Ex-Resident Meek Funeral Held in Houston
Funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Meek were held at 3 p.m. Friday at Settegast Funeral Home in Houston. She died at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holly Hall Home. She was the wife of J. H. Meek, a former mayor of Goose Creek 1935 to 1941, who preceded the late mayor C. L. Alexander. The Meeks moved to Houston 10 years ago.
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Sette ‘Gast
Houston
J. H. Meek
Holly Hall
J.H. Meek
Goose Creek
C.l. Alexander
Meeks
Baytown Notes Highlight Local Activities and Birthdays
Rosalie Myers contributes background for a news story as Toy Anderson earns praise for a newspaper photo. Katie King leaves the farm to visit friends in Baytown. Baytown area residents send birthday wishes to Kathy Griffin Jackie Greer Karen Harvey and Virginia Fromme. Ricky Trifillo and Bryan Carter travel to San Juan Puerto Rico with plans to return September 3. Local figures B A Gresham Sr Reba Gresham and Mrs R M Tod Hunter visit Salem Oregon and Canada for Expo. Dave Tracht joins Baytown Parks and Recreation Board. Aim Armsworth active with YMCA summer plans.
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Rosalie Myers
Toy -Anderson
Katie King
Baytown
B. A. Gresham Sr
Reba Gresham
YMCA
Dave Tracht
Baytown Parks and Recreation, Board
College to Pay Sixth of Street Paving Near LC
Lee College to cover one sixth of $4,568 paving cost for American, Republic, and Hurmible streets to improve campus access. Regents to decide on about $764 contribution. two new parking lots east of campus and access to the vocational building lot are planned. Construction may begin in September with bids opened Aug. 29.
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Republic
Hurmible
Lee College
Richard Strahan
College
Strahan
Ao Lee
Lin
Baytown Man's Parents Among 4 Killed In Wreck
East Texas near Whitehouse four people died in a head on crash Friday evening. Navy McElroy 73 and Mina Hampton McElroy 72 of Troup were killed instantly. Dennis MacLrice Sutton 2 and Richard C Norman 72, also of Troup, died later or at hospital. Mrs Minnie Norman was hospitalized in serious condition in Tyler. The McElroys funeral planned at Henry Methodist Chapel in Troup.
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Whitehouse
Baytown
Texas
Navy McElroy
Mina Hampton McElroy
C. W. McElroy
W. Homan
Dennis Maclrice Sutton
Richard C. Norman
Troup
McElroys
Henry Methodist Chapel
Forrester Funeral Home
Minnie Norman
Tyler
Sutton
Texas 110
Tyler Hospital
Baytonian Mike Powers Soloes In Naval Training Flight
Baytown native Mike Powers completed the first phase of naval air training with a solo flight on August 2 at Saufley Field near Pensacola Florida. The 23 year old son of Mr and Mrs John M Powers of Westwood is a 1961 graduate of Robert E Lee High School and Notre Dame biology major who later studied business at the University of Texas. He was an Eagle Scout and starred in Cedar Bayou Junior High and Robert E Lee athletics. Powers previously served as an aide to Senator Mondale in 1966 and played rugby at Notre Dame. He is now assigned to Whiting Field Milton Florida for further training.
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Ens
Mike Powers
Saufley Field
Fensacola
Iala
Baytown
Naval Air Training Program
Young Powers
John M. Pow
Ers
Westwood
Robert E. Lee
Mike
Notre Dame
University of Texas
Pat Powers
J. Lee Kimbrell
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Pat
St. Edwards University
Austin
Cedar Bayou
Whiting Field
Milton
Fla
Pensacola
Ser
Walter S. Mondale
Minnesota
Arabs Move Toward Nationalizing Oil Interests At Arab Conference
A Traqi capital report says a gradual nationalization of U.S. and British oil firms is endorsed by a majority at the Arab economic conference. Leftist regimes push for immediate takeover while Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Libya favor caution. Final plans expected at Khartoum summit August 23. Western oil cartels to be replaced by national oil companies via staged stock purchases.
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Damascus
Syria
U.S
Traqui
Middle East
Ithe
Kuwaitt
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Libya
REL Yearbooks To Be Distributed At Lee High School
Yearbooks for Robert E. Lee High School will be distributed in the REL auditorium starting Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. Seniors pick up first, then juniors from 8 to 10 a.m., sophomores and freshmen from 10:16 to 11 a.m. If missed, everyone else can come 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. or visit the main office noon to close and later days. Pink receipts required for ID.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Lee ‘Traveler
REL
Orientation Set For Freshmen At Sterling High
Sterling High School guidance department plans freshmen orientation sessions Tuesday morning to 1 a.m and Wednesday afternoon 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the auditorium. Principal Winnie Brown and assistants will cover registration, policies, schedules, four year plans, and use of facilities. Coaches and choir will discuss athletics and school rituals, with Sterling Stars and Sterling Band aiding programs. Counselors Bettie Jo White Nitchomant Cravey and Marion Brown lead planning.
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Ross Sterling High School
Sterling
Winnie Brown
Roy White
Don Treuhardt
Roland Kudla
Sterling Stars
Sterling Band
Bettie Jo White
H. H. Nitchomant
Seaborn Cravey
Marion Brown
Merger talks reported by Shamrock Oil and Diamond Alkali
A tentative merger agreement is reported between Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp of Amarillo and Diamond Alkali Co. of Cleveland. The mixed news item also touches on weather, fire deaths in Minnesota, a Genoa harbor protest, U.S. China policy remarks, and legal actions against H. Rap Brown.
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New York
Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp
Amarillo
Diamond Alkali Co
Cleveland
Ohio
H. Rap Brown
Black Power
Neighborhood Squirrels Inspire Inwood Yard Actions
Inwood residents witness a "mother squirrel" strolling through yards this week. Neighborhood girls Elizabeth Goodman and Mary Jane Baggett, both 13, Carolyn Baggett and Kathryn Goodman, both 11, and Kay Baggett, 10, along with Barbara Baggett II, help feed and pet the animal. The Baggetts live at 700 Inwood and the Goodmans at 103 Inwood. Moochy the mother squirrel feeds on stray pecans ready for pick up.
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Inwood
Madam Squirrel
Elizabeth Goodman
Mary Jane Baggett
Carolyn Baggett
Kathryn Goodman
Kay Baggett
Barbara Baggett
Baggetts
Goodmans
Baytown Cafeterias Head Sees Big Work Ahead
Edythe Musick directs Baytown school cafeterias with September menus planned and a massive grocery order. The program, run as non profit, serves 1.28 million lunches yearly and has kept prices steady while volume grows, with breakfast now common in several schools.
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Jornella Loynton
Baytown
Edythe Musick
Musick
Inferno at Montreal oil depot flames threaten fuel tanks
A fire at the Calex Oil Co depot on Notre Dame Street East in Montreal roared into an inferno as flames and dense smoke rose hundreds of feet. About 200 firefighters battled the blaze for hours, aiming hoses at nearby tanks while spectators and visiting fire chiefs observed. One worker was hospitalized and several firefighters were overcome by smoke. Exact cause under investigation.
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Montreal
Calex Oil Co
Notre Dame Street
Elphege Hamel
Calex
Canada
Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
Johnson Renews Vietnam War Policy Stand
President Johnson held a nationwide telecast news conference arguing for farm price bargaining rights and reaffirming the U S position on Vietnam. He urged legislation to help farmers and warned Congress about the Tonkin Gulf resolution as a check on wartime decisions.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Congress
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
John‘son
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Birs
Joseph Baldwin
Crosby
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon, Ga
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Jack Morton
Sam Houston Water and Sewage Association
Hayes
Winston Hayes Jr
Bellaire Community Hall
Baytown Area
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Enjay Chemical CO
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H. H. Nitschmann
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Glenn Dew
Sterling: High
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Genoa
Italy
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Michigan
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