Baytown Council Backs Nuclear Defense Study Plan
The Baytown City Council unanimously endorsed a five member committee’s report on nuclear defense spanning several months of work. The panel urged an educational program stressing fallout protection and planned to present findings to the School Board and local groups. The group will seek 10 000 fallout booklet mailings and stresses local action as federal efforts lag.
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Baytown
Ai Bnecia
C. A
Chris) Hansen
Clayton
Maurice Blum
Donald W. Kenny
H. G. Corneil
J. J. Dvorak
J. F. Mathis
Dvorak
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Jin
Nuclear Defense Caramity Tee
Council
School Board of
J.B. LeFevre
U. S
Defense Department
Houston Ship Channel
United States
Sun
Russia
Sun Spots Meet Postponed and Time Change Shifts Meeting
Baytown area notices list a Goose Creek neighborhood meeting postponed to April 26 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall moving from 6:30 p.m. A Deer Park sextette will perform. Easter holiday closures affect Baytown and refineries. Absentee voting underway for April 26 council runoff. History Group meets. Easter services in Anshuac. Kiwanis speaker and awards planned. weather outlook cloudy with scattered showers.
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Goose Creek
Second Baptist Church
Borhood
Judgquet
Thurs- Clements
Church Fellowship
Deer Park
Eric Smedlund
Edna Oliver
Local notices and personality items from Baytown area
Credit Bureau of Greater Baytown manager Strickier and staff plan Gulf Coast unit meeting in Beaumont with 22 Texas towns represented. Cedar Bayor speaker Mrs. Herbert Hanson headlines Sunday lectures. Mrs. A J Westbrook seeks adopter for a five month male wire terrier. Mike missed film during a family occasion. Baytown Little Theater seeks a plaid jacket size 42 for a lead role. Patrick Leo Cox returns home from Hermann Hospital for rest and visitors. Mother Owl at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital now has six eyes.
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Obeill
Strickier
Credit Bureau of
Greater Baytown
Beaumont
Strickler
C. H. Mill
Lynn Henderson
Texas
Gulf Coast
Herbert Hanson
Cedar Bayor
Mike
Bartoh Battle
Mother Owl
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Eleanor Stewart
Patrick Leo Cox
Hermann Hospital
Baytown
Ruth Causey
Causey
Mae
Gulf Oil Donates Land For Baytown Park Site
Gulf Oil Corp donates five acres south of West Main Baytown to Mrs Ansley and the city for a new park with no cash involved. The site will be cleared by the public works department and turned over to Gulf engineers for development under a reversionary clause keeping ownership with the city for recreation.
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Gulf Oil
Baytown Park
Baytown
Gulf
Roy Hill
West Main
Hughes
Ansley
Gulf George Chandler Tunsday
Oil Corp
Velma Ansley
Houston
Gulf Oil Corp
Public Works Department
C. W
Red) Grantham
John Busch
Gulf Engineers
Jewish Passover Rites Begin Tonight in Baytown
Baytown Jews mark the start of Passover at sunset joining a global celebration of the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Families observe the Seder detailing the Exodus and the matzo symbolizing haste in leaving Egypt.
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Ain
Egypt
REL Bands State Concert At Lee High April 24
Robert E Lee High School junior senior band will present its annual spring concert at 7 30 p m Tuesday April 24 in the REL auditorium directed by Charles Forque No admission will be charged The public is invited Guest soloist James Austin first trumpet from the Houston Symphony will perform as part of the program
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Basil. Jones
St. [Mark's Methodist Church
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Fred Hartman
The
Bay
Town Sunstaff
Eda
Robert E. Lee High School
Ait
Texas United Fund
Dallas
Robert E., Lee High School
REL
Charles Forque
James Austin
Houston Symphony
University
of Houston
United States proposes sweeping world disarmament plan
President Kennedy announces a new U S disarmament treaty framework at Geneva, aiming for abolition of all arms after spot checks across major powers, as U S and Soviet Union seek a breakthrough in negotiations amid a global arms debate. The Third Court of Civil Appeals defers to legislature to equalize bank taxation in Texas, while U S Steel’s Roger M Brough meets Kennedy to discuss the steel price war. Baylor Trustees comment on university governance, and E B Germany of Long Star Steel criticizes federal intervention in steel pricing. James Weir of Lake Village faces consequences for failing to observe crop allotments.
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United States
Kennedy
U. S
Geneva
Soviet Union
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
Civil Service Test Reset For May 9 Baytown Police
Baytown police chief announced a civil service exam rescheduled to May 9 with applications due by 5 pm. Applicants must be 21 to 36, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds, possess a high school education or equivalent, and reside in Baytown. Paid salary starts at 360 monthly after six months, with increases and longevity pay, plus vacation and sick leave allowances. one position open now, with hires increasing as openings arise.
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Baytown
Roy Montgomery
Montgomery
Delegation Seeks Highway 146 Action in Austin Hearing
Supporters urged to join a Baytown La Porte group traveling by bus to Austin Monday April 30 to press State Highway Commission for rapid construction of Highway 146 from Spencer Highway to Gulf Freeway near Texas City. Bus leaves Baytown 1 a.m. with $10 reservations at Chamber of Commerce Building, 2 W. Texas Ave. Delegation sponsored by a newly formed chamber group.
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State Highway Commission
Austin
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Ave
Baytown
Spencer Highway
la Porte
Ihe
Gulf Freeway
Texas City
Appreciation Coffee For Rep Criss Cole
An appreciation coffee for Rep Criss Cole will be held from 2 to 3 30 p m Thursday at the Bayshore Red Reel and Gim Club Building 20 Minnesota Hostesses include Mrs M T Waddell Mrs G K Edge Mrs J of Walker Mrs W E Lamb Mrs Ernie Baugh Mrs W FE Waddell Mrs Jimmie McKinley and others Enticed attendees will meet and chat with Rep Cole all are welcome to attend
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Morris Chaunty
Criss Cole
Bayshore Red, Reel and Gim Club
Minnesota
M. T. Waddell
G. K. Edge
J. of. Walker
W. E. Lamb
Ernie Baugh
W. FE. Waddell
Jimmie McKinley
WB. Thompson
Dusty Rhodes
Lou Kessler
Rep. Cote
JFK Cancels Court Martial For Soldiers
President Kennedy announced on live television that he canceled court martial proceedings against two reservists amid Easter week remarks. He ordered charges dropped against Pfc. Larry J. Chidester of Salt Lake City stationed at Fort Lewis and freed Pfc. Bernis Owen of Seadrift, Texas on duty at Fort Polk after Owen was found guilty March 27 of a similar offense.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pfc
Larry J. Chidester
Salt Lake City
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Pfe
Bernis Owen
Seadrift
Tex
Ft. Polk
Owen
Chichester
Bobby St
mili+Baytown Ministerial Alliance
Fury Justice
Baytosa
Wallace F. Benjimorini
Nett
R-Utah
G. N. Allison
Allance
Baytown
Basil Donos
Mark
Methodist
Terry
Stephens
Memorial Baptist
iRev
Allison
Don Bohlicke
First Christian Church
Houston
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Denis Kennedy
Holy Communion
Trinity Episcopal
Ross
All Saints
Easter observances and cantatas planned across churches
Religious groups prepare Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services with choral music and a cantata. Cedar Bayou Methodist, Grace Methodist, First Presbyterian, and Channelview Second Baptist schedule 7 to 7:30 p.m. services with sermons, membership receptions, and Easter cantata No Greater Love led by E. A. Wright.
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Tutheran
St. Paul's Stuehran
Harold Bomhoff
Bomhoff
Redeemer Taitheran
St. Mark's Methodist
Jones
Cedar Bayou
First Presbyterian
Channelview
Channelview Second Bapist
E. A. Wright
Fulfilled Desire Brings Death in Michigan Piano Tragedy
Brenda Harrison, 10, longed for a piano and learned of a discarded instrument in an abandoned school building. Volunteers were dismantling the church property when Brenda tested the piano’s weight, toppled it from a platform, and was crushed. She died an hour later at a hospital without playing a note.
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Sopus
Michapj
Brenda Harrison
St. Paw's Evangelical Church
Brenda
Raymond Thirrison
Sudder
Treekers
Gene
Stay of execution moves Stickney date to May 23
Howard W. Stickney, convicted of murder in 1958, received a stay of execution today ordered by Gov. Price Daniel and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. The stay shifts the execution from April 20 to May 23, with the board citing an indefinite stay from a Supreme Court decision.
Policemen Plan Kiddie Egg Hunt in Baytown
Baytown Police Association will sponsor an alter ego egg hunt for children 12 and under. White children meet at Roseland Park at 2 30 p m while Negro children hunt at Robert E Lee High School practice field. Officers plan separate areas with gold cages and egg counts.
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Baytown Police Association
Cowan
Roseland Park
Robert £. Lee
Baseball Park
Roseland
Knaphall Park
Alvin Soilean
Rere
Ronnie Cooper
Pen Liles
Lynchburg Ferry Closed For Repairs After Sinking Bank
The Lynchburg Ferry on the Houston Ship Channel will be closed about 30 days due to sinking banks at the north end. County Commissioner Ramsey said urgent work is needed to open the road again with minimal disruption to users. Bill Worthen Construction Co. of Houston holds the contract. no landing site building, a new north bank landing lock will be installed. Alternate routes include the Bartow Porto Tunnel and the Galena Park tunnel for crossings.
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Lynchburg
Houston
Ramsey
Bort Landing
Bill Worthen Construction Co
Bartow
Porto
Galena Park
Baytown Refinery faces possible union election delay
The National Labor Relations Board set May 1 2 and May 11 12 as tentative election dates for Baytown Refinery bargaining between Humble and OCAW. BEF may file unfair labor practice charges, potentially delaying the vote. L J Bud Marsh of Baytown Local 4333 says conference with OCAW lawyers in Denver will decide if the election proceeds and when.
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National Labor Relations Board
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Humble
L. J
Bud) Marsh
OFAW
Denver
Marsh
W. J. Forrester
OCAW
BEF
NLRB
Houston
Ezra Brown
IBEF
D. M.gillespie
Humble Management
H. H. Meier
Ike D. Hall
John W. Sylvester
Kenneth Roberts
Lightning Strikes Pasadena Youth Near Houston Airport
A lightning bolt struck near Houston's international airport injuring Lynn Eubanks, 18, of Pasadena, who was knocked 200 feet during ramp crossing. A crater 23 inches wide appeared in the concrete runway while weather showed showers and thunderstorms across East Texas and the High Plains.
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TUE
Associated Press
Houston
Lynn Eubanks
Pasadena
Ray Long
Continental Aire
Employe
72 Year Baytown Carpenter T S Roberds Dies
Thomas Sarney Roberds 72 of 2MOW Main Baytown died at home at 433 am Wednesday. A native of Livingston he moved to Baytown 36 years ago and worked as a carpenter. Survived by widow Mrs Johnnies Rotors one son Elmer Hayien Roberds Corpus Christi four daughters Mrs Clye Ferrill Mrs Bernie Tedford Mrs George Sites and Mrs Frank Jordan all Baytown and Corpus Christi 11 grandchildren five great grandchildren one brother Alvine Roberds Livingston and five sisters Mrs Bertie Nowlin Baytown and Mrs Norma Lee Livingston Funeral arrangements incomplete and to be announced by Pany U Lee Funeral Home.
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Thomas Sarney Roberds
Main
Livingston
Baytown
Johnnies
Rotors
Raydown
Elmer Hayien Roberds
Corpus Christi
Clye Ferrill
iBaytown
Bernie Tedford
George Sites
Corpus Christ
Frank Jordan
tAbilem
Alvine Roberds
Bertie Nowlin
Tbaytown
Norma Lee
Pany U. Lee
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Retail Merchants Committee
Burt J. Davison
C. L. Thorpe
Baytown Housing Authority
Bard
Owo Yeits
J. Rodger Read
Ris of Sher
Poe
Texas State Historical Association
Driski
J. Frank
Jungman
Terwilliger
Turman
Jim Turman
Kenedy Commandery No
Kniehts Templar of
Anshuac
First Baptist Church
Highlands
Conrael Fred Chandier
Galveston
A. J. Westbrook
REL Bands
Forque
Clifton Williams
Tee
Diehel
W. D
Bill) Hinson
Ax Ae
Misty
Lions Club
Schulze
Hand
Norrit T. Horeczy
David Y. Aridie
OUR World
Roger M. Brough
U. S. Steel Corp
White House
Baylor University Leamits
E. B
Germany
Long Star Steel Co
James Weir
Lake Village
JFK
Grace Methodist
Thursay
Bulletins
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
West
Madisonville
Huntsville
Presidio
Mermry
San Angelo
Laredo
Junction
Alpine
el Paso
Baytonian
T. S. Roberds
Krazy Kat
Ienate Mouse
Caspar Mignetoast
Harold Teen
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Trottey Armel Foxy Gremige
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