Getting To Know Baytown Top Project On List Of New City Manager
Delly R. Voelkel begins as Baytown city manager with plans to review public works and convene department heads. He reflects on a stormy first day, notes future meetings, and introduces his family and background in Kerrville and Victoria. He and his wife Doris hail from Yoakum and admire Nina Vance from Houston’s Alley Theater.
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Wanda Orton
Delly R. Voelkel
Voelkel
Kerrville
Amarillo
Rick Wickham
Texas City Managers Association
Voelker
Don
Lee
Raytown
Presbyterian Church
Kerr County Chamber of Commerce
Doris Peoples
Yoakum
Yoakum High School
Nina Vance
Houston
Alley Theater
Nina
Texas Highway Department
Lockwood, Andrews , and Newnan
Victoria
City of
R. L. Martin
Holiday Inn
New Bookmobile Service Begins in Baytown Areas
Baytown Service League will sponsor a weekly bookmobile from Sterling Municipal Library to two Baytown public housing areas each Wednesday morning during the summer. From 9:30 to 10:30 at 1900 W Texas Avenue near De Zavala, then to Archia Courts near a Clyde Drive washateria until 1:30 p.m. Adults and juveniles may borrow books and magazines. Team members include Mrs. R. W. Matherne, Mrs. K. C. Offermann, Mrs. Dan Mundinger, Mrs. Frank Turpin and Mrs. G. E. Vaught.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown
Texas Avenue
de Zavala
Mobile
Archia Courts
Washateria
Clyde Drive
Service League
R. W. Matherne
K. C. Offermann
Dan Mundinger
Frank Turpin
G. E. Vaught
Washington
Linda Veselka
Hillard Kozlowski
Pentagon
U.S. Army
Elo F. Veselka
Washington D.C
Johnny Proctor
Roseland Pavilion
Ipress
Proctor
Broaddus
Pin Oak
Texas Children's Hospital
Eden Carter
Chomela Banning
Baytonian
Pasadena
E. E. Waugh
Lakewood
Texas Beta Psi
Phi Sigma Alpha
William J. Collier
Texas Eastern Zamp
Mitchells Return From Netherlands Arrive in Brownwood
SETH AND Kathleen Mitchell arrive in town Monday night after a year's stay in the Netherlands. They will be at the Holiday Inn until they can move back into their Brownwood home. Baytown looks good says Seth as Stella Larpenteur models costumes for Pineapple Poll. Barbara Mabry improvises a headdress from the director's velvet skirt. Eldon Berry proved to be a competent accountant over the weekend. Elmo Murray finds Sunday's sun testing. Carson Howell finishes a painting job and gets an invitation to start over. Harold Murphy spends a busy Sunday with smooth results. Eva Whitfield, secretary to Constable Paul Anderson, studies Spanish before vacation to Acapulco.
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Seth
Kathleen Mitchell
Netherlands
Holiday Inn
Brownwood
Baytown
Stella Larpenteur
Barbara Mabry
Eldon Berry
Elmo Murray
Carson Howell
Harold Murphy
Eva Whitfield
Paul Anderson
Acapulco
Planning Committee Huddles for Stallworth Retirement Dinner
The Dan Stallworth retirement party committee meets for the last time at noon Tuesday at The Tower to plan the eve program in Baytown. Each chair is a former chairman as they finalize a barbecue dinner and reunion prior to the Friday Baytown Civic Center event. Coach Stallworth will attend once but will not return for more events.
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Dan Stallworth
Tower
Shonor
Baytown
Stallworth
Emmett Hutto
The
Baytown Civic Center
Darling
Police
Board screens 62 applications for superintendent post
The school board has received 62 applications for the superintendent job with 40 from Texas 21 from other states and one from Central America. The board plans further screening before interviews and hopes to announce a choice by July 1. Dr Huffstutler, the consultant, assisted in early screening and the board has no further contact planned at this time.
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Opryshek
Denton
Bronze Star Awarded To Heroic Baytonian
First Lt. Darrell B. Ratliff 22 son of Mr and Mrs D B Ratliff of 301 Midway receives the Bronze Star with VW device for valor in Vietnam. He is recovering at Brooke General Hospital after wounded April 7 near Saigon during a battle with a large enemy force. He exposed himself to heavy fire to aid comrades, was seriously wounded and has lost an eye, earning a second Purple Heart. Ratliff, a 196<year> graduate of Robert E. Lee, trained at Ft. Polk and Ft. Benning, and earned wings in 1968 after paratrooper training.
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D. B. Ratliff
Midway
Vietnam
Ratliff
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Ratliffs
Fifth Infantry
Saigon
25Th Infantry Division
United States Army
Ft. Benning
Baytown area weather forecast with mild temps
Partly cloudy and mild through Wednesday. Tuesday temperatures expected in the mid 60s to upper 80s. Morgan's Point tides for Wednesday show a high at 6:49 PM and a low at 6:55 AM.
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Baytown Area
Mystery surrounds cause of Pearl Harbor collision that sank ship
Navy reports say the Australian carrier Melbourne rammed the U S destroyer USS Frank E Evans during Southeast Asia maneuvers about 240 miles southeast of Saigon. One American sailor dead, 74 missing, 2000 survived. Evans sunk quickly. Melbourne unharmed. survivors aboard Melbourne later taken to USS Kearsarge.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
South China Sea
Vietnam
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Saigon
Evans
A. S. McLemore
Long Beach
Calif
Kear Sarge
Singapore
Radio Australia
Massive Kansas City fire kills 12 in apartment blaze
A large fire on the south edge of Kansas City's midtown business district kills 12 people, six from one family, as Memorial Day weekend traffic crashes set a record with 87 lives lost. Other items note Vietnam casualties, a court ruling, and policy talks.
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Kansas City
Baytown Attorney To Head Drug Traffic Committee
Baytown named Bill Darling as chairman of a new city committee studying drug traffic. Leon Legler co chairs with secretary Mrs R J Lawrence. The panel, appointed by Mayor Glen Walker, will seek further input from Police Chief Blair Mann and Lt James Taylor.
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Baytown
Harris County
Bill Darling
City Hall
Leon Legler
Travis and Burnet
R. J. Lawrence
Tanglewood
Darling
Glen Walker
Blair Mann
James Taylor
Chief Mann
Taylor
Jack Huron
Karl W. Opryshek
Huron
Nixon calls for end to insurrection and stresses straight talk
President Nixon, in a General Beadle College address, urges an end to campus upheaval and coercion, praising long standing national values and civic restraint. He cites honesty and respect for laws as core, while warning against deception and promises fueled by vandalism and street violence. Girls Softball BAYTOWN YMCA seeks girls finishing third grade up to age 12 for summer teams, contact YMCA at 42741797.
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Ben Shaw
Baytown
Nixon
Karl E
Reyalt
Baytown Ymca
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