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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1969

Page

2

Two Hurt In Separate Car Accidents Saturday

Two injuries reported in separate crashes. Robert W. Kelley of 1000 Park Way rear ended John P. Chirafis at a red light at 9 05 a m and Chirafis wife was treated for neck pain in Beaumont while Kelley faced a negligent collision charge. In a second incident Mariah E K Gaskin of 807 Oak Street struck two parked cars on Sterling around 2 30 pm injuring her passenger Tamer Carr. Gaskin was charged with negligent collision and the other two car owners sustained extensive damage.

Robert W. Kelley 1000 Parkway John P. Chirafis Beaumont Chirafis Kelley Sterling

Police Probe Misdemeanor Swindle Case

Baytown police investigated a misdemeanor swindle and attempted burglary from Sunday. Donald Baisley, Burger Chef manager, reported a man swindled an employee of $19 by paying with a $20 bill and causing a $19 cash overage. Police also noted KR Kennedy reported a burglary Saturday night, with $60 taken from a hall closet jar and $140 left behind.

Baytown Donald Baisley Iowa Burger Chef Market St Baisley KR. L. Kennedy W. Main

Apollo LEM mission plan described by McDivitt and Schweickart

Details of the lunar excursion module LEM in the Apollo plan, including its fragile design, docked operations with the command module, and a two hour 10 minute space walk by Schweickart. The plan outlines a 109 mile separation and a rendezvous back with the command ship as astronauts test in orbit capabilities for a future moon landing.

Outer Space McDivitt Earth Moon Schweickart Lem United States U.S Scott

Kennel Club to Hear Talk by Mrs Dill

Mrs Ruth Dill of Highlands will speak at 7 30 pm Monday to the Baytown Kennel Club at the Baytown Community Center on Breeding and a Breeder s Responsibility to his Breed. She owns Clairlac Kennels and has led Bluebonnet Poodle Club. Guests may ask questions. refreshments will be served.

Ruth Dill Highlands Baytown

Deaf School to Transfer Management to Trinity University

San Antonio AP report says Sun Shine Cottage, a renowned school for deaf children, will be managed by Trinity University. The school’s independent board retains ownership of the facilities and the management agreement will be renegotiated in five years.

San Antonio Sunshine Cottage Trinity University

Last Rites Held In Silsbee For Mrs W C Britton

Funeral services for Mrs Necy Britton 73 of Silsbee were held at First United Methodist Church with Rev R Eugene Johnson and Rev W W Hawthorne officiating. Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont. She died Friday night at home. Wife of W C Britton proprietor of Britton Cravens Lumber Co Baytown. Survivors include husband a son Perry Britton of Baytown a daughter Mrs Eddy Plunk of Silsbee a brother John H Robinson of Beaumont and two grandchildren Britton and Mary Plunk. Pallbearers were Dr W C McNiel Paul Edwards Cecil Cobble Richard Collier Paul Joroges John Mead Dr W J Poshataske and C F Walker. Honorary pallbearers include N A Cravens L P Skinner Ross Epps and Bill Bellinger.

Necy Britton Silsbee First United Methodist Church R. Eugene Johnson W. W. Hawthorne Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont First United Methodist Church of Eastern Star Chapter No Twentieth Century Club Beaumont and Silsbee Women’s Club Perry Britton Baytown Eddy Plunk John H. Robinson Britton Mary Plunk

Workshop for kindergarten items at Anson Jones School

A workshop to prepare items for public school kindergartens for 1969-70 will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the old Anson Jones School. Volunteers should bring sack lunches and paper scissors. JOE KILGORE seeks info on his missing dog in the Cedar Bayou area near Highway 146, found with a collar and tab. call 422-5418.

Anson Jones Joe Kilgore Cedar Bayou Highway 146

Crosby School Race See One Candidate Files For Trustee

Oliver Thompson of 4517 Lord Road Crosby has filed for Position No 2 on the Crosby school board. Position No 1, held by incumbent A J Schmidl, is open with filing due by 4 p m Wednesday. Thompson is a service salesman for White Trucks of Houston and has lived in Crosby five years. He is a Sunday school superintendent at Shiloh Baptist Church and active in Crosby PTA. He and his wife have two daughters in Crosby Elementary School.

Crosby Crosby School Board Oliver Thompson Lord Road Truman Reed A. J. Schmidl Reed Shmidl Thompson White Trucks Houston Louisiana Colfax Northwestern State College Natchitoches Shiloh

Trustees Continue Budget Plans for Local Schools

The article details budget items including 10,670 for activity programs, 9,000 for Jessie Pumphrey Elementary principal-in-training, 28,800 for remedial reading teachers, 12,000 for elementary secretaries, 108,000 for 15 more teachers, 125,000 for maintenance and transportation, 100,000 for equipment, 7,200 for a field man in the tax office, 3,200 to extend coaches’ contracts, 52,326 for nine school nurses, and 12,000 for a supervising doctor. Board President Mrs. Karl W. Opryshek calls the nursing program optimum.

Jessie Pumphrey Leon Legler Travis-Burnet Karl W. Opryshek

Harris Demos To Name Officers in Harris County

Harris County Democrats will elect officers at a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the jury assembly room of the Civil Courts Building 301 San Jacinto Houston. A slate chosen by the nominating committee includes Robert Hall chairman Judson Robinson Jr vice-chairman Mrs Billye Allen second vice chairman John Williams secretary Mrs Martha Diaz assistant secretary and Wade Bell treasurer. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor.

Harris County Democrats P.m Civil Courts San Jacinto Houston Robert Hall Judson Robinson Jr Billye Allen John Williams Martha Diaz Wade Bell

Eisenhower Improves Steadily Amid Pneumonia Battle

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower continues to improve slowly in his struggle with pneumonia and the after effects of last week's abdominal surgery, doctors report. President Nixon returns from a five nation sprint across Western Europe, saying he has built trust with allied leaders. East Germany's Communist regime rejects a new bid for Berlin talks, eases civilian harassment briefly, but still holds a U.S. Army convoy for about an hour.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Nixon Europe East Germany Berlin

Mont Belvieu Woman Killed In One Car Crash

Mrs. Clara Mae Bradford of Mont Belvieu died after a single vehicle crash on Farm Road 565, four miles east of Mont Belvieu. She left the road on a curve and struck a tree. her husband W. L. Bradford and son Vermer, serving in Vietnam, survive. The body was taken to Walker Funeral Home in Crosby. The piece ends with a note on cancer from Britannica.

Mont Belvieu Clara Mae Bradford Beaumont Department of Public Safety Bradford Justice of the Peace Paul Williams H. B. Bruce Anahuac Walker Funeral Home Crosby W. L. Bradford Vermer Vietnam

Okinawa Echo Quotes Baytown Civil Defense Chief

Mrs Teddy Kell wrote her parents in 1803 McFarland noting an Okinawa newspaper quoted Fletcher Hickerson on Valentine Day floods in Brownwood. Kell serves with the Army Corps of Engineers in Okinawa. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Clyde Oleson and Mr and Mrs C R Dunham of Highlands.

Teddy Kell Clyde Oleson McFarland Okinawa Baytown Civil Defense Fletcher Hickerson Brownwood NASA Kell Army Corps of Engineers C. R. Dunham Highlands

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