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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1968

Page

2

Baytown Seeks Funds for Sewer and Street Projects

Engineering consultants Turner Collie and Braden chaired Baytown sewer work with $1,971,378.90 available and $1,962,012.10 spent. The sewer fund runs $120,841.11 in red, with $180,000 planned transfer to the general fund. Street capital plans show $1,829,171.78 total, $1,512,716.49 spent, leaving $316,455.38 for repairs and construction.

Turner, Collie Ad Braden Baytown Sterling High School LeFevre Turner Collie Braden Lhittie North Main Baytown Engineering Co

Candy Storm Pummels Texas Coast With Floods Tornadoes

Tropical storm Candy drives torrential rains from the Red River to the Gulf. Winds near 72 mph, four foot tides, and multiple tornadoes lash coastal Texas, with Dallas and Victoria seeing flooding. Officials warn of continuing showers and possible local floods as Candy weakens.

Corpus Christi Tex Candy Texas Red River Gulf Guadalupe Victoria Jack R. Fite Corpus Christi Weather Bureau New Orleans Weather Bureau Austin San Patricio Bay Mustang Island Campo Texas Department of Public Safety Weather Bureau Cambus Christi

Baytown Lions Attend International Convention in Dallas

Baytown Lions Club plans a delegation to the Lions International Convention in Dallas from Wednesday through Saturday. The Statler Hilton Motel will host the group with the world gathering featuring an international parade downtown on Wednesday morning. Dallas hosts Lions International President David Evans of Texas City, and Baytown participants include Mr and Mrs Allen Rice, George Bennett, Envin W Froehner, E C Jack Kimmons, Clifford Bond, Roy Elms, Vernon Myers, Dudley Huckabee, Ben Ammons, and Theo Wilburn.

Baytown Lions Club Lions International Dallas Statler - Hilton Baytown Group Lions David Evans Texas City Texas Baytown Allen Rice George L. Ebennett Envin W. Froehner E. C Jack’’ Kimmons Clifford M. “Sparky’* Bond Roy Elms Vernon L. Myers Dudley Huckabee Ben F. Ammons Theo Wilburn

Thefts Report From City Homes and Stores

Thefts continued from page one with multiple break ins reported. Patrolman Fields noted damage to a coin machine totaling about 15 dollars with coins stolen but another machine had its box moved. A second incident caused similar losses. At 1902 Olive Street, items including golf clubs guns and watches were stolen from Hamilton L Townsend, valued at about 364 dollars according to Patrolman Knight.

William Fields Hamilton L. Townsend Olive R. D. Knight

The Last American series premieres in Laytown Sun

History notes how slavery undercuts citizenship in early America and how enslaved and free blacks fought for rights. Oakley argues slavery began with Massachusetts 1641 and shaped two centuries of struggle, culminating in a TV series starting Tuesday, with nonconsecutive runs due to space limits.

Oakley Massachusetts Tod Laytown Sun

Investment list of major companies and tickers

A dense roster of corporate names with percent figures and symbols appears, listing corporations such as Allis Chalmers Syntex Taft Broadcast Am Tel Tel Technicolor Anaconda Tenneco Armco Texaco Ashland Oil Texas Eastern Bendix Texas Gulf Sulphur Dow Jones Dow Chemical Xerox El Paso General Motors Exxon Mobil and many others in a single tabulated sequence. The text reads like a market or earnings snapshot with percentages attached to many names, indicating share or stake levels.

Citizens National Bank and Goodbody Co Allis Chalmers Syntex Arlan’s Taft Broadcast Technicolor Anaconda Tenneco - Armco Texaco Ashland Oi Texas Eastern Bendix Texas Gulf Sur Meth Steel Union Carbide Carrier Corp Union Ol of Cal Celanese United Air Lines Upjohn Drug Columbia Gas VU. S. Steel Delta Air Westinghouse Diamond Shamrock Dow Jones Industrial Dow Chem Xerox Dresser Int du Pont el Paso Elec BIE Gen Motors Tel & Eli Tire Georgia-Pacific Gillette Sir Sordon’s Jewel Greyhound Gulf Gulf States Util Halliburton Hoffman Electr Ho L&p STK Interlake Steel Aebml Osesenese SAN Jones & Laugh Kerr-McGee - Hy Kiesge SS Wsts Ling-Temes-Vought McDormell Douglas Magnavox Marathon Oil Mobile Socony Monsanto Mat Dairy Nat Dist Occidental Penn Central RR Pepsi Cola Phillips Pet Rca Schlumberger Sears - Shell Sinclair Spermy-Rand Stan Cal Stan Ind Stan NJ Stan Ohio Stauffer Chem Sun of J Sunray

Hospital Notes Admits New Gulf Coast Patients

Admitted to Gulf Coast are Patricia Ann Lindsey Dane and Ruby Lynn Wilson along with safety details for several other patients. New arrivals include Mr and Mrs David Michael McClure Channelview daughter born June 22 and Mr and Mrs Harold Ray Car rico Channelview son born June 24 at Gulf Coast.

David Michael McClure Midway Gulf Coast Harold Ray Carrico Channelview

Baytown Boy 16 Hurt In Motorcycle Crash

Baytown teen Tarry G Bennett 16 of 12 W Nazo sustained minor injuries in a motorcycle automobile collision on Hemphill Street at 3 38 p m Saturday. He was taken to Baytown Hospital by ambulance after a car driven by Margaret Davis 53 of 2507 Harris struck his motorcycle as she made a left turn into a parking lot. Davis was charged with failure to yield the right of way. Patrolman Ir Williamson said.

Tarry G. Bennnett W. Nazo Hemphill Street Bennett Baytown Hospital Margaret Davis Harris Davis W. Williamson

Former Residents Grandson Dies At Home In Pasadena

Richard Wilbourn aged 20, great-grandson of Cedar Bayou pioneers Mr and Mrs Marvin Olive, died at home in Pasadena. Funeral at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church Pasadena, burial Grand View Memorial Cemetery under Colonial Funeral Home. Survivors include parents Henry Wilbourn Jr and a sister Rose Dawn, grandparents O Q Shannon and H W Wilbourn, and several aunts and uncles. He was a member of Pasadena First Methodist Church and former Pasadena Coin Club vice president.

Cedar Bayou Marvin Olive Pasadena Richard Wilbourn First Methodist Church Colonial Funeral Home Grandview Memorial Cemetery Thomas Price Joe Wells Henry Wilbourn Jr Rose Dawn Wilbourn OQ. C. Shannon H. W. Wilbourn Troup W. &. Cale aPsadena J. N. Nelson Freeport G. L. Sheen Wilbourn Portland, Ore W. B. Mabe Marvin Shennon First Methoddist Church of Pasadena Coin Club

Boy Praised For Alertness On Fourth Street Rescue

At about 7:30 a.m. on Monday a 12-year-old boy named Gerald Reeves helped a lost toddler wander toward Fourth Street by escorting him to the police station. The diapered child, identified only as Robert, was soon reunited with his mother as Patrolman Billy Welch returned him home. Police commended Reeves for acting quickly to aid the child.

Gerald Reeves Fourth Street Robert Billy Welch Young Heeves

Aunt Of Baytonian Is Wharton Crash Victim

Wharton Mrs Joe Pospisil and daughter Georgia Marie Pospisil both of Wharton died in a two car crash on the Boling Highway six miles east of Wharton. The women were relatives of Baytown area resident Mrs Jimmy Bertsch. Cruz Amaro of Boling also died shortly after from a heart attack.

Baytonian Wharton Joe Pospisil Georigia Marie Pospisil Boling Highway Pospisi Jimmy Bertsch West Adoue Baytown Miss Pospisil Cruz Amaro Boling Amaro

Seminary Attendee Named in Deacon Kinder Garden Page

Dr Minnie Alice Robert and her son attend Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville while she serves on First Baptist Church Deacon Kindergarten Committee. Dr Robertson plans to attend the University of Texas, reflecting ongoing education amid local religious and academic ties.

Minnie Alice Robertson Southern Theological Eminary Louisville First Baptist Church Elizabeth Peabody Robertson University of Texas

Special showing of Bandolero at Brunson for workers

A special showing of the movie Bandolero will be presented at 11 15 a.m. Tuesday at the Brunson for shift workers and others who could not attend the regular showing. Rufus Honeycutt, manager, notes the event aims to accommodate workers with limited hours.

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