March of Dimes Drive Slated in Baytown 1971
The Mission Possible Team in Metro Houston caps its 1971 campaign with the Mothers' March on Jan 26 led by Baytown chairwoman Mrs. Gene Thompson and assistants. Volunteers will distribute vaccine leaflets and support the Birth Defects Center at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. More than $49,000 is allotted for current grants. Prospective volunteers call Mission Possible HQ at 622-0080. DR. J. T. SNYDER elected president of the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital medical-dental staff for 1971 with Dr. A. A. Trifilio as president-elect and Dr. M. D. Haley, vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Possible
Metro Houston
March of Dimes
Gene Thompson
Baytown
Richard Rains
Billy Hasley
Paul Kendrick
Charles Sawyer
Texas Children’s Hospital
City of Houston Health Department
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor
Salk
Sabin
J. T. Snyder
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
A. A. Trifilio
M. D.haley
W. A. Goodrich
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Harris County seeks stamp tax for real estate deeds
The Harris County Commissioners Court urged the Texas Legislature to pass a stamp tax on real estate deeds to enable correct property tax assessments. County Tax Assessor Collector Carl S. Smith supports the move. The measure could affect buyers and the appraisal process across Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Harris County Commissioners Court
Texas
Carl S. Smith
Rough Riders Hold Meet at Baytown Youth Fair Grounds
Rough Riders held their open all-trophy day at the Baytown Youth Fair Grounds north of Interstate 10 on North Main. High point and runner-up winners were named in four age divisions with stakes races, potato and flag races, and barrel events across 28 classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Rough Riders
James Day
High Point
Kevin Kirkpatrick
Blue ‘Bonnet
Barbara Benson
Spook
Mike Pillow
Hal Anderson
Helen Byron
Polly
Mark Barfield
Sugarfoot
Johnny Valentine
Rebel
Virginia Goodson
Coly
Baytown
Interstate 10
North Main
Most of U.S. 'Fair' Today
Fair weather spread across a large portion of the nation with light showers in the Northwest and lingering clouds near the Great Lakes. An arctic air mass chilled the Northeast and parts of the South, while a general midcontinent warmth emerged. Pueblo Colo set a December 7 high at 76, North Platte Neb. hit 68 as a record for the date, Alpena Mich saw 1 inch of snow, and dawn temps ranged from zero at Massena N Y to 70 in Miami and Vero Beach Fla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Mercury
Puebla
Colo
North Platte
Neb
Wyoming
Alpena
Mich
Massena
N.Y
Miami and
Vero Beach
Fla
Baytown Stamp Club Exhibits Nine Frames at Library
Members of the Baytown Stamp Club prepared nine frames for an exhibit at Sterling Municipal Library. The display runs through this week and features Vatican, Canal Zone, United Nations, and Farley reprints. Two junior frames show birds and miscellaneous U.S. stamps. Each frame has eight pages. The public is invited to view and sign the guest book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Stamp Club
Sterling Municipal Library
A. Wilhite
Vatican
Canal Zone
United Nations
Farley
U.S
Wilhite
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Newton Pratt, Esq
Loud Dick
FU IN
Blackguard
Santa
By Teers
Mame
United Rentals
W. Pearce
Pruett
Baytown, Texas
March of Dimes Drive
Ed AY Peery
ST Merit Mil
Sears
Swinger
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Rozbuck and CO
Texas Ave
Houston Area
Aureliano Silva
Justice of the Peace
Albert Lee
Silva
June Grove Gleason
Harris County
Frank Parsons
Parsons
Texas Air Control Board
Lone Star Cement Corp
Intercontinental Steel Corp
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Joe Gunn
Communications Workers of America
Gunn
Bell
Rough Riders
U.S. ‘Fair
Pitty
Scarlatti
Zenith
H Tz
Ft An
Zenith Stereo
North Alexander Drive
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