Voter Assembly Planned at Redeemer Lutheran Church
A voters assembly meets at 7 30 p m Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church 1200 Lobit. San Jacinto Chapter NA S A starts National Secretaries Week with an 8 a m Sunday breakfast at Holiday Inn then services at St Mark s Methodist Church. Cave Kominek chairs and Nona Rushing leads.
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the Redeemer Lutherary Church
Lobit
San Jacinto
National Secretaries Association
Holiday Inn
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Cave Kominek
Nona Rushing
Baytown Traffic Panel Meeting and Vandalism Report
Baytown city traffic committee will meet at 5 pm Monday in the council conference room at city hall with Councilman Allen Cannon presiding. Police report three large Fuller Motor Co. plate glass windows shot with BB pellets causing $125 damage and note multiple BB gun damage complaints citywide this week.
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Council
City Hall
Allen Cannon
Fuller Motor Co
Allen pushes stolen property bill with garage sale exemption
State Rep Joe Allen adds an amendment to House Bill 7 exempting garage sales and some antique dealers from licensing while requiring second hand sellers with more than 50 items to obtain a state license. The bill aims to force junk dealers and pawn shops to register to trace stolen property. Public reaction was largely negative and reports noted the bill was nicknamed the stolen property act.
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Alan Erwin
San Austin Bureau Austin
Joe Allen
Baytown
Allen
San Austin
Texas
Itate
Baytown Youth Fair rider shines in flag race
CAROL McCARTNEY, youngest rider at Saturday Baytown Youth Fair, piloted her horse Molly to a successful flag race performance. Other items note BLT rehearsals with piggyback rides, and community notices including library and secretary weeks announcements.
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Carol McCartney
Baytown
Molly
Charles Scott
BLT
Jane Tucker
Audrey Maeser
Jo Ann Rodgers
Elton
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital
Houston
Opal Handley
Gloria Wismer
Nell Dial
Eastern Star
Bertie Carpenter
Baytonian Decorated In Combat
Lt William D Broyles son of Mr and Mrs W D Broyles of 108 N Burnet receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Vietnam where he served as platoon commander and aide de camp with the First Marine Division from November 1969 to October 1970 He is a Rice University and Oxford Marshall Scholar and was student body president at Rice University He also received the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star and teaches history at the U S Naval Academy on loan from the Marine Corps.
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William D Broyles
W. D. Broyles
N. Burnet
Vietnam
Robert E. Lee High School
Rice University
Oxford University
England
Broyles
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Marine Corps
Charles Calvert
Naval Academy
St. Broyles
Rice
Oxford
Wallisville Lake plan draws environmental opposition
The U S Corps moves ahead with a 12 million Trinity River project to build a 19 700 acre impoundment four miles upstream from Trinity Bay. The Wallisville Lake would be four feet deep on average, submerge nursery grounds for shrimp and fish, and alter saltwater marshes for irrigation water. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department criticizes the corps environmental statement while citing loss of nursery habitat and potential impacts on navigation recreation and wildlife.
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Corps
Vietnam War Continuation and Bombing Raids Update
President says U S forces will stay in Vietnam indefinitely until prisoners are released and Saigon can survive. U S B12 bombs east of A Shau Valley near Laos as South Vietnamese raids occur. Black Mayor Carl Stokes will not seek re election and aims for national role. William B D Eckert former MLB commissioner dies at 62.
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Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Cleveland (Ap
Carl B. Stokes
Weather And Tides Baytown Weekend Showers Forecast
More showers are expected in the Baytown area over the weekend. Temperatures range from mid 50s to mid 70s. Morgan's Point: Sunday high 11 13 p.m. low 8 49 a.m. Monday high 11 37 p.m. low 16 0 am. Sunday sunrise 5 52 a.m. sunset 6 50 p.m. Monday sunrise 5 51 a.m. sunset 6 51 p.m.
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Baytown
Baytown Rodeo Rescheduled Amid Weather Delays
Baytown Youth Fair and Rodeo Association will stage rodeo performances at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday if weather permits. Friday night’s performance was rained out and will be held Saturday night, while the scheduled Saturday night show moves to Sunday. The carnival at the fairgrounds continues through Sunday. 1973 Livestock Judging winners include Verna Brown as champion steer and beef female, Tim Prater as reserve champion, Martin Frazier as champion swine, Jeff Maxwell multiple titles, and several others across calves, hogs, broilers, and rabbits.
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Baytown
Verna Brown
Tim Prater
Danny Layer
Kenneth
DeWayne Olive
Our Oscar memory shared of nerves at birth scene
A speaker recalls tense two days pacing hospital halls at San Jacinto while the baby was born, with mention of Gulf Coast as the setting. The remark highlights family stress and emotional stakes during a childbirth moment.
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San Jacinto
Gulf Coast
Rainfall totals rise in Baytown amid dry spell
Baytown records 1.65 inches of rain, easing a long drought. Gauge readings from various sites show Humble area totals near 1.65 inches with 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. heavy showers. Weather observers note this is below long term averages, with rainfall for the year running several inches short of normal.
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Baytown
Texas
H. G
Harris County
Work
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Fennema
Macarthur
Highlands
Jordan Voytek
Magnolia
Chamber Committees For 71-72 Announced
Baytown Chamber of Commerce unveils 1971 72 committee chairmen including Granville Laughlin Tillman O’Brien O B Lee Theo Wilburn Ike Ball Jack Jacobs Rod Grandy Gordon Smith Andy Braswell Dr Lee Liggett Fred Hartman Jack Strickler Eldron Berry At Chappell Lee College Bruce Ramsey I M Deacon Jones Bob Bonner Larry Hale Tom Lutras T W Lyons Jack Kimmons James Davis Jack Collum Paul DeVerter Robert G Feinberg T L Satterwhite Gordon Laird R C Stephenson Jr Eddie Lemoyne Perry Simmons Albert Fanestiel Perry Smith Roxy Matherne Joann Lehde Bud Barnett
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Granville Laughlin
Tillman O'Brien
O. B. Lee
Theo Wilburn
Ike Ball
Jack Jacobs
Rod Grandy
Gordon Smith
Andy Braswell
Lee Liggett
Goose Creek
Fred Hartman
Jack Strickler
Eldron Berry
Chappell, Lee College
Bruce Ramsey
I. M. (Deacon) Jones
Bob Bonner
Larry Hale
Tom Lutras
T. W. Lyons
Jack Kimmons
New Citizens
James Davis
Jack Collum
Paul DeVerter
Robert G. Feinberg
Traf
Water-Filled Ditch Draws Snakes and Kids Near Columbia
Water stands in an open ditch routing from Columbia past North Pruett to Goose Creek. Snakes, trash, and children use the area between Kelly Lane and Inwood. Residents urge cleanup and covered drainage, while city and county dispute responsibility. A 16-year-old killed a healthy water moccasin in a shallow pool amid reports of multiple snakes in a single day.
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Earl Dahlquist
R. E. Heintschel
Kelly Lane
Jerry Heintschel
Inwood
Judy Hill
Walter Hill
Kelly
Wanda Orion
Betsy Webber
Columbia
North Pruett
Pamela Drive
Jack Morton
Goose Creek
Morton Said
Heintschel
W. L. Hill
Hill
Library Week Observed in Baytown Theme Emphasizes Read
Baytown joins Texas in National Library Week with the 1971 theme Youve Got A Right To Read Dont Blow It The Right To Read covers free access to materials and educational programs to help every child read effectively Flora Wilhite Sterling Municipal Library director announced local displays and programs The event marks Houston Mayor Louie Welch as honorary chairman and Ruby Weaver as executive director Local librarians and educators highlight libraries role in providing lifelong reading skills Jacqueline Torres will present a program at the Merce on Friday April 30 in Baytown
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Preston Smith
Texas
Flora Wilhite
Sterling Municipal
Baytown
National Library
Houston
Louie Welch
Ruby Weaver
Houston Public Library
Sterling
Jacqueline Torres
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Perry Simmons
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Perry Smith
Roxy Matherne
Joann Lehde
Bud Barnett
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Edward Orsak
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