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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1966
Page
1
Baytown volunteers host a dance at the Firemen's Recreational Hall on Lee Drive starting 8:20 p.m. Saturday July 2. Music by a Kapata Louisiana French band. Donation $1 per person, proceeds to the firemen's fund.
A collage of short items: Co J and Etta Mae Smith on a Winston Salem postcard vacation. Buster Brown excited about a trial ride and meeting Fess Parker. Randy Steinmetz 10 visiting relatives in Lawton Oklahoma for five weeks. Mary Jessie Ramirez at Baytown Hospital Room 219 accepting visitors. Woody Butler drives a truck to college. Calvin Keating recovering from eye surgery at Memorial Baptist Hospital Houston Room 801. Lion of the Year goes to Andy Bargainer over Hederhorst. Nancy Sheffield finds a ride to a baseball game. Grace Friench at The Sun with a surprise. Mrs Robert R Warne doing reporting. Miss Sue Huddleston asks about a picture. Mrs Jona Tipton postcards from Fort Worth about attending Py thian Sisters Grand Temple Session. Jennie Rutherford plans a party. Pearnie Wolcott schedules two activities. Mrs B P Cameron relays information. Doug Wallace calls a meeting. Dave Moore misidentified.
Charles F. White owner of White Sup ply Co. at 79 South Main objects to a night work extension of Missouri Pacific Railroad through Baytown. The short spur points north toward a proposed industrial spur for the U S Steel plant, located about 100 feet south of MO Pac’s main line crossing South Main.
The document outlines estimated and actual revenues and expenditures for the School District Building Fund covering September 1, 1963, to June 10, 1966. It lists sources of income and uses of funds, reflecting the district’s financial activity over the period with projected versus actual figures.
The 1963 school district bond issue shows a starting balance of 76,833.65 in building funds. Bond sales and transfers totaled 4,856,740 for building purposes, with 4,182,695.80 spent by June 10, leaving 674,044.41. Anticipated next-year expenditures total 1,231,392.52, projecting a 557,548.12 deficit.
Baytown City Council accepted Turner Callie and Braden’s recommendation to cut 7700 from the West Main sewage treatment plant project. Couch Construction Co held the low bid of 365595 to expand capacity for Woodlawn Cedar Bayou and Sterling High School, with contingencies about 36000. The project still tops 234000 original estimates and uses bond funds plus federal grants.
A reflective note cites Psalms 121:7 about divine protection and a Spinoza quote on life's purpose. The text presents two quotes combined, contrasting religious reassurance with philosophical self-development.
Chip Crist, an active Baytown youth, asked the mayor six questions about Baytowns clear water program. Mayor Cravey replies that clean water is essential as the city grows, and outlines efforts to prevent pollution of streams lakes and bays.
Our World Today notes union members near ending voting on a tentative pact between nine non striking unions and Dow Chemical Co in Freeport. The report also covers a Houston murder trial, highway safety push, and international affairs alongside local water concerns and pollution issues.
Charles Alfred McDonald 41 year Baytown resident and retired Humble Oil supervisor died Friday at a Baytown hospital aged 33. Survived by two sons, five daughters, five sisters, one brother, ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Sunday at Earthman Chapel with Rev Jim Brown of Central Baptist Church. Interment Cedar Crest Cemetery.
Campco Construction Co of Houston submitted a base bid of 1 191 800 for five Lea College buildings including a two story technical vocational classroom, three single story shop buildings and a central mechanical building. Estimated cost was 1.2 million with federal and local funds backing the project.
A new live-virus mumps vaccine shows almost 100 percent effectiveness with the child daughter of the discovering scientist providing the virus strain. A deadly crash north of Fort Worth kills seven people and injures three seriously.
Crosby Lions Club will install new officers at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Rainbow Cafe in Dayton. Installing officer will be J. B. Woolridge of Anafunec. Incoming officers include Larry Anderson president Paul Carleton first vice president E. G. Fuchs second vice president Jamies Corbitt third vice president JL Beilghes secretary treasurer Campbell Lion Jamers Gouverneur Clements tail twister and directors Rev. J. T. Barnett John Eliender and EC. Runneberg. Term begins July 3. Members recently included Anderson Clements Corbitt and Corbitt as alternates. The convention featured meetings dinners banquets ball and queen’s contest. Lions International President Walter Campbell guest speaker along with David Evans and Shorty Powers.
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital trustees named three new board members Perry W Britton Rey Elms and W M Mosley at Friday session presided by President W H Schweitzer replacing Ed Vaught as chair. Mosley associated with NASA Ellington Field and Seabrook Church. Britton Baytown banker and layman. Elms Baytown industrial relations at United Carbon.
John Bonney named vice president at First National Bank after moving from Nassau Bay National Bank in Clear Lake. He has a lengthy banking background in Corpus Christi and past roles in local civic groups and church work. World War II and Korean War veteran.
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