Oyster Fry Hours and Community Events Highlight Bayshore Club Day
Bayshore Red Reef and Gun Club oyster fry continues until Friday p.m. with about 3,000 expected served. Sen Ralph Yarborough and Rep Bob Eckhardt attend around 5 30 p.m. Honor student Richard F Hutto named to University of Houston College of Optometry dean’s list and pursuing a bifocal contact lens thesis. Also on Friday a second showing of Without Onion at Central Baptist Church sponsored by Crusade for Christ. free admission. Nike Club of Sterling High School to stage cake sale at several locations including Globe K Mart Bay Fair J C Penney and Highlands Bank. Neph ew Hart Charles W Ferrell of McQueeney listed in critical condition after a San Antonio area auto accident. he is related to Loy and Walter Ferrell. High Hopes Tops auction set for Feb 10 at Citizens National Bank and 6 15 p.m. at Mrs Bill Welch’s home 304 Chandler.
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Bayshore Red, Reef and Gun Club
Ralph Yarborough
Bob Eckhardt
Richard F. Hutto
E. O. Hutte
University of Houston College of Optometry
Hutte
Nike Club
Sterling High School
Globe
K-Mart
Bay Fair
J. C. Penney‘s
Highlands State Bank
Hart Charles W. Ferrell
McQueeney
Santa Rosa
San Antonio
Baytonians
Loy
Walter Ferrell
Citizens National Bank
Bill Welch
Chandler
Weather And Tides At Morgan S Point And Nearby
Cloudy with no significant temperature changes and a chance of rain or drizzle through Friday night. Friday temperatures 50s to mid 60s. Morgan's Point tides anticipate Saturday with highs at 4 19 a m and 2 13 p m and lows at 4 19 a m and 4 19 p m. Ray Milligan exits ICU at Methodist Hospital Houston in serious condition after open heart surgery, in Fondren Brown Building room 438. Durwood Alcorn says no room for all his cars. Norma Wilder delivers a message. Adrian Raymer struggles to locate a sketch pad. Flossie Keels leaves Friday for Charlotte, North Carolina to visit daughter Mrs Jim Hammonds and family. Dave Moore ill with flu away from Chamber office. Preston Pendergrass battling flu as Sun managing editor.
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Ray Milligan
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Fondren Brown
Durwood Alcorn
Norma Wilder
Adrian Raymer
Flossie Keels
Jim Hammonds
Charlotte
N.C
Dave Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Ditto Sun
Preston Pendergrass
Education key to city food ordinance discussed by women voters
Woman voters at a League of Women Voters meeting learn city health officials inspect 180 Baytown eating establishments twice yearly. City Sanitarian Muennink urges education over court action, cites meat fat limits of 30 percent for hamburger and warns against defrosted meat. He notes recent cases and urges patrons to boycott noncompliant stores.
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Wandachton
Baytown
Howard Brister
Odis
In- Muennink
Muennink
Muonnink
Busiiness
Muennine
Harris County approves six air pollution variances
Houston Harris County Commissioners Court reversed a month of strict controls and granted six variances to industry. Phosphate Chemicals Inc Cameron Iron Works Federated Metals Division Atlantic Richfield Co Trinity Portland Cement Federal Steel Corp received 60 to 90 day allowances while Houston- based Houston Co. sought 4.5 months but was denied. Commissioner Ramsey and Judge Eliott supported the panel, with Chapman and Elliott voting for variances. Farragut and Quebedeaux, who had opposed variances, shifted to support the new actions despite prior remarks.
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Houston
Harris County Commissioners Court
W. V. Ramsey
Walter Quebedeaux
County Pollution Control Office
L. C. Farragut
Ramsey
Texas Air Control Board
W. Kyle Chapman
Chapman
Bill Elliott
Bill Eliott
E. A.squally Lyons
Farragut
Quebedeaux
Houstonead Co
Impact Provision Debated in Senate Education Aid Fight
Washington AP Senate moves toward a vote on expanding aid to education by adding public housing to the impacted areas program. Senator Dominick argues the expansion raises costs and diverges from the program’s original purpose as Nixon seeks to reduce funding. Supporters say large tax-exempt developments burden schools as bases do. Congress awaits a new funding bill.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Peter H. Dominick
Hcoc
Dominick
Brigadies Tereka
Congress
Baytonian Killed in One Vehicle I 10 Crash
Franklin D. Hargrave 26 of Baytown died in a one car crash three miles east of Highway 146 on Interstate 10 at 9 40 p m Thursday. DPS Beaumont office said his car left the freeway struck a guard rail and overturned no other vehicles involved. He was alone and taken to Sterling Funeral Home Anahuac. He was the son of Sam Hargrave and Mrs Mary Douglas.
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Mont Belvieu
Franklin D. Hargrave
Baytown
Department of Public Safety
Beaumont
Hargrave
DPS
Ray Duff
Sterling Funeral Home
Anahuac
Sam Hargrave
Highway 146
Mary Douglas
Baytown Joins Statewide Driver License Crackdown
Baytown Police will cooperate with the Texas Department of Public Safety in an intensive license inspection program. Chief John Wilkinson announced officers will closely examine licenses during stops. Col. Wilson E. Speir said the drive targets unlicensed drivers amid rising crash tolls and supports Governor Preston Smith’s traffic safety plan.
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Baytown
Texas Department of Public Safety
John 8. Wilkinson
Wilson E. Speir
DPS
Laun
Ching
Cal. Speir
Speir
Texas
Preston Smith
Opsi
Wilkinson
Crosby Legion disavows Eckhardt as memorial speaker
Crosby American Legion Post 658 rejected Congressman Bob Eckhardt as speaker for memorial services Feb 22 honoring Vietnam veteran David Strong. In a unanimous vote, Post members criticized Eckhardt for votes against a flag desecration law and for not supporting Strong and his comrades. The service, organized by Operation Morale to aid a church in Strong's East Texas hometown, seeks a speaker reflecting Strong’s patriotic ideals.
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Crosby
American Legion Post 658
Bob Eckhardt
David Strong
Post
Eckhardt
Gerald Michalsky
Strong
Operation Morale
Texas
Michalsky
American Legion
Nen
Legion
Second Phase Of Work On Albert Thomas Circle Endorsed
Baytown approves a second phase of planning for a highway project at Albert Thomas Circle. Bernard Johnson Engineers will develop a multi level road system aiming to ease traffic without harming surrounding businesses. TOPICS funds at about 750000 for construction and 45000 for city engineering are anticipated, with drainage and curb work planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Lennard
Baytown
Bernard Johnson Engineers, Inc
Albert Thomas Circle
Ross Withite
Wilhite
Circle
Texas Highway Department
U.S. Department of Transportation
Thomas Circle
Highway Department
W. B. Carmichael
Jose J. Correa
Bernard Johnson
Rotarians Announce Officers for Baytown Club
The Baytown Rotary Club approves a new slate of officers and directors. Dr Henry C Dismukes becomes president with Dan Willson as vice president. New directors are John Sandhop Cheney Coker and Jack Walmsley with Douglas Stewart taking a one year board term. Current officers remain Charles Tillery president Ralph Kunz secretary and Dismukes as vice president. The board includes Dan Harrison Herbert Ur Alton Laird Willson Robert McGraw and Al Chappell. A Rotary party is planned for 6 30 p m at Goose Creek Country Club pending plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Dismukes
Dan Willson
John ‘Sandhop
Cheney Coker
Jack Walmsley
Douglas Stewart
Willson
Charles Tillery
Dismukes
Ralph Kunz
Dan Harrison
Herbert Duke Ur
Alton Laird
Robert McGraw
al Chappell
J. McGraw
Chappell
Ouylown
Rotaryann
Goose Creek
Baytown Revue Auditions Draw Record Talent
Director Bill Duga praises Baytown performers as audition turnout tops 150 for the Red Stocking Revues. The Junior Forum show on Feb 20 21 features large production numbers on the Robert E. Lee High School stage. Proceeds aid Baytown Cropped Children and other charities as locals donate time and funds.
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Martha Hemphill
Baytown
Bill Duga
Dugan
Robert E. Lee
Junior Forum
Lowell Majors
Charles Forque
Baytown man saves two children from burning car in Houston
Travis Parker, 22, rescued two small children from a blazing car in a Houston parking lot. He pulled out 2-year-old Kevin Keller and tried to save three-month-old Sandra Keller with a coat and a fire extinguisher. Sandra died later at Ben Taub Hospital. Kevin suffered burns to face and hands. Parker aided the victims in the ambulance en route to hospital.
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Betsy Werber
Travis Parker
Baytown
Vietnam
Houston
Sandra Keller
Ben Taub Hospital
Food Land Super Market
Kevin Keller
Sandra
Parker
Kevin
Little York Hospital
Ben Taub
Sola
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U.S. Steel
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Rep. Eckhardt
Crosby Legion
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