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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1968

Page

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Oiler Tickets and Local Events In Baytown

Mrs Ed Vaight offers $4 tickets to the Oiler Jet game by phone 4248292. Eddie Franklin of Baytown to give organ recital at 2 pm Sunday at W Presbyterian Church. Edna Oliver completes seminar at North Texas State Univ for Texas municipal clerks. Beck and Holmes receive LSU graduate degrees. Teen dance 7th and 8th graders 7 to 10 pm Saturday at teen center 50 cents. Baytown Women’s Club family picnic Sunday 2 to 6 pm Roseland Park. Baytown Genealogical Society meets 9:50 am Monday at Sterling Library for officer elections.

ED Vaught Eddie Franklin Baytown Wall W Presbyterian Church Franklin Southern Methodist University The Academy of Music Vienna Austria Edna. Oliver Baytown North Texas State University Texas Baytown Parks and Recreation Department Blue Mists Baytown Genealogical Society Sterling Municipal Library

Baytown Weather and Galveston Tides Forecast

Partly cloudy and continued hot with a few afternoon thundershowers in the Baytown area. Temperatures expected from mid 70s to mid 90s. Galveston tides: Sunday high at 6 24 a m and 5 42 p m with low at 12 24 p m. Monday high at 6 48 a m and 5 12 p m with lows at 12 12 a m and 1 06 p m.

Baytown Ares Galveston

Meeting Zoom Sparks Hurries Home and Local News

SACK KIMMONS attends a Meeting and then hurries home to Watch the TV. Andy Anderson leaving a plate of bar becued chicken to attend the same meeting. Crosby's Don Johnson proves to be a good reporter. Joe Alen weighing an invitation. Adele Trachalek calls in with a news Her. The Purifoy Thompsons building on an addition to their home with lots of help from sons John Norman and Edward. Across the Street the John Seligmans are building a handsome new den. Among Baytenians headed for HemisFair this weekend are Mr. and Mrs Leroy Spencer Troy and Kirk and Rosemary Juneau. Mr. and Mrs Mike Lannon bring a good news announcement into the Sun. Pat Garrett picks up some material for a club meeting. Eugene Cheatham glad to be home after four days in the hospital for tests.

Sack Kimmons Andy Anderson Crosby Don Johnson Joe Alen Adele Trachalek Purifoy Thompsons John Norman Edward John Seligmans

Crosby stock show winners top boy girl honors

Crosby high school reporters chronicle the Crosby Future Farmers of America Community Fair and Rodeo livestock show where top honors went to Robert Warnke and Verna Brown for grand champion steer and reserve. Paul Humber of Liberty claimed grand champion female anger and champion bull in registered beef cattle. Carl Russell and Humber earned reserve and grand titles in multiple divisions. Myra Brown led Angus classes, with others like Walter Stephens and Dennis Massengale placing highly in Hereford and Short Horn divisions. Market cattle honors went to Ronnie Daniels and Teresa Kirby in crossbred categories.

Beverly Threadgill Crosby Robert Warnke Verna Brown jOf Highlands Crosby: Future Farmers ‘of America Paul Humber Liberty Carl Russell Humber Roger Goldsmith Ronnie: Daniel Myra Brown Bill Hornback Humble Verna “Brown Walter Stephens David, Dewitt James Nugent Dennis Massengale Stanley Whitling Rusty Russell Ronnie Daniels Teresa Kirby Lowell Grasher Larry McKeever Cleo Crosby

At Least 32 Die In Virginia Plane Crash

A Piedmont Airlines plane with 37 aboard crashed on a foggy moun taintop near Charleston West Virginia while landing. Five survivors were in critical condition as authorities reported 32 dead. The twin engine aircraft originated in Louisville and stopped in Cincinnati before Charleston. An air guard unit fought the fire as casualties were taken to Charles General Hospital and Charleston Memorial Hospital.

Virginia Charleston W. Va Piedmont Airlines Piedmont William Hanson Louisville Cincinnati Roanoke Richmond Newport News Norfolk Air National Guardsman Charles General Hospital Charleston Memorial Hospital Ted Ambrecht

Ike Is Improving Steadily After Major Heart Attack

Washington AP report doctors at Walter Reed General Hospital said former President Dwight D. Eisenhower shows steady improvement after his sixth heart attack since 1953. He is no longer on continuous oxygen, though could receive it intermittently as he nears the end of a one week critical period.

Washington Army Dwight D. Eisenhower Walter Rees General Hospital Eisenhower

Crosby Ride Prize Money At Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Five

Crosby Texas prize event ends three day run with 34765 in prize money to be distributed. Friday action saw James Thomas of Richmond win bareback riding with 59 points and James Shepherd of Austin win calf roping with 114 seconds. Sammy Groves of Big Spring won saddle bronc with 56, Beaver Bell of Houston captured steer wrestling in 4.3 seconds. Donna Thomas led ladies barrel racing in 16.4 seconds and Bubba Goudeau of Alvin won bull riding with 70 points.

Donna Thomas Bubba Goudeau Alvin

Traffic rerouted on Market Street due to I 10 construction

Traffic on Market Street is rerouted on the east side of the San Jacinto River bridge due to Interstate 10 work. Westbound drivers from Baytown toward Houston detour at Four Corners. the overpass to the bridge is closed and Crosby Lynchburg Road becomes the primary alternate route toward Highlands.

Market Street San Jacinto River Baytown Houston Oe Four Corner Four Corners Crosby - Lynchburg Highlands Aleft Crosby- Lynchburg Alien Ranit Texas Thompson Road San Jacinto River Bridge Houston Market Street Road Maket Garth Road North Main

PWP To Meet Parents Without Partners at Civic Center

PWP To Meet Parents Without Partners will meet at 7 20 p m Monday at the Civic Center. The program will consist of a film on narcotics. For more information call 426 2060 or 427 2997.

Civic Center

McGovern Seeks Nomination Amid Kennedy Legacy

AP dispatch notes McGovern declares presidential nomination and commitment to Kennedy goal. Tito meets reform leaders in Czechoslovakia as Yugoslavia eyes independent programs. National Guards patrol Little Rock after rock throwing. Rockefller orders guards. Allied forces report 146 enemy killed and VC suspects captured as fighting continues across Vietnam. Six USAF reservists die in C119 crash near Wilmington Ohio during training. Louisiana delegates add three Negroes to Democratic ticket balance. Nixon opens campaign from Miami, meets Johnson and a fort. Agnew heads to Los Angeles campaign stop with GOP. McCarthy travels to California seeking delegates. Humphrey campaign launches in San Antonio with Arriba chants.

Air Force Wilmington Ohio Louisiana

Earthquakes Reported in Tokyo and Manila

AP dispatches say a strong quake struck Tokyo with the epicenter believed in the Celebes Islands Indonesia. Manila reports moderate shocks with the epicenter traced to Celebes, Indonesia, per local weather bureaus.

Tokyo Central Meteorological Agency Celebes Islands Indonesia Manila Manila Weather Bureau Celebes

Yarborough Endorses McCarthy at Rice Hotel Rally

Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough surprised attendees at a Rice Hotel press conference by endorsing Senator Eugene McCarthy for president after noting 10 years in the U S Senate. McCarthy praised the endorsement and discussed Chicago’s looming convention and Republican contrasts.

Mike Lonsford - Houston Texas Ralph Yarborough Rice Hotel Eugene McCarthy McCarthy Senate Yarborough Etrene McCarthy United States Sp McCarthy Minnesota

Baytown Student Joins 13000 Mile Study Cruise Aboard Texas Clipper

Baytown native Sig Thomas, a Spring graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, sails aboard the Texas Clipper, a converted ocean liner run jointly by Texas A&M University and the Texas Marine Academy. In letters home from Gibraltar and Osio, Sid describes diving, weather, and port life, noting English-speaking locals and mixed views on U.S. policy. He recounts spear fishing and describes peers he met, highlighting cultural encounters and the voyage’s educational aim.

Sig Thomas Baytown Gibraltar Robert E. Lee High School Texas Clipper Texas Asm University Texas Marine Academy Sid B. W Southwood Osio Norway Thomas

Baytown Pollution Chat Sparks Creative Abatement Ideas

Baytown chamber members debated pollution abatement options during an informal session led by Marshall Hass and city planner Ross Wilhite. Potential ideas included selling wood chips, burying rather than burning brush per new Texas Air Quality Board rules, barge dumping as a costly option, and creating a recreational mound atop the landfill after it closes.

Wanda Orton Gulf of Mexico Baytown Chamber of Commerce Lundhvon Marshall D. Hass Leommittee Ross Wilhite Wilhite Texas Air Quality Board Wildlife Richard King

Funnel sighted near Baytown but funnel did not touch ground

A small tornado funnel was sighted near Baytown but did not reach the ground. Police said Mr. K L Ellis of Smith Point reported seeing the funnel at 7 20 Friday. It was seen east of Baytown north of Cedar Bayou and east of Highway Lic.

Baytown K. L. Ellis Smith Point Cedar Bayou

Complaints May Go To Board Soon In Barbers Hill

Taxpayers in Barbers Hill School District protest proposed property value increases, with concerns centered on a 300 to 400 percent rise for southern district land near Mont Belvieu. Trustee R W Johnson notes residents fear retirement incomes will be strained as hearings continue. The district jointly hired Pritchard and Abbott for re appraisal, but county back down halted increases this year. Budget totals rise from 529,819 to 814,578 for 1967 68 with similar tax rates under consideration.

Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill R. W. Johnson Interstate 30 Mont Belvieur Johnson Tax Equalization Board U. S. Steel Pritchard and Abbott Fix Chambers County Commissioners Court

Traffic Caseload Surges in City in 1967 Report

Baytown traffic records show 1967 average 812 cases per month, 53% higher than prior year. July totals include 272 speeding cases led by 123 hit-and-run victims, 65 violations for running red lights, 34 for minors stepping signs, 20 no inspection stickers, 19 for backing not in safety, 14 for failure to yield, 16 lane changes, and 13 improper turns. Other July violations include altered licenses and unlicensed operators.

Baytown Pelire Corporation Court Runne Sesand

NSA Meeting Set at Citizens National Bank

SAN JACINTO Chapter of National Secretaries Association will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at Citizens National Bank Erwin Wilbanks Baytown attorney will present a program on A Working Woman Looks at Real Estate Guests are invited.

San Jacinto National Secretaries Association Citizens National Bank Erwin Wilbanks Baytown

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