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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1969

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State Official Testifies On Crosby Vocation Units Plan

A Texas official testified that Crosby district would receive vocational and technical units beyond the regular allocation, with 85 percent state-supported. Former Crosby superintendent O R Perkins testified about building needs and desegregation challenges when he arrived in 1966 and about a central high school bond issue that was defeated.

Houston John R.I Guemple Texas Crosby Justice Department Joe Ingraham O. R. Perkins Richards Tex Perkins Central High School Gulf Schools Supplementary Education Center U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare

Pigskin Preview Benefit Dance At Moose Lodge

A community event titled Pigskin Preview will be hosted at Moose Lodge with a Ross Sterling choir and Percy Vail's Band. Donations of $1 at the door fund the band and choir trip to Dallas for the Texas State Fair. Tides: Morgan's Point Friday high 1 01 p.m. low 10 31 p.m. Clear to partly cloudy with cool nights and warm days.

Moose Lodge Ross Sterling al Lodge W. Main Percy Vail Dallas

Baytown notes and obituaries mix in lively local items

Local snippets describe Gerta Shugart and Helen Halbert in daily life, with Marilynn Brannin and Patricia Cowart planning a banquet. Social updates include Debbie Joyce, Melissa Murphy, and the Avant family returning from Montana. Lee College Day events and a 1969 schedule loom in Baytown context alongside obituaries for Janie McAlpin and Frans Muller. Jaycees prepare for a State Fail Board Meeting in Odessa.

MHS Gerta Shugart Helen Halbert R. UL. Parker Marilynn Brannin Patricia Cowart Melissa Murphy Debbie Joyce Debbie J. D. Avant Sr J. D. Avant Jr Montana Larry Morrow Lee College Jean Hancock Baytown Jaycees Ernest Hauser Rick Peebles Erwin Wilbanks David Evans Odessa

Columbus Day Celebration Slated By KC KC Event Details at Knights of Columbus Hall

The San Jacinto Council No. 2788 Knights of Columbus will host a Columbus Day event at 2600 W. Main on Sunday October 12. Barbecued beer dinners run noon to 2 pm and 5 pm, adult plates $1.25 and children under 12 75 cents. The family fair includes refreshment booths music and essay contest awards. Public invited.

San Jacinto Council Knights of Columbus W. Main

Heavy turnout expected in Saturday school board vote

Indications point to large turnout for two trustee positions with incumbents Karl Opryshek and Seth Mitchell opposing Don Murray and Jercy Don Smith. Fellers Datsun on North Main offers free rides to polling place with phone contact 422 8396. About 20 300 eligible voters. Campaigns center on slates with Citizens for Better Schools backing Opryshek and Murray, while Mitchell and Smith run together though separate. Turnout compares to past elections with 5470+ voting in 1965 and 5464 in a recent contest.

Karl W. Opryshek Seth Mitchell Don Murray Jercy Don Smith North Main Opryshek Murray Citizens For Mitchell Smith Didate Sam Alford George Walmsley

School District Bonds Upgraded by Moody's to A1

Supt Johnny Clark announced shortly before noon Thursday that the district received an A1 rating on its bonds from Moody's Investors Service of New York, an upgrade from the prior A rating.

Johnny Clark Moody's Investors Service, Inc New York

Baytonian Charged In Pot Case

Baytown police jailed G. V. Cormier 28 of 216 Wooster on a cultivation marihuana charge after a tip about a rare plant. A leaf tested as marihuana, a plant was found on a porch, and Cormier was later found at an inn. Bond set at 1500, part of a drug crackdown with at least six cases in recent weeks.

Baytown G. V. Cormier Wooster Wayne Clepper Cormier Houston Crime Laboratory

Deer Park Pasadena Dobie Game On KIKK Friday

Radio KIKK 95.7 FM will air two high school football games this weekend. At 7 p.m. Friday the Deer Park Pasadena Dobie matchup will be broadcast and at 7 p.m. Saturday Robert E. Lee Pasadena Rayburn will be aired.

Grid Deer Park Pasadena

Voting Boxes In Trustee Election

Here are the 14 voting boxes and election judges in Saturday's trustee election. Precinct 63 Harris County Public Library Highlands M W Hargrove presiding judge. Precinct 103 includes Chambers County precincts in school district Stephen F. Austin Elementary School Mrs W A Goodrich. Precinct 12 Alamo Elementary School Bill G Rogers. Precinct 13 Burnet Elementary School Irving St John Precinct 99 Courtesy Ford 622 W Texas Ave Jack G Hester. Precinct 100 Ashbel Smith Elementary School W C Tidman, Precinct 101 Horace Mann Junior School Mrs G BE Dabney, Precinct 102 Baytown Junior School Andres Contreras, Precinct 149 San Jacinto Elementary School Mrs Ted L Kloesche Precinct 165 Travis Elementary School J Rodger Read. Precinct 248 Carver Jones Elementary School Woodrow Lewis. Precinct 249 Bowie Elementary School Wayne McClurg. Precinct 250 Harlem Elementary School Jefferson D Walker.

Harris County Public Library Highlands M. W. Hargrove T. L. Simpson Chambers County Stephen F. Austin W. A. Goodrich Alamo Bill G. Rogers Burnet Irving St. John Courtesy Ford Texas Ave Jack G. Hester Ashbel Smith W. C. Tidman Horace Mann G. BE. Dabney Baytown Andres Contreras San Jacinto Ted L. Kloesche Travis J. Rodger Read Carver-Jones Woodrow Lewis Bowie Wayne McClurg Harlem Jefferson D. Walker

Northern California quakes injure many and destroy houses

Two earthquakes centered 65 miles north of San Francisco shake a large stretch of Northern California causing numerous injuries and the destruction of several homes. The AP report covers multiple headlines from Washington to Alaska and Mexico as the day’s events unfold.

San Francisco California

Baytown Council Sets Bond Election Date For Nov

Baytown City Council tentatively set November 18 for a multi million dollar capital improvement bond election with an expected official action at the next regular meeting. A $10.8 million program was proposed for municipal improvements but could be adjusted by the council. The water facilities project was prioritized, with a restudy cutting its cost from 2.6 million to 1.9 million.

Baytown Council T. L.doc Satterwhite Turner, Collie Braden

San Jac Hospital Names Assistant Administrator

J W Erickson age 26 named assistant administrator at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital by Administrator Dan Brown. Erickson to oversee business office personnel admitting communications and emergency rooms with further duties across departments. He holds a BA from Mankailo State College Minnesota 1985 and an MA in hospital administration from the University of Minnesota. He and his wife Linda and children Heidi Jo and Peter reside at 2300 Taft Circle. Erickson born in Chicago.

J. W. Erickson San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Dan Brown Brown Erickson Linda Heidi Jo Peter Taft Circle Chicago Mankailo State College Minnesota University of Minnesota

Apology for Incorrect Death Notice in Sun Paper

The Sun corrects an error from Tuesday noting Mrs A A Leslie is not deceased. Mrs Leslie resides at 3119 North Highway 146 and is the daughter of Edna Busch Westbrook, highlighted for long term Cedar Bayou Methodist Church membership.

the Sun A.A. Leslie Leslie Highway 146 Edna Busch Westbrook Cedar Bayou

Mrs. Hortense Fayle Keeps Cedar Bayou Church Spirit Alive

At Cedar Bayou Methodist, 82 year old Mrs. Hortense Fayle will attend Sunday services during the church 125th anniversary. A long time member since 1895, she will be honored at a 50 year or longer reception. Her husband Arthur G. Fayle shared lifelong devotion to the church and local community.

Wanda Orton Cedar Bayou Methodist Sanctuary Hortense Fayle Houston Julian Lottie Circle Chambers County Arthur Baytown

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Babcock & Wilcox Greenville S.C Moody Center Rundells Hall T. L Doc) Satterwhite Frans G. D. Muller Baytown-La Porte Tunnel Harry Holmes St. Mark's Muller 77 Holland Bayshore Raytown State Bank Flono First National Bank Bulletin Baytonian Wey Citizens National Bank & Trust Co John B. Wilkinson Glen Rosier Cheek Washington Nixon Senate GOP Clement Haynsworth Supreme Court Bonn Germany Social Democrats West Germany Atlantic City Afl-Cio Labor Federation Anchorage Alaska U.S Aleutians Nuevo Laredo Mexico United States Glen Walker San Jac Hospital L. W. Erickson Mrs. Leslie
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