False Report Triggers Debate Over Police Escorts
Wanda Orton reports a false claim that the city planned to cut police escorts for football games sparked a heated council discussion. Mayor Tom Gentry vowed to review the Total Impact Program after rumors misled about off hours patrols and private use of patrol cars.
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Wanda Orton
Tom. Gentry
Gentry
Cain ‘Tale
Hutto
Apatice Progam
Turner
Gealry
Total Impact
Fatity
Council
Gander Sendon ROBERT E. Lee Rooster Club Meets
The Ganders club convenes at the field house and plans a Saturday send off for their bout with Port Arthur Defferson. REL and KNIGHTS of Columbus members join a weekend schedule including a Red Rooster Party at KC hall and city brush pickup in several neighborhoods. A Robert E. Lee reunion planning session is set for Tuesday at Jane Wiggs’s home with a contact number provided.
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Gander Sendon
Robert E. Lee Rooster Club
Field House
Ganders
Port Arthur Defferson
Fang
Red Roosters Knights OF Columbus
Council No
KC Hall
Robert E. Lee
Pam
Jane
Gillelle
Wiggs
Couchian
Weather And Tides In Baytown Area Report
Partly cloudy and warm with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers Friday night and a small chance Saturday. Baytown tides noted for Saturday with high and low times, sunrise at 7 03. Detailing local names and brief notes from residents and daily life snippets accompany the forecast.
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Baytown
City scales back sidewalks clash debate stalls optional rule
City council debate on sidewalk standards ends with a 24 vote opposition to an optional ordinance. Mayor Gentry and Councilman Kloasel supported stricter rules, while Emmett Hutto and Mary Wilbanks led the defeat citing rising housing costs and smaller lots. The discussion highlighted tensions over sidewalk mandates in new subdivisions and future curbside planning.
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Tom Gentry
Cilmian
Ted Kloasel
Alen Cannon
Jody
Lander
E. C
Jack Kimmons
Mary
Pllizabeth
Wilbanks
Gentry
Kimmons
Itutlo
Dayton City Budget Sparks Debate Over Revenues and Rates
Dayton City Council approves a budget exceeding 14.1 million dollars with 522,149 allocated in revenue abating funds starting Oct 1. The tax rate remains 1.52 per 100 of assessed value. Citizens National Bank chosen as official depository with rates 6.54 to 6.65 percent for deposits over 100k, 6.50 percent under 100k. Council split 6-1 as Kloesel dissented over firefighting funding, drainage expansion, and anticipated water rate hikes. The panel unanimously approves revenue sharing. amendment to move 15,000 from sterilization to drainage fails.
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Daytonn
Citizens National » Bank & Trust Co
Lie City
Citizens
B. de Pevre
Ted Kloese
Klotsel
Kloesel
Allen Cannon
Cannon
Gee Council
Exxon Baytown Refinery Expansion Highlighted in Magazine
Baytown's Exxon Refinery, now the largest in the country, is featured in Exxon Co.'s Profile magazine issue sent to over 2,300 Baytown employees and 400 Gulf Coast workers. The edition details BTFE expansion adding 250 thousand barrels per day of high sulfur residual fuel oil capacity, with interviews from refinery manager Haddock, project executive Racz, and VP Dennstedt, plus profiles of Baytown staff. The piece notes over 475 million dollars invested, much aimed at environmental and air quality improvements, and marks Baytown as the nation’s largest refinery.
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Baytown
Exxon
Exxon Co
Saytown
Exxon One
Wailaalls
Iterviews
Hon Haddock
Efinery
John Racz
Baylawn
Tuels
Ted Dennstedt
Fixxon. Co
Haddock
Racz
Morehan
U.S
Unclear AP World Briefs Include Political, Local News Mix
AP World News Briefs cover Kenya politics without Amin. Carter on settlements. Beame beaten in New York mayoral primary. Senate treaty opposition plans and public opinion efforts. Boston confidant O'Donnell dies. Gulf coast crew boat sinks. two missing.
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Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Doctor’s grim joke about six more months to live
A clinician told a patient his case was terminal and predicted six months to live. The patient ignored the bill and days turned to weeks, then months. To protect himself, the doctor then gave the patient another six months. FH
Baytown Welcomes Fast Action on Highway 146 Bridge
Baytown officials praised the rapid response by the State Highways and Public Transportation Commission to a bridge project over the Houston Ship Channel near the Baytown La Porte Tunnel. Mayor Tom Gentry and local leaders voiced optimism that quick planning will relieve tunnel congestion and support late summer construction, with $900,000 allocated for advanced planning and strong regional support from business and civic groups.
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Muelse
Scott
Baytown
Houston Ship Channel
Haytown-La Forte
State Highways and Public Transportation Commission
Tom Gentry
Baytown Area
Austin
Aytown
la Porte
Langwalla
Linverney
Gentry
Commission For Advanced Planning
Climber of Commerce
Rick Peebles
Texas
Hal Rauch
East Tharpla County
Common Sense A Weapon In Fighting Forged Checks
Lynn Hughes reports on a 150 attendee seminar where Jen nings, known as The Nation s Master Forger, outlines forged check tactics and merchant precautions. Once a forger, he now lectures banking groups and groups to prevent fraud, stressing vigilance and proper judgment.
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Lynn Hughes
Jennings
Citizens National Bank
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
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