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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1965
Page
8
Gulfon Corp announces the Cedar Bayou complex near Baytown has put Unit No 7 on stream with capacity over 100 million pounds annually of high purity alpha olefins. This marks the second major plant at Gulfs Cedar Bayou site ahead of a third unit for polyethylene planned to begin construction in 1966 following the 1963 ethylene and propylene installation.
Barbers Hill High School reports James Daniel will participate in the regional band contest January 15 at Lamar Tech Beaumont and try out for the area band January 22 in Lufkin. He recently won first chair in a regional band contest in Victor. The issue also covers Student Council installation with officers and representatives, guest speaker County Judge Oscar Nelson Jr., and various school news notes from Eagle Chatter.
Construction is under way on a two story addition to the Humble Employees Credit Union Building at Market and Blaffer. The 1,500 square foot addition will raise total space by about two thirds and add a fireproof vault, an assistant manager office, three interview rooms, plus a conference room and a manager’s office upstairs. The credit union moved to its current building in 1959.
Capt John S Kubin of Crosby is awarded the U S Air Force Air Medal at Tan Son Nhut Viet Nam for bravery and airmanship while serving with Pacific Air Forces. His wife is Nettie Dahl Kubin of Crosby. he is a Crosby High Texas A&M graduate.
The U S Department of Agriculture reported Rio Grande Valley citrus shippings at their heaviest of the season last week while oranges remained light due to wet ground and backlogs. Grapefruit markets were dull, cotton harvest slowed by holidays and damp weather, and most wheat remained dormant. Supplemental stock feeding rose in the north, but South Texas enjoyed grazing from small grains and winter pastures. Winter vegetables harvest quickened with marketings of cabbage carrots peppers lettuce cauliflower broccoli green onions tomatoes and mixed greens.
Baytown will hold a public auction on Saturday January 22 1968 at the City Pound 1505 Main St for thirteen abandoned or impounded motor vehicles. Each unit will be sold as is with no guarantee of title from the city clerk.
CWO Herman Conder a Ft Benning warrant officer faces a delayed preliminary hearing set by U S commissioner H Ok Parker for Jan 6 in Columbus Ga. The case ties to a Dec 20 narcotics haul of 209 pounds of uncut heroin found in a trailer freezer. Conder and seven others including four French nationals and a Brazilian were arrested. Conder is held on 100000 bond and will plead innocent.
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii continues to rumble and vent but the sudden eruption that began on Christmas Eve seems to be subsiding. Residents felt minor tremors Monday, three days after lava fountains erupted from Aloi crater, while scientists note no further lava movements underground. Officials at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory work to understand the warningless eruption. The Aloi crater last erupted in 1962 and lies about 30 miles southwest of Hilo.
A hospital notes page lists multiple patients with addresses and room assignments. It records admitted individuals and newborns including a Byron Haney birth at Elmwood, Chandler, Trent at Winonie, and the Murphey birth at Gulf Coast, all dated December 27.
Odessa man H Grady Cornelius, 69, father of Mrs Norman Slayden of Baytown, died at his Long Beach home Monday. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Westminster Mortuary. Survivors include his widow Mrs Essie L Cornelius of Long Beach and mother Mrs Eoline Cornelius of Kingsville, plus four sisters. The obituary mentions T F and Mrs W B Needham of Pearson Odessa and a separate note of a headon auto collision near Big Spring with casualties and unrelated oddities about candied grasshoppers.
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