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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1985

Page

2

Police thwart home invasion and mistreatment claim in Baytown

A 15 year old girl reported two black men entered her northeast Baytown home after school Monday. She fled upstairs and said one suspect blocked the door while another followed into her bedroom where she was mistreated. She sought help from a neighbor. Police later jailed a man on gambling promotion charges and reported multiple burglaries and thefts in the area.

Baytown Nike Chambers County Jimmy Clayton Tippett Exxon Tippett

Wal-Mart Baytown offers 31000 scholarship for seniors

Wal Mart Store in Baytown plans to award a 31000 scholarship to a high school senior. Lane Hoage, store manager, says one scholarship will go to a student planning college after graduation. Applications judged by community leaders. deadline via school counselors by February. Wal Mart nationwide grants exceed 755 scholarships.

Wal-Mart Baytown Lane Hoage Hoage Wal-Mart Stores Inc Bentonville Ark

Hall of Port Arthur Native Leads Community Involvement

Hall, a Port Arthur native and former student at Hall attended Lamar University and the University of Houston. He served two years in the U.S. Air Force and is a deacon at Second Baptist Church. He belongs to Baytown Masonic Lodge No 321 and the National Eagle Scout Association. As a former district chairman for the Boy Scouts of America in 1971 and a scoutmaster for three years, he has held various district posts. His wife Betty works at Four Seasons Roofing in Baytown. They have four grown children Jack, Mark, Reed, and Lynda, all graduates of Ross 5S Sterling High School.

Boy Scouts of America Boy Scouts Hall Betty Four Seasons Roofing Baytown Halls Jack Mark Reed Lynda Ross 5S Sterling High School

Chamber Director Ballot Deadline Set for January 25

A list of attendees includes Jack Hall of J Wesley's Fred Hartman Hartman Enterprises Larry Lucchesi Gulf Oil Chemicals Ken McNulty Century 21 Rick Peebles Reid Strickland Gillette Charlie Seay Exxon Chemical Americas Jackie Slaughter Baytown Office Supply Richard Rabinow Exxon Co USA John Sylvester United Way Glen Walker Lee College Hardy White General Telephone Co. The deadline to return ballots to the Chamber of Commerce office at 2W Texas Ave is 5 p.m. January 25.

Jack Hall J. Wesley’s Fred Hartman Hartman Enterprises Inc Larry Lucchesi Gulf Oil Chemicals Ken McNulty Century 21

Mattress fire at Blanton Trailer Park injures nothing else

Baytown firefighters from Station 6 responded to 5820 N Main where a mattress in Trailer 19 caught fire. The fire started from a drop light left close to the mattress. Backups from Districts 2 and 6 assisted. no other damage reported.

Baytown Blanton N. Main

Ethnic Woes Spur Junior School Feeder Reorganization

The district weighs two feeder reorganization plans to cut minority enrollments at REL, with Highlands Junior split between REL and RSS. One plan shifts Cedar Bayou Horace Mann to REL and Gentry Baytown to RSS, the other shifts Baytown Cedar Bayou to REL and Gen try Horace Mann to RSS. Pocket zoning could postpone a third high school until mid decade, despite resistance. Minority share at REL could drop from 45 to 62 percent by 1990 while RSS stays around 25 percent.

Cedar Bayou Horace Mann REL Gentry Baytown RSS Highlands Wayne Hanson Hanson David Smith RSL

February 2 Runoff Weather Dampens Attendance

The report notes bad weather reduced turnout at a February 2 runoff with two or three games drawing only solid fans who braved the conditions.

Weather and policy notes amid state receipts drop

Statewide gate receipts were down 15 to 20 percent from the previous year as Sultis spoke. Trustees approved disciplinary action against two students, signaling campus discipline measures alongside weather discussions.

Sultis

The Baytown Sun location and mailing details

The Baytown Sun is a second class matter publication at the Baytown Texas Post Office 77522. It is published after noons Monday through Friday and Sundays at 130 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520 P.O. Box 90 77522. Subscription rates include 4.85 per month and 58.20 per year by car tier. Single copy price is 25 cents daily and 50 cents Sunday. Mail rates available on request. Represented nationally by Coastal Publications.

Baytown Texas

Sanctuary movement indictments spur cautious resolve across churches

The indictment of 16 sanctuary movement leaders including two priests and three nuns in Arizona for smuggling illegal aliens, with 55 sanctuary recipients arrested nationwide, sparks debate over asylum policy and may widen church involvement. Leaders assert the action won’t stop efforts as groups claim refugee suffering and push for legal remedies amid U.S. Central American violence.

Associated Press Sanctuary Movement Central America Arizona United States Sanctuary U.S A. Melvin McDonald McDonald Seattle Philadelphia Rochester N.Y Tucson Ariz el Salvador Guatemala

Council Seeks Hearing on Fill Dirt Dumping Near Cedar Bayou

Baytown City Council voted to hold a public hearing on DGM Inc request to place about 12 000 cubic yards of fill dirt and broken concrete in wetlands near Cedar Bayou to create a storage area for sand and gravel loaded from barges The plan would add 0 5 acres of filled area and 2 5 acres of filling near the flood way sparking concerns over flood plain rules road damage and waterway flow conditions. Local officials noted Cedar Bayou serves as a critical north flow conduit and warned against improper filling. The council did not seek a hearing on River and Gulf Transportation Co s barge dock permit extension on the Chambers County side of Cedar Bayou south of Spur 55 involving 93 000 cubic yards of dredged material.

Lisa Ocker Baytown Cedar Bayoustream DGM Inc U.S. Corps. of Engineers Kilgore Road Fritz Lanham Lanham Cedar Bayou Randy Strong Fred Philips Army Corps of Engineers River and Gulf Transportation Co Chambers County Spur 55

Fields to host four town meetings in district

U S Rep Jack Fields will hold town meetings in the 8th Congressional District. On Feb 14 at 8 p.m. the session is in Rundell Hall on the Lee College campus. Additional meetings on Feb 23 include Highlands Community Center at 9 a.m. Crosby High School Room 102 at 11 a.m. and Hargrave High School Library at 1 p.m. Contact Fields district office at 451-6334 for details.

Jack Fields Rundell Hall Lee College Fields Highlands Highlands Community Center Crosby Crosby High School Huffman Hargrave 8Th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives

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