Baytown Weather Rains Rises Month Total. Dance Slated
Baytown reports .20 inches of rainfall in the early hours Tuesday, lifting the monthly total to 1.83 inches per H G Work. A Saturday dance at Elks Lodge No 1649 on Market St features Archie Sylvia and his band with a $4 per couple cover, inviting all Silks and guests. District meeting at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston urged HB Hospital District Board of Managers at 3 PM Thursday.
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Baytown
H. G. Work
Highway 146
Elks Lodge No
Slks
Market St
Archie Sylvia
Silks
Harris County Hospital District Board of Managers
Ben ‘Taub Hospital
Houston
iD SCHILLER waves and visits noted friends
iD Schiller acknowledges a friend’s wave as Mrs. John Russell and Mrs. Hal Turner visit The Sun. Charles McKay makes a thoughtful telephone call. Kent Gandy and Jerry Durst fish for a pair of glasses. Debbie Hensler and Millie Considine report no telephone usefulness. Susan Garrison makes an early morning call. Linda Wier envisions tragic headlines. Judy Burnett and Charles Rowlan miss a friend’s wave. Don and Delazier return from New Orleans trip for Esso San Francisco launch event.
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Schiller
John Russell
Hal ‘Turner
Charles McKay
Kent Gandy
Jerry Durst
Debbie Hensler
Millie Considine
Susan Garrison
Linda Wier
Judy Burnett
Charles Rowlan
Don Delazier
New Orleans
Esso
San Francisco
Baytown Reacts To Moon Landing With Praise And Critique
Baytown residents joined a global chorus of reactions after the Apollo 11 landing. Quotes reflect awe, questions about cost, and calls to celebrate a historic achievement. Local figures including Mayor Glen Walker voiced astonishment and pride at the milestone.
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Baytown
Food Stamp Program To Be Explained To Grocers Here
Harris County will start a federal food stamp program explained to Baytown area grocers at 8 p.m. July 30 in the City Mall complex. Clayton A. Swearingen, head of a Houston field office, will outline program details and eligibility. Retailers and wholesalers must be USDA authorized to accept coupons. The program, run by USDA, Texas welfare, Harris County and local offices, will replace USDA donated foods for low income families and boost purchasing power. Families apply through local welfare offices. eligible households now receiving commodities will typically qualify, with about 7,000 Harris County families previously eligible.
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Baytown Area
City
Clayton A. Swearingen
Consumer Food Programs
Houston
States Department
The
United
USDA
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Harris County Commissioners Court
Grave Markers Relocated To San Jacinto Park
Battleground markers from the Dedayala cemetery have been moved to a visible site between the sundial and the San Jacinto Monument in San Jacinto Battleground Park. Texas Parks and Wildlife plans bronze tablets to honor Lorenzo De Zavala and other Dedavala family members buried without headstones.
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Muril Harty
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Lorenzo DeZavala
Dedsavala
Lorenzo de Zavala
Republic of Texas
David Thomas
Republic
Peter J. Duncan
San Antonio
Channelview
Richardo Dedavala
Lorenzo
Emma Dedavala
Sidney Dedavala
Jesse Higginbotham
Pape
Rev Deatherage To Visit Baytown Rotary Club
Rev. WP Bill Deatherage pastor of Second Christian Church Houston for 3 years and noted humorist will speak at the Baytown Rotary Club Wednesday Luncheon. Introduced by program chairman Jack Jacobs the Deatherage native of De Leon will discuss The Greatest Life with Mrs Deatherage accompanying.
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Bill Deatherage
Second Christian Church
Houston
Baytown
Jack Jacobs
de Leon
Commanche County
Deatherage
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Apollo Crew Heads Back To Good Earth
The article notes the Apollo crew’s return to Earth as Nixon prepares for a world trip. It covers Senate focus shifting from moon rockets to defense missiles and debates over Safeguard program funding. It also mentions political and civil unrest developments in the United States and Central America.
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Apollo
Nixon
Earth
America
Crosby Board Strives To Save District Accreditation
Crosby trustees debated state accreditation after a visit to Austin by School Board President James Ewell. Ewell said State Superintendent J W Edgar pledged support, while most trustees doubted the district could retain accreditation before a September hearing before the State Board of Education. They plan a luncheon with State Sen Henry Grover to discuss appeal tactics as TEA insists facilities remain inadequate and calls for new classrooms.
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Johnella Boynton Crosby
James Ewell
Crosby
Austin
J. W. Edgar
Kisdgar
State Board of Education
Henry Grover
Houston
Texas Education Agency
Grover
Ewell
Baytown Council backs Amendment No 5 in state referendum
The Baytown Human Relations Council endorsed Amendment No 5 to raise the state public assistance spending ceiling. Representative Mrs. J T Sloane will disseminate information to voters. The measure would lift the ceiling to 0 million from 60 million, with 25 percent state funds and 75 percent federal funds. The funds support Old Age Assistance, Aid to Families With Dependent Children, Aid to the Blind, and aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled, and a recent failed amendment led to cuts across programs.
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Baytown Humans Relations Council
Son Pine
J. T. Sloane
Dallas
Sloane
Texas
Council
Registration Opens For Shelter Live-in
The Baytown Civil Defense office at City Hall opens registrations for the last shelter live-in course of the year. The course is scheduled for August 15 and 16. Interested persons may register or obtain more information by calling the Civil Defense office. In a prior course at Civil Defense headquarters radiologist Dr. W. A. Goodrich supervised radiation detectors, geiger counters, and dosimeters. Instructor HI. Zimemerrman spoke on the federal shelter supply of crackers, carbohydrate supplement, sanitation kit, water drum with plastic lines, and radiological instruments. W. W. Brown urged cooperation during an emergency. Director Fletcher Hickerson noted local government would marshal all resources.
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Baytown
HI. Zimemerrman
W. W. Brown
Baytown Civil Defense
Fletcher Hickerson
Weather and tides outlook with warm spell
Partly cloudy weather continues with a warm trend and a chance of showers through Wednesday. Tuesday temperatures in the low 70s. Morgan's Point tides for Wednesday show high tides at 12 31 pm and 7 19 pm with low tides at 3 30 am and 11 25 pm.
Apollo 11 crew returns from moon mission to Earth
Neil A Armstrong Edwin E Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins arrive back in Houston after the lunar landing. The trio recounts the successful ascent from Tranquility Base and the reunion in lunar orbit as mission control confirms the crews are safely home and intact.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Col
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin Jr
J. Crawley
Beach City
Tranquillity Base
Apollo
Armstrong
Moon
Mission Control
Collins
Epitaph For A Spaceship Named Eagle
AP tribute to the Eagle spacecraft, bidding farewell to a moon bound traveler. The piece likens the craft to a bird among humans and reflects on exploration, memory, and loss in space. It evokes historical aviators and poets to frame the voyage as symbolic for mankind.
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