Sister Dies After Six Months Ill in Denton
LOIS PERRYMAN sister of Mrs L W Kelly 913 N Ashbel died Tuesday in Denton after an illness of six months She had been a teacher for 34 years and had been serving as Tyler schools coordinator of elementary instruction Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in Denton. ATTEND FUNERAL MR AND MRS I G Partain 315 Williams have returned from Taylor where they attended funeral services for C M Partain brother of L G Partain who died last Saturday Services were held at 315 p m Monday at Condyn Memorial Chapel in Taylor with Rev James Mantooth officiating Burial was in City Cemetery in Taylor. Baytown Woodmen of the World Willow Camp No 1922 will hold family night at 730 pm Thursday at the WOW Hall on East Texas. Mrs James A Huey 242 Ashby winner of the lucky Monday morning shopper $10 cash prize awarded by Baytown merchants. Shopping in Baytown is wonderful she said and I want to thank Baytown merchants for the 210 surprise. Wesleyan Guild St Mark's Methodist Church rummage sale Thursday and Friday at 2419 Market 51 Garden Club meeting Craigmont Garden Club will meet at 7 pm Thursday at the home of Mrs K E Moore fdid Vae M1 will be a dinner meeting. Robert E Lee High School Gander windshield decals stickers may be obtained at the school athletic office. Bayshore Rod Reo and Gun Club will hold its monthly meeting at 730 pm Thursday at the lib headquarters 2223 Minnesot according to Jack Walker president It is the first general membership meeting under the new date schedule a session on the third Thursday of each month.
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Lois Perryman
L. W. Kelly
N. Ashbel
Denton
Tyler Schools
I. G. Partain
Williams
Taylor
C. M. Partain
L. G. Partain
Condyn Memorial Chapel
James Mantooth
City Cemetery
James A. Huey
Ashby
Baytown
Bayshore Rod, Reo and Gun Club
Lib
Minnesot
Jack Walker
Weather Outlook Galveston With Showers And Warm Trend
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and warm temperatures forecast through Thursday. Galveston tides show high at 12:58 a.m. and 2:98 p.m., low at 7:30 a.m. and 4:38 p.m., with 298 pa noted in the Tuesday edition.
Rescuers Aid Family After Boat Hits Submerged Object
J A Matthews of 106 Midway and his shrimping party aided a man, his wife, and two small sons after their boat struck a submerged object near Five Mile Pass on Tuesday. The two boys wore lifejackets. Victims’ names not learned. they were from ThousandUV. Dorothy Willis charms in turquoise. Stampley to appear on Larry Kane show Saturday.
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J. A. Matthews
106
Midway
Five Mile Pass
Matthews
Lou Ann
Debbie
City Manager Proposes Water Rate Hike in Baytown
City Manager J B LeFevre proposed raising the city water rate by $1 to cover a $108000 deficit in the sewer system funded from general fund revenue. The council heard the proposal during budget hearings but took no action. They signaled restraint, saying no rate increases while alternatives exist, as they review car expenses and wage recommendations. City employe count rose from 190 to 234 over three years. Meetings ran long, 6:30 am to 9:30 pm, as the advisory talks continued.
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Adiwiniohan
Wes
Texas sales tax to start September first
Texans face a seven percent sales tax on many items starting Sept. 1. A typical meal may cost extra pennies. a $5,000 annual income yields about $24 tax. Tax covers furniture, appliances, clothing, and meals while many essentials are exempt. Retailers must collect tax and file, with an IRS bulletin and comptroller forms to follow.
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Austin
Texas Research League
Berlin leader Brandt demands action from Kennedy
West Berlin leader Willy Brandt announced he sent a letter to President Kennedy stating Berlin expects political action, not words. He spoke to about 200,000 cheering residents calling for Western representatives to witness the Berlin situation and warned that the Communists use the border as a lever to divide the Allies.
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Brandt
Berlin
East Berlin Tightens Travel as Border Blocks Harden
Communist East Berlin enforces stricter limits on travel to West Germany amid mounting crisis. Barricades bar East Germans from West Berlin trains and trips, with border crossings at Helmstedt and Bavarian points largely shut. Western authorities protest, warning of breaches to postwar pacts as Berlin remains a tense flashpoint.
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Berlin
Western Germany
Germanys
East Germany
Lee College projects near completion face weather delays
Lee College reports the new library and gymnasium pool addition near occupancy dates of September fifteen and twenty nine, contingent on weather allowing plastering and finishing. Lammers notes 12 bad weather days slowed progress on piping, masonry, glazing and electrical work as plans for Carver and Travis additions proceed.
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Lee College
Lammers
New LC Library Ready About Sept 15 Satellite Robot Is Launched
Cape Canaveral reports a new satellite observer named Windmill launched to study solar winds and earth’s magnetic fields. NASA officials say the experiment looks good after eleven hours, but final judgment waits for later readings due to the long orbit possibly exceeding 34,000 miles.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Missile Test Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ninety Nine Teachers Approved by School Board
The board approved nineteen new teachers and one school secretary for next year, and accepted six resignations. Resignations included Ella Margaret Cline and Robert E. Lee High School, Alta M. Cobb at Lamar, William R. Bu at Cedar Bayou Junior High, Merita L. Schumann at Ashbel Smith, Jack Simmons at Bowie, and George E. Weatherford at REL. New hires include Dorothy J. White at Cedar Bayou, Carolyn Bauer at Lamar, James K. Young third grade, Sam H. Bowers biology, Sharon Houston and Elizabeth Ann Paul special education, and others across Bowie San Jacinto and Cedar Bayou.
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Ella Margaret Cline
Robert E. Lee High School
Alta M. Cobb
Lamar
William R. Bu
Cedar Bayou Junior High
Merita L. Schumann
Ashbel Smith
Jack Simmons
Bowie
George E. Weatherford
Thurman F. Watson
Cedar Bayou
Dorothy J
Alice E.white
Carolyn Bauer
James K. Young
Sam H. Bowers
Sharon Houston
Elizabeth Ann Paul
Spe F. Branscome
Cial
Ann L. Stephens
Wanda’ W. Brown
Mmusic
San Jacinto
Billy Brade
Arthur W.thomas Perry
Coltharp
Rel
Trustees Continue Study on School Insurance Plan
Trustees meet Monday night at 7230 Pan to review recommendations from a special committee that studied district insurance purchasing. The plan would name agent(s) of record, require a Baytown Insurance Exchange departure, and set policies with Sept 1, 1961 expirations and ongoing annual program reviews.
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Bydi Boone
Karl Opryshek
Clifton Adams
J. T. Horeczy
Opryshek
Two Baytown Teens Injured In Scooter Accident
Two Baytown teenagers William and Ronald Anders and Mike Kern were injured when a scooter mishap occurred near 1018 N Commerce at 1:6 am. They were traveling east on Tobit owned by a local family. no charges filed.
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Baytown
William
Gull Coat Hospital
Ronald Anders
Mike Kern
Janes I. Lank
Ance
Fanik
Newhiford
Patratnyin
Joe
Turs-Lamer
Anne
Tobit
Oop
Rolfe
N. Comnmerer
Border patrol guards to accompany Kennedy order move
President Kennedy announced an order to activate patrol guards for fights out of San Antonio stage last week. Gov. Price Daniel said an additional highway patrol will be assigned to Gatesville amid escapes from Gatesville School for Boys. Clown Boro dies of cancer at American Medical Center in Denver. he was a native of Al Hurton, Texas and acted in films. Signal Oil and Gas Co. sues the federal government for 1 million over dredging damages in Houston Ship Channel. Police probe in Brooklyn for the knife killings of two boys as molesters are questioned. Britain and France draft a protest to Moscow over East Germany closing the Berlin border to refugees. Army advises reserve units may be called up as part of a U.S. conventional force build-up for Berlin tensions. Ernesto Guevara seeks a route to Soviet advisers during the Inter-American Economic Conference in Urupuk.
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Berlin
German Democratic Republic
GDR
Watson
East Berlin
West Bern
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Murrow
Bruce C. Clarke
U.S
Europe
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Christopher Steel
Walter C. Dowling
Bonn
Adenauer
Andrei Smirnov
United States
Britain
France
San Antonio
Kennedy
Seventeen Year Term For Cummings Case in Houston
A jury in Criminal District Court sentenced Jones to seventeen years in prison for the stabbing robbery of Baytown clerk Mrs Eloise Cummings on January 28. Co‑defendant Joseph Bertrand, 19, of Vinton, La., awaits trial after severance. Mrs Cummings, seriously beaten and robbed, lay in a Baytown hospital for days. Prosecutor Edward Shaw urged the harsher sentence but Jones claimed no Baytown involvement.
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Cummings
Langston G. King
Houston
Bob
Holcup
Jones
Shaw
Jones Town
Eloise Watson
Joseph R. Bertrand
Vinton
Crosby Trustees OK School Tax Rate Hike
Crosby School Board Tuesday night approved a tax rate increase from 1.88 to 1.97 per $100 of assessed valuation and a budget of 175.00. Superintendent Allison Koonce said last year’s budget was 17.72 with $128,000 added for capital, and the board funded a 1.7-year line for teachers.
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Crosby School Board
Allison Koonce
Cantal Outiay
Don't Shoot At Dogs In Baytown
Baytown Police Chief Roy Montgomery warned Wednesday that several complaints allege people shot at dogs in Rowe Island Oaks. He cautioned those firing in dense areas could face charges for discharging firearms inside the city and urged witnesses to contact the city humane officer to prevent harm to residents and children.
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Baytown
Rowe Iand Oaks
Roy Montgomery
Crus
Montgomery
New Pupils Registering This Week At School District
New high school pupils register this week with sessions at noon and 1 pm. Robert E. Lee High School begins registration as the district moves new students in. Principal McLemore says regular registration starts Thursday August 31 with two faculty meetings before. Classes shift to 8 12 am start and 3 23 pm end with six periods of longer duration as required by the state. Faculty meetings are set for August 20 and August 31. Sophomores register Friday September 1 and freshmen begin Monday August 4 amid district-wide opening plans.
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Robert E. Les
McLemore
REL
Aadio Visual
Wigan
Nat Abery School
Goose Creek Dist
Iit
Hong Pedisieread
Lost Ring Found After Eighteen Years At Local Store
J W Barns reported his high school ring lost twenty years earlier at Grenadier grocery on East Texas. While shopping for rabbits with his wife, Kenneth Wilburn found a class ring bearing letters and owner’s initials. Barns identified it and Wilburn returned the ring, keeping it after attempts to locate the owner failed.
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Fichteen
Ano J. W. Barns
Cassy Cing
Biens
Grenadier
East
Texas
Burns
Kenneth Wilburn
Wilton i
Ress Jbud
Tox
Rivns
Greebal
Beryrs
Mets
Cold War At A Glance
A terse AP overview notes Berlin tensions as Allied powers weigh drastic action against a possible Communist border closure. West Berlin protests and warnings from Washington London Paris signal no immediate trade breaks, while assurances claim Western rights and West Berlin remain shielded from broader effects.
Briscoe To Speak For Men’s Meet At Harris County
Frank Briscoe district attorney of Harris County will address the Methodist Men’s Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul’s Methodist Church on crime in Harris County. Briscoe, 35, has served since 1960 after defeating Dan Walton, is a 1990 UT Law graduate, and previously worked as an assistant DA in Blacks County. He hails from a Fort Bend County farm near Richmond. Gerda Hansen chairs the program.
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Harris County Dist
Aity
Frank Briscoe
Joc Odist
St. Paul's Methoast
Briscoe
Harris County
Atttorney
Dan Walton
Walton
U.S. Marine Corps
University of Texas School of Law
Blacks County
Butler,Binion, Rive and Cook
Sing
Marine Corps
Texas Arm
Fort Bend
Richmond
Gerda Hansen
Ehairilen
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Knights of Pythias
Baytown Woodmen of the World
Willow Camp No. 1922
Wow Hall
Wesleyan Guild of
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Craigmont Garden Club
K. E. Moore
Gun Club
Wanda Ellis
John
Aggie Seligman
Hrig
Garner State
Ihr
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Hexntorin
Bevtaet Pedges
Internal Revenue
Mer- Service
Comptroller
IRS
IBM
Helmstedt
Ivus-Porwe Vos l
East Ger
Albert ‘el
Andrei I. Solovyev
Solovyev
Travis
Carver
George H. Gentry
Carver High School
Carver High
Carver Elementary
sLammers
H. LaNeil Coltharp
Harvey W. Flynt Jr
Mary E. Hargis
Joanna J. Kilgore
H. J. Knight
Mildred I. McDowell
Alamio
Harlem
Glenda Rogers
Highlands
Gladys R. Sprayberry
Baytown Insurance Exchange
Jim Bond
David Y. Arnett
Board of Trustees
Insurance Committee
Gatesville
Gatesville School For Boys
Price Daniel
Boro
American Medical Center
Denver
al Hnurton, Tex
Signal Ol & Gas Co
Housston
Houston Ship Channel
Brooklyn
N. C
Moscow
Army
Erenesto Guevara
Urapuny
Boaum
McUinniththss
Edward N. Shaw
Bor Jones
Crosby Trustees
Wilburn
Reagan
I. Wilburn
Boths
Huber
Cold War
Associated Press
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Westen
Kotrs
Moekade
Wans Bees
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