Baytown Council Sets Breakfast on Bonds and Water Plan
Baytown council schedules a 6 30 am breakfast at the Holiday Inn with fiscal agent Tom Masterson to discuss bonds and at 5 pm Thursday at city hall to hear engineers Turner Collie and Braden on the water system. Civic groups meet for elections and notices include a Vietnam crash victim and local service pieces.
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Baytown City Come
Holiday Inn
Tom Masterson
City Hall
Turner, Collie and Braden
Houston
Weather and Tides Baytown region forecast
Cloudy to partly cloudy with widely scattered thunder showers in the Baytown area for Monday. Temperature range expected from 92 to 82 degrees. Sunday’s range was 75 to 35 degrees. Galveston tides listed with high times at 4 54 a m 1 15 p m 7 24 p m and 30 24 p m with no low de unclear.
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Baytown Area
Galveston
Mont Belvieu Notables Include Honor Roll Omission
Emery Cox, son of Mr and Mrs Dick Cox of Mont Belvieu, earned honor roll but was omitted from the paper. Movie mogul Rufus Honeycutt admitted to Methodist Hospital in Houston for tests. Darrel Tilton of Mont Belvieu on leave. Edna Oliver praises city officials for devotion to running our town. Donna Reed of 30% Scott surprised by birthday party. Business and Professional Women's Club guests to Little Theater: Anna Jackson Robstown Mozelle Van Irver San Angelo Laverna Stafford Olga Shepherd. Troy Hill at 1500 Kilgore Road recuperating after Houston surgery.
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Emery Cox
Dick Cox
Mont Belvieu
Rufus Honeycutt
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Pic
Darrel
Tilton
Dave Moore
Martha
Edna Oliver
Donna Reed
Scott
Little Theater
Etta May Smith
B. Pf. Wright
Anna Jackson
Robstown
Mozelle van Irver
San Angelo
Laverna Stafford
Olga Shepherd
Baytown
Troy Hill
Kilgore Road
Oklahoma Ticket Sales Going Well
Oklahoma ticket sales are moving quickly for the Ross Sterling High School production directed by Hoss Sterling. Curtain is at 7:30 pm nightly with Mrs Zina Stone as music director and Elmer Hargis reading student ensembles.
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Hoss Sterling Fine Arts
Bey & Pm
Ross Sterl
Baytown Little Theater
Oklahoma
Zina- Stone
Elmer Hargis
Ross
Sterling
Capitol Building
Austin
Plan To Revise Constitution OK'd
Texas House approved a plan to rewrite the state constitution sending the measure to the Senate. Rep. R. E. Cory of Victoria led the vote with no debate on the concurrent resolution. Speaker Ben Barnes indicated Gov. Connally would be asked to bring the teacher pay raise issue to a 1968 session.
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House
Texas
Mayor Seaburn Cravey Proposes Shorter Baytown Meetings
Baytown mayor Cravey urges trimming council sessions to improve efficiency and attendance. A memo suggests focusing on policy matters, relying on the city manager for administration, sharing premeet agenda summaries, and limiting lengthy presentations to speed voting and reduce debate.
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Seaburn Cravey
Crevey
Injuries Suffered By Baytown Man In Plant Mishap
A Diamond Alkine Co plant explosion in Deer Park injured two Baytown and Pasadena men. Robert L. Holmes, 27, suffered facial and neck burns, Etzel G. Henson, 33, faced a possible fracture and minor burns. Both remained in fair condition at Bayshore Hospital.
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Lamar Keiley
Don Hullum
Warren C. Riggs
W. J. Butler
East Harris Voters Split On 316 Million Bond Request
Harris County residents favored the 316 million part improvement bond by about two to one countywide, but nine of seventeen east county boxes voted against it. Readings from precincts east of the San Jacinto River show varied support with totals for each box including precinct 12 Alamo Elementary 117 40 57 and precinct 155 William B. Travis Elementary 133 88 45 reflecting mixed outcomes amid light turnout.
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Harris County
East County
San Jacinto River
Alamo
David G. Burnet
New County Library
Highlands
Crosby School
New Yuffman
Thad Felton Ford
Charles Rodrew
Crosby
From Palmer Via Pelly To Washington D.C.
Fred Hartman reports from a U S Chamber of Commerce convention where Baytown grocer Pete Jones and aide A E Jones attend as official delegates. The piece notes Humble’s M A Wright as chamber president and mentions Texan Allan Shivers as next year’s president, while explaining Palmer’s Houston area context.
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Fred Hartman Washington
Palmer
Pelly
Washington, D.C
A. E
Pete) Jones
Baytown
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Pete
Humble
M. A. Wright
U.S
Allan Shivers
Waxahachie
Dallas
Houston
Pete Jones
Owas
Symphonic Band Wins Big At Corpus Christi Meet
Robert E Lee High School’s Symphonic Band earned a first division rating for the entire band and each section at the Buccaneer Days festival in Corpus Christi. Five soloists and nine ensemble groups also placed first in a three day, multi state contest judged by university musicians.DIRECTOR Charles Forque praised the result as a top South contest win amid strong competition. The band performed new works by Robert Logan and Giuseppe Verdi with comments noting strong woodwinds, brass, and overall style.
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Martha Ann Hemphill
Robert ED Lee High School
Corpus Christi
Brytown
DeiMar Calese
Charles Forque
Robert Logan
Giuseppe Verdi
William Schafer
University of Southern California
Frank Bencriseutto
University of Minnesota
Will
Lynn Campbell
Carrie Casey
Carolyn, Rayner
Terry Smith
Patty Thenemann
RES
Baird
Tornado Watch Adjusted for Houston Baytown Area
Bulletin notes initial watch for the Houston Baytown region called for mostly scattered heavy thurner showers between noon and 6 pm. It was revised to indicate only minor interference from rain in the Houston Baytown area.
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Houston-Baytown
Houston- Baytown
World wide disasters and politics collide in brief items
Tornadoes and high winds kill 16 in Minnesota with over 100 injured and millions in property damage. Storms threaten Texas including Waco with heavy rains. House Speaker Barnes seeks Connally to add teacher pay to a 1968 session. Armored car bandits flee London with 2.1 million in gold. An earthquake strikes Fonina in Greece killing at least five and injuring over 30. Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu obtain a Las Vegas wedding license. U S pilots down three MIGs over North Vietnam as Marines suffer losses near a border area.
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Minnesota
U.S
TB X-Ray Unit Visits Baytown May 10 to 13
Harris County TB Association mobile X-ray unit will be in Baytown May 10 through May 13 and again in June for a seven day schedule. Schools charge 25 cents for students and staff, public pays $1. The itinerary includes Sterling High May 10, Robert E Lee May 11 to 12, and multiple Baytown locations into late June and early July with various hours.
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Harris County TB Association
Baytown
FB Association
Baytown Service League
Sterling High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Weingartens
West Baytown
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Gulf Coast Hospital
United Carbon
Vivacqua on Three Month Temporary Duty in England
Temporary duty assignment for Lexander F Vivacqua a Major and aircraft commander stationed at Iildenhall Royal Air Force Station England. He will participate in airlift missions during the three month tour while his wife’s parents Mr and Mrs John T Stone of 102 Timberlane Baytown are listed as his next of kin.
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Lexander F. Vivacqua
John T. Stone
Timberlane, Baytown
Iildenhall Royal Air Force Station
England
Vivacqua
Baytown Chamber Forms Citizens Bond Committee
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce will organize a citizens committee to coordinate bond issues for Baytown schools the city and Lee College. Bruce Ramsey chamber president says the panel will include about 30 to 49 members and operate as an advisory body to align bond plans with public schools the college and the city.
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Baytown
Chamber
Ramsey
Crosby Marine Wounded in Vietnam Action
Mr and Mrs John Peska of Crosby received word Sunday that their son Marine Pvt Johnny Peska had been wounded in Vietnam. The family said the extent of injuries was unknown Monday and they awaited further notification from the Department of Defense. Peska, a Crosby High School 1965 graduate, was about 10 miles outside Da Nang, having attended Lee College a year, and enlisted in the Marines on August 1. He has been in Vietnam three months and is with First Battalion 7th Marine Delta 2nd Platoon.
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John Peska
Crosby
Johnny Peska
Vietnam
Peskas
Department of Defense
Peska
Crosby High School
da Neng
Lee College
7Th Marine Delta
Homestead Exemption Deadline Extended by County
Tax Assessor-Collector Carl Smith announced that the deadline for rendering property for county taxation and for filing homestead exemptions is Monday. Bastown deputy A. B. Collins said the office will remain open until 4 p.m. Monday as an exception.
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Carl Smith
Smith
Bastown
A. B. Collins
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