Baytown theater tryouts and area notices
Baytown Little Theater invites auditions for February production Kind Lady at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday in Lakewood. Fourteen roles available. membership not required. Also in Baytown news: Bowling League meeting set at La Porte Lanes. local elections and student council update. patent awarded to H W Earhart and Dr W G DePierri. Tipps to Announce Galena Park game. 4-H party planned. a missing blind reported. rainfall and tides update for Baytown region.
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Baytown Little Theater
Little Theater
Lakewood
Norman Neureiter
James T. Richardson
Terrace Lanes Classic
la Porte Lanes
la Porte
Bayton residents receive vintage silver dollar gifts
Baytonians including Mrs. W. C. Jackson and Mrs. C. A. Phillips receive unused 1886 TS88 and 1889 silver dollars from Harris County banks as part of Christmas distributions. Sam Houston State Teachers College students Bill Sanders Charles Hill and Robert Arnett plan their Bearkat Band concert in Huntsville Old Main Auditorium. Den 2 of Scout Pack 68 led by Mr and Mrs Oscar Ingram hosts an unusual meeting with horseback riding and milking cows, while also handling flag ceremonies and ushering at the Charity Bowl game. Mrs L L Anderson of Crosby hosted a District Yeand Tea at a Houston Parent Teachers convention. Charles Ecles of Crosby chairs Spanish Club at a Mexican restaurant. Army PFC Milton W Merritt, 24, son of Mrs Viletta Managan, and others from the 1st Armored Division joined Fort Hood duties at Ameressor Force amid postwar duties.
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W. C. Jackson
W. IL Platt
C. A. Phillips
Oscar Ingram
Den
Scout Pack
Ingrams
L. L. Anderson
Crosby
Army
PFC
Milton W. Merritt
Viletta Managan
W. Main
1St Armored Ceechers Trdmategan
Ameressor Force
Agaite Ren
2Nd Armored Diat Fort
Airlift of U.N. Congo troops resumes as fighting rages
U.N. Congo mission airlift to U.N. troops resumes as Katanga forces resist in a fourth day. Katanga President Tshombe denounces American bombardment of schools hospitals and residences, accusing Washington of sending dollars diplomats and guns while denying U.S. combat involvement. He blames Swedish and Indian jets for attacks on Katanga airfields.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
ULS
U.N
Moise Tshorbe
Istae
Tshombe
Congo
U.S
Baytown Near NASA Center to Benefit From Apollo Spending
Baytown area stands to gain as NASA plans a 35 billion Apollo program with Center at Clear Lake driving contracts. Rice University president Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer outlined large yearly expenditures, local industry contracts, and the area's proximity as keys to capturing work. Baytown already sees homes bought by NASA associates and an expected influx of families as the lab expands, with plans for a two man rendezvous spacecraft announced by Robert R. Gilruth.
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Houston
Baytown
Aeronautics ‘and Space _ Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Clear Lake
Pitzer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Harris County
NASA
Virginia
Robert R. Gilruth
Communist Party Pleads Innocent On Register Charge
The Communist party of the United States pleaded innocent to failing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union. Officials in Washington warned Asian allies that war torn South Viet Nam faces a clear and present danger of Communist conquest.
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Washington
Communist Party of the United
United States
South Viet Nam
Harris County considers area levee for hurricane protection
Harris County Commissioners Court discussed a proposed levee around Scott's Crystal and Burnett Bays to shield against hurricanes. They authorized food control engineer H. B. Jensen to estimate survey costs to back a request to the U S Army Corps of Engineers for a comprehensive study, with data assembled by the county.
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Wooster Chamber of Commeree
Scott's, Crystal
Burnett Bays
Harris County Commissioners Court
Commissioners
H. BR. Jensen
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Jensen
V.V
Red
Ramsey
Brownwood
Lakewood
Wooster
Carla
Army Engineers
W. Kyle Chaplman
Galveston Bay
E. A. (Squatty) Lyons
Bayfront
Labor Sees JFK Policy Leeway
Labor secretary Arthur J. Goldberg told AFL-CIO leaders unions have leeway under Kennedys wage restraint policy. He said the administration supports advancing wages and work standards only if earned and not harming price stability or competitiveness. Goldberg emphasized collective responsibility in keeping wages prices and the balance of payments in check.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Arthur J. Goldberg
Afl-Cio
Goldberg
Kennedy
Labor Convention
America
Citizens Bank Sells 1896 Silver Dollars in Houston Area
A Baytown bank reports limited sales of unused 1896 silver dollars obtained from a private Wyoming source. Bank officials say the coins are scarce, hard to circulate, and sold as Christmas gifts with purchase limits. Houston banks are also offering tied to the same mint issue, with some dollars possibly stored long ago.
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Baytown
Citizens Bank
Wyoming
Houston
Hierston
Drecer
New Boys Harbor Opens With Dedication Sunday
A dedication Sunday marks the opening of the new Boys Harbor at La Porte across from the old site on Bayridge Road. Four cottages, a dining hall, and an administration building will house 64 boys, with 46 currently in residence, funded by generous patrons and supported by Houston Optimist Clubs. Christie V. Arno serves as director, and James Powell, 16, will give the acceptance speech.
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Boys Harbor
la Parte
Bayridge Road
Robert H. Thompson
la Porte
Houston
Texas City
James Powell
Optimists
Baytown
Optimist Club
Christie V. Arno
Texas
Ness Sterling
La Porte High School Earns Accreditation Status
La Porte High School has gained accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, confirming it meets strict education standards. Superintendent Ralph B. Pearce said no official notice has been received yet. the agency’s act was approved last spring. The new building opened three years ago, with enrollment near 500 students.
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la Porte High School
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Associated
le Porte
la Porte
Ralph B. Pearce
Goodfellows Charity Bowl Play Tonight
A large crowd is expected at Memorial Stadium at 7 30 p m Friday for two football doubleheaders Pee Wee All Stars against Pee Wee Champions and Bantam League All Stars against Bantam League champions Jane Davis leads a 7 member twirling group with Roland Brinkley and Black Warriors as between game entertainment Proceeds support the Goodfellows fruit candy and toys program for underprivileged Baytown children under 12 The charity bowl aims to deliver 1000 Christmas Eve bags and organizers note rain may affect play with refunds arranged Ticket sales have been strong at The Baytown Sun office
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Memorial Stadium
Jane Davis
H Twkrling
Roland Brinkley
Black Warriors
King
Goodfellows
Goodfellow Till
Baytown
36 Year Resident Mrs Williams Dies at 58
Farewell services set for Saturday at Grace Methodist Church with Rev Chester Steele officiating at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Burial in Memory Gardens Baytown follows. Mrs Willow Williams of Baytown, native of Bonham, wed 36 years ago in Bay Town. Survived by son Donald A. Williams of Dallas daughter Mrs Jack Walker of Baytown six grandchildren one brother Jimmy Taylor of Killeen stepmother Mrs Mary Taylor of Corpus Christi three half brothers B W Taylor Houma La David Taylor Elgin Homer Taylor Texas City two half sisters Mrs Johnnie Fay Turner Corpus Christi and Mrs Olita Peterson of Matyiesen.
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Pan
Tanne Taylor Witting
Likeweed
Bonham
Baytown
Chester RB. Steele
Grace Methodist Church
Paul A. Lee
Willow
Donald A. Williams
Dallass
Jack E. Walker
Orother
Jimmy Taylor
Killeen
Mary Taylor
Corpus, Christi
B. W. Taylor
Houma
David Taylor
Elgin
Homer Taylor
Texas City
Johnnie Fay Turner
Corpus Christi
Olita Peterson
Matyieens
Population hits one million in Houston Chamber tally
Houston Chamber of Commerce reports Houston population at 1,009,503, announced by outgoing president P. H. Robinson. California space flare test planned from Point Arguelo as part of earth measurement experiments. Governor Price Daniel seeks Attorney General action on dormant Texas bank accounts. Labor leaders respond cautiously to Kennedy trade proposal amid business doubts. Secretary Rusk says UN aims to help Congo leaders shape their own government. US calls on allies to back South Bretton defense amid rising Communist pressure. Dominican Republic peace prospects raise hopes, while opposition plans shift in Takrila.
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Houston
Man Traded Tire For Gas Amid Houston Area Crime Network
Police shifted the search for a white man linked to the killing of a Houston Negro school teacher and other crimes to Baytown. A spare tire traded for gas at Humble Service Station was handed to authorities for print checks. The report ties a 1961 tan Buick to the suspect, alongside a robbery and a child’s homicide, with further details on related sightings and a Rosenberg girl’s description.
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John Marsh
Houston
Baytown
Ed. Richmond
Highway 146
East Texas Avenue
Texas Rangers
Chambers County Sheriff's Department
James E
Pee Wee) Hudman
Hudman
Richmond
Morse elected president of Houston Chamber of Commerce
Morse George T Jr was elected president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce at a board meeting and installed at the 1st annual banquet. Other officers include John T Jones Jr, Benjamin N Woodson, Gail Whitcomb, J W McLean, and Milton R Underwood.
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Houston
George T. Morse Jr
Houston Chamber of Commerce
P. H. Robinson
Morse
Peden Iron and Steel Co
John T. Jones Jr
The
Houston Chronice
Benjamin N. Woodson
American General Life Insurance Co
Gail Whitcomb
J. W. McLean
Texas National Bank
Milton R. Underwood
Underwood, Neuhaus and Co
Peden
Chamber
Robinson
On Lighting and Power Co
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Gerald Smith
Oklahoma State Tech
Okmulgee
Okla
Janet
Janet Claire Hunt
R. L. Hatcher
Cedar Bayou Road
University of Texas
College of Pharmacy
H. W. Earhart
W. G. DePierri
Dr. DePierri
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Earhart
Humble
Tipps
Kern Tipps
Galena Park
KWBA
Galena
EKAH
Virgie King
Mont Belvieu
Roseland Park Pavilion
E. H. Howell
E. Humble
Glen King
W. Defoe
Humble OW and Refining Co
Saturn
Galveston
Besar
Robert E.lef
Edward Teller
Rice University
Ray Cook
Dan Brian
Helen Rose
Ricky Rawley
Helen
REL
Jeff
James Mears
Kirk Franklin
Larry Clevenger
Ernest Mueller
U.N. Congo Corps
Kenneth S. Pitzer
Houston Chamber of
Commissioners Court
Labor
JFK
Hiniston
Billie
Kama
Williams
Wenit
Toys Ani
LP High School
CHIEF
Goodfellow
Betty Jo Applegate
Esther
Ras Baptist Church
St. John’s Methodist Church
West Baytown Khosnis Club
Deverturer the Reneene
Wd Eeans
Shamrock Tailors
Tiny Traylor
Severenccnys
Point Arguelo
Calif
Price Daniel
Atty
Wil Wilson
Dean Rusk
United Nations
Katamba
Jedte
Takrila
Ferertn Bategers
Tire
Lam
Thursdy
Winifred Jean Whitaker
Traty River Bridge
Interstate Highway 10
State 72
Willard B. Wagner
Inwood Drive
Wagner
Whitaker
Chambers County Justice of the Peace
R. V. Jarnagin
Chambers County Memorial Hospital
Atkins Funeral Home
Rosenberg
Buick
Parents’ Council
Beasley
Walter Johnson
Houston Council For
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Frontier
Johnson
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