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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Friday. August 23.1996
The Baytown Sun accepts calen-
dar items for nonprofit, charity or
community groups and events which
are sorted by date. To place an item
in the calendar, call 422-8302 or fax
. them to 427-6283.
Friday, Aug. 23
lands Chamber of Commerce will hold
a fund-raising dinner at 6 p.m. at Char-
lie’s Ice House, 906 N. Main, in High-
lands. There will be a fried chicken din-
ner, auction, raffle, craft show and sale
and a dance with a live band. For more
information, call Pam White at 426-
7227 or Charlie Ward at 4283632.
The PPOA board will disclose the
results of the August 19 water rates
hearing and will hear comments and
suggestions from property owners.
For more information, please contact
one of the board members.
Texas Association of Magicians Con-
vention at the Music Hall in Houston.
For more information, call 422-2362
or 908-3814.
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Dance—Holy Family Catholic
Church will sponsor a dance at J.D.
Walker Community Center from 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost is $5 and featured
will be Zydeco Plus and BYOB. For
more information, call 426-8448.
Bazaar Applications—Applications
for the Sterling Bazaar are available at
the main office at RSS. Completed
• application forms must be submitted
• by Aug. 23. For more information, call
Brenda Simmons at 4284500. The
bazaar will be held on Nov. 23.
Summer graduation—The Goose
Creek CISD summer graduation cere-
monies will be held at Baytown Junior
School at 7 p.m. For more informa-
tion, call 4204555.
Revival—A back-to-school revival
will be held Aug. 23 and 24 at 7:30
p.m. and Aug. 25 at 11 a.m. at Mount
Rose Church of God in Christ, 12028
. Crosby Lynchburg in Crosby. Evange-
’ list Alfred Hinton of Alabama will
speak. For more information, call 328-
.1314.
Barbers Hill Rodeo—Barbers Hill
Young Farmers will have a rodeo at 8
p.m. at TVE Arena in Liberty. Events
will include junior and senior bullrid-
ing, bareback riding, pee-wee, junior
and senior barrel racing, tie down rop-
ing, team roping and buddy pick-up.
Call-in Aug. 21,6 to 10 p.m.,
(409)336-8117.
Barbecue Dinner—Baytown com-
munity leaders will be serving a day of
fun in the park with free food seived
from 1 to 3 p.m„ live music, speakers,
balloons, clowns, snow cones, door
prizes, and testimonies from gang
members. The event will be at N.C.
Foote Park and will assist gangs. For
more information, call Rhonda at 426-
2358 or Sally at 422-2924.
Morning TOPS Meeting—Take Off
Pounds Sensibly chapter 594 will
meet from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Bay-
town Community Center. For more
information, call 424-2310 or 422-
2044.
Dance Cancelled—Bayshore
Wagon Wheels has cancelled its
square dance for Labor Day week-
end.
Rotary—Dr. Dan Ganzhom will
speak on Alzheimer’s Disease at the
noon meeting of the Rotary Club of
Baytown at noon at the Goose Creek
Country Club.
Counseling Center—The Samari-
tan Counseling Center will be open
from noon to 9 p.m. today. For an
appointment or more information, call
480-7552.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
Sunday, Aug. 25
Saturday, Aug. 24
Miss Highlands Sign-ups—Sign-
ups for Miss Highlands and Jr. Miss
Highlands will be held from 3 to 5
p.m. at the Highlands Community
Center. For more information, call Kay
LaFour at 426-4588 or Elaine Mar-
shall at 843-8377.
Stroke Support Group - San Jacin-
to Methodist Hospital’s stroke sur-
vivors support group will meet at 10
a.m. in classrooms A and B on the
first floor of the hospital. For more
information, call Ed Hardy at 420-
8676.
Thursday, Sept. 5
Thursday, Aug. 29
Small Business Seminar—Volun-
teers of the U.S. Small Business
Administration and SCORE will pre-
sent “The Basics of Running a Small
Business” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
University of Houston Hilton Hotel,
4800 Calhoun. The $25 fee includes
teif books and morning coffee. Call
7786565 for registration and reserva-
tion.
Candidates Forum—The Christian
Life Committee of Memorial Baptist
Church, 600 W. Sterling, will host the
Meet the Candidates ‘96 Forum from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m at the church. Can-
didates on both the state and national
level will be speaking.
Toddler Time - Sterling Municipal
Library will hold toddler time from
10:30 to 11 a.m. for children ages 18
to 36 months, each accompanied by
an adult.
Kiwanis- Randy Delay will speak
about Iron Deficiency Disorder at the
Kiwanis Club luncheon at Goose
Creek Country Club today.
Monday, Aug. 26
Rummage Sale—The annual tum-
mage sale of the Ladies of St. John’s
Catholic Church will be held from 8:30
a.m to 4 p.m. at St. John’s Catholic
Church, 800 W. Baker Rd. For more
information, call 424-1838.
Fish Fry, Auction and Bake Sale—
Highlands United Methodist Church
will hold its annual Fish Fry, Auction
and Bake Sale, beginning at 10 a.m.,
at 107 West Houston Street. Advance
tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for chil-
dren. Tickets at the door are $8. Pro-
ceeds will benefit the missions of the
UMC. For more information, call
Sarah Stanley at 426-3614.
Benefit Barbecue—The Westlake
Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies
Aiodliary will host a baibecue fund-
raiser for the Hamm family who lost its
home on Ridgeview Road in July.
Mrs. Hamm died in the blaze.
Chopped beef baibecue sandwiches
with chips will be sold for $2.50 and
sliced beef baibecue sandwiches with
chips for $3 beginning at 11 a.m. at
• the Fire Station on 1409 South, north
of Old River-Winfree. For more infor-
mation, call Martha Reeves at 258-
7808 or Bobbie Coward at 258-8715.
Barbers Hill Booster Club - The
Barbers Hill Athletic Booster Club will
hold a meeting at 7 p.m. in the Bar-
bers Hill High School Cafeteria. All
athletic parents are invited and a din-
ner for two at Dusty’s Seafood will be
given away. For more information, call
Darlene at 421-5744 or Linda at 576-
2471.
Parent Orientation Meeting - Travis
Elementary is hosting a parent orien-
tation meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p,m.
Parents of third graders will meet
tonight. For more information, call the
school at 4204660.
Parents Night—Senior Parents
Night at Robert E. Lee High School
will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the
Lee Auditorium. For more information,
call Lee High School at 4204535.
Line Dancing—Line dancing for
seniors ages 55 and older will be held
from 10 to 11 a.m. every Thursday at
the Baytown Senior Citizen Recre-
ation Center. For more information,
call 420-5735.
Friday, Sept. 6
Church Women United—The
Board of Managers of Church
Women United will meet at 9:30 a.m.
at First Christian Church, 201 Forrest
St.
Saturday, Aug. 31
Week-long Revival—A revival has
been set for the week of Aug. 26-30
at Highlands Baptist Church, 107
East Canal. The Rev. Wallace
Williams will be the evangelist and
services will begin at 7 p.m. each
night. Special music will be by the
Footprints of Baytown. The pastor is
Bro. Johnny Williams and a nursery
will be provide for the services. For
more information, call 426-2470.
REL Class of ’56 Reunion- Robert
E. Lee’s class of '56 will have a
reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight at
South Shore Harbour’s Marina Plaza.
Cost is $50. For more information, call
Judy Lively DeLoach at 422-2978.
Magic Show—Baytown Magician
Jaime Salinas will perform at the
6 th Annual Beat the Heat Chah
: lenge—Police officers will race in
. dragsters to publicize youth education
: programs. The event will be from 5 to
9 p.m. at Houston Raceway Park. For
more information, call Mike Sibley
.(214)723-2024.
Optimist Club—The Baytown Opti-
mist Club will hold spouses night at
1724 Market Street at 7 p.m. Mem-
bers need to be signed up by Jack
Rnke at 424-7380 by August 22. New
members will be sworn in and a rep-
resentative from Pasadena Honda
will speak. For more information, con-
tact President Jim Sanders at 421 -
1391 or Sherry White at 422-6986.
Tuesday, Aug. 27
: Jubilee - The Baytown Wagon
; Wheels 49th anniversary dance starts
witfrearly rounds at 7 p.m. with Roger
and Kathy Wright calling. Squares
begin at 8 p.m. with a Grand March.
; Calling squares will be J.C. Flowers,
: Curtis Byers, James Martin, John
.'Aden and Daymond Hall. The events
;wi be held at the Baytown Communi-
ty Center. For more information, call
837-1112 or427-2852.
'BLT Awards Banquet—Baytown
ILittfa Theater’s Second Annual
Awards Banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. in
ife Tejas Room at the Baytown Com-
munity Center. Cost is $10 per person,
a«l,please RSVP by Aug. 21 at 383-
1$.
Preschool Story Time — Three- to
6-year-olds will meet from 10:15 to 11
a.m. at Sterling Municipal Library for
stories, songs and fnger plays.
Lions Club—Baytown Noon Lions
Club will meet at Ryan's Steakhouse,
with guest speaker Chris Hayes, a
Baytown physician.
Aggie Football—The Baytown
A&M Club will begin meeting on the
Tuesday following an Aggie football
game at Lub/s cafeteria. The 12th
man video will be shown starting at 7
p.m. For more information, call David
Evans at 422-3746.
Quotes indicate market at
closing on Thursday.
DJ Ind. Avg.
5733.47
Change
+43.65
AN (Amoco)
APB (Asia Pacific)
ARC (A#. Rich.)
AS (Armco)
ASH (Ashland)
BS (Beth. Steel)
CHV (Chevron)
CIN (CG&E)
DD (DuPont)
Dl (Dresser)
DL (Dial Corp.)
DOW (Dow Chem.) 80ft
DRM (Diam. Sham.) 28
ENE (Enron) 41%
EY (Ethyl Corp.) 9
F (Ford) 34
GE (Gen. Elec.) 84%
GM (Gen. Mtrs.) 51ft
70%
12ft
117%
4%
38
10%
60ft
31%
83%
30
12ft
GON (Geon)
GR (BF Goodrich)
GTE (GTE Corp.)
HAL (Halliburton)
HAN (Hanson)
HD (Home Depot)
HOU (Hstn. Ind.)
HUM (Humana)
IBM (IBM Inc.)
KM(KMart)
KMB (Kimb. Clark)
KR (Kroger)
LYO (Lyondell)
LZ (Lubrizol)
MOB (Mobil)
MTC (Monsanto)
MXS (Maxus)
OXY (Occidental)
P (Phillips)
PEL (Panhandle)
PNW (Pin. West)
PZL (Pennzoil)
RD (Royal Dutch)
S (Sears)
23% SBC (SW Bell) 49ft
37% SLB (Schlumb.) 87ft
41% SO (Southern) 23ft
56 STX (Sterling) 12
12% SUN (Sun Oil) 24%
54% (AT&T) 54ft
22% TEN (Tenneco) N/A
18% TNP (TNP Ent.) 25%
1125/8 TX (Texaco) 91%
105/8 UN (Unilever) 146%
UPJ (Upjohn) N/A
WAG (Walgreen) 33%
WMT (Wal-Mart) 27ft
X (U.S. Steel) 27%
XON (Exxon Corp.) 83%
XRX (Xerox) 54%
237/e z (Woolworth) 21ft
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153ft Exxon's dividend per share
46% is 79 cents paid quarterly.
FDIC Insured CD’s
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Highlands Chamber—The High-
Open Meeting—The Plantation.
Property Owners’ Association will
hold an open meeting from 7 to 8:30
p.m. at the Cove Community Building.
Diving Doesn't Have To Be Expensive.
6918 Garth • Baytown
(Across from San Jacinto Mall)
421-7104
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Gary Dobbs............................................................................Editor and Publisher
David EWridge..............................................................................Managing Editor
Penn Neville................................................................Retail Advertising Manager
Debbie Kimmey....................................................Classified Advertising Manager
Janie Halter............................................................................Circulation Manager
Sam McWhirter......................................................................Production Manager
Barbara Zavodny...................................................................Accounting Manager
Carol Avalos....................................... Graphics/Composing Manager
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be at 7:30 p.m. to team the basic
polka step and the new polka hop.
The first five couples under 40 taking
lessons will have admission paid to
dance. For more information, call
480-3965.
Saturday, Sept. 7
XI Alpha Gamma Zeta—The Xi
Alpha Gamma Zeta chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi will meet at 7 p.m. at the
Wayne Gray Recreation Center.
President Lisa Salom and Vice Presi-
dent $heron Stickler will be the host-.
esses.
Baytown Quilt Guild—The Bay-
town Area Quilt Guild meets every
first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in
the Tejas Room of Baytown Commu-
nity Center, 2407 Market Street. For
more information, call Anna
Humphrey at 471-4082 or Jill
Sanders at 427-4871.
Horse Show—The Greater Bay-
town Quarter Horse Association is
sponsoring a Fall Futurities and Open
Horse show, beginning at 9 a.m. at
the Liberty TVE Fairgrounds. For
more information, call 421-7443.
Beach Bash—Parents Without
Partners, San Jacinto Bay Area
Chapter 1025 will hold an “End of
Summer Beach Bash" from noon to
dusk at Banana Bend, Grace Lane in
Highlands. The ticket price, $10 for
adults and $5 for children 10 and
under, includes food, door prizes,
games, swimming, volleyball and
water sports. Tickets are available
from Parents Without Partners, at the
entrance of Banana Bend or from
Karen at 461-6051.
Chambers County Chamber of Com-
merce will have a barbecue dinner
from 5 to 7 p.m. for $10 per plate, a-'
silent auction at 5 p.m. and a live auc-
tion at 6:30 p.m. For more information,
call Kim Cannon at 383-6926 or con-
tact any board member.
Hibiscus Society - The Space City
chapter of the American Hibiscus
Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the
East Harris County Activity Center,
7340 Spencer Highway, Pasadena.
For more information, call Joe at 471-
8934 or Bill at 943-2424.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Little League—Baytown East Little
League will hold its monthly meeting
at 6:30 p.m. at Chevron Security
Building, Conference Room, 95001-10
East
Thursday, Sept. 12
Bluebonnet Republican Women—
The Bluebonnet Republican Women
will hold an open meeting every first
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at
NationsBank, San Jacinto Room,
12605 East Freeway at Federal .
Road. For more information, call 451-
3573 or 453-5638.
Monday, Sept. 9
Crosby Quilt Club—The Crosby
Quilt Club meets the second Monday
of each month in the Community
Room of the Brethren Church, 5205
First Street in Crosby. The meeting
starts promptly at 7 p.m.
Immigration Meeting—The League
of Women Voters will hold a general
meeting about the many challenges of
immigration in Texas from 7 to 9:30
p.m. at the Transco Tower Auditorium,
2800 Post Oak Blvd. For more infor-
mation, call the League office at 784-
2923.
Pick 3
Line Dancing—Line dancing for
seniors ages 55 and older will be held
from 10 to 11 a.m. every Thursday at
the Baytown Senior Citizen Recre-
ation Center. For more information,
call 420-5735.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Assistive Technology Fair—The
Bay Area Rehabilitation Center will
host an assistive technology fair from
2 to 7 p.m. at the center, 7 Swalm
Center Drive in Baytown. The Fair is
open to parents of children with spe-
cial needs, educational personnel,
physicians, therapists, support groups,
adults with disabilities and anyone
else. Childcare will be provided from 4
to 7 p.m. For more information, call
Christy Anderson at 424-4477.
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Used Book Sate — Friends of the
Crosby Library will hold a used book
sate through September 9 at the
Crosby Library, 135 Hare Road in
Crosby. Hard copy books will be 50
cents and papeibacks will be 25
cents each. Book donations may be
brought to the library prior to the sate.
Polka Dance—The Polka Lovers
Klub of America will have a dance at
the SPJST #172 in Pasadena from
8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Come dance
polka, waltz and country to the Polish-
style music of Brian Marshall and the
Texas Slavic Playboys. Tickets at the
door are $5. Free polka lessons will
Barbecue and Auction—West
Lotto Texas Pick 3:
Winning numbers drawn
Thursday by the Texas
Lottery, in this order.
Sunrise/Sunset
Saturday, Aug. 24
Sunrise: 6:54
Sunset: 7:54
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may have come from a botf
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fragments of TWA Flight f
source close to the invest]
told The Associated Press.
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O.B. “JACK” ADCOS
O.B. “Jack” Adcox, 8(
Highlands, passed away Th
day, Aug. 22, 1996, at a Hi
ton hospital. P
A resident of Highlands!
65 years, he owned and opd
ed Right/Way Sand Coma
for many years. He was a I
year member of the Knight|
Pythias Lodge No. 300.
Mr. Adcox is survived by
wife, Gladys Adcox of Hi
lands; daughter-in-law, N
Adcox of Baytown; grande
dren, Dee Wilcox of Deer Pi
"Francis Sutton of Mont Belvf
Jack Adcox of Baytown, Bl
•Adcox of Baytown, CharlJ
Kirkpatrick of Uvalde, Phi
Hicks of Baytown and TamJ
Hicks of Baytown; 12 grd
grandchildren; a brother, Fll
Adcox of Rye; and sister, Aif
Mae Glenn of Cleburne. I
The family will recel
friehds from 6 to 8 p.m. FricJ
Aug. 23, 1996, at the fund
home.
Services for “Jack” Add
will be held at 2 p.m. Saturd
Aug. 24, 1996, at Earthid
Funeral Home, with the Re
Wayne Harbaugh, Ed WeatheL
and Carol Lansford officiatinl
Interment will follow
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