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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1966

Page

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Solons RN Meeting in East Harris County

Solons RN meeting set for 7 30 pm Tuesday in Gulf Coast Hospital cafeteria. Also notices include Baytown theater auditions for Angel Street at 2 pm Sunday and a Baytown funeral notice for William Hederer 12 of Pasadena. NASA and Kiwanis speaker events. a dance club host. and a Baytown area weather forecast calling for warmer days with a high near 73.

Harris County Gulf Coast Hospital Little Theater Baytown NASA West Baytown Kiwanis Club Rebel Innill Grace Winn National Aeronautics; and Space Administration

Roundup of local names and notes in brief entries

A string of short items lists local residents and happenings. Thad Felton is happy about a plaque, Bryan Stratton recalls a youngster with a broken leg, Norman Elvany approves a picture request, Harry Massey and Pat Bond appear in places, Ed Vaught touts cars, Mike Walters stays active, Allen Rice helps on a railroad case, Reagan Simmons now in Houston visits Bayton, the McAfees visit from Longview planning to return next spring, N V McWilliams returns from Dallas, Elmer Deshaz o is improved, Rev Ed Summers hawks classified ads, Jack Jackson faces meeting turnout issues, James Harrop and Al Johnson arrive on time with one committee member late.

Thad Felton Bryan Stratton Ed’ Roberts Texas Norman Elvany Harry Massey Pat Bond Ed Vaught Mike Walters Allen Rice Reagan Simmons Houston Carl Nita Gail McAfee Longview N.V. McWilliams Dallas Elmer DeShazo Ed Summers Jack Jackson James Harrop al Johnson

Lee College buys second campus land at North Main and I-10

Lee College Board of Regents approved the purchase of 11 5 3 acres at the corner of North Main Street and Interstate 10 for a second campus site. The total land cost, funded by bond issue, was 194,893.84 dollars. The sale involved Griffith Heal Estate Agency and several private owners. The regents also reviewed building plans, set bids, and approved a new two year pay scale and a modern telephone system. A new IBM computer will be leased for instructional use this July.

George Ferguson Lee College Board of Regents North Main Interstate 10 Griffith~ Heal Estate Agency Texas Gulf Trust, Co Houston Gerald Smith Baytown Orthodontist John Fehring John North Main Street Garth James A. Davis Davis Ccescen Richard Strahan C. J. Collum Howard Duhon Callum Texas Education Agency Strahan Sam Bramlett Lee College

Ganders Face Speedy Texans In Pasadena Showdown

In Pasadena Memorial Stadium the Ganders clash with the Sam Rayburn Texans, a big, fast opponent. Rayburn relies on the power sweep full back blast and passing, led by halfback Tim Strait. The Texans sit one game behind the top race after a 4 game stretch including losses to Brazosport and Texas City, then wins over Ball High and Deer Park.

Texans Brazosport Texas City Ball High Maniel ‘Deer’ Park Rayburn Tim Strait Tom Swift Ganders

Businessman Thomas J Sanders Dies After 45 Years in Baytown

Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Tommie Sanders 36 owner of Sanders Sign Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at South Main Church of Christ. He died Thursday at his son Leon Sanders home after a six month illness. A Baytown resident 45 years he had worked at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery before starting his own business. Surviving: wife BeBe Sanders two children Leon and Robbye Sanders daughter Verna Joyce Northrup of St Louis Mo daughter-in-law Rose Watson of Baytown nine grandchildren and four brothers. Interment White Cemetery Crosby. Earthman Funeral Home directing.

Thomas Jefferson Tommie) Sanders Sanders S. Main South Main Church Christ Leon D. Sanders Kelly Lane Baytown Ait Humple Oil and Refining Co Humble E. Hunnicutt South Main Church of Christ City of BeHe Sanders Leon D Robbye Sanders Verna Joyce Northrup St Louis Rose Watson Jimmie Lee Sanders Horace Cross Ed Cross Dallas Leslie Cross Leggett

Annual Baytown Kiwanis Apple Sale Set Monday

Baytown Kiwanis Club plans to sell 2 500 cases of prime Washington State apples Monday Oct 24. EB E Bad Greer, new club president, heads the sale to fund local projects including Circle K and Circle Kettes at Lee College and high school Key Clubs. Deliveries available or pickup at boxcars in the 200 block of Commerce Street near Sterling.

Washington State Baytown Kiwanis Club EB. E.bad Greer Baytown al Johnson Kiwanian Commerce Street Sterling Lee College Dave Tracht Ben Wilson Southern Pacific

Melbourne welcomes LBJ amid paint attack and cheers

About 500000 Australians greeted President Johnson in Melbourne as boos and jeers toward the Vietnam War mingled with cheers. A paint throwing incident smeared the bubbletop on the presidential car, but protected passengers. Secret Service personnel were splashed. one guard fell but was not seriously injured. Johnson spoke of light at the end of a long tunnel in Vietnam and affirmed that Communists cannot win. The couple later traveled to Government House after a four hour visit with Prime Minister Holt, who joined in a Vietnam solidarity statement.

Melbourne Johnson Viet Nam Oanson Secret Service Johnsons Canberra Government House Milan Harold Holt Holt North Viet Nam America

Goose Season Opens Oct 25 In Texas

Parks and Wildlife officials announce goose season starts Tuesday October 25 a half hour before sunrise and runs to January 7. Duck season begins November 19 and ends January 7 with similar hours. Daily bag limits are five geese and four ducks, with an eight bird possession limit after the first day. A Texas hunting license and a migratory waterfowl stamp are required.

Fexag Parks and Wildlife Texas

Humble Baytown annuitants plan weekend reunion

About 1 600 retirees from Humble Refinery Enjay and Esso Research in Baytown plus spouses will gather Saturday in a park area near the main entrance to the Humble and Enjay plants. The event marks the retirement of the 2 000th Baytown employee, Bill Davis of the Humble Baytown Refinery Rigging Dept who retired in September. Attendees travel from across Texas and several other states for a day of barbecued lunch games plant tours and visiting under a two thirds length tent with seating for eating dominoes and bridge. Buses will transport guests to plant tours conducted throughout the day and greeting the annuitants will be H H Meier Humble J J Coates Enjay and T S Farmer Esso Research and Engineering.

Humble Enjay Esso Baytown Bill Davis Humble’s Bay Texas H. H. Meier J. J. Coates T. 8. Farmer Esso Research and Engineering Co

Sterling Band to unveil new blue and silver uniforms

Ross Sterling High School Band under Elmer Hargis will perform Friday in new blue and silver uniforms. The five minute drill features four company fronts, twirlers, and Broadway themed routines including Give My Regards to Broadway and There’s No Business Like Show Business. Officers include Marsha Pruett as colonel and Connie Railsback as drum major.

Broadway Precision Corps Marsha Pruett Toy Anderson Connie Railsback Glenda Lane Jean Firymire Lynn McDowell

261 REL Band Students To March Art Halftime Show

261 Robert E. Lee High School Band students will march at Pasadena football stadium Friday night for halftime festitivies as Ganders meet Sam Rayburn. Band directors describe Freshman Sophomore and Junior Senior bands with a new spacing to appear larger than before. Carrie Casey drum major and Beverly Calhoun assistant drum major lead a double block entry. The band will perform Michigan on Parade then divide into eight groups for a precision drill and company fronts. A six to five countermarch to Black and Gold will line the 20 yard lines. The march includes Purple Pageant and an H leading to Ts and two rectangles with sidelines featured. Brigadiers perform with Semper Paratus music and drills from a company front. Entrance forms a double V over 50 yards, then line progressions evolve into two large diamonds that intersect at the A yard line. Second lieutenants Amelia Nugent and Laura Poirier announced. The Brigadiers will exit with an eight beat front march Sip the Foam.

Ross Sterling High School Elmer Hargis Bang Wills Claire Bays The Stars Robert E. Lee High School Pasadena Ganders Sam Rayburn Charles Forque Don Muery Carrie Casey Beverly Calhoun Michigan Amelia. Nugent Laura Poirier

State Reexamines Interchange Plans in Baytown

Texas Gulf Coast District 12 highway chief Wiley Carmichael said U.S. Steel’s arrival prompts a revaluation of the Spurs 30 Decker Drive and 201 North Loop interchange design near the Tower Restaurant. A more complex layout with additional entrances is planned, with completion expected next month and a meeting with local leaders to discuss results and a construction timetable.

U.S. Steel Baytown Wiley E. Car- Michael Texas Gulf Coast District 12 Carmichael Decker Drive North Loop Statio State Highway Commission Houston Ramsey Seaborn Cravey Eldon Berry

Slag Heap Collapses Into Welsh Kindergarten Trapping Children

In Aberfan Wales a coal slag heap slid into a kindergarten trapping many children. Initial counts suggested up to 200 plus, later revised to about 74. Emergency crews and miners pulled survivors from rubble and rushed others to St. Gydial’s Hospital as fear spread that more could be buried in nearby houses.

Aberfan Wales St. ‘Gydiil's Hospital South Wales

Also Mentioned on This Page

Solons L. K. Gtto Mayhaw Drive Diness William Hederer Calif D. Nicholson Bayside Drive Beach Cin Nicholson Lamb Thermal Insulation Society of Houston Ramata Inn Gulf Freeway Knights of Pythias Hall P.m Ken Finnerty Baytown Area Citizens National Manbe F.D By Bill Lace Sun Sports Exilver David Robert &. Lee Memorial Stadium Phil T. J Baytown Kiwanis Mnce Kiwanis Oon VEW VFW ST. National Bank OF Baytown Sterling Band
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