Wal-Mart Baytown to Open with Sneak Peek and Grand Festivities
Lane Hoage, manager at Wal-Mart Store 4900 Garth Road Baytown, announces a Saturday sneak preview and Tuesday grand opening. The Baytown store features 36 departments with name brand merchandise. Wal-Mart corporate affairs director Jim von Gremp praises low prices and service while noting Dun's top five corporate management honors and inclusion in In Search of Excellence. Hoage, with Wal-Mart since 1978, comes from Porter and previously Joplin Missouri. He and his wife Kimberly will reside in Baytown and attend Redeemer Lutheran Church as he joins the Chamber of Commerce.]
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Wal- Mart
Garth Road
Jim von Gremp
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Wal-Mart
Dun's Business Review
United States
von Gremp
Hoage
Baytown
Porter
Joplin
Lane
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Banks rise in Baytown deposits in 1984q4
Baytown area banks reported a 1984 fourth quarter deposit increase of about 15 million dollars ending at 368.56 million, against 353.09 million in 1983, with declines from the prior quarter. Individual banks noted varied gains led by InterFirst and First American, while Texas National showed a large drop from year-ago totals.
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Louise Shaw
Baytown
Baytown State Bank
Doris Maley
Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Shirley Archer
First American Bank and Trust
InterFirst Bank
Lone Star Bank
Texas National Bank
Craig Wooten
First National Bank of
Crosby
Highlands State Bank
Hairy loss joke from teen conversation
A teenage exchange turns on a haircut with a joke about shedding weight. One boy asks how much weight was lost when the other cut his long hair, and the reply jokes about losing about 200 pounds to get his father off his back.
Around Town Highlights at Southern Texas and Local Scenes
Thomas Smith enjoys a trip to Southern Texas University in Houston where Prince gave a special concert. Amanda Dowler buys crib shoes with her mother Mary Ann. Siblings Karla and Patrick Atkins admire new water beds. Pauline McCullough discusses Confederate heroes. Pat Shafer prepares to watch future basketball stars. Donna Ortega receives a red rose from a nice man. Mitchell and Dave Johnston enjoy a night out in town. Paula Burns looks forward to obtaining a driver's license.
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Thomas Smith
Southern Texas University
Houston
Prince
Amanda Dowler
Mary Ann
Karla
Patrick Atkins
Pauline McCullough
Pat Shafer
Donna Ortega
Mitchell
Dave Johnston
Paula Burns
Weekend Cold Snap Forecast With Gusty Winds
Weather outlook shows temperatures plunging to the upper 20s near 30 Saturday night as clouds thicken and northerly winds gust. Sunday remains cloudy with 20 to 30 mph winds and a high in the mid to upper 30s.
Bill would let Chambers County keep six JP precincts
State Rep. Mark Stiles filed House Joint Resolution 27 to allow Chambers County to be divided into two to six justice of the peace precincts. The move aims to keep six JPs despite amendments limiting small counties. Precinct 4 JP Paul Williams says the county’s growth and proximity to Harris and Jefferson counties justify maintaining six JPs. He notes substantial daily traffic and a fast-growing area.
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David Byford
Austin
Mark Stiles
Chambers County
Stiles
Paul Williams
U.S
Pecos
Jefferson County
Williams
Chambers
Jps
Reagan Inaugural Festivities Transform Washington
President Reagan's four day celebration fills Washington with parades galas and fireworks. Tens of thousands attend events from the Ellipse pageant to a Sinatra produced telecast at the Washington Convention Center. Security tightens city streets and fences as guests including Barbara Bush and Malcolm Baldrige arrive.
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Reagan
America
Washington Monument
George Bush
White House
Fess Parker
Bush
Barbara
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Sinatra
Rich Little
Little
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Beach Boys
Dean Martin
Ellipse
Ray Anthony
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