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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1971
Page
1
Baytown City Council approved a 7 percent raise for about 20 non clerical employees retroactive to Oct 1, aligning their pay with police officers who received a similar boost. The clerical staff were excluded pending further recommendations.
The funeral for Hugh McCord brother of Mrs Roy Bernard of Beach City will be at 4 p m Saturday in Howe Texas Burial follows at Rosewood Memorial Park Houston A S Bust er Sims former Baytonian will have services at 10 a m Saturday at Hilliard Funeral Home Chapel 2414 Little York Road The interment will be in Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery in Houston An inch of rain fell in Baytown Thursday night raising February rainfall to 2 92 inches H C Work Harris County Mosquito Control District
Cloudy to partly cloudy with a chance of showers in Baytown area Friday. Temperatures mid 60s to mid 70s. Morgan's Point tides Saturday highs at 3:49 am and 4:07 pm, lows at 4:31 am and 5:07 pm.
The entry lists neighbors and events including the Padgett family new car W B James Jr chauffeuring Gloria Scott honking at a house Avanel Kim convalescing Katherine Baker in an early program Lois Har grove guiding her herd R L Parker serving in Air Force Reserve and working at Humble Refinery William Marvin at Gulf Coast Hospital room 222 Mitch Isenberg birthday Jimmy Spuhler Houston concert Bill Traywick acting in BLTs Streetcar Named Desire play.
The Baytown City Council schedules a 5 p.m. emergency meeting Monday to review Houston Lighting and Power Company’s industrial contract. The option could raise annual payments to $31,895 and extend the term, with debate over total projected income before approval.
Vincent D. Tromblee filed as a candidate for District 2 city council in a four way race on April 6. Incumbent David Evans Charley Walker and Ruby Callaway will oppose him for the seat representing Wooster Lakewood Brownwood Country Club Oaks and Craigmont. Tromblee, 50, formerly with a pharmaceutical company, says he is now ready to be active in the community and hopes to bring bond market knowledge to the council. He cites Brownwood flood issues and widening Bayway Drive as priorities.
Baytown Optimists host Optimist International President Charles C Buddy Campbell at a banquet Saturday at the Ramada Tower. About 300 Optimists and wives from the Southeast Texas District attend with Mrs Campbell. District Gov Dave Reeves will be present. Campbell, a Little Rock resident born in Bolivar Tennessee, led Optimist roles since 1956 including international vice president and president-elect.
Lee College will interview at least four applicants for president next week as C A Boatright chairs a screening committee during the American Association of Junior Colleges convention in Washington DC. The board of regents discussed candidates Thursday night in an executive session. Boatright will attend the convention Sunday through Thursday in Washington. Mrs Laverne Wells of 403 Grantham is in Room 160 at Gulf Coast Hospital.
Lee College Board of Regents voted to keep commencement exercises but urged better student participation. A spring poll showed 940 yes, 483 no, 163 no response, with 59.26 percent in favor. Officials noted only 66 students passed through lines last spring amid 800 sophomores. Debate covered faculty participation, PE requirements, and future graduation milestones at the two-year college.
Public School Week March 1 to 7 encourages parents and patrons to visit Cedar Bayou Junior and local campuses to learn about programs and activities. The annual Texas observance is led in Baytown by Francis V. Portis, Cedar Bayou counselor and Goose Creek Lodge master, with committee members from several Masonic lodges. Governor Preston Smith proclaimed the week in Texas and Mayor Glen Walker in Baytown noted the observance.
Lee College will have about 75000 worth of vocational machine shop gear removed by the MDTA agency. The equipment, several years old and lightly used, will be replaced from college reserves in a few months. MDTA will transport the items to new skills centers in Houston and San Antonio, while LC keeps MDTA gear used in offset printing and cooking courses.
Washington AP reports the Federal Communications Commission has temporarily halted the automatic takeover of news service broadcast wires for emergency announcement tests. This move pauses automated relay systems amid ongoing safety and reliability evaluations, with officials outlining temporary protocol changes.
Texas Water Quality Board approved ten tentative plans by Highlands WCID No 1 for improvements to its sewage collection system. After hearings and testimony, the board adopted a wait and see stance, noting great improvement since Eddie Harvill became district manager and Lee Mathews led a show cause hearing.
Walter J. Rundell retired dean of Lee College lies in intensive care at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital after a fall in his Brownwood attic during a light fixture repair. He suffered a concussion, broken legs, and other injuries. his wife said he seemed to be improving the next day.
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