Tower Headquarters Opens and Meeting for Sen. Tower
Workers for Sen. John Tower plan a 7 30 p m meeting Monday at 311 W Texas Tower Headquarters. Operation Early Bird will open full time starting Tuesday. Play School Set registrations begin Sept 7 for Mrs Frank Thompsons Play School at 511 West Francis ages three to six. Phone 582 2 for more information. Uncle Dies FS over DE Pentington Tex died at 7 pm Sunday in a Lufkin hospital. Survivors include three nephews J H Tinton G N Tullos Rex Tullos and two nieces Mrs Comer Reed and Mrs Jeff Brasher, Baytown. Family Reunion Ninety two descendants of Joseph and Felicia Bruce of China Tex attended a reunion Aug 21 at Fort Anahuac Park. Ten of the couples children attended as did 18 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. John Tower
Texas
Early Bird
Frank Thompson
Play
West Francis
DE Pentington
Tex
Lufkin
J. H. Tinton
G. N. Tullos
Rex Tullos
Baytown
Comer Reed
Jeff Brasher
Bay Town
Joseph
Felicia Bruce
China
Fort Anahuac Park
County Panel Back Amendment No 5 Aids For Employes
Texas officials form committee to study Amendment No 5 retirement benefits for county and subdivision officers and employees. Harris County officials join statewide effort urging support for a measure allowing local provision of retirement disability and death benefits with state oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Gurley
Tarrant
Fedeation
Senate
Smith
Texas
Harris County
Carl S. Smith
S. B. Bruce
R. J. Lindley
R. E. Turrentine Jr
Albert Lee
Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas
Justice of the Peace
Chambers County
J. B. Wooldridge
Four Way Stop Sign Placed At Banobina West Fayle
City Manager Fritz Lanham reports a new four way stop at the Banobina and West Fayle corner while a right turn only sign is installed on Stewart where it meets North Arena. Registrar's hours extend weekdays. testing and counseling offices stay open until 9 30 p.m. weekdays. Weather remains partly cloudy and warm with showers, temperatures from 71 to 92 degrees. Galveston tides show multiple high tides on Tuesday with no tow tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banobina
West Fayle
Fritz Lanham
Stewart
North Arena
Lee Collece
See How They Run staged by Baytown house company
The Reverend Peter Kait joined the running vicars in Baytown Little Theater's See How They Run to the audience's delight while his wife Francine drove the getaway car after the performance. The item also notes local birthdays and community notices including staff changes and yearbook signings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kait
Baytown
Glenda Chandler
Guy V
Subba) Navarre
Pauline
Lyndon B. Johnsons
Lbj
Lady Bird
Navarre
Paul Alpha
John Brasher
Bill Heintschel
Connie Alphas
Gay- Lynn Tollison
Troy Bowman
Robert Klaus
Ronnie McCraw
Howard Plagens
Barty
Wayne Gray
Parks and Recreation Committee
Crosby Voters Rebuff Water and Sewer Bond Proposals
Crosby voters again rejected bond issues for water and sewer systems. A 450,000 bond was defeated 115 to 6 by the Crosby Municipal Utility District, part of a second bond proposal in a year. The project, with federal grants, would have funded a sewer system and a separate water system at roughly 578,250 in total.
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Crosby
Funeral Held For C. W. Vickers In Baytown
Charles Vickers 90, longtime Baytonian and former carpenter farmer and rancher, died Saturday night in a Baytown hospital. Burial followed at 2 p.m. Monday at Cedar Bayou Methodist Cemetery after services at Paul A. Lee Chapel led by Rev. J. Davis. Survived by three sisters in Pasadena and Baytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Davis
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Buria
Cedar Bayou Methodist Cemetery
Baytown School District Calendar Highlights
School year calendar lists two sessions with key dates. First session starts Sept 1 with classes on Sept 2 and holidays including Labor Day Nov 11 and Thanksgiving Nov 24 25. Christ mins holidays span late December to early January. Second session runs from Jan 23 to May 25 with multiple faculty meetings and holidays such as Easter and San Jacinto Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Christmins
San Jacinto
Trustees To Air Ditch At Burnet
The school board will meet in a called session at 7:30 pm in the administration building board room. A secret session at 7 pm will discuss personnel. In public, Tom Langford of Harris County Flood Control District will discuss the ditch problem at Burnet Elementary. George Gentry hopes for corrective measures and cost estimates. Trustee contact teams Sam Alford, Mrs Karl Oprysek Tillman, O Brien and Boye Hill, Robert Wahrmund, Paul Parkin will report back. A draft letter to the US Office of Education protesting UIL eligibility rulings on Sterling High School athletes will be reviewed. Insurance reports from Jim Bond, Miss Odena Childers, Mrs Byrdis Brinkley and purchasing agent Dave SherTon on student accident insurance will be heard.
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Tom ‘Langford
Harris County Flood Control District
Burnet Elementary
George Gentry
Langford
Ieport
Sam Alford
Karl Opryshek
Tillman
O Brien
Boye Hill
Robert Wahrmund
Paul Parkino
United States Office of Educaton
Texas University Ieterscholastic League
New Sterling
Jim Bond
Odena Childers
Byrdis Brinkley
Dave Sher- Ton
Rotarians Urge Civic Action for Baytown’s Beautification
The Baytown Rotary Club highways committee urges property owner cooperation to improve Baytown’s appearance. The report favors targeted city action, more service club involvement, and stricter signage and ordinance enforcement. It notes esplanade plantings, weed control, and demolition of rundown buildings, with Texas Highway Department support for better esplanade upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Baytown
Lee Liggett
Liggett
W. E. Carmichael
Texas Highway Department
Carmichael
Channelview Man New Superintendent Named At Crosby
A Channelview elementary principal for five years is named Crosby Schools superintendent to replace Allison Koonce who resigned to lead Victor district. Robert Cunningham served as acting superintendent. Perkins previously led Viola Cobb Elementary Channelview and earlier led New Summerfield schools.
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Channelview
Crosby
C R. Perkins
Allison ‘Koonce
James Exell
Crosby Sehoury Board of Trustees
Koonce
Crosby]y
Victor
Robert Cunningham
Hoonce
Perkins
Viola Cobb
Chanteview
New Summerfield
Pete Near
Lee College expands faculty with thirteen new instructors
Thirteen new instructors join Lee College for the fall semester. Highlights include James G. Timmons, LC graduate, teaching general biology. Annette Harrison, business teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, teaching shorthand and typing. Robert L. Wright, biology, a former Horace Mann teacher pursuing graduate work at Texas A&M. Robert Seale returning in mathematics. Richard V. Lehmberg teaching chemistry from Irving, with degrees from Southwest Texas State College and Cisco Junior College. Juanita C. Russell completes work on her PhD.
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Lee College
James G. Timmons
Highlands
Timmons
Sam Houston State College
Houston
Annette Harrison
Robert E. Lee High
Harrison
East Texas Baptist College
University of Texas
Robert L. Wright
Horace Mann Junior High
Stephen F. Austin State College
Wright
Texas A&m
Robert Seale
Manned
Seale
Columbia University
Richard V. Lehmberg
Irving
Southwest
Texas State College
Cisco Junior College
Lehmberg
Juanita C. Russell
Uni
Federal School Aid Is Here To Stay
Baytown schools' deputy superintendent John M. Stuart says federal aid to education is here to stay, outlining acts from NDEA to the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act. He notes Titles 3 5 11 under NDEA, with projected funding growth and per capita allotments, plus Head Start and Youth Corps under War on Poverty programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lace
John M. Stuart
Stuart
Baytown
Title Five
Rites Held For Max Bielstein
Funeral services for Max Herman Bielstein of 1916 Durrain Road were held at Paul A. Lee Chapel. Bielstein, who moved to Baytown 49 years ago, died Saturday in a Baytown hospital. He retired from Humble City and Refining Co. in 1929, ran a chicken farm, and worked in Baytown real estate. He was a school board member and served during World War II with General Tire and Rubber Co. Survived by two sons, two daughters, a sister, a brother, and fourteen grandchildren. The Rev. Peter Katt officiated. Burial followed at Memory Gardens of Baytown Cemetery.
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Max Herman Bielstein
Durain Road
Paul A. Lee Chapel
Bielstein
Baytown
Humble City & Refining Co
General Tiret and Rubber Co
Hulme Dies in Houston After Short Illness
H T Hulme 67 longtime Humble annuitant dies in a Houston hospital after a two week illness. Baytown resident for 42 years he retired from Humble's Compound Dept after 34 years. Democratic leader in Precinct 100 served as delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Survived by wife Verna daughter Valera Cook son Joe Bob Hulme two brothers two sisters three grandchildren one great grandchild. Services 4 p.m Tuesday at Earthman's Chapel Rev A L Jordan officiating. Interment San Jacinto Memorial Park.
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H. T. Hulme
Humble
Houston
Baytown
Hulme
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Memorial Baptist Church
Verna Hulme
Valera Cook
Joe Bob Hulme
Chester Hulme
Clifton
Howard Hulme
Waco
Lillian Siepert
Corine Thompson
San Antonio
Earthman’s
Texans Supreme Court Ballot Challenge on Poll Tax Reform
The Texas AFL-CIO asks the Texas Supreme Court to remove a proposed constitutional amendment from the November ballot that would abolish the poll tax and require annual voter registration. Federal court rulings deem the tax unconstitutional, making the vote unnecessary. The House Armed Services Committee also approved 32-1 a bill allowing the president to order Reserves and National Guard units if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Afl-Cio
Texans Supreme Court
House Armed Services Committee
Baytown Schools Prepare for Largest Growth in Years
Baytown’s Goose Creek district anticipates 12 324 students to register for the new term, the highest growth in years. Registration runs Thursday with schedules for all elementary to high school grades, and Friday classes run 8 am to 2 30 pm.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Robert E. Lee High School
Holly McLemore
McLemore
George
H. Gentry
Theel Auditorium
Ed Pendleton
First Christian Church of
REL
Sterling High School
Carver
Optimist Club To Honor Baytown Teen Baseballers
The Baytown Optimist Club will host a 7 p.m. dinner at The Tower to honor Baytown teen baseball players. Tony Campos chairs. guest speaker is Fred Hartman of The Baytown Sun. Trophies go to Artie Presley, Gary Hughes, Pat Urchin, Gary Kappler, and league finalists Perry Beauchamp Kemp, Elbert Barringer. Special awards by Phil Baker and Lester Alford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Baytown Optimist Club
Tony Campos
Optimist Baseball Board
Lee Robertson
Don Stacey
Bob Watford
Utah Waldrop
Burt Allman
Bob Beverly
John Issacks
Public Oy
A. P. Shadd
Optimist
Lester Alford
Campos
Artie Presley
Dodgers
Gary Hughes
Pat Urchin
Eagies
Jeading
Gary Kappler
Yanks
Big Chief Braves
Perry
Beauchamp
Kemp
Kemp & Tony's Yankees, Senior League Champion, Managed By Elbert Barringer
Phil Baker
Houston
Alford
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ChanView
Channelview School Board
Constitu- School
Texas Federation of
Galveston
Citizens National
C. W. Vickers
Burnet
R. Perkins
Max Bielstein
Thad Felton
Geor
First National Bank
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