28 Sep 1986
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1986
Page
1
Dixie Howell discusses ham radio gear on Page 6B, detailing transmitters receivers and antenna setups. The feature outlines equipment strengths, operating tips, and practical advice for hobbyists and amateur operators adapting to evolving radio standards.
Waller 0 Willis 14 Liberty 7 Anahuac 13 Hamshire Fannett 7 Brazosport 7 La Porte 20 Clear Lake 14. Local games recap brief with score lines and team pairings.
A compact reflection notes that trouble often arrives unbidden, acting like an unwelcome guest, while frustration gnaws at what cannot be reached. The piece uses sharp imagery to convey human ache and the begrudging endurance required to bear it.
Baytown Sun notes a range of local happenings. Jim Kyle recovers after heart surgery at St Luke's Hospital with mail address at 6720 Burber Street Houston. Several residents including John Koonce Jenny Prasek Katherine Yates Beatrice Sorenson Ron McLemore Barry Bowling Earlene Riser Amy Burgy Sandra Woods Judy Leggett are mentioned in brief social items and community mentions.
Lee College officials expect to receive certified tax rolls within two weeks and begin setting the 1986 87 tax rate for the Lee College district. Regents won t set the rate until late October or early November after reviewing rolls and discussing a proposed tax increase. a public hearing will precede final adoption within 3 to 14 days.
Vernon McManus faces a potentially delayed retrial on capital murder charges as defense lawyers file a writ asserting the speedy trial act was violated. The case stemmed from the 1976 Cantrell slayings in Baytown. McManus was sentenced to death in 1977 and a 1983 U S district judge overturned the conviction over improper juror rejection.
Mont Belvieu trustees will review requests from displaced churches to use school district facilities for worship. Six churches face buyouts with five moving. one remains. Board member Ernie Battle recused himself to avoid conflict of interest. Formal requests may come from First United Methodist and First Baptist as they seek Sunday services and perhaps midweek activities.
Wallisville resident and historian John Clay died Friday night in a Channelview hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 74 and his family preserves services at Forrest Park Cemetery in Houston. Clay spent years researching Texas missions and forts and discovered the presidio San Austin de Ahumada site in Wallisville. He taught himself Spanish to study documents and maps and his work was featured in Baytown Sun History Highlights in October 1985.
Baytonians can expect partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of mainly afternoon thundershowers Saturday and a 30 percent chance Sunday. Temperatures will range from a mid-70s low Saturday night to a low-90s high Sunday. A 24 hour period from 8 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday recorded a high of 91 and a low of 80.
Baytown City Council awarded a 386,779 contract for the Eva Maud water line replacement to Utilities Unlimited Inc of Conroe in a 4 to 3 vote. The bid lacked a security bond until later that afternoon when a cashier's check was submitted. three council members supported the award while four opposed.
Linus residents near Baytown endured three years without running water or sewer service. Three houses and three trailers rely on neighbors for water while awaiting local action. The community lies off Wade Road between Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road and Interstate 10.
Harris County health officials warn Baytonians to guard against St. Louis encephalitis after a 59-year-old Pasadena woman dies suspected of having the disease. The county reports 22 confirmed SLE cases, 19 in Baytown, with two additional suspected cases under observation in Baytown and Houston.
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