Alaska and Texas News Snippets Collide in Baytown List
Alaska visitors the Marek couple return from a month abroad visiting relatives in Circle Montana and Wallsenburg Colorado and Yellow Stone National Park. Baytown notices include a Veterans meeting and Lee College nursing applications, Kiwanis convention attendees in Toronto, ROTC camp at Fort Benning, a stolen car recovered, a missing Chihuahua, weather outlook, Galveston tides, and local school board actions.
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Alaska
Amr
Marvin Marek
Crosby
Mas
Willie Danks
Anchorage
Danks
Marek
Mary Louise Lindeman
Circle, Mont
Aobert Anderson
Wallsenburg
Colo
Yellowstone National Park
Around Town Highlights of Local Happenings
Ted McCall congratulates Little Leaguers. Glonn King assists with news. J C Deel takes over police traffic duties during James Lankford’s vacation. Jean Frogeberger celebrates birthday and wedding anniversary. Alien and Janice Foe settle in Austin after Alea’s state education agency move. Former Buytonian taught in Deer Park. Karen Sewell finds a lost rabbit. Albin Kulak family enjoy Rocking R Ranch outing. Dale White’s tire fixed. Jerry Parrish and James Bridwell watch traffic. Donnie Curry passes friends. Peggy Compton Janey Sutherland Irene Strouhal take a Tank walk. Rocky Haynie chats with a friend. Lloyd Gibson oils can sway. Joyce Frazier visits washateria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
McCall
Glonn King
J. C. Deel
James Lankford
Jean Frogeberger
Alien
Janice Foe
Austin
Alea
State Education Agency
Buytonian
Deer Park
Karen Sewell
Albin Kulak
Crosby
Rocking R Ranch
Dale White
Jerry Parrish
James Bridwell
Donnie Curry
Peggy Compton
Janey Sutherland
Irene Strouhal
Rocky Haynie
Lloyd Gibson
Joyce Frazier
Washateria
Creative Homes Featured On Sun Building Page
Bay town Sun highlights Creative Homes of Construction Co with offices at 3800 Baker Road. Frank Thielen John O'Hara and Dave Start lead the firm, building since 1960 in Baytown and expanding to Houston League City areas. Plans include rent supplement program in Silsbee and more units at Creative Arms Apartments.
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Creative Homes
India
To Construction Co
Baker Road
Baytown
Sun
Frank Thielen
John O'Hara
Dave Start
Thielen
Start
O'Hara
Bay Town
Craigmont
Country Club Oaks
Houston
League City
Hidden Forrest
Glen Teve
Fonkend Park
Merideth Manor
Humbing Bird Place
Hount Vernon
Wedgewood Place
Baytown Home Builders Association
Registered Builders Organization
Silsbee
Creative Arms
Nixon 39 Votes Short of First Ballot Nomination
GOP Conference chief Melvin Laird predicted Nixon trails in polls will change after the convention. He said Nixon is about 39 votes shy of a first ballot nomination and plans peak campaigning in September and October. Rockefeller vacationed in Hawaii while McCarthy wooed Iowa farmers and Humphrey rested after a Philadelphia speech amid antiwar protests.
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Washington
House Republican Conference
Richard BM
Nixon Zent
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Nixon
Dick Nixon
Laird
ABC Radio
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Poltics
Eugene J. McCarthy
Iowa
Hubert H. Humphrey
Philadelphia
Hawaii
Rockefeller
Mauna Kea
Traffic deaths rise during Independence Day weekend
The national traffic death toll climbed to 224 by mid second day of the four day Fourth of July holiday weekend as showers dampened parts of the south and midcontinent while dry conditions persisted elsewhere. The Associated Press survey estimated as many as seven deaths could occur between 7am and 8am on Sunday. Drownings and boating mishaps added to the fatalities with a Sarasota boat accident leaving one child survivor. A Greyhound bus crash near Macon injured 27, none fatally. Last year’s four day weekend totaled 722 deaths, a peak for Independence Day periods.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lake Easy
Lake Wales
Fla
Greyhound
Chicago
Miami
Macon
National Guard Major General Resigns Over Riots
Harrisonburg Va AP Major General Archibald Sproul, 53, resigns commission citing orders issued to troops during riots in Washington and Baltimore. He led the 29th Infantry Division of Virginia and Maryland and says he will have no part of protecting lawlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonyurg
National Guard
Washington
Baltimore
Archibald A. Sproul
29Th Infantry
Virginia
Maryland
140 Families Get Commodities Once A Month
Baytown welfare workers describe USDA and Texas welfare aid delivering monthly food commodities to about 140 area families. Items vary with stock and include butter, milk powder, cheese, cereal, flour, meat, peanut butter, and fruit. Recipients arrive early to complete paperwork. many rely on transportation to Houston to receive items, leaving some eligible without local access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Johnella Boynson
Department of Agriculture
Main
USDA
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Con
State Welfare Office
V.eic
Houston
Harris County weighs food stamps vs commodities for the poor
Harris County officials study the costs of switching from the U S Department of Agriculture commodities distribution to a food stamp program for the poor. Welfare workers say food stamps could improve nutritional balance and human dignity, while private groups could participate more directly in aid distribution. Theodore Britton favors keeping both programs.
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Harris County
Harris County Commissioners Court
Theodore Britton
Harris County Welfare Office
Seven children drown after boat capsizes on Florida lake
The incident occurred five miles south of Lake Wales when a 12 foot outboard boat overturned during a holiday outing. A man gluing the boat ride also drowned. George Henry DeBord, 49, a heart transplant recipient from Melotes Texas, is in satisfactory condition at St Luke's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Easy
Lake Wales
Fla
George Henry DeBord
Melotes, Tex
St. Luke’s Hospital
Baytown Boy Hurt in Ski Accident
Bill Lucey an 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs W D C Lucy of 44 Bayshore Drive was listed in good condition Friday at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital after injuries in a holiday water skiing accident near Brownwood. He was under water briefly with minor lacerations and remained in the intensive care ward as a precaution while conscious and improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lucey
W. D. C. Lucy
W. Bayshore Drive
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Brownwood Nea
Lucy
Baytown Weather Sets Stage For Holiday Cheer
A cool Canadian air mass lowered Baytown temperatures to 72 at 1 am and pushed unofficial highs to 89. The Fourth of July saw dampened coastal showers elsewhere as a Peciti low pressure system faded before landfall. Across the nation record lows and unseasonably cool air marked a national trend while Gulf and Southwest coasts stayed warm and humid.
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Texas
Baytown
Houston
Lasher
Canada
U.S
Houston - Baytown
Luantic
New York
Florida
Bridge collapse on Fourth of July injures dozens in Longview
A wooden footbridge jammed with spectators collapsed into Lake Sakajewea in Longview as fireworks ended. About 59 people were rushed to two hospitals, with seven admitted at St. John's. rescue crews and bystanders pulled survivors from the water while investigators noted prior rot and a nearby no horses sign.
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Longview
Wash
Ralph Benefie
Sakajewea
St. John's Hospital
Dragcees
Jona Mertin
Gregory
Cowlitz County Reserve
Kenneth Cahil
Cowlitz County
Bayshore Wagon Wheel Dance Hosted by Durkees
Mr and Mrs Ron Durkee will host the 8 p m Saturday dance for Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Dancers at Knights of Pythias Hall with Boyd Miller as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Durkee
Bayshore
Knights of Pytias Hall
Boyd Miller
Johnella Boynton Named Sun Co Man Editor
Johnella Boynton, long time The Sun school reporter, is named assistant managing editor. Editor Fred Hartman announced the change Friday and she will assist Preston Pendergrass overseeing news gathering across The Sun’s circulation. Boynton returns full time after an 11 year homemaker interval and continues school coverage. She previously held roles including women's news editor and area editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella Boynton
Sun
The
Fred Hartman
Boynton
Preston Pendergrass
Beynton
Crestway
H. G. Feynton
Baytown
Gayshore Center For Mental Health and Retardation
East Texas State
Commerce
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Baytown Barracks
Auxiliary
Civic Center
Lee College School of Vocational Nursing
LC Technical
David A. Tracht
Bournet
Lawrence J. Reilly
Westwood
L. L. Fuller
W. James
Kiwanis International
Maple Leef Gardens
Toronto
Oatario
Paul N. Mears
Dales A- Mears
Canal
Highlands
Army
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Infantry School
Ft Benning
Mears
Stephen FL Austin State College
Ben Sessions
Glen Meadows
W. Fields
Charles Smith
Cedar Bayou Road
Hishwer
Tinker
Dean Rounds
Galveston
LC Regents
LEE College Board of Regents
Regents
Mike Kubin
Mike Kutin
School of Business
Texas A&m
Crosby High School
Dorothy Jones
Missouri
Charlie Smith
Robert Roe
W. Republic
Vernon Downing
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Ee el
Vietnam
41St Engineer Co
Saigon
GOP
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
McCarthy
Dorsing
Lawa
W. Main
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Paterson
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Als
Martin Luther King Jr
London
World Council of Churches Assembly
George Wallace
Minnegota
Folke Rexypend
Memphis
Tena
Airner
Baytown Boy
Upper
Great Lakes
Northwest Pacific Coast
Sheveland
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Louiswle
Nashville
Tenn
Midwest
Minnesota
Gulf
Atlantic
Johnelia Boynton
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