VFW Post 912 to Sponsor Bingo Games at 8 P.M.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 will begin sponsoring bingo at 8 p.m. on a September date for adults only.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1971
Page
1
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 will begin sponsoring bingo at 8 p.m. on a September date for adults only.
A clipped stock quotes item from Citizens National Bank listing assorted entries and figures. The legible parts include names and numbers typical of a financial ledger or market snippet, with obscure inked characters and stray symbols.
The district outlines a bond plan to fund a sewer plant upgrade and lateral line improvements. The contractor was released after costs rose beyond the bid, delaying construction while officials seek federal funding. An Oct bond election is planned after a August meeting. earliest work could start April or May 1972 with February bids.
Baytonian Giva Allen sustained minor injuries in a two car crash Monday near Pruatt and Pearce. Beulany Miles of 301 Lake Ites received a ticket for failure to yield right of way. Baytown Ambulance Service transported Mrs. Allen to a local hospital.
Richardson said General Telephone has no franchise and a pole agreement exists with General. The temporary permit was granted at the Aug 17 council meeting after an appeal by Bill Hamilton and Morris Edwards for South-West Video. The firm, operating as Bay Area Cablevision, has begun connections in town while the franchise committee of Cannon Kliesel and McWilliams has not yet met due to budget sessions.
Beaumont uses a poly pig to scrub rust and corrosion from interior water mains. The process requires shutting the water off for about four hours as the foam rubber scrubber is propelled through the main line via fire hydrants to restore maximum capacity. Fort Worth reportedly adopted the method about four years ago with positive results.
In London a high level conference forms to renegotiate major currency values while the American dollar sags in European markets. Across Washington a 5500 worker micro-bureaucracy is tapped to implement President Nixon's wage price and rent freeze. In Austin the Public Safety Dept says Texans can get laminated ID cards starting Sept. 1. Mexico plans to lift a 10 percent import surtax for Latin American goods in response to Nixon policy. In Miami a tropical depression nears the Bahamas and Southeast Florida, with possible strengthening. In San Francisco the Longshoremen's Union agrees to remove non essential cargo and begin post strike talks.
A girl who lost money at Graves Dress Shop Monday should call Francis Jones at 422-5417 or visit the shop to claim the item.
Baytown council weighs a sharp rise in the fire budget as Chief Bland pushes more personnel and a vigorous inspection program while defending use of volunteers. He warns of demoralized department, cites equipment issues and calls for stricter policy but leaves decision to administrators. A new fire station and upgraded gear are discussed amid escalating incendiary fires.
At the University of Texas Speech and Hearing Clinic Elizabeth, a three year old, relearns sounds with a hearing aid after eight months of therapy. The clinic serves as an observation and training site for students while providing diagnostics for articulation, stuttering, cleft palate, foreign dialects, brain damage, voice issues and mental retardation, aiding children, teens and adults in regaining sound and speech.
Members of the 1971 Star Club of New York Life Insurance Co. ask anyone with a lost wallet linked to a James Creel contact at 150 North ion Baytown or 1301 EB Wallisville near Roseland Park after a Sunday night softball game to call 422-2148 for recovery.
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