Baytown Grid Showdown Looms As Rangers Face Ganders
The 1968 Baytown high school football season hinges on Robert E. Lee and Ross Sterling meeting at Memorial Stadium. Both teams carry injuries and doubts but prepare for a climactic district 23-4A clash with hopes of avoiding last place as Deer Park looms. Star players include Ganders Kyle Fullick and Tino Garcia and Ranger Ricky Hart, while Rex Fisher and others try to heal and play through.
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Gary Sherer
Baytown
Robert BE. Lee
Ross Sterling
Memorial Stadium
Ranger
Ganders
Rangers
Deer Park
South Houston
Kyle Fulllck
Tino Garcia
Ricky Hart
Gander Wellte
Jimmy Malloy
Bill Creel
Don Ploeger
Garcia
Lnebacker
Roy Martinez
Prac
Pat Leslie
Orient
Dorine Sauls
Secretarias Association
Lee College
Peggy Cheatham
Robert E. Lee
Rheith Kyle
Betty Brooks
V. J. Cavarella
Dong
Army Sp
Charles Mickel
E. V. Mickel
Colby Drive
Ft. Lewis
Wash
South Vietnam
Leo Rizzuto
Ronnie Hughes
J. B. le Favre
Homecoming Dance at Ros. Sterling High School Friday
Ex students attend a homecoming dance after the Sterling Lee football game with the queen crowned during the event. Also an after game party at Elks Lodge invites Elks and guests. weather mostly warm with intermittent showers.
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Ros
Sterling High School
Sterling-Lee
Elks Lodge
Elks
City Council Briefs Zoning Ordinance Briefing
Baytown council members were briefed on a 48 page zoning draft led by L Clevenger. Andrew Lannie opposed without comment as debate over districting, penalties, and enforcement continues. Council favors study and public hearings with a follow up Dec 5 meeting.
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Ron Lennard
Baytown
City Hall
L. Clevenger
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Andrew Lannie
Zoning Commission
Clevenger
Albert Fanestie
Fanestiel
Andy Braswell
Ross Wilhite
Stars To Go Spanish At Game Halftime Show
Ross Sterling High School Stars plan a Spanish themed halftime during homecoming festivities with a bullfight routine, matador props, and red black uniforms. The Ranger Band, under Sharon Arsement and Debbie Krolczyk, will perform a fanfare and formations on the field as Sterling hosts Robert E. Lee.
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Martha Ann Hemphill
Ross Sterling
Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Precision Corps
Sharon Arsement
Debbie Krolczyk
Tornado Strips Roofs Near Mont Belvieu and Huffman
A small tornado crossed Harris County into Chambers County around noon Friday, tearing off the roof of a service station on Highway 146 after earlier damaging a house in Huffman. Mrs. P. C. Wilburn watched as debris from the Mont Belvieu area scattered roofs across several Abbe Subdivision lots.
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Harris County
Chambers County
Highway 146
Huffman
P. C. Wilburn
Abbe
Mont Belvieu
Graham Is New Head Of Realtors
Otis M. Graham of Baytown is elected president of the Bay Area Board of Realtors and will be installed December 2 with officers and directors. G Decker McKim La Porte named vice president Virginia Malone secretary-treasurer. Incoming directors include William Hughes Seabrook Ray Harvey G L Bennett and C R Norris La Porte. Outgoing president Charles D. Boyle La Porte will serve as director. Installation banquet December 2 at King's Inn Clear Lake City.
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Otis M. Graham
Baytown
Bay Area
Kenneth R. McNulty
J. &. Rutter
John M. Shearer
Gaiy S. Tharp
Graham
Texas Real Estate Association Board
King’s Inn
Clear Lake City
Resignation of South Viet Premier May Shift Paris Talks Boycott
South Vietnamese Premier Tran Van Huong submitted his resignation amid Cabinet turmoil and possible changes to the Paris peace talks boycott. Reports say Thieu may reshuffle the cabinet, affecting leverage with the Viet Cong front, while U S commanders accuse North Vietnam of DMZ violations and launch bombing strikes.
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Tran VanHuong
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Paris
U.8.4 Command
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Huong
Huang
Thien
Ton
Thieu
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Low bid wins water line project in Port Arthur
Joseph V. Tantillo Inc of Port Arthur was the apparent low bidder at 509911.20 for installing water lines in several city areas. Eight bids were received, with KSC Construction Rental Co of Houston submitting the highest at 958225.20. The city manager noted bids were about 10 percent below estimate and the 300 day project will upgrade six eight and 12 inch pipes and extend service to Highway 146 residents, funded by the 1965 capital improvements bond issue.
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Port Arthur
Joseph V. Tantillo, Inc
Tantillo
Cityhall
KSC Construction Rental Co
Houston
English Construction Co., Inc
Whitelair, Inc
Brown and Root
Bayshore Contractors, Inc
Baytown
George Consolidated, Inc
B&b Utility Contractors
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Highway 146
Opportunity Center Open House Next Week in Baytown
The Baytown Opportunity Center will hold a five day open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1201 and 108 Parkway to show the public the work done for mentally retarded residents during National Retarded Children's Month. The center offers classes for disabled children and a sheltered workshop where workers are paid.
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Opportunity Center
Baytown
Cener
1201
Texas
U.S
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