Baytown civic notices and community events listed
SOSons Services pending for Me Onlie Ewan sister of Mrs I shat died Tuesday morning in Cleveland Ratehell moved FELIX HATCHELL former school principal hero who recently had open heart surgery has been moved to Room 626 of Methodist Hospital in Houston and can have visitors AAUW meeting features Education in Russia slides at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Credit Union Building Beautify Baytown Association to hold first 1975 meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday Harris County Federal Savings and Loan Building Alexander Drive New members urged Beach City council to meet 6 p m Tuesday at Community Building Tri City Beach Road Wallace Heaner reappointed to Baytown Civil Service Commission by City Manager Fritz Lanham appointment confirmed by city council Bicentennial logo contest entries due Friday at Bicentennial Desk Community Building phone 422-421 Sterling Municipal Library Board members Paul Edwards Jim Girardeaux Jean Rosenbaum E C Woods named by City Manager Fritz Lanham after council approval
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Beautify Baytown Association
Harris County Federal Savings and Loan
Alexander Drive
Wallace Heaner
Baytown
Library Board
Paul Edwards
Jim Girardeaux
Jean Rosenbaum
E. C. Woods
Sterling Municipal Library Board
Fritz Lanham
Weather and Tides Forecast for Baytown Region
Cloudy to party cloudy and warm through Wednesday with a slight chance of showers. Southerly winds 16 to 20 mph. Tuesday night low in the 60s, Wednesday high in the upper 70s to 80s. Rain probability about 20 percent, increasing after Wednesday. Baytown tides: Wednesday highs at 9:10 am and 10:52 pm. lows at 3:52 am and 3:37 pm.
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Baytown
Local Vignettes and Weekend Happenings Around Town
Albert Costley visits the grocery for a few purchases while Kenneth and Elmore seek a solution to a problem special to commercial fishermen. Mrs. L M Farley tidies an already tidy yard. Richard Worth recovers from a pre Christmas heart attack. Johnny and Sarah Savage enjoy Sunday visitors. Betty and Richard Messick do a bit of shopping. Carol Price makes a weekend trip to New Orleans. Mrs Brenda Istre shifts her work schedule to see her son play in a basketball tournament. Beverly Atkins and Patty Bryant anticipate the Star Ball on Feb. 8. Marie Burris enjoys her yard work, especially when the sun shines.
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Albert Costley
Kenneth, Elmore
L. M. Farley
Richard Worth
Johnny
Sarah Savage
Betty
Richard Messick
Carol Price
New Orleans
Brenda Istre
Beverly Atkins
Patty Bryant
Marie Burris
Investors Rush For Bandwagon In Record NYSE Trading
Investors rushed into stocks as the New York Stock Exchange logged the busiest trading day on record. The Dow Jones average rose about 6 points to around 699 as advance volume outweighed declines by a wide margin, with market breadth showing strong breadth behind the rally.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dicator
New York Stock
Federal Court
Exchange
NYSE
Af International
Healichines
Gow Jones
Chase Manhattan
Trustees mull fifth period long day at Ross Sterling
The board settled on keeping the 65 minute junior high periods and 80 minute high school periods with a fifth period option. Superintendent Johnny Clark urged requiring attendance in all five periods to ensure the fifth period goes to needed courses rather than delaying start times. The district seeks enrollment data for fifth period students and overlap with first four periods.
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Ross Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Johnny Clark
Stud
Three School Aides Receive Three-Year Contracts
The three deputy school superintendents Barry Nettles Dr. Bob Holman and Curtis Herring were given three-year contracts and shown confidence by the board Monday night. The board also left open the option to reconsider their salaries after the budget study, with contracts extended by one additional year.
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Barry Nettles
Bob Holman
Curtis Herring
Johnny Clark
Bombings Hit London and Manchester as IRA Cease Fire Strains
A warning telephoned to a Manchester department store preceded six explosions in London and Manchester harming 26 people. Police evacuated the store but could not clear it in time. Five blasts further south marked a renewed violence phase after a Christmas truce ended.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Manchester
Scotland Yard
England
IRA
Provisional
Provost Army Council
Dublin
Northern Ireland
State employees emergency pay raise approved by House panel
The House Appropriations Committee approved for full floor consideration an 108 million emergency pay raise bill for state employees in a 15 to 2 vote. The measure moves to the House for action, likely Wednesday, after a different Senate version passed last week.
City expands polling places to 13 with new Precinct 28
The Baytown City Council sets an April 1 election at Pumphrey School Baker Road as Precinct 28 first time voting site. F McChesney named election judge. John Priddy assists. Precinct 28 serves Country Club Oaks Craigmont Ponderosa Lantern Park Village Apts and part of Garth Road. Previous voters were in Precincts 165 and 386. transfers caused protests over distance and central polling at Pumphrey School.
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Baytown
Pumphrey School
Baker Road
F. McChesney
McChesney
Travis School
Lakewood
John Priddy
Sun
Country Club Oaks
Craig
Barbers Hill School District Takes Possession Of New Hill School
Barbers Hill School District assumes control of the $1.14 million Hill elementary building after certificate of substantial completion. Final acceptance awaits completion of a 25 page punch list and other corrections by trustees and administration.
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Hill’ School
Betsy Webber Mont
Gene Hazelwood
Baytown
Barbers Hill
Sun
Prague Communist chief Nogoty dies at 70
Prague report says Antonin Nogoty the Czechoslovak Communist party chief died of a heart ailment at age 70. The official CTK news agency announced the death amid the party’s past upheavals and political decline.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Nogoty
Communist Party
I C.T.K
Draft notes highlight Bartkowski top Oilers pick
The NY Times reports the Oilers used their first round choice to select Steve Bartkowski as quarterback. Dallas secured Robert Brazile from Jackson State. Chicago tabbed Walter Payton. other early picks include Don Hardeman Texas A&I and Ken Huff North Carolina. Gradually rounds featured Mack Mitchell and Gary Johnson among standout players across teams.
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New York
Steve Bartkowski
Houston Oilers
California
Jack
Dallas Cowboys
Ion State
Robert Bra
Zile
New York Giants
Craig More
Brazile
Randy
Walter Payton
White
Maryland
Bears
Baltimore Colts
Ken Huff
North Carolina
Chicago
Payton
Jackson State
New Orleans
Larry Burton
Purdue
San Diego
Gary
Athl tics Not To Be a Factor In Rezoning Decision
School trustees split on redrawing high school boundary lines but agreed athletics will not influence the rezoning discussion. They set Feb 5 6 and 7 for workshops and eyed a vote by Feb 10 though some warned that date may be too soon. A third high school remains years away and overcrowding at Ross Sterling concerns were noted. A plan allowing students to stay in their current high school if boundary lines change was discussed with a Jan 1 1975 cutoff and transfer proof requirements for families moving after that date.
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Deva Luthringer
al Bordelon
Teo
Willie Moreno
Ross Sterling
Johnny Clark
Robert Sauls
Baytown
Smith
Robert E. Lee
Sterling
REL
Wes Balentine
Street Improvements To Start This Week
The city awards a 158 769 25 dollar contract to Skrla Inc for eight streets in the first phase of a 1975 program financed by federal revenue sharing. Bids ranged from 187 979 50 to 214 100 with 60 working days to complete the project. Streets include Virginia East Road Gresham North Whiting Wilburn Azalea Petterson and East Cleveland.
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Skrla, Inc
Skrla
Jack Morten
Brown and Root
Warren Brothers
Virginia
Louisiana
New Jersey
East Road
Cedar _Bayou
Lynchburg
South Road
Gresham
Garth Road
Pruett
North Whiting
Lobit
Texas Avenue
Wilburn
North Main
Park
Azalea
North Burnet
Pin Oak
Petterson
Bayway
Meafede
East Cleveland
SouthMain
Glen
Morton
Our Bums Are Honest in Baytown
A Baytown resident reports an encounter with a man asking for spare money to buy wine and drink it, illustrating concerns about inflation affecting all social classes. The note reflects local sentiment in the Pearce Street Journal.
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Pearce Street Journal
Baytown
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Cleveland
Lila Lill
Russia
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Beach City City
Tri-City Beach Road
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the People Helpers
Market
J. M. Blalock
Betsy Webber
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Bulletin
Buddy Irby
Farmer
Barbers Hill High School
Eagle Drive
Zurich
Switzerland
Washington
Henry A. Kissingers
Robert Brazile
Oilers
Houston
Don Hardeman
Texas A&i
Hardeman
University of Houston
Mack Mitchell
Cleveland Renue
Atlanta
Citizens National Bank
Rand Trust of
Marshall Williams
Chiff Bradford
West Baytown
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