Page-Interstate Company and the Daily Sun’s Baytown, Highlands, and La Porte Texas Modern City Directory, 1963

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General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. Areas include Baytown, Brownwood, Lakewood, La Porte, Highlands, Wooster and adjacent territory. According to the title page, it contains “an alphabetical directory of all residents eighteen years of age and over with detailed information concerning each; a numerical directory by streets with street telephone guide; a classified business directory with special listings for nationally advertised brands; a numerical telephone directory; a cosmopolitan telephone directory.”

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[8], 9-380, 1- 48, 1-51 p. ; 23 cm.

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Page-Interstate Company 1963.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: Baytown History Collection and was provided by the Sterling Municipal Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 32 times, with 7 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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Sterling Municipal Library

The first library building in the Baytown area was a branch of the Harris County Library, opening in 1925. Municipally funded public library service commenced with the dedication of Sterling Municipal Library in 1963. The name honors Ross Sterling for his vision and commitment to the printed word.

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General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. Areas include Baytown, Brownwood, Lakewood, La Porte, Highlands, Wooster and adjacent territory. According to the title page, it contains “an alphabetical directory of all residents eighteen years of age and over with detailed information concerning each; a numerical directory by streets with street telephone guide; a classified business directory with special listings for nationally advertised brands; a numerical telephone directory; a cosmopolitan telephone directory.”

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[8], 9-380, 1- 48, 1-51 p. ; 23 cm.

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  • 1963

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Page-Interstate Company. Page-Interstate Company and the Daily Sun’s Baytown, Highlands, and La Porte Texas Modern City Directory, 1963, book, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1582420/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.

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