Salt Water Corrosion Threatens Three Baytown Wells
Baytown council weighs ultimate abandonment of wells 4 5 and 9 due to salt water encroachment and corrosion. Engineer Frank Derr notes chloride levels far exceed state health standards with wells 4 5 and 9 showing sharp rises since 1959 while other wells remain high quality. Mixing copper galvanic brass fittings blamed for accelerated corrosion and periodic checks urged for wells 2 3 and 3A amid ongoing southwest city water issues.
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Baytown
State Health Department
U.S. Department of Health
Seventh
East James
North Main
Marion
1200 Park
Frank Derr
Houston
Dorr
Cleveland
South Main
Lee Drive
Oyster Fry Benefit at Rod, Reel and Gun Club
The OYSTER FRY will be held Friday at the Rod, Reel and Gun Club with serving from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets cost 1.75 and are available at the door, sponsored by Kappa Kappa chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Also, Baytown City Council traffic committee meets Monday at 5 p.m. in City Hall conference room, chaired by Allen Cannon. The Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council meeting was canceled due to chairman Robert G. Feinberg’s illness. Baytown Public Housing Authority Board meets Monday at 7:90 p.m. with agenda items including minimum rents and a modernization project update from the architect.
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Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Kappa Kappa Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Baytown
Allen Cannon
Housing Board
Baytown Public Housing Authority Board
Baytown Forecast And Tides For Saturday
Cloudy and mild with a 2 chance of showers in Baytown Friday. Temperatures from mid-50s to upper 70s. Morgan's Point tides Saturday show highs at 3:07 am and 3:25 pm, lows at 3:49 am and 4:25 pm. Saturday sun rises at 6:43 am and sets at 6:28 pm.
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Baytown
Morgan’s Point
Local residents in everyday life capture routines and memories
A slice of community life shows Jocelyn Wesselh often hosting dinner and bridge, Aline Bridges delivering kids to band rehearsals, Councilman Allen Cannon reviewing old files, Faye Turner reporting a lost pet, Donna Jean McMillin seeking club reporter guidance, Jack McDonald photographing tornado damage, Mrs. Edgar Rountree recalling a freight-train noise during the twister, Ron Cole eagerly awaiting Cole’s parents visit, Mary Parker looking toward fall, Aranna Overstreet enjoying Alaska photos, Rick Keene having a secretary, and other small notes from Tri-City area residents.
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Jocelyn Wesselhoft
Aline Bridges
Allen Cannon
Faye Turner
Donna Jean McMillin
Jack McDonald
Tri-City Beach
Edgar Rountree
Ron Cole
Cole
E. L. Cole
Jefferson, Mo
Mary Parker
Aranna Overstreet
Alaska
Rick Keene
TIPCO Townhouses Get Preliminary City Approval Despite Sewer Concerns
The City Planning Commission, in a 4 to 1 vote, gave TIPCO Corporation preliminary approval for the Danubina Street Townhouses despite existing sewer capacity issues. The plan calls for 48 dwellings on 4.0 acres, with a condition to hold up part of the project until adequate sewer lines are laid. Other developments, including Section 1 Gray Enterprises North Creek subdivision and the Raccoon Drive subdivision, were also tentatively approved with staff and regulatory approvals noted.
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Betsy Webber
Ross Wilhite
City Planning Commission
Tipco Corporation
Danbria Street
Richard King
Richard Park
Nancy Mundinger
Planning Commission
C. L. Clevenger
Alton Laird
Mark Holland
TIPCO
Wilhite
King
Danubina
Danubina Street
Ward Road
Danubria
Eva Maud
Gray Enterprises
North Creek
Barkaloo
Cedar Bayou-Crosby Road
State Health Department
Texas Water Quality Board
Harris County
Raccoon Drive
Dan Savell
Commission
Bay Park
Shindler-Cummins, Inc
Massey-Tompkins
Garth Road
Ridge
Initial Plans Approved For New Police Station
Preliminary plans for a new police station won council approval with options for a pistol range and fall out shelter. Architect James A. Davis outlined costs totaling $500,000, plus requests for radio and garage space, pistol range components, and shelter provisions. Davis cautioned completed building estimates from three contractors exceeded the budget, so the city must stay within the approved funds or seek external equipment funds.
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James A.davis
Leonard Stasney
Davis
Mrs Marnee Loftin Receives UT Master’s in Psychology
Mrs Marnee Loftin daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Moore of 1907 Hartt Drive has earned a Master of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Texas University of Texas awarded Loftin the degree in psychology at a ceremony UT News notes her achievement and family ties provide local interest.
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Marnee Loftin
Dave Moore
Hartt Drive
University of Texas
City Council debates ditch cleanups and costs
Councilman Ted Kloesel urged cleaner city ditches noting numerous complaints and an emergency. City Manager D R Voelkel outlined costs for equipment and staff totaling 100000 in year one and 40000 annually thereafter, with added estimates for a gravity grader 45000 three dump trucks 15000 and five new employees 40000. 1971 remaining funds seen as prohibitive, plan to review next budget and possible county cooperation via Precinct 2 commissioner Jamie Bray with May or Glen Walker.
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Ted Kloesel
D. R. Voelkel
Voelkel
Kloesel
Jamie Bray
Precinct 2
Glen Walker
Kloese
Explosion damages Harris County Socialist Workers Party HQ
AP reports an early morning explosion heavily damaged the Harris County Socialist Workers Party headquarters. Two workers discovered the damage as they arrived to open the office, with front windows blown out and ceiling tiles torn. Paul McKnight, 23, described the building as in shambles.
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Houston
Harris County Socialist Workers Party
Paul McKnight
Dog That Bit Child Is Sought
George A. Gentry of 136 Mac Arthur in Brownwood seeks the owner of a dog that bit his 2 1 2 year old daughter Brenda on the head. Witnesses described a white long haired dog about the size of a cocker spaniel with brown and black spots resembling a retriever. The dog fled toward Crystal Bay three blocks away after the attack. Pasteur rabies treatment would begin March 17 unless ownership and vaccination can be confirmed. Call 424 4721 with information.
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George A. Gentry
MacArthur
Brownwood
Brenda
Crystal Bay
Gentry
Pasteur
Ray L Spear 71 rites set at Trinity Episcopal
Funeral services for Ray Lorraine Spear 71 will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev P Walter Henckell officiating. Burial follows in Cedarcrest Cemetery with graveside rites by the Dayton Masonic Lodge. Earthman Funeral Home directing Spear a Humble Oil and Refining Co. veteran who retired in 1959 after 37 years and who helped organize Goose Creek Country Club. He lived at 2209 Kipling and died in a Baytown Hospital Thursday night.
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Ray Lorraine Spear
Trinity Episcopal Church
P. Walter Henckell
Cedarcrest
Dayton Masonic Lodge
Earthman Funeral Home
Spear
Kipling
Baytown
Humble Oi and Refining Co
East James
Fore
Goose Creek
Af&am
Arabian Shrine
Turkish premier resigns after army threat to seize power
Ankara reports Premier Suleiman Demi rel resigns as four star generals demand a new government strong enough to halt anarchy and implement basic reforms. In Laos, Vietnamese forces withdraw from positions near Sepone and move toward the border as talks proceed in Vienna on arms control. Whitney M Young Jr. dies at 49. body to be flown home. Burger proposes a national center to aid state courts to avert crisis of congestion.
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Ankara
Turkey
Suleiman Demirel
Lagos
Nigeria
Whitney M. Young Jr
United States
Williamsburg, Va
Warren E. Burger
The
Supreme Court
Baytown Appeals Ruling On Self-Help Gas Stations
Baytown will appeal a district court decision that allowed self-help gasoline stations and revived Billy B. Angel’s permit. City Attorney Laughlin said the city council authorized the appeal in War ren Cunningham's 164th District Court, citing safety laws and a landmark ruling.
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Baytown
Bill Laughlin
Billy B. Angel
Warren P. Cunningham
164Th District Court
Cunningham
City OKs 73 634 For Sewer Line Work
Bayshore Constructors Inc. secured 73 634 in contracts for sanitary sewer line work by the city council. Low bids of 34 553 for an 18 inch line on Bowie Drive and 39 081 for relocation of sewers in Busch Terrace were accepted. Flextran pipes, touted as space age tech, will be used on Bowie Drive for corrosion resistance.
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Bayshore Constructors Inc
Baytown
Bowie Drive
Busch Terrace
Bowie’ Drive
Enco the Dome Hound Finds a Good Home at Mont Belvieu
Enco a black and tan hound serves two masters at Humble Pipeline Co. s Dome in Mont Belvieu. Adopted nearly five years ago by G D Hamm and Lloyd Byrd she guards the yard and helps with rounds. Enco also readies for bad weather two hours ahead, then noses the door open and knocks it down. She once hid under a pickup seat for hours, later freed when the seat was unbolted.
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Wanda Orton
Enco
Humble Pipeline Co
Mont Belvieu
G. D. Hamm
Huffman
Lloyd Byrd
Houston
Hamm
Byrd
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Citizens National Bank
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Laos
Sepone
Washington
Senate
Vienna
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David Evans
Laughlin
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Cannon
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