Woman fends off intruder as husband due home soon
A 4 year old Baytown woman told police she woke at 4 50 am and confronted a white male intruder in her bedroom. After grabbing the phone he grabbed it away and hit her. She warned him her husband would be home any minute and the man left. The attacker was described as a pale muscular man in his early 20s, about 5 7 to 5 10, with a burn discoloration on the chest and a USA tattoo on the left shoulder. He wore brown pants and no shirt. Several other incidents and arrests followed in the same Baytown area including a disturbance on Martin Luther King Blvd and thefts worth over $100.
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Deadline notices and community events in Baytown area
Noon deadline January 14 is for letters to the school trustee election on January 19. Signatures and addresses required. Brief letters requested. Ferry closed January 12 to 13 for south landing repairs. Genealogical Society meets January 14 at Sterling Library then visits Wallisville Research Center. OB orientation tour January 12 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Stork Club. Toy Fox Terrier Club show January 13 at Baytown Shrine Club. Channelview School District observes holiday January 14 for teacher prep day.
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Du Pont plans safer methyl isocyanate process at La Porte
Baytown officials welcome Du Pont proposal to replace transport and storage of methyl isocyanate with a continuous closed loop at the La Porte plant. The plan would produce methyl isocyanate only as an intermediate and convert it to finished product immediately, aiming to reduce risk. Texas Air Control Board permit timing could push startup toward June 1985 with an estimated three months after approval.
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Trustees Delay Over Merrill Salary After State Ruling
The district bears Merrill's full salary after the state declared her excess staff. Merrill contends district intended an administrative role, acting as liaison between administration and public, with duties including funding, newsletters, press materials, and communications. She cites TEA rules for a bachelor’s degree in teaching as sufficient qualification.
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Pay raises and role debated for district staff
Mrs. Merrill and supervisors described uneven pay raises from 1980 to 1984, with Merrill often matching administrators but teachers receiving higher percentages. Brown linked her to pay grade 7, while Hamblin and officials argued her role is support not administration. Merrill said she could not negotiate contracts, feeling forced to accept or quit.
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Baytown Plans 6.5 Million Bond Sale Amid Slipping Revenues
City manager reviews bond rating as a tool for bidders and notes rates down now. Underwood Neuhaus cites 9.75 percent planning rate, contrasting with 1981 10.91 percent and 1982 10.43 percent. A 6.5 million issue funds water and sewer upgrades, fire stations, drainage, and parks, with bonds issued to date at 4.8 million against a 12.8 million target.
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Baytown
Raccoon Road
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Travis Elementary School
Remembering a Friend and a Tragic Loss
A close friend recounts discovering Marcella’s body after she fell ill and vanished into neglect. The speaker recalls caring for Marcella, describing her frailty, the last visit eight months prior, and the emotional resolve to help her beloved friend, who came from an aristocratic family.
Railroads surveyed Texas aid mileage prize in 1854 act
Milton Franks told Kiwanis the 1854 General Railroad Act gave railroad companies that laid at least 25 miles of track 16 sections of land per mile. He noted Texas vastness, mobility issues, early surveyor hostility, and quotes about following a man for three days.
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