Baytown Woman Remembers the 1900 Gulf Storm
Mrs. Susie New, a lifelong Baytonian, recounts surviving the 1900 hurricane that hit the Texas Gulf Coast. She recalls evacuating four houses as her Alvin home collapsed, hiding in bushes with her husband Isom Palmer briefly separated from family, and an unexpected encounter with a snake and pole cat nearby.
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Wanda Gaton
Susie New
Galveston
Alvin
New
Isom Palmer
Palmers
Baytown local notices round up community events and meetings
Children theater workshop concludes Aug 26 at Baytown Little Theater with 9 30 to 10 30 am session. Catholic Daughters guest Bea Schoppe Houston at 7 30 pm Monday. VBS runs 7 to 8 pm Monday to Friday at Peace Tabernacle 1602 N Main. Mayor Glen Walker speaks 7 30 pm Monday. Baytown Aircraft Association meets 8 pm Monday 418 Willow Lane. Reports include visits, a tooth loss, hospital stay, and local hospital notes. One Act Plays 7 30 pm Monday at Baytown Little Theater audience free. Story hour 10 am Tuesday Sterling Municipal Library ages five to nine. Beach City Council 7 pm Tuesday Community Building.
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Children’s Theater
Children’s Theater Workshop
Baytowa
Little Theater
VBS Vacation Bible
Peace Tabernacle
N. Main
Glen Walker
Baytown Little Theater
Baytown Service League
Sterling Municipal Library
Wayne Hanson
William J. Gidley
Charles FE. George
Beach
West Bay Road
Jaycees Drive Continues In Baytown For Storm Victims
Baytown Jaycees coordinate hurricane Camille relief with a 500 box truck sent to Mississippi led by Mike Jordan and Councilman David Hans. Humble Oil supplied 2008 gallons of white gasoline, water shipments followed, and the National Guard Armory and four Baytown fire stations serve as collection points for bedding towels diapers soap and can openers. Contacts via phone 427-1704.
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Baytown
Mississippi
Mike Jordan
David Hans
Evans
The
Jaycees
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Mississippi Jaycees
Ernest Hanser
Baytown Jaycees
Nation grapples with floods and strife across states
The seismic disaster in Virginia leaves a lake of gasoline seeping into Richmond sewers while Western Virginia faces at least 74 deaths and 109 missing. Texas reports 37 weekend deaths from traffic and gun violence. U S Air Force ferries armored carriers toward Saigon amid Cambodian border intel. Former President Johnson returns to Texas with Mexican leader in Acapulco. Red Cross says Camille affected 66,200 families in Mississippi and Louisiana. A court martial absolves Capt Stevenson over Melbourne collision. Pittsburgh sees mass protests for more Black union members disrupting downtown traffic.
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Virginia
Richmond
Trustees Eye Cafeteria Prices At Regular Meeting
The school board will consider a revised cafeteria breakfast program and price changes, discuss the building program and approve near completion projects, and review a plan to create a director of special services for Robert E. Lee. They will also address early tax payments, bids for PE equipment and carpeting, and waiving a policy to allow band instrument bids on Sept 8.
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Robert E. Lee
Ross Sterling
Johnny Clark
City of
Baytown and Lee College
Allen Attacks Texas Food Tax Proposal In Assembly
Republican Rep Joe Allen of Baytown blasted the $341 million plan to tax food purchases as inconceivable and thoughtless. He criticized unfinished appropriations and accused some legislators of loyalty to unknown interests. The bill, passed by the Senate 15 to 14, faced delay in the House as supporters sought votes. The measure would extend the sales tax to food purchases and was seen as a potential financial crisis trigger. Senator Chet Brooks and Senator Barbara Jordan opposed it.
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House
Senate
Texas
Chet Brooks
Barbara.Jordan
Harris County
Allen
The
Sun
Baytown area forecast and Morgan's Point tides
PARTLY CLOUDY and alarm through Tuesday with a chance of afternoon thundershowers. Temperature range Monday low 70s to high 90s. Morgan's Point tides Tuesday high at 4 49 p m. lows at 2 07 a m and 4 19.
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Baytown Area
Morgan’s
Two Key Documents in Crosby School Rights Suit
The Justice Department suit against Crosby School District centers on two pleadings. A permanent injunction seeks to stop racial discrimination and force equal educational opportunities for all students. A preliminary injunction requests urgent steps to desegregate schools, staff, transport, and new construction.
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Justice Department
Crosby
Mississippi Baytonians Recall Camille’s Fury Unbelievable
Residents of Pass Christian and Baytown recall Hurricane Camille as the Gulf Coast suffered its worst. Guy Dommert and his wife Karleen fled with five children from their Baytown home to Covington La for safety, then returned after the storm. They describe the destruction as beyond human comprehension and recall a calm Gulf before the devastation.
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Guy Dommert
Port Barre
Guy Dommiert
A. H. Dommert
Baytown
Karleen
Camille-tora
Mississippi
Pass Christian
Bormmerts
Gulf
Dommert
Guy
Christian
Lane Found Guilty and Given Death Penalty
Lane Michael Lane, 31, was convicted of the murder of Effie Chambers at the Continental Trailways bus station in Houston. The jury sentenced him to death after a trial that featured testimony from Baytown officers and dispute over the murder weapon, with Lane’s later statement alleging a rifle as the weapon.
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Larry Michael Lane
Effie Chambers
Dan Walton
Houston
Lane
Chambers
Continental ‘Trailways
Baytown
Mexico
Federal Community Treatment Center
Lee College
Public School Registration Schedule Set
Bay town public schools announce registration for the new year. Classes begin next Tuesday September 2 with morning sessions for kindergarten and elementary students at 8 30 a m junior high and high school groups follow with varied start times including tenth and eleventh graders.
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Baytown
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Preston Pendergrass
Alabama
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
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Ruthy Clark
Birmingham
Ala
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Gary Burroughs
Baytown State Bank
F.O
Ray Plaza Center
Jaycees’ Drive
Humble Oil
Louisiana
National Guard Armory
YMCA
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J. Hauser
Wye Drive
North Main
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Bu Dop
Saigon
Johnson
Miguel Aleman
Acapulco
American Red Cross
John P. Stevenson
Melbourne
Frank Ebvans
Pittsburgh
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Moultrie
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