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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
1
Houston bulletin reports W N Bill Slanton appointed by Governor Connally as interim judge of the 11th District civil court in Harris County He will be sworn in at 8 30 a m Friday Aug 30 in the Harris County courthouse and will serve until a successor is appointed or elected.
Goose Creek Country Club teens will meet Thursday morning to prepare posters for the forthcoming teen dance. Community notices include a German Sausage Supper at Elks Lodge 1645 from 7 to 10 pm with singalong music in the dining room. News briefs report Baytown rainfall and local civic events including Republican committee plans and chamber programs.
Partly cloudy and hot with little chance of scattered daytime thunderstorms. Temperature expected in the mid 70s to near 90. Galveston tides: Thursday high at 6:24 a.m. and low at 3:66 a.m. and 3x42 points.
Police lieutenant Charles Cowan trains new recruits while Mayor Seaborn Cravey and family enjoy a few days away. Jessie Lunsford seeks information on a 20 year old interurban robbery. Joy Woods prepares to direct another play as the Boy Friend cast faces opening night. Winnie Brown pursues information as Mrs. DeGarme and Mrs. Childres assist. The Bob Willards head to Florida and other residents, including Dora Ward and Helen Bennett, engage in daily events from walks to messages.
City Planner Ross Wilhite warns that Baytown may bear the full cost of projects without a housing ordinance tied to federal funds. The proposed code, modeled on Dallas, would target clearly unfit homes and allow owner appeals while preserving access to federal programs through minimum Housing Urban Development standards.
F Philip Dignam an English instructor at Lee College filed for Position 7 on the Oct 5 school board trustee election. He is Episcopal minister at Trinity Episcopal Church in Baytown and seeks re election for Paul Parkinson the current president. Dignam 44 and wife Phyllis have three children and reside at 104 Linwood.
Barbers Hill School District adopted a record budget of 730,458 for the coming school year and cut the tax rate from 1.68 to 1.56 per 100 valuation. Trustee R. W. Johnson opposed the budget and tax plan citing protest concerns over revaluation. The new high school opens this fall with a 3.5 million project, including 763,948 for salaries and an employee total of 55. Debt service, maintenance, and various operational costs fill the rest of the budget and revenue tallies.
Baytown Opportunity Center asks the school board for help in training and educating mentally retarded youths. Chairwoman Mrs. B. W. Thomas told trustees the center plans a $125000 new facility with a sheltered workshop usable by the district. Superintendent Gentry said district funds could be used only for ages six to 21 and that cooperation is possible to aid students needing a sheltered workshop environment as bids on the center’s new building on Baker Road open Wednesday.
Louis John Fierro, who had a heart transplant less than three months ago, resumes work as a car salesman in Houston. The nation sees sporadic unrest with rock throwing and firebombings in places while Dolly drifts offshore with winds up to 55 mph and forecasts show gradual weakening by Thursday. An earthquake near Maynxice's southern coast is reported as potentially damaging, and U S Viet Nam talks in Paris report evidence of planned larger attacks. Greek police intensify the hunt after the attempt on Premier George Papadopoulos.
AP reports the United States plans to release 14 North Vietnamese sailors on Thursday though Hanoi’s acceptance remains unclear after Paris talks. Ambassador Harriman had said the 14 sailors would be exchanged but offered no timing. The men were captured off North Vietnam in 1966 and are held in Da Nang, about 380 miles north of Saigon.
About 13,000 students return Sept 3 as a $37.77 million capital program adds air conditioned classrooms at Bowie Austin Harlem Sam Houston San Jacinto Burnet DeZavala and Highlands Junior. Several schools gain additional rooms and paved playgrounds with work on some sites continuing into mid September.
Downtown Baytown merchants will host a two day back-to-school fiesta with a south-of-the-border theme. Colorful piñatas crepe paper streamers and sidewalk sales will decorate store fronts and a strolling guitar band may perform. The event ties to special school value offers to be featured in The Baytown Sun Thursday edition with district news and fashion photos.
A 2015 Georgia report states Edward Mundell said a transgender radio was stolen from his home last week. Police note the radio valued at about 043 dollars.
Crosby School Board approved a $951,201 budget for the coming fiscal year and set a tax rate of $1.30, about 15 percent higher than last year. Longtime principal Ly Prochazka was named superintendent on a three year contract at $14,930 per year, retroactive to July 1. The board recessed to seek legal guidance on state approved school bus routes as a contested item loomed.
A 27 millimeter shell found weeks ago in an old North Main garage was treated as a potential bomb but officials concluded it likely would not explode. Baytown police, with Sgt. Johnny Deel and Lt. Glen King, secured the scene before Houston ammunition expert Sgt. Josepth Armstrong arrived. Police advised against touching the device.
A council committee narrowed 15 applicants to five for Corporation Court judge. The five include four attorneys from Bay town and Houston, plus one Bay town real estate man. The panel, including An dy Braswell Don Hullum and Ted Kiloesel, interviewed them Tuesday night and will meet next Monday to decide whom to recommend, as Judge Barney Ward plans retirement upon replacement.
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