Burgin Wins At La Porte In City Election
Bobby J. Burgin son of former mayor M D Burgin defeated Dallas Aker 517 to 206 for Position 3. Lois Compton the incumbent won a second term unopposed for Position 4 with 499 votes. Election officials will review two machines after totals showed 1121 with 8 absentees bringing final to 1120. Burgin 30 an operator for Petro Tex Chemical Corp Compton 53 a flower shop owner.
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Harris County
Buargain
Sker
Burgin
Petro-Tex Chemical Corp
Mrs. Compton
la Porte
Growth study proposal aims to link schools Lee College and chamber
Baytown School Board proposed a citizen committee to study growth issues affecting the area. George Gentry urged Baytown Chamber of Commerce to appoint a cross section of business, industry, unions and lay people to interpret proposals for citizens. The panel would report to the people, not to the chamber, and include Lee College.
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Lee College
George “Gentry
Baytown
Gentry
Chamber of Commerce
Brice Ramsey
Seth Mitchell
Regents
Hel
Paul Parkinson
Troy Peterson
Rites Thursday For Baytonian Williams 78
Funeral services for O. J. Williams 78 of Baytown will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Earthman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob McClendon officiating. Masonic graveside rites follow at Brookside Memorial Cemetery in Houston. He is survived by his wife Mary M Williams of Baytown, stepmother Laura Williams of Baytown, three daughters Essaley Milam Houston Modean Day California and Bennie Je Dumas California, two sons Wesley O Williams California and Sharlie D Williams Houston, three half sisters G C Sterling Baytown Caitiel Mulligan Cloverleaf and Flang Davis Alvin, 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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O. J. Williams
E. James
Earthman Funeral Home
Bob McClendon
Bayou Baptist Church
Brookside Memorial Cemetery
Houston
Mary M. Wiliams
Baytown
Laura Williams
Essaley Milam
Groundwork at Sterling bond proposal details outlined
Bond figures cover 23 000 for parking and accessways at Sterling and 350 000 for Robert E Lee facilities. Plans include converting the existing gym to girls only with a new boys gym at 300 000, Highlands Junior School expansions 140 000, twelve new elementary rooms 210 000, and a new elementary site 500 000. Other school renovations total 1 715 000 in furnishings and 1 200 000 for air conditioning, with regional project costs across multiple campuses plus television education funding and engineering estimates pending May 4.
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Paget
Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Highlands Junior School
Travis Elementary School
Highlands
Bowie Elementary School
Cedar Bayou
Memorial Stadium
Carver
Sam Houston Elementary School
Anson Jones
Ashbel Smith
San Jlacmto
Lamar
Alamo
Harlem
Robert E. Lee High School
Industral Arts
Baytown Junior School
Horace Mann Junior School
Carver School
Chenault Engineering Co
Hosstorm
SUN SPOTS AND ACADEMIC HONORS ACROSS TEXAS
Cleve Hitch SGT Harry J Cummings husband of Hazel Brown of La Porte participates in Cleve Hitch 1M a Caribbean amphibious and airborne exercise through April 39 testing joint fighter interceptor concepts PETRASH son of J J Petrash Liz Harvey named most outstanding freshman in North Texas State University music school Kilgore College candidate Judie Roush Baytown spring graduation Army Fnace School Fort Benjamin Harrison Private Walter J Bartek Jr son of W J Bartek 2498 Elvinia completed eight week pay specialist course Lamar State College of Technology marketing degree Now Lieutenant Richard W Nill son of Gay W Johnson La Porte commissioned as Army second lieutenant at Armor OCS Fort Knox Ky with 23 weeks prep for first armor platoon leader assignment.
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Harry J. Cummings
Hazel
Peter Brown
la Porte
Caribbean
Top Petrash
J. J. Petrash
Liz Harvey
North Texas State University
Denton
Walter J. Bartek Jr
W. J. Bartek
Elvinia
Army Fnance
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Bartek
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Richard W.nill
Gay W. Johnson
Army
Ft.Knox
Braun Pollution Bills Given Nod By House Panel
House Criminal Jurisprudence panel unanimously approves Rep Rex Braun of Houston bills 67 and 69 to empower charging corporations that pollute air or water and allow injunctions to force abatement. Amendments exempt municipal utilities. Baytown Council and Bayshore Reef Gun Club praised efforts.
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Braun
Quebedeaux
Baytown
Bayshore Red, Reef and Gun Club
House
Senate
House’ Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Kiwanis Annual Dinner Planned by Baytown Club
Preparations are complete for the Baytown Kiwanis Club Anniversary Dinner set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Goose Creek Country Club. Gouverneur Clements pastor Crosby Church of Christ will be guest speaker with Byron Bailey as master of ceremonies. This marks the Kiwanis 51st anniversary as Lawrence Reilly and Troy E. Peterson note the schedule change from 7 p.m. to 7:30.
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Baytown
Texas A&M Raises Fees After Wage Extension
COLLEGE STATION AP reports Texas A&M directors on Tuesday approved two 20 per semester fee raises and dormitory students to pay board fees citing the federal minimum wage extension. American railroads began to see electric lights in their trains.
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Texas A&m
College Station
Texas A&m University
Hospital Notes Admitted to Gulf Coast and San Jacinto Methodist
New arrivals and admissions listed for Gulf Coast and San Jacinto Methodist hospitals. Patients include Wilbur Bradford Jr from La Porte in room 1 and Mary Margaret Trainor with others in ICU and rooms such as 102 231 256. A newborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reed is noted born April 25 at San Jacinto Methodist.
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Wilbur 1. Bradford Jr
Wilbur L. Gradford Sr
la Porte
Ollie “Hicks
Grantham
William Wood
Chilton
David Rogers
James Hughes Sr
Houston
Buster Flowers Jr
Mont Belvie
Jan Kelso
Hilgore
Elodia Alaniz
W.humbie
Bessie Whittredge
N. Ridge
Mary Margaret Trainor
Katherine
Icu
Debra Jonés
N. Eighth
W. H. Peterson
W. Sterling
Herbert Guza
Galveston
Richard Bailey
Crosby
John Reed
Park
San Jacinto Methodist
Funeral services held for Roger De La Rosa in Mountain View
Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Earth man Funeral Home Chapel for Roger De La Rosa 26 of 524 Jackson Mountain View California who died Friday. He leaves wife Mary and children Eric Ricky Roger Regina Marie Rosa and grandparents Mr and Mrs Paul Pablo of Bay town Interment in Hill of Rest Cemetery. Baytown area civic leaders criticize Cromwell at Economic Opportunity Organization planning staff changes to be announced next week. Area council meeting postponed to May 4 awaiting new venue at Harbor Street.
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Earthman Funeral Home
Roger de la Rosa
Jackson
Mountain View
Calif
Mary de la Rosa
Eric Lawrence
Ricky
Roger
Regina
Marie
Rosa
Paul Pablo
Baytown
Hill of Rest Cemetery
Earl Cromwell
Charles Kelley
Houston
Harris County
EOO
Cromwell
Woodrow Lewis
Area T Council
Lewis
Harbor Street
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Arian's
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RCA Neascene Bendix Antena
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Carrier Corp
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Delta Air
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DuPont
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Tenneco
Foremost
Dairies
Naneress
Texaco
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Tidewater
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Gillette Aenescene
Union O J of
Calas Gordon's Jewelry
United Air Lines
Upjohn’ Drug
Gulf OD US Steel
Gulf States Util
Westinghouse
Haliburton A
Xerox Ebaneeeree Hoffman Electreee
Dow Jones Industrial
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Interlake Steel
Jones & Laugh
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Kresge SS
Ling - Sena Acute Magnavox
America
MGM Recordings Entertainment
Galore
Mont Belview High School
Mont Belview
Mont Belvieu Volunteer
Kilgore
Judie Roush
Kilgore College
John W. Barnes
Mar
Ambassador
Ore
Oldeir
Cal
Kmart Plaza
Gillette
Cet Eee Lee
Sapuhire Saregut
Gulf Saphire Motor Oil
Salisrs
Rae
RT Plata
Kiwanis
Gulf Coast
San Jacinto
Methodist
Joseph Holmes
E. W. “Buelow
St. Andrews
Fred Burkhalter
Pruett
Horace Lackey
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