Bonnie hits land near High Island in early morning landfall
Hurricane Bonnie made landfall between High Island and Port Arthur at 5 a.m. moving northwest at about 10 mph. Baytown residents awaited the storm's track with possible 30 to 60 mph winds and 5 to 10 inches of rain forecast. Evacuations were advised for low areas and mobile homes, with shelters in Winnie and Anahuac. Some local operations paused while others planned, and tunnels and ferries faced status changes as tides rose.
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Linner Schlobohm
Bonnie
High Island
Port Arthur
Jefferson- Chambers County
Baytown
Pete Cote
Emergency Operations Center
National Weather Service
Cote
Gulf
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
1715 Market
South Burnet and
Mayo Drives
Cedar Bayou
Kilgore
Ferry Roads
Goose Creek
Chambers County
Jack Chambliss
Smith Point
Oak Island
Cedar Point
Lu Fulbright
Harris County
Lynchburg
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Baytown-La Porte
Weather forecast for Thursday and Friday
Thunderstorms and increasing wind speed are forecast for Thursday with decreasing rain chances by Thursday night. Friday calls for partly cloudy skies and a high near W degrees.
Yul Brunson cap gift noted in Pearce Street Journal
In Marlin, Ted McCall presented a white cap identical to one given to Dr. Donald L. Yul Brunson. The writer says they wear the cap regularly and invites blame if it is not attractive, naming Ted and Yul as recipients.
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Marlin
Ted McCall
Donald L
Yul” Brunson
Ted
Yul
Local residents honor Lin da Kaderli on birthday dinner
Cheryl Daniels Jennie May Lori Hill Shance Whitaker and Darnell Lawrence escort Lin da Kaderli to dinner for her birthday. Evelyn Schima returns to Woodville after time with her mother Sophie Parma in Wallis. Justice of the Peace Lindon Williams elected judge advocate and joins the board of the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association. Jo Anne and Bob Nelson visit with grandson Luke Nelson from Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Daniels
Jennie May
Lori Hill
Shance Whitaker
Darnell Lawrence
Linda Kaderli
Tale of two cities
Twenty years ago on June 28, 1966 Mont Belvieu voters formed a new city after Baytown gave permission amid annexation pressure. Gordon Speer recalled Baytown’s cooperation and local leaders including Mac McCollum Darrell Williams and Earl Porter guiding Barbers Hill to incorporate for an independent identity. The vote favored incorporation and the move benefited the community.
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David Mohlman
Mont Belvieu
Gordon Speer
Baytown
Speer
Barbers Hill
George Chandler
Mac McCollum
Beach City marks 20th year with founding figures in focus
LOUISE SHAW recalls Beach City's journey from April 1963 when Tri-City Beach Civic Association formed to push for a Trinity Bay breakwater, through incorporation efforts led by J D Nicholson George Armer Ruth Hoover Elaie Jordan and Bill White. Jordan later became first mayor. incorporation faced Baytown opposition. Beach City timeline spans pre 1966 meetings and the 1966 name origin by Judge Oscar F Nelson.
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Louise Shaw
Beach City
Tri-City Beach
J.D. Nicholson
George Armer
Ruth Hoover
Elaie Jordan
Bill White
Nicholson
Baytown
Beach
IRS to receive records in Dickens contempt hearing case
Records on former Baytown City Councilman Gerald Dickens were turned over to federal officials to prepare tax returns for 1980 to 1983. If taxes are owed, payment is expected. no criminal charges are anticipated. The contempt hearing was canceled as records moved to the IRS, with Dickens’ case tied to a theft restitution and deferred adjudication from 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Gerald Dickens
Dick DeGuerin
Dickens
Sam Longoria
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Longoria
DeGuerin
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Chevron to Get Tax Overpayment Rebate From Three Districts
Chambers County appraisal district confirms three taxing entities must refund about 600000 to Chevron USA after products at Warren Petroleum facility were listed twice on the tax rolls. District sets double rendition at 75 million, with the school district owing about 350000, the city 50000 to 60000, and the county about 200000. Chevron to contact entities to arrange repayment. none had been reached by midweek.
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Mont Belvieu
Chambers County
Chevron USA
Chevron
Barbers Hill
Warren Petroleum
Bill McClendon
Sherwood Blair
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Sun
Donna Purdy
Ricky Dupuy
Pineville
Louisiana
Audrey Johnson
Crosby
Baytonians
Carrie Pryor
Elbed
Pearce Street Journal
Tale of
Two
West Chambers County
Carl Bue
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Rte Bay
Buddy
Nancy Rodgers
S. Burnet
Lakewood
Alicia
Angie Bracey
Ema
Ean
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