Cedar Bayou Methodist Church 125th anniversary section
The Baytown Sun will publish a special Cedar Bayou Methodist Church anniversary section with historical articles and photographs. KC Knights of Columbus dance to 1 a.m. Saturday at the KC Hall features Gil Baca's Band. Lee College Faculty Women's Club meets Saturday at LC Technical Vocational Conference Room for New Things In Sewing. Catholic Daughters taste bee 6 30 p.m. Tuesday at St Josephs School auditorium tickets $1 door.
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CB Methodist
Baytown Sun
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
KC Dance
Knights OF Columbus
KC Hall
Gil Baca
LEE College
Technical Vocational
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Joseph's School Auditorium
Three Judges Strike Texas Vagrancy Rules Unlawful
A three judge federal panel ruled that over half of Texas vagrancy laws are unconstitutional. The decision upheld a remnant while striking down sections targeting prostitutes and unemployed youths. Local officials and prosecutors argued many provisions were not actively enforced.
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San Antonio
U.S. District Court
Amarillo
Haven
U.S
Jack Roberts
UL S. Circuit
Homer Thornberry
Austin
Texas
U.S. Dist
Adrian Spears
Asst
Preston Dial
Bexar County
Art Auction at Holiday Inn in Baytown This Saturday
ART AUCTION at the Holiday Inn begins Saturday evening with a 6 30 buffet followed by an auction at 7 00 directed by G W Collier and Baytown area artists. Over 100 paintings will be on display all day Saturday at the Holiday Inn. Call Collier at 4227 for more details. A set of keys was found Friday morning on Brentwood and may be claimed at The Baytown Sun switchboard at 1301 Memorial.
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Holiday Inn
G. W. Collier
Baytown Area
Call Collier
Brentwood
Baytown
Memorial
Baytown Ymca
Wye
Thad Johnson
Mike Bergus
The
Eddie Huron
M. A. Jones
Nixon To Bar Rail Strikers
Washington AP Nixon will mediate to block a rail strike against six major railroads tonight. Labor Secretary George Shultz faulted both sides for failing to bargain in good faith. Administration hints at possible use of emergency provisions to halt the shutdown for 60 days while arbitration sought. The unions limited disruptions to seven of 76 roads, while management groups threaten a wider shutdown if strikes occur.
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Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
George Shultz
Atlantic City
National Railway Labor Conference
LP Group Seeks Vote On La Porte Rail Yard Plan
A La Porte citizen group announced plans to gather 205 signatures for a city wide referendum on a $3 million railroad freight yard proposed east of the city near Spencer Highway and Fairmont Park. The proposal has gained Chamber support despite two prior rejections by the city commission.
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LP Group
LA Porte
Spencer Highway
Fairmont Park
la Porte Terrace
L.a Porte City
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Bayport
du Pont
United
Fairmont
City Commission
Ann Wagner Mourns Sheriff Ronnie Dodds Death
Ann Wagner laments the loss of Ronnie Dodds the Hallettsville sheriff and family friend. The item notes several local residents including Marshall Wayne Charlotte Watkins and Sharon Mudd in social snippets and a birthday celebration for Donald Pratt of Baytown.
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Ann Wagner
Ronnie Dodds
Hallettsville
Marshall Wayne
Charlotte Watkins
Jim Pridmore
Sharon Mudd
Fred McBride
Cave Kominek
J. A. Jones
Mikel McClain
D. A. Albright
Annie Mae Turner
Mike Lee
Mike Dupuy
Donald Pratt
Phillip Pratt
Baytown
Weather update with warm spell and weekend showers
Partly cloudy and continues warm through Saturday with a slight chance of showers Saturday afternoon. Friday temperatures expected in the upper 60s to low 90s. Morgan's Point tides for Saturday show a high at 1 30 p.m. and a low at 11 43 p.m.
Four Vie For Two Positions In Local School Election
Voters will decide for two seats on the school board with two pairs of challengers. Observers predict turnout could exceed 6,500, potentially the highest since 1966. Incumbent Mrs. Karl W. Opryshek faces Seth Mitchell for Position 1. outcome may determine Position 2 with Don Murray or Jerry Don Smith likely winning. The central issue is a 20 percent tax hike approved to fund wages and facilities. Voters head to the polls Saturday with results to follow.
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Karl W. Opryshek
Seth Mitchell
Opryshek
Don Murray
Mitchell
Jerry Don Smith
Smith
Washington Denies Nomination Withdrawal Claim
AP reports Judge Haynworth denied congressional sources saying he sought to withdraw his Supreme Court nomination. Also: an Army general halted an inquiry into alleged currency manipulation and theft by sergeants. Mansfield comments on Nixon’s Vietnam aims. Paratroopers replace Marines near the DMZ in Saigon. AEC plans two more tests on Amchitka after a quake-free blast. West German coalition talks shift power from CDU.
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Washington
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Senate
Anchorage
Alaska
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Amchitka Island
Aleutian
Crosby Trustees Bar Desegregation Plan In Court Testimony
Three Crosby School District trustees testified that pairing Crosby and Drew schools will fail as Crosby parents would not send children to Drew in Barrett Station. Judge Ingraham set filing deadlines Oct 15 for briefs and Oct 21 for replies as he considers an injunction and a $185,000 building plan aimed at desegregation. The witnesses argued Eyster plan overfits Crosby’s needs, citing cafeteria and sewage constraints and a roof project for the old junior high.
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Johnella Boynton Houston
U.S. District Court
Crosby
Drew
Barrett Station
Joe Ingraham
James Ewell
Jack Woodard
Andrew Spence
Eyster
Crosby High School
Ewell
Woodard
Spence
Crosby Junior High
iSee Crosby
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church to salute 50 year members
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church marks its 125th anniversary with a three week program. The first Sunday features roll call for members who joined 50 years ago or longer during a memorial sermon led by Rev. Roy Felder. A reception at 5 p.m. honors continuous members, hostesses wear 19th century costumes, and a church history movie premier with additions from the last 25 years screens at 6 p.m. Names of long time members are listed, with some joined 50 years ago but not continuous.
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Wanda Orton
Cedar Bayou
Edna Westbrook
Sarah Emma Vickers
Laura Vickers Terry
Osee E. Fisher
Eula Fiske Syers
Royal C. Fisher
Lou G. Penry
Hazel Smith Fisher
Annie Parker Fisher
A. W. Newton
Claude, Tompkins
Eda Busch Donnelly
Bernice Kilgore Giddings
Willie Mae Westroak Leslie
Ellen Traverso
Ora Gien Ilfrey
J. W. Ferrell
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YMCA
Ben Shaw
National Newspaper Week
L. B. Smith
Peoples State Bank
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Baytown Optimist Club
Homer McBride
Morris Fayle
J. D. Todd
J. B. Cooper
Lester Alford
Jim Carter
Don Stacey
John (Pee Wee) Thomas
Baytown Club
Karl. W. Opryshek
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Bundestag
Christian Democratic Conservatives
Citizens National Bank & TruSt CO
Joel Reynolds
U.S. Justice Department
Crosby School
James Mills
Mills
Justice Department
Thomas Xeeling
Ira Eyster
University of Oklahoma
Department of Health, Education and
Roy Felder
Beytown State Bank
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First National Bank
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