Tornado damages area around Bayway and Alvin region
A tornado crossed Bayway area causing trees to fall and damage to a sheet iron warehouse, a construction shack, and a brick building under construction. Jesse Mascorro near Decker Drive-In reported a fast tornado that toppled two trees and forced him to reset them. Gusty winds and heavy rain followed as a thunderstorm struck Alvin between Houston and Galveston.
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Bayway
Jesse Mascorro
Market Street Loop
Decker Drive-In
Mascarra
Pasadena
Alvin
Houston
Galveston
Drug addicts testify at narcotics program meeting
Baytown officials praise the meeting as effective with Chief Wilkinson and District Attorney Bennett commending participants. Attendees include City Manager Delly Voelkel Councilmen Evans Cannon Stasney and Harris County officials. Don Marler of Bayshore Mental Health spoke as the program panel highlighted firsthand accounts.
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Baytown
John Think
Wilkinson
Bob Bennett
Harris
Sarge
Bill Darling
Delly
R. Voelkel
David Evans
Allan Cannon
Leonard Stasney
Harris County
Bennett
Sheriff's Department
Ernest Hauser
Baytown Jaycees
Richard Peebtes
Don ‘Gc. Marler
iBayshore Mental Health and Retardation Center
New Arrivals at Area Hospitals on Sept. 8 births
Hospital notes list several patients by name and room number in Houston Baytown Cleveland Saytown Crosby and Highlands. New arrivals include Mr and Mrs John B Killingsworth Baytown a daughter born Sept 8 Mr and Mrs William R MIZE Highlands a son born Sept 8 Mr and Mrs Ronald Rays O Sullivan Bay Lown a daughter born Sept 8.
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Ethel Ann Riley
Houston
Eugene QO. Chlebek
Baytown
Irene Henklin
Cleveland
Hal B. Turner
Saytown
la Dale Hinton
Crosby
John B. Killingsworth
William R. Mize
Highlands
Ronald Ray O'sullivan
Bay Lown
School board hears Gold Card Club proposal for seniors
Mrs. Karl W. Opryshek backs a senior citizen program to honor ages 60 plus, while critics call it a tax gimmick amid a 20 percent district tax rise. The plan parallels a Texas legislative push for a 3000 homestead exemption for elderly residents, with action pending in Austin.
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Karl W. Opryshek
Peterson
Senior Citizens Club
C. Woods
Opryshek
Texas I School Board Association
Austin
Texas
Baytown
Joe Allen
Texas Senate
House
Baytown Council Seeks About 200000 More Revenue
Baytown faces a tentative 5.2 million dollar budget with approximately 200000 in added revenue needed. City Manager Delly J. Voelkel notes 185598 will sustain current operations and meet commitments, excluding anticipated pay raises. The council weighs adjustments affecting about 170 city employees as funds and forecasts shift.
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Baytown
Une Vily
Delly J. Voelkel
School lunch aid prompts new cafeteria rules and milk price hike
The district will cover 64 percent of free lunch costs with 36 percent from cafeterias under a federal program. Clark lists 15 provisions including non profit operation, nondiscriminatory aid, sanitation, economy, and proper records. Milk revenue changes and lunch price hikes accompany the program. Sterling coaches Robert Felee and Ross Loeur will speak at a Baytown Kiwanis luncheon about the 1969 70 teams.
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Clark
Grantel
Robert Felee
Ross Loeur
Sterling High
Baytown Kiwanis
Citizens Bank Charts Route of SS Manhattan Display
Baytown residents can view maps in Humble Oil and Refining Co. exhibit tracking the 10 000 mile SS Manhattan Arctic voyage led by Stanley B. Haas. The bank displays mark daily progress with map pins as officials note potential impacts on world trade and icebreaker tanker plans. Police report auto theft on N Alexander Street remains under investigation.
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Joan C. Echols
Citizens National Bank
Humble
Manhattan
Stau Speed
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Speed
Champaign
Citizens Bank
Baytown Sun
Robby Nixon
John C. Nieldls
Bank
Northwest Passage
Alaska
North Slope
United States
School employees honored at Robert I. Lee coffee
School employees will be honored at a 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday coffee in the Robert I. Lee cafeteria. Members of the school board are hosts.
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Robert I. Lee
Denture powder FASTEETH claims easier biting and firmer fit
Clinical tests show FASTEETH helps dentures hold firmer and feel more comfortable when sprinkled on dentures. The product is described as acid free with no sour taste and is marketed as an easy to use powder available at drug counters. See your dentist regularly for denture fit.
Baytonians Injured In Auto Accident Here
Two men in a Gulf Coast car were injured when the vehicle left the roadway at 11 p.m. Monday near Fri City Beach and struck a ditch. Blaine J. Curry Jr. and William J. Higginbotham were taken to Gulf Coast Hospital. Curry, 20, had abrasions and is in satisfactory condition. Higginbotham, 25, has fractured ribs and is sore and bruised but “doing real well.” Police investigator Z Booth led the accident inquiry.
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Gulffsports
Coast Hospital
Hearh Vergreen
Z. Booth
Blaine J. Curry Jr
William J. Higginbotham
E. Avon
Curry
Higginbotham
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