City must build plant awards at luncheon ceremony
At a Baytown luncheon the city was praised for pursuing a surface water plan via the San Jacinto River Authority and potential Trinity River options. Humble Enjay withdrawal clears path for city ownership, with officials noting rising subsidence issues and water conservation efforts.
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San Jacinto
River Authority
Humble
Enjay
Humble- Enjay
Glen Walker
Trinity River
Coastal Industrial Water Authority
City
Humble-Binjay
Baytown
Ed DiCoreia
Rod Grandy
San Jacinto River
Walker
Allen to Speak at Women of America Meeting
AMERICAN BUSINESS Women of America plans a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at the Holiday Inn with State Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown as the speaker. Members are urged to attend yearly. Also, Barry Butrik reports a red 20 inch bike missing from Bowie Elementary School yard after 3 p.m. Thursday. call 1437-4182 with information.
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Barry Butrik
Bowie
Barry
Suit seeks transfer of funds to Houston bank
The Bay town Savings Association funds were ordered moved from First National Bank to Texas National Bank of Commerce in Houston until the dispute is settled. The suit, filed by the association’s reorganizers, aims to oust individuals claiming to be new directors. Plaintiffs include Seaborn Cravey and others. defendants list Houston residents and Dallas’ Donald Akins and James McKensie.
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Baytown Savings Association
First National Bank
Texas National Bank of Commerce
Houston
Seaborn Cravey
R. S
Dick) Manne
Ronn Haddox
Charles C. Orsburn
Neel Richardson
Ted Kloesel
George Chandler
George
Funeral Notices J D Sheppard Baytown carpenter dies in refinery accident
Funeral services for J D Sheppard 46 of 822 Mark Deer Park will be held 10 a m Monday at Paul A Lee Chapel with R G Parkin and Andy Dooley officiating. He was killed at 8 a m Friday in an industrial accident at Humble Oil refinery. Survived by wife Dorothy Hudson Sheppard of Deer Park three sons Cletus Devon Glenn Dale Sheppard and J D Sheppard Jr two step sons Jimmy Ray Powell and Alan Vance Powell one step daughter Karen Murray four brothers Charley Clyde Gerald James E Sheppard two sisters Alma Walker Alma Walker and Mrs Davis Walker plus seven grandchildren. Burial Memory Gardens Cemetery Baytown. Pallbearers General George Billy Roper Ancel Burke James O Banion Jimmy Burke Harvey Wil.
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J.D. Sheppard
J. D. Sheppard
Deer Park
Paul A. Lee
R. G. Parkinson
Dorothy Hudson Sheppard
Cletus Devon Sheppard
Glenn Dale Sheppard
Baytown
J. D. Sheppard Jr
Jimmy Ray Powell
Alan Vance Powell
Karen Murray
Clyde W
Gerald Sheppard
Dallas
Charley Sheppard
Paragould
Ark
James E. Sheppard
San Angelo
Alvin Walker
Hannibal
John Miller
Highlands
Davis Walker
Henderson
Memory Gardens
General George
Billy Roper
Ancel Burke
James O'Banion
Jimmy Burke
Harvey Williams
Robert Bomer Named Head of Tradewinds Chevrolet
Robert H. Bomer, 30, becomes owner and president of Tradewinds Chevrolet Co. at 115 N. Main Baytown, returning to his Baytown roots after San Antonio business. A Galveston native, UH graduate, he and his wife Joyce Byrd plan to move with their children Robert Randall and Victoria Christine to Roseland Oaks area and enroll the kids in James Bowie Elementary. The dealership reshuffles staff with Carl Carr as sales manager, Lamar Hafflefinger as used car manager, Bud Morgan as service and parts director, and Bobby Orr as parts manager as a new Baytown building program is planned for late year.
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Robert H. Bomer
Tradewinds Chevrolet Co
N. Main
Baytown
Bomer
San Antonio
Galveston
Galveston-Houston
Corpus Christi
University of
Victoria Christine
Randy
Victoria
Roseland Oaks
James Bowie
Beta Sigma Phi
Mission Chevrolet Co
Tradewinds
Carl Carr
Chevrolet
Lamar Hafflefinger
Bud Morgan
Bobby Orr
Funds For State Parks Are Frozen
Baytown Parks Director Terry Dopson says all federal funds for Texas park purchases are frozen due to the Mustang Island dispute. He notes delays in Baytown land purchases and that 8.2 million dollars had been allocated for beautification and parks, with Galveston and Baytown the only cities to apply before the freeze. Other cities now compete as funds remain unavailable.
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Texas
Mustang Island
Baytown
Galveston
Nichols Pushes Bill to Halt Insurance Board Hiring
State Rep R C Nichols of Houston vows to introduce a measure banning State Board of Insurance members and staff from accepting insurer compensation within six years of leaving their posts. The proposal widens the 1957 Ethics Code to cover board members and employees, aiming to curb industry job-swapping and perceived conflicts of interest in Texas.
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Austin
R. CG
Nick) Nichols
Houston
State Insurance Board
Nichols
Baytown
State Board of Insurance
Commissioner of Insurance
Rode
Insurance Board
Texas
REL Club Observes Black History Week at High School
The Robert E Lee Human Race Club leads a five day Black History Week observance at the high school with an assembly Tuesday featuring the Kashmere High School stage band from Houston and a panel discussion on Wednesday night. Donald Martin and Judy Fosicn will present on stage Tuesday. The Baytown Human Relations Council sponsors the event and cancels its Tuesday meeting to attend Wednesday night program.
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Robert E. Lee Human Race Club
Kashmere High School
Houston
M. C. Williams High School
Baytown Human Relations Council
Carol Ansheim
Thomas Hart
Donald Martin
Judy Fosicn
Twin Mikes
Robert E. Lee
Officers Honored At Houston Area Peace Officers Dinner
Seventeen Houston and Harris County peace officers were honored for special achievements at the annual peace officers awards dinner in Houston. The Kundred Club of Nouston sponsored the event, with H Stuart Lang Jr as president. Awards recognized officers from the Houston Police Department and Harris County Sheriff’s Department for going beyond the call of duty.
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Houston
Houston and Harris County
Kundred Club of
Nouston
H. Stuart Lang Jr
Houston Police Department
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Baytown and nearby schools lunch menus in detail
Baytown Baytown district offers breakfast with mixed fruit egg buttered toast and milk. Lunch options include wieners with chili or chicken and noodles with sides for two choices such as spinach blackeyed peas hot spiced peaches lettuce tomato salad buttered roll milk and prune cake. Channelview and Hill list elementary and high school meals with spaghetti with meat or creamed chicken or meat loaf, rice, vegetables, corn bread, and milk.
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Baytown
Hill
Channelview
Bland named Firemen's Training School instructor at A&M
Bland, son of a longtime Westfield Road Volunteer Fire Department captain, rises to instructor at Texas A&M Firemen's Training School in 1961. A former Rice, UH, and UGA student, he also served in the U.S. Army and taught at several fire and safety programs while contributing to Houston Fire Department apparatus specs and crash rescue design.
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Texas A&m
Young Bland
Westfield Road
Bland
Rice University
University of Houston
University of Georgia
U.S. Army
Ft. Bliss
South Eastern Signal School
Texas A&m Firemen's Training School
Texas Rescue Training School
Houston Fire Department
Harris County Fire Fighters Association
Harris County
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston, Intercontinental
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Fire and Safety Committee
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
National ‘Fire Protection ‘Association
International Association of Fire Chiefs Fire ‘Administration Institute
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Moon Flight Engineer Glenn W Watkins Named
Glenn W Watkins, son of Mrs. Wesley Watkins of Marlin, serves as a lunar module propulsion engineer with the civilian corps at the Manned Spacecraft Center. He helped plan and develop the sixth U.S. manned moon flight. His wife Jean is the daughter of Herman Matasiak of Wright Aye.
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Glenn W. Watkins
Wesley Watkins
Marlin
Manned Spacecraft Center
U.S
Jean
Herman Matasiak
Wright Aye
Court Records of Real Estate Transfers and Deeds in Texas
A compiled list of court records detailing numerous real estate transfers and deeds. Names include Wendel A. Stiies Ernest B. Ross Raymond Clement Belco Petroleum Corp Mitch al Mitchell Properties Inc and State of Texas among others with parcels ranging from fractions of an acre to several hundred acres across Chambers Jefferson and surrounding counties and references to railroads and townsites.
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O-L
Wendel A. Stiies
M. D
Ernest B. Ross
Ha&tc Ry Co
Raymond Clement
Belco Petroleum Corp
T&no
V. J. Spencer
T&eno
Orline Clement Spencer Et
Vir
State of Texas
Randall S. Shawell
Turtle Bayou
Rowena Freeman
Goldfaden
Ht&c RR Co
Charles Johnston Ross
H&tc RR
Leslie L. Appelt
Ernest Bross
H&tc
Mitchal & Mitchell Properties, Inc
Cham. & Jefferson Co
Mitchell & Mitchell Properties, Inc
Cham, & Jeff. Co
Motorists Urged to Register Vehicles in Texas
Texas motorists are urged to register and renew license plates early to avoid delays. The season runs February through March with mail and in person options. a $1 per vehicle fee applies for mail orders.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Top Student Earning Honors Amid Form Processing Speed
A top student at Texas AZM University is noted for using a new form that reduces clerk processing time for fees and license plates. Michael L. Rice, son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Rice of Bay, is highlighted as an outstanding scholar amid tightened admission and enrollment deadlines.
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Michael L. Rice
Gerald Rice
Bay
Texas Azm
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Henry Griffith
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Patricia McCall Huston
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