Two Injured in Decker Drive Collision Near Old Clarket Street
Two people were injured at 1 35 pm Thursday on Decker Drive near Old Clarket Street Loop. Wayland A Harris on and Velma R Tillis were taken to Gulf Coast Hospital after a crash caused by a stop sign violation. Harrison faces a charge of driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license.
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Decker Drive
Old Clarket Street
Wayland A. Harrison
Isla
Pearland
Velma R. Tillis
Masterson
Aiwusluil
Harrison
Carlton D. Lewis
Estes Ave
Racliff
Gulf Coast Hospital
Police Probing Cigaret Theft at A&P Grocery
Baytown police investigate an early Tuesday burglary at A&P Food Store 204 North Alexander Drive. About 225 cartons of cigarets were stolen, with the break in between 4 30 and 8 a m. Store manager Buford Vincent reported the forced door on arrival. Loss estimated at 85 dollars.
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Baytown
A&p
North Alexander Drive
Buford Vincent
Tidmon Heads WOW Camp Here
W. O. Tidmon was elected president of Willow Camp No. 1922 Woodmen of the World in a Thursday night election. New officers include Andrew Lannie as vice president Claudie Tompkins as treasurer S. P. Wilson as escort Alton Tompkins as watchman Lida Wilson as sentry Herman Venstein as trustee for one year Herman Ash as trustee for three years Tidman Claudio Tompkins and Ash were elected delegates to the state convention to be held in Dallas in March.
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W. O. Tidmon
Woodmen of the World
Andrew Lannie
Claudie Tompkins
S. P. Wilson
Alton Tompkins
Lida Wilson
Herman Venstein
Herman Ash
Tidman
Claudio Tompkins
Ash
Dallas
Army chief warrant officer earns Distinguished Flying Cross
Warrant Officer M D McCormick, 21, son of Mr and Mrs M M McCormick of 9875 Third La Porte, received the Distinguished Flying Cross at Fort Rucker Alabama for heroism in aerial flight during ground operations against a hostile force in Vietnam. He is an instrument helicopter instructor at the U S Army Aviation School.
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iReceives
ARMY
M. D. McCormick
M. M. McCormick
la Porte
Fort Rucker
Ala
Vietnam
U.S. Army Aviation School
Camp Fire Girls aid St. Stephana's move in Mexico trip
Baytown Camp Fire Girls aided St. Stephana's House during a December visit prior to its move to a new hotel. They mopped, packed, and donated supplies while meeting a tourist guide's wife and six orphans near Mexico City. The trip included a piñata party and fundraising for the orphans. Rhonda, a 22-year-old Australian seed analyst, shared travel ambitions and work history during the journey.
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Baytown Camp
St. Stephana’s
Camp Fire
Houston
Croydon
Sydney
Rhonda
Department of Agriculture
Toronto
Housing proposal eyed for elderly high rise plan
City council discussed a housing project aimed at elderly residents, noting 57 substandard and 671 dilapidated homes in the city. The plan may include a high rise section to improve operations and create a better community atmosphere, with support from Kloesel and Glen Walker.
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Kloesel
Glen Walker
Fritz Lanham
Campbell
Australian traveler Rhonda tours Central America to Mexico City
The Australian Rhonda journeyed three weeks across Tahiti Auckland and Panama, bused through Nicaragua Honduras El Salvador and Guatemala to Mexico City. She described primitive roads and crowded buses with live chickens, but praised the scenery. Meeting Camp Fire Girls in Baytown inspired her, and she plans three more years of world travel via England and Europe, while her mother worries about her diet.
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Mexico City
Rhonda
St. Stephana'‘s
Baytown
England
Europe
United States
Arhonda
Telephones Knocked Out By Ditch Cleaner Near I 10
A ditch cleaning operation near the I 10 and State 14 intersection cut a 200 pair telephone cable at about 2 30 p m Thursday, briefly disrupting local service to about 50 Baytown lines and toll and special service to Mont Belvieu. Service was restored by 5 30 p m with a mobile unit sent to Mont Belvieu for emergency calls and crews continuing through the night to restore foreign exchange and special services.
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Baytown
Mont Belvieu
General Telephon Co
al Chappell
Hospital Notes Shared Room Assignments
Willis Earl Roberts 2104 Colonial Room 215 Walter Lewis Fisher Baytown Room 28 Donna Jean Moody Baytown Room 1 Mrs Wanda Joyce Carey 404 Park Room 152 Willie Jewel Richards 82 Briarwood Room 124 Jim P Golla 102 N Dakota Room 122
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Willis Earl Roberts
Colonial
Walter Lewis Fisher
Baytown
Donna Jean Moody
Wanda Joyce Carey
Park
Willie Jewel Richards
Briarwood
Jim P. Golla
N. Dakota
City Council Discusses Tax Plan and Ward Road Speed Issue
Councilmen and Mayor Seaborn Crayey defended the tax as acceptable after a lengthy debate. The plan to build and depart the city was deemed unlikely. A recommendation to raise Ward Road speed from 30 to 40 mph was referred to the traffic committee.
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Seaborn Crayey
New Ward Road
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