Mayoral and council race coverage prompts open house
Baytown area readers get a mix of civic events and weather as candidates for mayor and council race announce schedules. A boy scout marksmanship session at First Baptist Church, revival at Central Baptist Church, and a training session at Trinity Episcopal are listed. A niece's death is reported with funeral details. Open house at The Glen watches returns. Bridge lessons and Bay Area Historical Society meet. Weather calls for mostly cloudy, warm days with 65 to 85 degree highs.
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First Baptist Church
Aden
Trinity
Episcopal Church
I Historical Society
Bay Area
Historical * Society
Baytown
Hairdressers Meet at Juanita's Beauty Shop
BAYTOWN hairdressers association will meet at 7 30 pm Tuesday at Juanita's Beauty Shop 809 Bolster a hairdressing workshop for beauticians inviting all members to bring their own models Garden Tour DIRT GARDENERS Horticulture Club meets 915 am Wednesday at Mrs A N Nelson's home 1604 Market they will tour the Conservatory of The Gardens in Houston members should bring picnic lunches
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Gordy McMaster
Cleveland
Maggie S. Smith
W. Sterling
Houston
Humble, Tex
Rosewood Park
Himble
Baytown
Joe Speck Explains City Ambulance Service Issue
Joe Speck owner of Earthman Finneral Home explains Baytown ambulance service costs and past loss. He notes 1967 cessation due to unpaid calls and wage law changes, argues the public misinformed, praises the ambulance committee, urges city support to restore service as in past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Speck
Finneral Home
Baytown
Texas
Andy Braswell
Raymond Donnelly
Fritz Lanham
George Chandler
Belfort
School board election yields tight results in Baytown race
By JOHNELLA 30 James Slick Eni ald insurance under Troy PetersonSupervisor safety and tanning Humble Oil Baytown Refinery new members 208 School board. Voters in six precincts cast 5177 total votes. Peterson and Ellis edged Crawford and Wynne mer in a close contest. Absentee ballots split 44 for Ellis and 43 for Peterson. Peterson fills the seat once held by Tilman O Brien, who died, with Ellis and Wynne mer each carrying several boxes. Results point to a marked swing in school administration debates.
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Johnella
James
Slick
Eniald Insurance
Troy Peterson
Humble Oil and Refining ‘Co
Baytown
Th Si
Post
Champ Crawford
Crawford
Talely
Wynneman
Might
Ellis
Boyd
Hill
Peterson
Tilman O' Brie
O'Brien
Wynneter
Wynnemer
Opryshek
Seth Mitchell
Paul Parkinson
Sam Alford
Bob Wahrmund
Karl W. Opryshek
Elis
Baytown Declares Spring Cleaning Week Citywide
Baytown officials announce a citywide Spring Cleaning Week with Clean-up Paint-up Fix up actions. Mayor Seaborn Cravey promotes beautification as Al Johnson leads the Beautification Committee spotlighting yard improvements. Floyd Adcox says special junk pickups will occur Wednesday and Saturday by request, with residents calling 5824051 starting Tuesday to schedule curbside disposal. The program covers items like old tires, furniture, and appliances and the city dump on Fer ry Road operates 7 am to 5 pm for self-haul. City Manager Fritz Lanham notes crews will haul away items two men can lift.
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Baytown
Seaborn
Cravey
al Johnson
Floyd Adcox
Adcox
Ferry Road
Cedar Bayou
Johnson
Fritz Lanham
Runoff Likely In Hot Mayor's Race
Baytown voters face a mayoral runoff likely after a three candidate contest with incumbent Seaborn Cravey facing Raymond Donnelly and Dan Savell. Donnelly and Savell attack the mayor over ambulance service issues and the Garth Road Extension. Election hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with results expected by 9 p.m. and provisional tabulation at City Hall. The ballot lists Cravey, Savell, Donnelly for Mayor and council districts 2 and 3 with candidates Williams, Walker, Umboltz, Eichelberger Jr., Hulu, Kelley, Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Savell
Raymond Donnelly
Charles Umholtz
Glen Walker
Boy Williams
Lamar Kelley
Tomaue Jones
Baytown
Seabern Cravey
Donnelly
sSavell
Cravey
Eouncil
Savell
Garth Road
Baytown Sun
Seaborn Cravey Dan Saven
Raymond
Dannelly
Roy
K_-Williams
Glen Walker C. L
Chuck
Umboltz
Philip IF Eichelverger Jr
Don M
Onnie
Hulu
Tommie Jones
Barbers Hill trustees race tops at 435 ballots
Board President Harvey Cotter led 12 candidates in Barbers Hill school trustee elections. Final results show Richard Johnson 271 votes and Joe Blythe 130 securing three seats, while incumbent Johnny Zlomke fell short with 127. Other totals included Fikes 122 Lawrence 84 Thomason 82 McCune 5 Hamilton 72 Fishner 63 Winfree 24 Camp 21. County school race had incumbents unopposed with 25 votes cast.
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Mont Belvieu
Harvey Cotter
Barbers Hill
Cotten
Richard Johnson
Joe Blythe
Johnny Zlomke
Jack Fikes
Vernon Lawrence
Norris Thomason
Frank McCune
Speck Jury Is Sworn In For Nurse Murders Trial
In Peoria the jury of seven men and five women was sworn for the Richard Speck trial on eight nursing student murders. The panel's seating began the seventh week of proceedings, clearing way for opening statements and testimony.
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Peoria
Richard Speck
Baytown La Porte Units Reorganize East Harris Poverty Program
The federal war on poverty plan for East Harris County gains approval to merge Baytown and La Porte into Area 7. Barrett Station and McNair remain unsettled while future staffing and office locations are debated as protests and criticisms from local citizens grow. The plan aims to improve services though immediate effects are unclear.
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Baytown
la Porte
East Harris
East Hartig County
Houston - Harris County
Barrett Stallion
McNair
Baytown - la Porte
Area 7
Highlands
Crosby
Barrett Station
Wiliam V. Ballew, Jr
Eoo!pram
Con- Barrett
Woodrow Lew
Oak
EOO
Earl Cromwell
Election judges listed by precinct names and schools
Precinct 12 Alamo School J R Heyes election judge Precinct 13 Burnet School Irving St John Precinct 99 Thad Felton Ford Agency Jack G Hester Precinct 100 Ashbel Smith School W O Tidman Precinct 301 Volunteer Fire men's Hall G E Dabney Precinct 102 Baytown Junior School Andy Contreras Precinct 103 Stephen F Austin School Mrs Claude Tompkins Precinct 149 San Jacinto School Led Bloesel Precinct 165 Travis School J Rodger Read Precinct 248 Carver High School Woodrow Lewis Precinct 249 James Bowie School Wayne McClurg
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Elta Wynnemer
Crawford Peterson
Amo
Burnet
Highlands Elem
Lton’s
Shirel Smith
Firemen’s Hall
Baytown
Austin School
San Jacinto
Lakewood
Carver
Alamo School
J. W. Heyes
Irving St. John
Thad Felton Ford Agency
Jack G. Hester
Ashbel Smith
W. O. Tidman
Hal
G. E. Dabney
Baytown Junior School
Andy Contreras
Stephen F. Austin
Claude Tompkins
San Ja
Mayor Answers Critic Donnelly On Ambulance Proposals
Mayor Seaborn Cravey responds to Raymond Donnelly in the city election. He describes council actions on ambulance operators including Superior Ambulance Co and Belfort Ambulance Co. Cravey notes meetings were held and a Friday session with the council was arranged to hear new proposals. He urges continuing study to find the best course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaborn Cravey
Raymond Donnelly
Monda
Houston
Andy Braswell
Superior" Ambulance Co
Allen Cole
Belfort Ambulance Co
Braswell
Crosby School Board Elects Wilbert Bagleton First Negro Member
Wilbert Bagleton, 27, becomes Crosby School District’s first Black candidate elected to the Board of Trustees, joining James Ewell as a returning member. Final tallies show Bagleton winning Position 4 with 447 votes to Remkes 280 and Blomstrom 17, while Ewell leads Position 3 with 403 votes against Bennett 307 and Collins 47. Board to meet at 7 p.m. to certify results and discuss a 10 year needs survey in Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby Schoolst Board of Trustees
Wilbert Ba~gleton
James Ewell
Floyd Remkes
Knute Blormstrom
Eagleton
Barrett Station
Tmenaway
Crosby
Ewell
John Bennett
Hilton Collins
Bennett
Collins
Remkes
Blomstrom
Groundbreaking set for Mont Belvieu high school
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new 1.6 million Mont Belvieu high school are planned for 5 p.m. Tuesday at the construction site. Supt J O Horn said the public is invited. The site is accessible from Interstate 10 via a road past a P G Bell Construction Co sign toward Farm to Market Road 565. Attending will be the Barbers Hill School Board of trustees Johnny Joiner of the architectural firm Dawsey Joiner Coburn and King and representatives from the construction firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Belvieu
Supt
J. O. Horn
P G. Bell Construction Co
Barbers Hill
Dawsey, Joiner
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Charles Teky
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