ExxonMobil supports Baytown during COVID 19 surge
Baytown area managers announce ongoing measures to slow the virus spread and support the community. They detail on site safety, continued PPE use, and partner assistance while noting donations of hand sanitizer masks fuel cards and funds totaling over 2,000 gallons of sanitizer 22 000 masks 30 000 gallons of fuel 25 000 in gas cards and 53 000 in funds. The letter emphasizes teamwork with governments schools churches and hospitals and reaffirms commitment to keep producing fuels and petrochemical products.
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Rohan Davis
Kate Lightfoot
Jason Duncan
Rob Bacon
Wim Blokker
Socialism label in debate cited by reader
James Connealy of Baytown argues that labeling opponents as socialist or other pejoratives is used to shut down discussion. He questions Rick Crotts's focus on socialism as a broad tool to end dialogue and notes accusations from Democrats against those who challenge leftist rhetoric.
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Rick Crotts
Crotts
Top Baytown Sun stories week of Sept 14 21
TheBaytown Sun lists the week's top ten most read articles by page views including Baytown Farmers Market returns, a Baytown man arrested in scams, a cop charged in a fatal shooting, a BPD officer bonds, a grand jury indicts a Baytown officer for aggravated assault in a fatal shooting, Barbers Hill High School Class of 2021, Mont Belvieu police chief retirement, BPD seeking help identifying robbery suspects, a lawyer reaction to officer indictment, and Hart named to PVILCA Hall of Fame.
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Baytown Farmers Market
Baytown
BPD
Grand Jury
Barbers Hill High School
Mont Belvieu
Union
Turner Family
Hart
Pvilca Hall of Fame
COVID
Michael Pineda
Today in History Emancipation Proclamation and Bus Desegregation Rules
On this date 1862 Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in rebel states as of January 1, 1863. In 1961 the Interstate Commerce Commission banned racial discrimination on interstate buses.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Virtual cancellations turn events into online streams
The Ultimate RV and Camping Show and Nutcracker Market shift to online streams due to coronavirus safety concerns. The RV show runs November 11 to December 11, offering 30 days of shopping via computers or TVs. The Houston Quilt Festival, planned for its 46th year, is canceled entirely. Local media mogul Lanny Griffith notes updates.
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NRG Center
Ultimate Rvshow.com
Houston
Suffrage Movement in East Harris County Part 1
Baytown area history notes the 1917 Equal Suffrage Association led by Hortense Ward, local Liberty Bond drives, and early campaigns in Goose Creek Crosby and Cedar Bayou. The story details Ward’s achievements, Ardella Grant’s leadership, and the 1918 primary voting rights through Governor Hobby’s political deals, ending with a call to register before the October 5 deadline and a segue to next week’s installments.
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Mississippi
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Baytown
Equal Suffrage Association
Hortense Ward
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International Women Lawyers Assn
Supreme Court of the United States
Ardella Grant
George Miller
T.M. Johnson
Cedar Bayou
Julia Casey
Arthur Fayle
Edward Ilfrey
Bertha Fisher
Barkaloo
Stuart
Annie Sjolander
John Peter Sjolander
Crosby Association
James E. Ferguson
William P. Hobby
Ferguson
Hobby
Goose Creek
Bettie Bullard
Jean B. Epperson
Crosby
O.J. Nelson
la Porte
J.W. Canada
Hortense and
Ardella
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