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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
4
Notice explains that totally disabled widows are eligible for increased social security benefits with payment starting in March 1968 after the second birthday month. It instructs to visit 218 W. DeFoe Defee Street for clarification and confirms no action is needed to receive the raise.
Anahuac's long delayed sewerage project cleared another hurdle as the Galveston Houston Area Council approved the plan, awaiting federal grants before construction can begin. The report notes the city officials expect costs covered with about a third of construction funded by federal aid.
City officials say work cannot start under current bond funds. The city’s finances from spring bond approvals are insufficient for the public works project without federal aid. The Houston Galveston Area Council can approve projects involving federal assistance, giving Anahuac a path to approach federal agencies with the project.
Chambers County officials joined statewide leaders at Austin for the first Texas Election Law Seminar led by Secretary of State John L. Hill. Attendees from Chambers included County Judge O F Nelson Jr, J B Wooldridge, Ed Turner, Guy C Jackson III, and Russell Williamson. Jackson showcased primary returns methods and colored election boxes to aid routing. A regional instruction school for county and party officials will precede the May 4 primary.
Lone Star Cement Corp. buys 8.6 acres in Bayport Industrial Development for a ready mix plant with a 300 cubic yard per hour capacity to serve Southeast Harris County. The company, largest cement maker in the Western Hemisphere, plans to cease the old Highway 146 Seabrook plant per a FTC order after acquiring W. D. Haden Co. assets.
Anahuac High School announces faculty changes as the new semester begins. Superintendent Henry Wheeler notes resignations by Ellen Middleton and Janice Carruth, with Patsy Ruth Wheeler reassigned to history and economics, Pat Gardner to typing, Betty Boone to homemaking, and new assignments for the remaining staff.
Harris County Commissioner V. V. Red Ramsey condemned the defeat of the $30 million flood control bond issue as disastrous to every resident. He urged scrutiny of boxes 13 and 165 and favored re submitting the bond proposals with a new tax list when available.
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