Local listings note community appointments and events
Baytown notices include Vickery named to the Baytown YMCA renewal membership committee and to the Lee College Police Science Advisory Council. Lambda events feature Beta Sigma Phi oyster fry at Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club. a Demolay Mothers rummage sale on Market Street. a Gamma Phi Kappa Sorority dance at Lee College gym. a Nike Club leaked goods sale across Baytown stores. and a Lee High School Nike Club sale. Also mentioned are a US patent by K. S. Manne on kerosene for jet fuel, honors for Robert K. Macke at Lamar Tech, and US Navy and Army assignments of local residents Johnson and Harper in Vietnam and at sea.
Baytown Levee District Bill Introduced in House
Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown introduced a bill to create a Baytown levee district on the House floor in Austin. The bill was sent to the conservation and reclamation committee with a hearing requested for Tuesday night by Rep. John Allen of Longview.
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Joe Allen
Baytown
House of Representatives
Austin
Conservation and Reclamation Committee
Allen
John Allen
Longview
Baylowne Area Weather Forecast Friday
Weather is clear to partly cloudy and slightly warmer in the Baylowne area Friday. Forecasted high near the mid 60s with a low in the lower 40s. Regionwide conditions suggest a mild, pleasant day with gradual warming into the afternoon.
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Baylowne
Weather Forecast Fiasco Proves Risky For John Young
John Young acts as a temporary weather forecaster and predicts a 20 degree dip for Wednesday morning but misses by one degree. He admits it was risky and notes friends he persuaded face disappointment.Meanwhile Lavon Moore studies Cajun rice Ruth Richards sports a springy blue and green outfit Judy Lynn Casey models nicely Mark Mitchell fielding late calls M C Lyons misses a friend’s wave Cleo Derrett wins a TV set in Cameron while visiting her mother and recalls registering for it.
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John Young
John
Lavon Moore
Rice
Ruth Richards
Judy Lynn Casey
Mark Mitchell
M. C. Lyons
Cleo Derrett
Cameron
Two Banks Open in Baytown on Friday for History
Veteran Texas officials note only one prior case of two banks opening in the same town on the same day. The Bank of Baytown starts with ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. in Kmart Plaza, followed at 10 a.m. by Baytown State Bank in Bay Plaza. County official W. V. Ramsey, Mrs. Ben Thomas, and Miss Willadene Hines will cut the first ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Houston
Baytown
Bank of
Kmart
Bank of Baytown Color TV Set Giveaway Opening
The Bank of Baytown invites Baytown residents to a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. Friday with President L A Hill Jr. and officials including County Commissioner V V Ramsey. The bank will offer continuous service 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and hold a drawing for a color TV at close. Entry requires lobby registration. you need not be present to win.
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Bank of Baytown
L. A. Hill Jr
Baytown
V. V. Ramsey
Ben Thomas
Willadene Hines
Thomas
Hill
Baytown Sun
Baytown State Bank Opens With Cash and Prizes
Baytown State Bank in Bay Plaza Center holds a 10 a.m. Friday grand opening with ribbon cutting by directors wives. Dr. George Walmsley and C. J. Bailey Jr. speak, a sack of $1 bills and two bicycles are up for grabs, drawing set for April 5. open house runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday with no banking. President Bud Greer notes the shopper oriented plan as the bank’s aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown State Bank
Bay Plaza Center
George Walmsley
C. J
Jim) Bailey Jr
B. E
Bud" Greer
First National
See Bank
Pay And Benefits In Deal For Gulf Coast Oil Workers
A three year contract with 3.1 million in wage and benefit increases has been tentatively approved by the Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union and Humble Oil and Chemical here. Ballots mailed to GCIWU members will be counted March 20 by the Telling Committee. The pact sets a one rate of 4.36 per hour for process technicians and related trades, with raises from 22 to 46 cents for most, and six percent salaries for non hourly staff with a $38 minimum.
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Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union
Humble Oil
GCIWU
Pete Brewer
Brewer
Hargrove
Apollo 9 astronauts land on Guadalcanal carrier
The three Apollo 9 astronauts James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart splashed down near Grand Turk Island in calm Bahama waters aboard the USS Guadalcanal completing a 10 day test flight. Splashdown occurred at 12 01 p m EST and the crew reported a good burn and were soon aboard the recovery ship in good humor. Scott greeted his wife and children in Mission Control and said he would be home for chow in a couple days.
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Uss
Guadalcanal
Space Center
Houston
Bahaman
Grand Turk Island
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Mission Control
Rier
Earth
Scott
McDivitt
Schweickart
Ann
Mission’ Control Center
Hel-lo
Cape Kennedy
Eckhardt To Give CC Latest Data On Levee
Congressman Bob Eckhardt will address the Baytown levee status at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at noon Friday in Holiday Inn. Gene Muller notes the Corps capability report to Washington outlines flood control options if funds are available. Ramsey, Braswell and other flood control members will join to discuss flood insurance and Baytown water flooding issues.
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Bob Eickhardt
Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn
Gene Muller
Chambers
Eckhardt
Galveston District Army Corps of Engineers
Washington
Muller
W. V. Ramsey
Andy Braswell
Vietnam War claims Baytonian Pfc. Roger Smelser
Baytown native Pfc. Roger W. Smelser was killed in action in Vietnam. A 1968 Army recruit and 1969 Vietnam veteran, he served as infantryman with Company 8B, Second Battalion 502 of the 101st Airborne near Hue. Survived by parents J. C. and wife. brothers James Michael and Walter Donald. sister Kay Ann. funeral by Earthman Funeral Home.
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Pfc
Roger W. Smelser
Baytown
Vietnam
J. C. Smelser
Hawthorne
101St Airborne Division
Hue
Roger
First Baptist Church
REL
Future Farmers of America
Earthman Funeral Home
James Michael Smelser
Walter Donald Smelser
Kay Ann Smelser
San Marcos Dentist to Speak at Chamber Banquet
Dr. Charles W. Jarvis, a San Marcos dentist, will headline the Baytown Chamber of Commerce banquet on March 31 at the Community Building. Tickets go on sale Tuesday at 8 a.m. for 7.50 each, with a four-ticket limit per member.
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Charles W. Jarvis
Baytown
Jarvis
Chamber of Commerce
San Marcos
Project Unacceptable At Harlem HEW Says
In a letter received Thursday by the school district Carl Flaxman regional director of the civil rights office said the HEW believed the plan would not eliminate the last vestiges of a dual school system Your district has been operating under freedom of choice in the past Under this method of student assignment the racial identity of Harlem Elementary School has not been eliminated Flaxman said that it appears the school district has other reasonable alternatives either through the reorganization of your present transportation system or by zoning by which you can eliminate the last vestiges of the dual system in your district Mr Karl W Optyshek school board president said she regretted the HEW decision and a new desegregation plan for the 1968 69 school year filed by this school district last month has been found unacceptable by the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare s Office for Civil Rights in Dallas
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Carl Flaxman
Civil Rights Office
HEW
Harlem
Flaxman
Karl W. Optyshek
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office For Civil Rights
Dallas
Monthe
Henckell honored for 30 years at Trinity Church Baytown
The Rev. P. Walter Henckell and Mrs Henckell were feted at a Surprise reception recognizing his 30th anniversary as Trinity Episcopal Church rector in Baytown. About 250 parishioners attended after the Wednesday Lenten supper as the couple received mementoes and a parish gift.
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Henckells
Baytown
Trinity
St. Mary's Church
Big Spring
Henckell
Amarillo
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GCWU
Demolay Mothers Club
Gamma Phi Kappa Sorority of
Lee College
K. S
Manne
U.S
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Baytown Petroleum Research Laboratory
Nike Club
Ross Sterling High School
Sears, Penney’s
Bay Fair
Highlands State Bank
AFS
Ross Sterling
Lee High School
Robert K. Macke
Lamar State College of Technology
Long Beach
Austin L. Johnson
USN
Eugene T. Johnson
Wright Blvd
California
Richard E. Harper
C. V. Goodgson
Highlands
402Nd Transportation Company
Long Binh
R. BE. Harper
Channelview
Bulletins
Beirut
Lebanon
Cairo
Suez Canal
Bayou Baptist Church
Earl Hester
Kenneth Copeland
United Methodist Church
Ross Sterling High
Lakewood Park
Laround
LI Bank OF Baytown
FDIC
Wasviin
Kennedy
Jamaica
Wat
Atlantl Ocean
Bermuda
Puerto Rico
Robert
Waxahachie
Brady, Tex
Texas A&m University
University of Houston
United States Naval Academy
University of Texas School of Dentistry
Omicron Kappa Upsilon
National Dental Honor Society
Bay Flaza Center
Cedar Ba United 1St Church
Ferry Road
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
By Johnella Boynton
All Saints Episcopal Church
St. John's
la Porte
Mr. Henckell
Birmingham
Alan
Birmingham Southern College
Virginia Theological Seminary
P. Walter
Rotary Club
Elks Lodge
Texas State Elks Association
Walter Henckell
Lou Heyes
J. W. Heyes
North Texas
Heyes
W. James
John Longnecker
Jack
Germany
U.S. Army
B. E. Wilson
Trinity Congregation
Walter B. Mabe
J. L. Hart
W. J. Gidley
J. M. Jeff O'Connell
P. Walter Henckell
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