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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1968

Page

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Baytown CAP hosts family night and sessions on professional consult

The Baytown Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol sponsors a family night at CAP Headquarters at 6 30 p m Tuesday with uniforms encouraged and several guests invited John Lovelady of the Texas State Teachers Association will present two professional consultation sessions Tuesday first at 4 p m at Rosa Sterling cafeteria and the second in the Sterling auditorium Cedar Bayou Lodge No 321 AF and AM meets at 6 30 p m Tuesday at the lodge for EA degree work Citizens Traffic Council meets at 7 a m Wednesday at the Holiday Inn School board debate air conditioning bids at 7 30 p m Monday Baytown Rotary noon meeting features Sgt J G Rhodes on night patrol Medical Assistants meet 7 30 p m Tuesday at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Dr Y W Finch speaks Parents Without Partners meet 7 30 p m Monday Community Building Robert E Lee High School class of 1958 reunion leaders meet 7 30 p m Tuesday at Citizens Bank for final plans.

CAP Oyster Baytown The Civil Air Patrol Oyster Bry CAP TSTA John Lovelady Texas State Teachers Association Rosas Sterling Sterling Auditorium Cedar Bayou Teage No Af&am Wil Robert E. Lee High School Citizens Bank

Weather outlook shows clouds, cold, rain through Monday night

Weather forecast reports mostly cloudy and cold with occasional rain through Monday night. Tuesday should clear and stay cool with lows in the lower 40s and highs also in the lower 40s. rain chances drop from about 80 percent to around 10 percent by Tuesday morning.

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Weekend notes of neighbors and friends

MIKE GILLETTE spends the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Robert L Bob Gillette. Larry Huddleston tries to lose weight to fit his clothes. Ronnie Arceneaux receives best regards from David Casjon. Grover Edge arranges for delivery of a speech copy from Houston. Jo Allen attends a school reunion. Jack Huron makes repairs and leaves a note. Jay Bollinger seeks a sports writer before leaving for Orange. Pat Tobin asks about a job applicant. George Chandler silent about a cropped picture. Mrs Belie Sanders is great grandmother of twins in St Louis. Tony Messick gets a long awaited call from Hollywood. Maggie Kniffin hears from Bertie Edwards now back in New Jersey. Bertie notes East talks are strange.

Mike Gillette Robert L Bob’Gillette Larry Huddleston Ronnie Arceneaux David Casi Jon Grover Edge Houston Jo Allen Jack Huron Jay Bollinger Orange Pat Tobin George Chandler Belie Sanders St. Louis Tony Messick Hollywood Maggie Kniffin Bertie Edwards New Jersey Bertie Maggie

Cold front pushes through Texas with wintry mix

The northward cold front will drop temperatures into the low 40s or below Monday night, ending a brief warm spell. Showers and gusty northerly winds accompany the front as snow belts stretch from Lubbock to the Panhandle, with up to seven inches in the Dalhart area and hail damaging the hill country and East Texas. Forecasters warn of possible flash floods along some streams in South Central Texas.

Texas Lubbock Panhandle Plains New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Panhandle East Texas Dalhart Panhandle Austin

Students Sell Friendship Bonds to Welcome Foreign Students

Baytown high school students will sell 31 bonds Thursday to support the American Field Service program. Bond money funds transportation for two foreign students to Baytown for the 1968-69 school year. W O Webber chairs the drive, aiming for 1500 dollars to bring the two students. bonds are nonredeemable except in friendship and participation in the worldwide program.

Baytown High School Baytown American Field Service W.O Webber 4&FS

Baytonian Named Administrator of Medical Group in Baytown

Hamlet I. Davis, administrator of Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Houston, was named administrator of the Medical and Surgical Group of Baytown. The one-year-old group, housed in the San Jacinto Professions Building beside San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, includes five physicians and aims to become Baytown's first multi specialty clinic. Davis, a 1958 Robert E. Lee High School graduate, earned an A B degree from Trinity University in 1963, studied at George Washington University, completed an administrative residency at Hermann Hospital, and earned a master's in health care administration in 1965. He previously served as assistant administrator of the Diagnostic Center Hospital and became Shriner's administrator in fall 1966.

Hamlet I. Davis TI Shriners Hospital For Crippled ,Children In Houston Medical and Surgical Group Baytown Davis H. J. Davis Robert E. Lee High School San Jacinto Professions San Jacinto Methodist Hospital William H. Bridges L. P. Hodges Jr P. McMurrey John B. Nesselrode James H. Sammons Trinity University George Washington University Washington, D.C Hermann Hospital Diagnostic Center Hospital Shriner’s Hospital

42-Year Resident Seeks District 1 Council Seat

C L Bouillion 61 seeks Baytown District 1 seat after 42 years as a resident. retired from Humble Oil, now supervisor of Bayou Maintenance and VP of White Cemetery. pledges watch on water, air pollution, utilities, and street repairs while serving citizens honestly. longtime community member with two children and six grandchildren.

C. L Bouillion Baytown Boullion Utah Kaplan Ronald Boullion Angleton Daniel Mrrzak

Change at Hue as Saigon reshuffles province chiefs

Saigon fires seven of its 44 province chiefs including Hue mayor and Thua Thien chief Phan Van Khon. Lt Col Le Van Than replaces him. Khon faced U S criticism for civilian clothing during the Hue crisis as Communist forces overran the city and looting spread.

Saigon Hue Phan van Khon Thua Thien le van Than Joint Gemers Khon U.S Khan

Channelview Girl Seeks Miss Texas Title

Brenda Robertson of Channelview earned the right to compete for Miss Texas after winning the Miss Texas Woman’s University contest at TWU in Denton. A TWU freshman in music education, she played trumpet in the talent portion and previously served as first trumpet with Channelview High School bands.

Brenda Robertson Channelview Miss Texas Brenda Miss Texas Woman's University TWU Denton Lloyd Robertson Sheldon Road Channelview High School

Two Hurt In Motorcycle Crash At Local Intersection

A Sunday 3:45 p.m. crash at Highway 146 Fayle intersection sent Galveston resident Virginia Robbins and Groves man Kernmeth Ray Kleypas to Gulf Coast Hospital. Robbins suffered a broken right arm and dental injuries while Kleypas had lacerations and bruises. Kleypas and Robbins faced traffic charges for following too close and expired license plates respectively.

Fayle Galveston Groves Gulf Coast Hospital Virginia Robbins Sealy Kernmeth Ray Kleypas Gulf Kley‘pas 146 John E. Robbins

Houstonians Speak At Baytown Human Relations Banquet

Rev William A Lawson and Jack C Taylor of Houston headline the Baytown Human Relations Council banquet. Lawson leads Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church and directed Upward Bound at Texas Southern University. Taylor, a former Mexican missionary, serves on Harris County Adult Probation. They discuss racial tensions, Houston church projects, and future plans with audience Q A. Master of ceremonies is Glen Walker of KWBA. Reuben DeHoyos is new council chair.

William_A. Lawson Jack C. Taylor Houston Baytown Human Relations Council Revy_ Lawson Wheeler Avenue Texas Southern University Taylor Mexico Harris County Adult Probation Department Holiday Inn Glen Walker KWBA Reuben DeHoyos Lawson Harris County

Shell Dredgers Hit Eckhardt Says Action Can Save Oyster Reefs

U S Rep Bob Eckhardt told conservationists in Houston that Galveston Bay is dying as a marine habitat but could be saved if quick action ends shell dredging near live oyster reefs. He blamed a Park and Wildlife Commission policy shift and pollution for the bay’s decline, and noted the federal Corps of Engineers will soon outline new dredging policy.

Fred Hartman Houston Galveston Bay U. S Bob Eckhardt D-Tex Baytown Eckhardt Park and Wildlife Commission John Connally U.S. Corps of Engineers

Federal Aid Vital Rusk Tells Congress

Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Congress not to delay or cut foreign aid due to Vietnam costs calling the program vital to U S prosperity and security He warned that security cannot be found apart from the world and cited aid as essential even as Vietnam war debates continue Rusk spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and referenced possible troop increases under consideration by President Johnson

Washington Dean Rusk Congress Vietnam U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee Rusk Sen J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Senate Johnson Southeast Asia Latin America Africa

Sterling Seniors Win Top DE Honors in State Conference

Houston report says Alan McWhorter and Beverly Threadgill, seniors from Ross High, won outstanding boy and outstanding girl at the State Leadership Conference of the Distributive Education Clubs of America. Beverly named sweetheart of the Texas Association DECA. Both will represent Texas in the national outstanding student competition May 24 in Houston.

Houston Distributive Education Clubs of America Alen McWhorter Beverly Threadgill Baytown Ross Sterling High School Beverly Texas Association of Distributive Education Clubs of America Alan Texas

Two Highlands students win outstanding awards at conference

A L McWhorter of 701 S Main Highlands and Beverly and Alan from Baytown win both outstanding boy and girl honors. Beverly, church organist and former Miss Highland, led roles in theater and drama at school while Alan serves as senior class president. Other Baytown area winners include Gary Jones at Robert E Lee High School and Evelyn Todd of Deer Park High School who won public speaking. The event was held at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel with attendance from School Superintendent George Gentry and principal Winnie Brown.

A. L. McWhorter S Main Highlands Beverly Alan Baytown Sun Highlands Methodist Church Baytown Little Theater Baytown Houston George Gentry Winnie Brown Ross Sterling High School Baytown Area Gary Jones Robert E. Lee High School Jones James R. Jones Paula Jones Robert E. Lee Evelyn Todd Deer Park High School Todd Shamrock Hilton Hotel Distributive Education Club of America Association

Texas Democrats Seek Opinion on Liquor by the Drink

The Texas House committee studying liquor laws voted to ask Attorney General Crawford Martin for an opinion on the constitutionality of Gov. Connallys liquor by the drink proposal. Democratic leaders approved an unbinding statewide poll to gauge voter support for mixed drinks, to appear on the May primary ballot as a referendum, with no binding effect on the Legislature.

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Kilgore Building Business Sold in Baytown Transfer

The John M Kilgore building material business in Baytown has been sold to Gaytown Ready Mixed Concrete. Manager Troy Herring said the Kilgore firm remains on the market and Baytown Ready Mix at 1500 Riggs will operate temporarily. A merged plant is expected soon. Baytown Ready Mix is owned by Houston Shell and Concrete and has led Baytown operations for 14 years. The Kilgore family, founders of the Cedar Bayou shipyard and Goose Creek materials operations, served East Harris County for over 50 years.

John M. Kilgore Baytown Gaytown Troy Herring Mon- Gay Kilgore Baytown Really Mix Houston Shell and Concrete Herring Shad Harris County Kilgores Cedar Bayou Shell Dredging and Towing Goose Creek

Also Mentioned on This Page

Traffic Council Citizens Traffic Council YW. O. Finch J.G. Rhodes Houston Police Department Associated Press South Plains Baytonian L Davis HI Citizens National Bank & Trust Co Anna's Reef Robert Singleton Commission Singleton Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club Jack Walker M.T. Waddell Baytown Club Sharmyork Hilton Texas Agency Ste Oysters Sterling Kilgore Building Business Alan McWhorter Marybeth McElroy Miss Threadgill McWhorter
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