Baytown Community Notices and Club Events Highlight Week
Attorney groups prepare further arguments Friday to halt MP rail spur work to the West Chambers County steel mill. St Joseph Catholic Church plans an organizational meeting at 7 20 PM Monday in the school library. Goose Creek Girl Scouts meet Friday at Ashbel Smith Scout House. Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Device event hosted by Bayshore Square Dancers scheduled Saturday at Knights of Pythias Hall with Ron Durkee as MC. Friday Baytown Chamber luncheon features J W Armsworth of the Baytown YMCA. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Boyer host Kings Ranch Girl Camp movies in Bandera for prospective campers and parents. Spain films shown Saturday at First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall by Mr and Mrs D L Shalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
U.S. Steel
Baytown
West
Chambers County
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Bayshore Wagon Wheel
At & Pam
Knights of Pythias Hall
Bob Jones
Ron Durkee
T P.m
Jimmy Boyer
Burning Tree
Bandera
Spain
DL. Shalt
First Presbyterian Church
Bay Area Weather and Lee High Choir Lyceum Event
The Bay town area will see generally fair and slightly warmer conditions through Friday with a 33 to 64 degree temperature range. The Robert E. Lee High School Choir, directed by Jerry Forderhase, will sing at a 10:20 a.m. Thursday assembly in Lee Callese as part of the college Lyceum series, announced Dean Alton Laird.
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Baytown
ILC
Robert E. Lee High School
Lee Callese
Jerry Forderhase
Alton Laird
Interest Rates Jump Prompt City Bond Sale Cancel
Baytown City Council canceled Thursday night’s sale of 1 825000 in capital improvement bonds after a sudden bond market shift. City Manager Fritz Lanham said the delay won’t affect the capital program, which remains funded through May. Masterson cited rising yields and volatile conditions as the reason for delaying the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Pendergrass
Baytown
Tom Masterson
Underwood
Neuhaus Houston
Masterson
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Andy Braswell
Albert Fanestie
Don Hullum
Holly Inn
Around Low N Around Lown Valley Notes and Names
A jumble of local items lists residents by name with brief notes. Bertie Carpenter earns praise as a Good Scout. Chester Chandler will be a patient in Houston Diagnost ic Hospital about a week. Texora Satterwhite invites. Mary Larkins enjoys club meetings. Selma Price answers phone inquiries. Mrs. Stanley McCune reports a record and car keys left after Ray’s party. Joy Woods seeks a missing devil costume from Inverness. Sharon Anne Courville wears an orange dress. Brenda Dew looks forward to a wedding. Mrs. Gertrude Pace happy with a new assignment. Esther Goodman keeps bowlers in line at a local alley. Exar Brackin practices on the typewriter. Mrs. Pauline Johnson doing fine after Baytown surgery. Joe Conway misplaces his hat. Fred Bednarski crafts a speech for a Lee College class. Georgia Walker performs the Charleston.
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Valley
D‘olive
Bertie Carpenter
Chester Chandler
Virginia
Houston
Texora Satterwhite
Mary Larkins
Selma Price
Stanley McCune
Ray
Joy Woods
Inverness
Sharon Anne Courville
Brenda Dew
Gertrude Pace
Esther Goodman
Exar Brackin
Pauline Johnson
Scott
Baytown
Joe Conway
Fred Bednarski
Lee College
Georgia Walker
Charleston
Umholtz Announces Run For Baytown District 2 Council
Dr Charles L Chuck Umholtz a chemical engineer with Enjay and Humble and a Baytown District 2 resident of 10 years announced for a City Council seat He will face Glen Walker and Roy Williams in the April 4 poll Filing deadline is March 4 Councilman Clem Massey has not stated plans Umholtz a UT graduate WWII veteran arrived in Baytown in 1934 and has held multiple leadership roles in local and state professional and civic groups He and Mrs Umboltz reside at 5014 Glen Haven Drive and have three daughters Robbie Becky and Debbie.
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Charles L
Chuck) Umholtz
Enjay and
Humble
Baytown
Glen Walker
Roy Williams
Brownwood
Lakewood
Clem Massey
Dr. Umbertz
University of Texas
Humble Technical Division
Chemi
Cal
Enjay Chemical
Umboltz
Society of Professional Chemists and Engineers
Texas Ex-Students Association of
South Texas
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Harris County
City of Baytown
Adam Awaits Colleagues Verdict on Powell Seating
Adam Clayton Powell faces a House committee report on his seat and possible censure. The nine-member panel aims to convene to decide Powell’s seating status, seniority, and related financial investigations. The report reportedly asks for his seat along with a censure and a salary repayment proposal.
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Nestor Oer
Bers
Adam Clayton Powell
T's
Powell
Aaa
Leake Coe Eekmbers Ton
Ramsey to discuss drainage at Baytown council meeting
County Commissioner V. V. Ramsey will address the Baytown City Council at 6 30 p m Thursday to seek county aid on drainage structures for the North Main Street widening project. Bids exceed estimates by about 100000, while Goose Creek stream navigation study funding and levee construction are also on the agenda along with city hall and center progress.
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V. V.ramsey
Baytown
Herris County
North Main
Ramséy
Fritz Lanham
Goose Creek
U. S
Regents Will Have Full Agenda At Lee College
Lee College regents meet at 6 30 p m Thursday in the college library to discuss a parking study with facility recommendations a progress report on college buildings resignations financial and registrar reports scholarship recommendations and a new nurse aide program brief agenda for the routine meeting
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Lee College
Richard Strahan
High Bid Reaches Four Thousand Dollars in School Land Sale
A school district received a top bid of 4000 for a 249 acre tract at the I 10 and North Maine intersection. Don Shepherd led eight bidders with the high offer, while others included A. W. Costley and Co M. Bond. The district will review bids at next Monday’s meeting.
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North Maine
Don Shepherd
Shepherd
North Main
A. W. Costley
Co. M. Bond
E. H. Rheaume, Inc
Carter HL. Miller
Elmer L. Griffith
Jay Hendrick
James H. Sammons
Aeronautics Inc
Key Witness Ferrie Death May Be Suicide in JFK Probe
New Orleans based Fisher Ferrie, a freelance pilot and private detective, was found dead in his apartment with a note claiming life’s sweetness. District Atty. Jim Garrison called the death an apparent self-inflicted demise while noting Ferrie had been on the verge of offering information tied to President Kennedy’s assassination. Ferrie’s body showed a massive brain hemorrhage, with no drugs found beyond those for vascular disease.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Piiot Davis Wr
Ferrie
Zonr F. Kennedy
Garrison
Nicholas Chetta
Startea Jong
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
Lee Harevey Oswald
Chella
Dr. Chetta
Washington Post
George Lardner
Lardner
Oswald
FBI
Longer Yule Break Set At Lee College
Lee College revises the 1967 68 academic year calendar to add days between registration and classes and a longer Christmas vacation. Announced by Dr Richard Strahan after Board and administrative council approval, the plan includes a spring Easter vacation and a September faculty meeting with revised dates for first class days exams and term ends.
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Lee Colege
Haseen
Richard Strahan
Board of Regents
Strahan
Indonesian Shakeup Suharto Moves In as Sukarno Surrenders Power
Jakarta reports a dramatic political shift as Sukarno relinquishes presidential powers to Gen. Suharto amid a volatile coup aftermath. Acting president Sukarno retains the title while Suharto plans a nationwide address. Prosecutors reopen a coup trial accusing Mustafa Supardjo of involvement and urging accountability for the anti-Communist purge.
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Antara
Presi
Suharto
Sukarno
Cution
Indonesia
Subjari
Mustafa Supardjo
Vout Haris Nasution
Nasution
Congress
Subari
Supardjo
Speck Trial Progresses With Jury Pick Stage
Peoria AP report covers Richard Speck defense attorney Gerald Getty questioning 33 veniremen on the third day of the trial. Getty asks if the state has enough evidence to prove guilt as Speck, 25, stands accused of killing eight student nurses in Chicago on July 14.
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Peoria
Gerald W. Getty
Richard Speck
Speck
Getty
Chicago
Baytown Center Praised By NRPA Official
Robert E. Shipp of Irving, NRPA Southwest District representative, called Baytown Recreation Center one of the best in the area during his visit. He urged strong professional leadership, planned programs, and city school park collaboration, plus water sports emphasis and larger parks. He offered extensive suggestions for teen programs, parks, and cross-town alliances.
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Bobby Sutphin
Baytown
Market Street
National Recreation and Parks Association
Robert E. Shipp
Irving
NRPA
Shipp
Park Board
Fritz Lanham
Pat Bail
Don Hallum
Albert Fanestiel
City Hall
Dinner For Quebedeaux Is Saturday At The Tower
Baytown hosts a Saturday dinner to honor Dr Quebedeaux leader of Harris County pollution control with attendees from Houston and Ship Channel district. E V Miller chairs the Air and Water Conservation Board and presides. Baytown Mayor Seaburn Cravey and local officials are on the program. A few tickets remain at The Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakter Quebedeaux
Houston
Ship Channel
E. V. Miller
Air and Water Conservation Board
Muller
Baytown
Seaburn Cravey
Bill Eliott
Billi Elliott
Johnny Goyen
Coun
W. V. Ramsey
Chet Brooks
Rex Braun
Harriss County
Moll
Humble Oil and Benning Co
Quebedeaux
Harris County
Harris County Health Department
Funeral Services Friday For Mrs. Emmie Arnett
Funeral services set for 10 am Friday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Emmie Arnett 82 of 119 S. Whiting who died at her home Wednesday The Rev Edwin T Summers Grace Methodist Church pastor and member of the Order of the Eastern Star will officiate Interment in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery Houston Pallbearers include Allen Rice Sr J We Strickler Rob er Kerr J Roy Elms Hobart Enoch and H H Nitschmann Baytown pioneer born August 24 1884 in Hugo Ohio came to Baytown in 1917 She survived by grandsons David Arnett Houston Randy Arnett of Seattle Wash and Milton Arnett in Vietnam one granddaughter Mrs Patricia DicElroy of Baytown three great grandchildren Chuck McElroy Allyson Arnett and Angela Arnett all in Houston
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Paul A. Lee
Emmie Arnett
S. Whiting
Edwin T. Summers
Grace Methodist Church
Amett
Houston
Allen Rice Sr
J. We
Jack) Strickler
Rober Kerr
J. Roy Elms
Hobart Enoch
H.h.“Nitschmann
Arnett
Baytown
Neer
Hugo
Ohio
Gies
David
Arnett Houston
Randy Arnett
Eette
Wash
Milton ‘Arnett
Vietnam
Patricia DicElroy
Chuck’ McElroy
Allyson Arnett
Angela Arnett
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Goose Cree
Girl Scouts
Ashbel Smith Scout House
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Charles Tillery
J. W. Armsworth
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Lown
Citizens National Merebei F
Chuck Umholtz
Adam
Baby
Ramsey
JFK
Ers
Emmif
Abnett
Jakarta
Su Jin
Harte
Presi Sukarno
Fu J
Ture
Generi Suharto
Roseland Park
McElroy Park
Thad Felton
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