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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1969
Page
2
The Scotts recall Cedar Bayou life with cheap kerosene and bacon, twice yearly Houston trips for clothes, and seasonal crops like sweet potatoes oats peas hay and sugar cane. Cane squeezing days drew crowds and rock candy treats followed, while hog butchering and meat patches preserved in crocks were part of family life.
Scott recounts a life in Cedar Bayou from farming to road work, noting a Texas poet forebear and a historical marker in front of their home. He describes a 1921 tornado that lifted the house and damaged his Model T, plus a 1990s storm, and reflects on a long, stable life with family nearby. The interview mentions beef preservation methods and local trade downstream, plus an average Brown Swiss cow weight of 1,400 pounds.
The school board authorized purchases for Robert E. Lee High School including a six cylinder truck from Lumus Baytown Dodge for 2172.61 after a 74 allowance, a tractor from Lansdowne-Moody Co for 3261.00, and auditorium stage lights from Southwestern Theatre Equipment Co for 2663.75. Other bids were Courtesy Ford 2328.31, Kemp and Tony Equipment Co 3390.43, American Stage Lights 3160.46, and Wayne Close Co 2751.60.
Paul Bail, an oilman from Conneautville, Pennsylvania, and his wife are under arrest in Iraq. Bail works as an engineer for Jersey Standard's Humble Oil unit and is loaned to the Iraq Petroleum Co. A Belgian Embassy official in Baghdad reported they were well treated, noting the wife faces what amounts to a house arrest. The U.S. government criticized the detentions as designed to sharpen suspicion and hostility in the Middle East.
The Firemen's Wives Association will gather at 7 30 p m Friday at the home of Mrs James Carroll 301 Lafayette Drive for a scheduled meeting and social details.
Lawmakers weighing tax code changes discuss broadening the standard deduction and easing itemization while addressing alleged inequities for singles and Families. Wilbur Mills cautions against a sweeping overhaul this year though targeted reforms may proceed. A separate proposal from the Committee for Economic Development seeks presidential power to adjust taxes by up to 10 percent subject to Congress.
United States and South Vietnam call rivals to quick talks to find a road to peace while warnings about propaganda speeches threaten progress. Battles rise around San Francisco State College with dissidents planning larger demonstrations and authorities tightening controls. American bomber raids through Laos target supply lines daily, some hitting north of the 17th parallel. Texas Legislature power structure to be completed with House committee appointments. Dirksen cites military information about a possible Soviet invasion of Romania, met with blank looks from the Nixon administration. Navy cites hot exhaust from a starter cart causing a fiery Enterprise incident. The Star-Spangled Banner becomes U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.
Dr. Charles George announced that the Baytown ACS Crusaders have accepted Darrell Royal's challenge to speed victory over cancer. Baytown and nearby counties will send representatives to a half day Richland meeting to learn how to accelerate cancer control programs. The program covers ACS technology, techniques, and treatment improvements led by J. N. Chatfield with KHOU-TV editorialist Gene Brandrick in charge. The 1969 Texas Crusade goal is 2 100 000 dollars.
Judge Joseph M. Guarino dismissed a negligent homicide charge against Mrs. Sadie Stein Blum of Baytown in May traffic death of 29 year old Nils Edwin Bergh after medical notes and a motion by Prosecutor Allen McAshan. Bergh’s widow Donna Bergh chose not to prosecute.
At Vassar College the semester opens with 80 men from Williams Trinity and Colgate living on two floors of a women’s dorm. A professor notes improvements in appearance while a new male student burned a seven page curfew rulebook. A news interview reports two boys tiptoeing by a dorm door during visiting hours as reform talk grows.
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