Blinding fog blankets East Texas to Houston area
A fog blanket shrouds most of East Texas from Texarkana to Houston. Banking regulators issue calls for condition statements as of December 28. Federal and insurance authorities demand reports on banks not in the Federal Reserve System. Fire wipes out Panhandle Texas gym in a $213,000 loss. International events include Castro talks and Vietnam fighting. U.N. pressure targets Katanga secession. Atlantic and Gulf coast dock strike negotiations continue. New York papers consider resume without printers. Rescue crews pull two more bodies from a meat packing plant explosion. A brutal blizzard sweeps southern England, the worst in a century. Atlanta faces a court case over segregation barriers known as the Berlin Wall.
Local Baytown Notables Honored and Community Notices
Sun Spots recalls Baytown figures Mrs Gelberts named in Tex as Women of Distinction and listed in Who's Who. Downtown stores plan longer hours ends soon due inventory. Teens dance scheduled 7:38 to 11:30 pm at Volunteer Firemen's Halls. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs Amy Miller in Wichita. KUHT-TV to air prayer program with Rev Paul Stephens and church choir. WX Love to receive divinity degree at Southwestern Baptist Seminary. wife to earn religious education degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
Gelber
la Porte
Robert F. Lee High School
San Jacinto College
Texas
Gelberts
South
West
Paul Stephens
Second Baptist Church
Kuht-Tv
Channel 8
Houston
Guy
Geraldine Leutwyler
Glen Walker
W. C. Herring
Pam Herring
Robert Richardson
WX Love
Baytonian, I
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Poll Taxes Still In Effect In Baytown Area
About one third of Baytown poll tax deputies began issuing receipts from the county tax assessor collector office at 265 West Defoe. Poll taxes will be sold at multiple local merchants and banks in Baytown, Highlands, Channelview, Crosby, and La Porte, with 30 deputy names to be announced. Tax must be paid by Jan 1 and a tax receipt or exemption is required to enter a voting booth. The May party primaries did not amend the constitution, keeping poll taxes in force in Texas.
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Baytown
W. Defoe
Weingarten's
Henke's
Citizen's National Bank
First National Bank
People’s State Bank
The
Tower
O'Brien's Food Market
Leggett’s Drug Store
Lewis and Coker
Sears
Highlands
Channelview
Crosby
la Porte
Harris County
Carl S. Smith
Cittizens
Smith
Texas
Ray
Jones Road
T. J. Ickes
E. M. Gardner
J. EB. Lane
Doris Tiner
McNair
Sherman Gray
Lester White
Wilfred Collins
Cephas Debose
Herbert Mays
John Baker
FWSD
Elia Wells
Alice 5. Fonteeau
Bobbie Mae Lewis
Harlem
Mont Belvieu
Chambers County Water Control ‘and Improvement District
L. L Swint
Harvey Cotten
Fred Chitty
Annual CC Fete Slated Jan 21 At New KC Hall
Funeral services were held in Amarillo for Jesse Monroe Settle 74 brother of John Settle. Burial will be in Roaring Springs. The annual Chamber of Commerce banquet and officer installation will be at 7 p.m. Monday Jan 21 at the new Knights of Columbus Hall 2600 West Main. Principal speaker will be Bryan Blalock VP of the Borden Company. Reservations via chamber office. The event marks high community and regional representation with talks on industry and chamber achievements.
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Amarillo
Jesse Monroe Settle
John Settle
Kilgore Res
Roaring Springs
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
New Knights of Columbus
West Main
Bryan Blalock
Borden Company
Marshall- Persons
Ladies Association of Gooses
Creek Country Club
Lauickly
Tony
Cick
Kimmons
Reser- Schillaci
Culpenger
Chamber
Bay Town
Blalock
Baytown
Weather Outlook Notes Increasing Cloudiness Friday
The forecast indicates growing cloud cover on Friday with a slight temperature change expected. A modest alteration in conditions may occur as the day progresses.
Loy Williams asks about rabid dog pickup in town
Mrs Loy Williams seeks details on a dog believed rabid picked up by city humane officers in the 1300 block of North Eighth Street. Police Chief Roy Montgomery notes a plaster swan used as a flower box found on Alexander Drive and can be claimed at the police station by its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loy Williams
City Humane
North Eighth Street
Roy Montgomery
Alexander Drive
Howard G. Hurst
EL Pearce
Ralph D. Manis
Navy
Long Beach
Calif
Delta
R. H. Manns
Shoeman
Bill Roark
Gulf Coast Hospital
Blair Mann
Irene
Juanita
George Fi
Gentry
George Chandler
City Hall
Ex Baytown Man's Wife Dead After New Year's Day Gunshot
Mrs. Carolyn Sue Carter, 24, of Houston, wife of Wayne Carter, an attorney, died after a New Year's Day gunshot at a Tarkington Prairie home. Liberty County Deputy Warren said the incident involved a .22 caliber pump rifle that discharged while Carter tended a fire. The couple and their 5-year-old son were at a weekend cabin near Highway 321 when the shooting occurred. Carter died at a Houston hospital later that day. Funeral services and Scout notices follow.
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Baytown
Liberty County Sheriff's Department
Carolyn Sue Carter
Houston
Wayne Carter
Robert E. Lee High School
Lee College
Car ‘Ter
Mark M. Carter
W. Jack
Liberty County
Depoy
Tommy Warren
Carter
Davion
Cleveland
Tarkington Prairie
Warren
L. W. Wainscott Dies At Age 87
Funeral services for Lewis Wesley Wainscott 87 of Baytown will be held at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. He died Wednesday in a La Porte rest home. Survived by two sons, three granddaughters, a brother and six great grandchildren. He was a St Mark's Methodist Church member and Modern Woodmen of America. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery Houston.
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Lewis Wesley Wainscott
Baytown
Paul A. Lee
Wainscott
la Porte
St Mark's Methodist Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Booker
Tex
Basil Jones
St. Mark's
Forest Park Cemetery
Houston
Lewis . Wainscott
E. E. Wainscott
Rufus Kirk
Odessa
Lawrence F. Thomas
Oklahoma City
Annettee Wainscott
Jess Wainscott
Campaign
Mayor One Issue- City, School Votes In April
In Baytown residents will vote in April for a mayor and three city council seats plus two school board trustees. Terms for Mayor Al Clayton and Council members Ward Hansen Bryan expire in April. School terms Knox Beavers Clifton Adams end. Incumbents may seek re election, but Mayor Clayton likely will not run.
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Baytown
al Clayton Land
Dub) Ward
C. A
Chris) Hansen
James M
Jim
Bryan
Hansen
Knox T. Beavers
Clifton Adams
Velma Ansley
Jack Huron
Seaborn Cravey
Joe Horeczy
Karl Opryshek
L. D.victory
A. R. (von) Stark
W. H. Bridges
H City Council
Clayton
Harris County Court Rejects Split Contract for Domed Stadium
Harris County Commissioners voted 4-1 to halt construction of the Domed Sports Stadium in Houston on a split contract basis. County Judge Bill Elliott supported the split plan, while Commissioners V. W Ramsey and others argued against it to avoid potential future legal entanglements and ensure completion within budget.
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Harris County Commissioners Court
Houston
Bill Elliott
V. W Ramsey
Precinct 2
Many seek spots on Baytown area water boards
Twenty five candidates compete for sixteen board seats across five Baytown area districts Highlands Channelview McNair and Mont Belvieu. Elections occur Tuesday with incumbents facing varied competition at local water district offices and schools.
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Baytown Area
Dan
Highlands
Channelview
McNair
Mont Belvieu
R. B. Hopking
Hinton H. Rosser
San Jacinto.s
Roy Hai
H. W. Oliver
V. W. Hix
I. D. Quecand
R. J. Wilcox
R.L. Sanders
New Criminal ID Kit Used by City Police in Baytown
Baytown police use the Identi-Kit system a 534 drawing set to assemble facial likenesses from witness descriptions. The method, used in California and by Scotland Yard, helps officers rule out suspects and gain leads. Identi-Kits cost 84 dollars yearly via Townsend Co. and may be leased to the city.
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Blue Beathard
Baytown
California
England
Scotland Yard
Robert P. Merchant
C. T Freeman
Texas Department of Public Safety
Leopoldville
the Congo
U.N
Katanga
Jadotville
Moise Tshombe
Kohwezi
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
Lufira
Tshombe
Kohvezi
United Nations
Congo Central
Law
Ath J
Townsend Co
Santa Anna
Calif
Merchant
Freeman
Robert Merchant
C. T. Freeman
Hollywood pays tribute as Powell and Carson die
Hollywood mourns two stars Dick Powell and Jack Carson dying of cancer within hours of each other. Powell, 58, known for song and Four Star TV, died with wife June Allyson at his side. Carson, 52, famed for comic roles and stage work, died suddenly at home after years of illness. Both funerals planned Friday.
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Hollywood
Dick Powell
Jack Carson
Powell
Ruby Keeler
June Allyson
Carson
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Miss Allyson
Shell
Richard
Allyson
Montis
Howard
Will‘Mette, IIi
Illinois Central Railroad
Luther
International Harvester Co
Joan Blondel
Pamela
Richard Keaith
Justin ‘Dart
Powells
Four Star Television, Inc
Wisconsin
Frank Stempel
Jack
Man
Canada
al Uness
Auree
Andover
Entertainment
Carmen
School Crash Scene Back To Normal
Miss Linda M Powell’s first grade resumed in Highlands Elementary auditorium after a car plowed into the classroom injuring several students lightly. Driver James Harold Jones 50 suffered a heart attack causing the crash. Engineers planned bids on repairs while other first grades absorbed the affected students.
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Linda M. Powell
Highlands Elementary School
North Main Street
Highlands
James Harold Jones
Powell
Miss Powell
George Scott
Auditorum
Rites Pending For J H Jones 50 Highlands Resident
Funeral arrangements for James Harold Jones of 101 Poinsettia Highlands are pending after his death Tuesday from an apparent attack. His car crashed through Well at Highlands Elementary School and he died at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital at 8 50 am. He leaves a widow and four children, plus parents, siblings, and several relatives. Funeral services will be announced by Eastan Funeral Home.
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James Harold Jones
Poinsettia
Highlands
Jones
Dig
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Lela Mae Jones
Joe Edward Jones
Air Force
South Viet Nam
Jimmy Charles Jones
C. R. Hbienck
Pasadena
Brenda Kay Jones
J. A. Jones
Kemp, Tex
Lawrence E. Jones
Dallas
A. E. Woods
Frisco
Tex
Jami
O. F. Bell
Texas City
Hurtle Oi and Refining Co
Baytown
Eartan Funeral Honte
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East Yoxngs
Texarkana
Longview
J. M. Falkner
Federal Deposit. Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Panhandle High School
Panhandle
Fidel Castro
U.S
Batlo
Saigon
Atlantic
Gulf
New York City
Atlanta
Baywill
Ks Aga
New KC Hall
Settie
Curtis Smith
Explorer Post Oio
Jimmy Bond
Mike
Southeast Pike
Life Scout
Christian Chireh
Marvin Baker
Star Scout
South Park Cemetery
L. W. Wainscott
Bulletin
WCID
John Langston
Harold Pate
Ronald E. Bible
Arthur E. Hughes
W. Baseard Smith
Melvin H. Thompson
John E. Strangmeier
Arva Wag Prinhiasteeg
Law 2
Crim
Baytown Ihal
Old Joe
Alore
SentiKit
Ana
Teeeueey
Beslan
Rani
Cou
R. HE
Bo) Turner
Powell, Carson
J.H. Jones
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