocacy. It notes last year’s metrics and seeks community support, inviting donations to match a $10,000 pledge and detailing payment to Randy Strong at 407 West Baker Baytown.
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New Horizon Family Center
Baytown Area
Baytown
NHFC
Joyce Young
Patrina Pelton-Smith
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Farewell to Dr. Lynn P Hodges Family Doctor
Letter to the editor honors Dr. Lynn P Hodges who cared for five generations over 40 years delivering the last two. The writer recalls house calls and timely referrals and laments the passing of physicians like him. God bless.
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Lynn P. Hodges
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Notable history and sports milestones for today
Today marks the 256th day of 2012 and the eighth day of summer. In 1609 Henry Hudson entered the river that would bear his name. in 1974 Haile Selassie was deposed after 58 years. In 1992 Endeavour began the 50th NASA shuttle mission. Baseball great Carl Yastrzemski reached 3,000 hits and 400 homers in 1979.
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Henry Hudson
Haile Selassie
H.L. Mencken
Jesse Owens
Ian Holm
George Jones
Barry White
Joe Pantoliano
Ben Folds
Yao Ming
Jennifer Hudson
Andrew Luck
Boston Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Long Drive To Visit WW2 Pilot Hank Moreland In Ballinger
Baytown writer Chris Buckner recalls a week long trip to Ballinger to visit Henry Dawson Moreland a 94 year old WWII C 47 crewman known as Hank Moreland a former postal service regional postmaster in Snyder. Buckner notes Hank’s wartime tales his memory and arrowhead collection along with a humorous gas price anecdote and a warm family visit.
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Henry Dawson
Hank
Moreland
Ballinger
San Antonio
Abilene
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Mom
Earshot
US Postal Service
Snyder
Normandy
I-10
Junction
Ruth
Wanda Orton
Fredericksburg
Chris Buckner
Baytown
Houston
Public Works Department
Chris. Buckners
BaytownSun Publishing Contacts Career Page Card
Publisher Janie Gray and Joshua Hart of Baytown Sun list phone contacts for Mae Fane and a circulation team. Publisher contact appears with a newsroom role and site URL.
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