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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1968

Page

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Credit Union and Camp Events Highlight Humble Notices

Credit Union ROSS STERLING High School's Swingers will kick off the annual membership meeting of the Humble Employees Credit Union at 7 30 a m Thursday in the Robert E Lee High School auditorium. Film on Camp LUTHER GRAHAM will show camp films at 7 pm Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Wright.

Ross Sterling High School Swingers Humbie Employes Credit Union Robert E. Lee High School Luther Graham la Junta Hurt Robert Wright Felton

Baytown Area Weather and Tides Outlook

Weather forecast for Baytown area calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with cool temperatures through Thursday. Wednesday temperatures expected in the mid 30s to upper 30s. tides in Galveston Bay show high at 6:35 a.m. and low at 3:24 p.m.

Baytown Area Galvestons

Small-Town Notes of People and Health Glimpses

Daydreams of Ernie Diffman about a Rayburn trip await clear weather. Larry Jackson rearranges grocery shelves stretching his customers. George Sewell says his family stays close to home. Tom Everidge suffers flu while Xina Stone endures sinus infection. Betty Zinn reports on authorship of Report From Tron Mountain. Gene Halter named Sterling librarian with story times planned. Jean Cummings suspects flu resistance. Peggy Shepherd visits Sun office. Elaine Rice seeks swimmers for X team. Jean Tedter travels to Austin to see grandson. Phillip Dignam attends a meeting as spectator. Margaret Speidel picks up soda. Dewaine finds Anderson helpful handyman.

Ernie Diffman Rayburn Jam Larry Jackson George Sewell Tom Everidge Xina Stone Betty Zinn Tron Mountain Gene Halter Sterling Jean Cummings Peggy Shepherd Sun Elaine Rice Jean Tedter Austin Phillip Dignam Margaret Speidel Dewaine Anderson

Baytown man named to coastal water authority panel

John G. Jennings of Baytown was appointed to the seven member board of U S Steel's new Coastal Industrial Water Authority to help build a Trinity River water system. The authority will finance a pumping plant and canals to move Trinity River water into Harris County and the Galveston County line, with bonds backed by a Houston water contract. Jennings joins John Connally and Robert Lanier on the board. Houston figures also cite four appointees from Mayor Welch.

John G. Jennings Baytown Lion Trin Gua.lity Trinity River John Connally U. S. Steel New Baytown Coastal Indus_trial Water Authority Water Authority Harris County Galveston County Liberty Wallisville CIWA City of Houston Livingston Trinity Jennings Connally Robert C. Lanier George Hensesy Liberty County Citizens National Bank and Trust Co Chambers County Louie Welch James A. Lammers J. M. Smith O. R. Smith Jerry Finger Wallisville Project

Killer Of Bus Station Manager Still At Large

Mrs Effie Chambers station manager of the Continental Trailways bus depot was shot to death during a Tuesday morning robbery in Baytown. The 35 year old left temple wound ended in a Baytown hospital. A total of 95.70 was taken. Police describe the suspect as about six feet tall, 200 pounds, 20 to 30 years old. An all points bulletin was issued across the state with assistance from the Harris County sheriff and Texas DPS. Funeral services were held at Earthman Funeral Home with burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery.

Mike Lonsford Effie Chambers Continental Trailways Baytown Glen Rosier Chambers E. Lobit Harris County Sheriff's Department Texas Department of Public Safety John C Cuthbertson Cuthbertson Mrs. Chambers

Baytown Man Dies After Oil Rig Fall

Charles Roy Baker 38 of 307 Long Drive Baytown died from internal injuries after a fall on an offshore Gulf oil rig. He was flown to a Morgan City hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. Baker, field supervisor for Hutchinson Manufacturing Co. of Houston, worked on Falcon Seaboard Rig 63. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Earthman Chapel with burial at Cedar Crest Cemetery. He was a Korean War veteran and longtime Baytown resident.

Charles Roy Baker Morgan City Gulf of Mexico Baker Falcon Seaboard Hutchinson Manufacturing Co Houston Earthman Chapel Cejdar Crest Ed Weatherly Garth Road Baptist Church Baytown

Three Texas doctors placed on five years probation

The Texas Board of Medical Examiners imposed five year probation on three Houston and Dickinson physicians Charles W. Thompson JIT Willard W. Pratt and William E Korndorffer. The action follows disciplinary proceedings against the doctors.

Texas Texas Board of Medical Examiners Charles W. Thompson Jit Willard W. Pratt Houston William E Korndorffer Dickinson

One Week Left to Register for 1968 Elections in Harris County

Jan 31 deadline looms for voter registration in 1968 polls. County Tax Assessor Carl Smith has deputized about 150 helpers to register voters at Baytown stores, banks, plants, and offices. Residents must be U.S. citizens, 21+, and county residents for six months to vote. registration cert remains required for all elections after March 1. Deputies will operate 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gibson's, K-Mart, Sears, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sears.

Carl Smith Smith Harris County Baytown League of Women Voters Gibson’s K-Mart Sears Citizens Bank and Trust Co Highlands State Bank Baytown Esso Research and Engineering Texas United States Lonal Tmew League Gibson's

Car license plates go on sale February 5 in Baytown

Harris County tax office official A B Collins clarifies 1968 plates go on sale February 5 with color scheme unchanged from last year. Prices rise tabled by weight and vehicle type, trucks retain rates plus cents per plate additions for 1969. Trailer plates set with extra coating charge and weight-based fees. Licenses available February 5 to March 1 at the Baytown office and March through April 1 at supermarkets.

A. B. Collins Harris County Baytown Atte Collins Austin Texas

Schools Add Six To Baytown Instructional Staff

Baytown school board approved six new instructional staff members and accepted resignations of three employees. New hires include Judith Baldwin Highlands Junior School, James Cavanaugh Ross Sterling High, William I Johnson Baytown Junior, Mary Kathryn Martin Horace Mann Junior, Bobby L. Sorenson San Jo Be Elementary, and Lois Walker Ross Sterling High. Johnson will replace a teacher moving to district math and science coordination. Resignations: Leon Brown Speech Therapist, Ann L Stephens Music at Carver, Johnny Peoples P E/Coach at Robert E Lee.

Baytown Judith Baldwin Highlands Junior School James Joseph Cavanaugh Ross Sterling High School William I. Johnson Mary Kathryn Martin Horace Mann Bobby L. Sorenson San Jo Be Washtyle Evan George Gentry Evan Gentry Opryskek Leon Brown Stephen F. Austin State College Cavanaugh Lamar State College Johnson Millsaps College Mississippi Miss Martin University of Texas Sorenson Southwest Texas State Walker Humble Oil and Refining Ca

Reunion Meeting Planned for 1948 Robert E. Lee Graduates

Members of the 1948 Robert E. Lee High School class are urged to attend a planning meeting for the 20 year reunion. The gathering is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the home of Mrs. Patsy Sharp, 1405 Strickland.

Robert £. Lee

Widow of Lee Harvey Oswald subpoenaed as witness

In New Orleans AP reports Marina Oswald Porter, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, is to be subpoenaed as a material witness in the Kennedy assassination probe led by Dist Atty Kim Garrison. Assistant District Attorney James Alcock says she will appear under the Interstate Witness Comp pact, with appearances scheduled for December 3 and February 9. Porter, who has a Texas address, once lived with Oswald in Dallas during the months before the November 22, 1963, assassination.

New Orleans Lee Harvey Oswald Kim Garrison Kennedy James Alcock Marina Oswald Porter Alcock Porter Richardson Tex Kenneth Jess Porter Oswald President Kennedy Dallas

Navy Task Force Will Stand Ready

Navy task force including the carrier Enterprise moved through the Sea of Japan in high readiness to pressure North Korea over the Pueblo incident. The United States pressed the Soviet Union to persuade Pyongyang to release the captured ship with 93 aboard. White House said the seizure is very serious. State Department called it utmost gravity. President Johnson was to chair a National Security Council meeting as Congress debated possible retaliation. The UN demanded return and an apology while North Korea claimed Pueblo violated its waters. The Enterprise group swung toward Wonsan, hours from the seized vessel's presumed captivity.

Washington Enterprise North Korea United States Pueblo Sea of Japan Soviet Union White House State Department Johnson National Security Council Panmunjum Korea United Nations Command Miaj Choong-kook Wonsan Capitol 1Zill

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