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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1965
Page
1
Zoning annexation and street aging programs were raised along with proposed city charter revision and federal aid. Telephone service rates for industry drew attention as council candidates attended Tuesday night rally with all contestants present except Earl Lively. Seaborn participated.
Baytown mayoral and council candidates discussed annexation limits zoning and tax policies amid plans for utility service improvements and industry incentives. They debated whether to pursue new development while stressing the need for updated city charter and better telephone rates.
Lee College presents its fifth annual Day program Fadts Foibles and Fashions featuring a beagle exhibit and student performances. Alton Laird chairs arrangements with Dr T E Rowlette directing drama and Mrs Lynn Seamans guiding a 7:30 Friday program in the College Auditorium. Public attendees, including families, join exhibits, a reception, and fashion displays celebrating the college’s history.
The result shows ballot items for positions 5 through 7 in the Saturday school district election. Incumbents include Mary Nugent and A. R. Stark among others. Candidates listed span Edgar W. Grier L. DL Victory and Gerald Hays with several others across the three positions.
Intense interest in Saturday's school trustee election shifts attention from next Tuesday's city council race. Mayor candidates are Searborn Cravey, resigning council member, and Lamer Kelley, new to city politics. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with 14 560 trustee voters and about 12 000 city voters eligible.
Gleaners Class of Firs Baptist Church meets Thursday at 7 Rom in the home of Mrs. M H Sheppard, 20 French Place. Weather mostly cloudy with occasional light rain and a 50 to 70 degree temperature range. Galveston tides listed for Thursday show low and high times.
E D Cragg 46 of Baytown will be buried Thursday after services at Earthman Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev Louis Gant of St Johns Methodist will officiate. Cragg, a seaman and longtime Bay junior, died Tuesday in a Galveston hospital. Survivors include his mother Allie V Cragg Baytown two sisters and four brothers. Burial will be in Cedar Crest Cemetery.
A mixed 1960s snapshot reports on voter rights marches, civil rights workers slain by violence, and disaster events like earthquakes in Chile. It notes political friction as Republicans push a voting rights bill while President Johnson’s antipoverty program gains local support. It mentions Viet Cong clashes and losses in Vietnam, and urban policy debates including city voices in governance.
Baytown trustees race drew 14 candidates at a League of Women Voters rally as most favored reinstating George H. Gentry as superintendent. Debates covered closing De Zavala and Carver High School with DeHoyos pushing for both closures, while others urged caution and improved education.
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital appears on the U S Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals list as accredited. The commission surveys hospitals 25 or more beds, assessing safety, medical staff oversight, records, ethics, and nursing care.
Baytown Chamber of Commerce will charter buses for the April 10 baseball game at Harris County Domed Stadium. Manager Dave Moore said the Lee Brigadiers and Robert E. Lee Band will perform. Bus round trip costs $21 per person with tickets sold only at the Chamber office. At least 41 tickets must be sold to depart.
Redeemer Lutheran Church will hold Lenten services at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. The church is selling tickets to fund a second bus with the theme The Abundant Life.Church officials urged enough people to buy tickets to ensure the bus is financed and ready for use.
The document lists precinct numbers and locations with presiding judges for the April 17 school board election. Notable entries include Alamo Elementary J Winston Hayes. David G Burnet Joe Allen. Highlands Wellis Hunt. Ashbet Smith W C Tidman. Firemen's Recreation Hall Mrs Fansy E B Dabney. Baytown Junior High A Contreras. Chambers County Stephen F Astin Elementary Mrs V W Goodrich. San Jacinto Ted L Bloesel. William B Travis John Pierce. George W Carver Woolraw Wi Lewis. James Bowe Warne McCrory. Hartem Elementary Jefferson.
Chambers County officials met to study a proposed four lane bay crossing linking Chambers County with the NASA complex area near Galveston. The plan would connect west of Kemah to the Smith Point area, with potential cost estimates around 2 million dollars per mile and possible ties to Interstate 10.
A total of 226 voters cast absentee ballots in Goose Creek School Districts April 3 trustee race, compared with 34 absentee ballots last year. Final day for absentee voting in the school election was Tuesday, with city election absentee voting continuing until 5 p.m. Friday. By Wednesday morning only 18 city absentee votes had been recorded.
Bayshore Red Real and Gun Club members will attend an April 11 Bay City meeting to discuss plans for a new Texas Conservation Federation. The group aims to share conservation information and promote educational programs rather than hunting and fishing. Invites will go to 20 or more organizations, led by J. Jacky Walker's committee.
City council plans Thursday night work session in the council chamber to study board schedules and a proposed Phase 1 program. Committee members discuss a $2 million bond issue this year and the potential enlargement of the West Main Street disposal plant.
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