Baytown Community Notices And Events Compilation
Bayway Drive petition discussion to be raised at a Baytown City Council meeting on Thursday. Steak Fry at Daytown Shrine Club from 11 30 a m to 7 p m Saturday at Highway 146 clubhouse. Puppy found on Texas Avenue near Trophy Barber Shop owner sought, Baker reachable at 422 6097. Mobile X ray unit to visit Weingarten's near Thomas Circle Friday 4 to 7 p m. Women’s Missionary League rummage sale Friday and Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran Church 1200 E Lobit 8 30 to 11 30 a m. Miss Glenda Butler daughter of Mont Belvieu residents earned a B B A from Sam Houston State University. Mrs Nancy Perry Baytonian mother of Fox Perry in Rusk Memorial Hospital Room 6 requests cards. Mrs Bronson Kimball attending funeral of her mother Mrs F R B Coggins in Auburn Alabama rites Friday donations to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Memorial Fund. Mrs Coggins widow of Dr Coggins died Wednesday at 11 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Baker
Texas Avenue
Baker
Women's Missionary League of Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit
Roundup of Local Happenings and Introductions
Around Jean Lammers disappointed as no one verified her hole in one on the No 3 hole. Eddie Cox opens a new real estate office on his wife’s birthday. Peggy Walker and children celebrate a city council swearing in. Dorothy Howell greets a shopper and Lucille Davis sews ballet costumes. Vicki Hutchinson Richardson welcomes a new daughter. Mike Duhon relieved to be cast from a motorcycle injury. T A Day busy shopping. Lou Ferrell and a new truck sightings amid local activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Lammers
Eddie Cox
Eola
Peggy Walker
Steve Cadino
Dorothy Howell
Lucille Davis
Vicki Hutchinson Richardson
Mike Duhon
Lou Ferrell
Runoff Votes Canvassed New Baytown Council Members Sworn In
New Baytown city council members Charley Walker Jody Lander and Jim McWilliams plus Mayor Glen Walker were sworn in for two-year terms after the May 4 runoff. The ceremony at city hall also canvassed the votes and welcomed the new officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella Boynton
New Baytown City
Glen Walker
Charley Walker
Man
Humble Laboratory
Jody Lander
Jim McWilliams
Lee College
City Atty
Bill Laughlin
The Sun Adds Another Bonus The Texas Star
Baytown Sun to add The Texas Star weekly magazine with 26 Texas newspapers and 1.5 million circulation. May 16 issue features Texas Capitol at night cover and an inside Houston Oilers story about Jerry LeVins. Premier story notes Shelby County Courthouse theft and mentions Baytown postal theft joke. Publisher Gordon Fulcher, editor Jimmy Banks. The Sun will run Star alongside Family Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
Sun
Texas Star
The
Star
Texas
Texas Capitol
Houston Oilers
Jerry LeVins
Shelby County
Baytown
Traffic light request to Texas and Seventh in Baytown
The Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council will forward a request for a traffic light at Texas and Seventh to the city council's traffic committee, meeting 5 p.m. Monday. Chairman Robert G. Feinberg says Tidmon presented the light request at a breakfast, noting the stop sign hinders crossers on Seventh. Detective Joe Huntley discusses Operation Crime Stop, urging citizen tips via 427-6600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Joe Huntley
Traffic Safety Council
Races Canceled After Club Secretary's Death
Baytown Boat Club canceled Saturday and Sunday races at the cut in Highlands due to the death of club secretary Mrs Oui ta Elmer. Commodore Buck Harry said no date has been set for the next races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Boat Club
Cut
Highlands
Ouita Elmer
Buck Harry
Weather And Tides Fair and mild through Friday
Forecast calls for fair and mild conditions through Friday with temperatures in the low to mid 70s. Morgan's Point tides show a Friday high at 8 37 p m and low at 2 19 a m. Friday sunrise at 6 29 a m and sunset at 8 07 p m.
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Morgan's Point
Levi Alford Pioneer of Baytown Dies at 81
Levi M. Smokey Alford 81 of 122 E James Baytown died at noon Wednesday after a brief illness in a Baytown hospital. A retired Southern Pacific conductor he moved his family to Newtown in 1920 and worked 30 years between Baytown and Dayton. He helped shape Baytown’s early rail era and was known for moving trains during the 1930s boom. Services at 2 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Cloudt officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi M
Smokey) Alford
E. James
Baytown
Second Baptist Church
Roy Cloudt
Southern Pacific Railroad
Alford
Newtown
Goose Creek
Railroad
Ross S. Sterling
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Dayton
Sterling
HORC
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Southern Pacific
Cedar Bayou
Houston
Dg&crr
Oiler Theater
Defoe
North Commerce
Pioneer
Tax Bill Changes In Mill Tax Bill Changes In Mill
The Senate and House held work sessions on local bills while awaiting a tax bill Gov. Preston Smith will accept. Smith threatened a veto over a $903.8 million plan and criticized a two cent gas tax increase. Lt. Gov. Barnes planned to defer negotiations to Speaker Mutscher. If the gas tax were cut, the package would still fund state government for two years. Legislators wait for a tax solution and a spending bill compromise as Sen. McKool accuses Rep. Stroud of blocking voter registration measures, costing about $2,000 in delay expenses.
Proxmire Fights $250 Million Lockheed Loans Policy Clash
AP reports Sen. William Proxmire denounces a proposed $250 million federal loan guarantee for Lockheed as bad economics and poor public policy. The piece notes ongoing debates on government spending and taxpayer impact amid broader economic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Tottering Lockheed Aircraft Corp
William Proxmire
Reapportionment plan pits Baytown with others in five member district
Harris County lawmakers oppose a Texas House committee plan that would group Harris Galveston Jefferson Fort Bend Brazoria and Chambers into a single at large district with five congressmen. The plan would shift Baytown area into the larger district, with potential Senate revisions to carve up the at large seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Erwin
San Austin
Austin
Baytown
Chambers
Jefferson
House
Harris County
Harris
Galveston
Fort Bend
Brazoria
Chambers Counties
Victor
Clyde Haines
Haines
Texas
Senate
Sen
Barbara Jordan
Houston
A. R
Babe) Schwartz
Schwartz
Galveston County
Jack Brook
Chambers County
Brooks
Veston
Fort Him
Hart Bend
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Congress
Addit Harris County
Jordan
Ional
Galt
Senate Girds For Battle Over SST
Washington AP reports Congress revives the SST fight as House backers push a 201-197 loophole victory to renew federal subsidies for the supersonic transport. Senators Proxmire Magnuson and Jackson weigh tactics to end or extend production, amid costs, employment, and environmental concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Nixon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Two Lee College campuses keep single identity
Lee College plans two campuses on North Main and Lee Drive while preserving one identity as a comprehensive community college. The Long Range Planning Committee outlines curriculum for both sites with shared academic and vocational offerings. Subcommittees study north campus curriculum and administrative structure, recommending three officers report to the president and admissions reporting to the VP for instruction.
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Lee College
Wanda Orton
North Main
Interstate 10
Lee’ Drive
Mary Hartman Brown
Jim McWilliams
Howard Duhton
Alma Haddick
R. C. Halter
Joan Hurr
Gertrude
Admissions
College plans centralized records with on campus registrars
The manager of records ties to the vice president for research and development planning a future centralized computerized records system using video terminals across both campuses. A registrar is to be on each campus. The committee wants instructional faculty including vocational technical and others to be involved.
HUD Funds Modernize Baytown Public Housing
HUD earmarks 1 156 087 for Baytown public housing modernization making Baytown one of the first four cities to receive such funds. The grant arose from applications filed December 1 1968 and June 30 1970 to aid 250 new housing units with potential total program near 8 million. Baytown projects to be upgraded include Sam Houston Courts Lincoln Courts DeZavala Courts Archia Courts Olive Courts and Edison Courts excluded.
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Betsy Webber
U.S
John Tower
Baytown
Campos
Edison
Miriam Archer
BHA
Sam Houston
Morris and
Nazro
Lincoln Courts
Carverdones
DeZavala
West Texas
Archia
Airhart Drive
Olive Courts
Lee Drive
Miriam
Archer
HUD
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Bayway Drive
John Hurr
Baytown City
Daytown Shrine Club
Highway 146
San Jacinto Respiratory Diseases
College Grad
Glenda Butler
Jim Butler
Mont Belvieu
Sam Houston State University
Sunday
Nancy Perry
CRA der Ae
Eras Crarge Citizens National Bank Fdic
City Hall
Lamar Kelley
Kelley
Don M. Hullum
Hullum
Hallum
David Evans
Evans
Ted Kloesel
Allen Cannon
Walker
Gordon Fulcher
Atlanta
Tex
Citizens Journal
Jimmy Banks
the Sun
the Star
Family Weekly
Levi Alford
Levi M. Alford
Peoples State, Bank
F.d.1.c
T Washington
Europe
Brussels
Britain
Harris Solons
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Henry M. Jackson
Crosby High
Crosby High School
Richard Ponder
G. L. Taylor
Harley Ponder
Morristown
N.J
Timothy Cummings
Charles Cummings
Donna Swandon
Edwin Swanson
Thomas Braden
W. E. Braden
John Lindsey
J. M. Lindsey
Linda Cassity
Baytown State Bank
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