Memorable Baytown figures on Texas Avenue
Wanda Orton recalls downtown Baytown luminaries who shaped the Texas Avenue scene. Frenchy Kiber and Tri-City Café hosted leaders from government and business, while Hugh Echols, Rufus Honeycutt, Sam Paine, Henry Woods, Bill Shewell, and Mose Sumner left lasting marks.
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Texas Avenue
Frenchy Kiber
Frenchy
Tri-City
Baytown Sun
Fred Hartman
Texas
Price Daniel
U.S
Albert Thomas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Baytown-La Porte Tunnel
Tri-Cities
Frenchy Riber
P.T. Barnum
Baytown
Bill Shewell
Harris County
Bill
Exxon
C.T
Shewell
Sam Paine
Rufus Honeycutt
Paine Brothers Department Store
St. Patrick’s
O’paine
Sam
St. Mark’s
Paine
Henry Woods
Henry
Mose Sumner
Paine Bros
Coming in 2018 H E B in Mont Belvieu
The week’s top read article reports on H E B planned in Mont Belvieu with details on location timeline and local impact. Readers show strong interest in new retail development affecting Baytown area commerce and jobs, with officials weighing permitting steps.
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Baytownsun.com
Mont Belvieu
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Pinehurst
Mark Fleming
Baytown residents request review of city billing practices
Daisy Coronado of Baytown urges the City of Baytown to rethink its billing dates and late fees. She argues timely mail delivery is inconsistent, online and in person payments incur fees, and cashless rules burden those without bank accounts or transportation. She notes high reinstatement and deposit costs and compares with CenterPoint Energy.
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Baytown
Hugh Echols
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co
Echols
Rufus Honeycutt
Brunson Theater
CenterPoint Energy
Daisy Coronado
Kinship and counting cousins in Texas genealogies
Elizabeth Gill, a retired Barbers Hill ISD English teacher, shares how she traces kinship in Northeast Texas. From Tillman Traylor’s descendants in Titus and Franklin counties to Yarborough connections in Round Rock, she explains cousin rankings, genealogical sources, and the value of maintaining family history through letters, reunions, and local cemeteries.
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Grandpa
Albert
Maggie
Murphy
Titus County
Texas
Tillman Traylor
Traylor Russell
Mount Pleasant
Traylor
Tillman
Georgia
Mississippi
Lillie Brock
Lucy Walker Traylor
Titus
Franklin
Lucy
Hopewell
Franklin County
Mount Vernon
Winfield
Monticello
Thompson
Donald Thompson
Yarborough
Arkansas
Knighten
Walter Knighten
Belle
Walter
Round Rock
Tyler
Vincent Yarborough
Elizabeth Gill
Barbers Hill
Today in History 2015 October 21 Autumn Dawn and Events
Today marks the 266th day of 2015. Notable events include Bon Homme Richard defeating HMS Serapis in 1779, Lewis and Clark returning to St. Louis in 1806, the Little Rock Nine withdrawal in 1957, The Jetsons debuting in color in 1962, and Joe Biden's 1987 withdrawal from the presidential race. Thought for Today by Nathaniel Hawthorne reflects autumn sun.
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Yorkshire
England
St. Louis
Pacific Northwest
Little Rock Central High School
ABC Network
Joseph Biden
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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