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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
2
Fragmentary list of company names and tickers appears to be a stock quote cluster from a historical page. Entities include Ford, General Electric, Gulf Oil, Pepsi Cola, Exxon and others, mixed with partial abbreviations and stray letters, lacking coherent narrative or dates. The readable items suggest a market snapshot or roster of corporations rather than a connected news item.
A Houston fundraising drive aims to raise 5750,000 by year end to complete the Museum of Natural Science in Hermann Park. William B. Black Jr. says construction advances thanks to civic gifts and foundations. E Clyde McGraw chairs the capital funds committee as the project’s remaining cost nears 2 million.
Election coverage notes Baytown League of Women Voters involvement limited to parliamentary duties and vote counting. HCCAA staff will certify voter eligibility as a new coordinator for the Baytown area is introduced, marking the third such appointment in 38 months amid staff changes at the HOCAA office.
The school district plans to solicit bids by July 30 for Stallworth Stadium work with a May 7 bond program funding of 7.7 million dollars. Architect Lowell Lammers outlined a multi part plan including a 16 000 seat football stadium with optional Astro Turf and lighting options up to 100 foot candles. An adjacent 1 500 seat baseball stadium is included with dugouts and lighting options down to 20 foot candles in the outfield.
A box and its contents were stolen from a boat at Goose Creek oil field near Goose Creek strain valued at 20 dollars, with theft occurring between Monday and Tuesday. Nearby, MARTHA Graves, Jackie Lengston and Hudson Langston were called to the bedside of their mother Sue Langston at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe after neuro surgery. A billfold with cash, a check and credit cards was taken from a home between Saturday and Monday, totaling 242 dollars in cash and a 70 dollar check. Community notices include swim registration continuing at 10 a.m. Friday for those unable to register last week due to rain, with a pool entry fee only. The Teenage Tops meeting moves to 10 a.m. Monday in the Civic Center and invites teens to bring a salad for lunch. Adult TOPS will end its morning contest at 10 a.m. Monday with a gift basket and TOPS award. a salad and lunch will follow, with numbers for weight control help. Local residents Nathan and Nancy Dickerson and the Dickersons’ summer plans in Christiansburg, Virginia are noted along with stadium and parking improvements plans, drainage and safety considerations. Baptist Temple closes its Vacation Bible School with a program at 7 p.m. Friday. 332 children will showcase work and refreshments will be served. A Manchester Terrier named Chi-Chi is missing from 809 E. Avon. the dog is black with brown spots, vaccinated, wearing a flea collar, and can be reached at 423-2397. John B. Turner of Humble Oil will speak at the Chamber of Commerce meeting about the Houston metro area outlook from 1968 to 2000.
Harris County District Court Judge Ben F. Wilson, 77, died Wednesday of a heart attack while vacationing in Colorado Springs. He served 43 years on the bench and planned to retire in December under a new state retirement rule. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Saturday at George HL. Lewis and Sons Funeral Home with burial at Forest Park Lewnsdale. Survivors include his widow of 2929 Buffalo Speedway and sisters Trudie and Mary Wilson of Wherrville.
Billy A Head of E Faye, 107 Daniel Vance Settle son of Mr and Mrs C Settle 2207 Rogalie Room 182 Jerry Ann Calma 400 Inwood Room 203 admitted to Gulf Coast Hospital with listed addresses and room numbers
Baytonian John William Black, Baylor University junior journalism major and 1966 Robert E. Lee High School graduate, is among 28 Baylor interns placed in Dallas, Springfield, Washington, Santa Fe, and Texas papers. The program, organized by professors Cheavens and McHam, includes radio and TV, with academic credit and supervisor reports.
Floyd L Hallman 77 of 419 Missouri Baytown died at home. Surviving wife Lula and three generations of relatives. Evelyn Onken 50 of Channelview died in hospital. Bennie Onken and four children among survivors. Donnie James Wood 19 of Highlands died of accidental gun wound. Parents and siblings listed. services set with Earthman and Central Bapt Church Cleveland.
City planners discussed a district built treatment plant to serve the area and an area north of Interstate 10. Attorney Burrel Rowe said council approval is decisive, warning that without final approval the district could only seek basic city services.
A blast in a Morrell Park phone booth damaged the General Telephone Co. property and nearby businesses. Police say the explosion could have killed anyone using the phone at the time, with damage estimated around 3500 dollars. A local resident heard the blast and compared it to a car wreck.
A midweek cool front lowered Baytown temperatures to around 62 degrees by 6 am Thursday, well below typical early March readings. Officials expect a return to near normal highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s by Thursday night and Friday.
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