Baytown Christmas Events and Tickets On Sale
Baytown community notices announce Banquet tickets on sale for Police Appreciation event at the Community Building January 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $5 from Robert G Feinberg at Junior World or the Chamber of Commerce. Other items include a Nativity scene at Memorial Baptist Church, an open house and choir concert at Ross S Sterling High, a Regents meeting at Lee College, a Peace Tabernacle cantata, a Carousel Dance at Goose Creek Country Club, and a Christmas party for Baytown Rough Riders. Also listed are military assignment details for Pvt Robert C Mickel and local tide information for Galveston.
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Baytown
Robert G
Bob" Feinberg
Junior World
Pruett
Chamber of Commerce
Ross S. Sterling High School
Sterling and Lee College
Holiday Greetings and Local Notices In Baytown Area
Wean McVowell in Baytown sends holiday greetings to friends. Banat eats an early breakfast before work at West Baytown Post Office. Cynthna Whitmire helps with switchboard issues. Daly Ward searches for someone with a wrong phone number. Marilyn Linder seeks help leaving the post office. Reuven Lambert plans a short vacation before leaving Baytown January 7. Joe Conway, Darren Barker, and others plan to celebrate Dark's birthday on December 2. Arkadelpt Ark guests include Mrs. Jerry Malone and Mrs. G. J. Simyre.
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Wean McVowell
Cormerty
Baytown
Ilousten
RK A
Banat
Gore
West Baytown
Cynthna Whitmire
Fos
Sun
Stali Daly Ward
Sanwong
Marilyn Linder
Reuven Lambert
Copperas
Cote Joe Conway
Darren Barker
U S Steel Plans 4 Percent Price Increase on Jan 2 1969
U S Steel Corp will raise prices on basic semifinished carbon and alloy steel by 4 percent, boosting semifinished steel by about $5 per ton and pilings by $7 per ton. The move, affecting products that comprise roughly 4 percent of shipments, aims to lift company revenues by less than 0.1 percent and takes effect January 2, 1969, amid industry price volatility following Bethlehem Steel actions earlier in the year.
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Pittsburgh
US. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem
US Steel
Two Baytown High Schools Gain 68 69 Accreditation
Robert E. Lee and Ross high schools joined Sterling and Goose Creek ISD as accredited for 1968 69 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools at its Atlanta meeting. The Baytown schools are among 542 Texas member schools accredited by the Secondary Commission. Accreditation signals adherence to standards and ongoing improvement in teachers materials curriculum and facilities, fostering public confidence in the educational program.
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Robert E. Lee and
Ross
Sterling
Southern Associates of Colleges and Schools
Atlanta
Baytown
Texas
The
Secondary Commission of the Southern Association
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louis, Futrat
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Pexas
Virginia
Lata America
Paris Peace Talks Drift Through Deadlock Without Progress
The Paris peace conference meets again as U S and North Vietnamese envoys pursue a settlement with no reported progress. The National Liberation Front holds its first news conference condemning U S and South Vietnamese policies while signaling goodwill. U S envoy Cyrua R. Vance met privately with Col. Ha Van Lao, the outcome unclear. South Vietnamese officials indicate no further yield on the last proposed conference design, while talks remain open to other table shapes.
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Paris
Vietnam
Pew
South Vietnam
NLF
Hellfighters Showings At Brunson Theater Friday
The Brunson Theater runs the Hellfighters with showings at noon 2 10 and 4 20 pm before a 7 30 pm matinee. Rufus Honeycutt says admission ends after the 4 20 pm screening and tickets remain $1 50. Over 3 000 tickets have been sold and the picture also plays at the Port Theater in La Porte. John Wayne stars in the Bay town filmed movie premiering in Houston Thursday.
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Brunson
Rufus Honeycutt
Port
la Porte
Honeycutt
Baytown
John Wayne
Houston
Wayne
Story Hour Covistmas Event at Wooster Library
Story Hour at Wooster Branch of Harris County Library features a Covistmas story hour for children starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Wooster
Harris County
Hoffa Retention Ruling by Detroit Local 299
Members of Detroit Local 299 vote nearly four to one to keep James R. Hoffa as head of the union's home local, despite Hoffa’s prison status, reflecting continued leadership under the Teamsters.
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Detroit
International Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Cambodia Will Release 11 American Soldiers
Trustees to mull air conditioning and remodeling bids as the school board schedules a 5 p.m. Monday meeting. President Carole Oprysbek and trustees Troy Peterson and James Ellis toured eight district sites with Deputy Supt. Hinson and architect James A. Davis. They visited Ashbel Smith to Sterling high schools and spoke with contractors, noting progress and stockpiles at Horace Mann Junior.
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Jean Froneberger
Carole Oprysbek
Troy Peterson
James Ellis
W. D. Hinson
James A. Davis
Robert Wahrmund
Glenn Lippman
Ashbel Smith
Alamo
Stephen F. Austin
San Jacinto
Highlands
Sterling High School
Bourt
Baytown
Horace Mano
Travis
Brunson Kiddie Show To Aid Goodfellows
Chief Goodfellow reports record proceeds from Optimist-Goodfellow football games at Memorial Stadium. 1968 raised 317 dollars, surpassing 1967’s 312.25. Kiddie Show begins at 9 20 a m Monday and runs until 3 00 p m featuring Freckles Rufus Honeycutt and Santa Claus visit courtesy of Citizens National Bank. Admission 50 cents, donations welcome.
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Chief Goodfellow
Baytown
Memorial Stadium
Sun
Goodfellow
Rufus Honeycutt
Citizens National Bank
Santa Claus
Santa
Citizens Lobby
Ransom payoff busted as suitcase with $500000 found
FBI and Miami police halted a ransom delivery in the bayside area after a blue Volvo with Massachusetts plates was spotted. A suitcase containing $500000 in used $20 bills was recovered from a car abandoned near downtown Miami. One fugitive fled carrying a carbine while the other dropped the bag. Barbara Jane Mackle was reported alive and unharmed. The Mackle family, residents of Coral Gables, were said to be safe.
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Miami
Fla
Barbara Jane Mackle
FBI
Bayside
Biscayne ‘Bay
P. S. Self
Fred Fox
Fox
Massachusetts
Self
Cambodia says it will release 12 American captives
Phnom Penh announces freeing 12 American soldiers captured over the past year. Viet Cong proposes to release three U S troops Thomas Nelson Jones Donald L Smith and James W Brigham. An Australian embassy source expects the 12 to fly to Bangkok Friday. U S and South Vietnamese commands report increased casualties last week with no major ground combat.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Cambodian
Paris
Thomas Nelson Jones
Donald L.smith
James W. Brigham
Bangkok
U.S. ‘Command
County Court OKs Share for Right of Way in Baytown Area
Houston bulletin reports Barrie County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to pay the county share of the right of way for a loop road linking Highway 146 in Baytown and FM Road 1406 in Chambers County. Commissioner W V Ramsey led the funding move. The court also advanced plans for a high level bridge over the Houston Ship Channel near Baytown La Porte.
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Houston
Barrie County Commissioners Court
Baytews
Chambers County
W.V. Ramsey
Houston Ship Channel
Baytown
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Seaborn Cravey
Oscar Nelson
H. H. McCollum
Mont Belvieu
City of
W. V. Ramsey
Harris
Loop Road approval for Baytown to Chambers County
Baytown gains a state funded loop from Highway 146 to 1405 with 1.8 million dollars. The plan includes a high level Cedar Bayou bridge and could become a main Baytown street leading to the U S Steel plant. Credit to Baytown Chamber of Commerce city council and county officials for broad support.
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Baytown
State Highway Commission
Chambers County
U. S. Steel
Cedar Bayou
Chamber of Commerce
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Bors
Cally
Memorial Baptist
Church Lawn
W. Sterling and
Felton
George Milter
Regents
LEE College Board of Regents
Cantata Peace Tabernacle Choir
John Peterson
Pesce Tabernacle
Carousel Dance Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Rough Riders
Baytown Rough Riders
Roseland Park Pavilion
Mickel
ARMY
Robert C. Mickel
Eugene V. Mickel
Colby
di An
Jennifer
Taft Circle
Poole
Mid-Us
Galveston
Peoples State Bank Meeker F
Lee College
Baytown Sun
Robby Nixon
Goose Creek Independent Consolidated School
Atline! Bank & Trias Co
Atlantic Ocean
Sargent Shriver
Richard Nixon
U.N
New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleburne
Burleson
Bob Warford
Leon Brown
Goodfellows
Bernard Kloesel
Catholic Daughters of
Kenneth Stueffel
Boys Harbor
Bulletin
Loop Road
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