SORborst Union Meeting Stewards Urged to Attend
SORborst Union will hold a special meeting at the union hall 3114 Market at 1 pm Friday per local president H. Hargrove. All board of stewards are urged to attend in this special session.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
1
SORborst Union will hold a special meeting at the union hall 3114 Market at 1 pm Friday per local president H. Hargrove. All board of stewards are urged to attend in this special session.
The Johnsons vacation in Mississippi while Tony Campos introduces his kids to Paul Boesch. Julia Wright stays busy with summer events as Kay Park plans a community program. Ann Wagner expects many dinner guests Saturday. Lawrie Woodside, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs G R Broadgood, takes an airline ticket gift to visit in Newnan Georgia with friends. Ann Wallace attends briefly at M D Anderson Hospital in Houston. Joe Coffey returns from deep sea fishing with a big catch. The Littlepages entertain sister Mrs Wayne Elkins and daughter Ann from Longview. Johnny Eutley celebrates another birthday. Mary Pennington earns support for leadership in the For getters race. Shirley Guthrie recovers from mumps and shares a hand painted rabbit card from a friend.
Nils Edwin Bergh 29 of 701 Ellumbie Baytown died when his motorcycle collided with a car on Pruett Street just west of James Breet. Police say Sadie Blum 301 N. Pruett was turning left into a driveway. Bergh was thrown onto the pavement as the bike dragged 16 feet. No charges filed. investigation continues. Bergh is survived by wife Donna Gayle Bergh two brothers Jonston and James two sons Timothy and Jeffery Allen. Funeral arrangements with Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Friday.
Houston based Shell Oil Co announces a $100 million expansion of its Deer Park refinery led by L T Wilson. The project raises crude intake to 255000 barrels per day and aims for completion in 1972. New facilities include a 160000 bpd distilling unit and hydrotreater, hydrocracker, hydrogen plant, reformer, and gas plant.
Harris County Democrat William N. Blanton seeks the 11th District Court seat created by Judge Ben Moorhead’s death. The party’s nominee will be picked by the executive committee at a June 4 meeting, with the winner to run in the November general election. Blanton, a nearly 20 year Harris County trial lawyer, would resign as county Democratic chairman if nominated. Other contenders include Marvin Britton Felix Salazar Jr. and Charles C. Crenshaw Jr.
In West Houston a lone gunman robbed Memorial Bank and fled with a substantial cash haul. Dressed in black and carrying a briefcase, the shooter jumped the counter and emptied four tellers’ cages before escaping, according to a cashier.
About 54 Lee College students are set to receive associate of arts degrees at 7 30 p m Friday. Dr Richard D Strahan will present the degrees with Dr Jack Williams Texas coordinating board commissioner the principal speaker. Dr James McWilliams Alten Laird will announce awards and the college Teachers association unit will host a reception in the library. Williams holds a BA from Emory and Henry College and PhD in American history from Emory University.
AP reports Astroworld, linked to Judge Rey Hotheinz's Houston empire, opens Saturday in the US. Harriman plans to press North Vietnam envoy to end propaganda at Paris Peace talks and seek a path to scale down the war. Police and volunteers fight looting in Louvnsgie West End as violence rises. Memorial Day deaths climb in Texas. Nixon leaves Texas amid crime and Pueblo incident chatter. archaeologists claim early North American evidence, challenged by a landowner.
In Paris a massive rally of hundreds of thousands backed General de Gaulle amid student rioters and strikes. The crowd along the Champs Elysees shown support after his warning of countermeasures to curb Communist influence and to stabilize France, including dissolving the National Assembly and restricting the franc.
The General Telephone Co of the Southwest and the Communication Workers of America Union faced a deadlock as contract talks stalled over a record setting wage and benefit proposal worth 3.5 million over three years. A Friday rally by Baytown employees was planned at 4:15 pm in front of the Pearce Street office. If no agreement is reached, strike ballots could be mailed to members early next week.
In East Harris County 50 000 voters are eligible across 18 precincts with 2 in Baytown but observers expect only 15 to 25 percent turnout county wide. The gubernatorial runoff pits Lt Gov Preston Smith against Don Yarborough with the result likely decided by voter participation.
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