Standard announces stock offering to raise 400 million
New York based Standard plans a land and exploration capital offering to shareholders. The plan, set to start Feb 16, 1970, aims to raise about 400 to 450 million with one new share for every 25 held. Trading was delayed as financing details spread. Jersey stock closed down 1.25 from prior close. Record date Feb 13, 1970. subscription ends around March 31, 1970. price to be set before the offer.
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New York
Board of Directors of
Standard
Capital Oil of
New Jersey
Jersey
Attering
New York Stock Exchange
Poll Lists Due For Baytown Bond Election
Harris County Tax Collector Carl S. Smith said his office will prepare the poll list of qualified voters for the March 10 Baytown bond election. He noted the list will be crowded and duplications may not be checked in time. The measure seeks an $11.8 million five year capital improvement program with $4.5 million in bonds backed by taxes and $2.5 million in revenue bonds.
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Harris County
Carl S. Smith
Baytown
Smith
Pasadena
Discrimination Case Filed by Baytown Man
Houston based suit alleges Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co. of Deer Park discriminates against Black workers. Plaintiff Adolphus Williams claims he was fired after 1½ years and now works at Houston Lighting and Power Cedar Bayou plant. He says Black employees attend extra training before promotion while Whites are exempt and are paid more for similar work. Diamond Shamrock personnel manager Warren Riggs declined comment pending charges.
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Houston
Adglphus
Williams
Elis School
Road
Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co
Deer Park
Houston Lighting and Powers Co
Cedar Bayou
Diamond Shamrock
Bids For New Enco Service Station Due
Bids for four new Enco service stations at Interstate 10 and North Main are due by midnight February 9. Plans show a 1,372 square foot one story building with a double remote canopy, concrete slab, brick and block walls, and a white marble hip roof. Humble Oil engineers prepared specs and released them to bidders. another Enco project at Market and West Main invites bids by midnight February 5 for a 1,674 square foot three bay building with demolition and paving included.
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Enco
Interstate 10
North Main
Humble Oil Engineers
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Market and
West Main
Bonds Set For Five Charged In Drug Raid
Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery set bonds Thursday afternoon totaling 15,509 for five men arrested Wednesday night on drug charges. William FE Pusey 24 and Robert L Bosley 18 of Miami Florida were each bound at 3,500 for possession of marihuana and 200 for possessing dangerous drugs. Wayne H Hicks 21 Claude K Crawford 19 and Hugh D Robinson 18 of Baytonia were each bound 1,500 for marihuana and 800 for dangerous drugs. The group was arrested at 10 30 p m at a Mussey Tompkins Road house.
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Justice of the Peace
Glenn| Vickery
William Fe, Pusey
Robert L. Bosley
Miami
Fla
Mussey-Tompkins Road
Found Dog in La Porte and Father-Daughter Box Supper
A Miniature Schnauzer Terrier was found Sunday by Mineola Walker at 514 North Firth La Porte. The black white and tan dog wears a Raytown tag engraved Nancy 4 Republic. Owner may claim by calling 471-9832. Dads Club and Girl Scouts announce annual father-daughter box supper at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Roseland Park Pavilion.
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Mineola Walker
North Firth
la Porte
Raytown
Republic
F. Nancy
Ashbet. Smith Dads Club of
Girl Scouts
Roseland Park Pavilian
22 Cases Heard By JP Vickery
JP Vickery handled the docket Thursday morning with ward 2 cases bound over to the Harris County grand jury. Defendants bound over include Peter McGee Jr for pandering James Leonard Broussard for burglary and theft and George Stooks for swindle. Other cases and charges referred to the grand jury featured James Ingram swindle by check Newton Ramsey swindle by check Raymond Williams assault with intent to rape Ernest Bernard statutory rape and Chiff Farnsworth swindle by check. Additional re set matters list Hubert Luther Clark possession of marihuana Robert Leonard Brown burglary and attempted rape Richard Hall Wright 11 theft Gary Allen Childers two charges of theft James Leonard Broussard theft and Willard N Avant Jr possession of marihuana. Also Aron Dugen burglary and burglary with intent to commit rape Gerald Junius Lattase burglary with intent to commit rape and James Butler Ingram embezzlement.
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Glenn Vickery
Harris County
Grand Jury
Peter McGee Jr
James Leonard Broussard
George Stooks
James Ingram
Newton Ramsey
Raymond Williams
Ernest Bernard
Chiff Farnsworth
Hubert Luther Clark
Robert Leonard Brown
Richard Hall Wright
Gary Allen Childers
Willard N. Avant Jr
Aron Dugen
Gerald Junius Lattase
James Butler Ingram
Armco Promotes Baytown Worker to Foreman
Forest Ray Shaw of Baytown has been promoted to turn foreman in the bar shipping and fabricating department of Armco Strel's Houston Works. Works Manager W. M. Rankint announced the promotion. Shaw joined Armco in 1964 as a truck desk shipping clerk and rose through roles to shipping expeditor in the No. 2 Plate Mill by 1966. He is a Robert E. Lee High School graduate and attended Lee College, later completing Armco's basic management school.
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Forest Ray Shaw
Baytown
Bar
Arico Strel
Houston
W. M. Rankint
Jimmie Sue
Shaw
Armco
Combination Mill
Robert E. Lee High School
Lee College
Basic Management
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