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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1968
Page
1
Final day for Optimist teen baseball sign ups on Sunday from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Optimist Building on Market. Ages 13 and 14 join the junior league, while 15 and 16 enter the senior league. a parent must accompany each participant.
SPOTS Philips Assigned AIRMAN EDDIE E. Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Richmond Phillips of Crosby has completed basic training at Lackland AFB He has been assigned as a food service specialist with a unit of the Tactical Air Command at George AFB Calif. Also notes on bake sale council officers duplicate bridge band concert two injured weather tides political club teen dance open house and a theater production including names and locations from local communities.
Vincent Cavarretta enjoys a weekend away from air force training in Mississippi while David Evans and comrades map a presentation. The Joe Buttrick family revels in new boating experiences as Dr. Philip Eichelberger begins an early Saturday start. L A Treadway visits The Sun for clippings and Pat Guidry builds a house as Larry Halmes stays active with softball. Carmen Martinez thanks for red roses on National Secretaries Day.
Preston Pendergrass warns readers about the clocks moving forward on Sunday morning. He jokes about losing an hour of sleep, gaining daylight after work, and possible reprisals for churchgoers. The author admits adjusting a week early to daylight saving time and urges calm despite defiance.
State Rep. Joe Allen links milk price commission to higher retail costs in Harris Dallas Tarrant and Bexar counties. He notes federal milk orders may render state control ineffective and warns of enforcement and cost burdens. Texas Association for Prevention of Retail Milk Price Fixing campaigns in Dallas, citing price variations and producer costs.
Marvin Watson, former Dallas steel executive, becomes the third Texan to join a Cabinet post, sworn in as Postmaster General. George Wallace campaigns in Austin and Houston as he pursues a place on the November ballot. A Texas DPS spokesman notes the agency is trained and equipped should riots occur.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey announced his bid for the Democratic nomination saying he will win without sowing disunity in the party or the nation. He praised Johnson's bravery and vowed to balance duty in office with a campaign against RFK and Eugene McCarthy. About 1,200 supporters gathered at the Shoreham Hotel amid campaign trappings.
Nessie Willis, 81, has lived in a ramshackle one room cabin near Thompson Road in Baytown for over 50 years. Texas Co. land was sold to T Q Sutterfield who plans to clear and "make it into a little park." Nessie may need to move but Sutterfield says eviction is not his aim.
Patrick H Files of McAllen has been named manager of Matherne's furniture and office supply departments. He brings decades in office equipment, Navy service from 1950 to 1954, roles in Houston and Memphis, and local ties to McAllen High and Pan American College. Files and his wife Jean move to Baytown in May with children Kathleen Steve and Andrea.
The Goose Creek knoll near Highway 149, once Bayland Orphanage home, later served as John Wayne film set for Hellfighters. Bayland, founded in 1867 after Civil War orphan care talk, grew under Rev. H. F. Gillette to about 250 orphans. land grants and donations fueled operations. Baylor alum Gillette taught, supervised, and housed students until 1878 when debt mounted.
Baytown City Council approves a two year extension for Jesse Navarre and Baytown Ambulance Service with a $500 monthly subsidy reduction from 4000 to 3500. Navarre favored a three year deal but would settle for two. original contract ends June 1969. Additional items: North Main improvements came in 3099 over bid, Laughlin chosen for old city hall at 7551.51, vending machine bid rejected, joint school project rebid, Wooster Fire Department allowed to plow sirens during drills, six new firefighters approved from civil service results.
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