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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
2
Demonstrators moved with limited resistance as police ordered departure at 10 pm. Guardsmen blocked park exits and diverted marchers north toward Seventh Avenue away from the Hilton, near the Poor People Campaign mail pickup location.
A group formed a blockade on a six-lane avenue blocking traffic as police escorted six mules. They chanted antiwar and anti draft slogans while the crowd pressed the Hilton area. After a four hour standoff police cleared a five block stretch as most protesters retreated to a Grant Park section.
Katherine Ann Hooley, 28, of Tyler, died Tuesday in a Houston hospital. Survivors include her husband Eldon L. Hooley of Tyler, one daughter Melanie Lynn Hooley of Tyler, her parents Bri. A. Head of Baytown and Mrs. Margaret Harned of Tyler, one sister Mrs. Mike Whitcomb of Richardson and her brother Ben Harned of Tyler. Funeral services will be held Friday in Tyler.
Drivers are urged to take care as I-19 traffic is rerouted east of the San Jacinto River Bridge. To reach Houston via I-10, motorists can bypass the Four Corners area by using Thompson Road, Garth Reag, or North Main Street for alternate access.
The article notes potential candidates including Shtiver who led the Peace Corps, Hughes of New Jersey, Harris of Oklahoma, Aldo of San Francisco, and Sanford of North Carolina. It highlights ages, noting Harris is 37 and Hughes 53 as the only older candidate.
Police ment progrems will be included. A juvenile delinquency course will probe the nature and extent of delinquency and aid those entering police work. Armstrong collaborates with Sam Houston State College sociology department and Dr George Killinger. He has also consulted with Tarrant Junior College, Baytown training schools, and Billy Grimsley, now with a master’s from Sam Houston, assisting at Lee College.
N J Broussard told police someone tore the rear door screen causing $4 damage. No entry or items reported missing, and no other loss noted in the incident.
Funeral services were held for Lawrence Leon Hiett at Paul U Lee Funeral Home with Rev. Hoy L. Felder officiating. Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge supervised graveside rites at Hill of Rest Cemetery. Hiett, 53, had lived in Baytown 43 years and worked as an operator at Barjay Chemical Co. He belonged to Cedar Bayou Methodist Church and several Masonic and religious orders. Survivors include his wife Edna, a sister, a nephew, and a niece.
Pennington reports that district receives federal aid under NDEA and ESEA programs for materials, equipment, and counseling. Title II has added 9,607 new library books since January 1966, while NDEA funded $157,988 in AV and science equipment. Neighborhood Youth Corps offers summer and school-year work, Head Start served 173 children for $36,274, and Title I supplied $140,348 for low income schools with nurses and field trips plus staff.
A pair of children’s glasses were found Wednesday behind the West De foe post office. The owner should call Mrs. C. B. Warren at 575-LAR to reclaim.
Funeral services for Otis Clifton Dunaway 62 of Cave were held at Earthman Funeral Home with burial in Tilton Cemetery. He died Tuesday after a dump truck struck him as it backed into a shell hopper at 1218 South Highlands where he worked as a dragline operator. Survived by wife Marvis Lee Dunaway two sons Otis Edward of Crosby and Michael of Cove a daughter Julia Bagent five brothers a half brother and three sisters and several grandchildren. The Rev Walter Gibbs of Highland officiated.
Dr. Denton Cooley says his heart transplant team will treat child recipients with higher doses of anti rejection drugs over a longer period. Houston's first heart transplant patient mentions plans for an organ donation clearing house for post death use. Across the globe, violence in Vietnam rises with more American deaths this summer.
John Wilson Cole aged 60 of 2205 Alabama Baytown died at 2 52 pm Wednesday in a Houston hospital Born September 25 1887 in New Hebron Mississippi he came to Baytown in 1929 He worked at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery as a first close operator He is survived by his wife Jacqueline Robinson Cole of Baytown his daughter Mrs B E Cravey of Houston one grandson David Bryan Cravey of Hex his parents Mr and Mrs Joe A Cole of New Hebron four sisters and several nephews and a niece Funeral services set for 10 am Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev Bert Cheek officiating Goose Creek Masonic Lodge and AFZAM to assist in burial at Memory Garden Cemetery.
Alton M Mullins of 3426 Bal sam Houston was injured when his eastbound truck on Decker Drive left the roadway, rolled, and hit a concrete culvert near Camp Reber about a half mile south of Farmway. He remains unconscious. Baytown Ambulance transported him to Baytown Hospital. Police and Patrolman Pat McHugh continue the investigation.
Budiey Dale Meyers Jr son of Mr and Mrs Dudley D Meyers of 2307 Morning Drive has been chosen as Honorman for his company at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois A certificate and engraved plaque will be awarded at the recruit graduation Friday August 30 The selection rests on leadership initiative bearing discipline cleanliness scholastic standing and shipmate qualifications per the commanding officer
Houston chapter of the American Institute of Banking will hold its semi annual faculty dinner meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday Sept 5 at Scntry Look s Sirkcin House Principal address by Jerome M Pes chke associate dean and professor of business administration University of Houston educational director of the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Banking
The Democratic convention in Chicago nominating Humphrey faced violent antiwar protests and police clashes as McCarthy and McGovern remained non-pledging. Humphrey secured the nomination with a critical vote on the Vietnam War plank while party unity and future running mate talk dominated the aftermath.
The convention's debates turned fiery as Humphrey gained applause yet faced wavering support from blue collar workers and unions fearing economic loss. Wallace could siphon Nixon South votes, risking a slim Democratic victory. Kennedy’s stance against drafting Humphrey dampened a last-minute bid to derail him.
The Baytown Sun is a Baytown Texas second class matter paper with postal and circulation details. It lists offices at Memorial Drive and Swan Street and notes staff members and Associated Press rights and local contributors from Crosby Highlands and Madisonville.
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