Gulf Hill Disappears Under Baytown Construction
Gulf Hill a landmark above Goose Creek and West Main Street is being leveled by heavy earth movers for Spur 330. Contractor George Consolidated of Houston shifts the Gulf Hill property to the West Main overpass site while police direct traffic and crews move thousands of tons of fill. Local residents recall the hill as a social and historical feature now fading as Baytown advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Hill
Goose’ Creek
West Main Street
George Consolidated
Hous
Tton
Gulf Hil
Gulf Dirt
OW Corp
West Main
Baytown
Hill
Hospital MRS Mullins in San Jacinto tests
In Hospital MRS L A Mullins afi Pam ela is in San Jacinto Methodist Hospital for tests. Citizens National Bank asks all with money or tickets for For Pete's Sake to deliver to Ralph Kunz or Doc Allen. Brownwood Civic Association meets Tuesday at 7 39 p m Wooster Water Office. Gary Bradford back in Shriner's Hospital Houston for surgery. Weather: 30 percent chance of afternoon storms through Wednesday as a cold front moves south from the Panhandle. Galveston tides Wednesday high 3 18 am and 10 42 am. low 9 06 am and 7 24 pm.
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L. A. Mullins
Pamela
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Pete
National
Bank
Ralph Kunz
Doc Allen
Gary Bradford
Shriner’s
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Houston
Towand Baytown
Panhandle
Galveston
Local Notes and Encounters From a Baytown Page
STEVE UNDERWOOD speeds in a new car. R L Parker comments on an election. Mayor Cravey reports on a luncheon session. Sam Alford attends an insurance seminar in Waco with John Fox. Jack Morten and Fritz Lanham provide helpful information. Lea Frost misses a friend wave. Bob Beverly leaves early. S W Nowlin and W P Denman noted. Mrs J S Johnson reports purse returned minus $42. Martha Jane Huddle debuts as Baytown Education Association reporter. Mr and Mrs Bob Gay visit family in Bryan with new car. Betty Johnston lacks a typist as daughter Chris leaves for Trinity University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Underwood
R. L. Parker
Seaborn Cravey
Sam Alford
Waco
John Fox
Jack Morten
Fritz Lanham
Lea Frost
Bob Beverly
Ditto S. W. Nowlin
W. P. Denman
J. S. Johnson
Martha Jane Huddle
Baytown Education Association
Bob Gay
Bryan
Jimmy Gay
Wallie Johnson
Betty Johnston
Chris
Trinity University
San Antonio
Gasoline Truck Explodes On Wade Road
A 7000 gallon gasoline tanker jackknifed and burned on Wade Road near Coady in Baytown at 7 am. Driver Carlos Garza of Houston survived with minor injuries, treated then admitted after a delayed collapse. Firefighters kept flames away from structures. loss pegged around 30000 dollars.
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Wade
Wanda Orton
Wade Road
Carlos Garea
Houston
Gulf
Enjay
Interstate 10
Baytown
Quick Rain Gauge Records Sharp Baytown Downpour
Rain measured at 1.3 inches in about 30 minutes on Tuesday by H. G. Work’s gauge on Highway 146. The rainfall spanned roughly 11:30 a.m. to noon and is recorded for the Harris County Mosquito Control District.
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Baytown
H. G
Harris County
Salazar Desperate In Wake Of Stroke
Lisbon AP reports Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar worsened by a near fatal stroke. Doctors describe his condition as critical with coma and paralysis, while hospital sources warn the end may be near and officials search for any signs of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salazar
Lisbon
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Antonio Vasconcellos Marques
Red Cross Hospital
Edurado Coelho
Portugal
Fortas nomination clears committee as Senate battle looms
Abe Fortas' bid for chief justice wins Judiciary Committee approval by 10 to 6. The plan now faces a fight in the full Senate with a potential filibuster threatening confirmation.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
School Board Hopefuls Meet Teachers At Baytown Event
Baytown teachers heard from school trustee hopefuls at a Baytown Classroom Teachers Association general meeting held at 4 15 p m in Robert E Lee High School's audio visual room. Candidates discussed issues and answered questions, with incumbents and challengers invited to attend.
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Baytown Classroom Teachers Association
Robert E. Lee High School
Sami Garvin
BCTA
Bcta Members,” Garvin ‘Emphasized. Bcta President Sherman Chil ‘Dies
F. Philip Dignam
Fabian
Greenwell
Glenn Lippman
Sam Alford
Paul Parkinson
George Walmsley
Abe Simon
Jim Coate Jr
Childres
Tax board okays Sj hospital appraisal
Crosby School District faces loss of accreditation by 1969 amid federal desegregation pressure. The State Board of Education will withdraw accreditation by Aug 31 1969 and cooperation with HEW funded vocational education ends unless desegregation proves success. Barrett Station residents petition to discharge attorney Joe Reynolds is rejected. one dissenter Harriet Eagleton. politics touch board.
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Johnella Boynton Crosby
Crosby School Board
Barrett Station
Houston Automey
Joe Reynolds
State Board of Education
Harris County Department of Education
Vocational Industrial Education Department
Texas Education Agency
U.S. Department of Health
Spence
Jett Station
Jack Woodard
Reynolds
Southwest
Jimmy Petrick
Woodard
Wilbert Eagleton
James Ewell
Truman Reed
B. J. Bradley
Donald Butler
St. Martin de Porres
Catholic Church
Crosby
Webb Steps Down Leader of U S Space Program
James E Webb retires effective Oct 7 as head of United States space program citing U S lag behind Soviet Union. Public hearing on Oct 11 in Austin to debate location of new state funded schools for doctors and dentists. Maryland Gov Spiro Agnew to keynote Fort Worth state GOP convention. Nigerian army claims capture of Owerri shrinking secessionist area to ten percent. 27th Marine Regiment returns from Vietnam to honor 290 fallen comrades.
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James E. Webb
America
U.S
Russia
Austin
Coordinating Board For the
Texas College and University System
Fort Worth
Maryland
Spire Agnew
27Th Marine Regiment
Vietnam
Broadway
Baytown Poodle Becomes Famous During Travels
Eddie Huron trains a three year old black poodle named Fifi who performs tricks on demand and on television. Fifi’s antics include walking on hind legs, hand in hand with Eddie, jumping hoops, and wrestling a rubber rat. Huron says gentle praise and no spanking guide Fifi’s learning.
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Baytown
Wanda Orton
Eddie Huron
Fifi
Eddie
Sun
Eddie Seys
Huron
Panel Does Not Decide On Taxation
The Baytown Tax Equalization Board accepted an independent appraisal for San Jacinto Methodist Hospital valuing it at 2,245,870 for 1958. Appraiser Wayne Ford called this figure the best among four submitted by Domin y Ford and Associates, though it sits between the hospital’s rendition and the city tax assessor’s figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Baytown
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
C. L. Umholtz
The
Sun
Dominy, Ford and Associates of
Houston
Wayne Ford
O. M. Coetz
Baytown Community Chest Names Division Chairs
Frank Turpin announces division chairmen for the 1968 Baytown Community Chest drive and recruiting, with Ralph Kunz as co-chairman. Named coordinators span Humble, Esso, United Carbon, Gulf, U S Steel, Huber, and multiple sectors including education, industry, health, and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Turpin
Baytown
Ralph Kunz
Turpin
Jody Lander
Humble
Gene Lovering
Enjay
Don Wynnemer
Esso
Wayne McClurg
Roy Elms
United Carbon
Tom Galphin
Gulf
Tom Litras
U. S. Steel
Marilyn Linder
Huber
Dutch Kretschmar
Industrial
Bill Kolitz
Commercial
J. J. Butrick
A. M. Chappell
Lamar Kelley
Public Service
Barry Nettles
Alvin Miles
Lee College
Douglas Stewart
Norman Foote
Richard Thomson
Donald Brunson
Glenn Vickery
Cpas
Sam Bramlett
Woodrow Lewis
Oak Addition
Edna Washington
McNair
J. R. Vanderheider
Clay Hooper
Glen Walker
Johneila Boynton
O. B. Lee
Joe Alen
Asbury Lenox
Reuben Lambert
George Miles Jr
Alton Neatherlin
Don Perry
Highlands
Charles Caldwell
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Spooners
Texas Avenue
Zaytown
Aoa
Hea
Brownwood Civic Association
Wooster Water Office
Laround
Bissaia Barreto
Gregorio
Ieee
Bulletin
TAX Board
Texas
Toda
Owerri
Poodle
Fidi
Community Chest
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