Town and hospital notices mix in Baytown area
SROLS. In Hospital Fisheries: Meet Charles Bonner of Bay. Four speakers will present at a 5 p.m. program at a marine Methodist Hospital in Houston. Fisheries meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday May 7 in the District Courtroom of the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac. Terry Dopson resigns Baytown post as dietary at Meeting Set. Mildred Little of Bay similar job in Corpus Christi invited to a farewell at 2 p.m. Friday at Baytown Housing Authority 805 Nazro. Roughriders Baytown will hold a covered dish supper at 7 p.m. Thursday at Baytown Fairgrounds. Don Braay will speak at Corrective Showing. Each family to bring a casserole, salad and dessert. Service League Baytown regular meeting 9:15 a.m. Friday at Service League house Market. luncheon to follow. Peggy Power welcomes new granddaughter Whitney Lynn Ward born Monday in a Houston hospital. Frank Fullbright notes a clever idea. Sgt. Herman Steele not retired, contrary to Houston paper. Gartrude Langston trip to San Francisco. Sarah Savabe checks bean crop. Margaret and Sambo Johnson at Big Thicket fete. Kiwanis Program Glen Walker and Dr. Jim Sturgeon of Lee College present at Baytown Kiwanis noon meeting at Holiday Inn. Debbie Martinez introduced.
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Charles Bonner
Marine Methodist Hospital
Houston
Chambers
Anahuac
Terry Dopson
Baytown
Parks and Recreation
Mildred Little
Corpus Christi
Atment
Roughriders
Baytown Roughriders
Baytown Fairgrounds
Don Braay
Peggy Power
Whitney Lynn Ward
Frank Fullbright
Herman Steele
Gartrude Langston
San Francisco
Sarah Savabe
Marcella St. Clair
Margaret
Sambo Johnson
Dick Wilson
Kiwanis
Glen
Walker
Jim Sturgeon
Lee College
Kiwanis Club
Unconditional Surrender Ends Viet War in Saigon
Saigon reports an unconditional surrender as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops seize the capital. Shots echo as pockets of resistance flare and crowds celebrate. Evacuations continue with thousands fleeing to Thailand while U.S. efforts resettle about 45,000 evacuees. North Vietnamese and Hanoi declare victory. Saigon’s government and allied buildings suffer limited damage.
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Saigon
National Assembly
Thailand
Couc
First time unemployment claims drop to 456,600
Washington AP reports initial regular state unemployment claims fell by 39,700 to 456,600 for the week ending April 18. It marks the lowest first time claims since mid November as unemployment spreads across the nation.
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Washington
Labor Department
Baytown Honors Seven Senior Volunteers at RSVP Fete
Seven Baytonians will be honored at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program fete at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Lee College cafeteria. Baytown Mayor Tom Gentry will present awards, with Precinct 2 Commissioner Jim Fontena assisting. The Baytown RSVP office official opening was celebrated, with office hours 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Moody Center.
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Baytown
Tom Gentry
Precinct 2
Jim Fontena
RSVP
Jerry Dicus
Moody Center
Lee College
Northcutt Named Liberty Assistant City Manager May 19
Northcutt accepted the post effective May 19 in Liberty. He praised working with City of Baytown leaders and staff, bringing experience as former Canyon city manager and Wichita Falls aide. He and his wife Sandra reside at 3911 Tumbleweed with children Brian and Beth Anne. He holds a government degree from North Texas State University and pursues a master’s in public administration.
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Northcutt
F. Northcutt
Liberty
Fritz Lanham
Northcatt
City of
Baytown
Lanham Sins
Sandra
Tumbleweed
Brian
Harlem
Beth Anne
Cinginhall
Ohio
Northcut
Galveston
North ‘Texas State University
Denton
University of Houston
Morthcutt
Canyon
Tex
Wichita Falls
U.S. Army
Perry Beauchamp Named Baytown Optimist of the Year
A speaker endorses Perry Beauchamp for Baytown Optimist of the Year, recalling him as a standout kid athlete admired by peers. The letter emphasizes his long-standing local impact and lasting good influence on the community.
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Perry Beauchamp
Baytown
Perry
Perry Beauchamps
Leukemia Strikes Davis Family Again In Baytown
Archie Davis, longtime Baytown resident and former golf pro, battles leukemia after his son Fred died of the disease in 1963. Archie, active in local drives for the leukemia society, was admitted to MD Anderson Hospital in Houston and is listed at room 504-B in Houston Court as of now. visitors welcome.
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Archie Davis
Fred
Archie
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Sart
Houston Courts
Baytown Weather Forecast Sees Cloudy Warm Conditions
Baytown area forecast calls for cloudy and warm skies with a 40 percent chance of rain through Thursday. Low temperatures near the upper 60s expected Wednesday night, with Thursday highs in the mid 80s. Baytown tides: Thursday high at 4 05 p m and low at 7 22 a m.
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Baytown
Straw Vote Planned On City Bond Issue In Raytown
Raytown City Council sets May 27 for a straw vote on a 12.3 million city bond package. Nine propositions include street, traffic signal, drainage, waterworks, sewer, park, library, museum, and golf course bonds with voters asked to mark for or against each item while a concurrent fire equipment certificates of obligation vote is held. The council also swore in Emmett Q. Hutte and canvassed April runoff results noting a potential legal hurdle could invalidate the plan.
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Betsy Webber
Raytown
Fritz Lanham
Texas
Emmett Q. Hutte
Steve Hebert
Arly
Nutio
Trustees Create Assistant Superintendent Post At Local School
School trustees established a new assistant superintendent position with salary structure questions looming. They indicated promotion for Deputy Superintendent Barry Nettles while Superintendent Johnny Clark later clarified no guaranteed pay raise. The board also eliminated two deputy posts and reassigned Nettles duties to personnel and records under the new organizational chart.
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Deva Luthringer
Barry Nettles
Johnny Clark
the Sun
Nettles
Bill Hinson
Curtis Herring
Bort Holman Hinson
Hinsen
Euhardt
Baytown Traffic Panel to Get Appointments May 8
Baytown council will appoint the new Traffic Committee at the May 8 meeting. Two citizen members join chairman Charles Pool and co-chair Pred Bednarski as council representatives. Ex officio members include the police chief, city attorney, city inspector, city manager, and director of planning and traffic. Five voting members will include councilmen and citizens. Staff members move to advisory capacity. The panel will make traffic recommendations to the city.
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Baytown City Council
Baytown Citiens Traffic Safety Council
Charles Pool
Pred Bednarski
Lee College to Hear Walter Mengden as Commencement Speaker
State Senator Walter H. Mengden of Houston will address Lee College graduates at 7 p.m. May 6 in the LC gym. Mengden, a petroleum consultant with Mengden and Mengden, has worked with Exxon Pure Oil Co and Trunkline Gas Co. He is a native of Houston and a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was elected to the Texas House in 1972 and is from the district including Caney Creek area. He and his wife live in Wichita Falls and have four children Eugenia Walter Jr. and six others.
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Albert Couch
Yupon
Bay
Couch
Sun
Robert Bradford
Walter H. Mengden
Houston
Lee College
Pam
Thts Aid
Mengden
Exxon
Pure Oil Co
Trunkline Gas Co
jGa
Army Finance School
Port
Benjamin Hintnd
Jand
U8. Navy
US. Army
Mongelen
Stich
Ie June
Eand
Temple Houston Shell
Wichita Fails
Eugenia
Walter Til
Land John
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