Funeral and community notices in local Chronicle
Funeral services pending for Linda Sue Biggs Lumus 23 wife of Don Lumus. L. T. Ingram Sr. dies in Kerrville with services at First Christian Church. Travis Elementary Parents Council set meeting next Monday. Baytown Rough Riders host hayride and wiener roast at Baytown Youth Fairgrounds. Joe Lomax 59 paralyzed from auto crash, former Humble Refinery employee in Spring Branch Memorial Hospital.
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Linda Sue Biggs Lumus
Paul A. Lee
Lumus
Don T. Lumus
L. T. Ingram
B. Fayle
Kerrville
L. T. Ingram Sr
First Christian Church of
Rough Riders
Baytown Rough Riders
Baytown
Joe Lomax
Magnolia
Channelview
Spring Brafich Memorial Hospital
Houston
Lomax
Humble
Weather outlook with tides at Morgan's Point
Partly cloudy to cloudy with cool nights and mild afternoons through Thursday. A slight chance of showers Wednesday. Temperatures range from the mid 50s to mid 70s Wednesday. Morgan's Point tides for Thursday show a high at 8 31 a.m. and a low at 6 31 p.m.
Reminiscences and local notices from Baytown area
Joe Zorn recalls experiences at the Bridge of Remagen. Audrey Maeser named state contest chairman for Texas Press Women. Barbara Mabry helps. Hugh Pfeiffer records BLT soundtrack for The Odd Couple. Anna Mae and Louis De Hemme celebrate 36th anniversary in Beaumont. Baytown folks join Charlie Brown in Houston. Barbara Heinrich wins phonograph album door prize. Amy Currie, Brent attend. Rosa May Davis and child present. Mildred Bomboff starts a new job. Don Plank, Henry Moody, Joe Floyd, and David Haines exit BLT’s The Odd Couple.
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Joe Zorn
Bridge of Remagen
Audrey Maeser
Texas Press Women
Barbara’ Mabry
Hugh Pfeiffer
BLT
Anna Mae
Louis de Hemme
Beaumont
Baytown
Charlie Brown
Houston
Dorothy Harris
University of Houston
Barbara Heinrich
Baytown council may back JP court space plan
Baytown officials seek temporary use of the Community Building in the Civic Center for Justice of the Peace court. V Y Ramsey aims to meet council Thursday to finalize terms, with the city possibly leasing space if county bonds fund future corporation court facilities. Mayor Walker notes council demand for a definite county commitment before agreeing.
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Baytown
V_ Y. Ramsey
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Ramsey
Glenn Walker
Ted Kloesel
Justice of the Peace Court
JP Court
Baytown Officer Wins Bronze Star for Vietnam Service
Baytown resident Gregor Y. Baker, son of Mrs. Carlton Smith, earned the Bronze Star for meritorious service as a first lieutenant and assistant senior advisor in the U S Army advisory group in Vietnam from October 1968 to March 1968. He trained regional and popular forces, improving morale and combat readiness, and is now attending the University of Texas. Baker’s grandparents are J. H. Mayhan and Mrs. Jeff P. Boyder of Baytown, with a Texas A&M freshman brother named Carson Baker.
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Gregor Y. Baker
Carlton Smith
Arrowhead
Vietnam
Baker
Army
United States Army Advisory Group
University of Texas
J. H. Mayhan
Jeff P. Boyder
Baytown
Carson Baker
Texas A&m
Allen D. Janacek Named Ross Volunteers Platoon Sergeant
Allen D. Janacek of Bay Town has been named a non commissioned officer of the Ross Volunteers at Texas A and M University. Janacek, son of Mr and Mrs W J Jana cek, 1009 Patsy Drive, will serve as platoon sergeant in the elite unit comprised of outstanding seniors and juniors in the corps of cadets.
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Ross
Allen D. Janacek
Baytown
Ross Volunteers
Texas A&m University
Janacek
W. J. Janacek
Patsy Drive
Corps of Cadets
Baytown Gets New All Weather Airport Runway
Work has begun at Humphrey Airport on a 4000 foot long 40 foot wide paved runway with a taxi strip to the hangar. Col Howard M Humphrey says the asphalt runway should be ready for use early in November if weather holds.
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Baytown
Humphrey Airport
Col
Howard M. Humphrey
J.D. Coker
Coker Engineering
Pasadena
Bennie Doskocil
Humphrey
Money Loss Mounts In Baytown Crime Rise Warned
Police Chief John B. Wilkinson told the Baytown Human Relations Council that shoplifting forging and armed robbery are rising in Baytown and other areas. He noted a slight burglary drop and said narcotics growth is undetermined. Lt. Cowan cited a $20,000 annual loss from shoplifting at one store and described shoplifters as varied in age and motive. He urged better communications to combat crime and public suspicion.
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Wanda Orton
John B. Wilkinson
Baytown
Wilkinson
Charles W. Cowan
Cowan
Notice Posting Fee Held Legal By State
State ruling upholds a $3 posting fee for school board notices by Harris County and Baytown districts. Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin voids no fee under amended law but cites Article 3930 allowing county clerks to collect fees. Baytown district and Harris County districts must send notices to both counties. Chambers County clerk has not charged.
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Jomnella Boynton
Atty
Crawford Martin
Harris County
R. E
Bob) Turrentine
Crawford
Vernon
Turrentine
Johnny Clark
Bexar
Baytown
Chambers County
Baytown Spur 55 Plans Review At Chamber Meeting
The CC Group will review Spur 55 status at a Baytown Chamber meeting at the Holiday Inn. The plan includes widening Highway 146 to a Baytown La Porte corridor with a Bayou bridge near Roseland Tunnel. A public hearing is set at Baytown City Hall for 10 0 am Thursday Nov 20, with invited officials and chamber leaders attending.
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CC Group
Red and Gun Club
Baytown
Mittee
Moon
Holiday Inn
U. S. Steels
Texas Highway Department
Oscar F. Nelson Jr
Chambers County
Barly
V. Ramsey
H. H. McCollum
Glen Walker
Frank Turpin
Nixon Returns to Campaign War Tactics Amid Vietnam Debate
AP reports President Nixon resumes political battles after a pause, employing his familiar campaign stance as if 1968 had not ended. Secretary Rodgers testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, shaping congressional push for a resolution to halt multiwarhead missile testing. A federal judge defends an automakers antismog settlement as public interest. The Navy confirms a document detailing lobbying for a fleet of super transport ships.
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Washington
Nixon
Washington (Ap
William P. Rodgers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Los Angeles
Navy
You Guys Could Take Some Tips From Pretty Huntress
Loretta Burns of 318 Arbor is one of few women active in hunting sharing enthusiasm with men. Married to Charles Burns of Armco Steel, she hunts rabbit, squirrel, game birds and raccoon but plans for deer this season. The Burns family, including two sons, often hunts at night with dogs and spotlight, noting they do not shoot coons. They value the camaraderie and walking in the woods, while recounting hunts that included Brahman bulls and a ring tailed bobcat.
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Muril Hart
Loretta Burns
Arbor
Loretta
Charles
Burns
Armco Steel Co. Metallurrgical Dept
Huntress
Faculty vote calls for UT regent Erwin impeachment
At UT Austin the general faculty approved a resolution by 242 to 197 urging Frank C. Erwin Jr to resign as chairman and as a regent. If he refuses, the House should begin impeachment procedures. UT President Hackerman defended Erwin’s contributions amid calls for restraint and academic freedom.
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Erfwin
Board of Regents
House of Representatives
Texas
Ut-Austin
Norman Hackerman
Erwin
Land
Reigents
University of Texas At Austin
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Regent
Two Baytown Officers Resign To Work At Local Businesses
Baytown Police Chief John B. Wilkinson announced the resignations of two officers William J. Fields and P C McHugh who will join local employers. Fields, a patrolman since November 13, 1967, leaves October 15 to work at Beale Brothers Department Store. McHugh, in the traffic department since June 12, 1967, departs October 31 to join Globe in the sporting goods department.
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Baytown
John B. Wilkinson
William J., Fields
P. C. McHugh
Fields
McHugh
Beale Brothers
Sporting Goods
Globe
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Travis Council
Travis Elementary School
Parents Council
Peoples State Bank
J. D. Chastain
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
G. V. Baker
First National Bank Fut .c
Texas’ Decreation Agency
Our World
Saigon
South Vietnam
Baytown State Bank
McHugh and Fields
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
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