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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1950
Page
9
A Census Bureau worker, drawn to a 60 tremulous feet height, was hauled up on a back and tackle pulley to the top of a pole by Odell Sraith, as the man aimed to prove a point and complete a door to door census task with caution about confidential information and penalties for misreporting.
Dallas City Council voted to close the investigation into allegations a drill hose craft was involved in selling hoses to the city. City Manager Charles A. Tord co amended that the matter served and the council concurred. Fire hose vendor A. C. Lewis said he would take the matter to the grand jury as a private citizen.
Mrs Greer led the district five race with 469 votes and thanked supporters for backing her city council bid. She and W D Reeves, second with 318 votes, eye the vacant Jeff Stroud seat with a push for strict economy and a pay as you go street improvement program to lift Baytown from the mud.
In Petiluat France on April 3 Leon Valeron a 69 year old farmer set fire to his barn and burned his barnmates before shooting himself in the forehead. Neighbors saved the house from total loss as emergency crews contained the blaze.
On February 7 1982 the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 held a special session at its offices in Houston Texas to approve a resolution calling an election to issue 300000 in bonds for repairs replacements and additions to the waterworks sewer system and sewage disposal plant. The motion for adoption was seconded and carried unanimously with directors Branson Stong Losack Wolcik Lostak and Wolcik voting yes and others voting no or abstaining.
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 schedules a bond election for April 15 1950 at 125 San Jacinto Avenue Highslands Texas to authorize up to 40000 000 in waterworks sewer system and sewage disposal bonds payable from district taxes and net revenues subject to prior bond covenants. The notice lists plans estimates maps and legal description of the district and district office inspection rights for voters. It names election officers and outlines ballot wording for or against bond issuance and net revenue pledge. The district lies in Harris County and the election will follow general election laws of Texas.
A fragmented OCR item references Bargate with garbled numbers and names, including a door, a lane, and a money amount. The readable bits show a sale or notice style but lack clear actions, dates, or parties.
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