Masonic Rites Set For Percy Edwards at Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge No 321 AF and AM will hold graveside rites Saturday for Percy Edwards who died Thursday morning in a Baytown hospital. T. L. Rankin Jr, worshipful master, reports the obit and lodge plans. In Vietnam Army Sp 4 William G Hairston 21 son of William G Hairston of 1500 Willow assigned to the 864th Engineer Battalion as a mechanic. Benjamin F Walker Navy man serving aboard USS Yorktown in Norfolk married to former Gloria J Gilbert.
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Masonic Lodge No
Af&am
Percy Edwards
Baytown
T. £. Rankin Jr
Vietnam
William G. Hairston
Willow
864Th Engineer Battalion
Benjamin F. Walker
Yorktown
Norfolk
Walker
Gloria J. Gilbert
Crosby Freedom March Planned by Crosby Residents
Crosby citizens will stage a 10 a.m. Saturday Freedom March protesting a federal order integrating Crosby Schools. Marchers gather at the rodeo grounds, parade through downtown, then return to the arena, singing The Lord’s Prayer and the national anthem with U S flags, dressed in red white and blue.
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Felix Drouhy
Effort of Freedom, Inc
Texarkana
Texas
Louisiana
Crosby Rodeo Grounds
Rodeo Arena
U.S
Local Notes Highlight Baytown Personal Items
Stephanie Steffler serves as beam publicity director for Baytown Teens Aid the Retarded. Connie Edmunson visits The Sun. Ivy Jones returns to work after a bout with fun. Mrs. Cecil Hollis of Kirbyville sends Betsy Moran Calma birthday greetings. Dee Rushing, married Saturday, involved in a phone call from sister Jeani Rushing, now Mrs. Dan Reed in Darmstadt. Jenny Strickland helps. Dolores Smith photos. B P Camerons acquire a new contraption for home use.
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Stephanie Steffler
Baytown
Connie Edmunson
Ivy Jones
Gary Young
Cecil Hollis
Kirbyville
Betsy Moran Calma
Bay Town
Dee Rushing
Jeani Rushing
Dan Reed
Darmstadt
Germany
Jenny Strickland
Dolores Smith
B. P. Camerons
Baytown Council Rejects Policewoman Pay Claim
Baytown City Council denied back wages for Policewoman Shirley Turner claiming she should have patrolman pay. Turner, hired in 1964 as a meter maid, asserts duties match patrolman level yet the council maintains duties differ. Her current salary is 424 dollars monthly, while patrolmen earn 600 to 675 monthly. The Baytown Police Association backs the claim with Flowers and McManus as counsel.
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Baytown
Shirley Turner
City Hall
George Bush to speak at Baytown Jaycee banquet
Congressman George Bush will address the Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Tower. Distinguished Service Awards will be announced during the event.
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Jaycee
George Bush
Baytown
GOP Candidate Files For Precinct 3 Justice Post
W J Bill Meyer Jr 58 Huffman attorney filed Thursday for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3. He faces incumbent Glenn Vickery, first term, and cites crime control pollution and recreation as priorities. Meyer, UT law graduate, owns Oak Lodge Marina and has supported George Bush.
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W. J. Bill Meyer Jr
Huffman
Justice of the Peace
Meyer
Glenn Vickery
University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas
University of Nebra
University of Colorado
Oak Lodge
Lake Houston
Tennecr (i) Co
George Bush
Young Republicans
Harris County
Crosby, Huffman
Highlands
Brancroft
Neb
Texas
Clarence Dyer
Nebraska
W. J. Meyer Sr
Oyster Fry Ticket Sale Brisk At Baytown Event
The Bayshore Red, Beef and Gun Club plans its annual oyster fry on Friday February 6. About 250 gallons of oysters will be served inside the club building at Minnesota and related prep outside. Tickets cost $1.50 and are available from club directors or by calling Grover Edge. Gov Preston Smith was invited, with local officials expected to attend. Fritz Lanham may stand in if needed.
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Bayshore Red, Beef and Gun Club
Baytown
Houston
Preston Smith
Harris County
Fritz Lanham
Minnesota
Grover Edge
Edge
R.C. Bob Reed
Lew Kessler
Eddie Huron
Nixon budget proposal to Congress totals 200.8 billion for 1971
President Nixon plans to send a 200.8 billion dollar fiscal 1971 budget to Congress with cuts in defense space agriculture and veterans benefits and will deliver the economic message Monday according to the Washington Post. A Soviet space expert notes 1969 had 70 successful launches but did not meet expectations.
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Washington
Washington Post
Nixon
Congress
the Post
U.S
Weather and Tides at Morgan's Point
CLEAR TO PARTLY cloudy through Friday night with Increasing cloudiness Saturday. Temperature range expected Friday, low 40s to upper 60s. Morgan's Point tides for Saturday, High at 5 13 a.m. and low at 9 43 a.m.
Constable Budget Cut in 1970 Salary Proposal by Commissioners
Constable Paul Anderson's 1970 budget faced reductions as Commissioners Court passed a new 4 million spending plan on Thursday. Anderson sought a 14 percent rise mainly for salaries, but the panel approved 49 150 for salaries and a total office budget of 61 126, well below his request.
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Paul Anderson
Commissioners Court
Anderson
Justice, of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Vickery
Lee College Regent Election Notices Posted for April 4
Election notices announce three at large seats on the Lee College Board of Regents for April 4. Incumbents Sar Bramlett and Dr. Ben Ammons filed for re election. J J Marsh has not stated his plans. Absentee voting from March 16 31 in Rundell Hall Alvin Miles said law requires it. Voters must live within college boundaries aligned to public school district lines with precincts 4 and 1 in Chambers County voting at Stephen F Austin Elementary and precincts 63 and 96 at Highlands Elementary. Deer Park district Lynchburg area precinct 6 partial location.
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Alvin Miles
Rundell Hall
Lae College
Miles
Chambers County
Stephen F. Austin
Highlands
Deer Park
Lynchburg
Public Meeting On Baytown Food Ordinance Set
Consumers invited to a Thursday meeting hosted by the League of Women Voters with City Sanitarian Gdis Muenaink to discuss Baytown health rules for meat and other foods. The 7 20 p m session in the Community Building aims to clarify inspection, handling, storage, and jurisdiction in Baytown stores.
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League of Women Voters
Gdis Muenaink
Muenaink i
Baytown
William G. DePierri
Baytown League
DePierri
Baytown League of Women Voters
DePlerri
Office of
City Sanitarian
Nye
Precinct Chairmen Eye Re-Election in Baytown Area
Harris County Democratic Executive Committee reports most precinct chairmen in the Baytown area plan to seek re election with no opposition. Pat Goodrich of Precinct 103 near Stephen F. Austin Elementary plans to file by 6 p.m. Monday. Board deadlines and May 2 primaries established. list of chairmen who had filed or were appointed includes several named precincts and communities.
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Baytown
Harris County
Democratic Executive Committee
Pat Goodrich
Stephen F. Austin
LaBranch
Houston
Claude Tompkins
Goodrich
Bill Rogers
Precinct 12
J. Winston Hayes
Time running out for voter registration in Baytown
Baytown voters must register by midnight Saturday at the Harris County Tax Office branch at 307 E. Texas. The Houston downtown tax office stays open to issue certificates. Registration sites include Baytown League of Women Voters volunteers at stores and Baytown Fire Stations. Mail postmark deadline is Jan 31, with delivery to the tax assessor collector by Feb 2. In person submissions after Jan 31 are not accepted by the assessor-collector.
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Baytown
Harris County Tax Office
Texas
Houston
Baytown League of Women Voters
Honduras and El Salvador clash as talks restart
Reports say fighting resumed near the border with both sides claiming the other started. Honduras reports many Salvadoran dead on Honduran soil while El Salvador claims incursions by Honduran planes and ground troops.双方 fighting follows a July cease-fire and stalled talks in Costa Rica.
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Mexico City
Honduras
el Salvador
Costa Rica
Rites To Be Saturday For Percy Edwards
Funeral services for longtime Baytonian Percy Edwards 69 of 207 Morrell will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Methodist Church. He died Thursday at 9:45 a.m. in a local hospital. Edwards lived in Baytown since 1936 and retired from Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery. He served as Grace Methodist Church board of stewards treasurer of the Fellowship Class and belonged to Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge No 321 and was past president of the Baytown Shrine Club. He is survived by wife Imilie Edwards a son Paul J Edwards and a daughter Doris Andrews.
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