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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1965
Page
3
A scanned hospital notes page lists admitted patients and a stock quote table courtesy of Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. It names multiple individuals by full and partial addresses, rooms, and associated firms, alongside a dense roster of company stocks and percentages, creating a mixed record of admissions and market data.
Baytown resident Herbert V. Plagens died of a heart attack at about 5 a.m. Friday at 314 Forrest. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Monday at Grace Methodist Church with Rev. Edwin Summers officiating. Earthman Funeral Home in charge. He retired in 1958 after 25 years with Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. Survived by widow Ray. son Howard. daughters Mrs. Donald E. Bremer and Mrs. Donald Abram. brothers Henry F. Plagens and T. F. Plagens. sisters Mrs. John P. Fountain, Mrs. Eda Probrandt, and Mrs. Ed Schram.
In Augusta, hunters killed 37.27 G deer in Maine during the season that ended Saturday. The state note cites a 1959 record of 41,735 deer.
Eastern Air Lines outlines an 11 million dollar plan for a passenger terminal at Logan International Airport in Boston. The proposal includes facility expansion to accommodate more routes and passengers, signaling growth for the carrier's Northeast United States operations.
A Lake segment notes plans to take SN material from the lake bed for forming embankments for Spur 20k and calls for a bond election on sewer work and related costs. Committee members besides Braswell Pruett and Edge include George Chandler Sir O Brady Perry W Britton Fred Hartman and Eddie V Gray.
A Baytown woman and three others were involved in a midmorning crash on Highway 146 South when an unidentified driver forced the truck off the road. Mrs Norma Tabb Sandel, 75, of Porte drove away uninjured after her car suffered a crushed front door. Kenneth Wilburn, 26, of Baytown drove the truck. Detective H W Rhodes reported the incident occurred around 11 a.m Wednesday as the truck attempted a left onto Shoreacres Blvd.
The council approved low bids for a tractor with backhoe at 5344.54 and a crawler dozer at 25738.48 from Houston firms Brown-Fogle Equipment Co. A revised Davis Road alignment was approved with right‑of‑way appraisals planned. Plans for North Main Street esplanade and median design were shown. Public hearing set for December 28 on annexation along North Main Street. Final action on annexation anticipated by February 24. An agreement with Harris County for free appraisal and negotiation services was approved, pending clarification it won’t affect construction cost commitments. Specifications for police patrol cars and bids for six vehicles were authorized, along with a police uniform color change to blue‑black to boost bids. Street elevations in Brownwood Subdivision will be studied, and a revised Baytown Court fine schedule adopted. Doris and Hemlock street connections in Craigmont Subdivision near completion, Baker Road water tank foundation work to begin, with inspection services authorized. Phase II city improvements are nearly complete. Interest on time deposits rose following Federal Reserve changes, with Citizens National Bank noting 4/4. Pay rises in line with maximums of the depository contract were discussed. Donnie Hullum urged reviewing the full bank contract for additional benefits.
Marines from the 7th Fleet supported by Vietnam forces landed 40 helicopters on a rice plain 20 miles south of Da Nang after a VC assault. They reported 26 Viet Cong killed in skirmishes near Que Son and as many as 125 more killed in 102 air strikes. Marine casualties were light as fighting subsided by midday.
Coastliners will mark their fifth television appearance at 5 30 p m Saturday on Impact Channel 11. Their record All Right has been listed in the Top 10 in Houston for the past two weeks. Musicians are Ozzie Hart Highlands drums Rex Cramer Northshore lead guitar Bob Williamson Baytown bass Tommy Meckins Lynchburg organ.
Funeral services for 15 year old Russell Cary Sean of 307 Norcille are set for 4 pm Monday at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church with Rev. E J Lewis Jr and Rev Joe Jones officiating. Burial at Cedar Crest under Earthman Funeral Home. Also notice: Herbert V Plagens Baytown resident for 24 years died at home Friday. services Monday at Grace Methodist Church with Rev Edwis Summers officiating. Burial at Barthman Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include widow, son and three daughters. Baytown Police report window damage at the Baytown Raceway. Builders Class of Grace Methodist Church to host Christmas party Monday. Cecil Phillips reports theft of a checkbook and checks from his desk.
Teresa Atchison daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Atchison a SHSTC freshman elementary education major will take part in the annual Women’s Choir Christmas concert at 8 pm in Old Main Auditorium. Also notes tax office hours for 1965 tax payments and other campus events including North Texas State University joint program and BAYSHORE WAGON Square Dancers party.
Rev Bill Hawthorne Moody House director and former Park Place Methodist pastor told Kiwanians the elderly need more than housing and care. He urged training before retirement and stronger intergenerational ties as 18 million US seniors exist today. Herbert W introduced the speaker.
Ben Wilson inducted three new I members Joe Montgomery Andrew Lannie and Gordon Griffith in a ceremony highlighting expansion of the group.
Bank engineering and architectural fees arise as the city weighs selling the remaining 2,715,000 of the 53,015,000 for improvement costs. Most funds may be placed on time deposit for 20 days to 12 months to earn higher interest, up to 5 percent, versus the bonds’ maximum 5 percent.
Harvis County Hospital District Board of Managers moves to salvage funds for Ben Taub and Jefferson Davis Hospital workers cut from city pension. Dispute centers on about 1 million in city and county contributions and whether funds can transfer to a new district system. Legal counsel warn of action. civil service director suggests immediate employee assignments to route funds into a district plan.
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