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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1969
Page
13
The Sun's Television Log outlines a dense weekend lineup with program notes from dating game parodies to westerns and dramas. Highlights include appearances by Peter Graves, Porter Wagoner, and Gene Autry themed movies, plus news, cartoons, sports, and live performances across dayparts.
Harris County Republicans warned Commissioners Court they will seek federal relief to force naming Republican election judges in some precincts. The court split with Democrats named as judges, while Republican Bill Elliott and County Judge Bill Emmott dissented. Party chair Nancy Plum warned of possible redistricting suits if precinct lines are not redrawn for 1971 voting.
County Tax Assessor Carl Smith will explain to Commissioners Court why Astroworld valuations differ. City valuation hits 127,391 with county value at 8,820,035, a 406,000 gap. Judge Elliott calls to reopen the matter. Roy Hofheinz allegedly refused court orders to open Astroworld books.
Funeral services for Larry Jo Deckert seven and Patricia Ann Deckert four of Baytonian lineage will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hardin Baptist Church. Burial at Hardin Cemetery under Allison Funeral Home of Liberty. They were killed Thursday when their car was struck by a Pacific train near Highway 140 overpass. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Deckert of Mardin. Sister Deborah 15 in critical condition at St Elizabeth Inspiratin Beaumont. Surviving siblings Michael Hardin and grandparents Artis Fisher and Berth Deckert of Baytown.
Ellen Moers analyzes Theodore Dreiser as a recurring influence on fiction despite flaws in craft. The review notes readers’ devotion to Dreiser in the US and abroad, critiques the era’s emphasis on social causes over character psychology, and highlights Moers defense of Dreiser’s antiheroes and symbolic elements.
Philadelphia AP report says Missing Weirs International seeks Stanley Rodgers to claim a $100,000 inheritance from Daniel J. and Caroline Rodgers of 2BN Ramsey Street. Caroline died in Philadelphia and is buried at Woodlands Cemetery. The husband is presumed dead. no record confirms his burial. A city-record search found no relevant information.
De Hig license plate reads HAGGAT reveals a Baptist minister known for delivering about 1000 speeches yearly. He quips he would be in trouble with a really big name.
Lee College board named Joseph Clay Thompson, longtime offset printing instructor, as director of the new Instructional Media Center. Thompson, who has coordinated the college print shop and taught for five years, will lead audiovisual needs for faculty and administration. He previously spent 16 years as printing department manager and holds statewide lithotroph recognition. His contract runs $12.00 for 12 months.
Lee College President Richard C. Strahan presented a plan to develop a nine hole golf course on 1364 acres off Interstate 10 and North Main. Academic Dean James McWilliams supported it as beautifying the future campus while possibly serving the public. funding via Rural Recreational Facilities will be explored. No action was taken at the Thursday night meeting.
Hood surveys Theodore Dreiser’s development by framing Sister Carrie of 1900 and An American Tragedy of 1925. The analysis notes the drab family background, intact but critical to his craft, and questions when social aims or ideologies override artistry.
Dr James P McWilliams chairman of the steering committee for the Joe Allen Appreciation Dinner announced new volunteers join the Baytown state representative planning group. The Sept H Baytown Community Building dinner will honor Allen and his wife Billye with tickets $4 and mailed checks to Dr McWilliams box 814 Baytown. Homer Leonard to MC with special entertainment planned.
Supt. Clark asks the Crosby area school board to craft a transfers policy in line with a state law allowing receiving boards to approve out of district student transfers. Appeals would go to the board. Goose Creek desegregation terms influence policy. Crosby students already in Baytown would be exempt from the rule.
Sun Spots notes a Beta PSL Phi Sigma Alpha meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday hosted by Mrs Javerette Center at 316 Burnet. Tiny Tot registration for ages three to five set for Saturday plus Lee College yearbook photos Sept 17 18 with a $1 fee. A stolen outboard motor valued at 175 reported by Silas Killian. Housing listings urged by Dean Alton Laird with 427 S611 ext 214. Windshield damage to Mrs Waldrop's car reported 75 damage from suspected BB gun holes.
Colburn, longtime Enjay chief operator, retires after 35 years with the firm. Born in Port Worth, he joined Ayrable's M&u group in Wad, later transferring to Treaters and then to the PRU before becoming chief operator. He and wife Katherine have two children. retirement effective August 1.
The Baytown Thrift League with PTA representatives will continue free school lunches for needy children and provide individual breakfasts. Backed by a $15,500 Community Chest budget, last year it funded 65 percent of lunch costs for 360 Baytown students, with the school district covering 35 percent.
Quality coal is found in 49 of West Virginia's 55 counties, covering 17,280 square miles, according to new estimates from Charleston authorities.
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