South Main Baytown’s old business and public service hub
Linda Hendricks shares memories of 1950s South Main Baytown detailing locations of Goose Creek and Pelly city lines. She recalls 401 S Main beside the jail, Rosser Electric, the old fire and police station, and nearby landmarks like K M Machine Shop Parks Café and Jax. The piece sketches a community spine along Texas Avenue toward downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Avenu
Pelly
S. Main
Linda
Clarence
Amelia Rosser
Rosser Electric Co
A-All Electric
Horace
Billie Cherry
City Hall
West Main
Baytown
Horace Mann
Roseland Park
Brunson Theater
Texas Avenue
Goose Creek City Hall
Hub Bounds
Tri- Cities
South Main
Johnny DeLoach
Humble
K &M Machine Shop
Parks Café
Jax
Trick or Treat for Troops drives large care package drive
Chip Gibson led a collaboration with area salon owners and Highlands seniors to expand Trick or Treat for Troops. Volunteers filled a car with 311 care packages including candy gum cards cookies and toiletries to ship overseas before Halloween from the Highlands Post Office. Gibson welcomed further donations and urged those with missing boxes to call 281 426 4642.
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Highlands
San Jacinto
Chip Gibson
Gibson
Lee Roy Moore
The
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Ralph Matthews
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Baytown
Market Street
TXDOT
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
Highland Woods Drive
Bay Area events calendar highlights local clubs and programs
Bay Area groups meet at varied times across Baytown area venues. BAYTOWN Sun offices host BAN G gatherings at 7 30 a m while Highlands seniors enjoy line dancing and ceramics. Other events include senior programs, story times, library classes, bingo sessions, and bridge clubs at multiple campuses through the day.
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Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Highlands Community Center
Sept 26 Highlights In History
On this date in history notable events include the 1960 Kennedy Nixon televised debate in Chicago, Philadelphia occupation in 1777, Jefferson becoming first secretary of state in 1789, Eliot's birth in 1888, FTC founding in 1914, Santayana death in 1952, NYSE drop after Eisenhower heart attack news in 1955, Boeing 767 maiden flight in 1981, Rehnquist sworn in and Scalia joining the Supreme Court in 1986, Biosphere 2 stay beginning in 1991.
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John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Chicago
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
America
T.S. Eliot
St. Louis
Federal Trade Commission
George Santayana
Rome
Eisenhower
New York Stock Exchange
Everett
Wash
William H. Rehnquist
United States
Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court
Oracle
Ariz
Goose Creek council backs keeping Pelly fire unit and consolidation vote
Historical notes show Goose Creek leaders in 1944 stating Pelly would retain its fire department and the city likely remain intact while voters would decide on Goose Creek and Pelly consolidation. The 1950 item reports Northside residents worried about a 10 year old boy given anti rabies serum after a bite. In 2000 Goose Creek school board set district goals to raise TAAS performance across 15 categories and improve district standing and recognitions.
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Goose Creek
Pelly
Northside
Texas
Family thanks for support after loss of Alice Gutierrez
The Gutierrez family thanks all who shared thoughts prayers food and flowers during our time of sorrow Ruben Jr Becky Jesse Helen and Henry expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the kindness shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice” Gutierrez
Ruben Jr
Becky
Jesse
Helen
Henry
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Wanda Orton
Orton
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
TOPS
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Juanita Hargraves Memorial
Winnie
Chambers County
Anahuac
Sterling Municipal Library
New Caney
Hargrave High School
WEFW
N. Main
Grace United Methodist Church
North Pruett
Ruth
Calvary Temple
Breda
Promise Center
Kentucky
Harris County
Max East Bowling Alley
Call
Market St. Baytown
Decker Drive
Centra
LocalNet
Happy
Natalie
Adrienne Oviedo
Annette Oviedo
Johnny Rios
Esther
Lucy de Palma
Che Ane
Ian Ma Dale
Houston
SUN History
William Butler Yeats
Virginia Alice Gutierrez
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