DeFee Street Reverts to Two-Way Traffic by Vote
City Council approves a two-way conversion for DeFee Street by a 5-2 vote despite opponents led by Mayor R. H. Pruett and Councilman Al Clayton. Highway chair H. M. Campbell cites merchant complaints of revenue loss as a justification, while Lacy Lusk and others push for immediate action.
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By. Swift
DeFee Street
al Clayton
R. H.pruett
Lacy Lusk
H. M.campbell
Highway Committee
Campbell
Lusk
Pruett
C. Darwin Middleton
Clayton
H. M. “Campbell
Middleton
City Seeks Annexation Hearing Amid Baytown News
Baytown reports a city annexation hearing set after local updates. Newcomers Mr and Mrs R C Savoie arrive post graduating from Rice Institute, while a separate item notes a driving license day crowd at the city jail and a jackpot rodeo at Crosby Fair Grounds. A stray three month old puppy queries for a home, and Baytown loses All-American Gillies Award contention to El Campo. A billfold found at Blue Arrow is linked to Janes R K Newell with money and papers inside.
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R. C. Savoie
New Jersey
Baytown
Rice ‘Institute
Savoie
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
el Campo
Texas
Janes
Section of Market to be renamed Bayway Drive
The Wooster chamber proposal to rename Market Street section from Baytown Junior High to Decker Drive was advanced by Wooster Chamber of Commerce. City Council accepted the recommendation unanimously and formed a committee to study a broader name change from Market to Bayway Drive while preserving the Market segment from the traffic circle to West Baytown. Mayor Pruett noted business opposition to changing Market, and County Commissioner Ramsey supported the chamber plan, urging Baytown officials to weigh in.
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Market Street
Baytown
Decker- Drive
Wooster
West Siain
West Baytown
R.H. Pruett
W. V. Ramsey
Market
Cedar Bayou Group Pushes Baytown Annexation Plan
Baytown City Council scheduled July 5 6 for a public hearing on annexing Cedar Bayou water district after a civic committee led by Boyd WN Hill presented a petition signed by 111 district residents. Most council members favored the hearing to hear both sides though AY Clayton opposed immediate annexation and urged consulting the water commission. Hill argued the merger would be economically sound for both sides.
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Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Boyd WN. Hill
Water District
Hill
AY Clayton
Clayton
Waytown
Seo Cedar Bayou
Edwin Clarke and Dr Ford Off to Montreal
Edwin G Clarke and Dr Kenneth W Ford newly installed Baytown Optimist Club officers depart today for Montreal Canada to attend the Optimist International Convention June 28 to July 3 They travel with their wives and Clarke's son Carl Thomas and plan part of the trip as vacation visiting Thousand Islands Clarke born in Montreal Also Gov Allan Shivers says he will soon name a statewide committee to study public school segregation as a Texas problem.
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Edwin G. Clarke
Kenneth W. Ford
Baytown
Optimist Club
Montreal
Canada
Clarkes
Carl Thomas
Thousand Islands
Clarke
Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Around Town Highlights at a Formal Main Street Eatery
Readers notice a parade of locals in formal dress at a central restaurant. Don McCleod and Donald mingle while Jobnella and Gene Boynton seek a brief escape. Jim Nelson jokes about being lost. Doc Hill shows interest in Rainbow Girls trip to El Paso. Mrs Wil joins younger guests. Doc frets about cooking. Robert Biano is mistaken for his twin. Steve McWilliams and Bill Hartman with Lars Operyshek sell. Dr. Herbert Duke discusses an important phone call. Jelson McElroy recalls Army days with old friends at a dinner. E. P. Lowe sings county tunes. Hack Worry Lane under rework. Georgia Sult laments vacation pains with kids. Bill ing reports a new job. Jean Edwards crafts a large ice cream freezer.
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Barvers Hill
Don McCleod
Donald
Jobnella
Gene Boynton
Jim Nelson
Doc Hill
el Paso
Wil
Doc
Robert Biano
Steve McWilliams
Bill Hartman
Lars Operyshek
Herbert Duke
Jelson McElroy
E. P. Lowe
Hackwrry Lane
Georgia Sult
Jean Edwards
No Date Fixed Council Suggests Public Hearing on Gas Rate Hike
Baytown's City Council, aligned with Democratic views, recommended a public hearing to decide if Houston Natural Gas Corp should raise rates. No date was set, but Mayor Pruett promised an earliest hearing. Massey, company director, urged a 23.21 percent increase citing expansion and repair costs. Residential bill would rise to about 2.7 cents per day. commercial rates to 175 dollars.
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Baytown
Counci
Massey
Enuneil
Massya
Hill
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Drasney
Witnesses Summoned In Coroner's Hearing In Baytown Case
The first coroner's hearing in Baytown seeks subpoenas for witnesses to clarify the death of an infant whose body was found at the Barkaloo road garbage dump. City officials named include City Manager D Middleton, Health Officer L W Crossman, Public Works Director C W Grantham, Police Chief W R Montgomery, and others. Judge Queen postponed verdicts until after an inquest Monday, aiming to clear up the mystery.
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Walter
Baytown
Barkaloo Road
C. W. Grantham
W. R. Montgomery
Jess Newberry
City
of the Peace
Montgomery
Judge Queen
Queen
Baytown IBEW Local Plans Runoff Election Saturday
Baytown IBEW Local 644 schedules a runoff for president and business manager in a run-off and open house at its new union hall on Saturday. Polls close at 6 pm followed by program with Rev. M S Jordan and a international union speaker. hall at 1219 North Pruett spans 1560 square feet. building by E Morrow Construction Co at an estimated cost of 7000 dollars. Newly elected officers to be installed July 5. retiring president Pat O Sullivan to introduce the speakers.
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Baytown
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Cecil Sutphin
Conrad Matyevik
Earl Dommert
W. H. Boucher
Polly
M.S. Jordan
Grace Methodist Church
International Union
North Pruett
Aspestos
E. Morrow Construction Co
City Hall
W. H. Hasten
Joe Phelps
Seoucher
Pat O'Sullivan
Jordan
ASCE Branch Forms In San Jacinto With Inaugural Officers
Texas section expands as new Am erican Society of Civil Engineers branch, San Jacinto, holds first meeting at the Tower. W A McElhanon named president, W J Boyles vice president, A M Braswell Jr. secretary treasurer, H F Hartman Texas section director. Tower dinner honors installing officer W H Schweitzer. National VP Mason Lockwood and other officials attend. about two dozen members present.
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Texas
American Society of Civil Engineers
W. A. McEihannon
W. JD. Boyles
A. M. Braswell Jr
San Jacinto
Engineers’ Group
Tower
W. H. Schweitzer
Mason Lockwood
Houston
National Organization
R. L
Bob) Lowry
Austin
R. A. Rait
J. R. Slims
Baytown Youth Forged Check for Coral Pink Convertible
A Baytown youth posing as a millionaire's grandson forged a $2,595 check to buy a coral pink convertible in Pasadena. He signed as James Thadding West and was arrested minutes later for speeding, taken to Harris County Juvenile Detention Pending parental conference.
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Houston
Baytown
Pasadena
Harold Caldwell
J. W. Davis
James Thadding West
DeFee One Way Signs To Be Removed Saturday
Police Chief W BR Montgomery announced removal of one way signs on Wert oBee and two of four way stops at North Jones and Park. Two way traffic will resume on West DeFoe after Friday. School crossing zone planned at Park when school opens. Weather partly cloudy warm with scattered thundershowers.</s>
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North Jones and Park
W. BR. Montgomery
West DeFoe
Montgomery
Park
North Jones
Bayshore
Bond Election Saturday Vote On $750000 School Bond
Baytown voters must render property for 1986 taxation to qualify for the Saturday noon bond election. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm in 11 precincts with voting machines. Voters decide on a $750000 bond for an emergency building program and to validate outstanding bonds from prior districts. The first item allocates $480000 for a new Cedar Bayou Baytown elementary school.
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Baytown
Googe’ Creek
Cedar Bay- du
Cedar Bayou-Baytown
Dawson New BEF President Beats Henderson In Runoff
R R Dawson, refinery carpenter and former BEF vice president, won the Baytown Employes Federation runoff over incumbent W D Henderson by 1085? votes to 655. The election drew 1472 ballots, the largest in BEF history. Dawson credited support from Aut Ollphint and Henderson’s rejected sickness plan for the upset. Two trustees and 32 refinery representatives were also elected.
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Henderson
Dawson
A. BB
Aut
Ollphint
BEF
Tom Ponder
George Heflin
O. O. Durtis
D. M. Gillespie
BSI
Bey
La Porte Barbecue Aids Bayshore Hospital Drive
La Porte and the Bayshore area plan a large barbecue on the hospital site between La Porte and Seabrook to raise funds for Bayshore Memorial Hospital. Proceeds support a nonprofit hospital project with a seven member board led by President Richard M. Sinclair. Community groups donate beef beans and potatoes while local businesses provide pits and coffee. The event runs from 1 p.m. to ? p.m. with civic clubs assisting in cooking and serving.
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Joa Porte
Seabrook
Citizehs
Baytown
Passadena
Bayshore Memorial Hospital
Richard M. Sinclair
la Porte
Cattleman's Association of
Duncan Coffee Co
Houston
Humble Oland Refining Co
Bayshore
Pasadena Woman Injured In Auto Collision Here
Mrs. Amanda Lana Craig of Pasadena is in serious condition at San Jacinto Memorial hospital after a Thursday collision on Market Street at San Jacinto. A dog owned by Mrs. Craig was lost in the crash and a young girl was spotted fleeing with the pet. Relatives request contact at 7791 Baytown with information. Co-driver Lana Simmons had minor injuries. Merrel E. Hopper, 23, of Pasadena, faced aggravated assault by motor vehicle charges for allegedly running a stop sign and striking the Craig car.
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Mra
Amanda Lana Craig
Pasadena
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
San
Amanda L. Craig
Baytown
Leaders Mourn Amon Carter Death at Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nation reacts to the death of Amon G Carter publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Leaders in education business and entertainment call him a monument and a great friend. Texas figures credit his contributions to higher education and West Texas institutions.
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United “Press
Amon G.carter
Fort- Worth Star-Telegram
Carter
Amon
Empire Builders
Daniel
Amon Carter
West Texas
E. Jones
Texas Technical College
Lubbock
Poor Dogcatcher Faces Backlash Over Rabid Enforcement
Local residents in Worrly County react to county dog catcher efforts to enforce a little publicized leash law. Complaints target abrupt pickups, lack of notice, and rude conduct by Humane Officer Pete Sutler. Some residents defend the actions, while others decry the sudden enforcement and threats of jail for owners unable to retrieve dogs within three days.
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Junkewood
Worrly County
Humane
Pete Sutler
Gray
McNair
Highlands
Butler
City Police Probe Mayhem Case Involving Bayshors Motors
Police investigate a mayhem incident after G. Mickel, service manager at Bayshors Motors, says he was injured during an altercation at the act o agency. He was struck on the hand after striking at an assailant who hid behind an air duct. He cites a $4 doctor bill and notes the attacker fled the scene.
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G. Mickel
Bayshors Motors
Acto
Michels
Mey
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