Liquor by the Drink Props Forefront in Vote Test
In Baytown Harris County and East Harris voters face a crucial Tuesday test on four state constitutional amendments including liquor by the drink. The turnout is heavy as the measure returns for a third time amid strong local interest and debate on the proposal.
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Johnella Boynton
Mo Ments
Harris County
Baytown
East Harris
Texas
East
Barnet School
Crosby
Huffman
San Jacinto School
Travis Schools
McNair
Barrett Station
Funeral Held for Mrs Edith Jennings Burns
Funeral services were held in Morg an Texas for Mrs Edith Jennings Burns mother of R E Burns of Baytown. She died Tuesday at age. Softball league opens with Stars v Baytown Industrial and Mason's Checkers v Pilgrims at 9 p.m. Open house honors 50th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Dewitt Compton at 806 E Hunnicutt. Jennifer Elaine Jones earns BA in education cum laude from Stephen F Austin. Baytown Junior School Choir concert at 7 p.m. at BJS auditorium. Troop 832 car wash fundraiser set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 1 Lakewood Swim Team to form seven-team league. Army SPC John A Meiners Jr., son of Mrs John Meiners of La Porte, assigned to Vietnam command. Western dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall. Public invited.
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Edith Jennings Burns
R. E. Burns
Baytown
Morgan, Tex
Dewitt Compton
E. Hunnicutt
Jennifer Elaine Jones
William T. Jones
E. Fayle
Stephen F Austin University
Nacogdoches
Baytown Choir
Baytown Junior School
BJS
Mattie Belle Durkee
Saigon
Army Spc
John A. Meiners ,Jr
John Meiners
la Porte
Military Assistance Command
Vietnam
la Porte High School
Stephen F. Austin State University
Goose Creek Memories and Local Notes
Happy Birthday to Carolyn Oakin. Lee Beau champ carries out a scary assignment. Laster Alford reminisces about Goose Creek days. City Judge Noel Richardson says wife Pat recovering after surgery. W D Hinson waiting for his wife while he plays piano. Annette Harrison wears a long skirt. Mike Gonzales, 7, son of Helen Gonzales, is at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital with mumps in room 522. no visitors but cards welcome. Mr and Mrs L A Robinson returning from Africa vacation. memories were exciting.
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Carolyn Oakin
Lee Beauchamp
Laster Alford
Goose Creek
Noel Richardson
Pat
W. D. Hinson
Annette Harrison
Mike Gonzales
Helen Gonzales
Airhart
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
L. A. Robinson
Africa
Army warrant officer candidate completes 20 week helicopter course
Jerry O. Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Walter E Anderson of 3717 Sheridan has finished a 20 week helicopter pilot course at the U S Army Primary helicopter school Ft Walters Tex
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Jerry O. Anderson
Walter E. Anderson
Sheridan
U.S. Army
Ft Walters
Tex
Abe Simon Named To City Tax Panel
Abe Simon an insurance man with Prudential Co was named on the citys board of equalization by the city council. Also named were Truitt C Lively of Humble Oil and Refining Co s Baytown Refinery and Rann Haddox reappointed as attorney. The council awarded a 12270 contract to Texas Water Wells for an oil lubricated pump at Water Well 10 Baker Road and transferred funds to cover approved salary increases and to support the current fiscal year. A resolution approved applying for Public Law 660 grant to expand the West Main sewage treatment plant under the capital improvements program.
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Abe Simon
Prudential Co
Board of Equalization
Truitt C. Lively
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Baytown
Rann Haddox
Texas Water Wells
Baker Road
General Fund
West Main
Cedar Bayou bascule bridge closed for repairs May 18–23
County officials announced the bascule bridge at the mouth of Cedar Bayou Stream will be closed to traffic from Tuesday May 18 through Sunday May 23 for repairs. The measure aims to complete necessary maintenance on the Cedar Bayou crossing.
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Cedar Bayou
City council rejects bid to form police department inquiry
Baytonian Carl Connerton asked the council Friday night to create a fact finding panel on the police force and a separate probe into his home search without a warrant. The committee motion died for lack of a second. City Manager Voelkel urged Connerton to pursue civil service channels and noted exams determine hiring of black officers. He added discussions with the police chief and two black men who were invited to take exams. neither attended. Voelkel invited the FBI officer to meet with him, the chief, and Connerton to address the issues. The chief, a former FBI agent, said citizens should contact the FBI if rights are violated.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Voelkel
Tte
Connerton
Voel
Kel
FBI
John Wilkinson
Pruett Seen Likely to Win Reappointment to Port Authority
Former Baytown mayor R H Red Pruett appears set for a second term on the Houston Port Authority as Commissioners Court members Lyons Elliott and Chapman indicate support. The meeting noted the need for full court presence before appointment. Pruett, the Authority's senior non-Houston member, has emphasized Barbours Cut project plans and regional employment tied to the ship channel.
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Harris County Commissioners Court
Baytown
R.H
Red) Pruett
Houston Port Authority
Court House
Pruett
Commissioners Court
E. A.squatty Lyons
Bill Elliott
W. Kyte Chapman
Jamie Bray
Precinct 2
Elliott
Bray
City of
Houston
Authority
Harris County-Houston Ship Channel Navigation District
Bob Hemphill
L. G
Prof) Sanders
Barbours Cut
U.S. Steel
Texas
Port Authority
Harris County
Bank of Baytown Names New Executive Veep
John T. Agregard has been named executive vice president of Bank of Baytown following a board meeting. President Lewis Wilburn announced the appointment, noting Agregard's 17 years in banking and previous role as vice president at First National Bank of Bellaire. Agregard, a University of Houston graduate, and his wife Mary Ann, an assistant vice president at League City State Bank, arrived in Baytown Monday and praised the city’s growth and potential.
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John T. Agregard
Linda Otts
Agregard
Lewis Wilburn
Wilburn
Agregard and Associates
First National Bank of Bellaire
Texas A&m
Milby
Houston
Houston Bank & Trust
University of Houston, Agregard
Mary Ann
League City State Bank
Baytown
Robert E. Lee
BANK
Weather And Tides Partly Cloudy Warm Up Through Saturday
Baytown forecast shows partly cloudy skies and warmer temps into Saturday. Friday highs near the mid 70s with mornings in the 50s. Morgan's Point tides: Saturday high at 9 31 p m and low at 7 13 a m. sunrise 6 29 a m sunset 8 67 p m.
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Baytown
Morgan’s Point
Nixon recalls top commander to fight troop cut plan
In Washington President Nixon recalls his top European commander and the U.S. ambassador to NATO to counter a Senate move to halve U.S. troops in Europe. In Moscow Brezhnev invites NATO to begin talks on reducing troops and arms in Central Europe. In New York 13 Black Panthers are acquitted after an eight month trial in a bombing conspiracy case. In Saigon North Vietnamese engineers seek a Laos route but heavy U.S. air raids slow it. In Washington Fulbright warns executive resistance to Congress could provoke a dangerous response on Capitol Hill.
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Nixon
Europe
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
Capital Hill
Residents protest Bayway Drive plans at city council
Dr. John Hurr spoke for about 40 residents opposing Bayway Drive improvements. The group, with over 350 petition signers, urged study and postponed decision, arguing esplanade, curbs, gutters and storm sewers would hurt business and raise costs. They favor a high, dry four-lane road with no esplanade at no cost to landowners.
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Wanda Orton
Inight
Bayway Drive
John Hurr
Hurr
Hart
Lifelong Baytonian Ouita Elmer Rites Held
Services for Mrs. Ouita Elizabeth Elmer a lifelong Baytown resident active in boating were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Paul A. Lee Chapel. She served as a scorer for the Lone Star Boating Racing Association and was active in the National Outboard Association, secretary of the Baytown Boat Club, and owner of Ouita's Flower Shop with her husband W. A. Elmer. Races planned by the Baytown Boat Club were canceled at Highlands following her death Tuesday night. Survived by her husband, son W. C. Elmer of Corpus Christi, mother Valetta Flannagan, sister Wanda Rae Yates, three brothers Vernon Merritt D. M. Merritt and Wayne Merritt, and two grandchildren Paula Kay El and another child.
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Elmer
W. A. Elmer
Ouita
Gresham
W. C. Elmer
Corpus Chiristi
Valetta Flannagan
Baytown
Wanda Rae Yates
Vernon Merritt
D. M. Merritt
Wayne Merritt
Paula Kay el
Rites
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