Sister Dies in Auckland. Baytown Ties Mentioned
Sister of former Baytonian Mrs. Don Allen of Pasadena, Mrs. Molly Packwood Dodd, died Friday in Auckland New Zealand after visiting Baytown frequently with the Allens. Aid To Voters Pars for voter registration shifted to Civic Center at 10 a.m. Monday. Store Burglary Cash stolen from 7-1-7 Drive-In Grocery at 6101 Bayway Drive. D A Plank author of paper in Tetrahedron Letters on Photo Fries Reaction. Coin Show Set Baytonians invited to Galveston Island Coin Show Feb 7 and 8 at the Galvez Hotel free and open to the public.
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Molly Packwood Dodd
Don Allen
Pasadena
Auckland
New Zealand
Dodd
Baytown
Allens
Bayway Drive
D. A. Plank
Tetrahedron Letters
Plank
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Plastics Research
Galveston Island
Galvez Hotel
U.S
Canada
Weekend Baytown Weather With Tides In View
The Baytown area forecast remains cloudy with a chance of intermittent showers over the weekend. Temperatures expected to range from 43 to 55 degrees. Morgan's Point tides show Sunday high at 2 19 p m and low at 12 55 p m. Monday tides list high at 3 01 p m and low at 1 43 p m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
Baytown History Talk and Campus Visits Noted
DNNIS JAMES seeks a Baytown history expert for his high school class while Ted Kloesel and several locals including Albert Fanestiel and V. V. Ramseyy visit. Dixie Shoapman meditates, teachers grade in lounge, Carolyn Comeaux on crutches, Gary Cunningham a Ross 5 graduate, and Ellis battles the flu as Sterling quirks and color choices appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dnnis James
Baytown
Ted Kloesel
Albert Fanestiel
Lester Alford
Hobart Enoch
Dub Ward
V. V. Ramseyy
Dixie Shoapman
Bert
New York
Sterling
Carolyn Comeaux
John F. Cunningham
Gary
Ross 5
Robert E. Lee Llana Knox
James Slick Ellis
CIWA Plans $14 Million In 1970 Construction Contracts
Coastal Industrial Waters Authority expects about $14 million in contracts in 1970 under John G. Jennings. Plans include four major projects: Lynchburg Reservoir at $4 million, Lynchburg Pump Station, Houston Ship Channel crossing at $3 million, and Trinity River pumps at $140,000. CIWA awarded nearly $8 million in 1969 for pumping plant work and canal renovation. Protests to a waterline plan are due by February 12 with lines to cross the Houston Ship Channel downstream of the Lynchburg Ferry.
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Coastal Industrial Waters Authority
John G. Jennings
Lynchburg Reservoir
Lynchburg
Houston Ship Channel
Trinity River
CIWA
Jennings
U.S. Steel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Baytown
Senior Researcher Recognition for Dinwiddie at Esso Baytown
J A Dinwiddie named Senior Research Associate by Esso Research and Engineering Cs for contributions in petroleum processing. He joined as a research chemist in 1999, worked on propane dewaxing and phenol extraction, led light hydrocarbon analysis during WWII, and early work on hydrocarbon synthesis catalysts. He progressed to section head in 1958, tackled alkylation in 1960, and later Town assignment in 1985. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees and is involved in lab and specialty experimental service. He and his wife Helene live at 807 Lindenwood Drive with family connections in Baytown and Clear Lake.
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J. A. Dinwiddie
Esso Research and Engineering
Dinwiddie
Baytown
ERE Tin
Clarksville High School
Texas University
Sigma XI
Phi Beta ,Kappa
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Lima Flooded By Deluge
In Lima Peru a rare heavy rain fell Thursday night totaling about six tenths of an inch four times the yearly average. Streets lack storm sewers and residents mostly without rain gear faced a sudden disaster as the capital became flooded on Friday morning.
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Lima
Peru
Seattle
Saigon
Hartman Defends Clean Air Focus Over Votes on Board
Hartman argues the State Air Centre Board aims to reduce pollution not win votes. He cites his voting record amid criticism from Houston City Council and Harris County Commissioners Court over variances. Hartman says the court and its engineer once agreed to all requests, but later urged denial in some cases.
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Hartman
Fred Hartman
State Air Centre Board
Houston City Council
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County
Inflation Ashes Industrial Output And Income Figures
Washington reports December shows continued inflation fight impact with production down for the fifth straight month and personal income posting the smallest gain of 1968. Starts in housing slip further below estimated level amid policy effects. Additional AP briefs note a C5 Galaxy wing crack prompting flight suspensions, Vietnam battlefield tempo easing with leadership reshuffles, and Vice President Agnew’s return to Hawaii after Asia tour.
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R Washington
Honolulu
Spirs T. Agnew
United States
Agnew
Hawaii
Washington
Progress And Problems Nixon Pressured To Wage Pollution War
Baytown chamber of commerce manager Dave Moore reports 1970 will bring prosperity with problems. He cites needs for sanitary sewers and water distribution to fuel growth while noting Baytown’s 48,000 population and past gains. Meanwhile Congress presses Nixon for massive federal funding to improve air and water quality, warning that costs must not crush the economy.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Dave Moore
Weekly Chamber
Moore
Washington
Nixon Js
Congress
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Appleton
Wis
Jennings’Randolph
West Virginia Democrat
Randolph
Senate Public Works Committee
Pollu- Randolph
YMCA Annual Membership Drive Sets Goals for 12 Months
The Baytown YMCA launches a two week membership drive that aims to fund a 12 month sports program for youths aged 7 to 11 on local school campuses. The effort seeks parent participation and offers a 24 dollar membership with sustaining memberships to help those unable to pay. Division chairs and captains are named, coordinating basketball soccer kickball baseball football and swimming activities.
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Baytown Ymca
Tom Freer
Baytown
Freer
YMCA
Barracks Of WW 1 Seeks Baytown Membership Drive
Baytown Barracks of World War I Veterans has launched a drive to contact about 250 local veterans wives and widows. Commander Sam King says the unit, with 63 already enrolled, joins a national effort pushing aging veterans’ rights and benefits. Members pay 5 dollars for dues and receive the national WWI veterans publication.
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Baytown
Sam King
King
Kingy
Pisceynsk Graduates Navy Man Williams in Memphis
Pisceynsk of Baytown graduates Navyman Williams from the Aviation Structural Mechanic School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee.
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Piscéynsk
Navyman Williams
Pisceynsk
Baytown
Aviation Structural Mechanic
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Registration For Spring Term At Lee College
Lee College sets spring term registration for January 28 and 29 with classes starting February 2. Admissions accepts registration permit requests. mail requests are accepted. Registration occurs in the library 9 am to 1 pm and 4 to 8 pm. Late registration starts January 30 with an 85 penalty. Fees include $50 basic matriculation for in district, $60 out of district, higher for out of state per state schedule, plus parking, property, breakage, laboratory, and tool costs. Courses span air conditioning, art, auto mechanics, Bible, biology, business, chemistry, communications, data processing, drafting, economics, electronics, electricity-radio television, engineering, English, foreign languages, geography, geology, government, history, humanities, instrumentation, journalism, machine shop, management, mathematics, music, nursing, office training, offset printing, physical education, physics, psychology, sewing, sociology, speech, welding. Admissions in Moody Center Rundell Hall. contact 427-5911 ext 254 or P.O. box 618.
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Lee College
Moody Center
Rundell_ Hall
Three Directors Added To West Chambers State Bank
The charter for West Chambers State Bank at I 10 and 346 was amended to add Jim Matthews as president candidate, Drew McGinty Jr., a Dayton shopping center and pharmacy owner, and Frank McCune, a Cave resident involved in real estate and rice. Matthews is a former national bank examiner and EVP at First State Bank of Willis. He is unrelated to Guy E. Matthews, Houston patent attorney and former Mont Belvieu resident also on the board.
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West Chambers State Bank
Jim Matthews
Drew McGinty Jr
Dayton
Frank McCune
Cave
National Bank
First State Bank of Willis
Guy E. Matthews
Senior Citizens Unite to Fight Pollution in Baytown
The Senior Citizens Club of Baytown joins a growing coalition warning about air and water pollution. W P Smith, the club’s public relations chairman, says the group passed a resolution opposing pollution and offering cooperation with civic or political bodies. He urges all citizens to unite and reduce this hazard for future generations.
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Senior Citizens Club of
Baytown
W. P. Smith
Smith
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League of Women Voters
Civic Center
Laround Town
Peoples State Bank
B. K. Gunn
Lindenwood
Charles K. Castleberry
W.R. Dabney
ES Baytown
Gun
Sso Research and Engineering
Lee College Board of Regents
Robby Nixon
Ier&e
Baytonian iAs
Our World
Air Force
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Raytown State Bank
Nor
Rams Tester
Nixon
CC Manager
MER
Sirlughi
Tilman O'Brien
Don Faust
Jack Jackson
George Chandler
Randy Craig
Jeff O'Connell
Robert W. Sears
Hrwin Wilbanks
Gonzales Fraga
Fred Bednarski
Douglas Stewart
W. E. Carroll
A. K. Morris
B. H. Lavering
Thad Johnson
Algo
John Sundhop
Lowell Westerman
Joe Butrick
Mike Larsen
Bob Koalbitz
Glenn Walker
Gene Richardson
Richard Thomson
James H. Sammons
Louis B. Hughes
Dudley Henderson
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
United States Senate
Lions
Sterling High School
Baytawn Noun
Lions Clu
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
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