Adamses attend funeral and local notices from Shreveport to Baytown
Mr and Mrs Kingston Adams and Mr and Mrs H C Moore attend funeral in Shreveport where W A Adams died unexpectedly. Services were held at Osborne Funeral Home. Republican leaders plan St Louis workshop. Theater tickets for Baytown event available by phone. Never Too Late at Baytown Little Theater at 3 30 pm. Burnet Elementary spring festival 5 to 8 pm Saturday. Weigh-In for Take Off Pounds Sensibly Thursday 6 to 7 20 pm at Gulf Coast Clinic Lobby. PEO meeting Thursday 20 38 am at Mrs K C Offermann home.
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Kingston Adams
H.C Moore
Shreveport
Adams
W. A. Adams
Osborne Funeral Home
Jim Mayer
Ray Bliss
Chase Park Plaza Hotel
St.Louis! Mo
Minnie Miner
Baytown
Gulf Coast Clinic
Roseland Park Pavilion
PEO
Thes
K. C. Offermann
Bayshore Drive
Baytown Weather Forecast With Temp Range Amid Storms
Baytown area expected to stay partly cloudy and warm through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday with temperatures 74 to 88 degrees on Wednesday and a higher Tuesday range. Galveston tides mention a Thursday high at 12 am and no low tide.
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Baytown
Galveston
Gene Boynton Hosts Singing Group Event
Gene Boynton serves as master of ceremonies for a singing group and proves he is not the only talented member of the family. Mrs. G W Wilson registers surprise, Kathy Spengler congratulates, Linda de laVergne helps, and Mrs. David Transon provides more details. Jeannie Morlan plans a Hawaiian vacation to meet her husband from Vietnam as Mrs J C Russell forwards a message. Hugh Lansford recalls his grandchild's arrival and Vernell Reed misses the secretary awards dinner to welcome a daughter. Doris Sherron honors a graduate, Ida Miller offers timely praise, and Fredicia Stockton attends her first secretary awards dinner while Gwen Altwein studies a pattern number.
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Gene Boynton
G. W. Wilson
Yugoslavia
Kathy Spengler
Linda de laVergne
David Transon
Jeanne Morlan
Shell
Vietnam
J.C. Russell
Hugh Lansford
Vernell Reed
Doris Sherron
John Andrews
Ida Miller
Fredicia Stockton
Gwen Altwein
United States Steel wins Baytown works contract
United States Steel awarded its first construction contract on the Texas Works in Baytown. The 4,000,000 project goes to Morrison Knudsen Co of Boise Idaho for site development on a 14,000 acre Cham bers County tract. The Idaho firm also bought Harris County land and plans railroad lines roads dock facilities on Cedar Bayou and drainage work with offices to be set up at the site within the week.
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United States Steel
Texas
Baytown
Morrison-Knudsen Co
Boise
Idaho
Chambers County
Harris County
Morrison- Knudsen
Cedar Bayou
Highlands Bank Officer Foils Heist
A well dressed man in his fifties attempted to rob Highlands State Bank before noon on Wednesday. He was identified as Alton Stanley Bass of Houston and was subdued by bank VP Kenneth Oldham and two customers, with $21,000 seized from the robber’s bag. authorities say the suspect will be charged with robbery by firearms.
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Highlands State Bank
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Brown
Alton Stanley Bass
Houston
Brown
We - Bank
Kenneth Oidham
Oldham
Warren Spivey
J W. Inincan
the Sun
Cer Wash for Stags at St Mark's Saturday
The Stags boys club of Robert E Lee High School will sponsor a car wash from 9 30 am to 4 20 pm Saturday at St Mark's Methodist Church. Cost is 1 with all proceeds going to the Elk's Crippled Children's Hospital in Gonzales.
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Cer
STAGS
Robert E. Lee High School
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Elk’s Crippled Children's Hospital
Gonzales
Large Labor Turnout Hailed For Port Bond Vote
Port Commission member Willie Wells urged a large labor turnout for Saturdays Port Bonds election. The $16 million plan would fund five new docks and related facilities, creating at least 560 union jobs. Taxes would rise modestly, with costs projected at 60 cents more for a $15,000 home in 1967 and $1.65 in 1871 as bonds are sold in three construction-financing phases.
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Fort Bonds
Willie Wells
Baytoom Sun
Wels
Port Commission
International Longshoremen's Association
Houston
Tafl-Cio
Harris County
Weiss
R.H
Red) Pruett
Baytown
Police union to seek city pay raise Thursday
Baytown Police Association representatives including Joe Huntley will appear before the city council on Thursday to request a pay raise and salary scale adjustment. The group has collected citizen salary suggestions and plans to present final median-scale figures after Thursday’s tabulation. The meeting also covers fire department building sale, a broadhead arrows ordinance, bids for emergency vehicle, sewer, water tower work, and other city projects.
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Baytowa
Resier
Rosier
Haytown
Dhe
Park Street
de Zavala
Baytown
General Telephone Co
Civic’ Center
Bendit Advertising Co
Commerce Street
Lew
Dean and Librarian Hires Planned by College Board
Lee College Board of Regents is set to award contracts for three additional staff including an academic dean and a head librarian at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The agenda covers policy changes on out of district and parking fees, plus salary plans for technical teachers and dormitory feasibility.
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Lee College Board of Regents
James P. McWilliams
Kellogg Junior College
David Carter
Houston Symphony
Stexas
Straham
Air Force radar plane crashes off Massachusetts coast
An Air Force radar plane crashes into the sea near Nantucket after avoiding a coastal village, with 15 crew members killed and one survivor. Other reports note bombing of Hanoi area, a key bridge, and political moves on liquor legislation as weather and international events unfold.
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Air Force
J Sea
Massachusetts
Nantuiet
Hanoi
Red
China
Liberty Vindicator Papers Sold in Texan Deal
Former Gov Price Daniel and Fred Hartman of The Baytown Sun bought a majority interest in the Liberty Vindicator Anahuac Progress and the Winnie Stowell Chronicle J C Smyth will stay on but only run the office supply unit Manthey of Cleveland and Bill Hartman and Daniel Jr are tied to the venture The arrangement expands their ownership across two counties.
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Liberty
Gov. Price
Daniel
Fred Hartman
Baytown Sun
Liberty Vindicator
Anahuac Progress
Winnie-Stowell Chronicle
Gov- Daniel
J. C. Smyth
The
Vindicator
Fim
Office Supply
Wil
John Manthey
Cleveland
Bill Hartman
Price Daniel,Jr
Steele McDonald Elected President of Optimist Club
Baytown insurance man Steele McDonald has been elected president of the Optimist Club for the 1967 68 term. Other new officers include Don Stacey Sam DeShazo and Barry Nettles as vice presidents Lester Alford secretary and Jim Carter treasurer. Board members are Aleh Waldrop Elbert Barringer J B Cooper Lee Robertson Bert Allman Tony Campos Glen Rosier and Edward Rutledge. McDonald is a charter member and has held continuous membership for 13 years and has been active in the club s youth work. Installation will occur in mid June with July 1 start date.
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Tuly
Exemption Extended for Mexican Oil Imports
Extension of Mexico's special exemption allows about 30 000 barrels per day of Mexican oil to enter the United States at Brownsville Texas by tanker, circumventing the mandatory oil import control program.
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Mexico
United States
Brownsville
Tex
Trustees Push Tentative Bond Plans At May Election
The school board advanced its tentative bond package to about 7.0 million dollars aiming for a May 27 election. A concrete stadium and field house, 1 million acre site for an educational complex, 500000 for a new elementary school, and 250000 for a closed circuit educational TV system are included. A special May 4 meeting will review architectural and engineering estimates, with a May 17 call date to meet deadlines. trustees discussed adding kindergarten and library space, while Bowles Winston Co. suggested presenting all figures as one package.
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Johnella Boynton
George Gentry
Karl. W. Opryshek
Seth ‘Mitchell
Mitchell
Ross Sterling High School
Robert E.lee
Sterling High Schools
Reading courses offer summer college developmental classes
Registration in progress for Lee College developmental reading courses this summer for adults and younger students. Regular classes run mornings and evenings Monday through Friday, with elementary and junior high sessions. registration deadlines and permit requirements are noted. Mrs. Kathryn Wood notes targeted reading improvements aim to boost speed and comprehension using programmed materials and lab tools.
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Lee College
Lez
Kathryn Wood
Science Research Associates
Ingiddits
Panel Hearing Dredging Bill Called Friendly
AUSTIN panel hearing House Bill 708 heard testimony from local groups as the Parks and Wildlife Committee debated dredging limits. Edge described a friendly subcommittee review while urging protection of about 20 reef areas spanning over 500 square miles. He said oyster fishermen in Chambers County have left the industry and urged residents to lobby Harris County lawmakers for support.
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Austin
bey Joe _ AR
Rover
Bayshore
House Parks and Wildlife Committee
Edge
Chambers County
Baytown Group
John Connally
Senate
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Harris County
House
Joe Lagan
Eda Harris
Galveston
Harris
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Guidry
Batson Prairie
Hiam
T. C. Murphy
R. R. Haynes
Esso Research and Engineering Co
S ‘Baytown Chemicals Laboratory
American Chemical Society Polymer Group
Thad Felton of
Baytown, Inc
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Council
University of Housted
William Peace
Louisiana State University
Mattie Howard
Peace
University of Texas
House Tax Committee
England
Soviet Union
Cos Taonent
Visdimer M. Komerov
Tuan
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Athens
Johnson
West
Kurt Kiesinger
Chambers
LIONS
Jim Cauley
Rice
Baytown Lions Club
Vernon
Towet
Myers
Tower
Glen Woods
Steele McDonald
Optimist Club
John R. Keller
Bowles
Donald Leiyscomb
Begonia Lane
Highlands
Les College
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