Lee College bond vote date shifted to May 14
Lee College faces a possible May 14 bond and tax election instead of May 4 after Baytown election judges warned of too many ballot issues and logistical strain. Regents seek voter support for a $994,000 bond and an eight cent tax increase to fund facilities and growth, leveraging a $407,000 federal match.
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Henry Holcomb
Lee College
College
Board of Regents
Baytown
John Connally
Glenn Vickery
Vickery
Justice of the
BAXTOWN PTA Council Meeting and Notable Selection
Bax Town City Council of Parent-Teacher Associations meets at 9 20 a m Wednesday in Activity Room 4 of the community building W D Hin sen will speak on A PIOETESS report from our schools Community Leader HARRY EVANS CIER of 2027 Lakeview Drive has been selected to appear in the 1968 edition of Community Leaders of America The publication recognizes individuals named as community leaders of America for past achievements and service
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Baxtown City
Parent - Teacher Associations
W. D. Hinsen
Harry Evans Cier
Lakeview Drive
L.a.m
Weather And Tides In Baytown And Harris County
Mostly cloudy and mild with a 50 percent chance of showers in Baytown. Galveston tides for Wednesday high at 9 51 a.m. and low at 12 54 a.m. RFK meeting Texans For Kennedy to gather Saturday at the Texas State Hotel in Houston. San Jacinto College Choir performs Wednesday at Barbers Hill High School. Pre school chairmen to meet Wednesday in Channelview. Housewarming for Kent Creecy reported in Baytown. Junior Forum executive board to meet Thursday in Houston area. St Joseph's leaders attend principals meeting in Houston. Minerva Study Club meets Friday in Channelview. Baytown Emergency Corps to meet Tuesday.
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Baytown
Areca
RFK
Texans For Kennedy
Texas State Hotel
Fannin
Houston
SAN Jacinto College
Barbers Hill High School
Mary Virginia O'Donnell
St. Joseph’s Catholic Schools
National Elementary Schools
Rice Hotel and Coliseum
Minerva Study Club
Willl
Vaughn Lizette
Market St
Channelview
Local Oddities and Daily Moves Span Between News Bits
Tre y Wadley relays an exciting moment with his mother while Steele McDonald recovers after surgery on a limited basis. Lindon Mallory starts a new job. Mrs Her man Rhodes holds the secret to a $25,000 bake-off cake recipe, praised for poppyseed. Fritz Lanham monitors safety rules near an elementary school crossing. Royette Ferney ponders a long name list as Dara Sherron nears a second birthday. Allen Rice confesses to taking pills on Monday morning. Annette Kelly carries ice and pickles home mid afternoon. Edith Porterfield helps, and Anna Battar bee hurries after knocking on the wrong door.
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Trey Wadley
Steele McDonald
Lindon Mallory
Herman Rhodes
Fritz Lanham
Royette Ferney
Dara Sherron
Allen Rice
Evening Optimist Elects Barringer President
Elbert Barringer a Baytown youth worker at Humble Baytown Refinery was elected Evening Optimist Club president for 1963 69. Installation planned in June with duties starting July 1. Steela McDonald outgoing president. Other officers elected include Barry Nettles John Thomas Lester Alford secretary Don Stacy treasurer Jim Carter and two boards of directors headed by J B Cooper Glen Rosier Lee Roberson Sam DeShazo Joe Coffey Fomer McBride Claude Cook David Garth and Keith King.
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Elbert Barringer
Baytown
Barringer
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Steela McDonald
Tower
Barry Nettles
John Thomas
Lester Alford
Don
Nixon Johnson contend in shadow Wisconsin primary
AP wires report Democrat Eugene McCarthy and Republican Richard Nixon positioning for White House credentials amid a shadow contest in Wisconsin. New York Mayor Lindsay seeks emergency powers to ban firearms alcohol and impose curfews during civil disorders. Johnson’s decision not to run eases stalemate over tax and policy. Powell hospitalized after scheduled Duke speech. Brestansky found dead near Prague. vice president meets Johnson as paths to presidency loom. Nixon backs a two to three week moratorium on criticizing Johnson’s Vietnam policy to push peace talks.
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Eugene McCarthy
Richard Nixon
White House
Wisconsin
New York
John Lindsay
Johnson
North Vietnamese react to Johnson bombing limit offer
The North Vietnamese army newspaper and the Quan Doi Nhan Dan agency in Hanoi, cited by Tais, denounce President Johnson’s plan for limited bombing while signaling possible rejection. Ho Chi Minh’s regime demands an unconditional halt before peace talks. Our people want peace, but true peace requires independence and freedom without American aggression.
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Moscow
Johnson
North Vietnam
Tais
Hanoi
Johnson Stillas
Ho Chi Minh
North
Vietnam
Yass
Quan Doi Nhan Dan
Hearing on I 10 bridge construction set for Thursday
Public hearing to explain construction sequence and traffic controls for the new San Jacinto River bridge will convene at 10 am Thursday in Baytown City Hall. Texas Highway Department reps and contractors will answer questions. Plans available from Allen Ranft in Houston or by phone.
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San Jacinto River
Baytown City Hall
Texas Highway Department
Allen Ranft
North Greenwood
Houston
Austin Bridge
Austin Road
Worth Construction
Dallas
Baytown Gets National Plug on Tonight Show
Doc Severinsen mentioned Baytown on national television during a Carson interview. He said he spent Sunday in Baytown Tex with the Robert E. Lee High School band, noting Baytown’s high school music exposure amid a Detroit party joke.
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Baytown
Doc Severinson
NBC
Johnny Carson
Severinson
Baytown Jaycees Elect New Officers at Meeting
The Baytown Jaycees will elect new officers at an 8 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the chamber of commerce building. Candidates for president include David Evans and Reuben Lambert. Outgoing proxy is Ben Haddox. slate includes Evans, Alex Hardesty as VP, Dave Bloom secretary, Richard Andrews treasurer. External VP candidates are Tommy Phillips and David Whitted. Andrews is unopposed for internal VP. Director candidates listed and age limit noted.
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Baytown Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
David Evans
Reuben Lambert
Ben Haddox
Outgong
Evans
Alex Hardesty
Dave Bloom
Richard Andrews
Tommy Phillips
David Whitted
Andrews
Joe Hall
Malcolm Strole
John Archer
Gene Santana
George Miles
Darwin Gosford
Rick Anderson
Baytown
Jaycees
Anahuac High Student Killed In Auto Crash
Charles Wayne Beam fifteen year old freshman at Anahuac High died when his car left State Highway 61 near the trash dump, struck a tree and he died en route to Chambers Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the freshman football squad and First Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents and a younger brother plus relatives in McComb Mississippi. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Catching Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hollywood Cemetery in McComb.
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Anahuac
Charles Wayne Beam
Charles Beam
Bearn
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Beam
Anahusac
McComb
Miss
Anahuac First Baptist Church
Anahuac Elementary School
Gary
F. G. Beam
Herbert Case
Catching Funeral Home Chapel
Bob Mitchell
First Baptist Church
Hollywood Cemetery
Educators Evaluate Sterling High School Ahead of Visit
A 26 member team from the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges visits Ross Sterling High School this week led by Dr. Arvin Donner of the University of Houston. They will assess philosophy objectives program of studies health services guidance school plant staff and administration student activity and instructional materials across areas including business English mathematics science social studies and vocational programs.
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Johnella Boynton
Ross Stering High School
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges
Arvin Donner
University of Houston
Ross Sterling
Association
Robert E. Lee
Poss Sterling
Sterling 2
Drive On For Baytown Veterans Monument Drive On For Baytown Veterans Monument
A Baytown veterans memorial drive, chaired by C. W. Bill Hastings, aims to raise 15000 dollars via small donations for a 36 ton cornelian granite memorial between the city hall and Civic Center. A watercolor sketch is on display at the Civic Center as volunteers distribute bumper stickers to contributors.
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Baytown
C. W
Bill’ Hastings
New City Hall
Civic Center
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
Hastings
Hobart Enoch
Thurman Ickes
Daniel J. Krizak
W. C. Moravits
Gayle Pickering
Bobby Sutphin
Glen Walker
B. L. Warford
Pickering
Vietnam
David Alford
Kerry M. Goodson
Rick Johnson
Baytown Sun
Enoch
Five Seek Baytown District 1 Seat In City Election
Voters in Baytown cast up to 11 AM total 754 in the city council and sales tax race. District 1 features five candidates for the seat vacated by Pat Ball while incumbents Fanestiel and Braswell face no opposition. Results expected after 8:30 PM with newsroom open at 7:30 PM for returns.
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Albert Fanestiel
Andy Braswell
Baytown Sun
Dub Ward
Ted Tloesel
Jim Burgess
C. Dutch Ptacek
C. £. Bullion
Pat Ball
Baytown
Air Force says North Vietnam set to ship 100000 tons south
Air Force officials warn that North Vietnam will exploit the bomb ing limit to launch a massive supply run southward. Allied forces must intercept a new flow of goods bound for enemy troops in South Vietnam during a month-long bombing halt.
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Washington
Air Force
U.S
South Vietnam
Patent granted to R A Marshall for unsaturation nylon use
R A Marshall receives a U S patent disclosing a method to introduce unsaturation into nylon so it can be cured like rubber. The nylon used in tires should improve adhesion between cords and rubber and reduce flat spots. Marshall belongs to Esso Research and Engineering Baytown exploratory plastics section.
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R. A. Marshall
U. S
Marshall
Esso Research and Engineering Company
Baytown
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Galveston
Kent Creecy
Somerset Drive
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Diane Dauphin
R. L. Tilton
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E. James
Baytown Emergency Corps
Corp
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Johnnson
Senate
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Texas Highway Commission
Dallas - Fort Worth
Gczechoslovakia
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Jozef Brestansky
Noutheast
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Adam Clayton Powell
Duke Hospital
Duke University
Humphrey
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
U. S. Steel
Baytown Industries
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
U.S. Steel
Norman McElvany
Texas Works
Harry Spitz
Earl W. Mallick
SJ Hospital
Fred Hartman
James Harrop
Hartman
Harrop
Anahuac High
Sterling High School
Baytown Veterans’ Monument
Bulletin
John GC. Echols
National Kidney Foundation
Mary Stern
The
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Echols
John Paul Whitaker
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