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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
2
The Agnes Society will hold a dance on September 16 at the Crosby American Legion Hall with music by the Synicopators. Crosby School District teachers orientation is on Tuesday September 5 and classes begin the next day.
About 600 Baytown School District teachers gathered Wednesday at the Robert E. Lee Auditorium for a faculty meeting and grade sessions as fall term activities began. The Chamber of Commerce hosted coffee and cookies in the school cafeteria during a morning break, with lunch served in the REL cafeteria.
Baytown Opportunity School invites students to register Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. New classes begin Tuesday September 5 with first sessions planned for the term.
The notice lists numerous local patients admitted Wednesday across Gulf Coast area hospitals including San Jacinto and Gulf Coast Hospital. Names include Mrs. Margaret Bains, Rebecca Susan Sheley, Alana Robin Williams, Roger Dale McCaslin, William Rex Williams, Mrs Elmer Sanders, Mrs John D Davis, David Dean Sells, Gindy Lynn May, Homer Wayne Hill, Marjorie Garrett and others, with room numbers and addresses.
Council members spar over trimming city funded programs with Jim Bryan favoring swift withdrawal and shift to universal schedule based access. Cravey prefers gradual cuts while Ward notes the city adopted the substitute program after bond failure and now underwrites operations.
Baytown council debates trimming the budget to fit city income and considers new revenue sources if necessary. They review health department spending, nursing services, and the Baytown Health League grant while planning toward final adoption and tax rate setting.
Robert W. Kelly has been promoted to senior civil engineer in Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery. He works in long range planning for refinery asset layouts including land, roads, waterfronts, railroads and drainage. He chairs land and easement planning efforts and serves on multiple professional society committees. The Kellys reside at 1 Bay Villa and have a daughter, Mrs. Sandy Clark, in Houston.
The Texas United Fund Inc appeals to the Baytown unit to raise funds to meet increased demands on United Service Organization by the Defense Department. A telegram to H G Corneil requests a special Baytown board meeting to allocate a full fair share quota, promising donors a sense of participation in the defense effort.
Houston County Commissioners Court asks limits on parking and filling stations near the proposed Harris County Stadium. It seeks 500 feet west of Kirby Drive for parking and 200 feet west for filling stations, offering storm sewer and paving benefits. Action pending from Arnett C. Smith and J C Goldston representatives. Mrs Dorothy D. Smith absent.
Baytown residents begin paying a two percent state sales tax on most items from 25 cents up under a new law. Peoples State Bank sponsors a public service chart listing taxes from 25 cents to 18.74 dollars on Page 1 of the Baytown Sun to aid households and retailers in calculating tax amounts. The chart serves as a time saver and notes the average Texas family will pay about 24 dollars yearly in new levies. The text also mentions Central Asia’s Pamirs as the roof of the world.
Emperor Haile Selassie presents an Ethiopian Geez Bible to President Kennedy through Ambassador Berhanou Dinke. The gift reflects a long translation effort from ancient Geez, tied to Ethiopian church history and Arab-era language influence.
The county school board boosted Supt J Hall Sheppard’s pay to 1.00 a year plus 190 monthly expenses and outlined plans to expand the countywide program. Miller’s appointment aligns with broader services including visual aids counseling psychological services and nursing. Huffman district remains under Sheppard’s jurisdiction as he tours districts to strengthen services. Pasadena School Board president Henry Loneneeker says an acting superintendent will be named next week with finalists Robert W. Cottman and George A. Thompson.
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