Official Baytown School Census Underway in District
Twenty six residents are conducting theBaytown area school census this month led by Holly McLemore assistant superintendent and the census trustee. They face credential questions and public unawareness of the census as required by Texas law. The census covers Baytown city the school district east of the San Jacinto River into Deer Park and groups by age scholastics kindergarten prospects and areas. It supports industry with location data and helps hundreds obtain birth certificates and Social Security benefits. Cooperation with the Houston Chamber of Commerce aids countywide census information. A federal census is planned for 1970 to be conducted by mail in April and will be separate from the school census which may not be annual after this year.
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Baytown
Holly McLemore
McLemore
Texas
San Jacinto River
Deer Park
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Stallworths return from Tuscaloosa visit ill but recovering
Mr and Mrs Dan Stallworth visited their daughter in Tuscaloosa Ala where Coach Stallworth fell ill and was hospitalized for several days He reports he is feeling fine now The Latham family attended burial services for H B Latham 70 in Baytown and notes his local prominence Missive about Tiger Newcomers book review at Humble Activities Building led by Mrs T L Satterwhite Rev Leonard Negrin to speak at Central Assembly of God Church in Pruett and Nazro A miscellaneous shower for Mrs Mary Lou Tilton and family whose home burned Sunday night Rites in Abilene for Mrs L D Mcintyre with Fort Worth and AbilENE services set for Friday after her death Wednesday
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Stallworths
Dan Stallworth
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Jack Kubiszyn
Stallworth
H. J. Latham
Bayless
Burkeville
H. B. Latham
Baytown
Leonard Negrin
Central Assembly of God Church
Pruett and Nazro
Mary Lou Tilton
Old River Baptist Church
Abilene Funerat
L D. Mcintyre
Felton Underwood
Calby
Abilene
Fort Worth
Mcintyre
Celebrations and small town notes in Baytown Sun
Mr and Mrs Robert G LaVergne celebrate 15th wedding anniversary Frances Carlisle and President Richard M Nixon mark birthdays Friday Frances claims the President is older Martha Clift greets Jefe again Jean Creekmore has another birthday Alan Warner up at 2 am feeding a baby Carl Brock and Charles Gola watch the news Cliff Bryant in street for a Baytown Sun copy Mrs Roger Ward makes a request Bob Wesselhofts and Jim Froneberger view last summer’s Yosemite bears Lucille Waddell and staff move into enlarged space at Robert E Lee library
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Robert G LaVergne
Frances Carlisle
Richard M. Nixon
Frances
Martha Clift
Jean Creekmore
Alan] Warner
Carl Brock
Charles Gola
Cliff Bryant
Baytown Sun
Roger Ward
Bob Wesselhofts
Jim
Baytown Pupils Lead Anti-Pollution Petition Drive
A group of Baytown elementary students will present more than 600 names to the city council calling for tighter pollution controls in Harris County. Led by Cedar Bayou area teachers, the campaign aims to pressure officials and media outlets to address air and water pollution issues.
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John M. Hglley
Cedar-Bayou
Baytown
Baytown J
Harris County
City Hall
Holley
Crosby Board Ordered To Pair Its Students
Federal judge orders Crosby district desegregation by Sept 1 1970 pairing high school and Drew campus housing grades nine through twelve at Crosby High School eight at Drew and three at Crosby Elementary with all faculties and activities to merge immediately plans developed by Justice Department and TE DTSAC and overseen by Judge Joe Ingraham
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Jonnella Boynton Houston
Crosby School Board
Joe Ingraham
Crosby High School
Drew
Crosby
Ingraham
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
James P. Williams
Texas Educational Desegregation Technical Assistance Center
Courtesy Ford Opens New 750000 Facility at Decker Drive
Courtesy Ford unveils a new seven acre complex at 180 Decker Drive with 40 000 square feet enclosed showroom 6 000 square feet outdoor space and extensive service areas. Grand opening includes four weeks of public tours prizes and refreshments starting Saturday through Jan 17. The move from Texas Avenue occurred in late December and the facility features a 34 seat conference room and civic access. Management includes William E Kolitz Lynn Stokes and Bill Hood with sales staff Joe Orton Bill Pollard O T Stewart Ed Marlow Bill Darnell Bill Howell Johnny Powell Barry Donnally and others. Service lead Charlie Castierry joined by Rich ard Lindley and a 12 technician crew. Baytown architect James A Bitsy Davis designed the building with Gene Hazelwood as general contractor.
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Courtesy Ford
Decker Drive
Aim
Texas Avenue
William E. Kolitz
Lynn Stokes
Bill Hood
Adeline Englert
Joe Orton
Bill Pollard
O. T. Stewart
Ed Marlow
Bill Dar‘nell
Bill Howell
City Council Okays Annexing of Park Street
Baytown council approves first reading annexation of Park Street from city limits to Bayway Drive. The 13 acre strip passes Humble Oil lands and aims to improve police coverage. A public hearing yielded no opposition. final adoption set after 30 days notice.
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Baytown
180 Acre Tract Sold Here for 400000
A 180 acre tract in Chambers County within Baytown Industrial District No 3 near Farm Road 565 and Highway 146 was sold for about 400000 to a Baytown and Houston investors group represented by Attorney William R Laughlin. The land from the M W Epperson Estate sits near the U S Steel plant access rail lines and was bought as an investment with no immediate development plans announced.
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Chambers County
City of
Baytown
Houston
William R. Laughlin
M. W. Epperson
Southern Pacific
Otis Graham
Robert L. Hall Abstract Co
Anahuac
Laughlin
Barbers Hill Couple Celebrates 60 Years of Married Life
Mont Belvieu pair Roscoe and Ethel Tilton mark their 60th wedding anniversary reflecting on a December 1909 ceremony. Born in Old River, they planned a double wedding that day but the other couple could not travel. They walked to the preacher's home, learned the ferry blocked the river, and spent their honeymoon at home.
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Mont Belvieu
Roscoe
Tiltan
Old River Community
Milton Tilton
Ethel Reeves
Mumford Reeves
Tilton
Charlie
Reeves
Ethel
Matthews
Church of Christ
Prison Head Speaks Here on Misplaced Values
Dr. George Beto, director of the Texas Prison System, warned in Baytown that crime will rise in America due to misplaced values. He cited rural urban shift and family decline, noting 85 percent of Texas inmates are high school dropouts and praising the system’s new education program for rehabilitation.
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America
George Beto
Texas Prison System
Baytown
Texas
Beta
Leu
Baytown Area Forecast Warmer After Cold Mornings
Cloudy and warmer conditions expected in the Baytown area after two frosty mornings with 20 degree lows. Friday’s temperatures look to reach 40 to 54 degrees while Morgan's Point tides note high tides at 3 12 am and 1 31 pm and lows at 5 87 am and 4 21 pm.
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Baytown Area
Vickery Seeks Re election as Harris County JP
Glenn Vickery of Precinct 3 announces he will seek re election as justice of the peace. Filing deadline in the Mey Democratic primary is February 2 with a 2160 dollar filing fee. Vickery has served since his January 1998 appointment by the Harris County Commissioners Court to succeed M M Brown. He was elected to the Texas House in 1966 and practiced law in Houston. He is married with three daughters, lives in Baytown, and attends Riverview Baptist Church.
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Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Precinct 3
Mey
Peace Justice
Vickery
JP Post
Texas House of Representatives
Harris County
Houston
Lee College
Baytown
University of Houston
South Texas College of Law
Riverview Baptist Church
American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
The
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Bar Association
Texas
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W. W. Bauer
John M. Holley
Cedar Bayou
Crosby Board
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U.S. Steel
Federal Housing and Urban Development Department
U. S. Steel
HUD
Ford
City Council
Park Street
Barbers Hill
Old River
Liberty County
Raytown State Bask
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Richard Strahan
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
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