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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1968

Page

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Bonner Dies at 70 in Baytown Baytown

Bonner 70 of St E. Jack died Monday morning in a Baytown hospital. Earthman Funeral Home handling arrangements. PTA Council meets 9 30 am Wednesday at civic center with president reports and incoming officers installed by Mrs H H Effinger of Spring Branch. Initiated Polly Whitman invited to join Angel Flights ROTC drill team. Eva Maud Civic Association to hold membership drive May 6 10 send $2 to Mrs F P Mask.

Bonner St E. Jack Baytown Earthman Funeral Home PTA Polly Whitman Leroy Whitman 2205 Belvedere Kappa Kappa Gamma University of Tulsa Angel Flights ROTC Eva Maud EVA Maud Civic Association F. PB. Mask Amy

Baytown Area Weather Forecast Indicates Cooling On Monday

Weather outlook shows decreasing cloudiness and lower temperatures for Monday night into Tuesday. Scattered showers are possible on Monday with Tuesday temperatures peaking in the upper 70s. Galveston tides: high at 7:24 a.m. and low at 3:42 p.m.

Baytown Ares Galveston

Baytown Social Scene Highlights At Local Theater

Pasadena residents Jerry and Carol Walters visit Baytown as W L Bruecks Tom Neelys and Henry Schultzes attend Baytown Little Theatre performance. Dave Swalm hosts friends at the show while Helen Wickinson and Nancy Haase discuss friendly Baytown people. Mary Grace Strickland hosts Bar Auxiliary tea. Max Altman compliments guests. The Franklin and Henderson families plan trips to Europe and Spain. Addie McElvaney praises golf and bridge, Pat Grandy touts BLT membership, Sue Clay and Lan Williams eye Europe, Marjorie Laughlin enjoys a luncheon Speaker.

Jerry Carol Walters Pasadena Baytown W. L. Bruecks Tom Neelys Henry Schultzes Little Theater Dave Jean Swalm Helen Wickinson Nancy Haase Mary Grace Strickland Max Altman W. B. Franklins John Hendersons Spain Portugal Addie McElvaney Pat Grandy Sue Clay Lan Williams Europe Marjorie Laughlin

Humphrey Faces Tight Ballot as Party Leaders Weigh Support

Vice President Hubert Humphrey seeks to lock in labor and party backing in swing states as he enters the Democratic presidential race against Kennedy and McCarthy. Key figures in Michigan and South Dakota remain undecided or neutral, while AFL CIO chief Meany endorses Humphrey and others stay noncommittal.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey Humphrey Robert F Kennedy D-N.y Eugene J. McCarthy D-Minn Johnson Michigan Philip A. Hart Kennedy McCarthy Hart Organized Labor AFL Cio George Meany Walter Wreather United Auto Workers Reuther South Dakota George McGovern Senate Democratic Mike Manfield Montana Warren G. Magnuson Edmund S. Muskie Maine Harold Hughes

Candidates Lock Horns In Indiana Primary Clash

Democratic rivals Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene J. McCarthy enter Indiana's May 7 primary campaign finale. Republican Richard Aicon plans a two day push while Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey defends a strong antiwar stance. Rockefeller may announce as a candidate before May 16. Reagan denial cited.

Robert F. Kennedy Eugene J. McCarthy Indiana Richard Aicon Hubert H. Humphrey Kennedy Peans Washington Humphrey New York Nelson A. Rockefeller

Texans Vote In 6 Days In Texas Governor Race

Candidates in the home stretch converge for the May 4 primaries with 13 hopefuls spanning Republican and Democratic camps. John Trice bashed Nelson Rockefeller and Peter O'Donnell, while Waggoner Carr accused party leadership of gambling interests. Ed Whittenburg challenged Lt Gov Preston Smith for not speaking. Dolph Brisco could not attend due to illness.

Texas Austin Galveston Texas Association of Broadcasters Ore John Trice Nelson Rockefeller New York Peter O'Donnell Nelson Rockefeller Waggoner Carr Republican Party of Carr Telson Rockefeller Trice Ed Whittenburg Preston Smith Whittenburg Dolph Brisco A. C. Perry Jr John Hill

Woman Oversees New Trailer Dispensary At Baytown Steel Plant

Phyllis Nordstrom, a registered nurse, runs the on site trailer dispensary for U S Steel Texas Works Baytown as crews race to bring the 60 inch mill on line by 1969. She works with U S Steel nurses and local physician to treat minor injuries and advise workers who return to their jobs.

Buria U.S. Steel Texas Baytown Phyllis Nordstrom Plate Mill West Chambers County Nordstrom Heaquarters Never Happer

Pipeline Men From All Over World In Baytown

World class pipeline technicians gather in Baytown for the second term of a school hosted by Holi town and Lee College. The program, sponsored by the Division of Transportation of the American Petroleum Institute and run with the University of Texas, Lee College, and the Texas Education Agency, aims to train students in crude oil pipeline construction, operation, and maintenance. Over 31 students from places including Sydney, Australia, are expected to enroll, with classes commencing Tuesday in the vocational building. API Advisory Committee chair Hubert Freeman of Beaumont leads the group.

Bay 1 Holitown Inn and Lee College Division of Transportation The American Petroleum In Hubert Freeman of Beaumont Si Pipeline API Bruce BR. Whalen University of Texas Freeman Morgan Martin Houston Gulf Oil Kauffman Sinclair D. A. English Jr Colonial Pipeline J. M. Hedges Ponca City Okla Continental H. A. West Dalas Atlantic Pipeline Charles “. Schumate WKM Valve Mason Nevill Shell Division

Seven Die In Crash Killing Lamar Tech Athletes

BEAUMONT TEXAS AP A fiery plane crash killed the coach and five members of the Lamar Tech track team returning from the Drake Relays in Des Moines. Seven people died including the pilot when the twin engine Beechcraft Queenair crashed near the airport. Memorial services were held at 2 15 p m in McDonald Gymnasium with classes dismissed. Team members named include Randy Clewis Don DeLaune Mike Favazza John Richardson and Waverly Thomas. The Lamar Tech mile relay team set a Drake Relays record before finishing second to Texas. The plane owned by Cecil Anderson of Beaumont and piloted by E W McZall. Two squad members Henry Harrison and Doug Boone were ineligible and did not travel.

Board of Accents McDonald Gymnasium Lasses Fy- Yous Ty” Terrell Randy Clewis Palestine Don DeLaune LaMarque Mike Favazza Beaumont John Richardson Waverly Thomas Galveston Lamar Tech Northwestern State College Natchitoches Alexandria DeLaune Favazza Thomas Richardson Drake Tesus E. W. Mc Zall Des Moines Federal Aviation Agency Lee Sheffield Cecil Anderson Lamer Tech Ames Iowa Johnny Fuller Henry Harrison Doug Boone

Travel Department Head Named At Citizens National Bank

Mrs. Allen Thelma Hamilton of Baytown is promoted to assistant cashier and manager of the travel department at Citizens National Bank. Bank President John Echols cites new travel programs. A Bakersfield, California native, she has lived in Baytown 25 years and serves in several civic roles.

Wynnell Brinkley Citizens National Bank Thelma Hatilton National Association of Bank-Women, Inc Tyler W. Horton Russell Celanese Plastics Co Deer Park Georgia - Pacific Corp Portland Ore Russell Baytown Celanese Plastics Rotary Club Allen Thelma Hamilton Citizen's National Bank Bank John C. Echols Bakersfield Calif National Association of Bank Women Pilot Club Memorial Baptist Church Allen Hamilton Odie Stephen F. Austin College Roy Robert E. Leeigh School

Weekend Traffic Tickets Hit 131

Baytown police issued 131 traffic tickets over the weekend from Friday morning to Monday morning, 126 for speeding. Chief Blair Mann said this brings the total since Friday, April 135 to 293, with 4167 tickets issued from April 19 through April 26, mostly for speeding.

Baytown Blair Mann Mann

Social Security Rule Lifts Disabled Man’s Family Hope

J D Lewis, a 28 year old father of two from La Porte, was paralyzed in a car crash in January 1967. With work history of 30 years and 20 quarters needed under the rule then, he lacked sufficient quarters to qualify for total disability benefits. After several months on welfare and family support, an amendment to social security laws offered relief.

Beverly Threadgility J. D. Lewis J. B la Porte Georgiana Latanya Reginald J. D Lewis Therc Hve Lewises J. Dis Frank Glass Murray W. Person Baytown

Brooks Backs Humphrey in Democratic Nomination

Texas state Senator Chet Brooks of Pasadena issued a telegram praising Hubert Humphrey. Brooks voiced strong support for Humphrey’s presidential bid and commended his commitment to reducing poverty and discrimination during difficult times.

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