Red Cross offers water safety course in La Porte
Red Cross Course A Water Safety Instructor for adults 18 plus and strong swimmers begins May 3 at La Porte Municipal Pool. Classes run 9 a.m. to noon on Monday Wednesday and Friday. No prior Red Cross certification required. Baytown death announces Selkirk dies at 11 a.m. after four years hospital stay. Funeral plans pending at Paul B Lee. Survivors include wife Mary Selkirk a son James E. Selkirk two daughters D C Kelly and J K Franklin Sr. Art Show entry registration set for Friday 6 to 8 p.m. at Sterling Library for Baytown Art League show. Non-members 45 or older may enter three artworks with $2 fee. Show hours 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at library. No Square Dance Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Dance Club cancels dance for fifth Saturday. Lessons at Roseland Park pavilion moved to Friday nights April 28 May 5. Omen’s January meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First National Bank. Baytown medical technologists attend three day Galveston convention April 27 to 29.
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Red Cross
la Porte Municipal
Baytonian
Ainsworth
Seleirk
Baytown
Humbie Pipeline Co
Paul B. Lee
Mary Selkirk
Janes E. Selkirk
D.C. Kelly
J. K. Franklin Sr
Houston
Baytown Art League
Sterling Municipal Library
Bayshore, Wagon Wheel Square
Roseland, Park: Pavilion
Weather and Tides Forecast Brief
Partly cloudy for Thursday and Friday with a temperature range near 62 to 78 degrees on Thursday. Wednesday's range was 71 to 85 degrees. Galveston tides Friday show a low at 32:36 a.m. and a high at 9:18 a.m.
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Galveston
Baytown Roundup Notes Local Happenings
Mrs Kervin Gourlay recuperates at home after surgery. Drum and bugle corps member Deo bie Gieger and Baytonians attend Harry Ferguson's retirement reception at River Oaks Country Club. A ring of about 10 keys found at Prince's Mobile Homes traffic circle. Marge Sappington, daughter of Baytown residents, to perform with Discovery Dance Group at Music Hall Sunday evening. tickets at the venue.
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Kervin Gourlay
Bob Smith
Deobie Gieger
Vickie Vaughn
Baytonians
Harry Ferguson
River Oaks Country Club
Lee Tag
Hugh Echols
Harry Hartman
Paul Clark
Frank Goss
Joe Barsalou
Stephen Linscott
W. K. Linscott
New Jersey
Louis Bullington
Chris Hansen
Prince's Mobile Homes
Baytown
Marge Sappington
H. O. Sappington
New York
Discovery Dance Group
Music Hall
Port Bonds Backed By Realtors Endorse Port Improvement Plan
The Bay Area Board of Realtors endorses a $16 million tax supported bond to fund Port of Houston improvements to handle growth. Voters go to the polls Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to decide. The plan adds five docks two transit sheds a shipside warehouse three berths and rehab of facilities as tonnage has risen to about 60.36 million tons last year with costs passed on via property taxes.
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Bay Area Board of Realtors
Port of Houston
Ray Harvey
Baytown
Houston
R. H
Red) Pruett
Toj
Harris County
Funeral Friday for Cove Woman Mrs Lanmon 82
Funeral services for Etta Rosella Lanmon 83 a Cove resident for 32 years will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mont Belvieu First Baptist Church She died Wednesday at a Dayton hospital She is mother of Louise McKay a Barbers Hill Elementary School faculty member Surviving include another daughter Veda Rogers two sons Deeglas Lanmon James Monroe Lanmon three brothers and three sisters plus nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren The Rev Ronnie Skaggs will officiate Burial in Oak Wood Cemetery Waco Arrangements by Sterling Funeral Home Dayton Pallbearers listed
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Etta Rosella Lanmon
Cove
Mont Belvieu
Mont Belvieu First Baptist Church
Patterson
Calif
Betty Magee
Houston
Ronnie Skaggs
Mont Belvieo
Monahans
Oak Wood Cemetery
Waco
Sterling Funeral Home l
Dayton
J. P. Avera
J. O. Horn
Harvey Cotten
Paul Daniel
James Daniel
Jie Leonard
Open Meeting Bill Approved By Panel
The Senate Education Committee rapidly approved a bill to prohibit public bodies from holding closed door meetings. The measure passed by voice vote after lingering in the Senate State Affairs Committee for over a month without a hearing.
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Austin
Senate Education Committee
Senate
Senate State Affairs
Goose Creek District Finances Ready for Bond Issue
Goose Creek school district is in excellent financial shape for an $8 million bond issue. Trustees discuss limits, ratings prospects, and the role of Bowles Winston as fiscal agent. The district avoids exceeding 7 percent debt to preserve tax ceilings, with current valuation at 278 million and potential bonds of 31 million before hitting the limit.
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Johnella Boynton
Goose Creek
Standard ‘and Poor’s
Moody’s
Boaiman Joan R. Keller
Bowles, Winston and Co
Houston
Lee College
Keller
George Gentry
Five Trade, Industrial Courses Being Sought
The district seeks Texas Education Agency approval to teach five trades and industrial courses using Lee College facilities for high school students. Courses include data processing, radio and television, auto mechanics, welding, and machinist training.
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Texas Education Agency
Lee College
Wallace Strewell
Anther
Southern Association of High Schools
John Stuart
Registration For Driving Classes Begins Saturday
Registration for the behind the wheel phase of driver education at Ross Sterling and Robert E Lee High schools starts Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm. First come first served. after Saturday registration on school days in the main Lee office and Sterling commons. Each class has three students six hours behind the wheel twelve hours observer. Tuition 20 dollars with no refunds after start. Adults with restricted licenses may enroll.
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Ross Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Ikasm
Dan Stallworth
Lee
Sterling
Stallworth
City Police Seek Major Pay Raise For Officers
The Baytown Police Association handed out a letter to city officials detailing a push for pay raises and a revised salary scale. The proposal would add about 63 thousand dollars annually, with various increases across ranks from meter maid to chief, aiming to recruit and retain trained officers amid resignations and wage comparisons with industrial work.
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Baytown Police Association
Joe Huntley
Hunney
Bank Hold Up Suspect Denies Actions in Court
Stanley Bass, 1106 Del Monte Houston, a Kansas City Burglar Alarm Co. employee, was charged with robbery after a takeover at Highlands State Bank. He demanded $21,500, displayed a pistol, and was restrained by bank staff and patrons before deputies arrived. Bass claimed legal motives and blamed circumstances.
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Stanley Alton Bass
Finemarins
Justice of the Peace
M_ Mr
Houston
Kansas City
Alarmo
Highlands, State Bank
Demo Leaders Visit Houston for 186th Democratic Convention
A site selection committee toured Houston aiming to host the Democratic National Convention. They visited the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center and attended a Rice Hotel luncheon. National chairman John M. Bailey accompanied the group as civic leaders offered a premier convention hall and $650,000 in incentives.
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Houston
Domed Stadium
Manned Spacecraft Center
Jeter
Rice Hotel
Houston Hotel Managers Association
John M. Bailey
Democratic Party
Brooks' Assistant to Speak at Chamber Luncheon
M T Waddell Jr administrative assistant to State Senator Chet Brooks will be guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Friday at the Tower. He will cover introducing a legislative bill, committee handling, and the voting process. Robert L Gillette, chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee, will present the program.
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M. T. Waddell Jr
Chet Brooks
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Legislative Affairs Committee
Waddell
Robert L
Gillette
Bank Officer Foiled Bank Hijacking In Texas
Kenneth Oldhams, a Highlands State Bank vice president, stopped a noon robbery by Stanley Alton Bass, 48, who demanded $30,000 with a gun. Customer J W Duncan helped subdue Bass as police and FBI joined the scene. Bass claimed it was a joke but was charged with robbery by firearms.
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WN. O. Morrison
Baytown
tSanney Alton Bass
Uty
M. M
Fats) Brown
Jimmy Scarborough
Alouston
Off Peace
Bobby Sutphin
Highlands State Bank
Kenneth Oldhams
Arnold They
Tamme
Garris
Highlands Bank
Stanley Alton Bass
del Norte
Hounston
Oldham
Jackimire
Bass
J. W Duncan
Channelview
Spivey
Jacque Berreaux
Harris County Sheriff's ‘Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Camp Vacancies for Explorers at El Rancho Cima
Explorer Post No. 255 seeks a few Explorers or senior Boy Scouts for a week at El Rancho Cima starting May 28. Mornings cover camp setup while afternoons offer swimming canoeing and horseback riding. Interested boys should call Muennink at 582-9877 after 5 p.m.
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el Rancho Cima
Post
Odis Muemik
Muennink
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Bayshore Wagon
Wheel Square Dance Club
Knights of Pythias Hall
First National Bank
Texas State Society of Medical Technologists
Janice C. Manteris
Patsy Casey
Gus Razo
Sybil Fulton
Richard Oviedo
Jesse Rodriguez
Ford & Climatic
Baytown, Inc
BINCE
Lanmon
Municipal ‘Advisory Con Tacte Organization
Fen
Gee Bond
Seth Mitchell
Mitchell
Supt
Gentry
Liberty
Stall
Association
del Monte
Crosby
N. O. Morrison
Crosby State Bank
Arnold Garris
Misedito
Hi 4 State Bank
Garbs
Highlands “Bank
Kenneth Oldham
Oldhim
Irene May
Ott Oldham
Warren Spivey
Sheriff's Department
Brooks
Rob Buntin
Jimmy Cauley
Lions Cinh
Lions
Rob
R. R. Buntin
Post Oak
Jimmy
Jim Cauley
Creatway
Lion
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