95 Men Inducted Largest Draft Call In Two Years
Selective Service Local Board No. 63 Baytown inducted ninety five registrants in February, largest draft call in two years, with two hundred others sent to Houston for pre induction physicals. Of the inductees thirty four were from Baytown, plus fourteen from Baytown area named individuals. Five were inducted from La Porte and four from Channelview.
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Armed Forces
Selective Service Local Board No
Baytown
Houston
Buck C. Leavins
Andrew
Ert T. Pilling
Danny A. Turner
Edwin F. Marquardt
Jerry W. Hyde
Deer Park
Donald G. Wilson
Travis L.prigmore
Kenneth E. Kyle
Johnny D. Dibler
Crosby
Klaus J. Duda
Raymond C. Chenevert
Darryl S. Henson
Seabrook
Larry W. Chaviers
Russell C. Laird
Highands
Frazier
Texas
Army
Dance and club notices plus local draft update
A Baytown area page lists a 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. dance at Knights of Columbus Hall with Robbins Twins providing music and costumes optional. Other items include a Robert E. Lee High School yearbook sale, a Vietnam duty note for Airman First Class Donnie Wenckens, a proposed night bridge club at the YMCA, the death of Wilbur Fisher, weather and tide forecasts, a motorcycle accident, SBA small business workshop, stamp club postponement, ballroom dancing, a Lutheran class, and detailed Army promotion and draft inductions across local areas with March quotas.
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Knights of Columbus
W. Main
Robbins Twins
Local society notes mix with charity event plans
A roundup of community members including Arou Aron Wn and Olga Sheppard juggling jury duty and a wedding, Melba Miller planning a party, Shirley Andrews Freud organizing an art project with a Houston MFA visit, and Libby, Ed Bryan seeking a home. Also Kay Park, Claire Bays, Treba McCune scheduling style shows, Mrs Mills receiving an honor, Parker family proud of grandson Ted Horacefield, and Bubba Morrison hospitalized with pneumonia in Channelview.
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Olga Sheppard
Harry Combs
Melba Miller
Shirley Andrews Freud
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Marian Exhhart
Gloria Kelley
Libby
Ed Bryan
Iran
Kay Park
Claire Bays
Treba McCune
Margaret Mills
John H. Parker
Wharton
Ted Horacefield
Warren “Bubba” Morrison
Tideland General Hospital
Channelview
Locke pushes felony for civil rioting in Texas
Fort Worth bulletin reports Democratic Eugene Locke proposed making civil rioting a felony instead of a misdemeanor and directing state officers and funds to quell such disorders, signaling a tougher approach to public unrest.
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Bulletin Fort Worth
Eugene Locke
Burglar Strikes Baytown Attorney Office on Highway 146
The Office of Baytown attorney Andrew Lannie at 331 Highway 146 was burglarized between 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday. Loss nears $700 with items including a 32 caliber revolver, a portable typewriter, a Polaroid camera, and cash stolen. a desk in another office was ransacked. Police noted a partially emptied six pack of beer found in the building.
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Baytown
Andrew Lannie
Highway 146
Lannie
L. P
Jack) Brewer
Smith and Wesson
Crosby Postmaster 28 Years Dies At 84
Mrs. Fannie Hilliard a Crosby assistant postmaster for 28 years before retiring in 1959 died at 11 a.m. Tuesday in a Houston hospital. Born in Paris Texas she lived in Crosby most of her life and was active in Crosby Methodist Church. Funeral set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Crosby Methodist Church with burial in White Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Floyd Curtiss son Oran Butch Hilliard sister Mrs. Lucy Hill four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers named R P Hill Jr Vaughn Lizette William E Sreek Horace Brazel Don Ramsey and E C Rummeberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Hilliard
Crosby
Houston
Crosby Methodist Church
Joe Jones
White Cemetery
Earthman Funeral Home
Floyd Curtiss
Orar
Butch” Hilliard
Lucy Hill
Cros
R. P. Hill, Jr
Vaughn Lizette
William E. Svreek
Horace Brazel
Don Ramsey
E. C. Rurmeberg
World News Snapshot From Predawn Explosions To Cold Fronts
A predawn explosion damages the Soviet Embassy in Washington with no injuries reported. A Cuban exile group claims attacks on a Cuban militia barracks and sugar plantation. A blizzard brings freezing temps and snow from Lubbock to Wichita Falls. Pope Paul VI names Bishop J. C. Carberry archbishop of St Louis. Swedish diplomat may mediate in the Pueblo case. A New Orleans court fight over Brown bail and gun charges advances. Bitter cold grips the East while civil rights efforts face housing provisions. Pueblo crew release hoped through diplomacy amid tension. A campus clash at Alcorn A&M results in shootings by police.
Baytonians' Pets Hit By Stray Arrow
Mrs. Douglas Hare of 213 Bay Shore Drive reports two house pets, a French poodle and a Pekingese, were wounded by what vets described as a sharp stick or arrow over the past week. The poodle required two days of care and surgery after a Sunday incident. the Pekingese suffered a lesser injury. Both stay largely at home. Hare urged careful aim from archers in the neighborhood.
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Douglas Hare
Bay Shore Drive
Baytown Levee Wins Area Council Backing
The Houston Gulf Coast Area Council approved funding consideration for a Baytown western levee to protect subsided residential areas from hurricane tides. Officials cited extensive engineering studies and urged seeking funds from multiple agencies beyond the Corps of Engineers. Public health, recreation, soil conservation, flood protection, and preservation of local values were cited as benefits.
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Henry Holcomb
Houston
Beytown
Houston - Galveston
Houston Ship Channel
E. V
Gene'’ Muller
Baytown
Ross Wilhite
Area Council
Projects Committee
Corps of Engineers
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hue Battle Deepens As Marines Return In Fourth Week
AP dispatch from Saigon reports U S Marines launch renewed air and ground assault into Hue as Communist forces dig in around the Citadel. Bombs hit an ammunition dump while Marines on the Perfume River side shell targets and urge civilians to flee. Lt General Cushman says the fight may continue for weeks with reinforcements and fresh supplies reaching the city.
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Saigon
U.S
Sas
Hue
George Mcarthur
Perfume River
L-Yard
Imperial Palace
Robert Cushman Jr
Vietnam
Cushman
Seven House Races Ahead in Chambers County Primary
Anahuac Texas May 7 Democratic Primary shows no county wide contests but seven precinct races spark action. Incumbents Sheriff Otter County Attorney Jenson and Tax Assessor Blair draw no opposition. Congressmen Brooks and Sen Moore and DA Woods also unopposed in their districts. Primary filing deadline Feb 5 adds candidates for District 6 State Representative District 75th Judicial District Judge race and county commissioner precinct seats.
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Anahuac
Chambers County
Guy C Jackson Iit
Louis Otter
Eugene T. Jenson
Tax Assensox
Shenwood Blair
Section
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
William T. “Bil Moore
Bryan
W. G. “Dub’’ Woods Jr
Liberty
Edgar J
Bubba) Grace
Cleveland
Price Daniel Jr
Bob Dale Sr
Winnie
David Crews
Conree
Thomas .A
Winnie - Stowell
Wheat of Liberty
Cial
P. C. ‘Penny’ Matthews
of Liberty
P. A. Durr
Herman B. Rice
R.wayne Murrell
Baytown Schools Consider Stringed Instrument Program
Baytown schools may start a stringed instrument instruction program next fall if enough third and fourth graders and their parents show interest in a questionnaire sent by Superintendent George H. Gentry. Strings could begin in fourth and fifth grades with parent purchase of violins violas cellos and basses while schools provide instruction. pilot or district wide plans are undecided.
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Baytown
George H. Gentry
John Stuart
Civil Service Tests Set Next Monday For Firemen
Baytown prepares for civil service exams to hire four new Baytown Fire Department firefighters. The test is Monday at 7 p.m. in Community Building, with 56 hour weeks and a $505 monthly salary. Applicants must be 21 to 35, 5 ft 8 in tall, 145 pounds, with a high school diploma, and know Baytown.
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Baytown Fire Department
Vance H. McBride
McBride
Office
the Civil Service Commission
W. Defee
Curtain Rises On Houston Livestock Rodeo Thriller
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo opens with a record 15 000 entries and over $200 000 in prizes. The Astrodome hosts rodeo and performances with stars Buddy Ebsen Irene Ryan Wayne Newton Roy Rogers and Dale Evans slated to appear across February 21 to March 3 as crowds fill the grounds.
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Houston
Astrodome
Buddy Ebsen
Irene Ryan
Jed
Granny
The
Beverly Hillbillys
Michael Léndon
Little Joe
Two More Files For LC Regent File For LC Regent
The Lee College Board of Regents race grows as two more applicants file with Comptroller Alvin Wiles on Tuesday afternoon. William Hopewell Harrop and Claude N. Cark Jr. join incumbent Royal D. Burnside Jr. in seeking seats. two other incumbents, O A Boatright and DIN Strickler, have not filed. Applicants must submit by March 6, with the election set for April 6.
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Lee College Board of Regents
Alvin
Wiles
William Hopewell Harrop
Crow Road
Claude N. Cark Jr
Morrell
Royal D. Burnside Jr
O. A Boatright
Din Strickler
Crosby Marines Recognition Call from The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun invites Crosby area parents to bring pictures and information about sons serving in the U S Marine Corps or overseas. The paper also welcomes items about other local servicemen from Crosby and the Baytown area regardless of branch.
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Crosby
US. Marine Corps
Baytown
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Lee Traveler
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YMCA
Anat
Wilbur Fisher
Whbur Fisher
East Fayle
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Elmer E. Spencer
del Monte
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Pamela
Spencer
Gulf Coast Hospital
SBA
Small Business Administration
University of Houston Downtown School
Stamp Club
Baytown Stamp Club
Sterling Municipal Library
Doug Tromblee
the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Kenneth R. Lind
Richard G. Lind
la Porte
U.S. Army
Army Aviation School
Fort Rucker, Alb
Arou Aron WN
Peoples State Bank Movter F
Washington
Miami
Cuba
Lubbork
Wichita Falls
Paul VI
J. 3. Carberry
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
Archibishop
St. Louis
Geneva
Pueblo
HY Rapp
Brown
New Orleans
California
James H. Rowe Jr
Johnson
LBI
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Missouri
Virginia
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White House
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Mississippi
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