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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1971
Page
2
Austin reports motorists rush to mail in three part license forms but detach one section. Officials urge sending the complete form with fee and $2 handling to county tax officers during February to receive plates by April 1. The new computerized process speeds handling. keep all three parts intact.
The Employment Commission plans to base recommendations on a city job evaluation from years ago. Present at Tuesday's salary committee meeting were Kelley Voelkel Northcutt and council members Hallum Cannon and Stasney. Stasney led the original panel which urged a seven percent police raise and other increases. Kelley defended the initial group, saying they worked under a crash deadline. The 1970 71 budget had set funds and a Jan 1 deadline for raises, with $30 monthly increases granted interim from Oct 1 to Jan 1 except clericals. Fashion Plus class postponed to Feb 18 with five weekly sessions. Porpoises, air breathing mammals related to whales.
A partial stock list shows percentages for major firms including Anaconda 51 percent Armco 21 percent Ashland 28 percent Dow Chemical 82 percent DuPont 141 percent General Electric 103 percent General Motors and other large names. Dow Jones Industrial Average at 873.43 with a two point drop.
Baytown resident George Sanchez son of Mr and Mrs Julio Sanchez completed a 12 week recruit class with the Executive Protective Service at the U S Secret Service Training Center in Washington D C He studied police community relations psychology criminal law firearms first aid and physical education Sanchez a 1965 graduate of Robert E Lee attended Lee College University of the Americas in Mexico City and the University of Houston His wife is Martha Maria Abecia II of Sucre Bolivia Little League Ladies Auxiliary will hold its first general meeting of the season at 9 30 a m Thursday in the Citizens National Bank conference room all Little League mothers urged to attend.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Reeves 82 of Cave will be at 10730 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ in Cove with Isaac M. Jones officiating. She died Tuesday in a Baytown hospital survived by daughters Delia Gran tom Lavena Hadley Finns Melton and others, three sons, two sisters, twenty three grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home. Pallbearers listed. Also, services for Mrs. Brooksie Janis Taylor were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Chapel with burial at William Green Memorial Cemetery in Shiner. She 56 of 104 Liver Oak died Tuesday in a Baytown hospital. She was cafeteria manager at Alamo Elementary, a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, survived by husband James Harvey Taylor Jr. daughter Arlene Summers and two other grandchildren, mother Annie McElroy, sister Kelly Mudd, and nephew Kelly Charles Mudd. Pallbearers listed.
District 1-B will collect funds for the proposed sewage treatment plant improvements totaling about 68 000. A special Feb 23 meeting will hear the auditor and district engineer. The board shifted its March meeting to 16 to allow manager Eddie Harvill to attend a Texas A&M school. A resolution praised outgoing members Jack Lindsay and Gladys Talley. Also a Valentine Dance at Baytown Teen Center 8 11 p.m. Saturday for teens with The Connections. Tickets 1 per couple. Casual dress.
Carl Vanness of the International Travel Agency hosts an international evening at Goose Creek Country Club featuring the film Life in Russia. Cocktails at 6 pm, dinner with Russian dishes, and an 8 pm movie start. Reservations are encouraged.
American Legion Sylvester White Post 820 will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Charles R. Drew cafeteria in Barrett Station.
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