Precinct Breakdown Of Zoning Vote In Baytown
Baytown voters rejected a zoning proposal by 2977 to 1345 in a turnout under one third of qualified voters. The plan carried only Precinct 165 at Travis School, home to Lakewood and Country Club Oaks. Total votes 4322. turnout higher than last year sales tax election, but below April city runoff levels. Defeat ends three years of planning and zoning efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella
Travis School
Lakewood
Country Club Oaks
Planning and Zoning Commission
Harris County Hospital District Board Meets Thursday
The Board of Managers will convene at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Conference Room of Ben Taub General Hospital. Baytown citizens are invited to attend. Also noted are auxiliary and federation meetings and community events in Baytown including a Ladies Auxiliary gathering at Citizens National Bank and a Garden Clubs federation program at the Community Building. Jack Bolan funeral services will be held Thursday in Fruitland, Washington, with burial in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County Hospital
Ben Taub General Hospital
Baytown
Citizens National Bank
Mothers of League
Federation
Baytown Federation of Garden Clubs
Comunity
Bolan
Austin
PTA
Stephen F. Austin Parents Teacher Association
Howard Rychart
W. E. Warner
Local Baytown Social Notes and Visits Highlight Day
R H Huebner in Room 214 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Birthday wishes for Pauline Gore and Odis F Clements and Bertie Stewart and J M Richards. Felix Hatchell praised for adjusted handicap golf. Lorna McCraw in red and white dress. Capt Felix R Lloyd back from Vietnam visiting parents J F Lloyd. Mrs Edwin Arabie named Mother with most children at Central Baptist on Mother's Day. Van VanMeter and LeAnn Harrison present scenes from My Fair Lady. Judy Whitted seeks violin player. Mrs David Hornsby greets a friend. Jimmy Williams shops before fishing on a sunny day. Betty Brooks plans summer schedule for daily car pool to Lamar Tech. Glyn Oakes chats while buying groceries. Audrey Simmons visits The Sun office. Harold Orton calls Baytown from Salt Lake City.
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R. H
Bob) Huebner
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Pauline Gore
Odis F. Clements
B. A
Bertie) Stewart
J. M
Rags) Richards
Felix Hatchell
Felix
Lorna McCraw
Felix R. Lloyd
Vietnam
J. F. Lloyd
Bey
Edwin Arabie
Central Baptist Church
van VanMeter
LeAnn Harrison
Judy Whitted
David Hornsby
Jimmy Williams
Betty Brooks
Lamar ‘Tech
Glyn Oakes
Cornerstone Ceremony Slated at LC This Thursday
Public cornerstone laying at Lee College Thursday will be led by the Grand Master Mason of Texas J Guy Smith. The gift of four area lodges forms the Lee College Academic Facility cornerstone bearing the college president and board of regents names. Representatives Leon Crawford Francis Portis George Massey and Paul Hinton led the project. LC Regents President Sam Bramlett and LC President Dr Richard Strahan invite all to attend at the campus construction site entering from American Street and parking in the Technical Building lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College
Texas
Guy Smith
Baytown
Board of Regents
Leon Crawford
Highlands
Francis Portis
Cedar Bayou
George Massey
Goose Creek
Paul Hinton
Sam Bramlett
LC Regents
Richard D. Strahan
American
Technical Building
CV School Bonds Offered For Sale
Channelview School District offers 985000 in schoolhouse bonds for 27 years with bids to be opened June 9 at 8 p.m. Bond buyers estimate typical rates around 5.3 percent. Superintendent Crenshaw seeks approval to repair DeZavala Elementary wing to extend use, planning flooring painting ceilings and lighting in several rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muril Hart
T. C. Crenshaw
DeZavala
Crenshaw
Apollo 10 Near Moon Orbit In Bold Lunar Run
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan enter the moon’s gravity field in a high speed approach. They plan a 3 1/2 hour engine burn to place the capsule 69 miles above the lunar surface as preparations continue for a future crewed moon landing.
Fanestiel And Starnes To Be Recognized By SPCE
Albert Fanestiel and Dr. W. H. Starnes Jr. will receive SPCE awards at the 1969 spring dinner at the Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club. Starnes, a Baytown researcher with Esso, holds B S and PhD in chemistry and has 9 journal publications and 4 U S patents. Fanestiel, a Baytown city official and long time employee, is noted for service on the City Council and committees including ambulance study and industrial district panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fanestiel
W. H. Starnes Jr
Society of Professional Chemists and Engineers
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Funestiel
Starnes
Society
SPCE
Dr. Starnes
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Baytown
American Chemical Society
ACS
Southeastern Texas
U.S
Petroleum Research Fund
Fanestiel
Tax official calls for review of Astroworld estimates
Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Carl Smith urges county commissioners to reexamine Roy Hofheinz's reported tax estimates for Astroworld as questions about valuation grow. The move comes amid broader Vietnam peace talks and campus unrest across the United States.
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Harris County
Carl Smith
Roy Hofheinz
SEATO
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Cal
Paris
Baytown zoning vote turnout 30 percent defeats measure
About 30 per cent of Baytown voters went to the polls on Tuesday and defeated the proposed zoning ordinance. Final tallies show 1,345 in favor and 2,977 against. The City Council must heed the result as the election was binding. An drawn J. Lannie led the Citizens Committee Against Zoning in the victory at a Texas Avenue HQ. Mayor Glen Walker noted disappointment at turnout but affirmed public expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Lannie
Citizens Committee Against Zoning
Ron Lennard
Baytown
Texas Ave
City Hall
Lannie
Glen Walker
Baytown Area Forecast and Morgan's Point Tides
Weather outlook for Baytown Wednesday calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures in the mid 80s range with a mid range low near the 60s. Morgan's Point tides for Thursday show a high at 10 13 p m and a low at 7 55 a m.
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Baytown Area
Amended CIWA Parks Bill Seen In House Action
State Rep. Joe Allen predicted the House would pass an amended CIWA parks bill limiting CIWA powers. The compromise would restrict parks to canal-adjacent sites, end eminent domain for park land, and require gifts or purchases for acquisition. Senate author Brooks would seek concurrence if House approves and passage appears imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Chet Brooks
Brooks
Senate
House
Houston
Jack Ogg
Bill T. Swanson
Rep
Daniel
Ogg
House Conservation and Reclamation Committee
Gus F. Mutscher
Harris County
CJWA
Trinity River
Liberty County
CIWA
CV Man Is Charged In Murder
Charles A. Powers, 37, held on a murder charge for killing his wife Bessie May Powers, 37, in front of their Channelview home on May 10. She crawled away as she was shot in the head and chest with a .410 shotgun in front of 403 Elsbeth. Powers said he does not recall the shooting. He was returned to Houston from Montgomery, Alabama, after surrendering to the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Powers
Bessie May Powers
Channelyiew
Powers
Elsbeth
Channelview
Houston
Montgomery
Ala
Harris County
Nhat
Danny Brock
Harry Frazier
FBI
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Loz
Jol
Toastmasters Club
the Tower
Frank Curran
John Hartman
Ken McNulty
Dennis LaJuen Jeunesse
Hat ‘Thomas
John Young
American Association of University Women
Goose Creek Country Club
R. R. Ball
P. S
Vilus
Jimmie R. Woods
Aroung
Renter Foic
Highlands Sampson
LE Regent
Moon
Fanestiel and
Baytown State Bank Bay Plaza Center
Edward M. Kennedy
University of California At Berkeley
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Midway Island
Peru
Nelson Rockefeller
Peoples State Bank
FDIC
Citizens National Book & Trust CO
Sterling
Liberty Bell
Frling
Sons of the American Andtahamei
Ross
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