Baytown News Roundup of Community Events and Notes
Baytown civic groups schedule meetings and events including the Men’s Council and church canvass. City signs installed at Mariane Ong trents stop traffic near Burbank. Various local clubs, schools, and civic groups announce gatherings, a Baytown Civil Patrol reschedules, a Girl Scouts and Delta Kappa Gamma member list, and a church service sermon. Reports include local theft of chrome wheel and social activities from Baytown to Galveston and Vernon McManus visiting LSU.
Claud Hill Tipton 58 Dies After 40 Years in Baytown
Claud Hill Tipton a longtime Baytown resident and former Goose Creek School Board member died after a heart attack while at his Trinity County farm. Born in Titus County he moved to Baytown in 1922 to work at Humble, later serving as assistant night superintendent at a refinery. He lived in Baytown 41 years, had served on the Goose Creek City Commission and school board, and was survived by his widow Joana M Tipton one son Eugene Tipton and siblings. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Parklud Home.
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Vernon Memaxus
Louisiana
Swinie
Rlcg. Stephenson Jr
Laurie Lee
Otis Gass
Gary
Minan
Jin’ Ham J
Robert Oer Hull
Norman Hargravn
Chris Arne
Li Porte
Bob Beaman
Cory
Yo Chandler
di Ward
Tilion
Bay Montgomery
Niny Barker
Changelview
Chambers County
A.bud
Pounds
Edelman
Lots Godwin
Sinke Jones
Mike Smith
Baytown Junior High
Claud Hill Tipton
Wright Bive
Ait Humble of and Refining Co
Baytown Helmer
Trinity County
L Graveton
Baytown
Tipton
Goost Creek
School Board of Trusters
Stem
Goose Creek City Commission
Humble
Giller House
Joy
Groveton
Mary Jo ‘Tipton
Chita
Tex
Lawrence
Memorial Tended
Baptist Church
Knights
Pything Lecter No
Pank U
Lee Funes
Hel
Turing
Goose Creek
Amerian Legion
Houston
Mattie Presswood
William M. Price
T. S. Moore
New Canys
Thomas 0. Presswood Sr
Joe A. Press
Wand
Sam Franklin
Mark
Sonald Price
Little Rock
H. Hyerelt Shrum
St. John's Methodist Church
John Osteen
Forest Park
Lawndale
Paul A. Lee
National Merit Scholars Highlight Texas Finalists
The National Merit Scholarship program announces finalists including Bill Broyles of 108 N Burnet who plans to attend Yale. He serves as Hall of Fame member, leads school groups, and has participated in National Science Foundation programs. Scholarships funded by Ford, Sears Roebuck, Shell, and Reader’s Digest support nearly 6,000 awards in seven years totaling about 79.5 million dollars.
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Bill
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Ambrewog
Broyles
N. Burnet
Yale
Baytown
Insence
Nat Yonal Serenece Foundation
Stephen F. Austin College
Texas Acanda
Key Club
Ford Foundation
Sears - Roebuck Foundation
Shell Co
Reader's Digest Foundation
Texas
Amatilla High School
Taseusa Theh Scheat
Amanilke
Austin High
Austin
McCottiny High
South Park Hih School
Beaumont
Beloins Bird
Honor roll Merit Scholar list from multiple Texas high schools
A scanned school honors page lists student names from Dallas to San Antonio, including Beever High School in Fort Worth and Riverside, San Antonio, with references to Merits and runner-up recognitions. The text preserves many misspellings but shows a broad regional spread across Texas high schools and mentions several cities and institutions.
City Council Runoff Vote Goes Slowly
City runoff results show slow turnout as voters cast ballots across precincts including London and Ashbel Smith School. Top vote getters amid erratic counts were Velie Ansleo and Chih Renger, with Herbert Vo making a first party appearance amid ongoing district race uncertainties.
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Port of
Connell
Renger
Herbert Vo
Herbert
Arthur Z. Gindstrom
Cena
Pwen
Elray
London
Mamn
Thaddor
Aghbeli School
Hon Hall
LK Humble Community
San Jacinto School
Ranger 4 Mooncraft Mission Ends in Uncertain Impact
Cape Canaveral reports Ranger 4, a 730-pound capsule, is on a risky trajectory toward the moon’s far side after lift off. NASA officials describe possible impact on the moon or failure of the craft’s guidance and sun tracking systems, with telemetry indicating a malfunction in the timing system and solar panel orientation.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Jet Propulsion
Atory
Willam H. Pickering
Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Moon
Atlas
Hocongsabe
Pickering
Pat
Three Inch Rainfall Hits Sayvan Area Weather Update
A three inch rainfall drenched the Sayvan area with a nightlong shower Monday and partial clearing Tuesday morning. The April total reaches six inches with notable showers earlier in the month, including multiple recorded amounts on April 4 5 and 9. Weather forecasts show more showers likely through Tuesday.
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Wednes Anvil
Hehessya
Coast Baytown
Ham Ble
Youth Center Work Report Due Tuesday
A Baytown Youth Center planning meeting is set for 7 15 p m Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce building. Tommy Cook chair announces committee lists covering finance, land acquisition to replace current quarters, and numerous subcommittees with members from local schools and organizations.
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Youth Center
Baytown
Chamber of Comeanveree
Tommy Cook
TG. i
Financr
Quack Shack Oper Ang
Howard
Dave Jklleagh
Retired Refinery Man P. A. Walker Dies
Philip Alton Walker 34 of 2141 FL Morrill died at 845 a m Tuesday in a Baytown hospital after a career as a machinist helper at Hum vbal and Refining Co Baytown Refinery until his 1958 retirement. Survived by widow Margaret Walker and several children, sisters, and relatives in Baytown Hardin Conroe Highlands. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Pan U. Lee Funeral Home.
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Philip Alton Walker
Morrill
Baytown
Hum Vbal and Refining Co
Sheath
Margaret Walker
Bartown
Wallace Debts
P.O. Bavant
Reanmnent
Willie Ray
Thavey
Elections nullified in Argentina as army seizes provinces
President Guido decreed the annulment of all elections since December 1961 and ordered federal interventors in provinces across Argentina. He moved after army generals took control of three provinces amid reports that Peronist governors were installed in five others. The measure precedes a possible general election before July to decide his successor.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
API
Jose Magiatiledo
Chamber of Deputies
Guido
Artire Frondizi
Juan Peron
Saps
Navy
Golden
Cosmos 7 satellite circles Earth amid space race
Moscow reports Cosmos 7 has been launched to orbit to continue the Soviet outer space program. Tass notes the satellite carries scientific instruments and a multichannel telemetry system for data relay to Earth. No crew aboard, Tass states the telemetric information shows instruments functioning normally.
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Moscow
API
America
Earth
Tass
Three Baytown youths hurt in Texas City crash
Three Baytonians aged 20 and 17 were injured when a car rolled over multiple times on a highway north of Texas City. Passengers Butler and Daigle, both from Baytown, were treated at Galveston County Hospital and Baytown’s Duve Hospital after the crash. One driver, Atkinson, aided by an unidentified motorist, freed a trapped passenger before rescue crews arrived. The 1882 model car and occupants’ details are being investigated.
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Baytown
Morales
Guy Tides
Texas City
Pat Butler
Juanita Butler
Gaay County Metal
Pracde
Warner
Dew Atkinson
Butler
Roy Riteon
Atiam
Darele
Galveston County Hospital
Dingle
Ile Dulve
Witter
Lee College
Unigie
Howston Natural Gae Corp
Atkinvega
Navy
Global Cold War Tensions Rise in Far East and Europe
Fragmented report cites Soviet atomic test debris, Berlin talks, and Geneva disarmament plans. Mentions United States, USSR, and Western Allies amid stalled progress and looming defense and space concerns. Also notes weather patterns, political shifts, and disruptions in public life across multiple regions.
Sales Clerks Called Before Grand Jury
Subpoenas were issued for seven Selman Marcus sales clerks in Dallas to testify before a federal grand jury and produce Estes related records. Norman Bramney and others face personal sales data requests from January 1960 onward as the probe expands to Estes and related finances.
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William Hughes Jr
Texas
Norman Bramiey
Neiman Marcus
Eugene Johnson Jr
Robert Watson
E. 5. Waldrep
Thomas Halliburt
Levy Clark
Peter Zucker
Bramney
Estes
Neiman-Marcus
Prand
Teamsters Union
Atty
Will Wilson
Agriculture Department
FBI
Wilson
Orville Freeman
Jamies Ralph
Dallas
Ralph
Agricultural
Philippines
Freeman
Governor Daniel Campaign Tour Heads Here Wednesday
Gov Price Daniel plans a midweek tour hitting Paytown East Harris County and Lakewood areas. He will be escorted by local organizers and attend a Baytown luncheon before visiting downtown shops and speaking to civic groups. The itinerary includes a Baytown reception, a visit to La Porte for Highway 146 work, and an inspection of the NASA facility in Clear Lake.
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Price Uhaticl
Eft
Harris County
Matthew Helin
Baytown
la Porte
Clear Lake
Lowell Lammers
Gut
Price Daniel Wall
Pay Town
Lakewatel
la Parte
Bay Town
Matthew Tema
Harry Gaunts
Paneer
East Haris County
Wall
Heauan
Lowell Lammyers
Paytown
Beovary
East Tejas Avenue
Daversould
ZeNueer Maan
Topein
Baye
Lakewood
Daniel Wil
NASA
Humble Lab Supervisor Dies Rites Wednesday
Benjamin Franklin Presswood 62 of Weet Yapon died Monday in Veterans Hospital Houston after long service as a lab supervisor at Humble Lab Co. Services set for 1 p m Wednesday at St John’s Methevist Church with burial at Bass Hroxere Pantin Presswood avenue.
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St. John's
Benjamin Franklin
Presswood
Attum
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Itum
and Rete Co
Tragic Family Slayings Reportedly Shock Community
Bodies of a mother and four children are found in Ware and San Fernando scenes described as brutal murders. A man, Willie D. Cas, faced with a gunshot wound and alleged assault, is reported tied to the case. Victims named include Stephanie, Hanna, and Paula Cram, with a foster child also mentioned. Authorities probe motive and criminal links as investigations continue.
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Bey
Ierd
Case Hospital
Willie D. Cas
Lendness
Janier
Adraham
Teresi
Winford B
Wawa
Sheen
Shovitt
Harley Wernstaff
Stephanie
Hanna
Paula Cram
Two 6 Year Old Girls Found Dead In Hanna Home
Police report shows two six year old girls died in a Hanna family home after an apparent incident. Richard Hanna and Stephanie’s husband prepared dinner before the tragedy. Neighbors witnessed a tense scene as a meeting occurred and the children were allowed to go outside. Investigators later found the girls deceased in the home with unclear surrounding details and potential family involvement.
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Hanna
Richard Hanna
Stephaanie
Te Ther
Tell
Atle Ward
Welle
Vaan
Psd
Ik Amrame
Uve Peawrn
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Robert Or. Lee
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