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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1967
Page
3
Awriter recalls moments when comments were misinterpreted by friends and coworkers. The anecdotes involve a sarcastic turn on compliments, a boss’s raises rumor, and a tense airport exchange about timing a bomb, all showing how easy it is to misunderstand spoken messages and trigger unintended reactions.
T R Drummond of Baytown and Heights Hospital in Houston urged funding changes to Baytown ambulance service. He proposed a 38 cent monthly water bill add on to fund free service, questioned Belfort subsidy adequacy, and warned private firms must be viable. He outlined six issues including payroll, policing impact, tax burden, out of city calls, and patient transfers, urging residents to comment at council meetings rather than politicize the issue.
Paul W. King, former operator at Catalytic Light Ends Units 1 and 2, begins retirement after a long Humble career started in 1935 in M&C. A Forestburg native, he farmed and was a blacksmith before joining Humble. He and wife Ima settled near the Million Dollar Highway in Durango, Colorado, with a retirement home they bought after frequent visits. They garden and raise flowers and belong to the Church of Christ.
State Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown praised Rep. Ben Eckhardt for organizing a Bay Conference on pollution and shell dredging in Washington on March 22. Allen highlighted efforts to inform federal agencies about Galveston and Trinity bays, which yield 85 percent of Texas oysters, and mentioned several House bills on dredging margins, royalties, and oyster shell use, all referred to the Parks and Wildlife Committee. Other Baytown attendees included Jack Walker, Gen. Club member, and Andy Brasch.
AP previews using microcosm storytelling. NBC reflects on Russian history with Leningrad imagery, profiling czars and revolutions through one city. Bergman stage drama and ABC shifts outline next seasons with plans for reruns and new tomes.
Plainview Texas AP reports a 24 story 155 bed hospital is set to begin this fall. The 350 million project is funded by a $600,000 fund drive after citizens contributed $635,494 plus land valued at $83,702. The Housing and Urban Development Agency is assisting.
Harry F. Cox, area supervisor in Humble's Maintenance and Construction Division, retires after 30 years with the company. He joined the Refinery Machinist Department in December 1936 and became an area supervisor in 195. Cox, from Missouri Valley Iowa, plans more time for fishing and his hobby after retirement.
Dan Savell, one of three mayoral candidates in Baytown, calls for hiring a full-time city planner and criticizes 3.287 million spent on the Garth Road Extension. He outlines stances on ambulance service, zoning, pollution, attracting industry, pay scales, future planning, street projects, utilities study, charter update, and high tide protection to guide Baytown toward a modern future.
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