Library Closed After Fire At Lee College
Baytown library damaged by fire expected to reopen by Monday for limited use. City Council meeting time moved to 4 20 p m to allow attendance at another meeting. PTA study session to discuss The PTA's Role in the Community at Austin Elementary with Alamo PTA as cohost. Funeral rites set for James B M Underwood Jr in Bellaire. Theater seeks muzzle loading gun for The Crucible. Civil Air Patrol cadet squadron to meet near Lee College tennis courts. Weather partly cloudy cooler with warmer Friday and temperatures 45 to 72.
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LC Library
LEE College
Mattie Howard
PTA
Baytown City
James BM. Underwood Jr
Houston
O. Lee Underwood
Baytown
Pat H. Foley
Bellaire
CAP
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron
Lee College Library Fire Reports Stir Students
Items mention students and staff reacting to a fire at the Lee College Library. Notes include flu cases, class graduations, students in clubs, and social chatter about meals, dances, and outings. Names include Mrs E S Moore, Charles DeShong, Johnelia Boynton, Joy Crow, Mary Grace Thompson, Dale Froneberger, Pat Perret, Beverly Manne, Jean Tedter, Cathy Wahrmund, Carolyn Ramsey, Caroline Ferret, Margaret Callaway, Flora Douglas, Alice Feinburg, Mrs G A Hays, Ethel Lipscomb, Jack Kimmons, Dub Ward, R C Pryor, and Agnes Blackford.
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E. S. Moore
Charles DeShong
Lee College
Johnelia Boynton
Joy Crow
C S
Mary Grace Thompson
Dale Froneberger
Pat Perret
Beverly Manne
Jean Tedter
Cathy Wahrmund
Carolyn Ramsey
Caroline Ferret
Margaret Callaway
Flora Douglas
Alice Feinburg
G. A. Hays
Ethel Lipscomb
Jack Kimmons
Dub Ward
R.C. Pryor
Agnes Blackford
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Lee College bond campaign gains civic backing in Baytown
About 50 Baytown civic and business leaders endorsed Lee College’s 13.3 million bond plan at a dinner setup. The program aims to fund a vocational technical building, an academic building, and a long range center with potential land acquisition north of the current campus. Voters will decide March 5.
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BEE Landeum
Baytown Area
Lee College
Wale
Hera
Tisue
Jsim Bramlett
College Board of Regents
Alma McNulty
Board of Regents
Bramsett
Baystown
Walter Rendell
Chambers Courthouse Bids Taken
Chambers County will open bids Monday March 14 for a major renovation of the Anahuac courthouse. Judge Oscar F. Nelson Jr. said work includes rewiring plumbing HVAC renovations window replacement refinishing reroofing and interior repainting. Project estimated at 187000 funded by warrants repaid within six years. county has no bonded debt.
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Chambers County
Anahuac
Oscar F. Nelson Jr
Commissioners Court
Nelson
Tiffanys status symbol in a tiny shopping bag ad
Classified ad notes a small Tiffany shopping bag capable of holding about a dozen diamonds. The Sun Classifieds, though compact, prove highly profitable for many businessmen. A two day ad led to Mrs. Fisher renting an eight room apartment at Eighth Avenue 1307/4 N, furnished with utilities included for $82.66 monthly. Dial 582-8323 for details.
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Tiffany's
Sun
Moe
Dial
Billy Rose dies after surgery in Jamaica, world mourns
The entertainment world bids farewell to Billy Rose a impresario producer columnist and songwriter who died while recovering from surgery in Montego Bay Jamaica Vice President Hubert Humphrey travels to Saigon urging reforms to aid the anti communist effort Charley Winner named head coach of the St Louis Cardinals replacing Wally Lemm Civil Defense experts study downtown Dallas for tunnel network as emergency shelters and pedestrian routes
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Entertainment World
Billy Rose
Rose
Montego Bay
Jamaica
Charley Winner
Baltimore Colts
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Oller
Wally Lemm
Civil Defense
Dallas
Fiancee role alleged in Mossler case reveal
State witness testifies Candace Mossier moved into a Houston apartment with her nephew Melvin Lane Powers posing as his fiancee. The pair, tenants seen affectionate at times, were introduced by Powers as his fiancee. Jury heard Powers described as quick with a knife and threats to kill.
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Miao, Fla
Candadee ‘Mossier
Melvin Lane Powers
Jerry
Dine) Thompson
Houston
Miami
Martin
Powers
Mossier
Winds Hit Barrett Station Baytown Gets 3 Inches Of Rain
Violent winds described as tornadoes struck Barrett Station at 12 20 am ripping a long porch from Charles R K Drew Elementary School and tearing roof from a service station. Roof debris hit a residence injuring Leo Prescott as power lines and flood water damaged a grocery and other structures. Up to three inches of rain fell across Baytown, with widespread street flooding and several area outages. Authorities reported no major Baytown sewer or power crises, while Crosby area faced telecom trouble and cable issues.
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Barrett Station
Charles RK. Drew
Crosby-Lynchburg Road
Leo Prescott
Prescott
Helen Chenevert
Audrey G. Chenevert
Riley M. Chambers
Presott
Baytown
Charles R. Wrew
Crosby
Cros
Grant C. Horton
Houston Lighting Power Co
Horton
Cedar Bayou
Jack Morton
Houston
Pat l
Morton
Ashbel Smith
Hufsiman
Raen
Candidates Get Negro Scrutiny
An organization of Negro business and professional men screened statewide candidates behind closed doors. Gov. John Connally and Atty. General Waggoner Carr spoke to the group before it announced it would not endorse candidates yet. Connally seeks re election. Carr runs in the Democratic primary for U S Senator.
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Austin
John Connally
Atty
Waggoner Carr
UPO
Connally
Carr
U.S
Harlem Highlands School Bids Not Very Far Apart
Bids opened Wednesday for Harlem and Highlands elementary projects ranged tightly. Harlem bids topped the $403,000 bond limit, with Span-Glass, Inc. as apparent low bidder at 347,000 and other Houston firms bidding up to 479,000. Highlands bids showed Marco Constructors as apparent low bidder at 63,400 for alternates and a combined bid of 521,750 for both projects, with other bids from G J B Chatham, Thad Dederick, Bayport Construction, and Spaw-Glass. Superintendent George Gentry and trustees witnessed the opening and await a Feb. 21 recommendation on awards.
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Harlem
Highlands
James A. Davis
Iow
Span-Glass, Inc
Marco Constructors, Inc
Tex Thronton Construction Co
Thad Dederick Construction "Co
Houston
Marco Constructors
G. J B. Chatham
Baytowm
Thad Dederick
Bayport Construction Co
Baen
Spaw- Glas
Davie
Tor
George Gentry
Ben Shirey
Seth Titchell
Hing
Oyster Fry Invitation At Bayshore Club Returns
Public invites to the 11th annual oyster fry on February 18 at the Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club building at 3223 Minnesota. Hours 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Donations 1.50 per person. Proceeds support taxes and club maintenance. Oysters sourced from Smith Point via an oyster house. Ed die Huron, chief cook, says the oysters are among the best.
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Ith
Bayshore Red, Reel and Gun Club
Minnesota
Eddie Huron
Towster Fry
Smith Point
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Texans stunned as federal court voids poll tax
Austin AP report says Gov. Connally and Atty. Gen. Boner Carr met after a federal court struck down Texas poll tax payments as a prerequisite to voting, effective immediately. They planned a stay request and possible special legislative action. The ruling cites due process and equal protection concerns.
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Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Connally
Carr
San Antonio
Texas
U.S. Atty
Nicholas Katzfenbach
Mississippi
Arkansas
Virginia
Johnn. Brown Thornberry
Circuit
John R. Brown
Adrian Spears
Thornberry
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