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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1968

Page

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Exes Banquet Tickets At Goose Creek Country Club

University of Texas Ex-Students banquet tickets will be sold at the door Friday at Goose Creek Country Club. President Dan Willson says Dr L F Kreisle will speak. social hour at 6 30 p.m. and dinner at 7 30 p.m. Mardi Gras dance tickets available Thursday. outstanding tickets must be turned in at the Community Building.

University of Texas Goose Creek Country Club Dan Willson L. F. Kreisle Assai Univerity Ken Perserdire Parks and Recreation Nen

Pioneer Is Dead Mrs W H Jacobs of Mangum Okla

Mrs W H Jacobs mother of Jack Jacobs died at 9 30 a m Thursday after a long illness Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday in Mangum under Johnson Funeral Home direction Mrs Jacobs a pioneer of Southwestern Oklahoma was 85 Mr and Mrs Jack Jacobs are in Mangum J L Jordan of 619 Ruth has not received his driver s license from Austin Department of Public Safety said it had been mailed If anyone has mistakenly received the license Jordan would appreciate a phone call

W. H. Jacobs Mangum Okla Jack Jacobs Johnson Funeral Home Jacobs Oklahoma J. L. Jordan Ruth Austin Department of Public Safety Jordan

Baytown Weather Forecast For Thursday And Friday

BAYTOWN WEATHER will be fair Thursday and Friday with a low near 28 degrees Thursday and a high in the mid 50s Friday. Small craft warnings are issued for Thursday after noon. GALVESTON TIDES Friday will be high at 522 am and 5 2 pm and low at 1142 am and 1233 pm.

Baytown Galveston

Baytown Leap Year Birthday Greetings Mentioned

Baytown residents mark leap year with birthday wishes and celebrations. Notables include Burton Burrus Jr and families, Amy Elizabeth Rowlett turning 12, and H N Swearengen visiting from Blytheville to join the festivities. Other locals noted for birthdays include Mrs M D Cuthbertson and Mrs Francis Clayton.

Burton Burrus Jr Burton Burrus Baytoun John Connally Austin R. A. Pinder Colburn W. J. Frazier Dan W. Fowler Youth For Christ Houston W. A. Spain Ora Bowman Amy Elizabeth Rowlett Burning Tree H. N. Swearengen Blytheville Ark Baytown M. D. Cuthbertson Francis Clanton Darab Kadjar

Ten New Bay Town Chamber of Commerce Directors Named

Bay Town Chamber of Commerce announces ten new directors including H W Blackwood Lee Brasfield Buddy Bray W C Britt Leonard Derden Paul Edwards Robert L Gil­leus Norman O McElvany Bill Strickler and John P Thorn for three-year terms. Holdover directors listed include Jim Bailey Joe Barsalou Knox Beavers M Eldon Berry Cecil Bobbitt D Donald Brunson James Davis Bill Duplantis M E Gillis Bill Hartman Fred Hartman E Kimmons C M McKay Bruce Ramsey Allen Rice Jack Strickler Charles O Tillery Frank G Turpin Ed Vaught and Theo Willurn.

Bay, Town Chamber of Commerce Dave Moore H. W. Blackwood jLee Brasfield Buddy Bray W. C. Britt Leonard Derden Paul Edwards Robert L Bob Gilleus Norman O. McElvany Bill Strickler John P. Thorn Jim, Bailey Joe Barsalou Knox Beavers M. Eldon Berry Cecil Bobbitt D. Donald Brunson James Davis Bill Duplantis M. E. Gillis Bill Hartman Fred Hartman

B52F bomber missing from Air Force base

Fort Worth reports one B52F bomber missing with eighteen aboard. It flew a sortie but dropped no bombs and would have exhausted fuel by 6 30 a m. A Carswell spokesman said the plane is presumably down. Washington reports Eckhardt says trustees of San Jacinto Methodist Hospital may seek bids for the visitation expansion on March 25 funded partly by Hill Burton Act funds.

Fort Worth Carswell Air Force Base Eigh Air Force Carswell Washington U.S Bob Eckhardt Health, Education and Welfare Department San Jacinto Methodist Hospital

Country Club Panels Named at Goose Creek Club

John C. Echols, president, announced committee chairmen after a directors meeting. Named: Don Gidden membership chair. O. L. Clark greens. Bertie Stewart property and house. Dr. Lee Liggett tournament. Mrs. Joe Huggins Jr. and Mrs. R. I Malthorne entertainment co chairs. Bob Stap swimming. Joe Baralou tennis. Mrs. Sarah Snyder landscape. Bill Hartman publicity. Norman McElvan y Locker 414. Tasker Haynes finance. youth chair to be announced. Other officers: R. L. (Bob) Martin vice president. T. L. (Doc) Satterwhite secretary. Vernon Wright treasurer. The President's Ball for new officers is March 16 at the club.

John C. Echols Goose Creek Country Club Don Gidden O. L. Clark Greens Bertie Stewart Lee Liggett Joe Huggins Jr R. I Malthorne Bob Stap Joe Baralou Sarah

Three Car Crash Blocks Pruett Pamela Intersection

A three car crash at North Pruett and Pamela Drive around 3 35 p m Thursday blocked traffic for over an hour Injured eight people were taken to three Baytown hospitals with several treated and released Authorities said the Jones vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign leading to the collision The incident involved Mrs Lamar Kelley and her son Joe Kelley among others

Kerry Kelley Pat Kelley Lamar Kelley Gulf Coast Doris Fones Route 1 Alan McWhorter North Pruett Pamela Woodcrest Baytown Pruett Kelley Yeast Palmela Charles E. Jones Huber Camp Jones Joe Jones Anson Barker M.A. Meuller San Jacinto Hospital E_ Jones Susan le Roux Fred R. Treadway Gulf Coast Hospital Patrick Kelley

Highlands Buddies Meet Again In Vietnam Hue Battle Zone

Two Highlands friends Dennis L. Riley and Glen D. Troha, both 25, reunite in Vietnam. Riley serves as a flight boss with the 1st Aviation Cavalry at Hue, Troha in the 220th Reconnaissance Helicopter Division in Tam Ky. They are natives of Highlands and attended Robert E. Lee High School.

Hue S. Vietnam Dennis L. Riley W. W. Riley Highlands 1St Air Cavalry Riley Vietnam Glen D Pete Troha Frank Troha Rileys Trohas Robert E. Lee Germany Tue Treks

Relations Council Banquet Set for March Twelfth

The Baytown Human Relations Council will host its annual banquet at 7:30 p.m. March 12 at the Holiday Inn. Rev. William Lawson and Jack Perkins of Houston will speak in a dialogue. City Councilman Glen Walker will be master of ceremonies. New officers include Irving Coxson and Tom Royder as vice chairman Jim Armsworth as secretary Mrs. Don Wynnemer as assistant secretary and Mrs. Jerry Pinchback as treasurer. Tickets are 3.50 each from officers Mrs. R. L. Martin Donald Swint or Woodrow Lewis.

Baytown Don Wynnemer Jerry Pinchback R. L. Martin Donald Swint Weodrow Lewis

Nationwide teacher strikes disrupt schools and actions

Disputes ripple across the United States as 1,006 Pittsburgh teachers prepare to strike while Oklahoma's 27,000 teachers call for a one day protest. Florida's statewide fight over education spending enters its ninth day amid Gov Ick uncertainty. Albuquerque teachers return after a week and San Francisco teachers weigh a potential immediate strike, with negotiations blocked by the school board. Court injunctions, collective bargaining fights, and proposed statewide convenings shape a tense national education labor scene.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Oklahoma Florida Claude Ick Albuquerque San Pittsburgh Federation ‘of Teachers Afl-Cio State Education Association Allehheny John P. Hester Dewey Bartlett

Romney Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race

Washington AP Romney quits the Republican presidential contest with no ballots cast and signals a possible Rockefeller draft. Rockefeller, Romney’s chief GOP backer, says governors will shape his path but stresses he is not a candidate. Romney concedes he has little support and concedes a Nixon victory may be inevitable.

Washington George Romney White House New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller Romney Pormney Richard M Nixon

Boatright Seeks Return To LC Board Of Regents

O A Boatright plant manager at Warren Petroleum Mont Belvieu since 1942 is a candidate for the Lee College Board of Regents in the April 6 election. The incumbent cites board gains in technical vocational facilities and aims to keep college options open for growing junior college enrollments as he and his wife Jennie raise a family in Mont Belvieu.

Boatright LC Board of Regents O. A. Boatright Warren Petroleum Co Mont Belvieu Lee College Board of Regents Pontotok Okla Magill Southeastern State College Durant Jennie Lamar Boatrights Robert A. Kerr Bur- Inc Board of Regents

Government Moves To Stop Money At Crosby School

U S Office of Education in Washington moves to cut federal funds to Crosby School District for alleged failure to comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1965. Superintendent O R Perkins says a hearing can be requested. resolution may take months. District faces potential impact on Headstart, Title I, lunch, and vocational salaries, while current funding remains intact.

Johnella Boynton Crosby U.S. Office of Education Washington Peter Libassi Office of Civil Rights Libassi O. R. Perkins Perkins Crosby School Board Duce Nestro Civil Rights Division O.R. Perkins Peclae Crosby-School

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