Public Relations Leader Named for Telephone Co Southwest
Thomas B. Beau Miller, communications consultant for Telephone Co of the Southwest, named southern area public relations manager. He will oversee community relations, advertising, internal communications, and public information from Bryan to the coast and the Rio Grande Valley, with office in Clear Lake City. Miller is a 1961 Donna High School graduate who studied at Pan American College and the University of Houston, earning a BS in journalism and art from Texas A&I University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. ‘Beau Miller
General ‘Telephone Co
Southwest
Soutern Area
Joe H. Jollyns
Miller
Bryan
Rio Grande Valley
Baytown
Clear Like City
Donna High School
Pan American College
Ithe University of Houston
Texas A&1 University
Crosby Teachers Group Has Meeting at Junior High
Crosby Teachers Association gathered in the Crosby Junior High auditorium with J. C. Robertson Jr. presiding. John and David led a vocation prayer, Henry Jurek gave the pledge, Abs. Suzanne Ware provided music, and Supt. Jerry Prochazka updated on school status. Insurance committee actions were reported, Blue Cross Blue Shield was accepted, and three company representatives explained the plan. The faculty later enjoyed a barbecue in the homemaking room. Haltback Leroy Reyes of Purdu scored 37 touchdowns in three seasons with the Boilermakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Vrashy
Dredge Bill and Traffic Measures From Rep Joe Allen
Baytown state representative Joe Allen has introduced several bills including a dredge permit ban across 5000 acres in Galveston Trinity and East bays to protect reefs and limit non in force permits. He also seeks right lane driving only on divided highways to curb unsafe passing and speed traffic.
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Ron Lennard
Joe Allen
Baytownt
Allen
Galveston
Trinity
East Bays
Parks and Wildlife Department
California
Chambers
Wilson Speir
Texas Department of Public’Safety
Baytown
Jar
Humble
Pasadena
Texas
Rites Held For Crosby Teacher's Mother, 76
Funeral services in Beaumont for Mrs. Lillian Eeles 76 mother of Crosby Elementary School principal Charles Eeles. She lived much of life in Beaumont, resided Port Bolivar 14 years and died in Houston. Rev W C Hall officiated with pallbearers W A Schomburg Joe Paul Wight Foe Merendino Nelson Dudley Johnny Waite Ted Walker. Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park Beaumont.
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Joe Paul Wight
Foe Merendino
Nelson Dudley
Johnny Waite
Ted Walker
Forest Lawn
Memorial Park
Beaumont
Gulf Oil reports 1968 net income up 10 percent cresting record year
Gulf Oil Corp. estimates consolidated 1968 net income at 626 million dollars, up 10.2 percent from 568 million in 1967 before items. Earnings equal 3.02 dollars per share, 28 cents above the prior year after a two-for-one split. Final revenue exceeds 6.5 billion, with crude and gas liquids output averaging 2.545 million barrels per day, up 7.2 percent. Production rose with Cabinda start, refined product sales up five percent, U.S. sales up seven percent.
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Pittsburgh
Gulf Oi Corp
UKB
E. D. Brockell
Gulf
Cabinda
West Africa
U.S
Not Identified Star Mystery Linked to Venus
The Star of Bethlehem remains unidentified, with some astronomers suggesting the planet Venus may have served as the guiding celestial object for the wise men to the manger.
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Bethlehem
Venus
Truitt Reflects On Cuba Trip And Hijacking Episode
Truitt discusses his journey to Cuba by chartered plane and his asylum questions at the border. He denies being a political refugee and criticizes the U S blockade while noting changes in his views on Cuba and communism. He says hijackers are not desired by Cuba and sees merit in considering his case special.
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Bans
United States
Truitt
Cuba
Havana
Key West
Fla
Parking On Ward Road Extension Will Continue
Baytown City Council traffic committee decided not to prohibit parking along Ward Road extension between North Main and Highway 156. After discussing with residents who feared hardship, the committee withdrew the plan to extend no parking areas as curb parking keeps traffic to one lane each direction. The street handles about 40,000 vehicles daily and is led by City Councilman Albert Fanestic.
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Baytown
Ward Road
North Main
Highway 156
Lee Drive
West Main
East Texas Avenue
Albert Fanesticl
Community Building offers spring classes on first day signups
Ken Personaire, director of parks and recreation, announced that more than 700 people enrolled on opening day for spring semester classes in dance baton slimnastics small fry recreation and crafts at the Community Building.
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Ken Personaire
Parks Land Recreation
Two new teachers approved for remainder of 1968-69
The school board approved two new teachers for the 1968-69 year, Sarah A. Cryer mathematics at Horace Mann and Elsie F. Green first grade at Burnet. Cryer holds a BS from the University of Houston, Green a BS from Sam Houston State College with seven and a half years teaching experience.
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Sarah A. Cryer
Horace Mann
Elsie F. Green
Burnet
Cryer
University of Houston
Green
Sam Houston State College
Nancy L. Bolding
Highlands Junior School
Sandra K. Brisler
Travis Elementary School
Brenda C. Chamblee
Ross Sterling High School
Donna L. Darling
Ross Sterling
Richard C. Lawson
Karen L. Walton
San Jacinto
Judy Henderson
Carver-Jones
Linda Kay Anderson
Highlands Elementary
Jane C. Barnes
Robert E. Lee
Shirley Dodd
Grace Donovan
Horace Mann Junior School
Jean Dzitsky
Lyn Houk
Patsy L. Martin
Diane Tiemann
Jean Koudelka
Travis
Bolding
East Texas State University
Brister
Lamar State College
Chamblee
Sam Houston State
Darling
University of Texas
Lawson
University of Texas At Arlington
Vienna
Germany
Walton
Henderson
Stephen F. Austin State College
Anderson
Dodd
State Department of Agriculture
Dzilsky
Wimberly
Tex
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Fiemann
New Jersey
Martin
Koudelka
Illinois
Barnes
Donovan
Houk
Public Hearing On Area Navigation Projects Feb 17
Col Franklin B Moon announced a public hearing at 10 a m on February 17 in the Humble Building Auditorium Houston to discuss modifications to Galveston Bay area federal navigation projects Greens Bayou Double Bayou and Cedar Bayou channels and related improvements The Corps will not present a plan at the hearing and studies are only beginning details shown include current channel depths and widths for Greens Bayou Double Bayou and Cedar Bayou while noting local interests seek deeper Houston and Texas City Ship Channels and Galveston Harbor improvements
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Franklin B. Moon
U. S. Army Engineer District
Galveston
Houston
Galveston Bay
Greens Bayou
Double Bayou
Cedar Bayou
Moan
Corps of Engineers
Bayou
Trinity Bay
Liberty
Cedar] Bayou
Platt elected junior class vice president at St Louis University
Vice President George A. Platt son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Platt Jr of 501 N Hurnel has been elected vice president of his junior class at St Louis University where he studies dentistry A 1967 Lee College graduate and 1965 Hubert E Lee High School alumnus he belongs to Xi Psi Phi dental fraternity His wife Nancy daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Winningham is mentioned The Ocala National Forest known as Big Scrub is cited as the southernmost U S national forest in north central Florida.
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George A. Platt
Alvin Platt Jr
N. Hurnel
St. Louis University
School of Denistry
Lee College
Hubert £. Lee High School
Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity
Nancy
J. C., Winningham
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Thomas Bd. Miller
Crosby Teachers
Leroy Reyes
Purdue
Boiler
Robert E. Lee High School
Crosby
Gulf Oil
Eas
N. Alexander Baytown
Huacker
U.S. National Forest
Ocala National Forest
Big Scrub
Florida
Morton
Busch Bavarian Beer
Raat
Ayo
Ead
Jane Parker
Tle, iTeeCom
Lonte Golem
Masons
Scott
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