Nurses Course A Nine Week Program Starts March 1
A nine week nurse's aide certification program begins March 1 at Lee College with details via the college nursing office phone 427-5611 Ext 319. Also Baytown Chamber event and UT Exes banquet tickets offered at local banks and stores. Thefts report thefts at Welcome Inn Liquor Store totaling 122 in change 18 35 in cigarets and 908 99 in liquor with 10 damage. Spina Bifida meeting set for Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Hermann Professional Building Houston speaker Dr Michael M Donovan chief surgeon Shrine Hospital
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Lee College
Edgar Newsom
Leonard James
Welcome Inn
Oak
Baytown
Spina Bifida Association
Collier Aduitorium
Hermann Professional
Houston
Michael M. Donovan
Shrine Hospital
Baytown Area Forecast Sees Warm, Cloudy Transition Through Friday
The Baytown area weather forecast calls for cloudy to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Friday. Lows stay mild in the 70s. Morgan's Point tides for Friday show a high at 12:13 a.m. and a low at 9:55 a.m.
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Baytown Area
Morning Tops Leader Murrie Home After Surgery
MRS. MURRIE Kinney, leader of Morning Tops, is at home at 1307 Pershing after surgery in a Houston hospital and can have visitors. Dr. Alton Laird once was Dan Stallworth's laundry man, and Joe Floyd is building a rising reputation in a new assignment. Jerry Jameson may be named handsome as his college athletic career unfolds. Baytown Houston commuter Vernon Olney and Larry Tiner are noted shoppers with Cynthia Huey calling in late.
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Murrie Kinney
Morning Tops
Pershing
Houston
Alton Laird
Dan Stallworth
Alton
Joe Floyd
Jerry Jameson
Jerry
Baytown- Houston
Vernon Olney
Larry Tiner
Cynthia Huey
City Faces Rapidly Failing Refuse Dump Space
Baytown's only landfill at Cedar Bayou is near capacity after a year. City officials warn space is nearly exhausted as six acres of land are used monthly. A proposed solution includes a grinding waste machine that could cut land use by 87 percent and allow metal salvage. incineration is deemed insufficient, and water depth limits Cedar Bayou and nearby Coady sites.
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Baytown
Lamar Kelley
Kelley
Cedar Bayou
Wisconsin
D. R. Voelkel
Coady
Builder Savell Plans $750,000 Subdivision
Baytown builder Dan Savell announces Whispering Pines a 225 lot subdivision on Raccoon Drive with frontage on Cary Bayou and Cedar Bayou. Development to start in about 30 days with $750,000 initial cost financed by Citizens of Texas Savings and Loan. Land purchased from Great Western Sulphur Co. Engineering by Baytown Engineering Co. City water and sewer planned.
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Baytown
Dan Savell
Whispering Pines
Raccoon Drive
Cary Bayou
Cedar Bayou
Savell
Country Club Oaks
Pines
Citizens of Texas Savings and Loan Association
Baytown Engineering Co
Great Western Sulphur Co
Midland
Panel Pivot Sways Toward City Penny Tax Plans
The House Tax Committee gave a chilly reception to two bills proposing a penny from Baseline taxes for street work, routing them to a hostile subcommittee. Rep. Carl Parker argued cities deserve a share, citing Comptroller Calvert estimates of $65.4 million next year and $74.5 million the following year.
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Austin
House Tax Committee
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Robert Calvert
Surgeon Goes On Trial In Wife Murder
In Houston, Dr. John R. Hill, a 40 year old plastic surgeon, faces a murder trial under a rare homicide by omission law. He is accused of deliberately withholding medical care from his wife, Mrs. Joan Robinson Hill, who died March 19 1989 from a massive infection. Jury selection began with 40 potential jurors remaining out of an initial pool of 12 to 40, as defense questions stretched across hours. Testimony may begin Friday.
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Houston
John R. Hill
Hill
Joan Robinson Hill
Richard Haynes
Haynes
Dist
Fred M. Hooey
Walker Hallum Vie For Mayor In Local Race
In a contested city race Walker and Hallum challenge for the mayor position. The city faces a tight contest as campaigns highlight local issues and leadership questions.
Four Now Seeking Top City Office In Baytown Race
Four candidates file for Baytown mayor and council seats for the April 6 election. Don M. Hullum has filed for mayor, joining Mayor Glen Walker who plans to seek re election. Tony Campos and H M Campbell, housing board members, had already filed. Hullum cites a critical development period and leadership needs. Walker aims to complete capital improvement projects and water supply changes. Hullum details include his Baytown roots, Texas A&M degree, and family. Walker, born in Orange and raised in Port Arthur, has served as mayor and councilman and will pause a station program for election fairness. Walker also runs a bookstore with his wife and co-owned an ad agency elsewhere.
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Glen Walker
Walker
Hullum
Tony Campos
H. M. Campbell
Baytown Housing Authority
Hallum
Baytown
Rtevision
Diamond Shamrock Corp
Baytownschools
Texas A&m
B. L.hullum
Baytonians
Richards
Bowie
Devolyn Fuller
Dewey P. Fuller
Donna Kay
Kim
Scott
Lisa
Hullums
Travis
Orange
Port Arthur
Highlands
KWBA
Lamar Kelley
Dicsalvad
Governor Smith Seeks Higher Texas Tax Hike Plan
Gov Preston Smith urged the Texas Legislature to raise the general sales tax to 4 percent for two years and lift vehicle sales tax from 3 to 4 percent. He proposed tuition increases from 50 to 125 dollars per semester for residents and from 200 to 500 for nonresidents, estimating 420 million dollars in extra revenue.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texas
Smith
New CC Directors Being Nominated
Nominations for new directors of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce are now being received by the membership. Lists of members and current and retiring directors have been mailed to aid the process. Nominations must be returned to the Chamber office by 5 pm February 23. Ten new directors will be elected for three year terms, and an official ballot goes to members on February 24. Retiring directors eligible for renomination include Bednarski Bray Brunson Clark Edwards Elmore Gillette Grandy King McElvany Thorn Blackwood and Derden. Blackwood and Derden cannot seek another term. Holdover directors are Beavers Berry Britton Chappell Di Corcia Echols Hall Hermans Luiras Ramsey Rice Satterwhite Spitz Stewart Strahan Strickler Tillery Wilburn.
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Baytown Chamber| of Commerce
Dave Moore
Chamber
Fred Bednarski
M. C
Buddy) Bray
Ronald Brunson
Johnny Clark
Paul Edwards
J. C. Elmore
Robert L. Gillette
Rod
Knox Beavers
Eldon Berry
Perry Britton
al Chappell
E. T. DiCorcia
John C. Echols
Ike Hall
Fred Hartman
Jack [Eermans
Tom Luiras
Bruce Ramsey
Allen Rice
T. L. “Doc” Satterwhite
Harry Spitz
Douglas Stewart
Richard Strahan
Jack Strickler
Charles Tillery
Theo’ Wilburn
Councilman Urges Rail Crossing Enforcement
Baytown officials plan to enforce the current railroad crossing ordinance after Allen Cannon, traffic committee chair, recommends to the city council on February 25 that citations begin for violations. The ordinance requires rail companies to signalize or have a flagman at crossings. a new measure would share costs and push immediate signalization at dangerous crossings.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Allen Cannon
Cannon
Vance
Southern Pacific
Beaumont
Walker
ER&E Surplus To Cut Research Staff Here
Esso Research and Engineering announced a company wide staff reduction affecting Baytown center. Over 100 Baytown employees from both long tenure and newer staff will be impacted as transfers retirements and attrition are expected to reduce the numbers. Officials say no further cuts are planned after this program ends.
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Er&e
Esso Research and Engineering
Baytown Center
Baytown
Esso
Thorn
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