16 Candidates Vie For Spots In Baytown Trustee Race
Sixteen candidates vie for Baytown school board seats with two entering the race. Mrs. Mary Nugent, 901 iN Jones Sr., is running for Position 5 and Ruben F. DeHoyos, 1900 Clayton Drive, for Position 1. Nugent is the lone woman candidate. DeHoyos, 38, a Humble oil employee and Lee College alum, emphasizes community service and youth work. Earl Peel, 23, is the youngest candidate, filing for Position 7 after a life in Highlands and local schools. (See CANDIDATES, Page 2).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mery Nugent
Jones Sr
Ruben F. LeHoyos
Clayton Drive
Ruben F. Deloyos
Humble Oiancana Retiner
Robert EF. Lee Tish
Lee College
U.S. Navy
Humble
DeHayes
Alice Salinas
Raggett
Artist Church
Royal Aswillwrs
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Sociedad Mutualista
The
Gil
Chemical ”and Atomic Workers ’International
DeHoyos
Tubliec
Mary Nugent
Nugent
Baytown
Airs
Edna Gray
Velma
Cedar Bay
Bill
Horace Mann Junior High
Fort Worth
Peel
Highlands
Robert E. Lee
Trans
Pioneer Club and local events fill Baytown page
Sun Spots Pioneer Club hosts a monthly poetry party at 7 pm at Holiday Inn with IGF membership cards at the door. Clem’s Team wins in Class B in Austin as state basketball tournament opens. Baytown Jaycee-Ettes meet at 7 pm at 144 Long Drive. The Methodist Youth Fellowship runs a $3 car wash Saturdays. Baytown officials attend March church events. Rites held in Austin for Serge Callen Sr. Weather calls for generally fair skies with a hard freeze Thursday night, 38-60 degree range. New high school plans on display at Robert E. Lee High School for patrons to review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem
Clem J. Rgvar
Nean
Austin
Miscellany notes from Baytown area items and residents
A jumble of brief notes from Baytown and nearby towns noting hospital surgery plans, travels, and civic happenings. Entries mention Mrs Lacy Dusk undergoing Friday surgery, Lester Alford preparing for a Baytown Optometric Club visit, Frizz Lanham coffee, Velma Ansley weighing school board candidates, George Chandler recovering from surgery, Glenda Ozham making dean’s honor list at Abilene Christian, and various locals including Kathy Bird Kin, Bob Wood, Steele McDonald, Negran Hargrave, AFLen Wik, Lowell Lammers and others in daily life and work around Humble and Staten Island connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Dusk
Baytown Hospital
Lester Alford
Ed Kin Summers
Frizz
Lanham
Woody Rosemaker
Cail Ae
Velma Ansley Mnouier
George Chandler
Glenda Ozham
Abilene Christian Coleco
Dub Ward
Kathy Bird
Baytoss
Humble
Steele McDonald
Negran Hargrave
Aflen Wikhite
Lowell Lammers
Jack Huron Considers Mayoral Run In City Race
City talks of a mayoral bid center on Councilman Jack Huron as Mayor Lee Liggett weighs re election and possible candidacy withdrawal. Potential rivals include Dr. David Norton Tammy Cook Seaborn Cravey and Gentry Hathaway amid recruitment efforts while Huron contemplates keeping his council seat through the election results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Huron
Lee Liggett
Cravey
Liggett
Ring
Lato
Fort Worth
Hiss
Land
Huron
Fluro
David C Norton
Lee College
Tammy Cook
Seaborm Cravey
Baytown
Wooster Chamber funds letters on city bonds
The Wooster Chamber of Commerce mailed 1506 letters to Wooster Brownwood and Lakewood residents explaining the March 6 bond election. The group appropriated 1800 for the letters but did not endorse or oppose the proposals. The vote on funding was not unanimous and concerns over Bayway Drive and street improvements influenced stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Halzhouser
Gene Muller
Ihharge
Dear King
Hing
Wooster Chamber
King
Bayway Drive
W. V. Ramsey
Bayway
Trustees Oppose Deannexation Bill for Goose Creek District
Baytown school trustees unanimously approved a resolution opposing House Bill 55 to allow deannexation and reannexation of territory. The measure would permit districts to shrink by up to 39 percent of their area. The resolution will be sent to Harris County legislators as officials note the bill's current Texas Legislature session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
Harters
Baytown
Ing House
Hinson
Texas
Harris County
Karl Opryshek
L. D. Victory
Barbers Hill
Trustees Set Friday Meeting On School Auditor Hire
The school board will hear suggestions on hiring an auditor for the schools business office and to conduct a systems study. Trustees will gather recommendations from a committee led by Boyd Hull at a 5:15 p.m. Friday meeting. An accounting firm is expected to finish a preliminary survey Thursday to estimate the study cost of seven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Hull
Hih
Hathorn & Suesse
C. W. Suesse
Suesse
Texas Education Agency
Mrs Daisy Gillette 64 Buried Thursday
Funeral services were held Thursday for Mrs Daisy Agatha Gillette 64 of 200 W James Baytown where she had lived 32 years The Rev Edmund Pendleton and Rev Kenneth Bradberry officiated at Paul U Lee Chapel Burial was in Hill of Rest Cemetery She died Sunday at 426 p m at her home Survivors include husband Charlie H Gillette three sons Charles W Gillette Robert Gillette and James Gillette a brother Duke Bradberry and four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Agatha Gillette
W. James
Edmund Pendleton
First
Charles W_Gillette
Baytown
Robert Gillette
Torrence
Calif
James Gillette
Pasadena
Duke Bradberry
Huntsville
Mrs Thomasson 71 Dies Rites Friday
Abbie Armanda Thomas, Baytown resident, aged 71, died Thursday in a local hospital. Native of Appleby Texas, she lived at 143 Mapleton. Funeral services set for Friday at 3 pm at Paul U. A. Lee Chapel with pastors Rev Harry Heatmes and Rev J P Horton officiating. Burial in Forest Park Lawndale in Houston. Survivors include daughter Mrs Jeet Geaslin, two grandsons David and Edward Geaslin, and great grandson James David Geastin, all of Baytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Armanda Thomasson
Baytown
Appleby
Tex
Mapleton
Paul U. A. Lee Chapel
Harry Heatmes
St. Mark's Methodist Church
J. SP. Horton
Mont Belvieu Methodist Church
Forest Park Lawndale Collery
Houston
B. L. Thomassén
Jeet Geaslin
David
Edward Geaslin
James David
Geastin
Mont Belvieu Observes World Day Prayers at First Methodist
Prayers will be observed at 9 30 a m Friday at Mont Belvieu First Methodist Church with Mrs Bob Fosburgh in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Belvier
Mont
Belvier
Methodist Church
Bob Fosburgh
Zoeram
Lenten activities in Baytown under way
Lent observances begin in Baytown with Ash Wednesday services at multiple churches. Catholics burn palms from 1964 for ashes, and Protestant churches plan special sermons, music, and early morning services. The Baytown ministerial alliance collaborates on the Seven Last Words program for Good Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Trustee Hill Calls Attention To Policy
Trustee Boyd Hill stressed Goose Creek School District policy forbidding district employees from campaigning in the April 2 trustee election during a special board meeting. He noted past use of school resources in campaigns and outlined the noon drawing order for ballots while two candidates were absent. Absentee voting opens March 16 and closes March 30 at the administration building, with ballots available by mail from the election clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
Boyd Hill
Hill
Edgar W. Greer
Dr. L. D. Victory
Mary Nugent
Seth Mitchell
Norman Ponder
Ruben F. Dr. Hayes
Sam Alford
E. A
Woody Rose
Dan’ Savel
Jesse F. Stovall Jr
Gerald Hays
J. T. Sloane
Earl Peet
A.R
von) Stark
C. W. Plate
Pat
Parkinson
Stark
Bruce Ramsey
Ramsey
Secret Session Held On Scott
A secret meeting of the Fhaytown school board was held Wednesday night to discuss George H. Scott's request for a public hearing on his suspension as director of maintenance and transportation. The session followed a special board meeting about the April 3 trustee election deadline. The district attorney advised on procedures. Scott’s hearing may be considered at the next regular meeting scheduled Monday night, March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fhaytown School Board
George H. Scott
Ound Transportation
R& Special Board
Bruce Ramsey
Ten
Scott
A. BR
von) Stark
Stark
the Hoard
Youth Work Program Discussed by Baytown Chamber Luncheon
Baytown Chamber of Commerce lunch at Holiday Inn highlighted a youth program run by the city’s education department. Bill Strickler noted summer plans and the program's success, while officials stressed use of school space for educational aims only. Board members debated candidate filing and trustee election procedures, with 16 contenders after a special meeting.
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Noga
Baytown
Chamber ‘of Commerce
Tan
Ard Jhad
Onne
Bill Strickler
Chan
Xing
Strickler
Iveal
Eploye 7
Pr A. R
Vor
Bonds Spur City On In Baytown Election
Baytown voters face a decisive Saturday referendum on a 5,720,900 bond package to fund municipal upgrades. Led by civic activists including Mrs. B. B. Ashby, supporters argue the city must invest to keep pace with growth, while opponents caution over debt. Nine bond propositions cover streetwork and public facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Pendergrass
B. B. Ashby
Baytown
Baytoniens
Iar Spro
Tito
Couneil
Hick
Igsvedla
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Two Faore
BER Landercm
Vie
Ruben Neho
AL Peel
Pioneer Club
Chele Pioneer Club
Pum. Byiday
Heliday Inn
IGF
Jaycee-Ettes
Jaycee - Ettes
James B. Ainsworth
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
St. Paul's
Beyway Base
Theie Bay
Trier
Larry Walter Fultz
Houston Police Department
Mia
Walter Engtert
Serge Callen Sr
Hylton Manor Chapel
Robert E. Lee High School
Incron
Wooster CC
James Fi. Walker
den Mo Hinsom
Fort Lively
Charles EL Gates
Hay
Yaager
Neon Aenace
Aithy State Legisi Ture
Citizens National
Explorer
Reee- Tand Park
Gary Sanders
N. Circle
Paul David Witt
Eh Smith Road
Jimmy Martin
Ivy Lee
Baytown Sun Shoto
Cooperaton of the
Etgar W. Greer
Incumben
Seth Mitchell Norman
Poder
Gersid Hays J
TS Sloane A. Als Stark, Lincumbent
C. W. Plato
Paul Varki
Séreets
SL Astor
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