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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2020
Page
3
Retired teacher John Martin explains that she writes fiction by borrowing real events and altering details. She admits exaggeration and lies in stories, insisting truth only applies to real life while acknowledging readers may doubt her claims and biographical links.
Baytown seniors organize an overnight excursion to Paragon Casino July 30 to 31 with a Thursday morning Community Center departure and Friday evening return. Cost 85 for singles 60 each for two sharing. Includes 23 free play and 10 food per person. Contact David Weber at 832-597-6400.
Dorothy Hardison Porter, 83, of Houston, died July 25, 2020. A Texan born in Nacogdoches, she grew up in Baytown, graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1955, and attended Lee College while working for Humble Oil Refinery. She married W. Travis Porter Jr. in 1958 and worked in the School of Engineering at UT Austin, for Bechtel in Galveston, and Brown & Root in Houston.
Dorothy Hardison Porter Whipple, involved in charity and church choir, died aged later life. Survived by sister Pay Hutto, daughters Cheryl Whipple and Pamela O’Rourke, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and many relatives. Visitation July 29 2020 at Earthman Baytown Funeral Home. funeral July 30 2020 at 10 a.m. at Cedarcrest Cemetery with Rev. Ann Spears. donations to Houston First United Methodist Church Woodard Fund or Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church.
Jimmy Cain 85 of Highlands Texas died July 19 2020. He is survived by daughter Christina Ander son Glenn, grandchildren Shanna Jeromey Amanda Brent James, great grandchildren Jared Maddie Colton Jah Elijah Gabriel Cullen Luke Travis Ethan, and Tricia Meador. Visitation July 30 at Sterling White Funeral Home with service and burial following. Sterling White Funeral Home, 11011 Crosby Lynchburg Rd Highlands TX.
William Joseph Reed 41 of Baytown Texas died Saturday July 25 2020. He is survived by children Kyle Reed Shelby Reed Ceili Reed Makaylah Reed and bonus children Dalton Taylor Devin Finneran, his parents Ronald and Paulette Reed and Chardl Lynn Simpson, sister Amanda Young and Kody Young, brother Harlan Reed, and niece Mika Young Abbigail Young. Celebration of life pending.
Hanna weakened to a tropical low 65 miles north of Fresnillo with winds near 25 mph, yet rainfall threatens South Texas and northern Mexico. Up to 15 inches reported in parts of South Texas with 1-2 more inches possible. Coahuila Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas may see 4-8 inches, risking mudslides. Red Cross to add shelters with safety measures. FEMA approved federal aid under Abbott’s announcement. no deaths reported yet.
CASA of Liberty and Chambers counties receives a 23500 grant from United Way of Greater Baytown and Chambers County to support teens in foster care. The program trains volunteer advocates to assist youth in court, monitor progress and safety, and prepare them for adulthood amid the COVID-19 crisis. Testimonials praise CASA staff and advocates for guiding former foster youth toward better life options.
About 800 bars statewide joined Freedom Fest events across Texas including Down on Main Street Saloon in Fort Worth. Proceeds from $5 cover charges and $10 barbecue plates and $20 T shirts supported Ronald McDonald House and bartenders out of work. Local owners urged the governor to treat bars like restaurants while advocates warned of widespread financial hardship.
In Texas House District 128 the general election pits Deer Park resident Briscoe Cain against Baytown challenger, after Cain’s 2016 win over Wayne Smith. Democrat Mary E. Williams, a former Houston Police Department employee, leads the race with plans to boost voter turnout and mail voting access for the disabled and elderly. The district spans areas between the San Jacinto River and eastern Harris County, including La Porte, Deer Park and Pasadena portions.
Multiple incidents reported across Lynchburg area include shots fired near Village Lane and Ponderosa Drive with shell casings found, a home struck on Cary Creek Drive, a black or dark sedan seen fleeing, a Thursday burglary on Cedar Bayou Road, a Friday burglary on East Point Boulevard, a clothing theft from a vehicle on Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road, and a separate report of stolen electronics. No injuries reported.
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