Protest Stirs Over Bayway Drive Bond Plan
A Baytown protest rally gathers 100 residents at St. Pauls Methodist Church as 600 sign petitions opposing Bayway Drive bond plans. Four spokesmen will present to the city council May 27, arguing it is unfair to levy the cost on Bayway Drive landowners alone and objecting to an esplanade and road lowering while not halting progress.
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Bayway Drive
Baytown
G. 8
Shorty) Tharp
Bayway
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Hurr
Lakewood
Brownwood
Wooster
Hurt
Two McNair Residents Hurt In One-Car Wreck
Two McNair residents were injured in a Sunday night one car crash on Thompson Road near Wallisville Road. Jesse E. Menefee and passenger Dorothy Alexander were taken to local hospitals by Baytown Ambulance Service. Menefee was treated and released. Alexander was moved to Ben Taub Hospital with possible internal injuries a fractured left knee and multiple large lacerations.
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McNair
Thompson Road
Wallisville Road
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown
Jesse E. Menefee
Dorothy Alexander
Menefee
Miss Alexander
Ben Taub Hospital
Park grant funds aid open space land for parks
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department received 55962 in HUD funds to aid acquiring open space land for park facilities. Wayne Gray, chairman of the Parks and Recreation Board, said he was pleased and called the grant approval great as part of ongoing capital improvements.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Parks and Recreation Department
Wayne Gray
Parks and Recreation Board
the Sun
Funeral Notices for Mrs Della Pierce and Others
The death notices honor Mrs Della Thelma D Pierce 67 of 116 Gresham with funeral services at Earthman Chapel. Also listed are Anton Joe Wagner 59 of Baytown and Ralph Clifford Anderson 70 of Baytown with services at Earthman Highlands and Earthman Chapel respectively. Survivors include spouses children and siblings with burial set at Memory Gardens Forest Park Cemetery and Garden of Gethsemane Cemetery. Pallbearers named for each service. death times and locations provided.
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Della Pierce
Della Thelma D. Pierce
Gresham
Earthman Chapel
Carl Peyton
A. J. Wagner
Anton Joe Wagner
Route 1
Baytown
Earthman Highlands Chapel
St. Jude Catholic Church
Maurice Cho
Wagner
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Clara Wagner
Dorothy Robbins
Ethal Simpson
Catherine Wagner
Geraldine Imme
Albert Lea
Minn
James Wag
Ner
Channelview
Alfred
Lloyd
David Wagner
Helen Schaatz
Houston
Annie Mary Lee
la Porte
Bertha Bagley
Genoa
Julie Olive
Jack Wagner
Highlands
Albert Wagner
Garden
Gethsemane Cemetery
Earthman Highlands Funeral Home
R. C. Anderson
Ralph Clifford Anderson
W. Bayshore Drive
Jewel McClure
Anderson
Galveston
The
Wooster Lions Club
Flo Anderson
Lynn Hagler
Denton
Carol L. Vincent
Carthage
Charles H. Gaines
Gallatin
Frank W. Anderson
John A. Anderson
Ottawa
Kan
Arthur HE. Anderson
Massillon
Ohio
Kay Lynn
Vincent
Forest Park Cemetery
Earthman Funeral Home
J. Rodger Read
Leslie T. Stewart
Lawrence W. Taylor
Thomas L. Vincent
C. S. Brownfield
Roy Holzheuser
Lee College praised for liberal progress and strong student mentorship
Honors Lee College students for high admission test scores in law medicine and dentistry. Notes close student teacher relationships at junior college and critical faculty impact. Counsels that Lee College has broadened liberal thought and practical teaching in science arts and humanities while improving its own environment.
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Lee
Law
Medicine
Dentistry
Lee College
Jordan Schwartz duel over Baytown district shapes Senate race
In a high stake intra party tug Kob Jordan says Baytown stays in her district while Sen Schwartz contemplates a bid and may redraw his seat to Galveston Brazoria Fort Bend and part of Harris. If Schwartz succeeds Port Arthur Congressman Brooks would need to move toward Houston. A quick session end looms as odds favor Jordan given her Senate clout. Injured knee: Mrs Ruby Robertson 1702 Mississippi fell on West Pearce and was admitted to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.
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Jordan
Baytown
Bob
Sen
Schwartz
House
Senate
Galveston
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Harris Counties
Port Arthur
Jack Brooks
Harris County
Houston
Jefferson County
D. Roy Harrington
Austin
Senate Rules Committee
Ruby Robertson
Mississippi
West Pearce
Slim girls join Channelview FFA despite initial doubt
Channelview High School welcomed seven girls into the Future Farmers of America program, overcoming objections from vocational agriculture teacher Charles Maybin. They performed the same farm tasks as the boys, including dehorning cattle, welding, and shop work, while maintaining diligent record books. Maybin praises their work, noting their impact on both peers and future participation, with plans to include more girls next year.
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Muril Hart
Maybin
Gram
Allen Hall
FFA
Beatrice Spike Hall
Cathy Bayless
Kathy Hanson
Nancy Burnham
Pam Larhb
Dina Meadows
Terry Bonds
Mayhin
Charles Maybin
Channelview High School
Future Farmers of America
Pam Lamb
Martl Hart
Lee College to decide early start for new president
Lee College Regents meet Tuesday to decide if Dr. Raymond Cleveland, president of Pratt Community College, should begin duties June 15 or earlier, replacing Dr. Richard Stra han who resigns May 31. Agenda includes bids for equipment and contracts, a $25,000 allied health building project, and a consultant report on community service.
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Lee College Board of Regents
Raymond Cleveland
Richard D. Strahan
Cleveland
Pratt Community College
Pratt
Kan
Brown Foundation
B. Ilamar Johnson
Dr. Johnson
University of California At Los Angeles
Hale Leads City Beautification Drive With New Appointees
Hale chairs the beautification committee after being named by Mayor Gien Walker. He staffed the panel with new community members and industry talent to form subcommittees and set up a pilot program spanning a wide area. A cedar fence at a local junk store marks recent improvements.
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Hale
Texas
Lohit
Main
Commerce
Gien Walker
Vandals and Thefts Keep Baytown Police Busy
Baytown police reported a busy weekend with numerous prowler calls vandalism and thefts plus loud motorcycles. Officers found narcotics a two cent matchbox contained three capsules two tablets and marijuana with no suspects. A separate report described tobacco mistaken for a suspicious article and people needing gasoline mistaken as suspicious persons. Vandalism ranged from shrimp heads to oranges dumped on a car in Wooster.
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Garth Road
Decker Drive
Decker
Wooster
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