Ropers Western Dance at Elks Lodge Saturday Night
The Elks Western Dance occurs Saturday at the lodge 2515 Market from 7 to 1 with Bud and Bud Hooper twins of Houston providing music. Tickets are $1 a couple. Fraternity pledges Rusty Harper Jr and Richard S Whaley have pledged at Lamar State College of Technology. Rusty is son of Harold and Fay Harper. Richard is son of F L Whaley. Engineers OKayed by State Board to practice professional engineering: Ralph E Christensen, C M Floyd, and G W Sorrells Jr, all listed with addresses.
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Bud
Hooper Twins
Houston
Rusty, Harper Jr
Richard S. Whaley
Lamar State College of Technology
Rusty
Harold R. Harper
Fayle
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Richard
Phi Kappa Theta
F. L. Whaley
Holly
State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers
Ralph E Christensen
Rollingwood
C. M. Floyd
Bayshore Drive
G. W. Sorrells Jr
Country Club View
ABWA Tea in Baytown Hosts History Talk
American Business Women's Association will hold its annual Hand of Friendship Tea from five to seven Sunday at Mrs. E V Bennett's home 712 East Gulf. President Mrs J B LeFevre asks members to bring guests. Mrs Bennett will present The History of ABWA and the Baytown Chapter.
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American Business Women’s Association
E. V. Bennett
E. Gulf
J. B. LeFevre
Weather And Tides In Bay Town Area
Windy, fair and cooler through Saturday. Temperature range from upper 30s to low 60s. Morgan's Point tides Saturday show no highs with a low at 9:25 a.m. Saturday sun rises 6:26 a.m. and sets 6:33 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
Birthday dinner and social updates in a community roundup
A roundup of local scenes includes Joe Keating celebrating a birthday with a special dinner while Bobbie Hughes stages a pleasant surprise. Marian Felkner conducts a fashion model practice, Vera Hartt decorates, Ruth Richards seeks a photo, Buna Welborn receives compliments for a program, and Terry Dopson recalls reviews. Mrs. M. A. Langston visits Mont Belvieu for luncheon. Bobbie Sutphin and Dave Moore meet during a Dallas bound flight. Gene Kinney at M. D. Anderson for a checkup. Donna Gregerson makes a new friend. Mrs. Anna Belle Nations visits Norman, Oklahoma, with Jimimie Woods family, and Kenneth Harman watches Natalie pose for a photo.
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Joe Keating
Bobbie Hughes
Marian Felkner
Cynthia Moore
Vera Hartt
Ruth Richards
Buna Welborn
Terry Dopson
M. A. Langston
Mont
Belvieu
Bobbie Sutp
Policeman and Cadet Hurt Chasing Suspects in Baytown
A Baytown patrol car pursued suspects from a Ben Gordon Finance Co robbery when it collided with a truck at Decker and Bayway. Patrolman Gene Parker 25 sustained elbow injuries after surgery while Baytown cadet Rudy Estrada 19 received minor injuries and was released. The truck driver Henry E. Davis 55 of Atlanta Ga faced a failure to yield charge. all three injured were treated at Gulf Coast Hospital. Additional Thursday wrecks on slick roads included a Zep Manufacturing truck rollover and several cars colliding at Bayway, Commerce, Texas, and nearby intersections.
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Baytown
Decker and Bayway
Ben Gordon Finance Co
Texas Avenue
Gene Parker
Gulf Coast Hospital
Rudy Estrada
Henry E. Davis
Atlanta
C. EB. Mott
Davis
Float Away Door Co
Bayway
Cabaniss
Commerce
Texas
County Court OK's Industrial Dump Suit
Harris County Commissioners Court authorized County Atty. Joe Resweber to file a water pollution suit against French Ltd. over a chemical dump off U S Highway 90 at Crosby. Pollution director Dr. Walter Quebedeaux said neutralizing the acid could take six months, while French Ltd. denies evidence beyond guesswork.
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Houston
Harris County Commissioners Court
Joe Resweber
French Ltd
U.S. Highway 90
Crosby
Walter Quebedeaux
Texas Water Quality Board
Hugh Yantis
Austin
Twqb Board
French
Lindsay Walker
Pennsylvania
Quebedeaux
Showers Cool Baytown Despite Ongoing Drought
Baytown received a March rainfall of 1.03 inches as a cold front brought Thursday showers. Temperatures dipped to 45 Friday and were forecast to near 30s Saturday before a weekend warmup. Offshore winds produced 6 to 8 foot waves with small craft advisories.
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Baytown
H. G. Work
Highway 146
Weather Bureau
Houston
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Senate committee votes to restore funding for supersonic transport
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved restoring full funding for a federally subsidized supersonic transport plane by a 17 to 5 vote. Inflation in February rose two tenths of one percent, according to the government. Egyptian antiaircraft guns fired on Israeli planes for the first time since last summer’s cease-fire, per the Middle East News Agency.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cairo
Middle East
Allen's Dated Food Bill Hit By Grocers
AUSTIN AP The House Agriculture Committee heard opposition from grocers and food industry representatives to Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown’s bill requiring retailers to stamp eggs milk and meat with the date first offered for sale. Allen called the bill unworkable as written and offered to help rewrite it. the measure moved to a subcommittee for study.
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Austin
House
Joe Allen
Baytown
Allen
House Agriculture Committee
Vietnam Arms Withdrawals From Laos Reported
South Vietnamese command says 2000 to 3000 troops pulled from Laos in the last two days, leaving about 18000 over the border. Other items note Calley defense, Penn Central railcars losses, SST funding vote, U S Israeli talks, and Nixon revenue plan.
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Saigon
Laos
Beach City to Discuss Utility District Issue
A 7 p.m. meeting next Tuesday at West Chambers County Community Building will debate the proposed Chambers County utility district. County residents are urged to attend. participants include Texas Water Quality Board regional staffer Clarence Johnson and Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority director W. D. Bush, plus county officials and invited leaders. Mayor Jimmy McClellan will preside.
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H. H. McCollum
Dalton LaFour
Anahuac
Winnie-Stowell Area
Crosby area presses for immediate Highway 90 work
Crosby citizens told Commissioners Court they want state and county action to start a six mile right of way program on Highway 90 from Crosby Lynchburg Road to Uvalde Road. They cited prior maps and danger at the San Jacinto River bridge as lives are at risk. Local highway committee chairman Joe Keating urged top priority and full funds, noting delays since 1956.
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Johnella Boynton Houston
Crosby
Commissioners Court
Joe Keating
Crosby Chamber of Commerce
B. A
Squatty) Lyons
San Jacinto River
Precinct
Jamie Bray
Lynchburg
Uvalde Road
Bray
San Jacinto River Bridge
Keating
Highway Department
J. T. Hare
Crosby-Lynchburg
Houston-Galveston
San Jacinto
Robbery at Ben Gordon Finance Co. injures employee
A masked hold up man robbed Ben Gordon Finance Co at 324 W. Texas at 1 40 p m injuring employee John Edward Sutterfield of Seabrook with a pistol concussion and a lacerated ear He was treated at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and released Sutterfield reported in good condition Police described the suspect as about six feet tall 200 pounds with white tape on his face He fled toward Jones and Defoe in a light colored car with a possible paint stripe or chrome trim Witnesses are urged to contact the police with information
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Ben Gordon Finance Co
W. Texas
John Edward Sutterfield
Seabrook
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown
Sutterfield
Jack Stanford
A. W. Henscey
Jones Street
Henssey
House Gets Liquor Bill After Senate OK
In Texas the Senate approved a bill allowing public sale of mixed drinks by the drink, pending local votes in special elections. The measure would let taverns operate with a mixed beverage permit after a community votes yes, with initial fees of 5 dollars and annual renewals of 500 dollars. An amendment could permit retail stores to supply liquor with a 50 dollar yearly permit, a change Christie warned could create a retail monopoly.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Joe Christie
el Paso
Christie
Sen
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Mike McKool
Dallas
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Ropers
Abwa Tea
Baytown State Bank
Cadet
Mark Argo
Decker
Bayway Drive
Bayway and
Argo
Barbara Wells
Decker and Baker
Shreck
Ronald Bruce Ford
Scarlett
Alfred S. Repp
Schreck
Sam F. McPhail
Crow
Spur 201
Missouri
Ruth ‘Gregory
Park
Robert Payne
Montana
Decker Drive
Sun
Johneila Boynton
Ion Ars
Peoples State
F.C
Bandit Baytown Ambulance Service
Glean Carlton
Mike Marchuk
John Sutterfield
Linda Cassity
Our World
FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley
My Lai
LA Salle, Ill
Finois
Penn Central
U.S
William P. Rogers
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Mideast
Nixon
Beach City
Crosby Highway 90
Dellie Voelkel
Employe
Chad Cititrens National Bank
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