Baytown Education Association Meeting and Local Events
SUPT John Clark speaks at Baytown Education Association meeting at 7 99 p m Tuesday in James Bowie Elementary School auditorium. Visitation follows. 4 COURSE junior senior lifesaving begins 7 p m Tuesday at the YMCA. Course open to youths and adults. Red Cross and YMCA cards issued on passing. BAYTOWN POLICE Reserves meet 7 p m Tuesday at City Hall led by Chief M G Simon. Lee College Day planned for Nov 18. committee meeting 7 p m Tuesday in Rundell Hall board room. Knights of Columbus San Jacinto Council to present German color slides at 8 p m Tuesday at K of C Hall. Rotary Luncheon features Dr S Harold Reuter on Scuba Diving. program chair Dr Henry Dismukes. Houston Symphony Baytown concert tickets available at five Baytown banks and Humble Credit Union. Baytown Kiwanis Club sponsor.]
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BEA
John Clark
Baytown Education Association
James Bowie
YMCA
Red Cross
Lee College
POK Lee College
Rundell Hall
Rotary
S. Harold Reuter
Houston
Rotary Club
Reuter
Henry Dismukes
Symphony
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Baytown
Sept. Lo
Humble Credit Union
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Baytown Area Weather With Tides Odds Forecast
The Baytown area forecast for Tuesday shows clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warm temperatures and a chance of thundershowers. Temperatures expected in the low 70s to low 90s with tides at Morgan's Point on Wednesday at 1:01 a.m. and 3:55 p.m. and low tides of 3:19 a.m. and 4:01 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Moving Day Tales From a Small Town Campus
Hobart Enoch recalls the heavy load of moving belongings with two trailers required. And Albritton appears in a Sun photo as a new manager in training at Travis Elementary. John and Pearl McCullough note friendly neighbors while Stan Norton and others enjoy the Highlands parade. Beth Turla runs an improvised bus service.
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Farflung
Hobart Enoch
Hobart
Albritton
Sun
Travis
John
Pearl McCullough
Stan
Rondy Norton
Highlands
Ditto bin
Beth McDowell
Ken
Betty Offermann
Beth Turla
Imprompu
Milk Price To Drop As District Joins Federal Lunch Program
School district cafeterias will start participating in federal lunch and breakfast programs, reversing years of resistance. The move allows retraction of a one cent milk price hike and enables 5 cents per balanced lunch and 15 cents per balanced breakfast or lunch at needy schools. Superintendent John Clark will apply retroactively to Sept 1 after TEA approval, with anticipated milk reimbursements of about $9,000 this year. Trustees abstained on the vote. district may exit the program anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella Boynton
Supt
L John Clark
Clark
Texas Education Agency
James (Slick) Ellis
Troy Peterson
Peterson
Bob Wahrmund
Community Chest
Baytown Thrift Exchange
Clarke
Thrift
Senior Citizens Given Athletic Event Passes
The school board approved issuing Gold Cards to residents aged 65 plus for free general admission to school sponsored athletic events, excluding Inter scholastic League playoff games. Cards are nontransferable and must be applied for at the athletic office before each contest, effective with the 1969 basketball season.
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James Ellis
Troy Peterson
Peterson
Inoye
Gould Card Club
Irs
Drug Addicts Describe Habit At Meeting Here
A crowd of more than 250 filled the Civic Center for Houston’s first session of the city drug abuse committee meetings. Speakers, including addicts, described how addiction began in youth, with one girl recounting quitting San Francisco smuggling and another noting money loss, joints and nerves damaged, and a man detailing 20 years of addiction and a $150 daily habit. Mayor Glen Walker praised the turnout as tremendous.
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Ron Lennard
Houston
Civic Center
Gauthering
San Francisco
St. Joseph Hospital
Glen Walker
Forces may keep offensive pace after Ho Chi Minh events
American forces likely will extend offensive operations if Viet Cong and North Vietnamese maintain current low activity following the Ho Chi Minh funeral Thursday. Hurricane Gerda strengthens toward Cape Cod as New England braces for impact. Senate leader Everett Dirksen to be honored in Capitol ceremony, the 21st American so named since Lincoln.
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Cruce
Ho Chi Minh
Everett M. Dirksen
Capitol
Senate
Lincoln
Senate Committee
Harrison J. Williams
D-N.j
New Baytown Chamber names four directors
Four new Baytown Chamber of Commerce directors were announced at the monthly board meeting. They are John Seligman of Bayshore Motors, Joe Butrick of J C Penney, James Elmore of Texas Eastern, and Jed Grandy of Baytown Enjay Chemical Jun. plant. The report notes residences and family details for each appointee and mentions Spur 85 progress and a Port Commission approval for a Cedar Bayou bridge.
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Baytown
Charles Edward
Dana
Azalea
Butrick
J. C
Penney
Barbara
Barry
Lisa
Burricks
Ivy Lee
Elmnore
Virginia
Jimmy
Gelinda
Ivie Lee
Grandy
Einjay
Humble
Enjay
Sunjay
Industrial Chemicals Division
New York
Jig
Amistad Dam Bond of U S Mexico Friendship Vowed
Presidents Nixon and Diaz Ordaz dedicated the Amistad Dam on the Rio Grande in a public ceremony under a Texas sun. The event marked a symbolic joining of nations with bronze plaques and eagle monuments as a pledge of lasting friendship and peaceful cooperation between the United States and Mexico.
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Mexico
The
United States
Nixon
Diaz Ordaz
Amistad Friendship Dam
Rio Grande
Record $5.8 Billion State Budget Okayed
A record $5.8 billion budget for this year and $3.41 billion over two years won legislative approval in Austin. It funds law enforcement, mental health facilities, and new medical schools while boosting $96.5 million for colleges and universities. The plan awaits Comptroller certification of balance with taxes before Gov. Preston Smith can sign, after a revenue measure that raises $349 million in new taxes. State employees gain an across the board 6.8 percent pay raise to keep pace with inflation.
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Austin
Robert S. Calvert
Preston Smith
Welch seeks fourth term as Houston mayor in November
Houston Mayor Louie Welch, 50, announced plans to seek a fourth consecutive term in November. He said continuing readership is crucial and noted four candidates have filed, including state Rep. Curtis Graves, 31, a Negro, and physicians Robert Or and Daniel Scott. In Austin, Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler was reprimanded for misleading a House committee about a contract with the salvager of sunken Padre Island treasure.
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Texas
Jerry Sadler
Padre Island
Houston
Louie Welch
Welch
Curtis Graves
Robert Or
Daniel Scott
Austin
Jerry Sadier
House
X Ray Unit To Visit Baytown Each Month
The San Jacinto TB and Respiratory Diseases Association will send a Mobile X-ray Unit to Baytown on the second Friday of each month, parked at Thomas Circle by Weingar en's store, from 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Remaining 1969 dates: Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14, Dec 12. A $1.50 fee applies for X rays, no children under 12. The program targets case finding and public education on TB and related diseases.
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Baytown
San Jacinto TB and Respiratory Diseases Association
Thomas Circle
Weingaren
Association
Texas
Harris County
Tornado damages Decker Drive-In fence and camper
Wanda Orton reports a tornado near Decker Drive-In Theater wrecking 75 feet of corrugated iron fence and lifting a camper about 50 yards into a wooded area. Theater manager says 74 feet of fence must be replaced and a cost estimate is pending. Witness Amerson describes the unusual funnel and roofless chaos as the storm moved across Bayway Drive.
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Wanda Orton
Decker Drive-In
Pasadena
Floyd Bengtson
Decker Drive
Lakewood Church of Christ
Amerson
Decker Drive-In Theater
Bayway
Mutschers To Attend Allen Fete
Gus Mutscher and his wife Donna Axon will attend an appreciation dinner for Baytown state Rep. Joe Allen. Dr Jim McWilliams and Mayor Glen Walker co chair the event, with Allen and his wife honored alongside Harris County delegation members. Social hour starts 6 20 p m followed by buffet dinner at Baytown Community Building. Over 500 reservations reported. final ticket tabulation ongoing.
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Gus Mutscher
Texas House of Representatives
Baytown
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M. G. Simon
Gilbert Limelle
Germany
San Jacinto
L-4round Town
Ellis
Philip Dignam
Glenn Lippman
Lippman
Philip Digna
Athletic
John B. Wilkinson
Don C. Marler
Bill Darling
Bob Bennett
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
New England Brace
Gerda
Cape Cod
Manhattan
Winter Harbour
Melville Island
Northwest Passage
Citizens National Bank & TruSt CO
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Em
U.s.-Mexico
Bulletins
First National Bank
Dallas Ave
Tex
Donna Axum Mutscher
Mutschers
Allen Fete
Avytown
Tate Etterervice
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