Youth Fair Barbecue Opens At 4:30 PM
Future Farmers of America will serve barbecue plates at the Youth Fair Grounds on Worth Main starting at 4 30 p m and continuing until the open show rodeo begins at 8 p m plates are one dollar each Baytown officials and events are listed including a noon Friday engineers luncheon and a fashion show at the fair grounds with free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Worth Main
Lanham
Baytown
Fritz
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Goose Creek Country Club
Baytown Area Forecast Warns Warm Weather Through Friday
Weather forecast for the Baytown area shows partly cloudy skies with continued warm temperatures through Friday. Temperatures are expected to range around 68 to 88 degrees on Thursday, following a Wednesday span of 69 to 86 degrees. Galveston tides Friday are high at 5:00 am, 7:42 am, and 8:18 pm with no low tide indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Galveston
Weekend Notes and Social Snippets From The Sun
A collection of small society items and notices. Mrs H Maris thanks for Bullwhip Griffin passes. Earl Edwards does poster work. Pat Ball reports four meetings in one night. Norman Foote, Sam McPhail, J B LeFevre, Don Hallum test chairs. Marilyn Linder has unexpected company. Wayne Gray to check hot dogs. Teen Council praised for work on Teen Center. Louise Ciruti celebrates republication of a 1922 wedding. Thurman Watson attends a math class. Susan Hodges lists date changes. Mrs A Fanestiel brings pumpkin cake for coffee. Marjorie Johnson wears navy and white granny gown. Carolyn Baker explains a proposal. Mary Lou Swell accepts an appointment. Jo Ann Crumpler praises a new beautician. Flossie Bone shares optimism.
Bike Safety Check Continues In Baytown
The Baytown Police Association and Baytown Optimists will hold bicycle safety check stations Thursday and Saturday. About 255 riders received reflector tape at the first event. Stations Thursday are at Kentucky Street Park and Travis Elementary School from 2 30 to 3 pm with four stations Saturday from 1 to 5 pm at Kentucky Street Park Police Training Building Bayway Drive Little League Park and Ward Road Fire Station. Glen Rosier and Johnny Deal lead the effort. The first 25 riders with full safety gear and an A 1 rating receive two wrestling match tickets for April 3 at the Houston Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Police Association
Baytown Optimists
Kentucky Street Park
Travis Elementary School
Robin Road
Bayway Drive
Little League Park
Lee Drive
Ward Road
Glen Rosier
Johnny Deal
Police Association
Optimists
Rosier
Houston Coliseum
San Jacinto Day Dedication Honors Texas Attorney General
The San Jacinto Day celebration at San Jacinto Battleground will feature the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker honoring David Thomas, first Attorney General of Texas. Attendees include seven living former attorneys general and descendants of deceased officials, with former Atty Gen Waggoner Carr to deliver the principal address. The marker will list all Texas AG service terms and summarize office duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
David Thomas
San Jacinto Day
San Jacinto
Baytown
Peoples State
Fist National
Citizens ‘National
Houston
Rice
Battle of
Crawford
Martin
Gem State’ Historical Survey
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Harid Pyle
Harris County Historical Survey Committee
Thomas
Woodburn
Harris County Historical” Survey
Sons and Daughters of ‘the
Republic of ‘Texas
San Ja‘o’ Battleground
Texa
Mayor Cravey To Humphrey Lunch
Mayor Cravey and Mayor Humphrey are invited to a luncheon with Vice President in Houston City Hall dining room from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Welch says the VP is interested in discussing the program. Humphrey will address the Texas Legislature in Austin and tour local industrial facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaborn Cravey
Foubert
Humrey
Houston
Louie’ Welch
Houson
Cravey
Humphrey
Texas
Austin
Tallent Elected Leader At VEW Post Baytown
T I Tallent is chosen as post commander at VEW Baytown. James Barnett becomes two year commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post, with C W Hastings named three year trustee replacing retiring Ed Denning. Other officers include Bob Mulvihill senior vice commander W K Luke junior vice commander W Moravits quartermaster and Frank Ward chaplain. Trustees elected are James French Jr post advocate Varinella Moravits one year trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.T. Tallent
James Barnett
The
Veterans of
Tee
C. W. Hastings
Foreign Wars Baytown Post
Toryear
Ed Denning
Bob Mulvihil
W. K. Luke
W.C. Moravits
Frank Ward
James French Jr
Varinella Moravits
Cake Sale by EXPLORER POST 875 in Bay Town
Cakes donated by wives of Firemen Local 1173 members will be sold at 3 a.m. Saturday on Texas Avenue in downtown Bay Town. Proceeds fund an emergency first aid trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Explorer Post 875
Texas Avenue
Baytown
Patchy World News and Violent Incidents Across 1969 Headlines
A mixed one day report covers a psychiatrist firing over public comments on Richard Speck, Cyprus rescue efforts after a Swissair crash, Surveyor 3 lunar imagery, U S oil import tensions, Powell seating battles, and an assault on Rep Charles Diggs outside a bar after a flight to Bimini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Diggs
I-Mich
Miarai
Bimini
Detroit
Nixon Most Popular Candidate Among GOP Chairs
New York AP reports pollster Gallup found nearly two-thirds of 8,137 county Republican chairmen favored Richard M. Nixon as their preferred presidential candidate. Rockefeller warns the GOP’s only chance in 1968 is to back George Romney. 1,231 chairmen named Nixon as their nomination choice while 510 backed Romney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard M. Nixon
George Gallup
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
George Romney
Gallop
Nixon
Michigan
Romney
Baytown Officials Watching La Porte Ambulance Plan
La Porte City Commission voted to provide ambulance service for La Porte and nearby communities, integrating it into the police department. Two ambulances will double as patrol cars, with officers receiving first aid refreshers and pay/fee changes approved in a closed session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte
Baytown
Raymond Donnelly
Pasadena
la’ Porte
Art Simpson Funeral Home
Harris’ County
Commissioners Court
A. M. Palker
Morgan's “Point
Ed. Lemon
Lomax
Ben Johnson
Shireacres
Polker
Morgans Point
Highlands Soldier Wins Silver Star in Vietnam Action
Platoon Sgt. Joe K. R. Wood, 28, of Highlands, awarded the Silver Star for valor in the central highlands on June 9. Wounded, he assumed command after the leader fell, moved wounded to safety, directed artillery and helped repel attacks. Also decorated with Vietnamese Medal, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, Wood has two children and is recovering in Malaysia.
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Highlands
Central Highlands
Vietnam
Joe KR Wood
Patricia Wood
Greendell Highlands
R. C. Wood
E. Wallisville Road
Wood
Malaysia
327Th. Infantry
11St Airborne Division
Redbert
Rodeo Highlight Caps Lee College Western Week
Lee College wraps up Western Week with a two night NIRA rodeo at 8 pm featuring teams from Texas A&M Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston South Texas Junior Southwest Texas State McNeese and Northwestern Louisiana. Admission is 1.50. Activities included a barbecue dance beard contest a Baytown Youth Fair Parade floats by six LC clubs and a Youth Rodeo for ages 14 to 21.
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Lee College
Rodeo Club
Glen Barber
Eddie Geaslin
Woody 'Jasper
Randy Johltfarber
Baytown
Lee Colege
Optiettes
Circle Kettes
Gamma Phi Happa
Circle K
Rho Epsilon Beta
Lee College Rodeo Club
NIRA
Texas A&m
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
South Texas Junior
Southwest Texas State
McNeese
Northwestern Louisiana
Channelview Firemen Host County Association Meeting
Channelview's Fire Department hosted the Harris County Fire Fighters Association April meeting at the Channelview fire station. About 30 members attended. guests included Baytown and La Porte officials, Precinct 2 Commissioner W. V. Ramsey, Baytown Constable Paul Anderson, and Fred Saunders of Channelview State Bank. Fire Chief Ed Smith outlined replacing the old ambulance service with a new $5,500 ambulance run by 6 volunteers, ready within two weeks, pending Glendale's service cessation.
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Y. W. Ramsey
Harris County
Channelview
Ed Smith
Fred Saunders
Channelview State Bank
Smith
Channelview Volunteer Fire Department
M M
Fats) Brown
Baytown
Paul Anderson
Peggy Florida
Harris County Fire Fighters Association
Ridion Street
Fire Fighters Association
Justices of the Peace
M. M Brown
W. L
Bud
la Porte
W. V. Ramsey
Earthman
Paul A. Lee
Glendale Funeral Home
North Shore
American Red Cross
Glendale
Dredging permits protested by Bayshore club
The Bayshore Rod Reef and Gun Club of Baytown has filed protests with the U S Army Corps of Engineers over dredging permit requests from W D Haden Co Parker Brothers Co Horton and Horton and Matagorda Shell Co all of Houston and Matagorda. Protests claim pending Texas legislation would curb shell dredging and urge no dredging on listed reefs including Fisher's Reef Bearsley's Reef Wingtet-Un Reef Moody's Reef Hanna's Reef North and South Redfish Reef Todd's Dump and Dollar's Reef to avoid harm to oysters and ecology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
Baytown
U.S. Army ‘Corps of ‘Engineers
W. D. Haden Co
Houston
Parker Brothers and Co
Horton and Horton
Matagorda Shell Co
Matagorda
Texas
Fisher's Reef
Bearsley’s Reef
Wingtet-Un Reef
Moody's Reef
Hanna's Reef
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Bletsch
Anthony
Monroe
Sapart
Bayshore-Red Reel and Gun Chile
Minnesota Street
Misterians
Runaways
Gregory's
Gene's Blfi
Center
Carl's
Junior World
Fulton Freeze
Bill Miks
Maplewood
Keating Motor Co
E. Pearce
J. M. Beene
Highlands Book Review
James A. Davis
Highlands Methodist Church
Chamber
R. H
Red) Pruett
Houston Port Commission
Harris County - Houston
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
P.m
Roland, Park
Aron
Doilm
Thad Felton
REL Choir
Robert E. Lee High School
State Capitol
Rotunda
Course
Hants“le
Georgetown
Bryan
Certs
Jerry Forderhase
Charles Perry
Mary Matysiak
Pam Kerrington
Gustave Dahlby
Linda Smith
George Hanson
Shirley Parrish
Darlene Diehl
Jimmy Sheata
Trisha Thompson
Randy Short
Igoy
Daniel
Mayor Cravey
T. I. Tallent
VEW
Richard Speck
County Post
Ffe
Nicosia
Cyprus
Surveyor 3
Ollmen
U.S. Interior Department
Adam Clayton Powel
Powell
Sgt
Joel B. Wood
Ridlon
Fire Department
Linds Gandy
Vicky Ballow
Adel Bennett
Dot Smith
Ksy Keubls
Officisia
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