Signup For Skateboard Meet Slated
The City of Baytown Parks and Recreation Department sponsors a skateboard contest at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Community Building parking lot at 2407 Market Street. Registration runs Wednesday through Friday with a 50 cent entry fee. Two divisions based on age will compete in trick trial speed slalom and freestyle slalom. Trucks will be inspected. Contact Laurie Kelly at the Parks and Recreation office for details.
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City of
Baytown
Laurie Kelly
Parks Id Recreation Office
Noisy Yearly Ledger of Stocks and Firms Names
A garbled stock roundup lists many companies and brands such as General Motors Gulf Oil Halliburton Humana Kimberly Clark Mobil Oil Phillips Note industry terms and place names appear with scattered numbers and broken spellings indicating a chaotic financial brief from an old newspaper page.
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Aiantiv Richfield
Beth Sieel
Velanese
Serilce Se
Iwiamond
Shamrock
Wrener Indowa Wee BuPont
General Motors Robe
Peeee Gordon's
Greyhound
Gulf Oces Halliburton
Dintillern
Phillips Pet
Schlumberger Sears Shelf
Southern
Stouffer Chem
Tennecuee
Texas Eastern
Gulf Sur
Ptroe Walgreen's
Wuulworth Irot
Dow Indup
Dow Indus
Chango Coy
Hpp
Firefighters Put Out Mattress and Truck Fires Nearby
Firefighters extinguished a mattress fire along Interstate 10 between Wade and John Martin roads and a truck fire at 1209 Decker. The truck fire was reported at 3 14 p.m. and the mattress fire at 9 55 p.m. on Monday.
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Decker
Interstate 10
Wade
John Martin Roads
Chambers Kids Duel in Ti Calf Scramble Winners
ANAHUAC Chambers County youth claim top spots in the Ti Calf Scramble at the Youth Project Show. Winners include Douglas Johnson Damon Meguess Lester Perrin Lynda Golding from the Winni e Chapter FFA with others from Anahuac Barbers Hill and Chambers County 4-H clubs.
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Anahuac
Spr
Chambers County
Douglas Johnson
Damon
Meguess
Lester Perrin
Lynda Golding
Winnie
Future Farmers of America
Karla Jackson
Jerome Lewis
FFA
Larry Lawrence
James Davis Jr
David Speer
Charlie Cornett
Glyn Dillare
Bobby Fontenot
Barbers Hill
Julie Kahla
Bridget Lynne Renshaw
Shawn Mabry
Dawn Mabry
John Lassiter
Eugene Joseph Leday
Randy Credeur
Robert Wayne Moseley
Dean Devillier
Kyle Peddy
Cully Smith
Roger Baham
Hank
Dutton
Schnabel Trial Date Set for July in Texas Case
A jury trial date of July 12 was set for Senatel Charles Schnabel in Austin Texas. The indictment covers five alleged offenses including theft forgery and official misconduct. Prosecutors argue to present all five acts to the jury, while defense seeks separate consideration of each act and avoidance of a single felony verdict on multiple possible counts.
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Austin
Tex
Bob Smith
Hiuhel
Schnab
Schnabel
Smith
Minton
Smit
Schnatbel
Tve Senate
Texas
Delegates Date Set for Primary Motion Hearings
Washington AP reports Thurman delegates set May 28 as binding votes for primary candidates. Judge says defense may examine state evidence but rejected deposition requests for 10 witnesses. If witnesses refuse to talk, motions may be granted.
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Northwest Austin Kiwanis Club
Washington (Ap
Jochnabel
Schnabel
Deense
T ‘Hose
Electronic Mail Handling Nears Corner of Postal Service
The Postal Service studies electronic mail concepts to speed delivery and reduce traditional mail use. Concepts include urgent message service and lettergram like mass mailings, with transmission to post offices or business addresses within hours, using microwave and satellite tech.
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Washington
Navy
Benjamin Franklin
Eler
Two Illinois Prison Fugitives Nabbed in Baytown
Baytown police arrested two fugitives from an Illinois prison on Monday. Tommy Wayne Nixon 28 and William John Cartwright 30 were believed to have escaped from the Illinois Department of Corrections in Carbondale three weeks earlier and were found at a Baytown motel. They were held in Harris County jail awaiting extradition back to Illinois.
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Baytown
Illinois
Hobert Mercnant
Tommy Wayne Nixon
William John Cartwright
Illinois Department of Corrections
Carbondale
Ill
Merchant
Jim Lankford
Harris County
Youth Show Champ Named In Chambers County
Anahuac Texas reports the Chambers County Youth Project Show crowned Lou Ann Ferguson as grand champion with Lynda Golding as reserve. Other champions include Wade Thibodeaux in showmanship, Kyle Peddy in beef, Ricky Meguess in dairy, and East Chambers FFA winning the stall award. Additional winners include Paula Kay Clayton, Bubba Parker, Bo Nelson, Nick Barrow, Kory Brown, Dean Bartow, Mike Buhon, Hank Dutton, Robbie Ware, Robert Barber, and Andy Perry Smith across hog, sheep, poultry, rabbit, and commercial show categories.
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Anahuac
Chambers County
Lou Ann Ferguson
Lynda Golding
Wade Thibodeaux
Kyle Peddy
Ricky Meguess
Glenn Clayton
East Chambers
Future Farmers of America
Paula Kay Clayton
Bubba Parker
Bo’’ Nelson
Nick Barrow
Kory Brown
Dean Bartow
Mike Buhon
Hank Dutton
Robbie Ware
Robert Barber
Andy Perry Smith
Baytown Woman Loses $1200 In Confidence Game
A Baytown woman was robbed of $1,200 in a confidence scheme in the 3500 block of Market. Two young women pretended to seek directions and manipulated her into cashing a check at a drive‑in window, then fled with the money wrapped in a handkerchief. Local police, Officer Gene Parker, are investigating.
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Baytown
Gene Parker
Parker
Party delegate counts for 1976 nominating contests
The report tallies delegates by party and state. Republican totals show completed selections across multiple states with remaining yet to be chosen and totals toward nomination. Democratic counts cover numerous states and territories with partial selections noted, outlining the path to the nomination.
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Reagan
Ford
Carter Jackson
Udall
Wallace
Humphrey Shapp
Harris
Alabama
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Alaska
Hawaii
New
Crosby Aid Delays Action On School Grooming Code
In Crosby the dispute over a junior high grooming rule escalated after Joy Anderson pulled his son Jimmy from school April 5 following a hair length dispute. HEW officials warned of possible court action or loss of federal funds if the district fails to address alleged sex-based discrimination.
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Hew
Joy Anderson
Jimmy
Anderson
Ricky
Joe Anderson Jr
Vance Andi
Wen Oe
Kenneth McNeil
Crosby
ISS
Soneher
Irma Sanchez
Dallas
Transfer rules extend RSS and Ross attendance area
Under new guidelines students living along Goose Creek, Decker Drive, and beyond the Exxon Building may continue at RSS or Ross if they have older siblings there. Transfers must be applied for by June 1, with approvals anticipated. Officials want to identify transferring students through the process.
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McKinney
Park Street
Goose Creek Stream
Decker Drive
Exxon
Sterling
RSS
Ross
Treuthardt
This Day in History Highlights By The Associated Press
On May 2 1976 the AP recaps key events across centuries: 1867 Treaty of London neutrality for Luxembourg and Prussian troop withdrawal. 1507 Genoa annexation by France. 1674 Peter Stuyvesant becomes New Amsterdam governor. 1858 Minnesota enters union as 32nd state. Also WWII Attu Island, 1949 Israel joins UN, Nixon resignation note in 1974. Birthdays Irving Berlin 88 Salvador Dali 72. Bicentennial note on open talks with Indians.
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Associated Press
London
Luxembourg
France
Genoa
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Minnesota
St Joseph School Band Plans Concert with Centennial Flair
The St Joseph School Concert Band will perform at 7 30 p m Thursday in the school auditorium. The program features a centennial themed modern mix and includes a PDQ Bach number Serenade for an awful lot of winds and percussion conducted by Walter Stricklin. Admission is free to the public.
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St. Joseph
Walter Stricklin
School Budget Figures Highlight Teacher And Clerk Pay
The article compares 1974 federal and local salaries, noting a GS8 clerk with 10 years experience earned $15,823 while a Baytown teacher with a master’s degree and 10 years experience earned $12,960. It discusses maintaining standards for professional staff to participate in community life.
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Xon
GS8
Baytown
Birthday wishes for Ef lie Ellender and Edna Evans
Belated greetings mark birthdays for Ef lie Ellender and Edna Evans. The note also mentions Maudie Warren and a Winnipeg-related nod to the occasion.
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Eflie Ellender
Edna Evans
Ogl wiGnday Leatorafita
Maudie Warren
Police Probe Radio Truck Thefts In Baytown
Baytown police report multiple thefts Monday including two citizen band radios from cars, a wallet, wheel covers, and a 1974 Ford pickup truck from the Exxon Harbor lot. Valuations range from about 140 to 3600 dollars with items such as a welding machine, tools, and radios taken.
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Baytown
James R. Wheeler
la Porte
Exxon
Harbor
Wheeler
Juan C. Raza
Michigan
John H. Downs
W’. Francis
Marvin C. Olive
Buchanan
William Parrish
Burning Tree
Ross Sterling High School
Deadline Set for Summer Washington Trip for Baytown Band
The Baytown Junior Band announces a summer tour to Washington DC July 3 to 12 led by Mel Stone and Lynn Gilmore. A $50 deposit is required and total cost is $299 excluding meals. The group will visit historic and governmental sites. sign up by Friday with Stone at 427-4763.
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Washington, D. C
Baytown
Mel Stone
Lynn Gilmore
Stone
Gilmore
Baytown Junior School
Baytown Barracks to Elect Officers Friday
Baytown Barracks 3481 Veterans of World War 1 will elect officers at 2 pm Friday at the Baytown Community Building. The Ladies Auxiliary will hold its election at the same time and place.
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Baytown Barracks
Baytown
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