Funeral for J H Norwood in Merlin
PASpers attend the funeral of J H Norwood an 8 year old Falls County pioneer who died Monday in Merlin He was an uncle of Fred Hartman and the elder Hartman family. Also Baytown banks plan San Jacinto Day closings and a Baytown Emergency Corps meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartman
Bill Hartman
Martin
J.H. Norwood
Falls County
Hartman
Merlin
Baytown
People State Bank
First National
Citizens National
San Jacinto
Ted McCall
Baytown Weather: scattered showers and mild temperature
The Baytown area forecast calls for scattered showers with little temperature change through Wednesday. Highs near 85 and lows around 72 to 75. Galveston tides list Wednesday highs at 5:36 am and evening tides at 3:30 pm and 11:06 pm with no low tide.
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Baytown Area
Galveston
Local Society Notes Highlight Port Arthur Visit and Community Life
Mrs. O. F. Mattiza of Port Arthur visits son Odes O. Mattiza in County Club Oaks. Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Fuller host a weekend hamburger gathering with sons Charles and Clyde Jr. from Baylor. Rod Calk misses an appointment. Mike Rizgi discusses Kuwait. Iva Packer helps with a freezer. Buzzy Mitchell drives a friend. Doyle Toups battles poison ivy. Lester Alford enjoys Goose Creek area photos. Sue Jones returns to activity after illness. Mrs. Cecil Smith and Mrs. Thomas Clayton Jr. join Cancer Crusade captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Mattiza
Port Arthur
Odes O. Mattiza
County Club Oaks
Clyde Fuller
Charles and
Clyde Jr
Baylor University
Rod Calk
Mike Rizgi
Kuwait
Iva Packer
Buzzy Mitchell
Doyle Toups
Lester Alford
Sue Jones
Cecil Smith
Thomas Clayton Jr
Fish kill in Burnet Bay fuels Bayshore club push
Burnet Bay shows dead and dying fish with debris floating as Bayshore Rod Reef and Gun Club supports a Galveston Bay Area Authority bill. Jack Walker argues Zone 3 fails pollution controls amid higher channel loads. A 7:30 p.m. Bay shore Club meeting on Minnesota Street invites public attendance.
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Burnet Bay
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
Galveston Bay
Texas
Jack Walker
Bayshore Club
Burnet
Houston Ship Channel
Texas Water Pollution. Control Board
Baytown
Walker
Texas Pollution Board
Galveston Bay Area Authority
Mult County
Gulf Coast
Criss Cale
REL Choir Heads to Austin for Legislator Concert Tour
The Robert E Lee High School Choir under Jerry Forderhase departs Baytown Thursday for a two day spring tour. They perform at Conroe High School Huntsville Sam Houston State College Bryan High School Georgetown Southwestern University UT Hogg Hall and Lanier High School Austin before returning Saturday. About 61 students join the trip with a May 11 REL auditorium spring concert planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee High School
Itol
Joe Allen
Baytown
Jerry Forderhase
Capitol
Forderhase
Conroe High School
Huntsville
Sam Houston State College
Bryan High School
Bryan
State Capitol
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Austin
University of Texas
Hogg Hall
Lanier High School
Rel Auditorium
Brother Dies in Baytown Family Funeral for Floyd Hudman
The W. O. Hudman and the Davis Hudman families of Baytown returned from Marshall where they attended the funeral of Floyd Hudman, 47. He died Friday of an apparent heart attack and left numerous nieces and nephews in the Baytown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Hudman
Baytown
Marshall
W. O
Floyd Hudman
Hudman
Channel Span Resolution Still Alive
A Texas Senate move to have the highway department study a 25 million dollar high rise bridge across the Houston Ship Channel near Baytown narrowly avoided defeat. Senator Barbara Jordan pushed sending the measure to a friendly subcommittee, while opponent senators warned of diverting funds from other areas. County officials emphasized no funds were requested now.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Houston Ship Channel
Baytown
Barbara Jordan
Houston
Jordan
Chet Brooks
Highway Department
Brooks
A. M. Aiken
Paris
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Harrris County
Bill Elliott
Speck in Jail as Efforts Seek Stay from Electric Chair
Richard Speck, found guilty Saturday of eight student nurse murders, is confined in Cook County Jail, 22 feet from the electric chair as lawyers press for a last-minute stay. A Texas Tech student reports his parents killed in Shallowater, identified as Mr. and Mrs. J Brown, ages 73 and 51, respectively, with Brown dragging an intruder to the bedroom. The Senate votes to lower the Social Security retirement age to 60 for workers trading full benefits for five years of leisure as calls grow for a constitutional convention on one-person-one-vote rules in state legislatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Speck
Cook County
Texas Tech
Shallowater
J. Brown
Brown
Senate
Policeman in Pajamas: Williams Arrested After Roof Theft
In Stockport England Ronald Williams, 24, climbed a house roof and stole lead. He slid down a rainpipe into the arms of a police officer during a routine arrest. Miss Wallace stated the arrest is to be made no matter the time or circumstances, even if pajama clad.
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England
Ronald Wiliams
Walaces
Dice
Williams
Miss Wallace
Baytown Boy Shot In Hand In Accidental Firearm Incident
Richey Johnson, 3, son of Clarence and Mrs. Johnson of 1801 Richardson Lane, was wounded when a loaded .22 revolver in a chair at 607 Lloyd Lane fired. The bullet passed through his right hand and into the chair as he sat unseen by his mother. He received emergency care at Gulf Coast Hospital. doctors report no major nerves or tendons damaged, with more tests due later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richey Johnson
Richey
Clarence Johnson
Richardson Lane
Hart
Johnsons
Gulf Coast Hospital
Hit and run driver sought in Baytown
Baytown Police seek a 1983 Chevrolet involved in a pedestrian hit and run on Highway 146 at Massey Tompkins Road. Robert Lynn Everett, 18, of 700 Miriam, was struck by the car’s left front as he walked from a store to his car, bruising his left thigh and hip. he was treated by a private doctor with no serious injuries. Patrolman Glen Rosier investigated.
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Baytown
Massey- Tompkins Road
Robert Lynn Everett
Miriam
Glen Rosier
Everett
Amb Ambulance Bids Open in La Porte Study
City panel weighs four bids for ambulance service with potential police department move. Proposals from Brookhaven Houston Baytown Superior Ambulance and local dealers outline monthly subsidies and per mile rates. Separate bids for two ambulances and a potential city take over noted as meetings continue.
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la Porte
Brookhaven
Houston
Pasadena
Baytown
Belfort
Lomax
Shoreacres
Mor
Sans Point
Seabrook
Superior
la Porte Automobile J
Jay Marks
Chevrolet
Joe Camp Ford
Art Simpson Funeral Home
City
Former Mayor Liggett Attacks Baytown Phone Service
Former Baytown mayor Lee Liggett blasts General Telephone in a formal statement to the Baytown Sun Readers. He cites poor service, high rates, and alleged excuses from San Angelo, urging readers to sign petitions and pressure Cecil Bobbitt’s office for change.
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U.S
Ralph Yarborough
John Tower
Texas
Baytown Sun
Liggett
Baytown
General Telephone Ofciass
San Angelo
Cecil Bobbitt
West Sterling
General Telephone
Baytown Man Indicted for Felton Murder in Harris County
Edward David Mullane IH 27 of Baytown was indicted for murder by the Harris County Grand Jury over the March 4 shooting death of Baytown car dealer Fhad Felton. Felton was found with two bullet wounds on Battlebell Road. Mullane’s attorneys waived the examining trial in Justice of the Peace M M Brown's court. Herbert Carew, charged with conspiracy, is expected to waive the examining trial. Judge Brown awaits verification from Carew's attorney.
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Edward David Mullane IH
Baytown
Harris County
Grand Jury
Fhad Felton
Felton
Battlebell Road
Muillane
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Brown
Herbert Carew
Brown
Carew
Sttermey
Liquor by the drink bill faces key House vote
In Austin the 66th Legislature moved toward authorizing liquor by the drink with a House Revenue and Taxation Committee vote likely to advance the measure to the full House calendar. Senate plans include a voter registration bill debated first. The amendment tying legalization to local option votes could sway passage, potentially impacting 122 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Senate
Preston Smith
Special Election Law Study
House “Tax ‘Committee
House Tax Committee
Ben Atwell
Dallas
DHS
Dick McKissack
John Field
Fields
MoeHissack
Baytown Chamber Backs Port Bond Issue Endorses Bond Plan
Baytown Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed the Port of Houston's 16 million bond issue after hearing Port Commission plans from R H Pruet. Pruet will speak next Friday at the Chamber luncheon at Holiday Inn. The board opposed Dr Ira Koehler's bill to create a central tax agency for Harris County. President Bruce Ramsey led the meeting and the action followed moves by Pasadena and Clear Creek chambers. Ramsey was instructed to notify State Rep Joe Allen and other Harris County delegates.
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Port of
Harris County
Pasadena
Clear Creek
Commeres
Bruce Ramsey
Koehler
Ramsey
State
Joe Allen
Harm Re
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W. C
Hadie
Swain Jr
On Burnet
J_L
N, Burnet
Paspers
Emergency Corps
Baytown Emergency Corps
Corps
South Main
Thad Felton
Baytown, Inc
REL Choir
Moon
Surveyor
Earth
Hughes Aircraft Co
Los Angeles
North Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Bate
A. Lemtine
A.M
Tony
Porker
Morgan's Point
George Sunday
la Porier
Brookhaven, Inc
C. L. Liggett
Superior Ambulance Co
Ed M
Lee Liggett
Ment
el Centro
Cass
Baytown CC
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