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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
2
A dance is set for 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Ellinger Combo from Ellinger, Texas will provide music. The public is welcome.
An advertisement extols a lavish itinerary featuring a Rhine boat tour through Bavaria Innsbruck Rome the Vatican Trevi Fountain Colosseum Pisa Grasse Paris London Westminster Abbey Scotland Yard and more. It urges readers to book now with multiple travel agencies as September nears.
Former Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher and other state leaders face scrutiny amid the National Bankers Life-Sharpstown Bank controversy. Barnes cites a lack of confidence from the SEC case, as Dolph Briscoe and Ralph Yarborough are also potential contenders. Barnes, young ex lieutenant governor and two-term state representative, notes his early decision and competitive race.
Trustees discussed bank bids with preferred in-district options but opened to outside bids. Bids due July 6 for a two year contract. The district warned of large overdrafts early in the school year and a $34 million year end balance to be repaid by February. The board narrowly failed to change transfer policy pending Fifth Circuit guidance. Crosby School District transfer applications show 30 of 46 new requests.
Antonio Gonzales Sr. 68 of Baytown will have a 9:30 a.m. service at Earthman Funeral Home Chapel and a 10 a.m. service at Guadalupe Catholic Church with Msgr. Francisco Urbanovsky officiating. Burial is in San Jacinto Memorial Park. He died Monday in a Baytown hospital. He was retired from Humble Oil and Refining Co. and served as a custodian at Highlands Junior School. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, five sisters, five brothers, and fourteen grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
A school district wage and hour dispute threatens possible HEW entanglement next year involving Harlem Elementary. Trustees debated attorney nominations with Reid, Strickland, Gillette and Ramsey chosen, while Lippmann backed Stewart and Park. District paid firms 200 dollars monthly plus 15 percent of tax collections.
Residents and neighbors clashed at a hearing over a proposed waste site near Highlands. H. M. Hoffman testified repeated dumping by French Ltd. trucks and unmarked vehicles, while Liberty Waste Disposal owner C. P. Joiner faced questions about ownership of Petrochemical Systems. Kenneth Strahan said Lay claimed Joiner owned Petrochemical, but Lay refused to confirm ownership details.
TV schedule fragment lists Van Dyke Show Pat G You program notes and multiple reruns. It mentions Night Comes to the Cumberland, Beverly Hillbillies, Mod Squad, All in the Family, Marcus Welby, and Legal/Crime themed segments. Includes movie Three Into Two Won't Go and Tonight Show host lineup. Contains unit notes on various programs and times across the evening.
Several dog bites and one cat bite were reported weekend to police. A two year old girl was bitten on her right middle finger at 306 E James around noon Friday. A teenager was bitten on Burnet Drive in Lakewood at 11 a.m. Friday. Other dog bite calls occurred at 12:55 p.m. Saturday on Baker Road and at 5:40 p.m. Friday on Bayway Drive. A cat bite was reported Sunday at 4:63 am on Harvey Blvd.
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