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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1968

Page

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Parents Night Schedule At Sterling High School

Sterling High School lists Parents Night events for Thursday with 6 30 p m registration 7 8 p m department visits and an auditorium program until 9 p m All parents urged to attend Kiwanis Club has 20 boxes of Washington State apples for sale contact Kiwanis members or Dave Sherron for details Two women were charged with shoplifting at Penney s Baytown store identified by police as Mary J Guinn Richards and Dorothy Mae Carter 19 of Youpon A one year old girl was turned over to juvenile authorities.

Sterling High School Kiwanis Apples Kiwanis Club Washington State Kiwanis Dave Sherron Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery Penney Baytown Mary J. Guinn Richards Dorothy Mae Carter

Miners Trapped as West Virginia Mine Fires Bar Rescue

Dense smoke and extreme heat halted rescuers at Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine in Mannington West Virginia where 78 men were trapped after eight explosions and a fire. Twenty one escaped early Wednesday as rescuers faced dangerous flames and no immediate chance of retrieval.

Mannington W.va Mountaineer Coal Co West Virginia Harry Turner Consolidation Coal Co Mountaineer Channelview PTA Turin Colcafeteria Whham Poundstone Consolidation Union Hall Fairmont General Hospital Lewis Lake Owings Alva Davis Farmington Paul Frank

Art League Show announces door prize winner

Mrs. Lonnie G. Dickey won the door prize painting by Carlton White at the Art League Show. The exhibition continues daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through Saturday at the Optimist Building on Market Street with new paintings added each day.

Art League Lonnie G. Dickey Carlton White Optimist Market Street

West German Money Talks Show Glimmer of Breakthrough

In Bonn, Western money managers held talks to resolve the monetary crisis with pressure on re valuing the mark easing. Franz Josef Strauss said outlines for a solution are emerging as a nine hour session ends in a tentative deadlock. France reports reserves drop to under 4 billion dollars as markets close in Paris and London.

Bonn Germany West Germany Franz Josef Strauss Conrad Ahlers Paris Bank of France France London

Water billing to be data processed by Data Inc

City council approved negotiating a contract with Data Inc of Baytown to convert water billing to data processing. Budgeted $14,000 for the project with an estimated two year payback. Data Inc was the low bidder, favored for Method 1 processing. roughly 12,700 bills are mailed monthly at 104 cents each.

Data, Inc Baytown Fritz Lanham J. B. LeFevre LeFevre Council Lanham

Planes Shot Down In Vietnam Near Da Nang

Three U S aircraft were shot down near Da Nang, eight Americans killed and 12 wounded. An MCH-46 helicopter, an F100 jet, and an F4 Phantom were downed as fighting intensified in the Da Nang area. Two crewmen died on the Phantom. the Sabre crew were rescued by helicopter.

Saigon U.S da Nang Dan Nang South Vietnam U.S. 1St Marine Division

Barrett Station Water Hearing Set By Community

Barrett Station residents plan a 7 30 p m meeting at St Martin de Por res Catholic Church to resolve issues over the Barrett Station Water and Sewage Supply Corp Representatives of the Farmers Home Administration which has allocated 500 000 for a loan to finance construction are expected James Mills owner of Mills Water System opposes the plan He was offered 76000 for his system earlier this year and says the contract was never signed The steering committee says Mills reneged after membership quotas were reached and has since withdrawn its offer The group reports 370 members most paying 50 and 250 of them are Mills customers Mills fears the project may fail and harm future growth

Johnella Boynton Barrett Station Mills Water System Mills Water and Sewage Corporation Ralph J. Speich & Associates Larry Anderson Mildred Chenevert Carlton Simien Wilbert Collins Letha Collins Travis Carter Howard Thomas Baytown Sun Barrett Stathon FHA

Galveston Weather Forecast and Tides Update

Partly cloudy and fair through Friday with a low near 40 and a high near 70. Tides in Galveston list high tides at 2:30 a.m. and 8:06 p.m. and low tides at 12:24 a.m. and 4:24 a.m.

Galveston

Personal notes and city chatter from Baytown area

A Baytown segment lists residents and brief items: Charlie Leonard, patient in Baytown Hospital Room 110, welcomes visitors. Keene in San Antonio to send a line to Roger. Mrs Jenorah Rodriguez praised as a good Samaritan. Catherine Groner notes raincoat at the Aggie Rice game. Mrs Cave Korminek and Susan Todd hold a noon rush business meeting. Randy Kimmy promises information. Mrs Carmen Martinez hosts a party in Houston. Mrs Cara Mangee arrives in a red dress. Mrs Bonnie LeVallen planning for Christmas. Mrs Claude King with name issues plus two Claude Kings in Baytown.

Charlie Leonard Mont Belvieu Baytown Hospital Roger Keene San Antonio Jenorah Rodriguez Catherine Groner Cave Korminek Susan Todd Randy Kimmy Carmen Martinez Houston Cara Mangee Bonnie LeVallen Claude King Dean Dean King Claude Kings Baytown

Council OKs Walkway Repair After City Hall Dispute

The city council approved paying Bay town contractor G. B. Chatham to repair a walkway between City Hall and the community building. The decision followed a discussion with city hall architect Lowell Lammers about responsibility for the repair and noting Chatham installed the walkways.

Baytown G. B. Chatham Lowell Lammers Chatham Tte Pew Ity Hall Communi

MOPAC Upgrading Goose Creek Span Repairs Bridge

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. renovates its Goose Creek span at West Main Street replacing wooden approaches with concrete and steel. The 62 percent foot long bridge built in 19% will be strengthened to carry heavier traffic and raise clearance for boats. A council dispute over a $500 walkway repair bill ends with two council members voting against payment while others question who pays.

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co Goose Creek Stream West Main Street Spokennan Market Street Gulf Street Whiting South Main Warren Bros. Construction Co Houston

A Big Weekend In The Making

Mr J D Adams plans a big family weekend with sons home from Baylor University and Vanderbilt Hospital. Mike Adams is on leave in the U S Navy. Joel Adams arrives from Baylor and joins his mother in Thailand where Mrs Adams plans to travel for Christmas. Joel will return to Baylor after the holidays.

J. D. Adams Mike Adams U.S. Navy Joel Adams Baylor University Harry Adams Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville

Pruett opposes city docks at mouth of Cedar Bayou

Former Baytown mayor R H Red Pruett now with the Houston Port Commission says he will not back proposed city docks at Cedar Bayou mouth. He argues the Houston Ship Channel Navigation District has funding for engineering and docks, Baytown cannot afford the project, and the plan overlaps with existing municipal duties. He cites U S Steel input and doubts revenue from public docks justifies the cost.

Mike Lonsford Baytown R. H. “Red” Pruett Houston Port Commission Cedar Bayou Pruett Houston Ship Channel Navigation District

Pope Paul VI Willing to Visit Hanoi If Conditions Favored

The Vatican disclosed Pope Paul VI would have traveled to Hanoi this month to encourage North Vietnam's Catholics during their hardships. The pope’s letter to Archbishop Trinh of Hanoi, dated November 1, says he would have willingly gone to share in their suffering and offer ministry support, not as a peace envoy.

Vatican City Paul VI Hanoi Vatican Nelitier Vietnam Joseph Marie Trin-nhu- Khue Hanal Apostolic Vicarage West Tonkin tHanoi Paul Etter Vatican Des A Gpokeamian North Vietnam Fausto Vallaine

Two Houston Men Face Felony Charges Here

Two Houston men Fleming Connor and Anderson Walker are jailed on 19 counts of forging instruments plus a passing charge for Connor. Bonds total 9,000. They allegedly tried to pass a forged American Express money order of 100 dollars at Citizens Bank. Police found 19 more money orders in the car. A third man faces vagrancy charges. a fourth man is sought. Hearing not yet set.

Houston Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery Fleming Connor Eastex Anderson Walker Scott Connor Vickery American Express Citizens Bank Texas and Gaillard A.W. Henscey Lloyd Gibson Dowling

Army Of Compassion To Save The World Speech

Dr Frank Laubach urged the Bay town Rotary Club and St Mark s Church audience to form an army of compassion to extend literacy to the half of the world’s population that goes hungry each night He argued educated people have enough to eat and urged tutoring for high school dropouts and foreigners in Texas He warned a rising crime wave from illiteracy and urged Rotary to act through the Laubach Literacy program

Frank Laubach Rotary Club Laubach Rotary International Texas United States Frank C. Laubach Baytown St. Mark's Methodist Church Lealie LeGrand St. Mark's Joseph Meyer Lawbech Literacy Ralph Kunz Donald Box Pater Parkcrest United Methodist Church Houston Rotary

Letters To Santa Welcomed In The Baytown Sun

Baytown Sun invites children to send letters to Santa Claus for publication in the Christmas edition. Letters will be forwarded to the North Pole and published around December first. Send letters to Santa Claus, C/O The Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown, Texas.

Santa Claus Baytown Sun Santa North Pole the Sun The P.O Baytown Tex

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