Joint Balloting May Be Possible In April 1966
City and School District lawyers discuss a possible April joint election under new Texas law. Runoff elections may be the first shared in May, with 1967 as a likely start. Key questions cover who runs the election, cost sharing, canvassing, and runoff handling. City and school officials must decide on mechanics, schedules, and charter changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Landrum
George Chandler
Chandler
Texas
Chan- Ger
Bruce Ramsey
Ramsey
School Board City Council
Baytown
College Board of Regents
Christmas Party and Bake Sale Notices Across Community
Christmas party hosted by COOTIETTES at 8 p.m. Monday at Mrs. Cecil Denning's home 412 E James. Members bring secret gifts and an exchange gift. Bake sale by Texas Student Education Association at Lee College starts 8 a.m. Saturday with stations at Highlands State Bank TG& Kmart Town and Country. MOSE SUMNER, recovering from a heart attack, is able to receive visitors at Lil Lie-Duke Hospital Big mom. Ras Phillips funeral attendance in Gilmer Texas. Gale indicates cloudy to partly cloudy and warming with highs around 68. Galveston tides listed for Saturday. Knights of Columbus hosting St. Joseph's parish children party Sunday 2–4 p.m. at KC Hall. Carousel Dance Club Christmas formal 9 p.m.–1 a.m. Saturday at Goose Creek Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cootiettes
Cecil Denning
E. James
Texas Student Education Association
Lee College
Highlands State
Bank
Kmart
Mose
Mose Sumner
Lillie-Duke Hospital
Sumner
Citizens National Bank
San Jacinto
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph's Parish
KC Hall
Local Society Notes From The Sun Christmas Edition
San Antonio residents O C Herbsleb and family visit relatives over the holidays. Mary Beth McElroy works on a school project. Mrs Felix Hatchell recovers from surgery at Baytown Hospital. Open Door Baptist Church hosts a special program announced by Rev R J Coots. Rosalyn Franta has a birthday outing. Kiwanian Glen Kollmeyer notes his children in Keyettes and Key Club. Elaine Fuselier calls for a friend. Xina Stone praises band for choir cooperation. Cedar Bayou band assists CBJH choir on The Drummer Bay. Mary Alice Spear ends with a clever thought. Velma Ansley expands Christmas Eve personals. Mrs Ellis Smith gathers Highlands personals. Rufus Honeycutt, connected with the North Pole, says kiddies can call Santa at 582-8312. E O Cambem seen riding a donkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Herbsleb
San Antonio
Harry F. Massey
Mary Beth McElroy
Felix Hatchell
Baytown Hospital
R. J. Coots
Open Door Baptist Church
Rosalyn
Franta
Glen Kollmeyer
Keyettes
Key Club
Bob Cheek
Elaine Fuselier
Xina Stone
Doug Wallace
Cedar Bayou
Mary Alice Spear
Velma Ansley
The
Sun
Ellis Smith
Highlands
Rufus Honeycutt
North Pole
E. O. Cambem
East Pakistan cyclone toll and campus firings headlines
A cyclone devastated East Pakistan harming thousands. In New York St. John’s University fired over 20 faculty in a clash over academic freedom. Prairie View A&M black students picket a courthouse over residence affidavits for Poll tax receipts. W Somerset Maugham’s estate valued at 5.6 million. cremation planned and ashes to be buried at Canterbury’s Kings School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's University
New York
Prairie View A&m College
Waller County
W. Somerset Maugham
Macaugham
Kings School
Canterbury
Grenade injures 12 U.S. GIs in Saigon attack
In Saigon a teenage attacker tossed a grenade into a truck load of U.S. soldiers, wounding 12 with one seriously hurt as Viet Cong terrorism marked five years since its National Liberation Front start. North Vietnam saw MIG sightings amid heavy bombardment and air losses including a Kitty Hawk crash. 73 tons of bombs were dropped on targets near Dien Bien Phu and Vinh with no strikes listed for Haiphong.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Nam
Air Force
North
Haiphong
Baytown Police Report Twelve Night Traffic Accidents
Baytown police described Thursday as the heaviest traffic night of the year with 12 accidents occurring after dark and one minor injury. Louis Wayne Gerland, 710 W Gulf, suffered slight injuries when his car left Tri City Beach Road near midnight, struck a utility pole, and damaged a fence. Through early December there have been seven accidents and one fatality in 16 days, with the year totaling 1,060 incidents, about 59 above 1964’s final count. Police urge heightened vigilance during holidays, especially in residential areas near schools and playgrounds where children may be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Louis Wayne Gerland
W. Gulf
Tri- City Beach
Jack Maxwell
Grover Edges Returns To Gun Club Presidency
Grover Edge wins reelection to lead Bayshore Red Reel and Gun Club at the annual meeting held in the club building, Minnesota. M. T. Wardell outgoing. new and continuing officers include Ernie Baugh J. W. Smith Lou Kessler Troy Casey and Jimmy McKinney among others. a long list of board members and honorary directors are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Edge
Bayshore Red, Reel and Gun Club
Minnesota
M. T. Wardell
Ernie Baugh
J. W. Smith
Lou Kessler
Troy Casey
Jimmy McKinney
Victor Waddell
S. H._ Killian
Only The Spurs Were Left Out
A short AP item notes six year old Steven Kilmore’s Christmas wish from California. He asks Santa for a cowboy suit hat boots holster horse corral barn hay and 10 acres of land to ride on, highlighting a child’s playful rural fantasy.
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Spurs
GAKS_ Calif
Santa Claus
Steven Kilmore
LC Board May Call Bond Election Soon
Splashdown Set Saturday- Borman, Lovell Now In The Home Stretch SPACE CENTER, Houston, Tex. (AP) Astronauts Frank Borman and James A. Lovell racing toward a 14 day goal as Gemini 7 nears its 190th orbit. Officials report power concerns but extend the mission beyond 150 hours. The aim remains a splashdown near the carrier Wasp after a historic Gemini 6 rendezvous and record landing accuracy.
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Borman
Lovell
Atlantic Ocean
Earth
Bermuda
John D. Hodge
Centrol
Hodge
Air Force
Navy
Wasp
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Staf
Goodfellows Kiddie Show Funds Boosted For Baytown Drive
Baytown items detail the Goodfellows fund drive with gifts totaling 1274.22 to date and a December 23 Kiddie Show benefit at Brunson Theatre featuring The Magic Sword and Basil Rathbone. Donations from Pryor W. Fitts Cub Pack 480 Virgil Hargis family Everett Aston Baudloche L. Baudloche and others helped push progress toward year end toy packing and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryor W. Fitts
Victoria Walker
Leater
D. LL Norton
W. Hargis
St. Cecilia's Build
Trinity Episcopal
Winer
Thomas M. Rabin
Goodfellows
H. E. Brunson
Rufus Honeycutt
The
Basil Rathbone
Ohe
Virgil Hargis
Everett Aston
L. H. Baudloche
Thomas M. Babin
D. L. Nortan
Baytown
Stranded Gemini 6 Crew Head for Bermuda for Medical Debrief
Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr and Thomas P. Stafford depart the USS Wasp for Bermuda and Cape Kennedy for medical studies and debriefing after splashdown. The pair, aboard Gemini 6, fly separate Navy planes toward Bermuda then Cape Kennedy, with a 9 am Saturday Gemini 7 splashdown planned. They return to the Wasp for exams and pose for photographers on the hangar deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASP
Walter Mi. Schirra, Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Bermuda
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Schirra
Stafford
Lee College set to vote on two building bond plan
The board of regents plans a January decision on financing two buildings and possibly a central power plant for Lee College. Delays stem from missing cost figures for the academic building and power plant. Architect James A. Davis will need about 10 days for power plant estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Landrum
Lee College
Board of
Regents
James A. Davis
Davis
College Board of Regents
New Apartment Complex on Baker Road Near Decker Drive
A $144 million luxury apartment complex of 107 units will rise on six acres at 3600 Baker Road near Decker Drive. Owners David C. Start and John W. O’Hara of Houston join Baytown builder Frank Thielen in the project with built in kitchen appliances. Rentals range from 117.50 to 300 a month. Completion eyed by mid summer with First National Bank handling financing.
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Baker Road
Fridaay
Frank Thielen
Baytown
Decker Drive
David C. Start
John W. O'Hara
Houston
Thielen
First National Bank
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E. E. Waugh Sr
Gilmer
Tex
Ras Phillips
Galveston
Carousel Dance Club
Goose Creek
Lown
Santa
Citizens National
F.d.1.c
East
Pakistan
DE Gaulle
SAVE
Citizens OF Texas Savings
YALE
Michael Mosley
J. C. Mosley
Linwood Drive
Michael
Scott Carpenter
National TB
Harris County Tuberculosis Association
Grover Edges
Gun Club
W. P. Smith
Arthur Chrisley
J. T. Adams
Ray Heinrich
C. A Meadows
C. G. Roquemore
G. Rex Curtin
Elmer Hargis
Eddie Huron
Don Courtney
G. D. Norris
R. E. L. O'Brien
S.T. Pattillo
Dusty Rhodes
A. J
LC Board
F.d.5.c
Harris County
Losn Asia
Tom Stafford
Gemini
Wally Schirra
Alan Shepard
Sick Bay
Bill Carpentier
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
NASA
James E. Webb
Thad Felton
Peoples State Bank
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