Reborn MM CECIL Bobbitt seeks petition closings
Bobbitt Baytown accountant who has circulated petitions calling for an upgrading of General Telephone's equipment and service asks participants to close out and return them to his office. Also, SERVICE LEAGUE meets at 9:15 a.m. Friday in Mrs John G Traxler's home. Funeral notices, PTA, and TB unit schedules are listed along with a tad of local civic events.
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Cecil Bobbitt
Baytown
General Telephone
Service League
John G. Traxler
Lakewood
Weather in Baytown Area Forecast Tightens Heat Trend
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with daily highs near 70 to 90 degrees. Wednesday's temperatures ranged from 72 to 88 degrees. Galveston tides expect Friday highs around 7:36 a.m. and a low near 1:43 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Baytown Items Chronicle Local Happenings And Notes
Jay Hollaway on 30 day Vietnam leave to visit Baytown friends and grandparents. Hospital patients Clara Hutto and Jane Clark compare meals. Police Chief Blair Mann loses car keys found in Irvin Flowers' pack. Various residents comment on projects, proposals, and weather. Doris Sherron under the weather. Harriet Day resists modeling. Delana Pryor wears fishnet stockings and files a Sun story. Ella Rae Moorman fills in during emergency. Myrtle Louise Moore excited about trip to Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Jay Hollaway
Clara ‘Hutto
Jane Clark
Baytown Hospital
Blair Mann
Lois Walker
Betty Hesterty
Olga Sheppard
Jane Poage
Doris Sherron
Harriet Day
Stephanie Ray
Delana Pryor
Suzanne Hemphill
Ella
Rae Moorman
Doris Billings
Myrtle ‘Louise Moore
Louisiana
Major Southeast Texas blackout disrupts power grid
A widespread power outage hit Southeast Texas at 11 67 am Thursday affecting Beaumont and regions as far as Liberty and Dayton. Gulf State Utilities cited a malfunctioning generator at the Sabine Power Station near Bridge City as the cause. Orange, Beaumont and Port Arthur plants switched to in plant auxiliary power with power not restored by early afternoon.
Gentry Named President of Stockman National Life
Tom Gentry, son of Baytown schools chief, is elected president of Stockman National Life Insurance Co. of Rapid City S D. Former Baytown resident, he has held positions at Southwestern Life and United Western Life. Stockman National reports in force amounts and the Western group totals around 1.25 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Gentry
Baytown
George H. Gentry
Gentry
Robert
Lee High School
Stockman National Life Insurance Co
Rapid City
S.D
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Stockman National
National Western Life Insurance Co
United Western Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Stockman
Inforce
Western Group of Companies
Parks Board Approves Roseland Pool Hours Change
Parks and Recreation Board accepts closing morning public swim at Roseland Pool due to low traffic. Roseland Pool will offer regular afternoon and night sessions starting May 26, with Friday party reservations via W J Tadlock. Community Center reservations possible. letters to City Manager Fritz Lanham detailing date, function, sponsor, and at least two contacts. Next meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
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Bogby Sutphin
Raytown
Roseland
W. J. Tadlock
Pam
Kenneth Persenaire
Parks and Recreation
Fritz Lanham
City of
Baytown
Parks and Recreation Department
Norman Foote
Brown Promoted in Vietnam Service With 854th Co
Wilfred C. Brown, son of Mrs. Acella Perry of 1105 Tanner and Wilfred C. Brown of Los Angeles, is promoted to Army Specialist four with the 854th Transportation Company near Qui Nhon, Vietnam. Brown serves as a stevedore foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred C. Brown
Acella Perry
Tanner
Los Angeles
854Th Transportation Co
Qui Nhon
Vietnam
Brown
Reds Scrape U.S. Ship Again
In a second sea clash, a Soviet warship brushed against the U.S. Navy destroyer Walker in the Sea of Japan about 300 nautical miles west-southwest of Hokai do. The Pentagon said the collision happened at 1:33 a.m. EDT after the Soviet ship turned into the Walker despite warnings.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Walker
Pentagon
Sea of Japan
Hokaido
Absentee Voting Starts For School Bond Election
Absentee voting began Thursday in the school district's $7,710,000 bond election at the administration offices. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through May 23 with the election set for May 27. Voters must show registration and claim property ownership or equivalent property qualification. Proposals include renovations and air conditioning for 2,650,000 dollars, a new stadium for 1,060,000 dollars, and additions to facilities for 4,060,000 dollars. The trustees ordered the election in compliance with Texas law.
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Texas
Galveston Bay Area Authority faces five-county plan
A Texas Senate panel advanced a bill to form a Galveston Bay Area Authority including Brazoria Chambers Galveston Harris and Liberty counties with a 15 member board and tax authority up to 1.50 per hundred. Some Brazoria officials questioned the need for inclusion while others supported a bill with Brazoria excluded. The committee also approved a measure letting small cities set street setback rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Madison Wright
Lake Jackson
Harris
Galveston Bay
Brazoria
Harris County
Schwartz
Wright
L G- Smith
Brazosport
Dow Chemical Co
Freeport
Sanders
Clay's Trial Set For Next Month
Clay, also known as Muhammad Ali, was ordered to stand trial on June 5 in Houston on a charge of refusing to be drafted. U S Attorney Morton Susman said the trial will begin at 10 a m before U S District Judge Joe Ingraham. An indictment was returned Monday and he was freed on a $5 000 bond after a motion to delay was denied. Clay contends he should be exempt from the draft as a Black Muslim minister, devoting 90 percent of his time to religious work.
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Houston
Tex
Cassius Clay
Armed Services
U.S
Vietnam War Toll and Protests Shake Washington
American forces report 274 deaths and 1,748 wounded in Vietnam last week as antiwar protests surge. Demonstrators, wrestled from the Pentagon, reoccupy Defense Department HQ to resume a vigil begun Thursday. Prospects rise for a Kennedy Round grain treaty with the EEC. An experimental plane crashes during a simulated mission near Dallas, killing three. A riot at Jackson State College in Mississippi leads to police intervention.
Mexican Union Sets Strike Flags At Texas Border Bridge
In Miguel Aleman Mexico and across the Rio Grande in Roma Texas members of Mexicos CIM union and United Farm Workers organize a cross border strike flag action. About 20 pickets block the bridge and wind a 71 mile border stretch as Starr County officials Texas Rangers and local unionists watch. The act aims to disrupt cantaloupe and honeydew harvest labor with a $1.25 minimum wage goal and contracts for field hands.
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Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Rio Grande
Texas
Confederation of Mexican Workers
CIM
United Farm Workers Organizing’ Committee
AFL
CTO
International Bridge
Texas-Mexico
Miguel Ajteman
Rama
Tex
United Farm
Starr County
Big
Grande
Starr
Union of Farm Workers
Cesar Chavez
Miguel
Aleman
Roma
TB X-Ray Unit Set to Stay Through Saturday
The Houston Harris County TB mobile unit will operate in Baytown through Saturday with hours at various sites including Robert E. Lee High School and Weingarten's. The program urges first and seventh graders to be screened and notes annual chest X rays for school employees and food handlers. Fees are 2.5 cents for students and 1.0 dollar for adults. results mailed after processing.
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Harris County Health Department
Crosby
Crosby High School
Drew
Houston-Harris County
TB Mobile
Baytown
Robert E. Lee High School
Weingarten’s
George Gentry
Baytown Service League
Ambulance Study Delays City Council Bid Review
Baytown city council postpones action on ambulance service reforms after the ambulance study committee finishes its review of eight bid proposals. The panel needs more time to evaluate bids as Belfort’s $200 a day subsidy becomes a flashpoint, while nearby cities move toward municipal police controlled ambulance services.
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Baytown
Fritz Lanham
Baytown Row
Belfort
Area Funeral Homes
la Porte
Pasadena
Jaycees and League Seek Texas Constitution Convention
Jaycees and League of Women Voters in Baytown circulate petitions to urge the Texas Legislature to call a convention to revise the 1876 Constitution. Led by Jaycees president Ron Haddox and League president Mrs Merv Roserbaum, petitions are available at The Baytown Sun and four banks. They aim to collect signatures by Saturday to push the bill supported by Gov. Connally through the legislative process before adjournment. opposition remains wary of a proposed convention.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
Peoples State Bank
Jaycees
League
Legis
Austin
John Connally
Marines Write Home From Battle Near Khe Sahn
Baytown Marine Lt Jimmy Carter describes a brutal siege near Khe Sahn fought by NVA troops in khaki trousers and black shoes. He details harsh combat conditions, radio coordination for air and artillery support, and the high casualty toll with courage and teamwork saving the unit.
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Jimmy Carter
Jim Carter
Baytown
Fill
USS
Sanctuary
Meeting Set Tonight For Area 7 EOO Invite
All residents of Baytown Highlands and Crosby area invited to attend a Thursday night EOO meeting called by temporary chairman Woodrow Lewis. Attendees will meet Ferry Nadir the new Area 7 coordinator and discuss community action and its importance in the War on Poverty.
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Baytown
Highlands
Crosby
Area 7 Economic Opportunity Organizations
Woodrow Lewis
Area Council
Ferry Nadir
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Earl C. Perrys
Morrell
Lipan
Lee Perry
Granbury
Theo Wilburn
E_ Texas
CB Council
Cedar Bayou
Alamg Parent-Teacher Association
Glenda ‘Rogers
Moss Sylvia McKinstry
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Tan
Doyars
Sun
Ford & Climatic
Thad Felton
Baytown, Inc
Bulletin
Parks Board
Roseland Pool
Bay Region — ‘Authority
Clay
Mme
Defense Department
United States
Dallan
Kuling
Jackson State College
Mississippi
Voter League
Baytown Leatherneck
Intg
NVA
Ste Carter
EOO
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