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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1971

Page

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Attends Funeral and Local Events in Baytown Area

Mrs R QO Barnhill returns from Natchitoches La to Baytown after attending her mother Mrs W T Springer 85 funeral held Monday in Natchitoches. Dorris Serbe in St Joseph's Houston Room 3324 awaiting visitors. Lillie McCutcheon to speak Thursday 7 30 p m at First Church of God 112 Bob Smith public invited. Baytown Chamber Lynn Lyons to discuss parks at noon Friday Holiday Inn. Church Women United managers meet 9 30 a m Friday Grace Methodist. Crosby Home and School chili dinner February 14 Crosby Parish Hall 11 am to 2 pm 75 cents adults 50 cents children.

R. QO. Barnhill Baytown Natchitoches W. T. Springer Lillie McCutcheon Arthur the Symbols Speaks First Church of God Bob Smith Bill Lyons Church Women Board Church Women United Grace Methodist Church Crosby Home and School Association Crosby Parish Hall

Bay Town Forecast Mild With Possible Showers Through Friday

Mostly cloudy and mild in Bay town with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Temperature ranges from the low 60s to the low 70s. Morgan's Point tides for Friday show a high at 1:21 a.m. and a low at 12:07 p.m.

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Local captions and greetings echo in Ashbel Smith town scene

Janice Ellisor and Mrs. Gautreux return to school patrols at Ashbel Smith after illness. Wanda Brunson outlines the community building schedule while Terry Dopson and Bill Thompson return from a trip. Lynette Busch enjoys leisure. BEL Jordan and Gladys Williford appear in local pages. Mickey Townsend wears a black pantsuit in cold weather. Ted Kloesel discusses a park site. Bob Feinberg plans another traffic council meeting. Raymond Badeaux questions the identity of Raymond Battle. Annie Mae Turner busy at her desk. Mildred Russell presents a Johnny Cash look-alike who cannot sing or strum.

Janice Ellisor D. J. Gautreux Ashbel Smith Wanda Brunson Terry Dopson Bill Thompson Lynette Busch Bel Jordan Gladys Williford Mickey Townsend Ted Kloesel Bob Feinberg Raymond Badeaux Raymond ‘Battle Annie Mae Turner Mildred Russell Johnny Cash

Apollo 14 Skims Moon Within 11 Miles Of Surface

Apollo 14 astronauts led by Alan Shepard Jr. and Edgar Mitchell circled the moon in a roller coaster style flight. The crew described the lunar landscape as desolate and beautiful as they prepared for a landing scheduled for Friday.

Moon Alan B. Shepard Jr Apollo Space Center, Houston Lunar Shepard Edgar D. Mitchell Stuart A. Roosa Stark Mitchell Kitty Hawk

Heart disease researcher predicts breakthrough findings

Dr. Arnold Schwartz, unusual in being a researcher not a physician, leads a team studying heart disease in animals and humans. He reports signs pointing to acidity and calcium movement problems in diseased heart cells that reduce contractile power, suggesting a path toward understanding heart failure after more than two decades of work. There is cautious optimism from Schwartz and other labs confirming similar ideas. He spoke at a Rotary Club meeting noting past heart transplants were surgically brilliant but chemical body problems still drive patient deaths.

John Black Arnold Schwartz Schwartz Rotary Club

Five Educators To Be LC Workshop Consultants

Five education leaders will visit Baytown Monday through Wednesday to serve as consultants for a Lee College hosted workshop on counseling low income college students. The Region VIII consortium includes LC Alvin Wharton SWT Texarkana Kilgore and Oklahoma Military Academy Claremore.

Baytown Lee College American Association of Junior Colleges Jim McWilliams Alvin, Wharton Southwest Texas Kilgore Texarkana Colleges Oklahoma Military Academy Claremore Okla Ramada Inn Jose de la Isla PWDI Curtis Johnson Laramie County Community College Cheyenne Vernon L. Odom Thomas M. Spencer Jr Coordinating Board Texas College and University System George H. Stafford Prairie View A&m College

Area Bays Discussion Set Here

Mayor Glen Walker calls a public meeting at City Hall council chamber Monday at 7 p.m for all interested groups to present flood control ideas for Scott Crystal and Burnet Bay area prior to the Feb 12 U S Corps hearing. Concepts include perimeter levee Brownwood peninsula land buy and park land port or industrial site land based levee. Walker will invite Environmental Advisory Board and former Fresh Water Recreation and Resources Board members to attend. Attendance is voluntary.

Glen Walker U.S. Corps of Engineers Scott, Crystal and Burnet Bay Council Chamber City Hall Brownwood Payor Walker Environmental Advisory Board Fresh Water Recreation and Resources Board

Mont Belvieu to Elect 3 Councilmen

Mont Belvieu voters will elect three councilmen in the April 3 election. Positions 3 4 and 5 are open previously held by D. E. Williams Earl Porter and Virgil Carlile. Holdovers A. B Davis Douglas Dugat and Mayor J W Grimes will serve another year. Filing closes 30 days before election with details to follow.

Mont Belvieu D. E. Williams Earl Porter Virgil Carlile A. B Davis Douglas Dugat J. W. Grimes Grimes

Banquet speaker Lt Governor Barnes to keynote Baytown affair

Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes will headline Baytown Jaycees annual banquet Friday night at Ramada Tower Center. He will also appear at the Bayshore Red, Reel and Gun Club oyster fry around 6 p.m. with other Texas notables. Tom E. Cook will MC. Barnes once got two million votes in 1968 and is a former Texas House Speaker.

Ben Barnes Baytown Rick Peebies Barnes Jaycee Tom E. Cook Texas House of Representatives U.S U.S. Jaycees

Bayshore Club to honor ex resident Eckhardt at oyster fry

Former Baytonian J. B. R. Singleton and Congressman Bob Eckhardt will receive special awards at the Bayshore Red Reel and Gun Club oyster fry on Friday at 3223 Minnesota. The event draws about 4000 people with serving from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Singleton’s plaque marks 20 years in conservation amid his resignation over Mustang Island park purchase. Eckhardt earns a different honor with an official shirt. The ceremony features club president Jack Walker and ex-Sen Ralph Yarborough. Oysters from Smith Point total 300 gallons for the event.

J. BR Bob) Singleton Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Bob Eckhardt Bayshore Red, Reel, and Gun Club Minnesota Singleton Parks and Wildlife Department Mustang Island Baytown la Porte Jack Walker Ralph Yarborough Eckhard Edge Eddie Huron Smith Point State Health Bayshore

Massive Saigon Forces Sweep Jungles North Vietnam

The U S command disclosed a six day news blackout that 20,000 Saigon troops are in a major operation in the northwest sector of South Vietnam with possible Laos thrust. Another 20,000 South Vietnamese troops crossed into Cambodia, lifting total ground forces to about 50,000. No American ground troops in Cambodia or Laos, but air support is active.

Cal Tran van An De‘nied Laos U.S Cambodia

Mrs Edna Westbrook CB Pioneer Dead at 88

Mrs. Edna Westbrook a Cedar Bayou Methodist Church member for decades died at 88 in a local hospital. She lived at 3307 Highway 146 in a home built in 1915 by her husband the late A G Westbrook. Arrangements are announced by Earthman Funeral Home.

Edna Westbrook Julia Edna Busch Westbrook Cedar Bayou Earthman Funeral Home

Insurance Man Simon Files For Baytown City Council

Simon, an insurance agent with Prudential, announces candidacy for District 2 council seat. The race also includes Carl Connerton for District 6 and incumbent Don Hullum or Lamar Kelley possibly seeking the mayor’s job. Simon has lived in Baytown eight years from Orlando Florida and has a wife Mildred and a son Michael.

Simon Prudential Insurance Co Cleveland Lamar Kelley Hulham Kelley Glen Walker Baytown Orlando Fla Noon Optimist Club Mildred Michael

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Dorris Serbe St. Joseph's Hospital Houston Peppies State Bank Fd.i.c Antares Baytown Partners Senate Bayshore Club Eckhardt Vernon Odom Thomas Spencer JR Westbrook Donny Rae Diebel San Francisco Calif Aud Baytown State Bank Abe Simon
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