Baytown Club and Scout Activities Announced
Lake Bay Area Heritage Society will host an opening at the Baytown Museum at 3 30 p m Thursday at Lee College The museum will open soon at 250 Market Knights Meet Bishop Christopher Syric General Assembly will meet to elect officers at 6 pm Wednesday at Knights of Columbus Hall 2600 W Main Cub Scout Day Camp has 22 openings with June U contact Catherine Hughes at 426 4053 Little League Baytown Central will meet at 7 30 pm Thursday at Houston Lighting and Power Co Building for officer elections Tiger Mates Triple E will meet 730 pm Thursday at Westminster Presbyterian Church program features prized possessions Crosby Chamber of Commerce noon meeting at Newport Country Inn with judge J D Guyon)).
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Christopher
Syric
General Assembly
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Little League
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Houston Lighting and Power Co
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Westminster’ Presbyterian
Crosby Chamber of Commerce
Harris County
J.D. Guyon
Newport Country Cin
Weather forecast for Baytown area shows showers and tides
Weather forecast for the Baytown area calls for showers and thunder showers into Wednesday night and Thursday with a 70 percent rain chance. Thursday tides show high around 107 gm and low around 2 34 am with additional low at 3 07 pm. Sunrise Thursday is 6 20 am. Demotes weak tides.
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Baytown
Baytown Lite Theater Preps South Pacific Cast
Richard Lawson teaches French to sailors and nitree girls for the Baytown Lite Theater production of South Pacific. The Sun notes local residents and visitors, including the Smith sisters enjoying ice cream and others like McClendon doing laundry and Ernst and Nellies gossiping about town. Ella Chase returns from Memphis with a gospel solo album, while Mixi Tunze studies in Rome for six weeks linked to Lamar University. Bob West cultivates expertise in student unemployment as Kathie and Bob celebrate a new son.
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Richard Lawson
Baytown Lite
Smith Sisters
Jackie
Diane
Thomas McClendon
Kenda Ernst
Tanya
Mixi Tunze
Rome
Aly
Lamar University
Fireman Clemmer to file suit after suspension upheld
Baytown Civil Service Commission upheld Capt Cedhl Clemmer s indefinite suspension after a heated hearing that lasted about six hours with eight witnesses. Clemmer said he would file suit in district court to overturn the decision. He claimed he gave his son 15 licks for allegedly stealing a neighbor s gun, a punishment his wife said she did not approve of, and both described him as a devoted firefighter.
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Eva Lathringer
Cedhl Clemmer
Baytown Civil Service Commission
Clemmer
Wayne
Ster
Indel
Omnes
Clemimer
Baytown
Neve Mexico State University
Clemier
Clemmier
Baytown officer earns law degree while on the force
Baytown Police Sgt Marshall D Williams, promoted this spring, earned an associate arts degree from Lee College and graduated from South Texas College of Law. He plans to take the July state bar exams. A former 1961 Alabama high school dropout who later earned a GED in the Army, Williams completed his degrees while working full time, swapping shifts with fellow officers to fit study. His path shows a rare blend of police duty and legal qualification.
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Lynn Rughes
Baytown
Marshall D. Willams
Shaw
Lee College
Williams
South Texas College of Law
Alabama
Army
Sam Houston State University
Willams
Highway Engineers Feted Here Spur 55 Construction Start Slated
Officials tout Spur 55 progress with a September start target and a finish by fall, praising engineers Franklin Young, Omer Poorman, and Allen Ranll at a luncheon hosted by the Chamber Highway Committee. Discussion covers Beltway and Loop projects, Baytown La Porte tunnel limits, and funding through Urban System and federal highway programs.
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Omer Poorman
Alice Ranft
H. EL
Bob
Feterson
Mian
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Footens
Franklin Young
Beaumont
Amgineer
State’ Department
Chamber of
Creek Country, Club
Eingineer Franklin
Young
Houston
Allen ‘Ranll
Beltwray
Urenn
Washburn Tunnel
Baytown-La Porte
Poorman
Bayway Drive
Loop 201
Houston Drew
Ube
SPUR
Unemployed man questioned in murders near Belgrade
Arcost Grove Oklahoma sheriff to question Lorust Grave man over three young Gil Scotts murders. Report mentions unclear international forces and East West defense in unrest ties. Local description notes suspect arrest and planned interrogation in Iowa County area.
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Arcost Grove
Okla
Arly Dla
Itawa County
Gil Scotts
Baytown Council Studies HL&P Rate Increase Proposal
Baytown residents face a potential July rise in Houston Lighting and Power bills. If approved, a 1 percent increase over June rates would add about $8.91 for 2000 kWh usage, with fuel and cost of service adjustments boosting the typical July bill. Tax would add around $5.04, while HLP's return on equity slipped to 14.40 percent. Officials review fluctuating bills monthly.
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Baytown
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Kim Farsons
Hs&p
Dune
Parsons
HUXP
Catholic Educational Group Seeks Volunteers for Teaching and Social Work
The Texas Catholic Conference sponsored VESS seeks degreed teachers, religious education coordinators, and social workers for about 100 full time volunteer posts by Aug. 8. Most jobs in San Antonio and Alpine Valley, with openings in Paso and Abilene. Monthly stipends start around 80 plus 60 food allowance. bilingual ability helpful but not required.
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Texas Catholic Conference
San Antonio
Aloiranide Valley
Paso
Abilene
Flood Lashes Area With Rainfall Hit Totals Near Four Inches
Rainfall amounts reached 2.8 inches at Houston Intercontinental Airport and over 3 inches in several local spots as officials warned of possible flash floods. NWS in Houston reported 70 percent odds of more rain tonight and Thursday and noted warm, mid 80s temperatures dropping to the 70s at night. The public recalls last year’s floods, while farmers and city crews welcome the moisture for crops and street cooling despite damage fears.
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Houston
NWS
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Mercury
Baytown
I.M
Jones
W. Republic
Ray Dreyer
Francis
West Main
A. H. Smith
Wilburn
Weather Service
Houston Intercontinental
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San Jacinto
Bervice
Galveston
Baytown Sun Grad Nieman Fellow Molly Bowers Wins
Matty Bowers Sinclair a former Baytown Sun staffer and 1960 REL graduate, wins a Nieman Fellowship for a year at Harvard 1977 78. She leaves the Miami Herald as consumer writer, joining the Nieman group with only 2 of 137 applicants chosen. Her editors praise her rigor and insight into consumer affairs, with Montalbano noting her tireless reporting and clarity.
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Matty Bowers Sinclair
Baytown Sun
Hubert E. Lee High School
Sun
REL
Nieman
Harvard University
Mike Bowers
Inwood
Mully
Miami Herald
The
Herald
Harvard
Nieman Selection Committee
Molly
Ty Club
Cambridge
Mass
Carol A. Webber
John McMullan
the Herald
Maly
Latin America
William D. Montalbano
Miami
Pra
Merald
John Kenneth
Interurban Lines in Texas History
A fragmented note recalls the Texas interurban network. It mentions a line extending from Denison to Sherman, 11 miles, and a long operated service that ended in 1961. The text notes about 19 interurban lines once existed in Texas and a line from Houston to Goose Creek via Baytown.
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Houston
Goose Creek
Baytown
Kusiness
Texas
Denison
Sherman
Tor
Beware of the Barricade Detour On Baker Road
A faulty note warns drivers of a barricade detour on Baker Road between Geese Creek Drive and Coortanea. Traffic will be rerouted for an indefinite period until the contractor can fix the issue, weather permitting.
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Baker Road
Geese Creek Drive
Coortanea
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