District Rotary Conference wraps up in Baytown
Visiting Rotarians and wives packed three days of sessions at the Holiday Inn as District 589 concluded with officer elections for 1964 65 and plans for the 1965 meeting. Speakers included George Cormeck and Consul General Vere Stock with South Africa tied to district exchanges and discussions on apartheid era issues.
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Bobby Sutphin
Holiday Inn
Baytown
Littl
Robert E. Lee High School
Eugene C. Carlson
Counsul
Vere G. Stock
Republic of South Africa
J. Howard Goldsmith
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Vincent C. Henrich
Jack Jacobs
Rotary International
Pasadena
Goldsmith
Pasadena Club
United Nations
America
Great Britain
Stock
Sexister
Lof
Henrich
REL
Texas
Baytown Rotarians
AEL
Lamar
Lamar Choralettes
Jacobs
Brigadiers
Pasadena Rotary Anns
Jeff H. Williams
Oklahoma
Rotary
Carl Miller
Walter R. Jenkins
Houston
Thema Lindsay
Jenkins
Tack Jacobs
Bridge
Bantam hens incubate eggs as cranes loom large
In Lafayette Louisiana two bantam hens Patience and Petulance incubate two eggs weighing about a pound each at the government Wildlife Research substation while whooping cranes, only 39 left, threaten to vanish. Washington experiments to keep the tall water birds in American life.
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Washington
Lafayette
Wild Life Research
Judge Rules Rights Not Violated At TSTU
Federal District Judge Joe Sheehy ruled that Jesse Ritter's civil rights were not violated when his contract at North Texas State University was not renewed. Ritter sued NTSU President J. C. Matthews and the regents seeking declaratory relief, claiming nonemployment in 1962 was due to his pro integration activities. The judge found no evidence to support his contentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Sheehy
Ritter
Federal Employees May Work Closer Together
Washington reports that Bernard L. Boutin head of the General Services Administration says reducing space per employee saves about 1.3 million dollars in rental maintenance and operation costs. He notes GSA cut average space from 13.5 to 12.0 square feet last year, saving 3 million dollars.
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Washington
Bernard L. Boutin
General Services Administration
GSA
Boutin
Senate Houre Economic Committee
Baytown Doctors Receive Noted Awards in 1950s Honor Roll
Dr. Ford of Baytown, first living recipient from outside Baytown, has long service in dentistry and strong local ties including Op timist Club leadership and youth work. Miss Skaggs teaches at Baytown Junior High, active in University Women, and service corps. Hickerson, a long time refinery employee, serves in church and Civil Defense, with a scholarly background. Dr. Jones, neurosurgeon at Hermann Hospital, learned at Lee College and University of Texas, with Army service and Baylor affiliations. He is connected to multiple hospitals and medical societies. The narrative lists further community roles and family details for these awardees.
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Jones
Baytown
Ford
Lee College
University of Houston
University of Texas Dental Branch
U.S. Air Force
Delta Upsilon Chapter
Psi Omega Fraternity
Baytoon Chamber
Harris County Youth Scholarship Foundation
Opal
Live Et 170
Woodlawn
Skaggs
Baytown Junior High
University of Texas
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Wesleyan Guild
University Women
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Service Corps
Florida
Hickerson
Wooster Baptist Church
Young People's Sunday School
American Chemical Society
Hydmcarbon
Civil Defense
Baytown Organization
Orlean
Cabariss
Glen
Jack
John
Hardie-Simmons College
Abilene
Hermann Hospital
Houston
Robert E. Lee High School
Baylor University
Collee of Medicine
Hermann
University of Kansas Medical School
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Baylor Medical College
Texas
Crosby Post Office Cuts Under Washington Order
Postmaster General order cutting Crosby postal services takes effect May 4 as part of Johnson era economy measures. Domestic money orders end Saturday at main and Barrett Station, money order apps halted on rural routes. several window services close while mail delivery remains unchanged. Patrons urged to use weekday hours for postal business.
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John A. Gronouski
Washington
Crosby
Louise Lintelman
President Johnson
Barrett
Cartoonist Goldberg Retires From Cartoons At 58
New York AP report says Rube Goldberg ends a 58 year drawing career today. He will pursue sculpture full time after leaving the New York Journal American and four other papers. Goldberg began as a caricaturist with the Chronicle in San Francisco, then rose to prominence in New York creating Boab McNail and Mike and Ike They Lick Alike.
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NEW York
Rube Goldberg
Nawata
Goldberg
The
Chronicle
San Francisco
Boab McNail
Mike
Ike
Callaway Funeral Services for Andrew B Callaway
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Monday at Pout U, Lee Funeral Here Channel for Andrew B Callaway, 80, retired oil field worker who lived in Baytown. He died at his home at 2:45 am Saturday. Survivors include widow Flare Callaway of Baytown, daughter Mrs C. Jones of Orange, son Donald Callaway of Eunice, his mother Ada Callaway of Baytown, three grandchildren, and a brother Walter Callaway of Houston. He was a member of St John Methodist Church in Baytown and Sons of Memorial Lodge No. 825. The Rev. William Modgs and the Rev. A L Jordan will officiate at the rites, burial in Memory Gardens. The note about a saxophone is unrelated.
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Pout U
Lee
Andrew B. Calliway
Boyiows Sd
Ada Collawar
Baytown
Amos Griffth
Aig
R. H. Pruett
Carroll McAlpin
Pleasanton
Tex
Walter Calloway
Houston
Calloway
St. Jonas
Aaethodist Church
Tnx
Boytown
Souter
Thesonle Lodge
APGAM
William
St John's
AL Jordan
Aaemorial Capital Church
Education Needs In Address Here Education Needs In Address Here
Jim Clark, a legislative candidate seeking the May 2 Democratic Primary nomination, urged Lee College Young Democrat Club to boost Texas youth education. He called for retraining displaced workers, improved school counseling, and opposed broad based taxes while pushing tougher industrial safety laws and enhanced parks and tourism. Clark, a teaching-certified conservationist, emphasized aligning subjects with student abilities.
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Jim Clark
Lee College -Young Democrat Club
Texas
O Sson Clark
Clark
University of Houston
Severe storms batter North Texas with tornado reports and hail
Weather thunderstorms swept across North Texas with tornado sightings near Arlington and Lake Kemp, baseball sized hail in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls, and wind gusts up to 55 knots damaging buildings and unroofing structures. Perrin Air Force Base planes suffered light damage as rain intensified and subsided through the night.
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Olney
Arlington
Fort Worth
Dallas
Comanche
Town Park
Burkburnett
Wichita Falls
Lake Kemp
Denison
Perrin Air Force
Weather Bureau
Low Bid For Baytown Church Project From La Porte Firm
Moore and Moore of La Porte submitted the low base bid of 154 913 for the new St Pauls Lutheran Church in Baytown a one story building with about 15 500 square feet. Otto Woestemeyer is the project architect and all work will be included in the general contract.
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Moore and Moore
la Porte
St. Paul's Lutheran
Baytown
Otto Woestemeyer
iProject
Last Rites Held Saturday For Tommy Thomas
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at Earthman Funeral Home Chapel for Henry Alfred Tommy Thomas 66 of Baytown who died Thursday morning of a heart attack at home. Burial was in Memory Gardens with Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge rites. Survived by widow Nannie Thomas a son H A Thomas Jr a stepson Hugh Harris a daughter Mary Kay Muckteray a brother Ferman Thomas a sister Etve Carey eight grandchildren and noted for Baytown Optimists for youth work. He retired in April last year from Humble Pipeline Co.
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Henry Alfred
Tommy) Thomas
Fleetwood
Cedar Bayou
Houston
Hugh H. Harris
Baytown
Mary Kay. Muckteray
Kountze
Ferman Thomas
Gainsville
Etve Carey
Grapevine
Thomas
Humble Pipeline Co
Mrs Connally To Be Honored At Coffee Event
Mrs John Connally wife of Governor will be honored with a coffee at the Connally headquarters in Houston from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday in room 9 of the old Humble Building at 1212 Main. Baytown women who have not met Mrs Connally are invited. Several cars depart Baytown Headquarters at 3 a.m. for the coffee. Call Lois Cower at 583 3715 or Frances Littlepage at 582 2063 to attend.
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John Connally
Connally
Houston
Main
Baytown
Franeces Littlepage
Onates Ruby Jennings
Friday Quiet Night On Baytown Police Beat
Baytown Police logged a quiet night with minor calls for family disturbances. Fire Department investigated a fire behind a vacant house at 408 Park at 10 37 p.m. Fire Marshal and officer reported two 12 year old boys suspected of starting the fire with rags and a gasoline torch. Geneva Ferguson owner of Auto Ranch on Highway 146 reported a break in between 5 20 and 6 20 p.m. with a green metal cash box taken from a desk drawer.
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Baytown
Park
W. R. Taylor
M. J. Gill
Geneva Ferguson
Local swindle cases and stabbing arrests reported
Charges filed in Justice of the Peace court name John R. Thompson 19 of 312744 Town with bad-check activity tied to J C Penney Levin's Beall Bros O'Brien's Grocery Jones 7 11 Fayle North Main Pilgrim Cleaners Max Altman's Sears Baytown and other area outlets. Warrant details include Leonard Tevine Barrett Station and B C Brady Houston in a stabbing case. Johnny Durst Barrett Station knifed shoulder treated at Baytown hospital.
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John R. Thompson
Justice of the, Peace -M2
Bank messengers linked to false hostage notes
Four young men posing as survey or advertisement messengers telephoned bank tellers and claimed one of their children was held hostage. The notes targeted MacGregor Park National Bank Spring Branch bank and others. Three were arrested, the fourth surrendered after a radio alert. Names given: Charles Edward Keng Joel Weyne Timball Robert Paul Dreypers Dale Keith Sausiey.
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Houston i
Texas Employment Commission
Charles Edward ‘Keng
Joel Weyne
Timball
Robert Paul Dreypers
Dale Keith Sausiey
Jobless Test Delays and Minimum Score Debate
Baytown civil service officials review tests for a jobless woman applicant pool. Oct tests yielded two applicants. highest score 74 but one disqualified for personal reasons and the other for failing a physical. Subsequent Dec and Feb dates produced few or ineligible candidates. Board members say state laws allow altering minimum score rules per city council action.
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Baytown
Donnelly
Commission
Donald Brunson
W. P. Denman
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