Community club and society notices from Baytown area
Nurses Society east Harris County will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Lee College conference room A panel of nurses will discuss nursing types AAUW will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Community Building Optimist Club will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Frank s Cafe for first regular meeting Book Review Eula Potter reviews Try Giving Yourself Away by David Dunn at 9 30 a m Wednesday at Sterling Municipal Library Cedar Bayou Methodist Men cancel Tuesday night meeting Thespian Society installed at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Sterling auditorium with Robert E Lee chapter conducting officers installed 30 new members invited Rotary Program Mayor Glen Walker reports on state of the community at Baytown Rotary Club luncheon at noon Wednesday at the Ramada Tower Center
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurses Society
EAST
Harris County Registered Nurses Society
Lee College
Optimist Club
Mont Belvieu
Eula Potter
David Dunn
Book Review Club
Sterling Municipal Library
Thespian Society
Ross Sterling Thespian Society
Sterling Auditorium
Robert E. Lee
Rotary Program
Glen Walker
Baytown
Rotary Club
Ramada Tower Center
Foggy and cooler Baytown area forecast Tuesday to Wednesday
Weather and tides report foggy and cloudy with cooler temperatures in the Baytown area. Tuesday night lows mid 30s and Wednesday highs in the low 50s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 4:19 a.m. and 1:07 p.m. and lows at 4:01 a.m. and 3:49 p.m. Wednesday sunrise 7:14 a.m. and sunset 3:55 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Local Scene Echoes With Names And Birthday Cheers
A community page notes residents and happenings. Virginia Holcomb waves by, Mr and Mrs J W Schiller appear, Eva Smith and Ruth Offkee assist, Bob Anderson proves timely. Blondie the three month poodle is sought by Mrs D T Smith. Mrs Burton Burrus boasts of a new grandchild born January 21 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Birthday wishes go to James Gentry and his son Jimmy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Ward
Virginia Holcomb
J. W. Schiller
Eva Smith
Ruth Offkee
Bob Anderson
D. T. Smith
Blondie
Arbor St
Burton Burrus
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
James Gentry
Jimmy
Run Blamed Bank Is Closed In Sharpstown
The Sharpstown State Bank, marked by an SEC suit and a $15 million run in one week, closed its doors. State Banking Commissioner Bob Stewart will seek a new bank or seek FDIC liquidation. Directors blamed the SEC suit filed in Dallas against the bank, Frank W. Sharp, and 26 others for the shutdown and run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Sharpstown State Bank
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bob Stewart
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Stewart
SEC
Dallas
Frank W. Sharp
Texas
Sharpstown State
Sharp
Morton L. Sussman
Bank
Sussman
Vote Sign Up Tax Payment Deadline Near The Baytown
The Baytown Harris County Tax office at 307 W Texas Ave will stay open until midnight Saturday and 1 to 4 p m Sunday to handle last minute voter registrations and ad valorem tax payments. The voter registration and tax deadline is Sunday January 31 with extra hours. Homestead rendition deadline is April 30 and can be processed after the rush weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Harris County
Texas Avenue
A. B. Collins
Collins
Doc Sevrinsen to Guest with REL Band in Baytown
Doc Sevrinsen, famous as an orchestra leader on The Tonight Show, will appear with the Robert E. Lee High School band in Baytown on Saturday March 20. It will be his fourth REL Band guest appearance here, with a sold out 1969 show drawing out of town attendees and about 500 in the audience. Charles Forque, REL band director, says tickets are being sold by band members and orders are being taken though tickets are not yet printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Sevrinsen
Johnny Carson
Baytown
Robert E. Lee
Sevrinsen
REL
Charles Forque
Tate murder trial death penalty decision looming
The Tate murder trial jury will decide Thursday whether Charles Manson and his three female followers face death or life imprisonment after being found guilty on 27 counts of murder and conspiracy. The AP report also notes Senate filibuster moves and new tobacco health links, plus radiation and Apollo 14 mission prep for Fra Mauro landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tate
Charles Manson
Washington
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Fra Mauro Highlands
Moon
Polish Immigrant Bednarski Wins Two Optimist Awards
Polish immigrant Fred Bednarski, a Baytown resident active in church and community work, won the Respect for Law and Community Service awards at the Baytown Optimist Club banquet. A UT football alumnus and local businessman, Bednarski, who became a citizen in 1955, is noted for his advocacy of American values and service roles in YMCA, Kiwanis, and local civic committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Orton
Fred Bednarski
Baytown
Texas
Europe
Smithville
Bednarskis
Austin
Fred
U.S
University of Texas
Darrell Royal
Bedonarski
Ian Re Abbe
Kay Johnson
Houston
Tillman O'Brien
Lucy
Tilman
West University Place
Kay
Katy
Talks With City Fail Phone Company Seeks Full Rate Hike
General Telephone Co seeks a new franchise and a general rate increase in Baytown after failed negotiations with the City Council over freezing base rates to June 30 1972. Division manager Al Chappell backed by San Angelo headquarters refused the freeze, signaling possible prefunding to about 358 business customers billed under new key rates since December. The breakdown followed a heated committee session, with council members criticizing the firm and vowing to pursue a full rate hearing if no agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Telephone Co
Baytown
al ‘Chappell
San Angelo
J Glen Walker
Lamar Kelley
Chappell
Utility Committee
General Telephone
Leonard Stasney
Kelley
Two Freighters Drift After Gulf Collision In Dense Fog
Two Venezu ean registered ships, the 420 foot Roraima and the 382 foot Anzoategui, collided 88 miles southeast of Galveston in thick fog. One seaman died and another was seriously injured after both crews were rescued by Coast Guard helicopters. the vessels were adrift, locked together, and largely afloat despite damage. Coast Guard and salvage tugs remained on scene as dense fog limited details.
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Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Coast Guard
New Orleans
Anzoategui
Valiant
Lee College hosts AAJC vocational ed workshop speakers
Lee College hosts a two day AAJC workshop on vocational education with Dr Albert Riendeau of the U S Office of Education as keynote dinner speaker and Kenneth Skaggs leading opening luncheon. About 75 educators from western colleges attend with demonstrations in industrial skills electronics data processing and reading labs at LC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Riendeau
Washington
D.C
Vocational Education Authority
U.S. Office of Education
American Association of Junior Colleges
Ramada Tower Center
United
Lee College
Kellogg Foundation
Occupational Education
Kenneth Skaggs
AAJC
Sam Bramlett
Board of Regents
Anthony Folker
James Dreymala
Frank Yates
James Nicholson
Charles McKay
David Barber
John Albers
Wes Farley
Johnny Russell
Gerrall Troutman
Robert Anders
Delton Gooding
Kathryn Wood
John McCormick
C.J. Collum
Richard Strahan
Family Plan Service Expanded at Harris County Clinic Network
Harris County Health Department offers family planning for the medically indigent at Neighborhood Health Clinic 1921 W Main every Thursday morning and at La Porte Health Clinic Thursday afternoon. Similar clinics operate in Acres Home Kinwood and South Houston. A federal grant of 214431 dollars funded the program last July though equipment delays slowed start. The project includes nutrition and other components besides birth control with two obstetrics gynecology specialists plus nutritionists and nurses aiding Indigenous workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Main
L. D. Farragut
Harris County Health Department
la Porte Health Clinic
Farragut
Acres Home
Kinwood
South Houston
Cause Of Fish Kill Probed In Goose Creek Stream
Investigators Clarence Johnson and Alan Wenger report about 10,000 fish died in Goose Creek from unclear causes. They began examining after the event possibly starting last Monday, noting low oxygen levels and multiple contributing factors. Johnson will forward a formal report to the Texas Water Quality Board with analysis pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
Clarence Johnson
Texas Water Quality Board
Alan Wenger
Texas Parks and Wild Life Department
Wenger
Johnson
Austin
Craigmont
West Texas Extension Bridge
Busch Terrace
Also Mentioned on This Page
AAUW
American Association of University Women
Cedar Bayou
Baytown Partners Blea 9
Rane
Fnrens National Bank
Sharpstown
Senate
National Council On Radiation
Lester Alford
Fred Bednarsk
Sun
Linda Casalty
Baytown State Bank
F.D
Peoples State Bank
Homber Fdic
City Fail
Gulf
Lee College Program Authority On Vocational Education
Andrew Kafim
Arden Pratt
Mamie Lee Reeder
Carmen O'Neal
Selden Menefee
AAIC
VFW Honors
J.B. Cooper
Baytown Optimist
Carl Burdine
Baytown Veterans of Foreign Warn
W.C. Moravits
Frank Ward
Cooper
Baytown Sun Phete
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