International Newspaperboy Day Sun Route Carriers Hold Demonstration
Thousands of miners strike as United Mine Workers walk out over expired contract with a new deal under bargaining. About 40 000 plus members join the 20 000 soft coal field workers seeking wage increases of 2 50 an hour and demands to curb nonunion coal and dust mitigation.
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Alaska
Maryland
North Dakota
Alabama
Senior Citizens Club Meeting and Paint-In at Baytown
The Senior Citizens Club meets at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Baytown Community Building to discuss social security and Medicare with John Tolao of Washington as a guest. BAYTOWN ART League hosts a paint-in from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Roseland Park Pavilion with a bargain table for artists and viewers. Weather shows a 40 percent chance of scattered showers with highs in the 80s. Galveston tides noted at 3:42 a.m., 8:42 p.m. and low tides at 12:48 a.m., 12:46 p.m. Story about school board election corrected. Glenn Lippman did not carry all precincts as reported. Alamo PTA meets Thursday at 2:30 p.m in the school cafeteria with nursery provided.
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Senior Citizens
Senior Citizens Club
Baytown
John Tolao
Washington
Baytown Art League
Roselandark Pavilion
Galveston
FHE Sun
Glenn Lippman
Lippman
Sam Alford
Bay Town Social Notes and Local Visits
Martha Jane Huddle comments on a talk by Dr. George Thompson of the Port Arthur School District to the Bay town Education Association. Eugene Cheatham praises his new personal phone. Dorothy Harris gets caught in the rain. Dallas Holmes is hard to reach by telephone. Charles Bavis feels there is never enough time. Ann Hemphill ill at home this week. Sandy Latham has a light social schedule. Lt and Mrs. Lawrence Shelton return from Germany where he served two years. next assignment is in Thailand. Mrs. Shelton and children Keily and Laurie stay in Bay town. Orval Overstreet, Lamar Tech junior, home for weekend. tells of a flight to Colorado to see the Wyoming Air Force Academy football game. Cris Johnston home for weekend from Trinity in San Antonio.
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Martha Jane Huddle
George Thompson
Port Arthur
Baytown Education Association
Eugene Cheatham
Dorothy Harris
Dallas Holmes
Charles Bavis
Ann Hemphill
Sandy Latham
Lawrence Shelton
Germany
Thailand
Land tract sold to Houston firm boosts holdings near U S St area
A 102 acre tract at the Interstate Highway 10 and State Highway 1 intersection sold for over 500000 to R S C Management Co of Houston from Baytown seller Mrs Nellie Fitzgerald. The sale increases the firm’s U S St area holdings to over 1100 acres. July purchases added 315 acres for about 800000. Real estate broker Herb Warren and Dean Fowler of Statewide Title handled the deal.
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R-S-C Management Co
Houston
Nellie Fitzgerald
Baytown
Chambers County Coarhouse
R-S-C Magement Co
U. S. St
McCarthy Rebuffs Humphrey Campaign Rally Call
New York AP reports Senator Eugene J. McCarthy again rejects overtures to back Hubert H. Humphrey and to close ranks in the Democratic presidential race. The Minnesota senator also notes the party faces its first major fines or fights amid the contested campaign dynamics.
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New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Trustees To Canvass Votes On Thursday
The Baytown Sun reports trustees will canvass votes on Thursday to confirm results and certify outcomes. Details on time location and procedures were not fully disclosed in the fragment.
Youngest businessmen lead International Newspaperboy Day events
The piece notes International Newspaperboy Day on Saturday October 12 and references a community meeting with new board members, their swearing in timeline, and policy changes. It also reports Dr. Henry M. Singleton selling Industrial Chemical Specialties Co to Southland Corp of Dallas and details plant relocation plans and Southland's brands Oak Farms and Camellia. It mentions Baytown fire department concerns with recent fires caused by children playing with matches.
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Johnella Boynton
Henry M. Singleton
Industrial Chemical Specialties Co
Highlands
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Dallas
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Southland
Chemical
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J. Ruez
Baton
Dairies
Los Angeles
Baltimore
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Camellia
Dr. Singleton
Quimiproductos S.A
Monterrey
Mexico
Singletons
Baytown
W. H.taylor
Commended Scholars Named from Rel Six Robert E Lee
National Merit Scholarship Corp awards letters of commendation to six Robert E Lee graduating seniors for scoring in the upper two percent of 39 000 National Merit test takers. Recipients are Mendy McKee Linda Dickerson Paul Ostermayer Holly Ehtig Elizabeth McClintock and Sharon Hale, each cited with parentage.
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Robert E. Lee
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Mendy McKee
John W. McKee
Linda Dickerson
L. T. Dickerson
Paul Ostermayer
Paul A. Ostermayer
Holly Ehtig
W. H. Ehilg
Elizabeth McClintock
John H. McClintock
Sharon Hale
J. C. Hair
Board members’ attendance questioned for Thursday ward meeting
Trustees who were elected in Saturday’s election report conflicts with Thursday night engagements. Fabian, Philip Dignam and Lippman cite unavoidable commitments but say one may attend if possible. Peterson is out of town on a trip, leaving earliest possible attendance Thursday, the latest date to canvas votes as required by law.
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Parkinson
Kart @ob Wahrmaund
Iverson
Peterson
Aess
Fabianwell
Philip Dignam
Lippman
Rainfall Sets Three Year Record in Baytown Area
H G Work records Baytown rainfall for Harris County Mosquito Control District noting 5L5 inches collected by 11 am Tuesday in 1968, including .9 inches Tuesday morning. October total reaches 45 inches with weekend rainfall around three inches.
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Baytown
H. G. Work
Harris County
Work
Caught in The Act Of Their Business
A Baytown Sun newspaper boy demonstrates enterprising effort by buying papers wholesale and selling to subscribers, showing backbone and foresight toward self employment and future profit as a young, conscientious entrepreneur.
Houston Realtor to Speak on Baytown Industrial View
Charles Murrell, partner in Murrell and Fontana Associates, will discuss "A Houston Industrial Realtor Looks At Baytown" at the Baytown Chambers of Commerce weekly meeting Friday at noon at the Holiday Inn. Murrell led Houston’s industrial dept for Southern Pacific, helped with Jones and Laughlin land deals and U.S. Steel land purchases in Chambers County, and previously ran Morrison and Morrison Realtors. He studied law, accounting, business administration, and traffic management, and attended Stanford’s executive program. He has chaired Houston Chamber of Commerce industrial tours in 1967.
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Charles Murrell
Murrell
South Texas College of Law and Commerce
University of Houston
Stanford University
Chamber of Commerce
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Draft Quota for Baytown area announced for November
Baytown Selective Service Board No 63 will induct twenty four area men this month. 115 locals will undergo physical exams at the Houston Armed Forces Examining and Induction Center. National call for December totals 17 500 with 2 500 for Marines. Registration rules require 18 year olds to register on or within five days after their birthday. Office hours are 8 am to 4 30 pm Monday through Friday at Rocha 28, Federal Office Building, 218 W Dele.
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Baytown
Birs
Frazier
Nornal
Selective Service Board
Rocha 28
Federal Office
W. Dele
If They Only Had Known They Could Not Warn Firefighters
Houston firemen battled a stubborn three a term blaze for an hour before dawn before saving the building. Investigators later found the city had recently bought the structure for a planned fire station relocation and it was slated for razing.
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Houston
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