So You Think Your Vote Won’t Count
Voter turnouts in Baytown and East Harris County are affected by a small registered electorate. The Sun applauds citizens and groups urging registration before the Oct 2 deadline, noting every vote counts and highlighting historical cases where a single vote influenced major outcomes.
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Harris County
The
Sun
Oliver Cromwell
England
Charles I of
Marcus Morton
Massachusetts
Texas
Union
Andrew Johnson
France
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Adolph Hitler
Nazi Party
Unprovoked North Korean Attack Kills U S Officers at Panmunjom
North Korean troops attacked a United Nations work party in Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone, killing two U S officers with pick axes and axe handles. The incident follows previous skirmishes that have claimed forty nine American lives since the Korean War armistice. The event is likely to heighten resolve to keep 41 000 U S servicemen in South Korea to guard the 151 mile border.
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United Nations
Demilitarized Zone
Panmunjom
U.S
South Korea
Grounded car in Highlands Marine Building crash noted
Sun files recount a Highlands car crash into the new Highlands Marine Building. Driver E S McCaskill of La Porte is treated for head and face injuries. The incident followed a collision with a Highlands vehicle driven by A O Briggs.
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Oil Workers Union
Humble
Baytown
Robert Oliver
Joseph
Myers
H. C. Wiess
Oliver
Tri-Cities
Goose Creek
Henry C. Warren
la Porte
Houston
Highlands
Highlands Marine
Main
E.S. McCaskill
Lorena Ingram
Lee College
Citizens National Bank
Delbert Derrett
Kenneth Flowers
Marjorie Smolens
Barbara Grace Young
James W. Girardeau
Jewell Squares
New Orleans
Florida
Alexandria
Girardeau
Baytown Corporation
Kay Underwood
Pat Bowers
First Presbyterian Church
Shoemake
College Mathers Club
Baytown Fair
Jim Fonteno
Girardeaus
Ann
Rel
Goose Creek ISD honors late trustee Al Bordelon
A unanimous board resolution praises Al Bordelon for his dedication to improving education and the district community. The tribute notes his steady work, precise knowledge, and impact on students and teachers, while the author laments he was not recognized in life and stresses lasting influence.
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al Bordelon
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Chicken Man Arrested After Aerosmith Stage Invasion
Six foot man dressed as a chicken was arrested after a scuffle with a head security guard at an Aerosmith concert in San Diego's Sports Arena. The incident drew 12 000 onlookers as the winged promoter resisted leaving the aisle and was later jailed, where inmates allegedly reacted with disbelief.
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Wanda Orton
Associated Press
Dateline San Diego
Aerosmith
Chicken Man
Feathers Fly in Cartoonish Presidential Stunt
A humorous AP dateline San Francisco recounts a nude candidate for president and a six foot chicken sighting. Eddie H Collins, 40, stripped to protest politics while police removed him after multiple prior arrests.
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Wings
Dateline San Francisco
United States
Eddie H. Collins
Collins
Chicken Man
Baytown Sun Editorial Staff and Publication Details
The Baytown Sun lists staff including Leon Brown editor and publisher John Wadley, general manager Fred Hornberger, and editor Fred Hartman. It notes publication afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays, address in Baytown Texas, and subscription rates. Also covers AP affiliation, advertising agencies, and letter policy requiring signed letters with possible name withholding.
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Leon Brown
John Wadley
Fred Hornberger
Fred Hartmanse
Southern Newspapers, Inc
Baytown
Texas
This Day In History Highlights 1787 U S Constitution
On Sept 17 1787 the Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of delegates in Philadelphia. Other noted events include a 1665 London plague outbreak, Antietam in 1862, Noronic fire in 1949, and Ford era reflectives. Includes birthdays of Frederick Aston and John Hightower and a Freud thought.
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United States
Philadelphia
London
Maryland
Antietam
Maj. Bowes
Soviet Union
Poland
Great Lakes
Toronto
Grenada
Miss
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
High Court
Blaise
Puerto Rico
Frederick Ashton
John Hightower
Barbs By Phil Pastoret
Column reflects on social trivialities and modern obsessions noting how society laments perpetrators more than crime victims and suggests prayers answer trouble.
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Phil Pastoret
Suffolk Resolves Protest Parliament Coercive Acts
The Way It Was notes a 1774 Suffolk Resolves protest approved by Congress against Parliament coercive acts. The item highlights colonial resistance and early organized opposition shaping the path to independence.
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Suffolk
Congress
Readers urge community role in public education and civic life
Baytown readers praise public schools as a community venture, urging PTA involvement, volunteer efforts, and classroom support. They cite 15 000 students and a Waxahachie trip for 4 H and FFA calf selection as proof of educational value and shared responsibility.
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the Sun
Baytown
Robert &. Lee High School
Waxahachie
Dr Lamb answers reader questions on hormones and syphilis tests
The column reassures about hormone replacement after hysterectomy and ovariectomy, noting uterine cancer risk from estrogen is mainly tied to the uterus. It also explains the TP test for syphilis, contrasts with Wasserman or VDRL tests, and notes that two thirds develop immunity without damage while a third may suffer untreated complications.
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DR. Lamb
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Greene
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Burnet
Houston Post
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Russia
Ferdinand Lassalle
Karl Marx
Gotha
Hitler
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Helmut Schmidt
Abraham
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