City Council Delays Decision on Garth Road Extension
Baytown council postponed a decision on extending Garth Head from Park Street to Decker Drive until Monday after Councilman Donnelly sought full details. Landowners Elmer Gray, Eddie Gray, and Truman Cox proposed a no-cost deed of right of way and partial funding for drainage pipe, with an 80 foot easement and possible city cost sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garth Head
Park Street
Decker Drive
Baytown
Raymond Donnelly
Elmer
Eddie Gray
Truman D. Cox
Donnelly
Garth Road
Fritz Lanham
Garth
St Pauls Banquet and Local Events in St Pauls and Baytown
St Pauls Lutheran Women host a mother daughter banquet at 6 30 p m Mondays at the Rebel Inn with Ingrid Sundtiansen as speaker Mrs Xina Stone to sing and Mrs Lawrence Fiiench directing music In Baytown Opportunity school presents spring program at 7 36 p m Friday at Grace Methodist Church directed by Mrs Billie Wheaton Public invited Mostly cloudy warm with showers and thunderstorms temperatures 70 to 82 degrees Sun weather station readings show 70 at 3 a m Friday rain gauge records 1459 inches in last 24 hours Saturday tides caution low at 6 a m high at 1 12 p m in Galveston.
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St. Paul's
St, Paul's
Baytown Opporuunity School
Grace Methodist Church
Billie Wheaton
Galveston
Irving St John Gains Weight By Quitting Smoking
IRVING ST JOHN explains how and why he gained weight after quitting smoking. The item notes his method and motivation in a concise, person centered column style with other brief town mentions following in the same segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRVING ST_ JOHN
Ronnie Plocheck
Little League
Grover Edge
Falcon Dam
Edwin Summers
Norman Hargrave
Katie King
Rufus Honeycutt
Waldrop
Lois Scott
Blair Mann
Vincent Romberg
the Sun
Mary Riggs
Janie Kennedy
Lee College Oollettes
LeRoy Hanson
W. C. Herring
George Darsee
Velma Tharp
Annexation Hearings And Street Paving Petitions At Baytown Council
Baytown City Council hears residents on Daniel Street Oak Addition petitioning for paving. Eight streets already planned and Daniel Street may be added after negotiations with Southern Pacific. Mid April plan included Oak Johnston Stowe Bookertee Turner Carver Willow Yupan with residents paying 7.96 per front foot. Public hearings covered annexation along Southern Pacific Farm Road 1942 and Bohemian Hall Road. Finalized readings on Needlepoint Road Tri City Beach Road annexations. General plan guidance adopted. equalization board appointment discussed privately. Water service extension denied for Humble service station. Final payment approved for Baker Road water tower relocation. city cost about 312,000 with 45,000 total project cost and reimbursements from original installers. Library funds transfer approved for 1742.72.
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Southern Pacific
Council
Oak
Johnston
Stowe
Bookertee
Turner
Carver
Willow
Yupan
Southern Pacific Railroad
Bohemian Hall Road
Needlepoint Road
Tri-City Beach Road
Bernard Johnson
Equalization Board
High Way 146
Bowie School Road
Jack Morton
Gulf Coast Industrial Contractors
Baker Road
Fritg Lanham
Meyer Cravey
George Chandier
Water Tower District
Water District
Morton
Alabama Street paving woes spark city council debate
At a Thursday meeting Alabama residents voiced disapproval of paving plans on Alabama Street. They warned the grade change would make drainage worse and devalue property. Engineer John Busch proposed three fixes with costs from 2,500 to 8,000 dollars. The council approved a partial mix of options including raising Kentucky Street slope by four inches to ease driveway connections.
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Donnelly
Ilike
Bill Hartman
Alabama
Council
ap|Rice
Oaket
W. J. Reineke
Kentucky
Misouri
Ned
Durain
Reineke
John Busch
Busch
Andy Braswell
Last Chance At Seats In Astrodome
The Sun runs Astro Contest with 61 names drawn on Saturday at 19 a.m. from a porch entry to win two box seats for a game. Participants mail or drop entries, names pulled receive a gift certificate exchangeable for two box seats, tickets dated for a specific game.
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Astrodome
The
Sun
Astro
City OKs Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Baytown city council Thursday night approved an ordinance creating an advisory board for parks and recreation. Members named include Wayne D. Gray Jr., Mrs. Bobby Sutphin, Robert Barnes, Justin Kollmeyer, Norman Foote, Sam F. McPhail and Cecil W. Kirkland. The group will report directly to the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Parks and Recreation
Wayne D. Gray Jr
Bobby Sutphin
Robert Barnes
Justin Kollmeyer
Norman Foote
Sam F. McPhail
Cecil W. Kirkland
Council
Delinquent Tax Drive Shows 24 Percent Rise
Baytown school district delinquent tax collections rose about 24 percent this year over last year as the drive to recover back taxes continues. Since late 1961 about 200 suits have been filed against property owners delinquent three years or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Bennett
Bennett
Baytown
Rain postpones Humble Day picnic for first time in history
Heavy rain and flooding around Humble Country Club force the cancellation of the annual Humble Day picnic, delaying the event to Saturday May 28. Parking areas flood and barbecue pits inundate as organizers urge ticket holders to keep their tickets. Baytown Humble Club sponsors the nationally noted affair.
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Humble Country Club
Baytown Humbie Club
Persors
Perry Beauchamp
Humble
Rex Curtin
Odessa
Chuck
Agoni
Nuclear growth and safety calls in a mixed era report
Wayne Wright a Houston worker is electrocuted at a steel plant amid broad notes on Congressional auto safety hearings. The piece covers an expanding US helicopter fleet in Vietnam and a West German missile school planned near El Paso. Jamaican real estate plans near the Astrodome, stock market drops, a radioactive cloud over the US from Beijing, and policy actions by President Johnson are also noted.
County Dem Convention Shapes Houston Delegations and Tensions
Liberal factions control Harris County arrangements with about 21,000 majority in a 9,675 member county convention. Liberals back David Gibson for temporary chair and unit-rule voting, while conservatives from east of the San Jacinto River back Bill Blanton. Harris Republicans meet at the Coliseum with George Bush delivering the keynote. state results hinge on precinct outcomes across Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin.
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San Jacinto River
Harris County
Houston
Cyhbany
David Gibson
Houston Coliseum
W. A
Bill) Blanton
George Busch
Texas
Dallas
San Antonio
Connally
Bexar
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Denton
Hutchinson
Austin
Harris
Jefferson
Beaumont
Port Arthur
McLennan
Waco
Galveston
Mobile X-Ray Unit Sees 942 X Rays In Baytown
The Houston Harris CountyTR association mobile X-ray unit produced 942 X rays Thursday in Baytown with 172 at Gulf Coast Hospital 165 at San Jacinto Methodist 102 at St Josephs school and 303 at Carver school. The unit will operate at Kmart 1 am to 5 pm Saturday then return to Baytown May 20 at United Carbon May 21 at First National Bank 10 am to 5 pm and again at Kmart May 28 10 am to 6 pm
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Baytown
Houston + Harris County TR association
Mobile
Gulf Coast Hospital
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
St. Joseph's School
Carver School
Kmart
United
First National Bank
Flood Evacuation Ordered In Conroe As Texas Floods Rise
Flood waters from Southeast Texas storms prompt evacuations in Conroe, 40 miles north of Houston, with 60 plus inches rainfall across affected areas. A traffic death near Port Arthur is linked to the storm, while Port Arthur stores sandbag against rising water. Galveston reports historic 30 minute rainfall as streets flood and bridges fail. Local residents call for boats to aid evacuees, and roadways suffer heavy congestion.
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Associated Press
Texas
Conroe
Houston
Port Arthur
Orange
Bridge City
Ona Dean Williams
Tidelands
Nederland
Port. Ac
Edward Paul Nichols
Beaumont
Orange-Port Arthur-Beaumont
Galveston
Thel Island
Dave Benton
Weather Bureau
Texas City
la Marque
Caney
Porter
Seaysie
mont-Port
Arthur
Rain Pummels Baytown and Southeast Texas
Heavy rainfall drenched Baytown and parts of Southeast Texas, with totals near 22.32 inches at Humble's Research Center and 1.59 inches by 8 a.m. in other readings. Telephones failed citywide, power briefly cut in the 600 block of West Texas, and flooding disrupted public works as more rain was forecast for Friday afternoon and Saturday.
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Tomning
Baytown
Texas
Beaumont
Nederland
Houston
Cal
Houston Lighting and Power Co
West
Bay
Humble
HH. G. Work
Ithe
Rebel
Faam
Tcity
Interstate
Sylvan Day In La Porte Set For May 21 Parade
La Porte plans Sylvan Day on May 21 with a downtown parade led by the revived La Porte Jaycees chaired by Dave Nichols and John Tamarlene. The event features a 10 a.m. start, a seaside beauty contest at Sylvan Beach Park, and a dance that evening at Sylvan Beach.
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la Porte
Sylvan Beach
la Porte “Bayshore 7 Chamber
of Commerce
jLa Porte Pe
la Porte Jaycees
Dave Nichols
John Tamerlin
Sylv
Beach ‘Park
Sylvan
Beach
Prospective LC Graduates to be Honored at Breakfast
About eighty prospective graduates from Lee College will be honored at a breakfast Sunday in the college cafeteria. The event recognizes students expected to complete degrees and mark a milestone in their academic careers.
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Citizens National
F.D.1
Daniel Street
Oak Addition
Daviel
City Council
Cor Sale
Thad
Felton
Nursing Society
Boxnae Tromblee
Harrison and Airs
Blanche Fentiman
Stone
Miss Harris
East Harris County
Wayne Wright
Congress
United States
South Viet Nam
Bilis
el Paso
Jamaica Corp
Belieue
Peking
Johnson
Nathonel Teacher Corp
East Harris
Raymond Holbrook
John Connally
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