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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2008
Page
2
Natalie Whatley praises GCCISD Transportation and bus drivers in Baytown for safely delivering her three children to school amid busy mornings. She recalls Ms. Rucker and Ms. Leatherwood, thanks support staff and mechanics, and notes six recent calls to transportation.
A free legal advice clinic runs from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 6 at the J D Walker Community Center in Baytown, staffed by Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program attorneys. It covers divorce, custody, guardianship, name changes, bankruptcy, landlord tenant disputes, adoptions, wills, probate, power of attorney, and government benefits while noting limits on criminal, municipal, and personal injury matters.
Community groups list open mic night Calvary Temple services and church activities. Labor Day closures, emergency services on duty, library computer class, quilt guild meeting, veterans and civic clubs events, ballroom lessons, senior softball, Chick-fil-A Family Night, Optimists meeting, line dancing and crafts, GED prep, oil painting and watercolor classes, library computer basics, senior bowling league.
On August 31 1886 Charleston quake killed sixty people according to USGS. In 1954 Hurricane Carol devastated Connecticut Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts with nearly seventy deaths. In 1988 a Delta 727 crashed at Dallas Fort Worth killing fourteen. Five years ago Shiites marched after cleric Hakim’s assassination in Najaf. One year ago Mike Nifong was jailed for contempt in the Duke lacrosse case.
Summary of notable Baytown events: 1938 Labor Day parade entries by Woodmen of the World and veterans groups under Tri-Cities council. 1944 Humble Oil 100 octane gasoline for Allied bombers. 1949 teacher salary uplift. 1950 tax office chief deputy appointment. 1974 Water Quality Board verdict on Lakewood and Brownwood waters. 1975 traffic circle elimination. 1989 Fred Hartman Bridge collision injuries. 2000 Goose Creek refunds to senior taxpayers. 2023 note on Dr David McClellan arson case and insurance fraud charges. Includes quotations from William Saroyan and biblical verse.
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