Baytown explores 34 million port facility bonds plan
Baytown officials discuss financing a new port facility with bonds in the 34 million range and potential night package cargo operations. If feasible and funded by voters, construction could begin within 15 months, replacing Houston due to lighter fog and reduced ship channel congestion. Council tasks Braswell to consult engineer Frank Newnam and study sites and feasibility.
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Houston
Baytown
Braswell
Frank Newnam
Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam
Newnam
Tax Equalization Board
Get-Acquainted Night for Cedar Bayou Parents Council
The Cedar Bayou Parent's Council meets at 7 30 p m Monday in the Cedar Bayou Junior School auditorium for a get acquainted night with the eighth grade band directed by Douglas Walace. All parents invited to attend. Bantam and junior leagues form at Bay Lanes Saturday with bantam at 10 p m and junior senior at 1 p m. Kolaches sold by St. Joseph's Altar Society after 6 a m masses Saturday with early baking and donations welcomed. Candy Stripers at Gulf Coast Hospital sell cookies and cakes Saturday from 9 a m benefiting a nursing scholarship with booths at Penneys Bes Bros The Style Shop Bay Plaza Gulf Coast Clinic lobby and Gulf Coast Hospital lobby.
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Cedar Bayou
Douglas Walace
St. Joseph’s Altar Society
Gulf Coast Hospital
Sam
Penney’s
Bes Bros
the Style Shop
Bay Plaza
Gulf Coast Clinic
Baytown Area Weather and Tides Forecast
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers through Saturday. Temperature range from the lower to upper 20s. Galveston tides listed for Friday Saturday and Sunday with highs and lows at specific times.
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Baytown
Local Notes on Stepping Away and Small Town Happenings
Steve McAfee's coworkers seek a Sun farewell as he departs Monday for the army. Rufus Honeycutt locates smickers for an upcoming golf tournament. Eva-Clark recalls Crawfills Cap memories after transferring to Horace Mann Junior School. Frank Fields hosts a Sunday School party. Kathryn Jacobs selects UT for a daughter. Betty Broyles struggles to connect. Fern Guest stays busy with home demonstrator work and painting. Donna Bell's three year old keeps her company. Jackie Hooper prepares for a role in Harvey at Baytown Little Theater. Judy and Stephanie Linscott near big news. Dick and Gene Halter reflect on Texas and A&M loyalties but have moved on. Adrien Drouither jokes about a Gallic name. Clay Hooper works late for a vacation. Mary Isenhower notes climbing the wall phrase.
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Steve McAfee
Sun
Steve
Army
Rufus Honeycutt
Eva-Clark
Travis Elementary
Horace Mann
Crawfills
Frank Fields
Kathryn Jacobs
University of Texas
Betty Broyles
Fern Guest
Donna Bell
Jackie Hooper
Harvey
Baytown Little Theater
Judy
Stephanie Linscott
Gene Halter
Texas
A&m
Adrien Drouither
Clay Hooper
Mary Isenhower
Humble Oil on Sea Pollution Control Tour and Policy
Humble Oil and its Esso Houston unit outlined sea pollution prevention during a special tour of tanker operations along the Gulf and East Coasts. Captain Stap described a six point policy emphasizing public resource protection, research, and training, with plans for dispersants and jelly agents to curb oil slicks and prevent spillage.
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Gulf
Humble Oil Refining
Humble
Humble American Bay
Esso Houston
Bobiscale
Seas
Stap
Baytown
Standard OU
New Jersey
Jersey
Ine
Torrey Canyon
Big Vorhaben
Oil Movements Department
Brigadiers Set To March At Astro Mets Game
The Robert E. Lee High Brigadiers and Carolyn Baker will perform at the Astros Mets game Saturday at 8 pm in the Dome. Bat Night offers a free three bat to youngsters with an accompanying adult. Sunday caps and seat discounts are available. The band will march in with Colonel Bogey and perform The Eyes of Texas and deeper drills.
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Robert E. Lee High
Carolyn Baker
Harris County Conedrants
Robbie
Umholt
Janet Zavodny
Astros
New York Mets
Dome
Astro
Bogey
Texas
Sempre Pratus
Pat Bobbitt
U S Forces Clash With Guerrillas On Mekong Delta
In a riverborne assault near Saigon a U S Army unit stormed ashore and drove 500 guerrillas from the Mekong delta amid intense fighting. A Sabre jet was shot down by Communist gunners but the pilot ejected and was rescued by a helicopter. Weather hindered North Vietnam missions while fighter bombers pressed the DMZ battlefront amid signs of a Red buildup.
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Saigon
Mekong
North Vietnam
U. S
Dmz
Beulah Aims for Gulf as Doria Dangles Off East Coast
Heavy rain warnings and hurricane activity dominate the Atlantic as Beulah threatens the Gulf Coast after curving from the Caribbean toward the Gulf. Doria lingers near Nantucket with Gale warnings from Block Island to Narragansett Bay. Chloe roams 500 miles east of Bermuda, posing no land threat. Forecasters warn Beulah could strike the mainland once it enters the Gulf.
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Mianne
Beulah
Caribbean
Grand Cayman
Cuba
Dora
New England
Chloe
Bermuda
Joseph Pellissier
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Doria
Nantucket
Mass
Miami
Dolla
Cayman Islands
West Indies
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Pellissier
United States
Gulf
Block Island
R.L
Narragansett Bay
Arnold Sage
Memorial Stadium Clash with Ganders and Sting Air Attack
Baytown fans gear up for a District 1244 opener at Memorial Stadium as the Robert E. Lee Ganders host the Texas City Sting. Stings quarterback John Stages leads Texas City in a pass attack while Ganders try to rebound from a loss to Port Arthur.
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Bill Hartman
Baytown
Robert
Port Arthur
AEL
Texas City
John Stages
Gary Hammond
San Antonio
Sullis
Staggs
Parker
Mike Drake
Drake
Maurice Mascarro
Lee
Jimmy Langford
Harry McaAninch
Leslie Jenkins
Former La Porte Mayor Fred Ruff Dies Here
Fred R. Ruff former mayor of La Porte died at 6 30 am Friday in a Baytown hospital after a long illness He was born September 26 1885 and would have been 82 next birthday Funeral services were set for 2 pm Saturday at Forest Park Cemetery Houston with the La Porte Masonic Lodge in charge He is survived by three daughters two grandsons a granddaughter and several great grandchildren Ruff lived in La Porte from 1926 until illness prompted hospital admission He built houses and cabinets and worked at San Jacinto Shipyards during World War I He served on the City Council and later as mayor from 1942 to 1947 He was active in La Porte water development and served on the La Porte Bay Shore Chamber tunnels committee and the fire department as assistant chief He was elected alderman in 1923 and served until 1934 re elected 1936 and served until 1942 when he became mayor.
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Fred R. Ruff
la Porte
Baytown
Mayor Ruff
Houston
Forest Park Cemetery
Dorothy Jean Carol
Ruff
Rauff
Huff
San Jacinto Shipyards
la Porte-Bayshore
Nine Inch Cloudburst Strands Utopia and Swamps Texas Roads
A heavy storm drenched Utopia and surrounding areas with up to 4 feet of water at stream crossings, closing highways and prompting warnings for stockmen to move cattle. Rain totals across Texas reached multiple inches, with one indirect death near Mineral Wells and widespread flooding warnings across Bandera, Medina, and Bexar Counties.
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Associated Press
Utopia
Texas
Uvalde
Weather Bureau
Corpus
Christ
R. C. Cox
Lankey
Corpus Christ
Sabinal
Blanco
Cox
Concan
Lonnie Schaeffer
Sabinas
Trinidad
Aledo
Avalon
Burleson
Crandall
Cresson
Ferrig
Frost
Itasca
Kaufman
Maypearl
Red Oak
Rockwall
Resser
Terrell
Wexahachie
Ennis
Canton
Sulphur
College Station
Fort Worth
Mineral ‘Wells
Rai
Janice ‘Meek
Denver
Austin
Mineral Wells
Meek
Abilene
San Antonio
Kerryilla
Bandera
Medina
Bexar
San Angelo
San Angele
Dallas-Fort Worth
Garland
Dallas
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Pat Urchin
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Tino Garcia
Tommy McLemore
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Victor Holloman
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