Community leaders meet on proposed Thompson area dump
Highlands and nearby communities from Highlands Lynchburg McNair and Thompson Utility District join Commissioner Jamie Bray Precinct 2 and Mobile Waste Disposal Co representatives at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Cedar Inn Highlands to discuss the proposed industrial waste dump near Thompson and Jones Roads Former U S Senator Ralph Yarborough speaks at 2 p m Wednesday to the Harris County Committee on Drug Abuse at the Harris County Center for the Retarded 3550 W Dallas Houston Yarborough will review current legislation and programs The Baytown Camera Club meets 7 30 p m Tuesday in Mockingbird Room of the Community Building program includes a print contest and shooting session
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Highlands
Lynchburg
McNair
Thompson
Jamie Bray
Mobile Waste Disposal Co
Cedar Inn
Jones Roads
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Harris County Committee On Drug Abuse
Harris County Center For the Retarded
Dallas
Houston
Yarborough
Baytown Camera Club
Mockingbird
Piney Woods Notes and Baytown Rambles Upon Returnees
A compact column from the Piney Woods shares light sketches of locals. Granville Laughlin endures ribbing over a new ear bearing his name while Charles Sanders rents himself a hospital room. Dr. Donald L. Brunson eyes possible signings. Albert Thomas Circle action looms as city council moves. Baytown figures with fresh hair styles appear unrecognizable and Buddy Brunson nears homecoming aboard the USS Mayport. Joe Palka marks a 45th wedding anniversary.
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Fulmer
Nacogdoches
Piney Woods
Granville Laughlin
Charles Sanders
Larry Kinane
Baytown
Donald L. Brunson
Albert Thomas
Fire Burns From Dump On Barkaloo Road
A blaze from a defunct dump lit the Barkaloo Road area at 3 49 p m Monday, stretching firefighters two hours. Crew faced crowds and hose damage while reaching a distant plug, with wind from the south aiding operations. The fire started during grass clearing in High Chaparral subdivision and spread to QOC Shields property at 4218 Barkaloo Road near a barn housing equipment.
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Barkaloo Road
L. V. Bailey
QO. C. Shields
Texas Exes Plan Annual Fete On March Second
The University of Texas Exes announce their annual banquet at 7 p m March 2 in the Community Building with Dr Lorrin D Kennamer dean of the College of Education as featured speaker Dinner tickets are 3 95 each and door prizes include university items Barry Nettles leads as president with a full slate of officers and committee chairs Tickets go on sale Wednesday and attendees are invited from Baytown and beyond to mark one of UTs oldest observances
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University of Texas Exes
Lorrin D. Kennamer
College of Education
UT Exes
Barry Nettles
Perry Simmons
Martin Griffith
Bill Laughtin
Raymond Donnelly
Griffith
Fred Bednarski
Jepp Busch
Jon C. Pfennig
University of Texas
Baytown
Crosby School Board to Invite Federal Probe on Race Tensions
Crosby School Board voted to invite a federal probe into ongoing racial incidents after U S attorney Anthony Faris in Houston agreed to send investigators. Supt Prochazka announced extra campus security a deputy sheriff will remain at Crosby High School, and a two hour student assembly was held to address tensions. A bomb threat was reported Monday prompting a building search.
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Moasly
U. S. Attorney's Office
Houston
Crosby
Prochazka
U. S
Anthony Faris
Faris
Justice Department
U. S. Attorney’s Office
North Main Investors buy 60 acres near Baytown
North Main Investors Ltd a Houston Baytown group paid about 150000 for a 60 acre tract at the northeast corner of North Main and Wallisville Road 1300 feet of frontage on North Main 1900 on Wallisville Road The purchase was handled by Charles Grube Russo Gustafson Inc The land will be held as an investment with no immediate development plans nearby a General Telephone Co service center is planned about 1000 feet south and construction may start in April
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North Main Investors, Ltd
Houston
Baytown
North Main
Wallisville Road
North Mainland
Charles Grube
Russo-Gustafson, Inc
Russo Financial Corp
Russo
General Telephone Co
Gertie White
W.O. Tidman
Austin
Municipal Auditorium
Baytown Area Weather Forecast With Tides
Partly to mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers Wednesday and mild temperatures from the mid 50s to upper 70s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 4 31 am and 10 07 pm and lows at 1 37 am and 7 49 pm.
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Baytown Area
Lander Enters Baytown District 3 Council Race
J R Jody Lander of Refining Co Baytown Refinery filed Monday as District 3 council candidate. A Dallas native who moved to Baytown in 1948 and long active in local organizations, he cites growth and economic direction as key issues for the April 6 election.
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Out and Refining Co
Baytown
Lander
U.S
Abe Simon
Don M. Hullum
Dallas
Texa A&m University
Frances Shannon
Elma Shannon
Woodside
Two Baytown Sun carriers honored for a decade of service
Marion Lewis and Dennis Pokluda, longtime Baytown Sun carriers, are cited for ten years of outstanding route work. Lewis built from 61 to 350 customers in Glen Arbor Garth Road. Pokluda, a Rice-bound athlete, started at eight, delivering from Maryland to Missouri streets. Both emphasize discipline, money handling, and people skills gained through their routes.
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Baytown Sun
Marion'Lewis
Dennis Pokluda
The
Sun
Cedar Bayour
University of Houston
Marion
Glen Arbor-Garth Road
Dennis
Rice
Sun Rers
Maryland
Missour
Houston
Downtown SP Parking Lot Closed for Construction
Parking patrons on the city leased lot east of the Southern Pacific railroad track along North Commerce between East Texas and Pearce must find new spaces by February 22. The city lease is canceled and Humble Oil plans a Car Care Center on the DeLoach Enco site, with construction to begin March 1 per Leonard Derden of Humble Co.
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Baytown
Southern Pacific
North Commerce
East Texas
Pearce
Humble Oil and Refining Co
DeLoach
Enco
Leonard Derden
Humble Co
Houston
Baytown hearing on levee to study needs and authority
State Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown seeks a subcommittee of the Texas House Conservation and Reclamation Committee to study the Baytown levee situation and propose legislation. He urges testimony from residents and plans a March 16 hearing in Austin with local officials, engineers, and coastal authority reps aboard a chartered bus.
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Alan Erwin
Sun
Austin Bureau
Austin
Joe Allen
Baytown
Texas House Conservation and Reclamation Committee
Allen
John Allen
Longview
Texas
Increase Anticipated Mobile Homes Here Double In Number In Two Years
Baytown now has about 560 mobile homes within city limits, roughly double the count from two years ago. FHA and VA loans are expanding, with plans for one of the first FHA VA parks under PHA rules in Harris County. The intended park will feature skirted homes, concrete streets, two trees per lot, and rents of 40 to 60 dollars.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
FHA
Harris County
California
Gard
Jone Man
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Camera Club
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H. 8. Bruner
Buddy
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Mayport
U.S. Navy
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Shields
Bailey
Texas Exes
Peoples State Bank
Baytown Levee
Crosby School Board
Cedar Bayou
J.R
Jody) Lander
Landers
East Harris County
Boy Scouts
Bay Community Chest
J.B. Lander
Marion Lewis
Wanda Orton
Service
Eas Ac Iea
Fens National Bank
Toi
Robert E. Lee
Humble
Sears
Baytown State Bank
Brownwood
Lakewood
Allen New
Fred Hartman
Jim Kyle
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