Baytown unemployment dips while state rises in December
Baytown saw a 0.1 point drop in December unemployment to 9.2 percent as the labor force grew to 32,322. The Texas rate rose to 5.6 percent nationally, with Harris and Houston showing steady rates. Local figures show 2,971 unemployed in Baytown, down from 2,990, amid broader statewide trends.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Texas Employment Commission
Liberty
Chambers
TEC
McAllen-Pharr- Edinburgh
Austin
Harris County
Houston
Chambers County
Liberty County
Texas
Ellis elected Baytown school board president in 4-2 vote
Baytown School Board chose Wan da Ellis as president for the coming year in a 4-2 vote. Heyen was elected vice president, Smith secretary, and Mayo assistant secretary after a contentious meeting with Barolak swinging to Ellis on the final vote. New trustees Heyen and Mayo won their seats in Saturday’s election with Heyen defeating Hall and Boyce and Mayo defeating Jackson and Kozlowski.
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Ellis
Heyen
Baytown
Wanda Ellis
Tom Gentry
Richard Heyen
Tom Mayo
Helen “Bees” Barolak
David Smith
Wayne Hanson
Smith
Gentry
Elis
Hanson
Barolak
Mayo
Center
Rick Peebles
Sun
Angie Bracey
Economy climbs 6.8 percent in 1994 growth surge
The Commerce Department reports 1994 gross national product rose 6.8 percent, the fastest since 1951, with inflation at 3.7 percent. Reagan praised the strong gain while pledging inflation remained under control. Final 1984 Q4 growth was revised to 3.9 percent from 2.8.
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Washington
Reagan
Commerce Department
Department
GNP
Pearce Street Journal Humorist Finds Patience Key
West Texas humorist O G Nieman of Hereford offers PSJ readers a witty tip on patience. He says the secret lies in finding something else to do in the meantime, delivering a lighthearted pause during busy times.
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West Texas
PSJ
O.G. Nieman
Hereford
Around Town Highlights and Local Encounters
Carl Pierce savors a taste of 14 karat gold. Pat Hood receives a surprise. Eliza Mae Guidry offers a good luck hug to a friend. Louis Neumeyer warns on northern climate specifics. Lucila Patton and Roxanne Murray plan table decor. Jean Burgess helps with posters. Maureen Davis mails a checklist. Janice Nettes calls for desserts. Marjrett Dan-Grea trips, Tracy Fortune spends weekend with mom. Kim Arnett has car washed. Rusty Welch hopes for a strong year.
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Carl Pierce
Pat Hood
Eliza Mae Guidry
Louis Neumeyer
Lucila Patton
Roxanne Murray
Jean Burgess
Maureen Davis
Weather forecast for Baytown amid warm wet unsettled spell
A National Weather Service spokesman says Baytown will see warm wet weather with a 30 percent rain chance Tuesday night, mid-30s temperatures, and a 50 percent rain chance on Wednesday with temperatures in the mid-40s. From 8 a.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday a 24 degree low and 39 degree high were recorded.
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Baytown
National Weather Service
Thomas Services Slated Wednesday
Funeral services for Benjamin W. Thomas, longtime Baytown resident, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church with Revs. Charles Godby and Asbury Lenox officiating. Dr. Ben Thomas earned a master’s from Mississippi College and a doctorate in philosophy from Penn State, worked for Humble Oil, founded Thomas Research and Instrument Co. in Deer Park, consulted for the Space Center in Clear Lake, and taught instrument technology at San Jacinto College from 1972 to 1979. He was a Baytown Chamber of Commerce member and active in Deer Park Rotary Club and Goose Creek Country Club.
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Baytown
Grace United Methodist Church
Charles Godby
Houston
Asbury Lenox
Galveston
Thomas
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Mississippi College
Pennyslvania State University
Humble UN
Thomas Research and Instrument Co
Deer Park
Space Center
Clear Lake
San Jacinto College
Ben
Sigma Pi Sigma
Pi Mu Epsilon
American Chemical Society of America
The
Instrument Society of America
Longtime Baytown civic leader Satterwhite dies at 77
Satterwhite 77 of Baytown died after a lengthy illness. A retired chemical engineer with Exxon Baytown Refinery from 1929 to 1969, he was active in First Christian Church and led Baytown Chamber of Commerce boards. He chaired the East Harris County Boy Scout District and headed numerous community projects. He also held roles with Lee College Community Chest March of Dimes and various scientific and professional societies. Funeral services set for Thursday at First Christian Church with Rev. Mike Weinman officiating.
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T.E
Satterwhite
Baytown
First Christian Church
Mike Weinman
East Harris County
Lee College
Community Chest
March of Dimes
Harris County
Exxon
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