Talent scout Mattyebelle Durkee to be honored in May reception
Mattyebelle Myers Durkee, retiring Baytown schools veteran after 39 years, will be guest of honor May 4 at 3 p.m. in Baytown Junior School auditorium. As a longtime music teacher and choir director at Gentry Junior and Stephen F. Austin Elementary, she helped launch careers including Joe Tex and Kay Rives, built the Baytown Boys Choir, and mentored future performers. She began teaching in 1947 at George Washington Carver School and later served 19 years at Baytown Junior School.
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Mattyebelle Myers Durkee
Baytown
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc
Baytown Junior School
Durkee
Gentry
Stephen F. Austin
Prairie View A&m University
Julliard School of Music
New York
Columbia University
New York City
Texas Southern University
George Washington Carver School
Carver Jones Elementary School
Joe Tex
Austin
San Antonio
Satilto
Mexico
Kay Rives
Highlands
Michael Lynn Gray
Central Heights
Public review open for Texas adopted textbooks 1987 88
Public access to textbooks approved by the Texas State Board of Education begins May 1 at Region IV Education Service Center Houston. Subjects include Theater Arts, Health, Physical Education, Basal Reading Spanish, Texas History, Career Exploration, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Drivers Education, Texas Studies, Typewriting, Chemistry, U.S. Government, Computer Science, and Pre-Calculus. Hours are 8 am to 4 30 pm weekdays with extended viewing to 9 pm on select dates. One copy per textbook may be checked out.
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Houston
Texas State Board of Education
Education Service Center
West Tidwell Road
U.S
Exxon Day Contestants at 67th Picnic in Houston
Exxon Day contestants include 20 children and teens for the Little Mr and Little Miss pageant held May 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lenox Ranch near Sheldon Reservoir in Houston. over 5,000 guests expected.
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EXXON
Lenox Ranch
Houston
Sheldon Reservoir
Back
Joe Roder
Frank Sharp
Jonathan Carlson
Luke Firecoat
James Morris
David Morgan
Rubin
Unusual Pet Deno the Boa Constrictor Charms Baytown
Kay Lucas reports on Russell Hamman and his 14 year old Brazilian red tail boa Deno a six foot pet that eats infrequently and requires no housebreaking Hamman recalls the snake living in the house for two months and notes Deno loves women and is a local attraction He bought Deno for 1995 and jokes about plans to stuff or belt the snake when it dies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Lucas
Deno
Russell Hamman
Baytown
Hamman
Sam
Derek
Turtle
Déno
Harman
Gobert and Gobert announce Dustin Matthew birth in Gulf Coast Hospital
Heirport Matthew Gobert and Rhonda Gobert of Baytown announce the birth of a son, Dustin Matthew, on April 20 at Gulf Coast Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 6% ounces. Grandparents include Milton J. Gobert Jr. of Utopia and Louis D. Sheridan of Baytown, with numerous great grandparents listed from Utopia, Baytown, Angleton, and Rye.
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Gobert Matthew
Rhonda Gobert
Baytown
Dustin Matthew
Gulf Coast Hospital
Milton J. Gobert Jr
Utopia
Louis D. Sheridan
Elizabeth Brewer
Angleton
Virgil L. Farrell
Rye
Milton J. Gobert Sr
Gladys Jackson
Daisy Bethke
Marie Brewer
G.W. Farrell
Euel D. Clift
Trinidad
C. Meillier
Mary Jacobs
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Metropolitan Opera
Met
She
Exxon Day
Benitez III
Christopher Pavliska
Patrick Page
Ray Leavins III
Allan Pearson
Sara Kdichalsky
Ann York
Elisa Araujo
Jennifer DuBose
Elizabeth Contreras
Rachel Marron
Stephanie McCauley
Jennifer Miller
Teisha Stansbury
Kendra Ripkowski
Dianne Laut
Rachel Penney
Jared Linton
Nejfa
Russell Harman
Sun
Angie Bracey
S. Magnolia Highlands
Texas
Craft Country
Senaciate Mall
Neabs
Main Highlands
Hallmark
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