Baytown clubs cancel, host Christmas events, and youth dances
The Baytown Noon Optimist Club cancelled a charter ceremony and will reschedule with time and place to be announced. Baytown groups announce Christmas party plans at Wooster Fire Station and a mistletoe sale to support DeMolay activities. Horace Mann and Baytown Elks host dances, with admission details. A Baytown resident recovers from surgery at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Weather outlook is cloudy with rain, tides at Galveston noted, and a choral concert at St Joseph’s auditorium. Teen Council plans a Christmas dance at the Baytown Civic Center with tickets at the door. BES.A. meets Monday at the Community Center for a year-end book review.
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Baytown Noon Optimist Club
Horace Mann
Baytown
T. W. Skillern
Joe Orren
Baxtown Teen Council
Baytown Civic Center
Birthday Surprises and Holiday Cheer in Baytown
Baytown residents celebrate in a flurry of small joys. Renee Bishop marks a birthday with a surprise. Nadyne Willium boasts a prized Corisuna tree. Mrs. R A Davaney gleams over a granddaughter who plays timpani. Cedar Bayou hosts a barzi concert where Doug Wallace receives a gold carpeted blue director's podium from students. Laura Going keeps busy milling cookie plates. Frances DuPlantis and Betsy Broyles share festive moments abroad and at home. Betty Smith and Merge Ramsey exchange cheers while Marilyn Sandhop grows as a photographer. Cynthia Moore praises her class. Bennie Rise Thomas gears up for a drummer boy program. Mary Morgan notes cooperation with Christmas secrets. Betsy Broyles covers Christmas from Wellesley to England as she spends holidays across the waters. Donna Baird, new to Baytown, commences kindergarten at age six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renee Bishop
Nadyne Willium
R. A_ Davaney
Doug Wallace
Cedar Bayou
Barzi
Laura
Elizabeth Schiller
Betty Smith
Ramsey
Marilyn Sandhop
Cynthia Moore
Bennie Rise Thomas
Mary Morgan
Frances DuPlantis
Betsy Broyles
Wellesley
Mass
Als
Bill
England
Baytown
Donna Baird
Christmas Mail Volume Heavier Than In '66 Here
The U S Post Office in Bay town handled thousands more pieces of mail during the pre Christmas rush with 687 008 pieces through Thursday versus 412 000 last week and 655 000 last year. Postmaster M L Neal urged use of zip codes but stressed mail will be accepted without them and advised correct addresses and early mailing to ensure Christmas delivery. Patrons are told to bundle cards for in town or out of town delivery and to ensure stamps face in the upper right corner, notes from post office spokesmen.
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U. S
Baytown
E. W. Froehner
M. L. Neal
Neal
Froehner
War plane drops bomb in Vietnamese village. civilians killed
An American war plane accidentally drops a bomb 50 miles southwest of Balgon in South Vietnam, killing three civilians and injuring several babies. The incident comes amid broad wartime tensions and shifting U.S. policy signals.
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Balgon
Shiloh phone setup sparks Baytown council protest
During a Baytown City Council utilities meeting residents of the Shiloh exchange voiced sympathy and planned legal action over General Telephone Co changes. Council members criticized the Houston style directory and confusion over which area belongs to Shiloh, with a promise of a April 23 return by G T Co executive to clarify.
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Bette
Shiloh
Baytown
TriCity
General Telephone Co
Utilities Committee
iPat Bal
Ball
Houston
Baytown Highlands
Chiloh
General Telephone
Glen Walker
L. Gray Beck
Robert F. Stipe
Cedar Pay
Lynchburg Road
Shiloh Exchange
Senpang
Stipe
A. E. Weatherly
Garth Road Baptist Church
Chief Goodfellow Christmas Fund Rises by 206
The Chief Goodfellow listing shows total donations of 1228.60 with barbers local No 515 contributing 15.00 and many others including the Clanton family and the Ross group. Messages from donors note a week’s allowance and pennies saved to aid needy children, reflecting community spirit.
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Baytown
Eace
Thomas M. Babin
C. D. Corbell and
Sandy
Gray Clanton
Macop
J. C. Sheffield
Craigmont Garden
Ciaeset Ross
Margaret
Terry Doe
Bruce Day
Bud
Simon
Hugh Echols
LM. Alford
Contiette
B.J. Antle
Goodfellow
Barbers Local
Goodfellny
Gray Clanton Sant
Ross
Terry' Yee
Chief Goodfellow
Paving contract awarded for Daniel Street and Ward Road
Baytown City Council awarded a 194 650 75 paving contract to Brown and Root to pave Daniel Street from Oak Addition to Willow Road and Ward Road from North Main to Highway 146 after bidding two offers. The council also approved a 4128 bid from Louverdrape Inc to outfit the Civic Center with specified window blinds and passed several notices and donations actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike -Lon
Baytown
Brown and Root
Daniel Street
Ward Road
Gulf-Buy- Hitchie Co
Daniel
Oak Addition
Wilow Road
North Main
Highway 146
Louverdrape, Inc
Marbon Chemical Co
Bby
Fritz Banham
Pal Vairney
Robert ES Lee
Ross
Ster
Lee Taive and
Nezra Street
Lowell Lammers
Perry W. Britton
13 Baytonians Named To Lee College Foundation
Lee College regents named 13 Baytonians to the proposed Lee College Foundation board during a Thursday meeting. Four regents will serve on the board with varying terms and nine district residents were added, including Mrs. Maude Soler and Mrs. J. D. Giddings. The board asked Dr. Richard D. Strahan and Bruce Ramsey to complete establishment paperwork as gifts were accepted. The foundation aims for a $2.5 million target in the next two to three years.
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Lee College Board of Regents
Baytonians
Lee College Foundaon
Lee College
Texas
Sam Hastings
Royal D. Burnside
Ben Ammons
Sam C. Bramlett
Foundation
Maude Soler
Rosenzweig
J. D. Giddings
William J. Gidley
James Harmp
Hazel Echols
Theo Wilburn
T. M. Johnson
Richard D. Strahan
Lee College T
Bruce Ramsey
Alvin Miles
Salma Burnside
Bramlett
Alma McNulty
W. J
Bill Strick
Jer
Baytown Soldier Added to Vietnam List
The Sun lists another Baytown man serving in Vietnam adding Pfc. Stanley E. Reid Jr. to the roll. Reid is with U.S. 54 386 604 B Battery Fifth Battalion 16th Artillery Fourth Infantry Division APO San Francisco California 96262.
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Baytown
Vietnam
the Sun
Pfc
Stanley E. Reid’ Jr
U.S
16Th Artillery
Apo San Francisco
Calif
6.5 Acre Tract Is Presented By Baytonian
Christmas night at Lee College featured a gift from the Moody Foundation of Galveston to the board of regents valued at about 300,000 including 6.5 acres of land on North Main near Interstate 10. Mrs Maude Moler, a Baytown figure, presented the property adjoining the college campus, completing land needed for expansion. The gift is valued at 25,000 by college president Dr Richard Strahan. The land includes a residence and farm buildings. The board also named Timca Cauley chairman and Larry Hale vice chairman of a study committee to evaluate bond issues and possible resubmission plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Erwin
Lee College
Maude ,Moler
Moody ‘Foundation
Galveston
Board’ of Regents
Bert
Paul Black
Campuis
Richard
Strahan
Sarace
Strickler
Br. Holmes
Joy Allen
Baytown
Moody
Tima Cauley
Larry Hale
Citizens College
Holidays Close As Schools End Classes Early
Lee College winds up final day of classes on Friday before Christmas holidays. Deer Park Channelview districts also end early. Baytown St Josephs parish school Crosby schools will continue through next Wednesday. All will resume on Tuesday January 2.
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Lee College
Deer Park
Channelview
Baytown
St Joseph's Parochiag
Crosby
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