Baytown Poised for Growth With Houston HQ Shift
Baytown Chamber luncheon speaker Robert H. Brewer of the Houston Chamber foresees Baytown growth tied to Houston’s rise as a corporate hub. Shell Oil and M W Kellogg have moved HQs to Houston with more firms to follow, fueling regional real estate, manufacturing and research development.
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Betsy Webber
Ceiling Unlimited
Baytown
Robert H. Brewer
Industry and Commerce Department
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Ing
Shell Oil Co
M. W. Kellog, Co
New York
Houston
Humble On and Refining Co
Bayport
Clear Lake
St Poms Golf Scramble at Goose Creek Club
Goose Creek Country Club hosts a scramble tournament with a shotgun start at 1 90 p.m. Sunday. Weekly events include a Salad Luncheon by LUM Roark chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy Monday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Building. Hospital District budget hearing Monday 101 a.m. could boost Baytown Clinic funding to 126 995 from last year 55 979.
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Goose Creek Country Club
LUM Roark
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Hospital Budget Commissioners Court
Harris County Hospital District
Family Law Center
Baytown
Local residents share greetings and daily notes
Mrs Beverly Frazer thanks readers. Thad Cartwright energetic. Paul Ben, Webber stands at attention. Connie Weaver Cindy Jackson Jenice Griffin wave. Eugene Cheatham home from Utah vacation. Osie Melanies busy. Mrs G B Chenault offers information. Gait McCune helps. Susan Doughty says hi. Lonnie Miller wants a big dog. Angela Cheatham ill with summer cold. Amy Boynton pictures. Joyce Maley asks a favor. Mildred Williams goes for an early walk.
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Beverly Frazer
Thad Cartwright
Paul Ben
Webber
Connie Weaver
Cindy Jackson
Jenice Griffin
Eugene Cheatham
Utah
Osie Melanies
G. B. Chenault
Gait
McCune
Susan Doughty
Lonnie Miller
Angela Cheatham
Amy Boynton
Joyce Maley
Mildred Williams
Goose Creek Bridge Twin 146 Bottleneck Opening by Fred Hartman
Heavy Baytown traffic on Highway 144 bottlenecks near Goose Creek as officials push a state financed project to twin the highway and build a second bridge. A. M. Vogel of Houston leads the bridge and dirt work on a 500 foot south span. the $457,628 contract covers bridge and related earthmoving. Paving contracts may start soon to keep progress uninterrupted until completion, with Spur 201 and Ramada Tower links advancing as funds allow. The Texas Highway Department pledges prompt completion.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown
Texas
West
Republic’s
Goose Creek
A. M. Vogel
Houston
Vogel
Ramada Tower
Debating Garth Area Property Tax Inequities
Baytown businessman Ted Purdy renewed a claim of inequities in city tax valuations. He cited lower assessments for nearby properties owned by Truman Cox Elmer Gray interests The Baytown Sun and Fred Hartman and said Ward Road land has double the value of similar parcels across the tracks. Purdy planned a tax board appeal and implied future council action.
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Baytown
Ted Purdy
North Main
Ward Road
Purdy
Graywood
New Garth Road
Park
Decker Drive
Truman Cox
Elmer Gray
Baytown Sun
Fred Hartman
Cox
Viet Cong establish bases near Angkor ruins and Kompong Speu
Cambodian military spokesman said Viet Cong set up hospitals and storage areas in Angkor temple ruins and near Kompong Speu where fighting persisted for a second day. He warned of more VC activity along the sole highway between Phnom Penh and the port. In Jordan, an Arab guerrilla leader freed 62 hostages, asserting concessions by King Hussein. Two planes evacuated Americans from Amman as reports put casualties at about 700 over five days of fighting.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Angkor
Kompong Speu
Jordan
Hussein
Amman
Astros trade Beauchamp and McFadden for George Culver
Houston sends outfielder Jim Beauchamp and minor leaguer Sean McFadden to St. Louis for pitcher George Culver. McFadden to Tulsa. Culver is 3-3 this year with a 4.58 ERA after brief Cincinnati and St. Louis stints.
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Houston
Houston Astros
Jim Beauchamp
Sean McFadden
St. Louis Cardinals
George Culver
McFadden
Tulsa
Culver
Cincinnati
St. Laws
Weather and Tides for Baytown Weekend Forecast
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm in Baytown area over the weekend with highs in the upper 70s and upper 80s. Morgan's Point tides show Sunday highs at 1 01 p.m. and 10 07 p.m. and lows at 12 13 a.m. and 12 43 p.m. Monday tides list high at 2 07 p.m. and lows at 12 00 a.m. and 2 19 p.m. Sunday sunrise 6 20 a.m. sunset 8 23 p.m. Monday sunrise 6 20 a.m. sunset 8 23 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
Animal ordinance decision postponed by Baytown council
Baytown City Council again debated the animal ordinance and postponed a decision until all recommendations are studied. The proposed kennel license fee, backed by the animal ordinance committee led by Calvin Evans, drew strong opposition from the Baytown Kennel Club. City Manager D R Voelkel endorsed adopting a Vancouver Washington style animal control plan for consideration.
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David Specht
Baytown
Citizens Animal Ordinance
Calvin Evans
Voelkel
Vancouver
Wash
David Evans
Leonard Stasney
Don Hallum
B. L. Beck
Baytown Kennel Club
Kennel Club
Council
Animal Ordinance Committee
Swede Scores Again in San Antonio Race
Robert W. Callaway reports Judge Tom Stolhandske wins Democratic nomination for Bexar County Commissioner, defeating Ernie DeWinne 9 968 to 8 093. Stolhandske plans to take office Jan 1, succeeding as a former Goose Creek Gander. He resigned as Justice of the Peace to run and will serve until the new year.
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San Antonio
Goose Creek
Robert W. Callaway
Tom Stolhandske
Robert E. Lee
Bexar County
Ernie DeWinne
DeWinnes
Tom
Callaway
Robert BE. Lee
Port Arthur
Stolehandske
Stolhandske
Justice of the Peace Post
University of Texas
Darrell
New Methodist District Here in Baytown Houston East District
The Houston East District of the Texas Methodist Conference will base its office in Grace United Methodist Church Baytown after relocating from Galveston due to a district realignment. Rev Jester White, formerly Galveston district superintendent, becomes district superintendent for Houston East and he and his family will reside at 5111 Ashwood after June 22.
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Houston-East
Texas Methodist Conference
Grace United Methodist Church
Baytown
Galveston
Texas Conference
Jester White
Houston East
Houston
Ashwood
Social Security Twins share fate across states
James William Pittman Jr of Baytown and James William Pitman Jr of Grangeville Idaho share a single Social Security number due to a long history of administrative mix ups. Both men born February 10 have mothers named Della and fathers named James William. The case, now resolved, involved misfiled tax forms and a mistaken tax payment that was later corrected.
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Wanda Orton
James William Pittman Jr
Baytown
James William Pitman Jr
Grangeville
Idaho
Baytown Pittman
Murray Person
Social Security Office
Pittman
Mont Belvieu
J. W. Pitman
Beaver Dam
Wis
Pitman
Della
James William
J. W
Baltimore
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