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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1966

Page

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Five In Relays Queen Contest at Lee High School

Five finalists were named Friday morning at Robert E. Lee High for the Relays queen contest. Finalists include Linda Enderli Bette Fuchs Harriet Sanders Charlotte Sullivan and Tish Wilson all REL seniors. The queen will be crowned at Memorial Stadium next Saturday March 19 at 7 15 p m by Chris Chandler.

General Assembly Robert E. Lee High School Linda Enderli Bette Fuchs Harriet Sanders Charlotte Sullivan Tish Wilson REL E. Enderli Texas Ave Linda Antler Club Belle Fuchs Interact Club John Fuchs W. Labit R. J. Sanders Jr Missouri Harriet Art Club Narcille BR. J. Sullivan History Club Charlies Wilson Ammons Rotary Anns Lee Memorial Stadium Chris Chandler Sharon Francis Lary Rasco Houston Jana Russell John David Russell Cedar Bayou Mack Sharon Bennett The Anchor Club Jill Tyler Lioness Carolyn Elliott Gander Gazette Mary Jesse Ramirez Linda Ellis R. B. Sparks Debbie McDonald Future Nurses Charlotte Baumbach Becky Hill Girls Recreation Association Elise Howell Pat Rogers Janis McCallum STAGS Donna Clamen Junior Optimisses Lynn Stratton Keyelles Kathy Sanders Dianne Smitherman Junior Classical League Lana Savage Industrial Arts Club Janie Gray Radio Club Ann Blakeney George Armstrong Sharon Creel Lou Ann Miles Southern Gents Judy Horton Southern Belles Linda Sanders Diversified Occupations Club Mary Catherine Stewart Key Club

Hollywood Palace hosts school trustee campaign on Channel 13

A local event promotes the school trustee campaign as Hollywood Palace airs at 8 30 am with sponsor HL&P and ex instrumentation host Fred Astaire. The show features Jack Jones Ethel Merman and Baytown Refinery guest stars plus Marcel Marceau live. Weather cloudy to partly cloudy mild. temps 51 to 76. Baytown weekend visits noted. community notices on church publicity books and local events.

Hl&p IRS Jack Jones Ethel Merman Baytown Marcel Marceau Burnet Drive

Decker Drive Section Open To Four Lanes In Baytown

Baytown officials announce Decker Drive from the Tower to the Decker Drive-in Theater is opened as a four lane divided highway. Police Chief Blair Mann urges drivers to follow signs and correct lanes and watch for wrong way drivers. He warns that being right does not prevent fatal accidents.

Decker Drive Decker Drive-in Baytown Blair Mann

Tillman O'Brien Appointed to Fill Board Vacancy

The school board appointed 28 year old Tillman D. O'Brien Jr to fill the unexpired term of the late Karl Opryshek. The 4 to 1 vote drew opposition from Boyd Hill who urged naming Mrs Earl W Opryshek rather than O'Brien. Trustees Beavers Shirey Parkinson and Mitchell supported the appointment. Hill offered a lengthy minority report.

Preston Pendergrass Tillman D. O'Brien Jr Karl Opryshek Opryshek O'Brien Boyd Hill Ben Shirey Paul Parkinson Seth Mitchell Sam Alford Knox Beavars Shirey Parkinson Hil Hill Earl W Carole) Opryshek Nelson D. Longnecker Dan Save Ross Cathriner T. F. Stephens den Wynnermer Beavers and Karl W. Opryshek

Protest Lodged At Baytown Housing Protest Meeting Invited Official

A Baytown protest by about 25 Negro residents against the Housing Authority policies prompted an invitation for Harold A. Golom of the Public Housing Administration to attend talks. Residents demanded action after evictions and voiced complaints to Mayor Cravey and City Manager Lanham.

Baytown Harold A. Golom Inter — Group Housing Administration PHA Worth Leity Hall Housing Authority Seaborn Cravey Fritz Lanham Carrie Lee Williams Archer Courts Davis Taylor The Fort Worth Woodrow Lewis Oak Addition Lewis City Hall Lincoln Court

Fourth Baytown bank application filed in Austin

An application for a fourth Baytown bank has been filed Friday with the State Banking Commission in Austin. The petition names Perry W. Britton Eldon Berry Robert Matherne Homer Wilson and Jeff Fleming of Pasadena as directors. Britton says he cannot discuss a possible bank location yet. Decision on the application is expected within a reasonable time. Berry is a life insurance writer and president elect of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce. Matherne runs Matherne's a printing and office supply business. Wilson oversees Sinclair plant at Channelview and is Goose Creek Country Club president. Fleming is a Pasadena developer with extensive Baytown area investments.

Baytown State Banking Commission Austin Perry W. Britton Eldon Berry Robert Matherne Homer Wilson Jeff Fleming Pasadena Britton Peoples State Bank Berry

City Hall and Community Center Bid Opening Set

The city council approved plans for a city hall and a community center and authorized bid adverts. Bids will be opened at 2 p.m. on Tuesday April 19 during a regular meeting. Plans and specs will be released March 21 to contractors. Architect Lowell Lammers noted basement plans need Civil Defense final approval. A federal grant of about 24000 supports the basement emergency operations center. Construction is estimated at 10 months. The projects are part of the March 5 1965 bond election funding 300000 for city hall and 740000 for the community center. The city has spent about 120000 of the bond funds on the civic center site.

Lowell Lammers Lammers Civic Center Market West Main Streets

Calcutta clashes, hunger protests rock suburbs

Poles and rioting mobs clash for a second day in Calcutta suburbs with at least seven rioters wounded by gunfire as demonstrators protest food shortages. Also: Powell says labor and LBJ agree on a $1.60 minimum wage. Supreme Court convicts three men in Malcom X assassination. Sukarno faces palace protests in Jakarta. Judy Lynn Funsch’s life extension surgery continues. Johnson tax program moves forward after conference. Rabbi Morris Adier, Detroit Jewish leader, dies after shooting.

Calcutta

Baytown to mull two CATV bids March 18 public hearing

Baytown City Council will hold a special 5 p m meeting March 18 to hear a proposal for an annexation of protective fingers into Chambers County and then review two CATV franchise bids from Southwest Teleview Inc and Baytown Community Antenna Co. Zorn representing a third firm urged delay to allow its bid, while noting the deadline had passed.

Tri - City Beach Area Baytown Baytoun inCity Beach Road Beach City Cedar Bayou Chambers County Oscar F. Nelson Jr Bob Jordan Tri - City Beach Mont Belvieu Area J. B. Gill Sill Tri-City BEE Landrese CATV Seaborn Cravey Southwest Teleview, Inc Power Generation Co Houston Baytown Community Antenna Co Rufus Honeycutt Donald L. Brunson Joe Zorn Zorn Southwest Catv Baytown Catv Fritz Lanham Counnell Zor Bill Chamberlain Haplan-Chamberlain, Inc Lanham Chamberlain Zom

Absentee Voting Opens for Trustees and Regents Race

Absentee voting in the April 2 school trustee and college regent elections begins Monday March 14. Five qualified voters out of county may vote at the tax office in the school administration building 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until March 23. Mail ballots require applications by March 29 and must be received by 1 p.m. April 2. Applications must include poll tax proof and be mailed from outside Harris or Chambers counties. Two school board seats and three regents for Lee College are on the ballot with multiple candidates named. the top three receive board seats.

College Regent Trustee Election P.O. Box Laytown Texas Harris Chambers County Lee College George Bennett Alma McNulty Warren Spivey Jim Black David Tracht E. L. Gunn Alien Rice Jr Wallis Hunt Travis Porter Sam Hastings

Ball Heads City Ballot Draw Names Top Position

Ball will be listed first on the April 5 city council ballot after a drawing held Thursday afternoon by city clerk Mrs Edna Oliver. District 1 contenders include W M Knowles in second place and Co Dutch Pracek. other districts show unopposed candidates Albert Fanes Bel and district 5 entrant.

Ball Patrick Ball Wilk Edna Oliver W. M. Knowles

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