Gene Autry and His Legend in Western Film History
A nostalgic tribute recounts Gene Autry’s impact as a top cowboy star, his 93 films 91 TV shows and 16 radio years, wartime service with the Army Air Forces, ownership of the California Angels, and his enduring fame alongside Roy Rogers Tex Ritter and others. The piece recalls Champion the horse and Autry’s songs Back in the Saddle Again and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Autry
Los Angeles
Gene
United States Army Air Force
California Angels
Nolan Ryan
Champion
Seabiscuit
Roy Rogers
Johnny Mack Brown
Tex Ritter
Duncan Renaldo
the Cisco Kid
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Roy
Tex
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Supreme Court
Goose Creek
Trigger
Reno
White Flash
Diablo
Cisco Kid
Topper
Garden House built by retired teacher inspires community
Retired Harlem Elementary School principal Mattie Sharp restored a family property into The Garden House in Barrett Station. Over 10 months with help from sister Trilby Arceneaux and brother Wade Lewis she created a toursable space for weddings, book clubs, Bible studies, retreats, showers, and other events. Reservations by appointment at 713 854 3009 or 314 Nod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Sharp
Harlem
Sharp
Trilby Arceneaux
Wade Lewis
Barrett Station
Library Card Sign-Up Month Feature at Sterling Library
The Baytown Sun highlights Maria E. Ruiz and other library patrons in a library card sign-up month feature. Ruiz notes two years with her Sterling Municipal Library card, and she praises the Bookmobile, broad book variety, and access to information. She reads at night with her children and enjoys mysteries and authors like Janet Evanovich, Patterson, and Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Sun
Mary Higgins Clark
Patricia Cromwell
James Patterson
Janet Evanovich
Community Calendar Highlights Baytown Events and Contacts
A Baytown community calendar lists multiple events and services including a blood drive at Green Acres 2000 Beaumont Drive from 8 to 11 am with contact Sherry Smith 281 422 3546. It covers line dancing at Highlands Community Center 604 Highlands Woods Drive beginning 8:30 am, painting at Art League of Baytown Baytown Community Center 10 am, genealogy library hours 10 am to 2 pm, TOPS at Crosby Community Center 10 am, Story Time at West Chambers Branch Library 10:30 am with Suellyn Melcher, golf tournament by Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at Goose Creek Country Club starting 11 am, bridge at Market Street Community Center noon, blood drive at Allenbrook Health Care 1 to 4 pm, Go Getters at Baytown Community Center 1 to 5 pm, Barbers Hill FFA catfish dinners 3 to 6:30 pm with proceeds for scholarships, and Baytown Senior Center shopping day at 1715 Market Street with senior transportation services. Phone numbers and emails provided for all activities.
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Green Acres of
Baytown
Beaumont Drive
Sherry Smith
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Art League of
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Baytown
Goose Creek Country Club
Juno
Market St
Allenbrook Health Care
Allenbrook
Lone Star Room
Baytown Community Center
Barbers Hill Ffa
Barbers Hill
Agriculture Department
Missy Malechek
Baytown Senior Center
First Presbyterian Church
Church to begin nightly prophecy series at Baytown LaPorte SDA
The Baytown LaPorte Seventh-day Adventist Church at 1001 North Pruett opens a free nightly series titled The Most Amazing Prophecies led by Pastor Doug Batchelor of Pioneer Memorial Church. It runs at 7 p.m. daily through Oct 8, starting with The Final Kingdom then Solving the Messiah Mystery and Armageddon Countdown. Charity Stone at 28-422-5303 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown LaPorte Seventh-day Adventist Church
North Pruett
Doug Batchelor
Pioneer Memorial Church
Charity Stone
This Day in History Highlights and Milestones
On September 29, 1978 Pope John Paul I was found dead in his Vatican apartment. Other notable events include 1789 War Department establishing a regular army, 1918 Allied breakthrough on the Hindenburg Line, 1955 A View From the Bridge premiere, 1986 Daniloff released, 1988 Discovery space shuttle launch, 1996 Bosnian postwar elections certified, 2001 Bush condemns Taliban harboring bin Laden.
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John Paul I
Vatican
U.S. War Department
Arthur Miller
New York
Miller
Soviet Union
Nicholas Daniloff
Moscow
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Bosnia
Alija Izetbegovic
Bush
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
United States
Associated Press
Sun History Highlights Baytown and Harris County Milestones
A retrospective spans 1944 to 2003 covering Harris County postwar plans including a $20 million tunnel project under the Houston Ship Channel, drainage, courthouse, roads, docks and improvements in Tri-Cities, a 1990 Texas Rice Festival honoring 10 rice farmers, 2000 Baytown council actions on labor representation and a building ordinance panel, and the 2003 Baytown Boat Club Fall Classic with boats reaching 145 mph on the San Jacinto River. The Sun also notes quotes from Michael Arlen and a Bible verse, inviting readers to submit photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Houston
Tri-Cities
Baytown
Baytown Professional Firefighters Association
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Ito
Jim Finley
Cowboys
Finley
Kari Griffin
Maria E. Ruiz
Luis, Moises
Tania Ruiz
A. the
Steffani
Exxon Mobil
Baytonian
Crosby Community Center
SUN History
Michael Arlen
Peter
the Sun
David
Bloom
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