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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1969
Page
2
Monday meeting of Do It Now Club in Room 3 at the Civic Center. Fred Childs will discuss sex education in schools at this gathering. In hospital Mrs. Gustomer and daughter Barbara are at Galway General Hospital in Houston after a Highlands auto accident.
Harris County will set the 1969 ad valorem tax rate at 2.41 per 100, about 3.6 percent above 1968, due to a rise in the property assessment ratio from 20 to 20 percent. Commissioner Ramsey refutes reports of a seven cent rate cut, saying no agreement was reached last December. Fullerton notes new bonds and a record high interest rate above 20 percent. A $15,000 home would pay $79.53 under 1969 rules versus $75.20 last year, with a $4.33 increase. County commissioners approved a 5 cent overall rate reduction after smaller hospital district cuts.
A Texas A&M University water works course called Advanced Water Works Operation will be held in La Porte starting Monday August 4. Gary Bailey of A M's Water Utilities Training Division will teach nightly 7 p m for one week at the La Porte fire station. Twenty hours of certification credit will be awarded upon completion. The City of La Porte the State Health Department and the Sam Houston Association sponsor the class which covers bacteriological quality chemical characteristics disinfection well hydraulics treatment processes design and water testing.
Van Dean Hale of Baytown admitted to Gulf Coast in Room 215. New arrival details include Mr and Mrs Ed E Venard of Baytown with a daughter born July 16 and Mr and Mrs Tony Jesse Martinez of Baytown with a daughter born July 17.
Gerald Willis of Baytown reports a stereo player valued at 200 dollars stolen from his car at about 2 am Friday. Police investigated the incident and Willis named the victim in the report.
Funeral services for Lewis C. Walker 69 of Highlands will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Pace Funeral Home Livingston. He died Friday morning in a hospital here. A Livingston native, Walker lived 13 years in Highlands and 42 years in Baytown. He retired from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery insulation department. Survived by wife Lela Walker Highlands a son Sherwood Maurice Walker Highlands two sisters Mrs Virgie Davis and Mrs Vera Mortis Livingston and three grandchildren and one step granddaughter. He was a member of Cloverleaf Church of Christ. Ministers Richard Pike and Walker Byers will officiate. Burial Bluff Creek Cemetery near Livingston. Pallbearers Jimmy Morris Roy Carroll Jake Kelly Jim Kelly Raymond Knight I B Gillen.
Lincoln Alfred 64 died Wednesday in a Houston hospital after living in Baytown area for years. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Washington Chapel in McNair, interment Walter Brown Cemetery in Old River. A Baytown Refinery employee for 18 years, he retired in 1962. Survived by wife Geneva, son Lincoln Jr., brother Oliver, sister in San Francisco, and two grandchildren.
Ada Bell Stewart 38 longtime McNair resident died Thursday. She is survived by her husband Ivan, four daughters Arlene Senett Stewart Carol Evonne Stewart Bernadine Stewart Joyce Stewart and two sons David Wayne Stewart Michael Stewart all of McNair. Also three sisters Airs Corine Stewart Elva Swain Leatha Field and two brothers Elijah Henderson Johnny Henderson. Services are 1 p.m. Sunday at McGowen Temple with Rev W T Pregene officiating. Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home directing.
District Manager O. E. Allen and agents from Baytown branch will join about 1,200 attendees from 18 states at the American National Insurance four day gales conference at the Albany Hotel J in Denver Colorado from July 23 to 26 1969. W W Cherry says the company ranks 18th among about 1700 insurers with over 10 billion in force and 1.3 billion in assets.
At a council meeting Walker praised a petition as showing city needs and Tanguma of the Baytown Civic Committee urged government action. Tanguma represented Mexican-Americans and Afro-Americans from Busch Terrace Wooster and Oak Addition. The mayor asked Tanguma and others to form a study committee to identify street improvement priorities for the city.
The article notes cars used as hiding places for spiders rats snakes and roadhes are unsafe for children and spur proposals in Congress. Baytown police will begin immediate removal of old cars, with Chief Mann stressing all actions are legal and funded to eliminate the hazard.
Arthur Bianchi son of Mr and Mrs A A Bianchi Jr 2823 Woleik Crosby is vishing in the Baytown area after a 30 day Europe tour. He is an operating room technician at Naval Support Activity Station Hospital in Da Nang Viet Nam assigned there for a year and to return in August for six more months before Navy discharge. He plans to attend Lee College and Tulane University after service.
Houston area leaders James W. Dodd Wilfred MacKinnon Glenn D. Johnson and Donald W. Rutter attended joint board meetings of the Texas Credit Union League and Members Mutual Insurance Co in Dallas. Dodd and MacKinnon are Houston district directors and Dodd is League first vice president. Johnson chairs Members Mutual board. 27 Houston district credit unions serve more than 22 000 members.
A pair of black rimmed glasses lost around Gas Street and Seventh. Call 427-1857 if found. Summer classes at the Community Center canceled Monday due to the Sunday moon landing. Swimming and pool activities at Roseland and McElroy pools continue Monday as scheduled.
Ten year old Steven Barron and friend Bobby Clark found an old grave marker at 719 Sheldon Road. The inscribed name appears as Blalock with dates May 28 1896 to Sept 8 1900 and a verse about blooming in heaven. Officials say the stone was likely moved from an abandoned cemetery and not from DeZavala. Mrs. Pafford seeks original location and asks for information.
Mrs Sylvia McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Garrison of 2926 Massey Torpkins Road named to the academic honor cell for the spring semester at the University of New Mexico Alamogordo branch. Dean's List Dwight Fisher son of Mr and Mrs A M Fisher of Baytown named on the dean's list at Sam Houston State University for the spring semester. Fisher will be a senior this fall majoring in printing management.
A religious tract denounces as moral decline the rising divorce rate and permissive attitudes toward fornication, citing numerous biblical passages. The author, H. A. Moss, argues human governments cannot override God’s law and warns of spiritual peril for those who soften or ignore biblical marriage standards.
The Apollo 11 crew maintained a precise course around the Moon with no firing required after a near-perfect transit. Armstrong noted a striking three dimensional view through earthshine, while ground control canceled a planned corrective burn and allowed extra rest. Berry reported all three in excellent health with no medications.
Luna 15 moved into a new lunar orbit delaying its path by a few minutes per orbit and may remain in lunar orbit as Apollo 11 begins circling the moon. Jodrell Bank director Sir Bernard Lovell said interference chances are negligible but noted Luna 15’s longer trip. He warned Luna 15 would need a quick maneuver to avoid collision if it drifts.
Armstrong noted a corona extending about 200 moon diameters as sun glare was masked by the moon. Collins marveled at stars and constellations becoming visible again, saying the sky seems night like on Earth. Mission control observed the early night. Callins added the earth shine remained bright enough to read by inside.
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Norman Fleishman executive director of Planned Parenthood of Houston will speak at the Baytown Human Relations Council meeting at the Community Building. He will discuss Planned Parenthood actions in Houston and potential impact on Baytown. Fleishman directs educational programs and develops family planning support. he holds a BS and a master's from UCLA.
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