Baytown Hires Search For New Superintendent After Clark Retirement
Baytown School Board voted to seek applicants for a successor to retiring Superintendent Johnny Clark with a plan to consult a specialist. A timetable aims for a new superintendent by Jan 1. The board also approved preliminary Horace Mann Junior High Library plans and nominated three residents for the Appraisal Review Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Johnny Clark
Helen Barolak
Wayne Hanson
Tom Gentry
Wanda Ellis
Oswall Harman
David Smith
Paul Hall
Smith
Vernon
Steve DonCarlos
Gentry
State Bar of Texas
Barolak
Clark
Horace Mann Junior High School
William T. Burge
Burge
Jesse Stovall
Kenneth Simon
Bill McElhannon
Stovall
Exxon
Simon
McElhamnon
Fire Lane Replat OK'd By Baytown Planning Board
The Baytown Planning Commission granted both preliminary and final approval Monday for a partial replat of a fire lane at San Jacinto Mall to serve a new Mervyns. The lane will be relocated 13.1 feet due to different building dimensions from the Joske's plan, sparking debate on simultaneous approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherri Carver
Baytown Planning Commission
San Jacinto Mall
Mervyn's Department
Joske’s
Commission
Bill Cornelius
Knight
Raintree
Rollingbrook Drive
Crosby School Board Debates Growth and Facility Plans
Crosby School trustees approved administrator contracts except for Dewis Elder and Eugene Dornak after an executive session. They discussed growth due to East Freeway completion and options to cope, including more facilities, portable buildings, or larger classes. A motion to redo Drew Intermediate School gym passed 5-2 with a $139,553 cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Byford
Crosby
Jake McAllister
Miksch
Crosby Independent School
Lois Schmidt
Drew Intermediate
Phyllis Boss
Boss
Jerry Prochazka
Drew
Ronnie Davenport
Crosby High School
Pat Stevens
Ms. Stevens
Reunion Plans for REL Class of 1939
The Pearce Street Journal notes PSJ is the official unofficial voice for the REL class of 1939. Carrie Lou Taylor Hester and Jack Walmsley are highlighted figures. An afternoon picnic is planned for May 5 after Exxon’s noon event, followed by a 6 p.m. dinner at Goose Creek Country Club.
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PSJ
Carrie Lou Taylor Hester
Jack Walmsley
Exxon
Goose Creek Country Club
Girl Scout Marisa Lyra Joins Roseland Park Event
Around Town notes Marisa Lyra daughter of Mr and Mrs Ophis Lyra took part in Girl Scout Troop 738s Cannibal Dance at Roseland Park during a luau. The Sun front page featured a photo of Marisa though her name was not mentioned. Also mentioned are W W Brown greeting a former history student Myrtle Louise Moore enjoys a luncheon Carolyn Brumley receives congratulations Brenda Gardner miscues Bill Roberts Pete Abbott sausage Liz Rincon smiling.
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Marisa Lyra
Ophis Lyra
Roseland Park
Luau
Marisa
the Sun
W.W. Brown
Myrtle Louise Moore
Carolyn Brumley
Brenda Gardner
Bill
Roberts
Pete Abbott
Liz Rincon
Rites set for Mrs. B E Sutphin at St Mark's
Services for Housie Sutphin will be held at 11 a m Wednesday at St Mark's United Methodist Church. The Baytown resident died Monday after a long illness. A charter member, she taught Sunday School and served in the Woman's Society of Christian Service and hospital volunteer corps. She chaired two organizations and was famed for cooking and fruitcakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.E
Housie) Sutphin
Volunteer Corps
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Grandmothers Club
Pioneer Club
Lum-Roark
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
Baytown Forecast Calls for Clear Skies Through Wednesday
Weather outlook calls for clear skies over Baytown through Wednesday with temperatures dipping to the upper 30s Tuesday night and rising to the mid 60s on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Eagle Drive Extension Moves Toward Summer Completion
Mont Belvieu and Chambers County officials expect Eagle Drive Extension to be finished by summer after Texas Highway Department approval. County Engineer R T Pinchback Jr said pipelines from Enterprise Products and Explorer must be lowered before final access, with 13 or 14 inch lines already moved. Mayor Fred Miller urged prioritizing the project as he noted his Cherry Point home stake in the road's extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Mickelson
Anahuac
Chambers County
Mont Belvieu
Eagle Drive
R.T. Pinchback Jr
Mont Belvieu City
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Pinchback
Texas Highway Department
Cherry Point
Enterprise Products
Explorer
Mont Belview
Fred Miller
EAGLE
Speedy Trial Bid Denied in McManus Retrial
Houston district court denies the speedy trial motion by Vernon McManus’s lawyers as trial proceeds on March 19 for the 1976 Cantrell murder case. McManus was previously sentenced to death after Baytown contractor Paul Cantrell and his wife Mary were found dead, a conviction later overturned prompting a retrial ordered by a federal judge.
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Houston
Vernon McManus
McManus
Baytown
Paul Cantrell
Mary
Country Club Oaks
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Fire Lane
Tay
Ashbel Smith Elementary School
Baytown Sun
Sammy Gonzales
John Sellers
Cynthia Gnagy
Aman
da Moore
Sammy
Feliciarre Gonzales
Maria Salazar
John
Cynthia
George Gnagy
Amanda
Archie Moore
Sun
Carrie Pryor
Pearce Street Journal
Housie Sutphin
Eepbeceae
Dimension
Baeeets
Federetty
Bank Ciee TrustCe Reva Fed Service Trent
Texas
Goose Creek Motors
Detwice
Smujacrito Ford
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