Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Baytown Sun in Baytown, Texas

Page 1

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1968

Page

1

Adult Education Night at San Jacinto Parish

The San Jacinto parish hosts Adult Education Night sponsored by Council No. 2788 each month at 8:30 pm on Tuesday in the Knights of Columbus Hall on West Main. All adults in the parish area are invited. refreshments follow. The Baytown Kiwanis Club previews HemisFair with a film titled The World In Texas at The Tower for members.

San Jacinto Council No Knights of Columbus West Main Sosoaseph Baytown

Weather And Tides In Galveston And Baytown

Galveston tides rise to highs at 2 48 am and 4 06 pm with lows at 9 36 am and 9 42 pm. Baytown will see milder weather through Wednesday with partly cloudy skies and temperatures from the low 50s to near 60. Monday's high reached 72 degrees.

Galveston Baytown Milus

Patricia Johnson to Fly Meet Husband in Hawaii

Patricia Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Joe Hurtz will fly to Honolulu on Thursday to meet Sp4 Roger G Johnson her husband on leave from Prei Ku Vietnam where he has been for about eight months. Also notes Judy Linscott Becky Barnett Pat Blackburn Mary Stephens Jack Bishops Peck Meier Cub Scout Den 6 Pack 203 Clarence Beasley birthday for Alan Little Geld.

Patricia Johnson Victor Joe Hurtz Wood Ave Honolulu Roger G. Johnson Preiku Vietnam Judy Linscott Becky Barnett Pat Blackburn Mary Stephens San Marcos Jack Bishops Houston Peck Meier Houston Convention Center Clarence Beasley Texas Game and Wildlife Commission la Porte Alan Little Geld

Chamber Banquet Delights Baytown Crowd With Jokes

Baytown 600 guests filled the expanded Community Building for the largest Chamber of Commerce banquet yet. Newt Hielscher from Shreveport delivered Aggie humor while the crowd enjoyed food, a strong sound system, and air conditioning. Ramsey reviewed the week’s events and urged four gifts: laughter, love of neighbor, labor, and God.

Bruce Ramsey Newt Hielscher Hielscher Shreveport Chamber Baytown Chamber of Commerce Henry Holcomb Henry Holcome Newt Hielscher Hielscher Gert Hirlscher

School Trustees Approve Teacher Contract Change

Lamar school board approves changes to teacher contracts aligning with Houston Bill 166. The action includes purchasing dishwashing machines and educational equipment, with firms Gerber's Institutional Sales and The Paul E. Allen Co. receiving major shares. The policy, affecting personnel terms after two to three years, becomes law for the district and cannot be repealed by future boards.

Arl Sonnel Lamar Highlands Houston Gerber Institutional Sales Inc Boards of Houston Paul E. Allen Co W. A. Holt Co

Stars Back In Action On Hellfighters Set At Goose Creek

John Wayne Katharine Foss Jim Hutton and Bruce Cabot worked on the Hellfighters film set in Goose Creek Baytown. A blazing oil well eruption lit the dawn hours as cameras shielded from heat while crew and stars endured the fiery sequence. Katharine Ross watched with her dog Blue as the cast prepared for further takes. The production plans a Malayan jungle scene near Humble before returning to Baytown for more weeks of filming.

Jim Kyle John Wayne Katharine Foss Jim Hutton Bruce Cabot Lon Goose Creek Baytown Wayne Hutton Katharine Ross Blue Miss Ross Jobby Texas Cabot Andy McLaglen Jonn Wayne Humble Tex Hollywood Lights

Baytown School Reverts Property Return to Humble Co

Baytown Elementary district votes to abandon all claims to the former school site and revert it to Humble Oil and Refining Co. The building, once used as a free public school until 1962 and later for storage and vocational classes, was deemed hazardous near the Humble dock area and a tank farm. Demolition would cost more than salvage.

Baytown Elementary School Humble Oi and Refining Co Lee College George Gentry Humbledock Gentry

Missing $800 Tractor and Welder Unit Reported Stolen

Police log details two weekend thefts in Baytown. Garvin J D Talent, 43, reported an $800 Ford tractor taken from a vacant lot in the 600 block of West Fayle. neighbors saw a red and white wrecker hauling it away Saturday morning. A Lincoln welder and trailer, both gray and blue, were stolen from behind F. Austin Elementary School. loss estimated at unknown.

Garvin JD. Talent E. Texas An &N Ford W. Fayle F. Austin Elementary N. D

W S Mackinnon Reelected Director in Texas Credit Union League

Elected director W S Mackinnon manager of Humble Employees Credit Union has been reelected to the Texas Credit Union League He is a past president and an ex officio member of the executive committee of the League.

W. S. Mackinnon Humble Employes Credit Union The Texas Credit Union League League

Contracts Awarded On $600,000 School Jobs

Five elementary schools were awarded air conditioning and renovation contracts Monday by the school board, totaling about 388,000 above estimates. Awards went to Way Engineering Co. of Houston and other bidders, with ceiling prices set for each school. The board postponed action on five other schools and considered contracting methods to reduce costs.

Johnella Boynton Ashbel Smith Dolen Mechanical Contractors Houston Alamo Elementary Dolen Mechanical J San Jacinto Way Engineering Co Highlands Way Engineering Travis Young Davis Iew Horace Mann Anson Jones Lamar Carver Baytown George Gentry Seth Mitchelll Paul Parkinson Troy Peterson Mitchell Parkinson Jobs

Man Indicted In Bus Depot Death

Larry Michael Lane 28 of Houston indicted for pistol slaying of Mrs. Effie Howell Chambers at Continental Trailways Bus Station on Jan 23. Harris County grand jury returned the murder indictment and Lane remains jailed without bond. The case follows earlier Baytown murder indictments against Arliss Huffman and Gladys Prather for the Creger slayings.

Larry Michael Lane Houston Effie Howell Chambers Continental Trailways Harris County Fred Mi Hovey Lane Chambers Baytown Arliss James Huffman Gladys Eth. Prather Harry S. Creger

Mead blasts morality laws in ethics conference talk

Dr Margaret Mead, renowned anthropologist, spoke at Rice University and condemned laws restricting morality. She linked Prohibition to ruined middle class morals and urged no abortion laws, suggesting medical societies and hospitals manage morality. Mead warned against drafting men to war and stressed flexible views grow from experience.

Houston Margaret Mead America Mead Institute of Religion Texas Medical Center Rice University Dr. Mead Hamman Hall Rice

Baytown Woman Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. J. W. Strickler, 78, a Baytown resident for about 40 years, died at 1045 a.m. Tuesday in a local hospital after several weeks of serious illness. Earthman Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements. Survived by daughter Mrs. Maurice Blumn of Baytown. three sons Ira W. Strickler Jr. of Houston, W. J. Strickler and J. W. Strickler of Baytown. sister Mrs. Oliver Hoover of Miami. brother Will Blondeau of St. Joseph, Missouri. eight grandchildren. The Stricklers moved to Baytown in 1929.

J. W. Strickler Baytown Earthman Funeral Home

U S Steel Signs Baytown Industrial District Pact

U S Steel becomes the latest firm to sign Baytown's industrial district contract, totaling 384,000 over seven years. The agreement, approved by the city council, begins with 3,000 this year and scales to 71,000 in year seven, contributing to 309,000 in 1968 district collections. Councilman Lamark Kelley notes the deal as beneficial for Baytown's future.

Mike Lonsford Baytown U.S. Steel Lamark Kelley Houston, Lighting and Power Co HLPCO Cedar Bayou Kelley HSPCO Counsil Steele

Brasfield Improves After Private Plane Crash

L Lee Brasfield 33 president of a Baytown bank remained in critical condition after Friday's private plane crash but on Tuesday his status was upgraded to fair. A Hermann Hospital spokesman said he is conscious and able to talk, marking a notable improvement from Monday when his condition was listed as serious amid multiple skull and back fractures.

Houston L. Lee Brasfield Baytown Bank Hermann Hospital Brasfield Brassieli

Also Mentioned on This Page

HemisFair Preview Chamber Fete Texas A&m College Station Aang M Flafford Blasts Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Search Courier

Search the Baytown Sun Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Baytown Sun?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication