Sun Spots Dance Tickets 50th Anniversary Benefit Ball
Tickets for the annual Sun Spots Dance mark the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. F. Purchases from Knights of Columbus Hall Elks and at the door, priced five dollars per couple. The event runs 9 pm to 1 am Saturday at Knights of Columbus Hall. Included reception honoring the couple and guest Frenchy Kiber invited.
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F. Pled
Frenchy
Kiber
Knights of Columbus Hall
Live Oak
Elks of the
Knights of Columbus
Weekend Bay Area Weather and Tides Review
Considerable cloudiness and warm weekend forecast for the Bay town area. Temperatures expected from upper 50s to mid 70s. Tides Sunday rise at 12:26 a.m. and 5:39 p.m. lows at 9:12 a.m. and 10:18 p.m. Monday tides rise at 1:42 a.m. and 6:06 p.m. and low at 10:50 p.m.
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Baytown
Galvesion
Baytown Social Notes Highlight Local Figures and Events
Mr and Mrs James Fontino, former Baytonians, visit Friday with Frobate Judge and Mrs Bill of Houston. L A Rigby of La Porte returns from Glockamorra. E L Jordan considers a political race. Reuben Lambert double checks ad copy. Helen Leonard plans a picture session. Sam Alford and James Slick Ellis discuss school issues. Glenn Vickery starts as justice of the peace. Mrs Edward R Keller visits her mother and attends Elizabeth Frymire Gerald Walker wedding. Sam Wells, St Joseots Elementary, sells. Lynn Harrell new student at Ross Sterling. Bobby Luton wins a pool tournament and quits.
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James Fontino
Glenn Vickery
Edward R. Keller
Kathleen Walker
Elizabeth Ann Frymire
Gerald Walker
Sam Wells
St. Joseots
Lynn Harrell
Ross Sterling High School
Bobby Luton
Baytown Man Gets 40 Years For Rape
Leon Bennie Elliott of 7421 Washington Baytown was found guilty in a Houston court of assault with intent to rape and sentenced to 40 years. A six man six woman jury in District Judge Fred M Trooey's court heard the assault on an 18 year old girl past Feb 28 in the 800 block of Cedar Bayou Road. The girl testified that Elliott dragged her from the car and threatened to kill her. Three Baytown Police officers Lt James Taylor Lt B J Ausley and Sgt H H Steele testified. Steele credited police groundwork for the stiff sentence.
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Leon Bennie Elliot
Washington, Baytown
Houston
Fred M.trooey
Eliott
Cedar Bayou Road
Baytown
$50,000 Grant for Galveston Bay Pollution Study
The Texas Water Quality Board received a $50,100 federal grant from the Department of Interior’s FWPCA for a 12 month estuary study of Galveston Bay and its tributaries including the Houston Ship Channel. The project, led by Sen Criss Cole, covers Harris Galveston Brazoria Chambers and Liberty counties and aims to deliver a preliminary report by January 1 1959 and a final report after government comments.
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Austin
Texas Water Quality Board
Galveston
Bay
Criss Cole
Houston
Sen. Cole
Department of Interior
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
FWPCA
Congress
Galveston Bay
Houston Ship Channel
Galveston Bay Area
Harris
Brazoria
Chambers
Liberty
National Defense
NASA
Texas Water Plan
School District Seeks Lease For Pasture Land Near Archer Road
The district invites bids by 2 p.m. February 12 to lease a 10 acre pasture land west of Sjolander Road bought for new schools. Water well stays with district. lessee may not remove soil, timber, or valuables. References may be requested to verify applicants. A prior Cedar Bayou site lease by George Scott ended in 1972 after dispute.
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Archer Road
Sjolander Road
Stallworth Stadium
David Sherron
Cedar Bayou
George Scott
Scott
Baytown Airman Earns Air Medal in Vietnam Service
Baytown airman Ronald K. Thompson received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in Vietnam. He flew more than 25 missions from Oct 10 to Nov 10 in support of counterinsurgency near Cu Chi with the 25th Aviation Battalion. Thompson, a Robert E. Lee High School graduate, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Thompson.
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Ronald K. Thompson
Baytown
Vietnam
Thompson
Army
Ronnie
R. L. Thompson
Utah
Cu Chi
Robert E. Lee High School
Lee College
Sam Houston State
Global Crises And Policy Battles Highlight Busy Day
The FBI arrests seven men in Seattle for a planned terror plot involving a police station and power plant plus four bank robberies. The Johnson administration pushes anew for a tax increase through the House Ways and Means Committee as Texas cracks down on a small criminal minority. North Vietnam vows to release three American pilots while Khe Sanh braces for mortars. A heart patient is allowed radio access 25 days after surgery. McClellan urges civil rights backers to craft laws to prevent disorders tied to a Washington DC protest slated for April.
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FBI
Seattle
John McClellan
Washington, D.C
Baytonian Sues Texaco Over Husbands Death
Baytown widow Mamie B. Wright of 510 Williams sues Texaco Inc for 3.442 million alleging carelessness in her husband Dewey Bryan Wright’s death from a Dec. 8, 1966 flash fire in a Harris County oil field. She claims Texaco experimented with plastic pipe without proper precautions.
Oyster Fry Draws Thousands to Baytown Event
About 3,000 people attended the Bayshore Rod Reef and Gun Club 12th annual Oyster Fry as state leaders and politicians from across Harris County and the state gathered. Lt. Gov Preston Smith and former Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr were among guest politicos. Don Yarborough Ben Barnes and others sent apologies or tickets. Grover Edge and 100 volunteers cooked and served, with donors from Missouri and locals enjoying the social gathering.
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Henry Holcomb
Bayshore
Baytown
Theodosa Kimber
Knob Noster
East Harris County
Preston Smith
Atty
Waggoner
Carr
Houston
Don’ Yarborough
Ben Barnes
Texas House of Representatves
SLX
Fry
Dist
Carol Vance
Texas
Buster Kern
Grover Edge
Edge
Channelview school chief contract not renewed
CV School Boss Pact Not Renewed The Channelview School Board voted not to extend Supt. H. C. Schechler's three year contract, expiring June 30, 1959. Salary this year is $17,235. Board will complete appraisal next month and may renew if requirements are met.
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Channelview
H. C. Schechler
Bill Neal
Schechler
Neal
Schochler
Baytown Man Receives Two Air Medals for Vietnam Service
Maj. Herbert L. Aycock 39 of Baytown earned the first and second Air Medal awards at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio for more than 25 aerial flights over hostile territory between September 1966 and February 1967 while with Headquarters and Headquarters Company 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. He has a long Army record including service in Italy Alaska Saudi Arabia and Italy again with decorations such as the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge. He is a graduate of Burns High School and Allen Military Academy.
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Herbert L. Aycock
Baytown
US. Army
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
4Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
Aycock
Army
Italy
Temple Military School
Booneville
Alaska
Royal Guard
Saudi
Arabia
Burns, la
Allen Military Academy
Bryan
Courtney D. Aycock
S. Shepherd Drive
Anita
Herbert L. Jr
Alexis V
Anna L
Colby Drive
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Oyster Fry
Waggoner Carr
Andy Braswell
Sun
Peston Smith
Terry Evans
Sgt
J. L. Evans
Walter J. Richard
Rayne
Rayne Hospital
J. B. Wyatt
Guy W. Boyd
Una Cum
Kings of
Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Dance Club
the Knights of Pythias Hall
Alexander Drive
Earl Erledge
David Dewitt
Gulf of Mexico
Touro Infirmary
New Orleans
Lee Tag
Parks and Recreation Department
Ron Thompson
LBU
Johnson
House, Ways and Means Committee
Texas Department of Public Safety
North Vietnam
North
U.S. Marine
Khe Sanh
Philip Blaiberg
Chung Lee Park
Baytonian
Texaco
L. J. Lincoln
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co, Marmber F.d.1.c
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