Kerosene Spill Dispersed At HORC Docks
Several hundred gallons spilled into Baytown water at Humble Docks during tanker loading. Coast Guardsmen aboard New York reported an eight inch pipe overflow at high velocity for about a minute. Fire hoses dispersed kerosene within 45 minutes. Humble Oil spokesman called the spill small about 200 gallons and noted low fire risk and containment within the dock area.
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Baytown
Humble Docks
Flso New York
Coast
Coast Guard
Fructoso Valero Retires From Humble Work
Fructoso Valero retires after more than 40 years with Humble, effective July 1. A Santo Domingo, Mex native, he joined in 1929 and worked across Light Oil Treaters EFU Varsol Lube Hydrofining Distillation and Treating. He and wife Rosa have five children and nine grandchildren including Carlos Sun Valley Calif Diamantina Gonzales San Antonio George El Paso Edward and Babe Mallott Baytown.
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Fructoso Valero
M&c
Humble
Santo Domingo
Mex
Rosa
Carlos
Sun Valley
Calif
Diamantina Gonzales
San Antonio
George
el Paso
Edward
Babe Mallott
Baytown
Baytown plans prioritize major thoroughfare Baker Road upgrade
City subcommittee advances a drainage and street program to ease east west traffic. Baker Road is first priority with an estimated cost of 339,550 dollars plus 94,000 dollars from property owners. Loop 201 opening raises Texas Avenue needs and a new bridge plus widening are proposed. Drainage study estimates 130,000 dollars, but real needs exceed available funds.
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Baytown
Capital Street
Ve @AKER
Bayway Drive
Decker Drive
Baker Riad - Y
Garth Road
Main Strait
Texas Avenue
Thomas Circla
Stata
Highway 146
Tri-City Beach Road
Baway Drive
Qucer Drive
Crow Road
Pars Stre
Baker Road
James Street
Massey Tompkins
Orth Main Streak
McKinney Road
Commerce Street
Wrth Main Street
Sautatala Streas
Garth
Marhor Street
Loo Drive
Bayway
Decker
Baker
Gartha Road
Main
Cedar Bayou Road
Main and
201
Kilgore Road
Lobil Street
Frank Whaley
5. L. Forrester
Baytonian Charged In Fatal Accident
James D. Warren IV 21 of 1305 Memorial was charged with negligent homicide in the traffic death of Gregorio Perez 52 of 3391 Leland Houston. Perez was struck crossing South Mair in Highlands about 6 am as co worker Ramon Cruz described. Evidence indicates Warren was traveling about 50 mph. Perez and another man had entered a store in the 200 block of Main prior to the incident.
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James D. Warren IV
Memorial
Gregorio Perez
Leland
Houston
Perez
South Mair
Highlands
Ramon Cruz
SMS Industries, Inc
Main
Gregorio
Cruz
W. A. ‘Turner RI
Warren
Baytown awards highlight Texas Press Women winners
Maeser and Hemphill receive state and national honors marking Texas women in National Press Women contests beyond advertising. Maeser, active in Baytown theater and church, holds district and state posts and has three daughters. Hemphill, Midi skirt photo subject, is Sun editor and district secretary with multiple awards, plus library board service and sorority leadership. The port of Baltimore features 45 miles of waterfront.
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Maeser
ISU
District 4
Texas Press Women
All Saints Episcopal Church
Baytown
Little Theater
Bob
Ethyl Corp
Carol
LSU
Betsy
Wendy
Travis
Hemphill
The
Sun
Oakdale
Junior Forum
Texas Christian College
University of Houston
Sterling Municipal Library
Betta Sigma Phi Sorority Council
Houston
Theta Sigma Phi
Women In Communications
Earl
Dresser-Clark Manufacturing Co
Becky
Sterling High School
Ann
Cedar Bayou
Steven
Bowie
Texas
Rites Held For Former Baytown Residents
Funeral services for Mrs Ruth Turner and her daughter Kathy 6 were held in Monahans Texas after a head on crash near Monahans. Turners relative Paul Turner music director at Central Baptist Church 1965 to 1968. Five killed in total six in hospital. The remains to Dallas for services at Restland Memorial Park.
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Baytonians
Ruth Turner
Kathy
Monahans
Texas
Dallas
Restland Memorial Park
Turner
Paul Turner
Central Baptist Church
Odessa
Pamela
Paula Sue
Melvin Christopher
Gene
Pecos
Evelyn Ann Jones
Bernice ‘Tyson
Christopher
Turners
Glorietta
City Secretary Edna Oliver To Host Local Clerks Event
Baytown City Secretary Edna Oliver will serve as hostess on July 8 for the Harris County Area Association of City Clerks and Secretaries meetings at Baytown city hall. About 29 will attend a box lunch and a night meeting to exchange solutions to allied problems and to hear about Baytown's mode of operation.
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Baytown
Edna Oliver
Harris County Area Association of
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Horc
Fructoso
Valero
Humble Credit Union
Market Street
Baytonian
Encyclopaedia Britannica
San Jacinto River
Bal City
Harris County
Jack Morton
City Public
Baltimore
Bun Fan
Catalina-Cole
Rose Marie Reid
Robby Len
Bobby Brooks
Missy
Polds
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