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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1970

Page

2

Precinct 1 JP to Harris County judgeship namesake feud

Harris County Commissioners Court named Jack Treadway and Mugol A. Touchy for the criminal court at law and justice of the peace posts. The nominations, split 4 to 1 with County Judge Bill Elliott opposing, will face Democratic primary votes May 2. Williams, executive director of the Harris County Community Action Association, plans to resign before filing.

Houston Harris County Commissioners “Court Jack Custics of the Peace Saneil Mugol A Readyay Treadway Preston Smith Wells. Stewart J. W. Mills Seasion Bill Elliott W. Kyre Chapman Touchy Criminal Court-At-Law Nually Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 City of Bill Hatten Williams Harris County Community Action Association

Infantry PFC Whitton Assigned to 4th Division Near Pleiku Vietnam

Army PFC Michael E. Whitton aged 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Whitton of La Porte, has been assigned to the 4th Infantry Division near Pleiku, Vietnam, serving as a personnel carrier crewman.

Michael E. Whitton Paul Whitton Belfast la Porte 4Th Infantry Division Pleiku Vietnam

County budget includes pollution control office within health budget

The county budget discussion notes that the pollution control office budget was folded into the Health Department budget. Commissioners claim most of Dr. Walter A. Quebedeaux’s requests were granted, with few personnel salary increases approved. Merit pay raises of six percent were awarded to eighty-six county employees.

Walter A. Quebedeaux

Hale named chairman of city Beautification Committee

Larry Hale was appointed chairman of the city's Beautification Committee by Mayor Glen Walker and will work with the Chamber of Commerce. Calvin Evans Charles Caldwell James Crawford and Mrs. Robert Kelly were named to the city's pest control committee by Mayor Glen Walker.

Hale Larry Hale Maylor Glen Walker Chamber of Commerce Calvin Evans Charles Caldwell James Crawford Robert Kelly Glen Walker

Rites Held For Baytown Grandson Davie Edwards

A funeral service for Davie Edwards of Baytown, a grandson of Creek, was conducted by Rev. Asbury Lennox at Grace Methodist Church. Graveside rites followed at San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery with Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge assisting. Interment was by Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. pallbearers were J. W. Fowler, C. N. Cook, C. W. Plato, J. B. Bray, J. R. Ferguson, and B. P. Fowler.

Creek Davie Edwards Baytown Asbury Lennox Grace Methodist Church San Jacinto Memorial Park Cedar Bayou

Funeral Services for John W. Rollins in Crosby

John William Rollins aged 77 of 5218 Crosby Lynchburg Road dies in Baytown hospital. Funeral at Crosby Methodist Church Saturday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Dan Bynum and Royce Robb presiding. Burial in Dead Wood Cemetery Carthage. Rollins survived by wife Lula Mae, six daughters, one son, three brothers and many grandchildren. He retired from Colton Belt Railroad and held multiple fraternal memberships.

John W. Rollins John William Rollins Craosby-Lynchburg Road Crosby Methodist Church Dan Bynum Royce Robb Wals Rollins Baytown Colton Belt Railroad Sampson Lodge Af&am Eastern Star Crosby Scottish Rite Arabia Temple Crosby Lions Club Tyler Elks Dead Wood Carthage Earthman's Highlands Funeral Home Carthage Masonic Lodge Masons

Military Family Assignments and Archival Details

Air Force duty of Mr and Mrs L L Perez of 1202 Magnolia has arrived at Tinker AFB Oklahoma. Sgt Perez a 1957 graduate of Robert E Lee High School serves as administrative specialist with the Third Mobile Communications Group Military Police. Donald Keith Hughes son of Mr and Mrs Lester Hughes Baytown assigned to the military police division at Madigan General Hospital Tacoma Washington. He entered the Army in September 1969 after attending Lee College and completed basic training at Fort Polk then attended MP school at Fort Gordon Georgia.

Air Force L. L. Perez Magnolia Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma Sgt. Perez Robert E. Lee High School Military Police Donald Keith Hughes Lester Hughes Baytown Madigan General Hospital Tacoma Wash Army Lee College PY 2 Hughes Fort Polk Fort Gordon Gene. R. Smith Delmas A. Smith Ashwood Lackland Air Force Base Lackland Airman Smith University of Texas

Four Vessels Charged With Spilling Oil

In Beaumont Texas four vessels face USS district court charges for oil spills in navigable waters. The 5S Colina Mobil tanker allegedly discharged wastewater containing oil into the Neches River on September 10. Tank Barge 100, owned by Demar Inc., is accused of leaking oil into the Port Arthur turning basin on March 12. Tank Barge 2-122, also owned by Demar, tied to a February 19 1969 spill at Port Arthur. A Demar barge moving through Sabine Pass channel on March 21, 1969 is also named. The government seeks penalties from $500 to $23,500 per case.

Demar Port Arthur Domar Sabine Pass

Crosby Board Puts Money On Time Deposit

The Crosby School Board placed 100000 in Crosby State Bank for 91 days at 6 percent interest. The sum is part of 135000 in the 1969 70 budget for additions at Drew Elementary and Crosby High Schools. Supt Prochazka expects another 100000 after this week to receive tax payments. Crosby tax rate is 1.45 with 80 percent market value. 1.36 funds operating and nine cents debt service. Also notes a talk by Dr W H Starnes on antioxidant chemistry at University of Delaware and Clemson textile seminar.

Crosby Crosby School Board Crosby State Bank Jerry Prochazka Drew Prochazka W. H. Starnes Esso Research and Engineering Co Baytown Research and Development Division University of Delaware Clemson University Textile

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