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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1975
Page
1
locals including James R. Nelson Mrs Green and Mr Burnett voice attachment to a long standing Baytown oak tree seen as a traffic hazard yet central to community identity. they recall past arrivals in 1929 and 1831 and express desire to keep the tree as part of Baytown’s heritage.
An ophthalmologist performed the operation for the first patient on Friday, June 20, with a two day one night stay costing about 700 to 3800 dollars compared to a seven day hospital stay. The hospital notes savings in cost and morbidity and cites specialized equipment and materials costs around 200 dollars per operation. Dr George Fleming, executive director, discusses overall hospital advances including pulmonary, cardiac, gastroenterology labs and xeromammography for early cancer detection.
A Baytown man was injured in a 6:14 p.m. Tuesday crash on Kilgore Road near Ward. Shelly Gail Landry, 18, driving southbound on Kilgore, lost control, crossed into the northbound lane, and hit a mailbox and fence at 1828 Kilgore. Passenger Donald Wayne Landry, 24, was taken to town Medical Center. Mrs Landry was charged with failure to control speed.
News wires report North and South Korea trading sharp rhetoric on the 25th anniversary of the Korean War. Other brief items note Ugandan charges about British ships in Mombasa to rescue a teacher, Texas wage talks, and wild Texas wind and weather conditions.
The Celenese board approved a 300 million pounds per year acetic acid unit at the Clear Lake Chemical plant with an estimated cost of 500 million dollars. James E. Wail, president of Celenese Chemical Co., says the unit will relieve a nationwide acetic acid shortage expected to begin in 1976 or 1977.
OTIS GRAHAM of Baytown was elected secretary of the Texas Farm and Land Brokers at the Texas Association of Realtors convention in El Paso. Rites pending for Cove resident Arlie McKay with funeral services at Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton. McKay died early Wednesday in a Baytown hospital after an auto accident Tuesday.
Police report an armed robbery at a Baytown liquor store with a 27 year old suspect described in a cap and blue checkered pants. The cashier said the thief demanded cash from the register and left with an undetermined amount.
General Telephone Co. seeks a 69.6 percent overall rate increase with one party lines rising 30.4 percent and two party lines 63.6 percent. Council members critique high residential hikes and urge restraint while noting cost structures and long term debt. Chappell cites cost of money and operating costs as factors behind the request and asserts ongoing cost-cutting measures.
The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission warned consumers that high pressure airless paint spray guns may be hazardous under certain conditions. The advisory cites potential risks of misfires and forceful spray exposures, urging careful use and adherence to safety guidelines.
The report notes that skin and tissue injuries can lead to lasting damage or necessitate surgical amputation, highlighting serious consequences and potential long term disability.
James E Fulton Mason lodge plans installation this Saturday at Bayway Drive. Worshipful Master Jimmy Boy to be installed, with Grant Horton as senior warden and Henry Stephenson as junior warden. Other officers include J Fields treasurer James senior deacon Andrew Thorson junior grand foreman and Junior Masons.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet at 7 Wednesday evening at the Baytown Community Building. Also listed is a special KC meeting at 7 30 pm chaired by the day’s organizers. A stray notice mentions kittens and Texas election bureau.
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