Holidays End Schools Resume in Baytown Area
PAebons Holidays ending area schools resume classes after a two week Christmas break. Baytown students return March 13 for a district TSTA meeting for teachers. Kathryn Bell Holman dies in Baytown hospital during a visit from California. Funeral plans await husband Troy Holman from Vietnam. Mrs. Victor Serbe undergoes surgery in Houston and may receive visitors. City Sanitation reports New Year holiday delays. Monday routes resume. Marine Lt. David Geastin earns Air Medal in Vietnam. Baytown Rough Riders set 7:30 p.m. Friday meeting at the Civic Center.
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Grover Edge News Notes Winter Card Scene
Winter social snippets from Grover Edge show Wendy Stevens with a twinkle, Bob Kerr busy with business, Hanson Jr. preparing for DeMalay installation, while Sheila Lyles and family return from Cloudcroft ski trip. Kay Johnson plans Colorado ski return after Christmas, Anné Haley reports Baytown Little Theater show two weekends, and local gatherings include birthday and skating parties with Pat and Paul Anderson, Doug and Lyn Benton, Flora Wilhite, Jo Ann Martin, Feryn, and Jean Byers.
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Anné Haley
Baytown Little Theater
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Lyn Benton
Flora Wilhite
Jo Ann Martin
Feryn
Jean Byers
New City Sales Tax In Effect In Baytown
Baytown shoppers began paying a new one percent city sales tax Friday. The tax adds to the 3 44 percent state tax and applies to items taxed by the state. It starts at purchases of 12 cents or more, down from 18 cents before. Voters authorized the tax in the fall.
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Dead Engine Foils Plans Of Brazilian Hijackers
Five Brazilian revolutionaries hijacked Cruzeiro do Sul Caravelle after taking off from Montevideo for Rio. They diverted to Buenos Aires then Antofagasta and Lima for refueling. One engine failed to start and a battery problem left the jet grounded at Lima airport with 28 aboard.
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Chile
Colder Weekend Expected in Baytown Area Weather Update
The U S Weather Bureau Houston reports a developing cold front moving toward Southeast Texas from Brownsville bringing colder temperatures. Baytown and Houston area forecast mid-30s Friday night into Saturday with a potential freeze. A weak front moves into North Texas afterward, with damp conditions and possible light snow in far West Texas. In local aviation news an aircraft chief engineer requested removal and recharge of five batteries. Paul Comeaux, 18, earned the Eagle Scout badge after a decade of Boy Scout work and academic honors at Robert E Lee High School. He attends the University of Texas.
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Houston
Texas
Brownsville
North Texas
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Roy V. Comeaux
Louisiana
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Robert E. Lee High School
University of Texas
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Baytown Draft Call Set for January Thirty Men
Baytown Selective Service Board No 63 plans a January draft of 30 men with a larger February call expected. A Pentagon spokesman cited higher February quotas after four months of low figures. National totals show 18 200 to join the Army and 6 0 6 to Marines, versus 12 5 0 in January. 1970 annual calls may fall about 65 000 from 1969’s 225 060. The board sits at 203 Federal Building 218 W Defoe. All males must register within five days of turning 18.
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Baytown
New Year Violence Toll Rises Across Texas
The New Year weekend death toll in Texas climbed to 26, with 23 fatalities reported by press time including 11 in motor vehicle crashes and a dozen homicides since Wednesday. The four day period saw 74 violent deaths citywide, and 54 from traffic incidents, amid scattered snow in western mountains and plains. Notable deaths included Philip Smith and Raymond Moore, 12, in a Denison crash, and Fort Worth men Gary Markham and Paul Shortin killed at a Forest Hill beer bar. Authorities warned accidents on streets and highways would peak during the period. The report notes the national traffic toll reached 222, with ongoing violence in the state. Page 2 VIOLENCE.
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Plains
Midwest
Great Lakes
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Raymond Moore
Smith
Denison
Joseph Lockwood
Sherman
Fort Worth
Forest Hill
Gary Markham
Paul Shortin
Ramon Almar
Humble Names New Advertising Manager
Humble Oil and Refining Co. announces J C Wilbourn as advertising manager. G V Mallonee, retiring after 35 years, leaves the post. Wilbourn, born in Shreveport Louisiana and LSU alumnus, previously assistant manager of retail business in Marketing. He joined Humble in 1932 and held multiple Marketing Department roles.
Wreck Victims Are Improving
Four Baytown residents injured in a two car crash near Mont Belvieu Thursday night remain hospitalized. Morgan Hill of Pasadena was killed. Elizabeth Ayler and Doe Ayler, both at Methodist Houston, Dorothy Ashley and Terry Jackson at San Jacinto Methodist are listed in fair to good condition. Driver Troy Odom of Mont Belvieu was slightly hurt and released.
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Pasadena
Elizabeth Ayler
Houston
Bruce Nealy
Mont Belview
Gulf Coast Hospital
Weather and Tides partial clouds with Friday showers
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Saturday with a temperature range near 30 to 50 Friday. Intermittent showers possible Friday as a new cold front moves into the state. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 12 07 a.m. and 7 43 a.m. and lows at 2 01 a.m. and 11 25 a.m.
Last Call For Deer Hides
Bayshore Red Reel and Gun Club holds a 7 30 p m meeting Monday at the club house in Minnesota. President Jack Walker announced that the annual oysterfry on February 6 will be discussed. Members should visit to see the new cook shed and learn where to donate deer hides to Baytown clubs through Big John’s, Jim Nelson’s Sporting Goods, or the Highlands address, with proceeds aiding Baytown Opportunity School.
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Minnesota
Jack Walker
Cook
Baytown Area
Big John
Slater
Wallisville Road
Highlands
Jim Nelson
Sporting Goods
N. Main
Baytown
Bayshore
IRS raids detain nine in Michigan gambling bust
DETROIT AP. IRS agents arrested nine in Michigan on gambling charges on New Year's Day as part of a national scheme involving famous baseball and football figures and hundreds of trainers and jockeys at racetracks nationwide. Jamen E Hitchle said agents, armed with a warrant from Judge Thaddeus M Machrowicz, searched the Las Vegas hotel room of former baseball star Dizzy Dean who was not held.
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Invernal Revenue Service
Michigan
United States
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U. S
IRS
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M. Machrowicz
Las Vegas
Dizzy Dean
Dean
Political credit dispute over anti crime bill timing in Washington
In Washington both Democrats and Republicans claim credit for the upcoming anti crime legislation set for Congress after the new session starts January 19. Medical experts in the U S doubt a nationwide flu epidemic will occur this year, predicting sporadic outbreaks instead. In San Clemente President Niccon, after forecasting close major bowl games, leaves the day viewed as a fan with his reputation intact.
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Crosby Desegregation Case May See Ruling Next Week
Judge Joe Ingraham, newly sworn to the Birth Circuit Court of Appeals, says a decision in Crosby School District civil rights desegregation suit could come by the end of next week. The Crosby board and Justice Department have yet to agree on a plan, while national desegregation moves influence the case.
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Joe Ingraham
Federal Birth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Mississippi
Supreme Court
South
Applications For 1970 License Are On The Way
Texas motor vehicle owners will soon receive mail envelopes marked Important this is your license plate renewal application. Beginning in 1970 renewals by mail are allowed and you can order plates by mail or visit the county tax office. The 1970 plates feature light blue on a reflective white background.
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Harris County
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Humble
Pasadena
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