Absentee voting continues for Baytown policemen pay raise
Baytown voters continue absentee voting through Monday in City Clerk Edna Oliver's office. Twenty four ballots cast by Thursday noon. Policemen seek a forty five dollar monthly raise. Also notes degree awards for Jimmy Edward Thomas and Wilma Glaydene Ehrhardt, obituary for Tom Leonard, and local civic events including precinct Democrats Club discussion, BEA rep at Dallas conference, and other local notices.
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Baytown
Edna Oliver
City Hall
Jimmy Edward Thomas
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Wilma Glaydene Ehrhardt
Democrats Club
Electricians Hall
N. Pruett
al Clayton
C. W. Cowan
Police Association
Veep Named At Highlands State Bank
John Heger, former cashier at Highlands State Bank, was elected vice president by the board of directors following a meeting on Wednesday. He will assume the post soon, after a career with Highlands since 1956 and prior roles as assistant cashier and cashier. Heger, a Weimar native and Army veteran, attended the University of Houston and St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He is married to Janet Svreck of Crosby.
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John Heger
The
Highlands State Bank
Donald R. Lang
Marvin E. Gillespie
Heger
Gillespie
State Banking Department
Houston
Weimar
England
University of Houston
St. Mary's University
San Antonio
First State Bank of
Janet Svreck
Crosby
Department of Public Safety
Roy Montgomery
Roy Jr
Lake of the Pines
Gilmer
Raymond D. Elkins
Maryland
Richard Waters
Pine Bluff
Ark
Molly
Little Rock
Dena Lee
Ines
Carolee Shanks
Tankent Mountain
Tena
Janet Lee
Beverly Vacares
Fetell
Ste: Stolifolly
Retired Highlands Nurse’s Rites Set
Funeral services for Mrs. Genevieve Sloan Heider 78 will be held Friday in Houston with a 9:15 a.m. service at Earthman Chapel and a 9:30 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Co Cathedral. Burial follows at Hollywood Cemetery. She lived at 246 S Kilgore Ave Highlands and previously worked at St Joseph’s Hospital. Survived by son R. J. Heider of Baytown, four sisters and a brother.
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Houston
Genevieve Sloan Heider
S. Kilgore Ave
Highlands
Earthman Chapel
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral
Hollywood Cemetery
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's School of Nursing
R. J .Heider
Baytown
Estelle Butler
Clieve ‘Cook
Carrie Sinan
Iyraldi Sleen
Houste
Robert Sloan
Reasten
School Teacher Pay Raise Scale Listed
Teachers' salaries in the School District would range from 4700 to 6845 dollars under the 1962 63 salary schedule if a 200 raise is approved by the board. A bachelor degree holder would earn 4700 to 6816 depending on experience with other ranges shown for semester hour credits.
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Board of Trustees
Union Vote Rejects Contract At United Rubber Baytown
Union members at United Rubber Baytown rejected the company's offer on wages and benefits after mediation talks. About 260 workers were involved as the seven unions voted to authorize a strike, with contracts expired midweek. The dispute includes Metal Trades, Electrical, Pipefitters, and Machinists locals, and the plant has operated since 1955 under United Carbon Co.
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Houston
United Rubber and Chemical Co
Wallout, Ions
Baytown
Sev
James C. Hubbard
Fed- Teague
United Rubber Bers
Thorize
James Teague
City Reorganization Plan Moves Forward
City Manager J B LeFevre began work on a final plan for broad city department reorganization. Proposed by the municipal economies committee, the plan aims to fit personnel to the new structure after final details are drawn. LeFevre will present the plan to the council and name heads of divisions, meeting Monday with two committee members to refine the details. The main change is creation of an operations department to oversee all city owned mechanical facilities.
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J. B. LeFevre
LeFevre
G. A. Hays
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
J. J
School Sign Up Data Listed
A listing of page numbers for school registration information appears on the page. Baytown page 21 Lee College page 16 Crosby page 10 Channelview page unspecified La Porte page 22 Anahuac page 13 Barbers Hill page 18. The data guides readers to where to find sign up details across districts.
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Baytown
Lee College
Crosby
Channelview
St. la Porte
Anahuac
Barbers Hin
Shots Spoil Break In At 73 Hall
Early Thursday five or six gunshots scared away two would be burglars at the 73 Hall near Highway 73. Mrs. Franssen woke to intercom sounds and observed blood outside after the men fled in a dark 1958 Chevrolet. Richard and his father fired multiple times. sheriff investigators pursued the case east of Highway 73.
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73 Hall
Highway 73
Wayne Franssen
Franssens
Franssen
Richard
Exempt From Course Credit Tests For Special Students
The Texas Education Agency approved a policy allowing junior high and high school students to gain credit or advanced standing by exams without taking courses. Plan A requires 16 other credits for graduation, Plan B enables early graduation for very exceptional students. Tests cover state and local content and will be held at Robert E Lee High School.
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Bobby Jack Sutphin
Ior
Texas Education Agency
TEA
John Stuart
Robert E.lee High School Guidance Department
RELHS
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Highlands Junior High
Horace Mann
Carver High School
Fingerprints Found In Mail Truck Robbery Case
Boston police and federal agents launch a nationwide manhunt after a Plymouth mail truck robbery that netted 1.5 million dollars. Three fingerprints were found on a car trunk and a burned automobile tied to a suburban Revere owner. Descriptions of five suspects remain vague with two nicknames Tony and Buster.
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Boston
Plymouth
Joseph Leonard
Revere
Post Office Department
FBI
Tony
Buster
Henry B. Montague
Montague
Washington
Michael J. Cullinane
Massachusetts State Police
Three Baytown Stores Burglarized Net $125
Burglars entered Franklin's Ladies Ready to Wear Kinney Shoe Store and Singer Sewing Machine Co through skylights and a wall collapse. They took $72.17 from Franklin's and $53 from Kinney's plus a coin haul from a soft drink machine. Singer reported no theft. Damages to ceilings and walls ranged from $200 to $300. Police investigated with detail.
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EU Meee Reeve
Baytown
Franklin
Texas
Kinney Shoe
Kinney’s
Franklin's
Kinney's
Singer Sewing Machine Co
E, Texas
Von Braun urges steady public support for space program
Dr Wernher Von Braun dismissed changes to U S space plans after the Soviet dual orbit and urged sustained public backing over years. He outlined Saturn rocket work, with upcoming C1 and C5 tests and plans to launch an Apollo spacecraft, stressing progress over a crash program.
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von Braun
Blacksburg
Wernher von Braun
U.S
Space Administration
Moon
von ‘Braun
Solar System
Space Center halt delays oil and space headlines
Our World Today reports the halt of work at the U S Space Development Center in Hynteville Alabama and eight day delayed oil well production in Texas. Soviet twin astronauts return from landing area near Moscow with a detailed report on their work. Severe weather moves through South Texas and the Panhandle with a tornado strike in the Grande Valley.
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Soviet Union
Ty Mescowte Mvake
Texas’ Panhandle
Lawrer
Grande Valley
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Kimberly Cadra
Ed Cadra
Cindy Price
Paulit Price
Tom Leonard
E. James
Steve Williams
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Crockett
BEA
Wilfred Korthauer
Baytown Education Association
Texas State Teachers Association
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Dallas
A. V. Barber
Leo Bryant
Kilgore Roag
Alexander Drive
Galveston
Grady Lenamond
Denver City
Tex
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Eunice
N.M
Tueaday
Lenamond
Brady Lenamond
First Baptist Church
Missouri City
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W. A. Jones
Jesse Kirkpatrick
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Dental College
Women OF Faith Temple
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Baytown Photos
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