Funeral notices and cheer squad updates at local high school
Attenders Mr and Mrs J D Carter have returned from Fort Worth after Earl Carter 57 died from burns from a house fire Aug 3. Monroe J L dies in Houston Methodist Hospital. funeral arrangements to be announced. Freshman cheerleaders at Robert E Lee HS seek prospective leaders Kathy Higgins and Brian Baker. Lee High cheerleaders attend a workshop at SMU with listed squad members and selections to come.
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J. D. Carter
E. Fayle
Fort Worth
Earl
J. L. Monroe
Lambert Monroe
Utah
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Paull A. Lee
Jame
Robert E. Lee High School
Kathy Higgins
Brian Baker
Train Crash In Denmark Fatal For 9
A high speed express train rammed the rear of a second near Odense Denmark injuring many and killing nine. Rescue operations, 500 gallons of diesel spilled over tracks hampering work as crews lifted passengers from wreckage. Authorities reported uncertain numbers of dead and injured while two trains on the same line collided head on.
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Odense
Denmark
Town Genealogical Society
Sterling Municipal Li
Henry Armstrong
Wilts
Fridey
Sterling Mu/ Rescue
Scaffolding Collapse Injures Six At Refinery
Six workers were injured when a wood and steel scaffold collapsed at Humble Oil and Refining Baytown refinery during maintenance on a large catalytic cracking unit. Herbert Mays suffered severe head injuries and was treated at San Jacinto Methodist and Houston hospitals. Other injured include George Worthy Jr., Otto Ziegler, Joe Work, Max Albert Anderson, and Herman Gaynes Smith. two are Humble employees, while Worthy and Anderson are Enjay Chemical Co. workers. Plant officials investigated the cause. the scaffold used 2 by 12 inch boards with a steel frame.
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Bobermeker
Hermann Hospital
Houston
Hurmibie Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Rome
Herbert Mays
Mays
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Houston Hospital
George Miles
Joe Work
Rigger
Max Albert Anderson
Poilermaker
Herman Gaynes Smith
Worthy
Anderson
Enjay Chemical Co
Registration opens for junior and senior students at two high schools
Registration for junior and senior students at Ross Sterling and Robert E. Lee High Schools begins for new vocational courses this fall. Courses include machine shop welding radio and television data processing and auto mechanics. A social at Eastside Baptist Church starts Friday at 7 pm with movies slides and watermelons. Former and current members and friends are invited.
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Ross Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Eastside Baptist Church
Baytown Area Weather Forecast Near Heat Wave
Partly cloudy skies persist with hot conditions through Thursday in the Baytown area. Temperatures are expected to reach 95 degrees and may dip to 71 on Thursday, with Wednesday's range recorded as 96 to 15 degrees.
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Baytown
Local Social Buzz and Personal Notes
Norm and Addie McElvaney drive for ice cream. Opheliy Jones writes a much appreciated letter. Jackie Hooper astonished by Pajama Game cast with a silver whistle and engraved theater masque. Sharon Mcfatherne moving nearby. Janis Manteris requests more than blood. Mildred Hardison returns from surgery in Houston. Joiis Mitchell sports a diamond ring for 25th anniversary. B R Whitcombs celebrate 37th anniversary in Houston. Mrs. Grady Carson from Gatesville visits Tom Neelys.
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Norm
Addie McElvaney
Opheliy Jones
Jackie Hooper
Sharon Mcfatherne
Janis Manteris
Mildred Hardison
Houston
Joiis
Mitchell
B. R. Whitcombs
Grady Carson
Gatesville
Tom Neelys
Saigon arrests Viet Cong leaders before election
South Vietnamese police report 23 Viet Cong terrorists captured and disrupted plots in Saigon ahead of the September 3 nationwide election. U S Navy fighters claim two MIG-21 jets downed over North Vietnam in a drone-less two-week gap. Escaped prisoners overwhelm a bus driver during transport to a Halifax North Carolina cannery, nine escapees in total.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Halifax
Humble Officials Review Industrial District Study
Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown refinery and Humble officials briefed city council on a study into industrial districts. The panel noted Humble paid $677,751 in taxes this year, 35 percent of the city's total assessed value. If districts are created, property within them would be exempt from city tax rolls. The council plans no early decision. bids on City Hall sidewalk work list G. B. Chatham lowest at 28,950 with other bids higher.
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Laumar Kelley
Humble
Deer Park
Tom Masterson
Underwood, Newhauls Co
Houston
Council
City Hall
Civic Center
G. B. Chatham
BHM Construction Co
Brown and Root
Chatham
CEFY
FBI Crime Rate Rises 11 Percent In 1966 Report
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced the 1966 crime report showing a 11.4 percent rise in the year and a 43 percent surge since 1960. Violent crimes led by robbery and homicide, with auto theft up 43 percent and larceny over 50 dollars up 10 percent.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Hoover
Spebbery
Houston Tops In Murders 1956 FBI Report
Washington AP reports Houston led Texas in murders and violent crime in 1956. Houston recorded 247 murders, the highest rate per 100 000 population at 14.4, and the overall crime rate of 2 145.1. Dallas had 153 murders, with much lower rates. Other cities with high rates included Galveston Texas City Corpus Christi Austin San Antonio Lubbock.
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Washington
Houston
Texas
FBI
Dallas
Jensson
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Galveston
Texas City
Corpus Christi
Austin
Lubbock
Weo
School Registration Scheduled Aug 31
Read about the Baytown district planning for the 1967-88 year. Registration falls on Aug 31, with students starting Sept 5 after Labor Day. Teachers report Aug 20, holidays include Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and a few Friday early-dismissals, plus four marking periods and report cards.
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Baytown
Make-Up Session Planned for Pre-School Clinic
A make-up session for first graders who missed a spring pre-school clinic will be held on August 25 at Memorial Baptist Church from 8:34 a.m. to 2:39 p.m. George Gentry said tests in hearing sight and speech along with a readiness assessment will be administered, and parents are urged to take part.
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George Gentry
Memorial, Baptist Church
Gentry
Truck Hit By Grenades And Gunfire In Korea
Three American soldiers were killed and about 15 wounded in a North Korean ambush on the western front north of Seoul in the U S Infantry Division area. The attack used grenades and automatic weapons as reinforcements responded from concealed positions. An additional American wounded and a scout dog killed were reported in a separate incident near the Imjin River in the 2nd Division sector.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. 8Th Army
U.S. Indfantry
Ith
Imjin River
West-Ern
Korean Demiliarized Zone
Tullis Bids Low On Work At Lee College
Tullis Construction Co of Houston emerged as the apparent low bidder on two Lee College buildings. The base bid totaled 31 978 993 with bids covering a classroom and study hall building and two dramatic arts structures. Bids include extending climate control lines from the mechanical center. A college board of regents committee reviews the bids and a contract award meeting is expected later. Other bidders included W. R Grimshaw Construction Co at 1 090 000 Baxter Construction Co at 1 096 400 Bayport Construction Corp at 1 217 818 and Span Glass Inc at 1 139 001.
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Tullis Construction Co
Houston
Lee College
College Board of Regents
W. R Grimshaw Construction Co
Baxter Construction Co
Bayport Construction Cop
Span-Glass, Inc
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