Barber Widow Annie Barber Dies in Victoria Hospital
Annie Barber a Baytown resident for 40 years and widow of A G Barber died Saturday morning in a Victoria hospital. The notice notes church events at St Paul United Methodist and activities including a loyalty Sunday and a square dance club gathering. It lists local community leaders and a parents council election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Robert D. Joiner, Jr
Herman Davis
Gene Starkey
Kenneth Julian
Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Dance Club
Knights of Pythias Hall
Birthday Hints and Social Snippets From Houston Area
Lisa Kay Sutton celebrates third birthday Thursday. Kathy Keeler and Mrs. Joe Keating seen at The Odd Couple opening night in Houston. Granddaughter addition noted by Mrs. T. A. Gregory. Breakfast invitations and social visits mentioned including parties, letters, and a surprise birthday at a fishing pier. Wendy Maeser recovers from an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Kay Sutton
Danny Sutton
Kathy Keeler
Joe Keating
Houston
Jane
Papa Young Mighty
T. A. Gregory
Parker
Cindy Couch
Robin Ball
Jean Richardson
Jesse Kirkpatrick
Elizabeth Cloud
Max Walley
Wendy Maeser
W. D. Hinson
Jim Hildebrand
Toledo Bend
Mary Eastman
Tine Stockton
No Bond For Wife Of Patrolman's Abductor
BEAUMONT Texas AP lla Faye Dent was jailed after a 300 mile chase in southeast Texas that ended with her ex convict husband’s death in a hail of gunfire. Robert Dent 22 was fatally wounded after following highway patrolman J Kenneth Crane into a farm house. The couple held Crane hostage for five hours in his patrol car. Dent had been jailed previously for burglary and breaking into vending machines. Dent was shot in the face neck and arm when officers trapped the farmhouse at Wheelock north of Bryan. Dent’s wife 21 was charged with robbery by firearms and jailed without bond. The chase stretched across Chambers Jefferson and other counties with 50 patrol cars involved reaching speeds up to 95 mph. Authorities searched with bloodhounds after Crone received a rancher tip. Meat bread and water were placed by the highway for Dent’s request before he indicated surrender might be preferable. Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ila Faye Dent
Jeft
Wheelock
Bryan
James Kenneth Crone
Texas
UPI
Beaumont
Tex
Lla Faye Dent
Robert S. Dent
J. Kenneth Crane
Crane
Crone
Anahuac
Farme
Tormarket
Chambers County Sheriff's
Houston
Dayton
Cleaveland
Navasota
Dent
HL and P Plans 345 kV Line Across Ship Channel Bays
Houston Lighting and Power Co submits three applications to the U S Corps of Engineers to string a 345 kV aerial line across the Houston Ship Channel and Tables and San Jacinto Bays. Proposed tower heights reach 328 feet over the channel with 1500 feet spacing. Bay towers rise about 190 feet with spacing up to 1514 feet. Protests on navigation must arrive by May 29.
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Hl&p
Ship Channel
Houston Lighting and Power Co
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Houston Ship Channel
Tables
San Jacinto Bays
Corps of Engineers
San Jacinto Bay
Tables Bay
Weekend Baytown forecast notes mild temps and showers
The weather outlook for the Baytown area is cloudy to partly cloudy and mild with a 20 percent chance of showers. Temperature range expected in the upper 60s to mid-80s. Morgan's Point tides show Sunday highs at 1:43 a.m. and 7:07 p.m. and a 5:13 a.m. low. Monday highs at 8:19 p.m. and 6:07 a.m. low.
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Baytown
Abernathy to lead Charleston march for hospital workers
Rev Ralph Abernathy released after a week in jail plans a Sunday march in Charleston South Carolina to support striking Negro hospital workers. He suggests the Poor People's Campaign could move to Charleston. President Nixon faces governors pushing for control of antipoverty programs as anti smut laws gain congressional support.
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Ralph Abernathy
Charleston
S.C
Nixon
Congress
Anahuac Liberty Shocked By Reservoir Fund Slash
Anahuac and Liberty officials react to Nixon budget revision cutting Johnson’s suggested 4 million for the Wallisville Salt Water Barrier and Reservoir to 1.9 million, with Trinity River project delays blamed on Trinity Improvement Association. J C Nelson confirms Tower aide report. district fears impact on lower Trinity Channel and regional navigation.
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Anahuac
Nixon
Wallisville
West Chambers County
Johnson
Nixgn
Chambers and
Liberty Counties
Bi-County Navigation District
Beaumont Enterprise News Service
Trinity River Improvement Association
John Tower
Washington
Trinity Improvement Association
J. C. Nelson
Navigation District
Sen. Tower
Nelson
Trinity
Trinity Lay
Census Shows Slight Gain In Scholastics
The 1969 70 district census reports a modest gain of 158 scholastics with 13 389 children ages six to one seven observed. White students total 12 081 and Black students 1 308. Enrollment trends align with census figures as of March 26. family units number 16 381 and city population 53 364, up 1 155 from prior totals.
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Holly McLemore
McLemore
Lirmits
No Funds In Nixon Budget For Baytown Levee Study
President Nixon was told no funds are appropriated for a Baytown levee study in the 1970 budget. Herbert G. Klein said no authority allows the Corps of Engineers to construct protective structures here. The 1968 Flood Control Act authorized a study of nearby bays to assess improvements.
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Nixon
Baytown
Richard M. Nixon
Baytown Sun
Executive Branch
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Corps of Engineers
Burnet
Crystal
Scott's Bays
Johnson
Congress
Wallisville
West
Chambers County
Chambers and
Liberty County
U.S. Corps of Army
Baytonian to Teach History Aboard Texas Clipper This Summer
Lee College instructor Roberts will teach American history on the Texas Clipper as part of Texas A&M University Summer-School-At-Sea program. Cadets from the Texas Maritime Academy will study while the ship sails 13,000 nautical miles through ports in Spain Greece Italy and the Canary Madeira Islands New Orleans and Port Arthur. About 78 students are expected in the history class with 250 aboard overall during a 4 plus day at sea and 24 days in port.
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Lee College
Texas Clipper
Texas Maritime Academy
Galveston
Texas A&m University
College of Liberal Arts
A&m
Roberts
Spain
Greece
Italy
Canary Islands
Madeira Islands
New Orleans
Port Arthur
Pier 38
Baytown
Houston Baptist College
Re Start Date Is Indefinite For Wallisville Reservoir Project
Col Franklin Moon of the U S Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District says a federal freeze on cash disbursements delays contracts for the Wallisville Reservoir project in West Chambers County. He notes funds exist but spending authority is blocked. Affects local county officials unaware of the halt.
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Galveston
Franklin B. Moon
Corps
The
Chambers and Liberty
Wallisville
West
Chambers County
Franklin
Moon
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
the Sun
Corps of Engineers
Col. Moon
Chambers
Liberty County
Baytown
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Mobile X Ray Schedule in Baytown Through May 8
The San Jacinto TB and Respiratory Diseases Association’s Mobile X-Ray Unit operates in Baytown through May 8 with a part cost fee of 1.50 for adults and 1 for students. X rays are not given to anyone under 12. Schedule shows May 5 Ross Sterling High School 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 6 Sterling High School 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 7 Robert E. Lee High School 9:20 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. May 8 REL 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto TB and Respiratory Diseases Association
Baytown
Mobile Lnit
Ross Sterling High School
Sterling High School
Robert E. Lee High School
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Baytown YMCA Seeks 77000 For Capital Fund Drive
The 1969 Baytown YMCA capital fund drive under President W A Holtze targets 77000 with plans for a girls gym concerted expansion including a swimming pool cover outdoor lighting and other improvements. Drive runs through May with six meetings planned and group leaders named to support the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hartman
Baytown
A. W. Nelson
W. C. Jackson
Mae Jones
James Harrop
al Chappell
John C. Echols
B. E. Greer
Jackson
Nelson
A. K. Morris
R. P. Beman
Fred Bednarski
Joe Butrick
Bud Cross
Gene Layering
R. W. Matherne
H. Oliver
Ken Persenaire
Dave Sherron
Also Mentioned on This Page
Som Bors
Travis
Elementary Parents Council
Joe M. Bonem
George M. Sewell
Gene Richardson
W. W. Rossou
Bond
Baytown Jaycees
Jerry Woodward
David Evans
Rick Peebles
Federal Fund
Wallisville Reservoir
U. S. Command
Cambodia
U. S
Austin
University of Texas
Liberty
Harris County
Bob Eckhardt
Bob Casey
Ralph Yarborough
Baytonian
Ronald Robe
RTS
State Bank Ray Plaza
Citizens National Bank & TruSt CO
Baytown Ymca
Royce Smith
Don Treuhardt
Dan Lucius
Millie Carroll
Theresa Bremer
Lowell Westerman
Henry Behrens
Asbury Lenox
Clyde Messiah
John Sandhop
Bobby Jack Sulphin
Lena Johnson
Glen Vickery
Mike Bergus
First National Bank
FOIC
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