Two Groups Back Bayway Esplanade Plan in Baytown
Baytown City Council heard support for the Bayway Drive esplanade from two civic groups Brownwood and Lakewood. Milton Campbell cited a Brownwood petition backing preliminary plans and curb and gutter work while Lakewood's Frank Whalen presented a resolution favoring improvements to the divided roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Bayway Drive
Brownwood
Lakewood
Milton Campbell
Brownwood Civic Association
North Main
Highway 146
Alexander Drive
Campbell
Lakewood Civic Association
Frank Whalen
Bayway
Whalen
KC Election Sets 1971 72 San Jaco Council Officers
San Jacinto Council No 2788 will hold its 1971 72 officer election at 8 p m Tuesday during the regular meeting at the Knights of Columbus Hall Grand Knight John Donnelly urges attendance. A Service League story hour follows at 10 a m at Sterling Municipal Library for children ages 5 to 9 with storytellers Mrs Cauley Mrs Brown and Mrs Sandhop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
Knights of Columbus
John Donnelly
Service League
Sterling Municipal Library
Jim Cauley
Leon Brown
John Sandhop
Gospel Singer Jimmy Swaggart to Perform at Lee High
Gospel singer and evangelist Jimmy Swaggart will appear at the Robert E. Lee High School auditorium at 7 30 p m Monday. Admission is free and the public is invited. Baytown Junior School summer band for beginners meets weekdays June 1 11 in the school band room with percussion 1 1 45 p m woodwinds 2 2 45 p m brass 3 3 45 p m Darrell Anderson is band director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Swaggart
Assembly of God
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytown
Darrell Anderson
Baytown Notes Share Quiet Tales and Family News
In Baytown a social roundup mentions Mrs Arthur S. Didriksen cited during a Texas House filibuster. California murder case assigned to Attorney Glenn Vickery. Mildred Russell offers coffee as local chatter. A. M. Hebert among Baytonians at holiday work. Manuel Aguirre seeks a photo. Irving St John couple hear of baby Michael Scott Lamonte, grandson of John and Molly Lamonte. Rev Ewing McPhail visits town after retirement. Mary DeGarmo returns, faces Baton Rouge commuting rumors. Doris and Glen Wallecut plan a weekend escape. Jim Helbig surprises finding a postcard sent 14 months ago from Hong Kong arrives in Baytown. Dub Ward invites a friendly chat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Jackie) Didriksen
Texas
Glenn Vickery
California
Mildred Russell
M. Hebert
Michael Scott Lamonte
John
Molly Lamonte
Ewing McPhail
First Presbyterian Church
Mary DeGarmo
Baton Rouge
Doris
Glen Wallecut
Jim Helbig
Hong Kong
Baytown
Dub Ward
Woman Injured as Store Ceiling Falls in Baytown
A Baytown woman was slightly hurt when the Western Auto Supply ceiling collapsed at 3 45 p.m. Saturday. Mrs Adair Kramer 58 of 1301 Wright Blvd was taken to Gulf Coast Hospital with a leg scratch. Extensive merchandise damage occurred as insulation, ceiling materials, leather and plaster fell. Rafters and roof remained undamaged. The cause was not known Monday. The store reopened and an insurance adjuster was to assess the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Western Auto Supply Co
Texas
Adair Kramer
Wright Blvd
Gulf Coast Hospital
Fashion Plus class continues teen wardrobe workshop
Fashion Plus a poise and wardrobe coordinating class for teenagers continues registration at the Community Building through this week. Class runs 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays for five weeks.
Services Set For Mrs Maurine Long Wilson
Mrs Maurine Long Wilson 56 of Baytown died Saturday in a Houston hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev P Walter Henckell officiating. She was wife of Glenn W Wilson Jr head of the laboratory at Enjay Chemical Co in Baytown. Survived by two daughters Mrs Daniel Barnum and Mrs Jack Walker Jr of Houston mother Mrs H C Long of Houston brother H C Long Jr of Denver and two grandchildren Carrick Glenn Walker and Elizabeth Cain Barnum. Burial Memory Gardens Earthman Funeral Home directs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine Long Wilson
Texas
Trinity Episcopal Church
P. Walter Henckell
Baytown
Wilson
Houston
Glenn W. Wilson Jr
Enjay Chemical Co
Daniel 8
Jack G. Walker Jr
H. C. Long
H. C. Long Jr
Denver
Colo
Carrick Glenn ‘Walker
Elizabeth Cain Barnum
Memory Gardens
Earthman Funeral Home
Sewing Drive Seeks Scrap Material for Doll Clothes
Scrap material and bias tape are needed to sew doll outfits for needy children this Christmas. Work will start early this fall if enough supplies are gathered. Interested persons may call Mrs. O. L. Woods at 427-4652.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Woods
Optimists Take Award for Top Club Southeast Texas
The Baytown Evening Optimist Club received the Governor's Banner as the top club in the Southeast Texas District of Optimists International. The presentation occurred during the district's third quarterly board meeting in Beaumont, with 76 clubs in the district and Baytown attendees J. B. Cooper and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Memorial Day Highways Toll Climbs Across Nation
The death toll on U S highways reached 359 early today as the Memorial Day weekend began. Texas reported 20 traffic deaths, while allied forces in South Vietnam fought heavy battles and claimed 450 enemy fatalities. Audie Murphy, missing on a chartered plane, is noted for World War II heroism and decorations. About 300 antiwar veterans camped at Bunker Hill as they trekked from Concord. Western Union workers planned a midnight strike after rejecting the company’s final offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Atlanta
Audie Murphy
Boston
Bunker Hill
Concord
Southeast Asia
Weather And Tides Baytown forecast partly cloudy and warm
Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday in the Baytown area. Temperatures in the upper 60s to upper 80s. Morgan's Point tides Tuesday high at 9:13 a.m. and 10:31 p.m. Low at 10:19 a.m. Tuesday sunrise at 6:21 a.m. and sunset at 8:17 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Morgan's Point
Our Oscar Claim Misread Parking Ticket Knocked Layer
An Oscar contestant denies receiving a second parking ticket for parking in front of a fire plug. He explains the charge was for knocking one layer off a structure during an earlier incident.
Record $7.13 Million Budget Action Approaches in Texas
A record 7.13 billion state budget faces final legislative action in Austin as lawmakers prepare to adjourn. The compromise bill, created by a House Senate conference, includes surprise items and new taxes about 700 million dollars. It funds tuition aid for private colleges and creates a Texas vending commission to replace the comptroller’s regulation of amusements. The bill also includes provisions affecting the State Board of Pardons and Paroles and campus staffing requirements at UT Austin, Texas A&M, and the University of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House-Senate
Texas Vending Commission
House
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Huntsville
Texas Department of Corrections
Heatly
State College
Paducah
University of Texas At Austin
Texas A&m
University of Houston
Mass Cutter
Pow
Jim Slider
Naples
Texas
O. N. Humph
Quanah Parker Interpretat Eys Jr
New Copper Alcoholic Beverage Commiss Brakes
Hardeston
Feltman County
New Truck Route Set For City Baytown
Baytown approves Ward Road truck route linking North Main to Highway 146 the east west arterial for heavy vehicles. Councilman Allen Cannon led the bid from the traffic committee while Councilman Ted Kloesel opposed and urged limiting trucks on Ward Road. Voting in favor were Cannon Mayor Glenn Walker Charley Walker Leonard Stasney and Jody Lander. Jim McWilliams joined later and was not present for the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Ward Road
North Main
Allen Cannon
Cannon
Ted Kloesel
Cochairman
Glenn Walker
Charley Walker
Leonard Stasney
Jody Lander
Jim McWilliams
Kloesel
Former Astro Executive Killed in France Wreck
George Kirksey, early force behind major league baseball in Houston and former Houston Astros minority stockholder, died in a Sunday wreck in Aigles Bains France. A former UPI sports editor, he later sold his stake and became a world traveler, visiting Baytown to speak to clubs and civic groups.
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George Kirksey
Houston
France
Aigles, Bains
Kirksey
Houston Sports Association
Houston Astros
Four
World Travel
UPI
New York
Baytown
Ruling In July Seen On Mobay Discharge Permit
A decision on Mobay Chemical Co.’s sought discharge permit near Baytown to release five million gallons daily into Cedar Bayou is expected at the Texas Water Quality Board July meeting after staff review. The panel may act in June, with final approval anticipated around July 16, prior to a public hearing. The permit sets monthly residue limits and outfall conditions including temperatures and color units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Erwin
San Austin Bureau Austin
Mobay Chemical Co
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Nicholas Murphy
TWQB
Murphy
Mately
Mobay
Parks and Wildlife Department
TWQE
McKay
West Chambers County
American Public Health Association
Houston and Lighting Power Co
Baytonian Airman Wins Meritorious Service Medal
Baytown native Air Force Capt. Jesse J. Ford Jr. receives the Meritorious Service Medal for his role as chief of public information in the Aerospace Defense Command at Ent AFB California. A 1962 Lackland OTS graduate, he has served in Utah Hawaii and Vietnam. He also holds two Air Force Commendation Medals and studied at Robert E. Lee High School.
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Air Force
Jesse J. Ford Jr
Baytown
Texas
The
Baytown Sun
Capt. Ford
Air Force Office of Information
New York
Ent Afb
Calo
Aerospace Defense Command
J. J. Ford
Woodlawn Drive
Air Force Commendation
Amendment To Wrecker Ordinance Drawn By City Atty
Officials debate creating an administrative committee to govern wrecker service in Baytown with a panel including a councilman a city manager the police chief a designated officer and a Baytown Wrecker Association rep The vote to authorize drafting the amendment was 5 to 1 with Councilman Jim McWilliams opposing preferring city manager led policy development The panel aims to provide administration traffic and wrecker driver input while ending the existing council committee role The council also named a new committee led by Leonard Stasney and Jim McWilliams Charley Walker and other amendments to the wrecker ordinance were discussed including dispatch rules and a proposed Amendment 6 referencing a wrecker committee See PANEL Page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken DeHart
Wrecker
Baytown Wrecker Association
Jim McWilliams
Wrecker Service
McWilliams
DeHart
Glen Walker
Leonard Stasney
Charley Walker
Stasney
Baytown
Manuel Pease
Services Slated For Lawrence Bourge 61
Lawrence Francis Bourge 61 a Baytown resident died at 10 p m Saturday in a Baytown hospital apparently of a heart attack He was a sign painter for about 12 years earlier employed at General Tire and Rubber Co He lived in Baytown 30 years and was active in church affairs a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church Miss Mline Bourge and Mrs Ruth Bourge are among survivors Burial will be Cedar Crest Cemetery under Baptist Association Funeral Home direction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Royal
Ter
Lawrence Francis Bourge, Twork
W. Gulf
Bourge
Weeneee General Tire and Rubber Co
Memorial Baptist Ordnance Works
Curtis War II
Christian Missionary Alliance Church
Tivesterens Memorial Baptist Church
Ruth Bourge
Eastside
Mline Bourge
Miami
Fla
Memorial Baptist Church
J. D. Staley
Colonial
James
A. Zernecke
Huntaville
Ala
Cedar Crest
Baptist Associational
Brother Rarthman Funeral Home
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Bayway Esplanade
John Hurr
Halen Wilder
Raytown
Peoples State Bank
Meenber F.C
Western Auto
Tom Walmsley
Linda Cassity
Insurance Company
Walmsley
R. H. Pruett
Wife of
Enjoy
Baytown State Bank
Our World
Saigon
South Vietnam
Twashington
Humphrey
Astro
Texas Water Quality] Board
Baytonian
Capt
Jesse Ford
Council
Lawrence Bourge
W. Day LaWi
W.gulf
Sam
Wismer Distributing CO
Main Baytown
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