District School Renovation Bond Plan Documented
The proposal details renovation and improvement of multiple schools including San Jacinto Elementary, Travis, Austin, Baytown Junior, Cedar Bayou Junior, Highlands, Horace Mann Junior, Robert E. Lee High, Memorial Stadium, and the Administration Building. Projects cover classrooms restrooms roofs interiors exteriors and new facilities with costs ranging from 2,000 to 165,000 dollars and totals near several hundred thousand. The plan outlines classrooms upgrades, new lighting, ventilation, partitions, exterior painting, and expanded office spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
Smmner
William
Travis
Stephen FE
Austin
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Highlands Junior School
Horace Mann Junior School
Robert E. Lee’ High School
Memorial Stadium
Additions Planned for District Schools Exceed Half Million
The district outlines numerous school improvements including Highlands Elementary School additions with classrooms restrooms and storage at $105 000 James Bowie Elementary eight classrooms restrooms and two book rooms at $120 000 William B Travis Elementary School twelve classrooms restrooms book rooms at $310 000 Highlands Junior School eight classrooms restrooms storage library expansion one science lab and four tennis courts at $182 000 Ross Sterling High School industrial arts and vocational departments with outside ground work and storage at $350 000 Educational television transmitters receivers antenna wiring for closed circuit and general reception at all schools $150 000 hard surfaced parking spaces at sites $33 000 furnishings and equipment district wide $400 000 sites for future construction of new schools and stadium $300 000 hard surface play areas at 18 sites district wide $538 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlands
James Bowie
William B. Travis
Cedar Bayou
Highlands Junior School
Ross Sterling High School
Trinity River Basin projects push for funding approval
Carpenter urged the subcommittee to approve 11.5 million in the President's budget for Trinity River Basin projects for the next fiscal year plus 255 thousand for Dallas flood control work. The most urgent request is 4 million to start five Trinity River highway bridges and rapid relocation of a bridge on Highway 190 near Livingston Reservoir, with the reservoir a 70 million project set for December 1968. In Galveston County, proposals include 2 million for Hurricane protection at Texas City, 500 thousand for Galveston Harbor and Channel improvements, 13 million for harbor maintenance, and 490 thousand for the Texas City Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Carpenter
Trinity River Basin
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Trinity River
Livingston
Huntsville
Harris County
Brooks
Galveston County
Texas’ City
Galveston Harbor
Texas City Channel
Bayshore Concert Membership Drive Closes Saturday
Bayshore Concert Association aims for 600 members as the campaign ends at 1 pm Saturday with volunteer meetings to set next season programs led by Mrs. Claire Spry. Last year’s success cited by Mrs. Bible Wheat On president. upcoming attractions include Maria Alba Spanish Dance Company and Duetri Ensemble. Family memberships cost 320, single adult 8, student 4 for four concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayshore Concert Association
Claire Spry
United Audience Service
Helen Wilder
Bible Wheaton
Maria Alba Spanish Dance Company
Beers Family Singers
Sea Son
Spry
Duetri
Lee College
Wilder
Baytown men attend 69th Texas Insurance Agents Convention
Jess S. Moore and Robert S. Beverly from Baytown are listed as attendees for the Texas Association of Insurance Agents 69th annual convention in Galveston on May 19 and 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Galveston
Jess S. Moore
Robert S. Beverly
Noon Stock Quotes From Allis-Chalmert And Allies
A compact list of noon stock quotes shows Allis-Chalmert Arlan’s Dept. store Am Tel and Tel Beth Steel Carrier Celanese Chrysler Columbia Delta Air Diamond Dow Chemical Dresser Du Pont El Paso Ethyl Ford Foremost Gen Elect Gen Motors Gen Tel Gen Tire Georgia Pacific Gillette Gordon’s Jewel Greyhound Gulf Oil Gulf States Halliburton Hoffman Interlake IBM Kerr McGee Kroger McDonnell Douglas Magnavor Marathon Oil Mobil Monsanto Nat Dairy Nat Dist New York Central Stauffer Sun Oil Sunray Syntex Technicolor Tenneco Texaco Texas Eastern Texas Gulf Tidewater Union Carbide Union Oil of California United Air Lines Upjohn US Steel Sante Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmert
Arlan
Am Tel & Tel
Beth Steel
Carrier Corp
Celanese
Cecedece
Chrysler Aes Columbia
Delta Air
Diamond All Dow Chem - Dresser Ind . du Pont
el Paso Nat
Ethyl Corp
Ford
Dai Gen Elect
Gen Motors
Gen Tel
Georgia-Pacifi Gillette
Gordon's Jew Greyhound
Gulf Oil
Gulf States
Ai Halliburton
Hoffman Elect
Interlake Stee IBM
Jones & Laugh
J Kerr McGee
Kresge SS .i. Seseneenee GL
Ling-Temeo-Vought
Dh ‘McDonnel
Douglas Wee
ADRS
Magnavor
My Mobil
Monsanto
Technicolor
Tenneco
Texaco
Texas
Pasadena Mayor Opposes Redistricting Plan Faults County Map
Pasadena Mayor Clyde Doyal condemned a Harris County redistricting plan that places Pasadena in Commissioner Ramsey's Precinct 2, delaying voting for a county post until 1970. He and Paul Gay cited precinct abolition, lack of Precinct 3 representation, and potential court action. New Bay Town VFW officers to be installed Saturday at 7:30 pm with T. S. Tallent named commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Clyde Doyal
Pasadena
Harris County
W. V. Ramsey
Ramsey
Houston Ship Channel
Ship Channel
Everett Collier
Houston Chronicle
Doyal
Paul ‘Gay
Harris ‘County
Democratic Steering Committee
Citizens Committee
Gay
Bay Town
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
Decker Drive
T. S. Tallent
Judo Demonstration At YMCA Promotes New Course
A 2:20 p.m. demonstration at the YMCA introduces a 1S-week judo course starting May 13. The new YMCA building sits on Wye Drive near the National Guard Armory off North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Wye Drive
National Guard Armory
North Main Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Perma- Press
Dacron
Oxford
By H.ls
Perma - Press
H.I.S
Sun
Bayshore
Citizens National Bank and
Goodbody Co
Texas Gulf Sur
Tidewater
Union Carbide
Union Oil of Cal
United Air Lines
Upjohn Drug
Corus, Steel
Axenne
VEW
Eaton’s
Eaton's
Sea Our
Catherne
West Pearce
Playtex
Boy Fain
Othar Elsatte
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