25 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1966
Page
1
Baytown Sun readers warned to call the office by 6 p.m. if their newspaper has not arrived by 5:30 p.m. The Sun promises immediate attention and provides contact 582-8302.
Baytown Police investigate a house burglary at Pauline Goff 1301 Duke. items stolen include an electric iron, towels, gloves, a red and tan bedspread, and groceries. Separate report notes a red Volker panel theft tied to 5120 and 715. Community events list various local society notes and Christmas party plans.
Weather outlook stays mostly cloudy and mild through Saturday in Raytown. Temperatures peak near 60 to 80 degrees on Friday with Thanksgiving Day high around 60s. Galveston tides forecast Saturday high at 1 39 pm and 2 21 pm with no low tide.
Eva Whitfield enjoys Thanksgiving in New Orleans as Baytown visitors arrive. Kirk Mann and John Langston of Ruston visit the area while Lois Bradshaw shares insights during a tour of the Manned Space Craft Center. Carolyn Baker returns for the long weekend and Pat Bryan, former Sun staffer, comes home from North Texas. Dr George Walmsley struggles with a door as Ron Haddox, new Baytown Jaycees president, seeks help on a club project. Bo Turner passes a message to his boss. Bill Strickler and Jim Cauley receive City Council citations for community work.
Two Baytown firms on North Main were burglarized Thursday night. Hremp and Tony's Equipment lost about 1200 dollars in tools and over 50 dollars in cash, a ruined safe, and a hole in the cyclone fence, while Lone Star Beer Warehouse suffered smaller losses including cash and a portable television set. Police reported the break between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. The thieves used a cutting torch on Tony's safe, and moved a heavy valve grinding machine through the fence with dollies before departing.
Former Baytown mayor Dr Charles Lee Liggett of Bay Villa was elected an Ohio Wesleyan University Associate, a five year term group of about 160 notable figures. A 1941 OWU graduate, he is a physician active in GYN obstetrics, with ties to Phi Delta Theta and many medical and civic groups in Houston and Baytown.
The Baytown School District tax office will open Saturdays from December 3 to January 28, 8 am to 5 pm, with eight total Saturdays including December 24 excluded for Christmas Eve. Tax assessor Hobart Enoch said the schedule helps taxpayers avoid delinquency after January 31.
Chief Goodfellow's 1966 drive begun its 36th year to fund Christmas gifts for less fortunate Baytown children. The Baytown Sun sponsors the effort. last year about 525,00 was distributed by volunteers. Donations support food, toys, and goods, with many groups hosting fundraisers.
Opportunity Fair to aid mentally retarded trainees of Bartown's Sheltered Workshop will be held Tuesday, November 29, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Items from the workshop such as bird feeders and tea towels will be for sale. The fair runs 12 hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with no admission charged. Coffee and cookies will be served by Baytown-La Porte Association for Mentally Retarded Children, and a door prize will be awarded.
Martha Ann Hemphill profiles Dr. Stella Center, a reading authority visiting Houston for the National Council of English Teachers Convention. Center, on leave from Tift College, founded a Reading Institute at NYU, advocates a linguistic approach to reading, and plans panel work with elementary teachers while conducting private conferences. She hopes to see humans walk on the moon and studies archaeology, history, art, and music.
Gov. John Connally urged a 50 percent, or 383 million, increase in state funding for hospitals, health services, and child welfare. The proposed 1967-69 budget totals 248,881,473 from all state funds, 214,753,343 from general revenue, and includes major hikes for the Texas Youth Council, Mental Health, and Health Department programs, with new initiatives such as air pollution controls and halfway houses.
The Baytown city council approved a landscaping contest for the City Hall and Recreation Center area with a first prize of 75 dollars. Entries open January 26, require scaled plot plans, and must include botanical details and native or adaptable plants. Deadline February 16, judging March 9, with prizes of 50 and 25 for second and third places.
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