Redeemer Lutheran Church Good Friday Service
Sun Spots Redeemer Lutheran Church will hold a Good Friday service at 7 20 p m with Holy Communion The Rev Glen C Kollmeyer will speak on Behold the Lamb of God and Those That Mourn Also Baytown Chamber of Commerce cancels its weekly luncheon with next meeting set for April 15 and the annexation committee to discuss city policies Mexican Church to hold 10 45 a m Sunday service followed by a picnic at Roseland Park with Spanish and English services afterward Speakers include Rev Ramon Vasquez and Barney Webber
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Redeemer Church
Redeemer Lutheran Churchy
Glen C. Kollmeyer
Chamber
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
First Mexican Baptist Church
Roseland Park
Ramon Vasquez
Barney Webber
Holiday Inn
Sity
Fred Wichlep
Prize Offered for Baytown Yard Beautification Contest
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce announces a prize of a $25 Savings Bond for The Most Beautiful Yard owner in Baytown, to be awarded in April. A Maundy Thursday service at 7:30 p.m. at Westminister Presbyterian Church will include the Lord's Supper as part of the Residential Beautification project. Community efforts by VFW Post 9377 coordinate Dong Ha aid items, with W Hastings listed for contact. Wives and mothers of Baytown servicemen are invited to contribute Dong Ho items at Brunson Theater Friday morning, with admission to the kiddie show supporting the fund. Weather forecast: clear to partly cloudy, warming. temps 52-80. FRIDAY Galveston tides: low 1:12 p.m., high 6:33 a.m. and 4:34 p.m.
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Baytown
Baytown Minster
VFW
W. Hastings
Rufus Honeycutt
Brunson Theater
Viet Nam
Easter happenings and community notices in local roundup
Local residents engage in Easter activities and daily life. Betty Masterson extends an invitation while Gregory Peck lunch with Cancer Crusade volunteers is noted. Yard contest nominations open April 28 with a May winner reveal and city tree trimming rules discussed.
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Larry Ftrenches
Tampico
Mexico
Betty Masterson
Hugh Echols
Ted McCall
Gregory Peck
Cancer Crusade
Edna Boyer Fils
Eminett Huttto
St. Patrick's Day
Charles DeShong
Kathryn Priest
Texas Christian University
Anita Drew
Sandra Garrett
Debbie Adams
John Prouilhet
James
Shirley) Young
Baytown Hospital
Lee College bond issue sold at 3.63 percent bid
A five member syndicate led by First National Bank of Dallas purchased the 31.3 million Lee College bond issue at an effective rate of 3.6364 percent, beating the next bid by Keller's firm. Bids ranged to 3.8480 percent with several bidders, bonds mature 1969 to 1981, average 10 years, and college carries A rating from Moody's and S and P. Plans include three tech vocational buildings, an academic building, and a mechanical center, funded by bond money and federal aid with construction starting this summer.
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First National Bank of Dallas
Lee College
John R. Keller
Winston, Rowles & Co., Inc
Houston
Keller
Wichlep
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
A. WN. Johnson
Raymond Donnelly
Vichiep
John
See Yards
Moody's Investor's Service, Inc
Standard and Poor's
James A. Davis
Thei
Texas Educcation Agency
TEA
CV Trustees Nix Cook's Open Hearing Denied
CV Trustees refused a public hearing for former head coach Bowden Cook. Reynolds, representing Cook, says the board breached contract and intends to appeal to Dr. J. W. Edgar in Austin and then to the Texas Education Commissioner. He notes Cook was hired as head coach and athletic director, not a manager.
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Cook
Channelview School Board
Bowden Cook
Joe H. Reginolds
Houston
Reynolds
J. W. Edgar F
Austin
Channelview
Net
Texas Education Commissioner
Mrs Thomas Drew Two Subcommittee Appointments
Mrs Albert Thomas is named to two sub committees in the U S House assignments. One oversees Coast Guard Geodetic Survey and Navigation and the other handles Panama Canal legislation. She may be asked to visit the Canal Zone by early summer.
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Washington
Albert Thomas
D-Tex
U.S. Coast Guard
Geodetic Survey
House of Representatives
Thomas
Canal Zone
Lee College bonds sell lower rate than City of Baytown issue
The Lee College improvement bonds raised 1 744 000 in general obligation bonds at 3.95 percent and 750 000 in revenue bonds at 4.05 percent. The sale occurred about a month ago with the Dallas bank bidding a net interest cost of 472 551.50 versus 479 185 by Keller's firm. Syndicate members include Mercantile Trust of St. Louis Columbian Securities Corp Dittman & Co of San Antonio and Texas National Bank of Commerce of Houston.
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Lee College Improvement
City of Baytown
Dallas Bank
Keller
Mercantile Trustee
St. Louis
Columbian Securities Corp
Dittman &Co
San Antonio
Texas National’ Bank ‘of Commerce of
Houston
Baytown Detective Solves Two Service Station Burglaries
Baytown police detectives arrested Victor J. Humphrey, 18, in connection with two service station burglaries, one in Baytown and one in Mont Belvieu. Several hundred dollars in stolen goods, including tires and batteries, were recovered from locations on West Francis and Bayway Drive. The Downs Service Station burglary on Highway 156 and Cedar Bayou Road accounted for most of the $563.93 stolen, with additional items from Pete’s Service Station in Mont Belvieu. Humphrey is jailed on burglary and felony theft charges. the investigation by Lt. James P. Taylor and Det. A. W. Henscey continues.
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Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Victor J. Humphrey
W. Francis
Justice of the Peace
M. M
James P. Taylor
Henscey
Humphrey
Chambers County
Cham
F. Galloway
M. J. Gill
Downs
Highway 156
Cedar Bayou Road
Joy Kilgore
Jan. IL
Péte
West Francis
Bayway Drive
Taylor
Brooks backs Cedar Bayou bridges to aid U S Steel tract
State Rep. Chet Brooks of East Harris County expressed support for adding bridge crossings on Cedar Bayou to improve access to the U S Steel property in West Chambers County. He spoke at the Baytown Rotary and outlined plans to push pollution control legislation and to seek federal funds for a high-span East Belt bridge linking Penn City Road and Channel City Road, boosting industry access in the 7th Senatorial District.
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Cedar Bayou
U.S. Steel
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Chambers County
Baytown
Brooks
Senate
Harris County
Texas
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House
Houston
la Porte
Seabrook
U. S. Steel
Ship Channel
East Belt
Penn City Road
Channel City Road
Perent
Kiddie Show Friday Aids Viet Nam Children Fund
A Baytown charity event at Brunson Theater opens Friday morning to raise items for Dong Ha children in South Viet Nam. Admission is clothing, school supplies, milk, baby food, diapers, soap or cash. Contributions are collected via a Peoples State Bank account. Schools and Weingarten's supermarket join drives. Air Force assistance possible for shipping costs.
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Dong Ha
South
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Baytown
Rufus Honeycutt
Brunson Theater
Lawrence Cummings
Little Alamo
Peoples State Bank
iPerry
Weingarten's Supermarket
Cummings
Air Force
West Coast
Houston
Maj
United Nations Asked to Authorize Force Over Rhodesia Oil
Britain seeks urgent Security Council action to gain authority to use force if needed to stop tankers delivering oil to Rhodesia via Portuguese Mozambique. Journal sits at Mozambican port waiting to unload while global diplomacy contends with the crisis.
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Britain
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Portuguese Mozambique
Journal
Mozarabique
Standard Oil posts $1B earnings for third straight year
Shareholders in New Jersey and thousands in Baytown were told that Standard Oil earned more than $1 billion for the third consecutive year in 1965. Total revenues reached $12.7 billion, with earnings around $1,036 million and dividends totaling $673 million, the highest in eight straight years.
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Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
United States
Jersey Standard
Free World
Europe
Australia
Pio Its
Houston Set For Traffic Segment Ribbon Cutting
In Houston Baytown portion the new Highway 10 link to downtown Houston will open with a 11 am Monday April 18 ribbon cutting attended by all State Highway Commission members. The event marks the formal opening from the Beaumont highway into Houston business district after years of planning funded 90 percent by the U.S. Government. At 2 pm the same day District Highway Engineer Wiley E. Carmichael will lead a public hearing at Crosby High School auditorium inviting property owners taxpayers and interested residents to participate.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown
Houston
State Highway Commission
Beaumont
Tom Jane
U.S
Gregg Street
Harris County
Baytown pupils to gain extra Easter holiday
Baytown public schools will dismiss for a three day Easter break starting Friday. The early start of the school year left 176 teaching days, one more than required, allowing Thursday classes to end and a three day holiday. About 12,000 public school students and 400 St Joseph’s pupils are affected with return times staggered into Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Lee College will continue classes to Thursday night and resume Tuesday morning. Local industries will observe Friday as a holiday though most Baytown businesses stay open Friday and Saturday.
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Baytown Public School
San Jacinto
St. Joseph's Parochial School
Lee College
Baytown
Bay ‘Town
Fire Forces Baytown Man to Rebuild Life
A Baytown man lost belongings in a fire including clothes and books. He escaped unharmed but faces rebuilding after the disaster. Local officials assist with immediate needs and housing as he begins anew.
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Baytown
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