Mother finally hears son's call from Hong Kong home
By machine Holliman recounts awaiting a long awaited call from son Cecil Holtman stationed in Viet Nam. After two years apart the family gathered with Hollyne and Les as the British Hong Kong connection finally brought a 10 minute phone chat. Tears of joy followed as the mother learned he would soon be back in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holliman
Cecil Holliman
Hong Kong
Houston International
Cecil
Viet Nam
Ceril
Hollyne
Dallas
C. W
Les
Trans Texas Airways
Sharon
Tom Starkey
ATC
Cecil Holtman
New Crosby School Chief Perkins Named Superintendent
Perkins 46 former Channel View elementary principal was hired as Crosby school district superintendent at a Friday special session replacing Allison L Koonce who left to helm Victor schools. He plans to move family soon and is described as a man on the job. Funeral details for Robert L Hale 91 Franklin La were announced with services at 10 a.m. Monday. Oilers exhibit on KEPRC TV Saturday and Galveston tide and weather forecasts are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofr. Perkins
Channel View
Crosby
Allison L. Koonceé
Victor
Perkins
Larry Hale
Franklin
Hale
Robert L. Hale
New Orleans
Annunciation Catholic Church
Ibert Funeral Home
Larry
Around Town Highlights Baytown Social Scene
Dan Savell and A. V. Haynes share an early coffee Saturday. Bobby Austin, Joe Brack and Bop Gillette chat in a parking lot. Rog Grandy praises Baytonians. Rags Richards looks fit. Doris Hendricks visits Colorado for horseback riding. John Coates and Jack Jacobs discuss chinch bugs. Melinger ponders a ticket problem. Ed Vaughts handles a fire ticket. Mrs Haze Echols enjoys a Baytown Little Theatre show. Joe and Nancy Dacy note. Dr. Paul Ledbetter talks Tri-City Beach Read sale. Thad Felton in a jolly mood. Bob Martin keeps busy at the country club. Jon Pat Bond entertains family. Lynn Gray recalls stories about an old friend. Doug Stewart and Jack Kimmon now pros in chemical industry. Rev. Ed Summers attends a ball game. Otis Graham attends city council meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Savell
A. V. Haynes
Bobby Austin
Joe Brack
Bop Gillette
Rog Grandy
Haze
Echols
Baytown
Joe
Nancy Dacy
Paul Ledbetter
Thad Felton
Bob Martin
Jon Pat Bond
Lynn Gray
Doug Stewart
Jack Kimmons
Ed Summers
Otis Graham
Girl Loses Money in Bay Town Parking Lot
Mont Belvieu visitor Martha Salasar Valdez, 16, lost a yellow envelope with $60 intended for Bible school in Monterrey, Mexico. She believes it vanished at Kmart Baytown, either inside or in the lot, and requests contact at Mont Belvieu 495-3695. Bay Area Realtors plan noon meeting Monday at the Tower with H H Bruce and Joe Ridings of Southern Title Co discussing title policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Salasar Valdez
J. L. Clemens
Mont Belvieu
Monterrey
Mexico
Kmart
Baytown
BAY Area Board of Realtors
TL Am
HH. Bruce
Joe Ridings
Southern Title Co
Office Hours Change at LC For A Week
Lee College tightens hours for next week with most offices on day schedule between summer closing and fall opening. Testing and counseling run 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, registrar until 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Administrative offices 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance test at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium. Fall registration set for Sept 7 and 8. 359 students enrolled so far with a 2,400 fall enrollment projection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College
Walter Rundell
Stu
Dean Rundell
Senate OKs $1.60 Wage Increase in Minimum Bill
The Senate approved its minimum wage plan by 51 to 57, extending coverage to about seven million workers and raising base pay to 1.60 dollars an hour. It advances to conference with the House, which passed a similar bill last May, amid debate on effective date and Taft-Hartley Act provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Afl-Cio
South Main Outlet Sought Extension Hears Nazro Link Plan
Baytown City Council studied extending Nazro to Sunger Drive linking Wynnewood and Harper additions to South Main to ease outlet flow. Petition by Lavern Fuller and M P Fuller drew 400 names. Ford Geyer urged against, favoring Parkway open. Officials also discussed Miriam Briarwood East Nazro, paving Daniel Street and Wye Drive, annexation at Farm Road 2354, Tri City Beach Road, and Park Street Garth Road signals.
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Baytown City
Wynnewood
Nazro
Sunger
South Mein
Alexander Drive
Lavern
M. P
Pat) Fuller
Harper and Wynnewood
Ford Geyer
Missouri Pacific
East Nazro
Alexander
Miriam
Briarwood
Daniel Street
Oak Addition
Wye Drive
North Main
YMCA
Farm Road
Tri - City Beach
Airhart Drive
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Alabama Street
Park Street
Garth Road
Circle K Club II Tops Lee College at International Convention
Circle K Club II at Lee College repeated success by placing second in the silver division at the Dallas International Convention. Herschel Rosse won first in the district oratorical contest after top honors at the district meet in April in Oklahoma City. About 750 delegates, from U S and Canada, attended to hear the theme Fostering Integrity. The LC club earned the silver division award for 19 to 34 members and started two traditions, the All-College Sing and Fall Festival, raising about 500 for Baytown charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College
Circle K
Herschel Rosse
Oklahoma City
Herschel
United States
Canada
Circle E
Kenneth Martin
Tommy Paul
Lee College Choir
Baytown
Kenneth Mari
Humbie Gil
Rening Company
Baytown Kiwanis Club
West Baytown Kiwanis Club
Sammy Hance
Ronnie Anderson
Richard Carr
Paul Phillips
World News Roundup Disputed Open Housing Plan Spars With March Plan
A dissident group denounces Dr Martin Luther King Jr Open housing agreement with Chicago officials calling it a sellout and plans a march in Cicero. French President De Gaulle arrives in Addis Ababa after riots in Djibouti. The Soviet Union protests outside the Chinese Embassy in Moscow. A high speed crash on 6.8.51 kills five Marines and a civilian near La Place Louisiana.
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Cartin Luther King Jr
Chicago
Cicero
Charles le Gaulle
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Djibouti
French Somaliland
la Place
Teagle Grants Reach 18 Baytonians for Fall Studies
Eighteen Baytonians receive Teagle Foundation scholarships for study starting this fall at colleges and universities. Recipients include Carolyn Morris and Ronnie Endel at Rice University, Jack Cantrell and John Hunt at Tulane, and Donnie Rae Diebel at the University of Texas School of Medicine. Several will study nursing at Texas Woman's University or Prairie View A&M, with others attending the University of Texas and Baytown Hospital of Southeast Texas. Recipients are children or dependents of Humble Baytown Refinery and Enjay Baytown Plant employees or annuitants. additional awards go to engineers at Enjay and Humble plants for advanced degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cantrell
C. J. Cantrell
John Hunt
Wallis Hunt
Terry Slaglie
C. E. Slagle
Steve Kirkland
Woodrow W. Kirkland
University of Texas School of Medicine
Donnie Rae
Butch) Diebel
Glenella Diebel
University of Texas
Karen Reeves
Willie D. Reeves
Baytist Hospital
Southeast Texas
Humble
Baytown
Enjay
Teagle Foundation
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
United States
Teagle
Fred Coffeygineer
Harry Langdon
Harvard School of Business Administration
Teagie Foundation
Kathleen Hayes
James H. Hayes
la Porte
Doyle Arnold
Louis C. Arnold
Jerr Lynn Sackett
John L. Sackett
Dayton
Operation Mowdown targets Bay town cleanup drive
Chamber of Commerce plans Operation Mowdown as September theme for a block by block beautification drive. A N Johnson says two chairmen per block will organize efforts with Garden Clubs and city support from City Manager Fritz Lanham. Volunteers urged. Wednesday meeting listed attendees and goals to curb litter on Alexander Drive.
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Country Club Oaks Garden Club
Plumwood Garden Club
Wooster Garden Club
Johnson
Esplanade
Alexander Drive
Fritz Lanham
Johnson, Lanham
Gerald Landry
Ted Lyman
Mable Black
Royj Elms
Dave Sherren
Strike Nears End for New York Newspapers
A 126 day labor dispute blocking publication of the World Journal Tribune appears near resolution after a tentative contract between the Pressmen's Union and the merged paper. Union president William J. Kennedy will seek member approval. publication could resume by Sept 6 if ratified. Nine other unions still discuss minor terms. Guild official Thomas J. Murphy notes no obstacle to resuming work. The merged paper, from Journal American and Herald Tribune, will publish afternoon and Sunday editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New World Journal Tribune
William J. Kennedy
Thomas J. Murphy
New York Newspaper Guild
Tomor- Tory Morning
Journal-Amerimerger
Journal-American
The
Herald Tribune
Wil
Wallet, $1175 Home After 2-Year Trip
William Laws of Westland Michigan received his weathered wallet and $115 two years after losing them while deer hunting near Gillette Wyoming. A mystery sender mailed the soaked wallet with no note, prompting Laws to offer a reward for the unknown good Samaritan.
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Detroit
William Laws
Gillette
Wyo
Laws
Westland
Highlands Man Dies After Long Humble Oil Career
Frank Kilpatrick 6 of 1412 Jones Road Highlands died in a Houston hospital Friday after 30 years as a treaters worker at Humble Oil and Refining Co. Survivors include wife Annie Kilpatrick son Gary Kilpatrick of Hobart Ind two brothers Ima Kilpatrick Cur Yituck NC Joe Kilpatrick Drumright OK and Jack Kilpatrick Portsmouth VA two sisters Susie Flood Borger and Pearl Myers San Antonio four grandchildren Rosary Monday Highlands Earthman Chapel services Tuesday 9 30 am St Jude Catholic Church with interment at San Jacinto Memorial Park Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kilpatrick
Jones Road
Highlands
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Annie Kilpatrick
Gary B. Kil-patrick
Hobart
Ind
Ima Kilpatrick
Cur- Yituck
N. C
Joe Kilpatrick
Drumright
Okla
Jack Kil- Patrick
Portsmouth
Susie Flood
Borger
Pearl Myers
San Antonio
Rites Held Friday For Davis Infant
Infant Billy Ray Davis son of Mrs. Billie Davis of 2110 Conley Road died in Houston hospitals Thursday. Survivors include his mother and grandmother Mrs. Jeanette Summersail of Baytown. Graveside services were at 4 p.m. Friday in Cedar Crest Cemetery conducted by Earthman Funeral Home with Rev. Louis Gant of St. John Methodist Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ray Davis
Billie Davis
Conley Road
Houston Hospital
Jeanette Summersail
Baytown
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Earthman Funeral Home
Louis Gant
St. John's Methodist Church
Storm Bombs Are Canceled Storm turns back in Florida
A history making attempt to tame the fury of Huttican Faith Was canceled today as the storm lumbered relentlessly toward the southeastern Bahamas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Bahamas
Traffic Safety Chief Reports Baytown Traffic Trends
Robert G. Feinberg spoke at a chamber luncheon on safety metrics for January to August 1966. He cited 170 injuries in 740 accidents, 98 injuries in 556 crashes in 1963, and 142 injuries in 610 crashes in the prior period, urging car and driver prep, seat belts, and defensive driving. He announced 36 residents signed for a 12 hour Driver Improvement Program and a $400 safety kit approved by the city council. He noted 4,993 tickets in 1966 versus 3,519 previously, stressing no police quota and urging responsible driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G
Bob) Feinberg
Citizen’s Traffic Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce Safety Committee
Holiday Inn
Feinberg
Tional Safety Council
Baytown
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Channelview
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Sparky) Bond
Parkway
Tom Parkinson Jr
Bond
South Main
Nazro Eyed
LC Circle K Club II Tops
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dival Aeronautics Board
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Soviet Union
Red Chins
Moscow
Peking
Tass
Baytonians
Chamber of Commerce
Highlands Man's Services
Earthman Highlands Chapel
St. Jude Catholic Church
Maurice Cho
Holy Name Society
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Thomas J. Cash
M. V. Dorman
Randy, Dorman
E. V. Buss
Jim Buss
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First National Bank
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