Jack Jacobs Leaves Baytown Bank for Chamber Legacy
Longtime Baytown banker Jack Jacobs ends his chamber role after leading the Tri Cities merger and a varied career. He retires to a consultant position at Citizens National while remaining in Baytown with wife Jean. Jacobs reflects on mentors, community ties, and his aim to stay near home.
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Jack
Chamber Post
Old Baytown
Pelly
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce
Citizens National
Hugh Echols
Echols
John Echols
Douglas Stewart
Baytown
Will Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Mangum
Jack Jacobs
Red River
Jean
Kids vent as prices rise under President Ford
A crowd of youngsters from a 1974 school survey blame rising costs on President Ford. They cite candy at 15 cents, sugar up, soap prices climbing, gas and food costs, and family budget strains. They urge action to curb inflation and help households cope.
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Connie
Michael Ford
Jeffery McCall
Pat Kelley
Robert Blum
Johnny
Robert Brown
Stor
Kit Tracy Berwick
Robbie Lowell
David Downs
Fords
Nancy Rickens
Ford
Baytown Sun
Theaytown
Texas
Charles W. Peale the first American taxidermist
Charles W. Peale, America's first taxidermist, participated in the Revolutionary War. His work helped found a lasting American museum tradition and preserved natural history for future generations.
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Charles W. Peale
America
Baytown Seeks Fair Share as Subsidence Hits Representation
Baytown voices frustration over a bill affecting local representation after subsidence damage. Officials warn the city could lose clout as Baytown shares a director with other southern municipalities. A Baytown official argues for restoring Baytown’s representative in the bill. The House bill advances to committee with informal hearing takeaways guiding possible revisions.
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Gentry
Baytown
Joe
Sun
NEW York
New York Yankees
Shea
Sattown
H House
Teacher Mrs Wilbanks Pioneered Baytown Study Travel Program
Mrs Wilbanks taught English at Robert E Lee High School from 1965 to 1973 and sponsored the Keyettes club. She helped develop a secondary English curriculum for a non graded elective track and organized a group of Baytown students for a travel study program at Oxford University. She promoted credit earning travel studies and later worked in Exxon’s marketing department in Houston from 1963 to 1965.
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University of Houston
Robert E. Lee
Keyettes
Funeral Notices for Huntley and Finneran in Baytown area
Bertha Huntley 37 of 221 Wisconsin died at her son’s home at 3 am Wednesday. Survived by son John Huntley and daughters-in-law, grandson Terry Huntley, nephew Clay Huntley, and two other nephews. Services set for 3 pm Saturday at Harrison Chapel Colby Kan. Burial Beulah Cemetery Colby Kan. Betty Jane Finneran 58 of 2213 Wyoming Baytown died at a Houston hospital. Rosary 8 pm Wednesday Earthman Funeral Chapel. services 9:30 am Thursday Earthman Chapel and 10 am Thursday at St. Josephs Catholic Church. Burial White Cemetery Highlands. Survived by husband John Finneran Sr., son John Finneran Jr., daughter Susan Marie Finneran, and two grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Terry Huntley
Kansas City
Kan
Clay Huntley
Kreal
Jeffery Burris
Perry Burris
Garnett
Presbyterian Church
Colby
Paul U. Lee
Harrison Funeral Home
Harrison Chapel
Finneran
Betty Jane Finneran
Wyoming
Houston
Baytown
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Ohio State University
Earthman Funeral Home Chapel
Earthman Chapel
Joseph P. O'Sullivan
White Cemetery
Highlands
John Finneran Sr
John Finneran Jr
Dallas
Susan Marie Finneran
Austin
Ervil Elswick
Cecil Penny
Howard Riggs
Ray Dupree
Lewis Febber
Roger Lewis
Fire damages parked auto near 620 Park
An unoccupied car at 620 Park suffered fire damage to the dash and console and wiring. Firefighters arrived at 8:25 a.m. from Station 3 and remained until 8:57 a.m. The owner was at a construction site. Officials believe a wiring short caused the blaze.
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620 Park
Baytown Day at Houston Livestock Show features Helen Reddy
Baytown Day at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will be February 23 with singer Helen Reddy as the featured performer. Tickets costing five dollars are available at Citizens National Bank.
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Baytown
Houston
Crosby School Board Told Change In Taxes Illegal
Crosby Texas officer and union dispute over tax roll changes. The board and tax assessor examined corrections after a prior equalization and decided not to alter 1974 tax amounts. Delinquent taxes due Feb 1 prevent revisiting earlier corrections. The district uses county valuations and followed a recent county correction.
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Crosby School Board
TOM Wells Board and Union
Crosby (Sp
Crosby
Cama
Board of Equalization
Binion
Frank Wolcik
Crosby High Building Faces Heat Cut and Budget Plea
Crosby school officials warn heat will stay off at Crosby High School as pipes deteriorate and new addition uses electric heat. Kenneth Pye asks board permission to replace pipes with Lake side Plumbing of Humble the lowest bid at 2400 dollars. Taxpayers may render during the rendition period and may appeal valuation to the equalization board if disputed. If no rendition, they must accept the tax office assessment, otherwise court is the remedy.
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Binion
Crosby (Sp
Crosby High School
Kenneth Pye
Board of
Equaliza G
Pye
Lakeside Plumbing of
Humble
Ion
Cyised
Bobbye Hill
Equalization Board
District debates funding formulas and constitutional change
Clark warns that if the focal fund exceeds state allotment the district becomes budget balanced and loses state money through the foundation program. He notes a constitutional amendment would be required to alter this, predicting difficulty. Other plans propose 80 20 state local funding with frozen local shares, shifting cost dynamics over time. Sauls cites current state support around 4 million and local funding near 6 million.
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Texas
Clark
Briscoe
Robert Sauls
Boundary lines eyed for groundwater rule hearing
The panel discusses a two county boundary for groundwater control and the March 5 hearing. District leaders favor keeping options open as they weigh how to define boundaries between Harris and Galveston counties to curb subsidence.
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Joe
Galveston
Harris
Limans
iAtkiss
Atkiss
Bob Gabrysch
US Geodetic Survey
Gabrysch
Allen
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