City Council Adopts Tough Garbage Ordinance
City Council approved a strict garbage ordinance charging commercial property owners with proper waste collection and disposal. Violations carry a $1,000 maximum fine while dumpsters on public property are prohibited. Officials discussed dumpsters visibility, containment walls, and potential future traffic measures. The meeting also considered renaming Spur 55 Rettison Drive but failed to gain motion. A sewer study approved seeks 75 percent state funding for rehabilitation costs totaling about $790,000, with a bond sale likely.
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Lisa Ucker
Gerald Dickens
Commerce Street
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Fred Philips
Rettison Drive
Clean City Commission
Bay Area
Central District
Texas Department of Water Resources
Environmental Protection Agency
Ivan Langford
Langford Engineering Inc
Baytown Fire Crews Respond to Multiple Small Blazes
Baytown firefighters battled several minor incidents Wednesday night including a vehicle engine fire at Citizens Savings and a dumpster blaze on Garth Road. Station 3 crews found a blown steam line at Acme Cleaners while Station 5 and 6 units fought a house fire on Shirley Street with no damage reported. Dayton volunteers tackled a Western Auto car fire and a broken gas meter on Colburn Street after a car backed over it.
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Haytown
Ford
Paul Mayo
Houston
Citizens Savings
Texas
Acme Cleaners
N. Main
A&p Salvage
Highway 146
Station 5
Station 6
District 6
Kirk Lochridge
Shirley
Station 3
Garth Road
Emma Ramirez
Burbank
Dayton
Police Probe Auto Theft Involving Test Drive Gone Bad
Police investigate theft after a test drive at Ratliff Motors at 2800 Market. A white male, in his early 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall with sandy hair and a beard, who had permission, drove away in a 1976 Plymouth Fury valued at $1,500 owned by Charles Reeves and did not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratliff Motors
Charles Reeves
Hi-Port plant delay fuels Tampa area rumor and fire probe
A rumor of Hi-Port rebuilding along the Ship Channel surprised Harris County Fire Marshal R.E. Birdwell as investigators traced a fire at the site to a 10 square foot area. Fire officials noted possible causes including a discarded match or a forklift while workers were limited. In Baytown a stolen 1977 Dodge Monaco was recovered after being found burning on Rice Farm Road with registration traced to David Allen Jones.
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David Allen Jones
San Jacinto Mall
Chambers County Sheriff’s
Rice Farm Road
Jones
Birdwell
Christmas events and notices span Baytown area clubs and venues
Baytown Christian Women's Club meets December 16 at Goose Creek Country Club from 10 30 a m to 1 p m with nursery at Baker Road Baptist Church Reservations: Barbara Roquemore 427 6105 or Syble Brace 427 4533. Also in this notice list are theater cancellations and concerts including Madrigal Dinner at Grace United Methodist Church December 18 and 19 tickets. American Legion Post 658 Christmas dinner December 16. Texas Youth Theater canceled performance of The Tin Soldier with refunds. La Porte High School band Christmas concert December 15. Crosby Veterans of Foreign Wars and Crosby American Legion events. Tia Maria's opens in Woodcreek. Memorial and First Baptist music ministry King of Love December 17. Baytown area woodcarvers meet December 20 at Baytown Community Building with contact 422 9867. Also obituaries: Harvard J Pettis, 34, died at home in Highlands services pending Earthman Funeral Home.
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Baytown Christian Women’s Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Baker Road Baptist Church
Barbara Roquemore
Syble Brace
Harvard J. Pettis
Exxon
Highlands
Earthman Funeral Home
Grace United Methodist’ Church
Geter Granted New Trial After 477 Days In Prison
Lenel Geter, a 26 year old former E Systems engineer, walked free on bond after an appeals court ordered a new trial on his life sentence for an armed robbery. He praised the decision as emancipation from the Texas judicial system and planned to marry his girlfriend while considering a return to work.
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Dallas
Lenel Geter
Esystems Inc
Judicial System of
Texas
Geter
Balch Springs
Esystems
Greenville
South Carolina State College
E-Systems
Lew Sterrett
Wal Mart Baytown project eyed under new bonds
The city considers using industrial revenue bonds to back Wal Mart’s Baytown store, needing a blighted or economically depressed area designation. Guidelines will tighten by January 1, while council forms a non profit to serve as the vehicle for future actions. A final decision on the request awaits further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal- Mart Corp
Baytown
Masterson
Garth Road
Wal-Mart
Goodfellows Campaign Seeks Gifts for Bags Drawn by PTA Helpers
The Goodfellows drive calls for donations of gifts to fill bags stuffed with toys and goodies by PTA members and volunteers. Year to date totals show $3,168.50 on December 15, 1981, up from $2,235.72 on December 15, 1980, with $4,066.25 all of last year. The Baytown Sun asks residents to donate to Chief Goodfellows, P O Box 90, Baytown, Texas 77522, or drop contributions at 1301 Memorial Drive.
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Goodfellow
Parent- Teacher Association
Goodfellows
Chief Goodfellows
Baytown Sun
P.O
Baytown
Texas
Sun
Memorial Drive
Park Street
Baytown Newspaper Postal Details and Rates
Entered as second class matter at the Baytown Texas Post Office 77522 under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879 Published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays at 1301 Memorial Drive in Baytown Texas 77520 P O Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 Subscription Rates By carrier 4 25 per month 51 00 per year Single copy price 20 cents Daily 25 cents Sunday Mail rates on request Represented national by Coastal Publications
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Baytown
Texas
American Reporter Killed In Lebanon
The Lebanon fighting escalates as Marines report a damaged WITN TV reporter near the old gate at the Marine compound in Beirut. French casualties rise to two dead with Italian injuries as jets bomb targets inside Lebanese territory. President Reagan weighs withdrawal while Israeli forces move toward Deir el Kamar to aid besieged Christians.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Marine Base
New Jersey
U.S
Maj
Dennis Brooks
Witn-Tv
Washington, D.C
Brooks
Joe Corcoran
Robert Perry
Corcoran
Perry
Guam
Wayne Jones
United States
Khalde
Aramoun
Ilp
Washington
Reagan
Deir el-Kamar
Israel Radio
Tel Aviv
Rooftop and Water Damage at Centennial Square Apartments
Residents report leaks and water damage at Centennial Square after months of weathering, with two units showing minor leaks and tarps flapping in wind. Officials plan roof repairs in five to six months plus window sealing and wall remediation. One resident noted delays while public housing waits loom, with the building four years old and scheduled improvements to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiland
Centennial Square
Galveston
Riland
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Council
Aiport
Chambers County Sheriff's Office
American Legion American Legion Post 658
Region Hall
Crosby
Texas Youth Theater Product Touring Co
LA Porte High School
San Angelo
Jack Fields
Crosby Veterans of Foreign Wars
Crosby American Legion Hall
Farm Road
TIA Maria's
Woodcreek
Memorial
First Baptist Churches
Memorial Baptist Church
Carvers
Baytown Area
Paytown
Bays Sun
Paget
BMC
Mastercard
VISA
Beneficial
MasterCal
Visa 14
Visa USA,, Inc
Triple-A Checking
Beneficial Management Col
Ternational Inc
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