Record deposits surge in Texas 1969 totals signal strong economy
Texas banks report 1969 deposit highs across counties led by Grayson Amargosa and San Antonio while Houston area shows strongest growth. Construction in 1969 hits new peak with Houston Dallas Fort Worth driving activity. October slump noted and 1970 inflation feared yet building pace expected to continue.
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Austin
Cooke County
Kerr County
Ini
Grayson County
Anderson County
Amarillo
Tyler
Banks
Port Arthur
Lubbock
Midland
Orgar
Texas ‘Contractor
Houston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Brown & Root, Inc
Kroger
T Alon Construction Co
Texarkana
North Texas Municipal Waters District
Wylie
Datla
Baytown banks report year end deposits in 1968
Baytown two new banks Bank of Baytown and Baytown State Bank posted deposits of 1.6 million and 1.396 million respectively. Channelview Bank led area gains with about 2 million more in deposits. A table shows 12 area banks and Security State Bank in Anahuac with varying balances at year end.
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Baytown
Bank of
la Porte State
Clear Creek Bank
Crosby Bank
Ses
Northshore
Highlands
Security State
Bank of Baytown
Baytown State Bank
Nature Club to Meet at Garden Center in Houston
The Nature Club of Houston will gather at the Garden Center located at 1500 Hermann Drive on Tuesday at pm. Dr. Richard Zingula, senior geologist and paleontologist with Humble Oil & Refining Co., will present on Texas Antiques 100 Million Years of Texas History.
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Nature Club
Houston
Outdoor Nature Club
Garden Center
Hermann Drive
Richard Zingula
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Texas
County Eyes State Sale of Rehab Center in Austin Visit
Houston report says County officials planned to meet with the Texas State Mental Health Board to discuss selling the county's two year old eight million dollar rehabilitation center to the state. Juvenile Court Judge W H Miller believes the move could improve handling of the criminally insane. Sheriff C V Kern calls the facility a white elephant and supports selling it to fund downtown jail expansion.
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Houston
Austin
Texas State Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board
W. H. Miller
Juvenile Court No. 2
C. V. (Buster) Kern
Pow Theater presents a 20th Century-Foy show
A fragmented program listing shows Pow Theater at 430 EAE with a 20th Century-Foy presented event. The readable text confirms a theater listing and sponsor note, indicating a showcase at the Pow venue under the 20th Century-Foy umbrella.
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Pow Theater
Regey
FOY Presents
Two Baytown Students Win Scholarships
ABILENE Sp Helen Franssen and Nancy Howell, Baytown graduates from Robert E. Lee High School, are among nearly 1,000 scholarship recipients at Abilene Christian College. Franssen majors in French, Howell in home economics, both freshmen. Pauline Newman scholarships honor academic achievement and character.
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Abilene
Helen Franssen
K. Qd. Franssen
Nancy, Howell
B. J. Howell
Abilene Christian College
Miss Franssen
Miss Howell
Robert E. Lee High School
Paul Newman
Rathorin Ross
Butch Cassidy
Cat
B. ‘Travis
Ward
Incumbents prevail in Baytown Channelview water districts
Voters in Harris County fresh water districts went to the polls Tuesday. In Water District 27 Mrs. Louise Kingsley won re election as tax assessor collector over Dorothy Boatright Bonahoe and led a nine candidate field for the board of supervisors with 49 of 98 total votes. Incumbents on District 27 board J C Elledge Joe M Roach E R Pavliska and W J Kingsley were reelected with margins under 50 votes. In District 6 Mrs Hudgins and Reichle Bettes Baird Yager and Kriger won varying shares as others were defeated. Turnout was light with 69 of 140 voters in District 27 and 26 of 600 650 in District 6.
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Twa
Harris County
Baytown
Channelview
Louise Kingsley
Wade Road
Dorothy Boatright Bonahoe
Board of Supervisors
J. C. Elledge
Joe M. Roach
E.R. Pavliska
W. J
Bill) Kingsley
D. W. Evans
T. C. Hodges
Tower
QO. B. Hodgins
Super‘‘Isors
Henry Reichle
Harold Bettes
O. W. Hanson
A. J. Baird
Fred M. Ya
Water District
Kingsley
Donahoe
Roath
Evans
Elledge
Pavuska
Hodges
Georgia Tinker Womack
G. A. Pichot
W. K Luke
Flowers and Vegetables Named Best by All America Selections
The All-America Selections 1970 best list honors four flowers and two vegetables. Winners include Marigold Bolera, Snapdragon Madame Butterfly, Dianthus China Doll, Morning Glory Early Call Rose, and vegetables Tomato Small Fry and Winter Squash Waltham Butternut.
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Earlaronson
AP Newsteatures
AAS
Robert E. Young
Waltham Field Station
University of Massachusetts
Harris County official attacks water pollution permits and says act now
Douglas criticizes the Texas water quality permit system as ineffective and lenient. He cites cases of unmonitored discharges, argues pollution enforcement must be local, and recalls a ship channel pollution incident. He notes industries seek variances while authorities push for stronger controls and timely action.
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la Porte
Douglas
Texas Water Quality Board
Water Quality Control Board
Harris County
The
Water Board
Polittion Control Office
Texas Water Quality Control Board
Douglass
Austin
Houston Ship Channel
Houston
France
La Porte Creates Industrial District and Signs Humble Pact
La Porte City Commission forms Bayport Industrial District No 1 across 1500 acres in the north complex and signs a seven year contract with Humble Oil and Refining Co and two subsidiaries covering about 1000 acres. The deal keeps the ad valorem tax rate until projects are built and in operation. City retains rights to review values after three years and to reannex if undeveloped, while maintaining pollution controls. Attorne y Knox Askins notes similar contracts with American Cytogenics and Signal Chemical in the district.
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LA Porte (Lp
Bayport
la Porte City Commission
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Friendswood Development
Red Bluff Development
Humble
Knox
Noon Stock Quotes and a Help Request for Tilton Family
The page lists numerous stock percentages from Wall Street names and ends with a local appeal. Mrs. Tilton seeks an older movable house and household items for her family. She earns as a brush company rep and babysits to supplement income. Calls for help to three local women are included, with a community shower planned at Old River Baptist Church.
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Tilton
Charles Tillman
Old River Baptist
Chungh
Salt, the deadly duo of sodium and chlorine
Yable salt is one of man's most important condiments. Salt is a combination of the elements sodium and chlorine. The World Almanac notes that both of these elements can be fatal to man when found in their free state. Sodium is a metallic substance that reacts explosively when immersed in water, chlorine is a gas that will cause suffocation when large concentrations rare inhaled.
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World Almanac
Baytown Police Probe Thefts Burglaries
Baytown police investigate two burglaries and felony thefts at service stations and a home burglary linked to realtor Eddie Cox. Coxes report entry at 545 p.m. Tuesday with losses over 4000 dollars in cash and jewelry. At Jones Enco a safe was found open with 100 dollars missing. At Harrison Gulf Station cash register was emptied during a sale at 545 p.m. Tuesday totaling 82 dollars.
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Baytown
Eddie Cox
Cox
Bayway Drive
Coxes
Charles B. Jones
Jones Enco
N. Alexander Drive
A.m. l
Richard W. Holland
Harrison’s Gulf Station
N. Alexander
Holland
Peirce
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