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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1968
Page
8
A sprawling Log lists TV shows and films across slots from afternoon to late night. It features news and entertainment with items like To Kill a Mockingbird, Imitation of Life, McHale’s Navy, and Notre Dame football, plus game shows and variety acts. local station lineup includes comedy, drama, Westerns, and musical guests.
Kenneth Lester Barrow begins his annuitant career November 1 after retiring from Humble’s Insulation Department. He will spend most of his time at a Chambers County ranch. Barrow joined the maintenance group in 1442 and transferred to Insulation the following year. He and his wife Mary Elizabeth have two sons Nelson of Houston and Kenneth of Baytown, plus three grandchildren.
Virgil A. Dixon ends a 27 year tenure with Humble on Nov 1 after starting in 1941. He worked in Light Ends, Distillation, and later the Naphtha Re run Unit as an operator. He and wife Lois have two daughters Martha Westmoreland and Mary Francis Stone.
The Johnny Clifton Memorial Scholarship Fund at Crosby met to amend by-laws to pay the college directly after enrollment. The fund, perpetual, uses interest plus $30 yearly from Crosby High School Student Council. Senior recipient chosen annually by Crosby officials and sponsors.
Lee College Theta Kappa Sigma sponsored a nine act talent show held in the LC auditorium with State Rep. Joe Allen as master of ceremonies. First place went to Kathy Wendel Mike Davis Rick Johnson and David Smith for singing Leaving On A Jet Plane and The Hitchhiker. The Integration Singers took second with Say A Little Prayer. Frank Clarke earned third with The Shadow Of Your Smile.
George Keller Cheney, a Humble annuitant since Sept. 1, plans retirement at an Arizona health resort. He joined the maintenance group in 1910 and moved to the Boilermaker Department the same year. In 1942 he shifted to Welding, remaining there until retirement. He and wife Mary Ellen attend Memorial Baptist Church and have two sons, Dr. G. K. Cheney and Richard L. Cheney.
Edwin H. Gott of U S Steel outlined in U S Steel News that more than 1.3 billion dollars of foreign steel entered the United States during the first eight months of 1968, averaging 55 million daily and capturing over 16 percent of the market. He warned this harms American workers and urged spending on products made by U S manufacturers. The issue also outlines Minntac's ore upgrade, sheet and tin operations, the 61 story Pittsburgh HQ, and other steel-industry updates.
Harris County moved against two industries in separate air pollution cases. Mayo Shell Co. faced a temporary injunction for violating Texas Air Control Board rules, with Judge Blanton setting a Dec 2 hearing for a plea to bar Delta Industries from emitting harmful contaminants. Delta Industries, a cattle feed producer, is also charged for ammonia emissions and rice hull treatment.
In Pretoria South Africa a local woman was granted a legal separation after she testified that her husband asked friends and acquaintances to obtain rat poison to poison her and promised to give her a book yearly on how to commit suicide by her own hand as a birthday gift.
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