Baytown civic events highlight industrial report and local notices
Baytown officials plan a school board meeting at 7 30 p m to hear James A Anderson on the Industrial Attraction Committee recommendations for attracting new industry. Mayor Al Clayton will attend. Also listed are DeMolay lunch boxes, theater ticket sales, a film at Ellington AFB, Optimist sponsorship praise, police reserves meeting, diving classes, and a Baytown Amateur Radio Club gathering with a teletype program.
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James A. Anderson
Baytown
School Board of Trustees
al Clayton
Robert 3. Taylor
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Air Defense Command
Police Administration
Fletcher Hickerson
Amateur Radio Club
Lee Pohler
Florida
Lowell Lammers
Lee College
Travis and
Carvey
J. A. Anderson
Clayton
City of Baytown
Ottan
Partly Cloudy Warm with Scattered Thundershowers
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Tuesday with scattered daytime thunderstorms. Galveston tides show highs at 6:56 a.m., 12:45 p.m., and 6:45 p.m. with Monday and Tuesday conditions driver by coastal timing.
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Galveston
Army SP 4 Allen Sirocka in Swift Strike exercise
Army man Allen G Sirocka of Crosby serves with the 101st Airborne in Exercise Swift Strike a large joint maneuver in North and South Carolina set to end August 20. Also notes Gary Lannon eighth birthday and other local items including births vacations and community happenings.
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Army SP
Allen G. Sirocka
Joe Sirocka
Crosby
101St, Airborne Division
North
South Carolina
Gary Lannon
Lottie McMicken
Catherine Guinn
Barbara Miller
Alené Bunting
Hooks
Lawrence Bourge
Molly Bowers
Galveston
Jean McDowell
Jim
Mona Hale
James Queen
Baytown
James Alt
Jim Ted Wood
Baytown Education Association
Wil
Texas
Baytonian Comments Stir Rusk Berlin Issue and Yankee Pace
A Baytown observer discusses Dean Rusk and the Berlin crisis while noting the Yankees, Mantle and Maris, and the Monroe Doctrine as U S debate dominates headlines. The piece mentions a Gulf plant site near Cedar Bayou in Harris County and reflects on America’s global role.
Fallout shelter ruling eyed for sports arena plan
Secretary Rusk session amid debate over a domed county stadium and a proposed $8.74 million fallout shelter. If approved, the shelter would serve about 260000 people, be part of the stadium complex, and could be used for exhibitions and fat stock shows with possible parking and emergency food storage.
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Fred Hartman Washington
Dean Rusk
Fred Hartman
Joe Babin
Baytown
Robert E. Lee High
Schotty-Clags
State Department
Fatsnot
Mg Joe
Harris County
A. J. Rabin
San Court
Leon
Babin
Joe
Marines
Hitch
U.S
Gorgetown
Washington
Berlin
Senate
Albert Thomas
Haring County
Kennedy
Maine
Org
East Berlin siege and Cold War tensions rise
Reports describe thousands of Communist police and troops barricading East Berlin as escapes to the West increase strain on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The United States moves to loosen Cuba deal constraints amid the return of an Eastern Airlines hijack, while a Cuban patrol boat may be released in exchange.
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East Berlin
West
United States
Cuba
Eastern Airlines
Kennedy Calls Rusk On Berlin Crisis And West Action
President Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk held a late conference on the Berlin refugee flight ban and possible Western measures. Assistant Secretary Ty Kohler arranged talks with Britain France and West Germany to plan actions beyond protest including a possible travel ban from West to East Germany. In Stanton Texas a bank hold up robbed the First National Bank of about 4,000 dollars as a lone gunman escaped.
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Washington
Kennedy
Dear Rusk
Berlin
Redmile
West Berlin
Foy Ty Kohler
Britain
France
West Germany
East Berlin
East Germany
East Geemany
Stanton, Tex
First National Bank
Wew
Texas
Wig Serio
25 Year Resident A L Jett Dies
Arnold Lee Jett aged 47 of Fe0ey Baytown died at 2 p m Sunday in a Heston hospital He had 25 years as Baytown resident and 25 years at a refinery rubber plant Funeral arrangements are by Earthman Pancrai Home He leaves a daughter Mrs Curtis M Sides Baytown a son Thomas James Jett in Germany his father David Jett and stepmother Mrs David Jett of Hornbeck three sisters Mrs Gladys Klontz Mrs Irene Conover and Mrs Tha Mae White and five brothers James R Jett John Felton C Jett Henry B Jett and M M Jem all named with several stationed out of state
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Arnold Lee Jett
Clayton Drive
Heston
Humble Oi and Refining Co
Baytown
Jett
Earthman Pancrai
Curtis M. Sides
Baystown
Thomas James
Germany
U.S. Army
David
Hornbeck
Gladys Klontz
Fort Hood
Tex
Irene Conover
Tha Mae White
Stuttgart
James R. Jett
Korea
U.S
John 2D
Felton C. Jett
Henry
B. Jett
Palm Springs
Calif
Im. M. Jem
School Budget Increase Below Two Percent Proposed
The school district board of trustees studies tentative appropriations for next year and plans a 7:50 p.m. Monday meeting at the school administration building to discuss them. Formal adoption of the 1961 62 budget is due by August 1st with a budget hearing set for Thursday, August 17.
Hurricane Hunters Eye Easterly Wave
Hurricane hunter planes skipped today to study an easterly wave moving westward into the Gulf of Mexico. South Florida faced thunderstorms and a Tampa Bay storm with power outages, downed trees, and property damage but no injuries. The Baytown school district budget totals 5,107,818 with Lee College at 83,507, and final budget revisions due Monday night.
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Miami
Gulf of Mexico
South Florida
Tampa Bay
Berlin Gate Closed as West Berliners Clash With East Police
Clashes erupted at the Brandenburg Gate as West Berliners protested a border closure. East German troops and militiamen blocked the crossing with barbed wire, tanks, and riot gear while West Berliners demanded unimpeded travel and a unified Germany. Police struggled to control the crowd as the gate remained a flashpoint.
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East
West Berlin
East German People’s Army
Lopen
East Germany
Brandenburg Gate
Karl Maron
Boat Heads To Rescue Houstonian
A Coast Guard craft was rushed from Galveston at noon Monday to aid Mrs. Walter Tippet, trapped on a capsized inboard boat east of Morgan's Point in the Houston Ship Channel. Her husband Walter Tippet Jr watched from shore as family cars and trailer were left at Thompson's Fishing Camp while son called for help. Baytown Emergency Corps assisted as the Coast Guard took charge of the operation.
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Weingarten
Thompson
Tri-City Beach
Walter Tippet Jr
Baytown Emergency Corps
Coast Guard
Rites Held For Tommy DeLoach At 10 Years Old
Funeral services for Thomas Edward DeLoach age 10 were held at 2 pm Monday at Paul A Lees Funeral Home with David D Glenn reading. He died Sunday morning after an eight day illness. He lived in Baytown since infancy and is survived by his parents two sisters and a brother. Burial was at South Park Cemetery in Houston.
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Paul A. Lees
Thomas Edward DeLoach
Johnny DeLoach Sr
Wright Blvd
First Jreader
David D. Glenn
First Church of Christ
D P Parkinson
Beverly Lynn DeLanch
Johnny DeLanch Jr
Baytown
Buriat
South Park Cemetery
Houston
Berlin Crisis Echoes Across Cold War Briefs
West Berlin protests surge as thousands of East German troops and police enforce border closures halting 80,000 East Berlin commuters. Bonn reports East German regime halting telephone links to West Germany. Kennedy, Rusk condemn border closing as a four power breach while Pravda claims East Berliners support the move.
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Red
Bonn
East Berlin
Aes Pere
Associated Press
Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Dean Rusk
One Hundred Men Leave Baytown for Army Induction
Baytown sent one hundred men to join the army amid Allied tensions over Berlin actions. Sixteen men hailed from Houston and others came from Highland Crosby Gatena Park and nearby areas. Induction was coordinated by the Local Selective Service Board with reports of large scale mobilization and regional protests.
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Baytown
Mousten
Army
London
Soviet Union
Berlin
Houston
Britain
Western Europe
East Germany
Baytown Selec
East West
Gen Jtive Service Board
James Glover II
Joseph D. Mascarro
Joe Willson
Charles O. Kelly
Don D. Wileman
Eddie Williams
Oscar Lamkin Jr
Richard C. Ostinelli
Rodney Sarton
Clemis L. Lloyd A. Irvin
Alvie C. Inge
J G. Windle Jr
Joe C. Salazar
Chaver W. Gibson
LeRoy Cane Mot
Highland
Theodor J. Saminsii
Crosby
Hershey
Godfrey
Frankie J. Boggs
Gatena Park
Robert Ure
Texas House OKs runoff bill in special elections
The Texas House approved the Senate version of a runoff requirement for special congressional elections with a 34 to 42 vote, sending the measure to the governor. The move aims to clear an early adjournment of the second special session as lawmakers discuss the retirement fund bill and potential third session topics. Governor Price Daniel signals possible fall actions on loan shark legislation and related measures.
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Senate
House
Price Daniel
Daniel
Kenywn
Am Uiternace
Marty
Washington
Humble seeks channel and fill for Black Duck Bay project
Humble Oil and Refining Co applied to the US Corps of Engineers to dredge a channel and fill 17 acres of Black Duck Bay. A 200 to 400 foot wide, eight foot deep at low tide channel would connect the bay, with a levee north to south across the center and a spoil area west and south of the bay. The project aims to deepen the remaining basin and create a recreational area while using dredged material as storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Co
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Black Duck Bay
Humble
Baytown
Beers
Bo Humble
Corps of Engineers
Trinity Bay
Graveside Rites For Rev L C Hollaway Held Here
Former Baytown resident Rev L C Hollaway 66 pastor of Bethel Baptist Church New Caney died after a heart attack. Graveside rites were planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Bayou cemetery. Survivors include his widow and daughter Betsy, brothers Elmo and John L Hollaway of Baytown, Donald Hollaway of San Jose California, Jarumy Hollaway of Houston, and two sisters Mrs R K Kunbath and Mrs Robert Roush of Baytown. Funeral services were at Rothe Baptist Church in New Caney.
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L. C
Jack) Hollaway
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Bollaway
Bethel Baptist Church
New Caney
Mlevetland
Rothe Baptist Church
Betsy
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Order of DeMolay
Gaillard
James T. Richardson
Rotary
Optimists
Highlands White Sox
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la Porte
Howard Hamil
Neal Seeley
Bill Crawford
KR. Boyle
Lorna M. McCraw
Theodor Kaminski
R. D. Martin
W. G
Pop) Swain
Robert Ehrhardt
Glenn Taylor
Abigail Frazier
Melha Pittmar
Baytonian
Cedar Bayou Stream
Mickey Mantle
Rogers
Maris
Ameri
America
Yankee
Babe Ruth
Paul Cezanne
Texang
Adolf Eichmann
Carlsbad, N.M
A. L. Jett
Borough Hall
East and
Gerald Smith
Harold Lane
Houstonian
Tommy DeLoach
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Bulletin
HORC
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