SUN' spotlights and church dinner at Faith Temple
Community notices list a church dinner hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of Faith Temple with a 5 pm start on Saturday. Adults donate $1 and children 50 cents. the public is invited. Also notes PTA meeting at Barbers Hill, a Founders Day music program led by Mrs Louise Minor, a Ralph Garrett East Little League training session, Fair Council meeting at Lamar Hotel with James Marek as vice president, an Old Fashioned political rally for Tom Reaviey at 1914 Main, and YMCA basketball games canceled due to a Baptist citywide meeting with make-up games planned.
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The
Faith Temple
Fair Council
Houston Area Fair Council
Lamar Hotel
Houston
James Marek
Crosby
Houston Area
YMCA
Robert E. Lee High School
Low Bid On Library Building Revealed
Baytown city council reviewed bids for the Sterling Municipal Library project as 14 firms submitted offers. Epco Constructors Inc of Houston topped the list with 168 800 below budget while bids ranged up to 185 936. If accepted, construction would begin March 1 for a 12 000 square foot facility costing about 14 08 per square foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown
Construction Co
Pasadena
Judge Construction Co
Thomas Circle
Cross Construction Co
Granite Construction Co
Thedford Construction
Marco Construction Co
Houston
I. G. Audish Co
Leftwick, Steins and Harand
Struction Co
Houston Ris
Tellepsen Co Astructear
Epco
Builders, Inc
James B,tion Co
Bell Co
Hollis Dent, Inc
Epco Constructors, Inc
Alcoholics Anonymous
Roseland Park Pavilion
Sary
Pasadna
Tickets Remaining for Baytown Little Theater Show Kind Lady
A few tickets remain for Friday and Saturday night performances of Baytown Little Theater's Kind Lady. Tickets are $1.50 each. contact the box office at 566-7617. Office hours shift to afternoons next week. Also noting a Preceptor Gamma Beta Sigma Chi business session at 7 p.m. Tuesday led by Mrs. Pete Sultis, followed by a games party at the Community House sponsored by Xi Gamma Chi BSP. Galveston tides note high tides at 1:90 a.m. and 4:34 p.m., lows at 9:04 a.m. and 4 p.m., with partly cloudy, mild weather through Saturday.
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Baytown Little Theater
Beta Sigma Chi
Pete Sultis
Xi Gamma Chi
BSP
Pagey
Town Notes Highlight Local Personalities And Events
The item lists residents and neighbors with brief vignettes. Maxine Nabours Carol Woods Rose Heilgman Hallie Powell sport new name tags, Glenn Harbour chats with Eddie Krenick, John F. Reiter aides a spring cleanup, Lester Holmes negotiates a hard deal, Carl Lord explains ideas simply, L Wilkinson starts a lawn mower, Sam Como notes a road hazard, Dr. Frank Jaubert quips elest la guerre, Chris Hansen misses a $100 prize, Ann Coker Hickey attends a Baytonian function in Houston, and other small town scenes and phrases glimpsed from the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Nabours
Carol Woods
Rose Heiligman
Hallie Powell
W. C. Simon Hutton
Glenn Harbour
Eddie Krenick
John F. Reiter
Lester Holmes
Carl Lord
L. Wilkinson
Sam Como
Frank Jaubert
C. A
Chris) Hansen
Chris
Saturday Rites For Mrs. Nelson
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. (Nora Isabel Robertson) Nelson, 75, of 101 Forrest, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Paul A. Lee Chapel with ministers W. R. Jones and A. L. Jordan officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Crest Cemetery under Paul A. Lee Funeral Home direction. Born in Little Elm, Denton County, she moved to Baytown in 1919 with her oil and cattle businessman husband. Survived by husband, two daughters Mrs. R. G. Howard of Baytown and Mrs. Gordon McCorkle of Wichita, Kan. four sons Tom W. Nelson of Houston, Dr. Robert N. Nelson of Dallas, James M. Nelson and Joseph R. Nelson of Baytown. three sisters, four brothers, 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Paul A. Lee
J. W
Nora Isabel Robertson
Nelson
Forrest
Baytown
W. R. Jones
Pruett
Street Church of Christ
A. L. Jordan
Memorial Baptist Church
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Little Elm
Denton County
Tex
R. G. Howard
Gordon McCorkle
Wichita
Kan
Tom W. Nelson
Houston
Robert N. Nelson
Dallas
James M. Nelson
Joseph R. Nelson
Francis Malone
Briscoe
Ralph Killingsworth
Denton
Henry Boho
Grand Prairie
Clifford Robertson
Olney
Paul Robertson
Cleveland
Eber C. Robertson
Lawson Robertson
Texarkana
City Proposes Gas Rate Counter Plan in Baytown
Baytown City Council at a special meeting moved to open bids on Sterling Municipal Library to present a counterproposal to Rouston Natural Gas Corp. The plan lowers the return on investment from 5.94 to 5.44 percent, aligning with figures used in most other cities. A utility rate analyst will be hired to assess the company's figures and prepare for a Texas Railroad Commission rate hearing.
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Baytown
Sterling Municipal Library
Rouston Natural Gas Corp
The
Com
Coun
Nis
le Council
C. A
Chris) Hansen
Texas Railroad Commission
A. C. Katt
Road Commission
Eis
W.l.upub
Iberis
Ward
Gulf Official Outlines Area Plans At Baytown Lunch
Dr Alexander Lewis Jr of Pittsburgh vice president of Gulf Of Corp will outline Gulf s pettichemium project at a March 12 Baytown Chamber of Commerce lunch at Tow at the Tower Tickets at 2 50. Construction of a multi million dollar petrochemical complex near Cedar Bayou is set to begin by spring with ethylene plant first, 400 million pounds annually, plus sites for plastics anti freeze synthetic rubber and more. The project will majorly boost Baytown s economy and include labs water treatment power shops and admin buildings. A high purity propylene plant is planned at Mont Belvieu.
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Alexander Lewis Jr
Pittsburgh
Gulf of Corp
Gulf
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Jack Kimmons Jr
Wooster and La Porte Chambers Install Officers Friday
Wooster and La Porte Chambers of Commerce prepare Friday banquets to install new officers. W D Bul Hinson will become Wooster president, with John S Kubler Jr. set as La Porte Bay shore Chamber president. Active in community service, Hinson is a Baytown educator and former principal. Kubler, a Houston lawyer, sits in the La Porte firm with his father and serves in local civic groups.
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Chambers of Commerce
Wooster
la Porte
San Jaleinto Inn
Houston Yacht Club
W. D.bul Hinson
Baytown
Lover
Wooster Chamber
Hinson
John S. Kubler Jr
la Porte - Bayshore Chamber of Commerce
John S. Kubler Sr
Sammie) McPhail
Gail
Horace Mann Junior High
Travis
Lakewood
Louis DelHomme
Sherri_DelHomme
la Porte - Bayshore Chamber l
Bob Stephens
Vic
Frank R. Boyle
Eugene Hovey
Herman Line S
Ray van
No Fire Hydrants On 8 Block Street
Residents along Schilling Street near Glen Arbor Addition urge hydrants after a grass fire on February 9 threatened several homes on the eight block long street. Mrs. T. C. Williams and Mrs. M. L. Coward live at 508 and 510 Schilling. The stretch runs from Garth Road to North Main, with most homes on the 300 block to the west and five on the 500 block north.
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Mike Clark
Schilling
Glen Arbor Addition
T. C. Williams
M. L. Coward
Garth Road
North Main
Williams J
Dangerous Corridor Standoff Between Allies and Soviets
Reports describe a tense air corridor linked West Berlin to Hamburg where Soviet and Allied forces clashed over airspace as U S officials feared a dangerous escalation. The episode involved alleged harassment by MIGs and confusion over Soviet limits on civilian and military flights.
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Lille
Ida
Moncow
Berlin
Soviet Union
Habbang Deed
Beita U.S
Hamburg
Williams
U.S
Washington
Lnd
West -Berlin
West
Germany
Gresham
Schilling
Morrell
Park
HORC OCAW Talks Bog Down Mediator Called
Contract talks between HORC OCAW and Humble Oil and Refining Co. bogged down with no wage demand from the union while seeking six to eight adjustments. Federal mediator L T Dickerson to oversee talks after eight sessions. next bargaining set for Feb 22 with March 9 contract expiry looming. James Hubbard of the FMCS sits on future negotiations.
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Baytown
Dickerson
Tittle Hope
James Hubbard
Federal, Mediation and Conciliation Service
Houston
Tming
Rains End Leaves Texas Skies Clear Across State
The Associated Press reports rainfall in Texas ended Thursday, with clear skies statewide. Temperatures ranged from 37 degrees at Wichita Falls to 64 at Corpus Christi, mostly upper 30s to 40s inland and 60s along coasts. Forecasts anticipate continued clear weather Friday and Saturday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s.
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Associated Press
Texas
Wichita Falls
Corpus Christi
Panhandle
Coast
Gam e Fish Chiefs Tour This Area
Four Texas Game and Fish Commission members led by Executive Director Howard Dodgen tour the Baytown area after a Rebel Inn dinner. The group visits Seabrook lab destroyed by Hurricane Carla then plans Cedar Bayou Thompson fishing camp Earl Barnett Cedar Point Harbor Crawley’s Camp Tri City Beach. Oyster fry at Bayshore Rod Reef and Gun Club open to the public.
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Texas Game and Fish Commission
Baytown- la Porte
Seabrook
Rebel Inn
Howard Dodgen
R. J. Singleton
Wilson Southwell
San Antonio
Carl Dus
Puy
Lufkin
Grover K. Edge
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
R. H. Pruett
W. V. Ramsey
Taylor Hunt
Gun Club
Minnesota
Baytown
Production Unit Humble Sign Pact
Houston area production workers and Baytown area workers are covered under a new contract with Humble Oil and Refining Co. The pact consolidates the 1937 agreement and amendments through 1951. Signers include Weldon B. Hicks, Clarence F. Wiggins, and John H. Mitchell for the federation, and John Bell and John S. Bolderick for Humble.
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Houston Area
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Bay- Htown
Weldon B. J Hicks
Clarence F. Wiggins
John H Mitchell
Humble
John
Bell
Jonn S. Bolderick
Lee College unveils new swimming pool facilities
Lee College opens a new pool as part of an enhanced physical education division. The 42 by 75 foot pool is 12 feet deep at the deep end with deck areas and colorful windows, plus adjacent men and women dressing rooms and seating. Open house plans are considered as part of broader athletic facilities including tennis and gym spaces.
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Wanda Orton
Tvs
Lee College
Alton Livird
Robert E. Lee High School
Carver High School
Laird
Billy Walker
Gertrude Lyon
Moskowitz
Lew Stuxtents
Orairse
Lord Fortuned
Asim
NASA to Hire 1500 to 2000 Workers Soon
NASA plans to hire 1500 to 2000 workers in the coming months at the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston. Director of personnel Stuart H. Clarke cited a need for engineers and scientists, with 4000 annual positions across engineering fields in the near term, and outlined steps to boost qualified applicants through college growth and outreach programs. Clarke praised Bay Area school systems as supportive.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Crear Lake
Stuart H. Clarke
Houston
Clarke
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Eibers
Riculun
NASA
Studenies
PTA Meeines
Nanfichals
Bay Ares
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Barbers Hill
Parent - Teacher Association
Louise Mi
Ralph Garrett
East Little League
Reaviey
Tom Reaviey
Main
Lowell Lammers
Max Mosesman
jLibrary Avisory Board
J.B. LeFevre
Seaborn Cravey
Jim Bryant
Council Meating
Galveston
Ann Coker Hickey
Mrs. Nelson
Nelaet
W. D. Hinson
JOUN
Kheler IK
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Fish Chiefs
Humble Sign Pact
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