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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1971
Page
2
A page combines noon stock quotes for multiple firms with precinct level election tallies. Candidates H M Campbell and Charley Walker win in District 1 and 2 respectively, with vote counts showing tight margins across precincts. Multiple corporate names appear in the financial listings alongside regional references and percentage changes.
Mayor Walker said he was extremely gratified by the election results and thanked many people for their support. In District 6, E. Q. Camp led with 1,499 votes, Dr. McWilliams had 1,417, and B. B. Williams 1,049, followed by Dan Savell 679, Charles E. Gates 418, and Carl E. Camerton Jr. 103. In the at large race, A. M. Simon led with 1,679 votes, Alvie C. Carlston 944, with other candidates listed in lower totals.
Kristi Jan Phillips daughter of Mr and Mrs Larry Phillips of Highlands celebrates her fourth birthday on Wednesday. She has three brothers including Ross Lee three months. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leo Bryant of Baytown and Zeb Phillips of Columbia South Carolina. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs C Parents and great great grandmother is Mrs Rebecca Minter of Jacinto City.
REL Ring LEON PAINE reports a Robert E. Lee High School girls class ring for 1970 found and marked SEM. It can be picked up at Paine's.
Councilman candidate Doug Tromblee questions David Evans residency in District 2 claiming Evans did not live there for over a year. Tromblee cites an old Brownwood house and a 1969 license plate, says Evans lacked district domicile and tax proof, and endorses Charley Walker in the runoff.
Mont Belvieu Mayor J. W. Grimes swore in Aldermen D. E. Williams Earl Porter and Virgil Carlile after the April 3 city election. Water sewer bond results 83 57 and later 72 41. bond district jurisdiction change invalidated. Insurance carriers transition to city titles with Travelers policy changes and a $275 premium. Fire Chief Clark Harman shows floor plans for a new Mont Belvieu fire house.
Funeral services are set for Charles R. Dutton 26 of 14734 Lerner Northshore Houston at Forest Lawn Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday. Rev. Richard Sheppard will officiate. Dutton, a Humble Oil process technician, drowned in a boating accident near Lake Livingston and was recovered Tuesday. He is survived by wife Pamla, daughters Paula Christine and Cathryn Diane, son Charles Richard Jr., his parents Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lee Dutton, brothers Vernon Douglas and Mark Wayne, and other relatives. Burial at Forest Park Cemetery with pallbearers C L Massey Tommy Elder Gene Tanner Jack Thefford David Hummel and Duane Meadows.
The page itemizes many construction permits led by Gordon Andrews Theo Taylor and Bayport Construction Co across Baytown including garages at Morrell Woodcrest Peppy and Woodcrest pairs, a 23 100 class room addition for Second Baptist Church, multiple homes at Kings Way Mockingbird and Kilgore, plus workshops and expansions with costs from 200 to 36 000 and contractors such as Montrose Baptist and E F Luquire.
Baytown Youth Fair opens with a 9 am horse show at the fair grounds north of I-10 on North Main. Judge Aubrey Layne from Henderson. 45 classes. entries from Corpus Christi to Lake Charles. ring steward James A. Gentry. Bod Gray's Western Book rules. awards include Tex-Tan saddles and buckles. ages 10 and up in four groups. no alcohol. show runs to completion with fast tracking.
Dr. Judson Prince of Fort Worth, brother of Paul A. Prince of 800 Brentwood, underwent heart surgery at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. Former pastor of Riverside Baptist Church in Fort Worth, he has led revivals in Baytown area churches. The family says he is improving but visitors are discouraged at this time.
Memorial services were set for 2 p.m. today at St. Mark's United Methodist Church for Mrs. Mary Ann Hastings wife of Lee College regent Dr. Sam Hastings. She died after an acute allergy attack. Surviving are her husband three daughters a brother and two grandchildren. Earthman Funeral Home arranged the services.
The September 1938 hurricane left about half the timber along its path toppled, totaling three billion feet across 600000 acres of forest land in New England.
Gulf Coast Hospital Auxiliary announces cancellation of its Monday meeting. The notice references no reschedule and asks members to standby for future updates. The fragmented source also mentions Horatio Alger’s career as a minister and popular author, with historical context on Unitarian Church ordination in the late 19th century.
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