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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1972
Page
1
The Bay Area Board of Realtors will host the annual president’s reception and dinner at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the League City Convention Center to welcome Lester C Weatherby as the new president of the Texas Association of Realtors A social hour begins at 6 30 p m The event marks a major gathering of real estate leaders in the region.
Leslie Williams checks into San Jacinto Hospital for an appendectomy after a dental appointment. Helen Melinger stages a style show. Al Herring hosts Flora Musick at BLT’s Death of A Salesman opening. Kathy Rutherford and Lisa Gumm win top prizes at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Lisa Head receives a first complete set of golf clubs on her birthday. Dr. A. P. Shaddix entertains at the Optimist dinner with jokes. Tomm y Hathaway photographs award winners with a 35 mm. Police Chief and Mrs. John Wilkinson and Assistant Chief and Mrs. R. H. Turner are introduced at the Respect for Law event.
Eleven candidates seek the three six year terms on the Lee College Board with filing through midnight Wednesday. Ballot order drawn Thursday at 5:30 in Rundell Hall. Incumbents include B L Gunn and Dr Sam Hastings. Local candidates span business, education and unions as the district, separated from the school system in 1965, heads to general election.
General Telephone Co of the Southwest announces a 7,168,600 construction budget for the Baytown division in 1972, up from 4,526,700 in 1971, part of a 106 million company wide plan. Baytown will expand automatic number identification, metro service for Crosby Huffman and Beach City, add a warehouse and service center, and begin touch calling in June. The firm notes current rates do not cover costs and requests a rate increase in Baytown as construction rises 10.4 percent from 1971.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers for Wednesday in the Baytown area. Temperatures in the upper 70s. Morgan's Point tides for Thursday show highs at 3:38 a.m. and 4:04 p.m. with lows at 4:27 a.m. and 4:56 p.m.
Harris County grand jury indicted two men tied to the Crosby area stock sales of an unregistered Mexican mining venture. Beck and Anderson face two counts each for conspiracy and selling unregistered securities. The scheme involved 8,250 shares sold to 24 investors on March 6, 1989, with 6,250 shares later transferred to a trust.
Gov. Preston Smith plans a statewide paid political TV appearance to explain his role in the stock fraud scandal and discuss a possible special session and related matters. A Texas Supreme Court mandamus outcome may affect immediate session needs for May primaries.
University of Houston coach Guy Lewis confirmed that the 13th ranked Cougars have accepted an invitation to participate in the NCAA basketball championship playoffs.
Arthur Wayne Coltharp, principal at Harlem Elementary School, resigns to become a field representative for the Texas State Teachers Association in Austin. He has led Harlem for six years and helped launch the pupil progress program, desegregation efforts, and the Book Sellers partnership with a Baytown bookstore. Enrollment at Harlem has grown to 93 students this year, with total district enrollment at 344. Coltharp will submit his resignation and leave Baytown after 11 years with the school system.
In Washington the Senate voted 67 to 26 to defeat Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr.'s amendment denying federal officials power to block attendance at the nearest school. The same day the chamber adopted a 90 to 2 Ervin amendment upholding constitutional standards on racial balance in busing orders. The measure moves to a House conference as antibusing riders loom.
Humble Oil and Enjay Chemical Co. workers begin relocation to a new building off Decker Drive with about 100 already moved and a March 20 completion target. Three more moves will transfer around 74 employees plus desks and files. the telephone switchboard starts at the new site March 11. extensions change though the main number 427 5711 remains. An open house for employees and families is planned for April.
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