High school site on Baker Road edges toward completion
The proposed campus will span about 220000 square feet for 2500 students with an auditorium for half, plus science labs, library, gym, offices and dressing rooms. It includes a graded football field, track, tennis courts and a 680 car lot with future expansion planned for a stadium. A swimming pool is not included. Eight bidders for the general contract include Baxter Construction Co. Inc and W. S. Bellows Construction Corp. and Thad Dederick Con.
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Baker Road
Church News Deadline and Lions Club Drive
Deadline for The Sun is 10 a.m. Wednesday with the regular noon deadline. Lions Club head Jack Simmons leads the Lion-o-Dimes team for Bayton downtown boot drive. members include Brintley Gillette Jacobs Kelley Martin Meoler Meister Seligman. Amount collected Monday was $131.91. Funeral for Raymond Randolph Tennyson, 43, of Houston, was held after services at Howard Funeral Home with burial at San Jacinto Park Cemetery. By Invitation Only Baytown policemen host a Christmas party at Roseland Park for needy children at 9 a.m. Wednesday. invitation only event chaired by Patrolman R W Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Jack Kimmons
Lion-o-Dimes
Bayton Lions Club
Chester Brintley
C. Gillette
Gus Jacobs
Milton Kelley
R. L. Martin
John Meoler
Allen Meister
Charles Seligman
Raymond Randolph Tennyson
Houston
San Jacinto
Femovial Park
Howard
S_. £. Simmons
C. A. Simmons
Gladys Adcox
Baytown
Roseland Park
R. W. Cooper
Welcome Stranger program hosts travelers in Baytown
Baytown Optimist Club presents an annual Welcome Stranger Christmas event. Unsuspecting travelers will be treated to a dinner at the Holiday Inn dining room with Baytown merchants and the Holiday Inn supplying guests. Afterward guests depart with gifts from local sponsors including Paine Bros J C Penney Beall Bros Tri City Pharmacy Citizens National Bank Peoples State Bank W M House Jewelry Piggly Wiggly Herring Drug Lyons Food Service and Texas State Optical. Lester Alford chairs the event with Wilton Roper Jim Carter and Bobby Warford on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Builders
Baytown Home Builders
Baytown
Holiday Inn
Baytown Merchants and Holiday Inn
iPaine Bros, Inc
J. C. Penney Co
Beall Bros. Department Store
Tri City Pharmacy
Citizens* National Bank
Peoples State Bank
W. M. House Jewelry
Piggly Wiggly Supermarket
Herring Drug Store
Lyons Food’ Service
Texas State
Baytown Optimist Club
Lester Alford
Wilton Roper
Jim Carter
Bobby Warford
Chamber chief addresses parolee group at Harlem Center
Parsiee Speaker W Z Bill Strickler president of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce spoke to about 150 pre release parolees at the Harlem Center in Richmond Monday. The program aims to aid those leaving the Texas Department of Correction.
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Parsiee
Bill) Strickler
Baytown
Weather and Tides Forecast Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures continue through Wednesday with highs around 75 degrees. Galveston tides show Wednesday high at 5 PM and 9 33 PM and lows at 2 27 PM and 2 03 AM.
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Galveston
Umm
Gentry told to quit opening school mail
A district letter directs Gentry to cease duties as Lee College president and school superintendent. The board majority seeks to oust him, suspend him with pay, and hand all correspondence to acting officers W. D. Billy Hinson and Walter Rundell. Gentry says he will comply and continue to report daily.
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Gentry
Fark
Superintendent of Schools
Lee College
W. D
Billy Hinson
Walter Rundell
Stark
Karl Opryshek
Dr. L
DL Vietory
Bosd Hill
Leprosy Worker's Christmas Tragedy Near Bay Bridge Leap
Isabelle Kainen, a 30 year old Oakland mother of four living with leprosy, climbed the Bay Bridge railing and plunged into the water while the morning traffic crossed toward San Francisco. Rescued alive, she underwent surgery for pelvic injuries and a broken pelvis, as relatives described a bleak Christmas without physical contact with her children. Royal Kainen, 37, spoke of a family torn by isolation and fear of her disease.
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San Francisco
Isabelle Kainen
Oakland
Calif
Pres
Bay I Bridge
Sx Guard
Coast
Royal Kainoa
Raval Jr
John
Honolulu
Hawaii
Royal
U.S
Wainoa
Ray Woods
Woods
Three Men Hurt In Mishap Aboard Esso Houston
Three Esso Houston refinery workers were injured when a valve blew at noon on Tuesday aboard the Esso Houston tanker docked at Baytown refinery docks. Yong Alvarado and others were treated at Gulf Coast Hospital with burns from steam exposure. two other workers, Robert Robbins and WW Brannon, were treated and released.
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Harrisburg Steam Relief
Machine Co
Houston
Esso
Humble
U. Lee Ambulance
Oil & Refining Co
Esso Houston
Baytown
Ruby Alvarado
Gulf Coast
Pital
Gulf Coast Hospital
Robert Robbins
A. Brannon
Leame City
Polye
Faking Instead Of Giving Burglars Reversing Christmas Spirit
Police report a surge in burglaries in Baytown during the holiday season. Crimes include stealing Christmas packages from cars and a Dairy Dream cafe at 516 Park, a 623 W Texas address, and a car near Missouri Pacific depot. An MP Railroad investigator notes a spike in thefts, while a market near Market Street was ransacked with cash drawer and vending machine pried open.
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Wanda Onton
Baytown
IL Basin
Tate
L. H. Ricketson Saint
Dairy
Dream
Park
Mamie Dodd
Jose Contrerear
Texas
John Reeves
Missouri Pacific
Pearce
R. D. Corne
Tisuston
MP Railroad
Billy Welch
Ainsworth and Co
Ar 2
J. Ainsworth
Baytown Merchants Warned On Holiday Theft Dangers
Baytown merchants warned Tuesday of risks during Christmas shopping and overnight store hours. Police Chief Blair urged transferring money to banks when possible to reduce burglary temptations. Chief Mann said police will assist movements of funds on request and will not compete with private services, aiming to help during the rush. A building break in reported. only coffee left brewing in the kitchen and two Christmas presents were missing according to investigators Patrolman D. Peterson.
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Baytown
Blair Heo
Mann
Lelgea
D. Peterson
Goodfellow Campaign Seeks $2000 for 1964 Drive
The Chief Goodfellow group announces a campaign to raise $2000 after reaching a 1964 milestone. Packing will finish Tuesday night at Carpenters Trail, with distribution starting Wednesday depending on weather.
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Goodfellow Gootfellows
Carpenters Trail
Clues Scarce In $500000 Holdup In Paterson New Jersey
A bank truck robbery near St Anthony's church in Paterson yielded 511000 cash and 1700 church funds. Three masked white youths ambushed during a 325 am service, then fled within minutes. A recovered suspect car linked to the crime had been stolen over a month earlier. Police note the case is the biggest in New Jersey history and involved professionals familiar with the bank run.
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Ritter Sai
New York City
St. Anthony’s Church
William Ludwig
New Jersey
National Bank of
Passaic County
Pic
Walkouts Cripple New York and Baltimore Piers
The Johnson administration moved to defuse a Gulf Coast dock strike as wildcat walkouts cripple pier operations in New York Harbor and Baltimore. Assistant Secretary of Labor James J. Reynolds rushed to Houston to join stalled negotiations between AFL-CIO, International Longshoremen’s Association, and shippers. President Johnson discussed the issue with him at Johnson City. Baltimore locals met to resolve the 1000 worker walkout, suspending all cargo handling as meetings continued.
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New York
Johnson
Ladas
Baltimore
James J. Reynolds
Houston
Afl-Cio
International Longshoremen’s Association and Shippers
W. Willard Wilia
Jonson
Johnson City
Heynelds
Tal
Galveston
Texlitz
York Harbor
Football coach swap: Washington ties to Oilers
AP bulletin reports Hugh Gene Taster, a former Washington coach, taking over the Oilers head role today. He replaces Samny, who resigned Friday to spend more time on a west Texas ranch. Taylor, 1, will fill in previously.
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Wouston
Hugh
Gene
Funeral services for Mrs Fern Cornelia Harrison
Funeral services for Mrs Fern Cornelia Harrison 52 of 2520 WL Main will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Earthman Chapel with Rev Milton Ford officiating. She lived in Baytown 35 years and belonged to Eastside Baptist Church. Survivors include husband J T Harrison Baytown a daughter Mrs J W Kevan Baytown two sons Curtis Harrison Baytown Carl Harrison Houston four sisters and six grandchildren. Burial at Hill of Rest Cemetery. She died at 7:50 p.m. in a Baytown hospital.
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Fern Cornelia Harrison
Earthman Chapel
Afrs
Harrison
Baytown
Eastside Baptist Church
J. T. Harrison
J. W. lKevan
Curtis Harrison
Carl Harrison
Houston
Ruby Robbins
M “Frahan
Ald
San Angelo
HL. Wieser
Milton Ford
Hill of Rest
Bary
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James A. (Bitsy) Davis
Struction Co
Granite Construction Co
Marshall Construction Co. Inc
Schneider Construction Co. Inc
Span- Glass Inc
Tellepsen Construction Co
Knox Beavers
Trustees Building Committee
Theo Wilburn
Harry Massey
Norman Foote
Jack Saunders
Bryan Stratton
Alen Rice
Tillman O'Brien
Ike
A. M. C. Harris
Duke of George Gentry
Windsor
Nail
Methodist Hospital
Jimmy Don ‘Smith
France
E. J. Smith
Gerald Graves
Rayma Bird
Robert E. Lee
L. R. Bird
Wright Blvd
Charles Fist
Glenn Rosier
Sun
Linda Whittington
Joe Whittlington
Linda
Sam Houston State Teachers College
the Sun
Tie
Ara
Citizens National
Christmas
Stumble O & Refineing, Co
Christians
Orphie KR. Glock
Carver Elementary School
Branwell
Howrude
Lamar Schanl
Harlem Element Cy School
Girt Scont
P. Minis
Shirley Mus
A. W. Smith
Bruce, Buck, Staart
Army Leigh Durant
Hite
TAN Rastifaring County
Mar
I Corton Calle
Lady of Gua Church Girls Choir
EL Seeger
Walt Disney
Bulletin
Mes. Herrison
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