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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1967
Page
2
The article explains optometry as the art and science of vision care. It notes optometrists do not treat eye diseases or practice medicine or surgery and outlines the typical training path requiring two years of preprofessional study followed by three or four years of professional training per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Sun Spots band at Cedar Bayou Junior High will stage a concert for Carver High School students at 10 45 a m on January 26 in Carver High School auditorium. Wooster Garden Club plans a conservation talk at 9 a m Thursday at Mrs J E Starling’s home 2237 Ashby co host Mrs R B Waters Jr Officers to be elected. Austin PTA speaker Kelly Martin Jr Stephen F Austin Elementary 2 30 p m Thursday for the Parent Teacher Association in the school auditorium. South Central Associated Poodle Clubs elects a new president Mrs Ruth Kr Dill of Highlands from Houston Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and Beaumont.
M. T. Bebo Waddell becomes research specialist at Esso Research and Engineering Baytown division. He studies agricultural product development with state stations, testing spray oil herbicide combos in Kansas Texas Panhandle Florida California Michigan New York and Pacific Northwest orchards. He holds a BS from the University of Houston and an aerological engineering certificate from Caltech. He lives with Mrs Waddell on Wright Boulevard and has two sons. He previously led Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club for two terms.
Laughlin, with a daughter Mrs. James Nelson and granddaughter Laurie Laughlin, holds multiple positions in cattle groups and civic bodies. He serves as director of the Texas Brangus Breeders Association and the Trinity Valley Exposition, inspector for the Gulf Coast Brangus Breeders, lifetime FFA honorary member, and sits on Cedar Bayou Methodist Church Board of Stewards. He became a director at First National in 2563.
Connally told lawmakers that a bold progressive legislative program will reflect Texas’ youthful humanitarian spirit. He outlined a need for about 125 million in additional general revenue funds and promised a separate special message detailing revenue and tax proposals to cover spending for the upcoming biennium, while imposing the least burden on taxpayers.
Eyewitness Taylor described a three-vehicle collision on the Mon oath overpass involving a Chevrolet driven by Paige a Buick and a truck. The Paige car spun rear end collisions then crossed the median and the Buick plunged down an embankment while the truck rested atop the bridge. No charges were filed and slick roads with light mist were blamed.
In Stockton California a beloved canine named Susie attends Adams School with third graders. An 18 year old mixed spaniel, Susie greets students at 7:45 am and enjoys in class and on the playground. She loves fire drills and lounges in the faculty room with a stall couch.
The Texas Highway Department outlines a highway expansion path to freeway standards along Highway 136 to Galveston with an eight lane bridge over the ship channel. A two lane 146 will be split by the new ship channel once the La Porte Seabrook segment is completed. Spur 201 work begins in Baytown from West Main toward Decker Drive, routing north east to Highway 146 after the interchange near Tower Restaurant. The department prioritizes dirt work and drainage first, with paving in a separate contract. A twin bridge over Highway 10 at the San Jacinto River and Baytown entrance overhaul are planned for 1967 as traffic counts rise.
Three sewing courses will be offered at Lee College this spring. Enrollment requires registration permits from the registrar's office. Classes include clothing construction from noon to 2 30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, elementary clothing construction from 6 00 to 5 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and alteration and tailoring from 6 30 pm to 3 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Registration begins January 7 and 4.
Nine members were elected to the Baytown Society for Crippled Children board at the annual meeting held at the Cerebral Palsy Center. Truett C. Smith will chair for the third year, with Mrs. Wesselhoft as secretary and Dr. Walmsley as vice chair. The group showcased plans for a new palsy center and honored staff members.
Debora Sue Clark, daughter of Afr and Mrs Paul Clark of Clute, dies at 8:30 at a Baytown hospital. Funeral Thursday at Earthman Chapel. interment San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survived by parents, brother Paul Clark Jr and sister Frances Marie Clark. grandparents A. J. Clark and Mrs. Frances Haley. Susie A Welch, 82, dies at home of daughter in Baytown. Survived by son Emmett Welch and granddaughter Jacklyn Scott. Body to be sent to Shawnee for burial.
Cliff Temple Baptist Church donated ten thousand dollars to assist the Dallas Baptist College library building project. The gift supports construction at the Dallas institution.
M. T. Waddell J. M. Powers and R. K. Saunders of the petroleum laboratories in Esso Research and Engineering Co.'s Equipment Division have been granted a US patent. It protects Humble Oil and Refining Company's Co.'s Tralite theater a small flat metal stove designed to burn wax. Heaters are placed under fruit trees to protect them from frost and freeze with a rising current of warm air.
Joe Nathan Flannagan of Beckville a former Baytonian died in a Carthage hospital Tuesday night He lived in Baytown and worked as a welder here years before moving to Beckville Funeral services are pending at Hawthorne Funeral Home in Carthage Survivors include wife Elvise Flannagan two daughters Joan Sealey of Carthage and Brenda Bridges of Dallas one brother M L Flannagan of Bridge City and five grandchildren Baytown relatives include Mrs R E Mann Mrs M A Jordan Mrs M L Matthews and I W Garner
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