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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1967
Page
1
The Optimist Club at the Tower will hold Baseball Appreciation Night to assist nurse applicants. Applications for the class at Lee College are being accepted ahead of a regular meeting of male and female applicants. The event begins Sept 29 and is part of La annual schedule with Ladies Night to be observed.
Highlands Jamboree marks Homecoming week with 14 contestants in the queen contest. Patsy Caver to crown her successor as the 11th annual festival includes country music and a downtown parade honoring former residents. Participating contestants include Carolyn Bobalik Rheta Newman Cassandra Tomlinson Kary Waller Betty Ann Michalsky Becky Mears Debra Prench Sue Carlisle Sharon Barker Claudia Hylton Barbara Tieman Sherry Gilbert Sharon Arsement and Sherry Divin.
CHERS SAWBERGER daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Sawberger 6718 Wade attends Chisolm Trail Academy in Keene Texas Mrs J Quest plans move Mrs C H R Burroughs worries about four sons Gary reassures her Mr and Mrs G R Bloodgood hosted Dallas guests J J R Reavis announces a song session Roger Rocky Keene ponders job offer after fall semester registration at Lae College George Chandler works late on a complex contract.
At Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists report a leaky helium valve on Surveyor 5 halted moon landing plans. If leak persists, engineers may place the craft in Earth orbit for tests and Earth photos, delaying a hard moon touch until leak is stopped.
The Brownwood picnic and outing drew U S Rep Bob Eckhardt County Commissioner W V Ramsey State Rep Joe Allen and E V Muller who leads a Brownwood Wooster and Lakewood campaign for protection against storm flood waters and Houston Ship Channel pollution A brief meeting will offer guests a chance to be presented.
Julia Pierson, supervisor nurse at the Baytown Welfare Clinic, was honored with a Community Service Award at a Baytown Chamber luncheon for years of work with the indigent and clinic setup since 1941. Dr. Malcolm Jones presented the engraved plaque noting her 400 annual home visits and lifelong dedication to local care and outreach.
In La Porte, a car traveling west on Spencer Highway collided with a Southern Pacific freight train near midnight Friday. The vehicle was carried about 700 feet by the train. three youths died: Rebecca Counts 16, Larry Jones 13, and James Guynes 19. The auto, driven by Guynes, was demolished. about 1500 dollars damage to the engine was reported. Blinkers at the crossing were functioning. no charges filed yet as investigation continues.
Hurricane Beulah, deadly on Martinique with at least 13 dead, roared toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Homes were destroyed, floods reached three feet in Fort de France, crops flattened as Beulah moved northwest across the Caribbean, with hurricane watches in place for Hispaniola and Puerto Rico nearby.
Mont Belvieu council dramatically expanded the municipality by annexing north, east and south areas Friday night, adding about 1,350 acres and roughly 140 residents to the town. The action follows a petition for annexation, with Mayor J. BR Gill noting the expansion and a map prepared from Chambers County data.
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