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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1969
Page
1
A sequence of violent storms swept across Texas causing at least four deaths and widespread damage. Reports describe deadly lightning, damaging tornadoes, heavy hail, and intense rainfall across numerous counties as authorities warn residents to seek shelter and secure property.
Carver Jones PTA meets in the school auditorium at 2 30 p m for officer installation. Executive Board at 1 p m. Annual Bishop Christopher E Byrne General Assembly banquet at 8 p m with a reception 7 8 p m. Baytown Independent Automobile Dealers Association meets 7 p m Thursday at Newbys Restaurant. Doris Lyles retirement party for Henry at 3 40 p m Thursday at Humble UH and Refining Co. St Marks Methodist Men supper at 6 45 p m Wednesday. Special telecast features Isreal prime minister Guldamii at 8 p m. Severe storms battered Texas with four drowned in Cleburne area and widespread flooding in Dallas area. High water rescues reported. extensive evacuations in Everman Lancaster West Dallas and other neighborhoods. Highland Park patrolman injured while rescuing a motorist. Floodwaters forced closures and forced people into refuges.
Forecast remains cloudy to partly cloudy with intermittent showers through Wednesday in the Baytown area. Temperatures range from the low 60s to the 80s with high tides near 14:25 and low tides around 09:25 the following morning at Morgan's Point.
LEO RIZZUTO relates lessons from a Miami school officials meeting. Ross Wilhite shows a large map of proposed zoning areas. Audrey Maeser stops by before returning to the library desk. Dub Ward hears best wishes from ex Baytown Sun staffer Frank Hildebrand. Ray A Towns remains in Room 324 at San Jacinto hospital through Wednesday with visitor access. Wong Sanders welcomed as a new Baytown Noun Lions Club member. Arthur Coltham discusses Harlem School. Col. Henry Jillman speaks on leadership and youth. Fred Parker celebrates Horace Mann drum major and twirlers. HL N. (Son) Love learns not to mow over his lawn.
The Baytown City Council will consider a parks ordinance to bar operating motor vehicles off streets in parks, outlaw horseback riding, and hitting golf balls for safety. The 5 p.m. meeting at City Hall also covers tax equalization board appointments and police and firemen salary proposals.
Employees at Humble Enjay Baytown complex mark 104 days with no disabling injury, amid over two million manhours of safe work. The 100 day milestone came last weekend, with records dating back to 1953 1955 and 1966. Presidents Jones of Humble and Dix of Enjay Chemical praised the crews.
Kenneth Perdue of Baytown heads to South Vietnam as part of an international team trained by CDI to teach refugee administration and rehabilitation. He will help public health housing education and vocational programs, staying 18 months in multiple refugee camps with teams rotating every three months.
A $220 million teacher pay bill in Texas was halted in the House Public Education Committee by Rep. A. C. Atwood of Edinburg who raised a point of order delaying action until the full House may consider it in May. Rep. George Hinson noted the bill’s status while recounting other education measures awaiting action.
Eleven banks in the Baytown region report total deposits of 112,891,828.81 at April 30 1969, a year over year rise of about 8 million with two new banks included. Five Baytown banks total 69,713,554.66 down to 68,330,167.28 for 1938 figures, and individual old banks show Citizens National 38,451,662.80 in 1969 versus 36,892,992.93 in 1968, First National 15,210,698.18 versus 19,431,163.08, Peoples State 14,224,305.44 versus 12,006,011.27. The Bank of Baytown and Baytown State Bank started this year with 1,101,294.70 and 725,593.54 respectively. In the larger area Channel View State Bank holds 8,121,090.34 this year versus 7,051,995.79 last year. Clear Creek State Bank 8,033,750.61 to 7,505,247.65. Bayshore National Bank 7,992,704.09 to 4,525,297.93. La Porte State Bank 7,389,843.54 to 6,049,054.96. Crosby State Bank 6,430,044.97 to 5,369,707.24. Highlands State Bank 5,650,840.30 to 4,966,529.78. Area total deposits reach 43,178,271.15, up from 56,265,033.34 last year, a year-over-year gain near 7 million.
Baytown mayor elect Glen Walker will seek council approval for an eight member emergency committee to study a land based temporary levee across the Brownwood peninsula. The plan would not replace a future permanent levee across three bays. A feasibility study funding is sought.
Houston hospitalizes nearly 100 after carbon monoxide exposure from a water heater boiler at a bowling alley. Nixon backs a $1 billion annual food stamp increase to end hunger in America. Dr. Donald T. Lunde warns heart transplant patients may develop mental changes. Senators clash over an ABM system with Kennedy opposition report. A Chinook helicopter crash near Saigon kills 34 soldiers. Frank Borman named field director for a long space stay program.
Bowie Elementary pupils shower Mrs. Cecil Hargrove with flowers cards and letters after her surgery at Baytown Hospital Sub during class activity they write messages and draw pictures expressing how much they miss her and wish for her speedy return while praising her teaching and kind heart The piece notes student names and hopeful plans for her comeback on Monday.
Rep Joe Allen of Baytown pushes a constitutional amendment to grant a further 3000 exemption on home value for residents 65 and older. He says inflation and taxes erode fixed incomes and seniors fear bond issues will raise taxes further, noting Baytown often rejects bond measures.
Two Baytown students earned national Merit scholarships as announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Frederick L. Jones of St Stephen’s Episcopal School Austin won a Stauffer Chemical Co Merit Scholarship and plans Reed College Portland. Bill McElhannon of Robert E Lee High School won the National Merit Foundation Fred and will study at Louisiana State University.
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