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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1968
Page
15
Anahuac school board awarded a 224,529 dollar contract to Watson Construction Co for air conditioning four classrooms and a gym. The bid met all requirements with a completion date by November 1. Bonds totaling 320,000 were approved for school cooling.
Hooker Chemical Co paid 10000 to Harris County in a pollution case settled by Civil District Court. Judge John Snell ordered the payment and a permanent air emission limit, with the money going to the state. The suit, filed March 4, sought over 700000 in damages and named a fertilizer plant on the Houston Ship Channel.
Theft of stereo tapes and tape recorder players from cars continues in Baytown this summer. Fren eis House of Highlands and Clyde Pont report stolen tape machine valued at 389 and tapes worth 21 from a car at Humbie Oil gate off Airhart Drive. Patrolman James Glenn investigated. a second theft notes 13 tapes taken from a car on a resident street with tape player untouched.
Barbers Hill Eagles conclude the East Texas Teen age League season with 12 wins and no losses. In a doubleheader against Crosby they win 30 to 0 and 8 to 0. Ricky Bure scores 13 strikeouts and a home run in game one. Norman Montgomery secures 14 strikeouts in game two. Booming bats from Drexel Cox Ricky Burch and Montgomery drive the wins while David Hargraves shines at third. Crosby ends season 4 Dayton 48 and Humble 240.
Sun Oil Co seeks dredging permit to notch a five foot deep channel off Umbrella Point. Protest by Peter Tomae cites private homes nearby and requests clearer location details. Corps notes channel ends at a Sun property lot and spoil banks will lie 1,000 feet from the dredge path. a boat landing for three personnel boats will be rebuilt.
ANAHUAC SO Officers to serve Freeman South Post WH American Legion of Anahuac were elected at a regular meeting. Guy Jackson DI was elected Post Commander succeeding Roy Turner. Other officers elected were N L Philips first vice commander C E Hunter second vice commander Walter Cooley adjutant R N Dugas anance officer M L Villemez Sr sergeant at arms C L Moore chaplain Robert Nelson executive board member. Installation of the new officers will be held later in the year.
Classified listings reveal a Baytown Sun page with garage sales across multiple streets, tools, toys, clothing, and misc items. Also included are employment classifieds, a receptionist, credit manager, janitors, building custodian, and sales positions with specific pay details and contact notes.
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