Goodfellows From Libya Support Local Charity
Goodfellows come from far and near including Baytown and Libya where Susan and Bryan Nethery donated $10 through their grandmother Mrs. C. R. Upchurch. The children of Bill and Barbara Nethery spend their Christmas in Libya while their father works with Humble Oil on loan. Chief Goodfellow notes support from E. L. Bridges and H. M. McKay as the community continues to fund toys and gifts for needy children.
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Goodfellow
Goodfellows
Maria el Brega
Libya
C. R. Upchurch
Baytown
Susan
Bryan Nethery
Goodfellow Fund
Bill
Barbara Nethery
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Bryan
E. L. Bridges
H. M. McKay
Chief Goodfellow
Baytown civic groups hold meetings this week
Traffic Safety Council, Rotary, Kiwanis and Lakewood Civic Association schedule morning and noon gatherings. NASA space photography talk by Louis Wade at Rotary luncheon. Lee High choir to perform. Barbers Hill elementary to stage a Christmas play. Christmas dance reservations. PEO Chapter AS meets in Houston. senior citizens to elect officers. thefts probed after a barber shop TV and stereo valued at 175 dollars stolen Friday night on Bayway Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Louis Wade
Mapping Sciences Division
NASA
Ramada-Tower
Barbers Hill
Betty Farmer
Doris McKnight
Donna Tripp
Leonard Morgan Jr
Bayway Drive
Weather Forecast For Baytown Area Tuesday
CLEAR TO PARTLY cloudy with cool nights and mild days in the Baytown area. Temperature ranges from the mid 40s to near 70. Morgan's Point tides on Wednesday show highs at 12 55 a m and 10 01 a m with lows at 12 49 a m and 12 43 p m. Wednesday sun rises at 7 05 a m and sets at 5 22 p m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan’s Point
Baytown Sun reader notes and local updates
Mr and Mrs T J Greaney Jr former Baytonians now in Summit New Jersey send a note with their Sun subscription order. School Trustee Seth Mitchell who injured his back in a hunting trip fall has been discharged from San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Ralph Kunz and Charles Sanders take a coffee break. WL Ward is a patient at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Cindy Bowen marks her 14th birthday by putting up a Christmas tree. Mr and Mrs J D Adams have returned from Bangkok to Baytown after serving overseas with Secony Vacuum for several years. Happy birthday to Ronnie Knippa.
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T. J. Greaney Jr
Cindy Bowen
J. D. Adams
Bangkok
Thailand
Baytown
Ronnie Knippa
Plans Board and Council Clash Over Cedar Bayou Bridge
Baytown Planning Commission urges council to reconsider not acquiring right of way for a Cedar Bayou bridge extension along Ward Road. The 3.9 million 290‑unit apartment project faces delay as officials weigh future alternatives and long term costs. Lammers warns delay threatens mortgage funding and project viability. The council previously rejected buying the 22‑acre site right of way, citing city policy on early dedication.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
Planning Commission
O. L. Clevenger
Clevenger
Ross Wilhite
Nancy Mundinger
Ward Road
Lowell Lammers
Lammers
Commission
San Francisco
Kilgore Road
Cedar Bayou
Wilhite
Chambers County
Texas Highway Department
Mont Belvieu Delays Sewage System Action Pending Costs
Mont Belvieu City Council decided to await cost figures before acting on a county wide sewage disposal plan proposed by Chambers County. Mayor Grimes urged a referendum style decision by residents, noting lack of information on tax effects and funding. County Judge Nelson urged action before the area is swamped by sewage, with Anahuac and Beach City supporting the proposal.
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Betsy Webber
Mont Belvieu
Chambers County Commissioners Court
J. W. Grimes
Oscar F. Nelson
Texas
Davis
Grimes
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
Bomb Threats Target Humble Baytown Refinery
HORC issued a general alert at Humble Oil and Refining Baytown refinery after two bomb threats. Calls to the Humble Building in Houston claimed bombs would explode at Baytown at 9:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. Security staff conducted a full search. no evacuations occurred and workers remained at their posts.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company
Baytown
Humble
Houston
Strike Appears Imminent in Railways
Washington AP reports negotiations collapsed and a nationwide rail strike seems certain. Union leader C L Dennis of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks says the walkout will proceed even if Congress delays action for 45 days. Dennis warns of jail terms fines and public pressure as the union prepares to strike.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
C. L. Dennis
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Aflcio
Dennis
Romanian airliner crash kills 18 near Constanta
A Romanian airliner crash at the Black Sea port of Constanta killed 18 people including a Romanian diplomat and an Israeli professor. Nine others were hospitalized aboard Tarom flight Tel Aviv Bucharest Night.
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Bucharest
Black Sea
Constanta
Tarom Airlines
Tel Aviv-te- Bucharest
Baytown Hosts International Students For American Field Service Weekend
Baytown prepares to resemble the United Nations as nineteen foreign exchange students visit for an American Field Service Weekend. They will be hosted by AFS clubs from Ross Sterling and Robert E. Lee High Schools, attend classes, tour a rice farm, and participate in a Texas style barbecue and a square dance. Tickets for events are sold by AFS members and public attendance is welcomed.
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Baytown
United Nations
Houston
Second Baptist Church
AFS
Planners OK New Buildings In Baytown four developments approved
Baytown planners gave preliminary or final approval to four residential developments that will add 398 dwelling units. Lantern Park Townhouses, the largest with 150 units, will be built by Frank Thielen and Jim Bailey in Kountry Club Village Section 2.
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Baytown
Lantern Park Townhouses
Frank Thielen
Jim Bailey
Kountry Club Village
Planning Commission
Lantern Park
Ross Wilhite
Santa Parade Lights Baytown With Santa and Floats
The downtown Baytown Christmas parade, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on Texas Avenue to Third Street, features Santa Claus giving candy and a lineup of school bands, college floats, dance studios, scouts, and local organizations. Dozens of groups including Robert E Lee and Sterling Bands, Lee College Band, Leslie School of Dance, and the Baptist Student Union will march, with horse riders and groups like Psi Alpha and Rho Zeta also present.
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Baytown
Texas Avenue
Texas
Third Street
Santa Claus
Robert I, Lee and Sterling
Cedar Bayou
Highlands
Horace Mann
Lee College
Leslie School of Dance
Baptist Student Union
The
Partment
REL
Brigadiers
Sterling Stars
Triple Art Studios
Swirlers
Pat Sinclair Dance Studio
B&pw
Mary- Lynn
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Eee Bryan
Susan Doris Ewing
Humbie Pioneer Club
Debbie Davison
Baytown Sun
Pioneer Club
Yale
Chib Treasury
Traffic Council
Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council
Holiday Inn
Robert G. Feinberg
Kiwanis
Robert §&. Lee High School
Jack Walton
PEO
C. H. Marshall
Overcup
del Smith
Ladies Association
Goose Creek Country Club
Bob Prause
Lakewood
Lakewood Civic Association
Ross Wihite
Civic Center
Baytown Partners
Parc Gizens National Bank
Sia
Plans Board
Council
CB Bridge
Andrew Lannie
Trinity River Conservation District
HORC
Apokesman
Sterling
Winnie Brown
Robert Sylvester
Debbie Stune
LA Marque
Tex
Barry Goldwater
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Chicago
Fuci-Il
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Tee
U.N
Sterling and
Roseland Pavilion
Ron Durkee
la Porte High School
Sterling High School
R. D. Burnside
Garth Road
Debbie Stone
APS Club
South Africa
Jonas Gunnarsson
Sweden
Donna Rogers
Felix Barber
England
Lu Ann Godwin
Fritz Pesendorfer
Austria
Melwese Queen
Tuiz Bittencourt
Robert
Martha Sylvester
Javier Fernadez
Spain
Eddie Goings
Lorraine Burns
Santa
Baytown State Bank
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