Baytown’s 1961 News Roundup Highlights Local Devastation and Recovery
A Baytown year-in-review recalls the Baytown area’s upheaval from the San Jacinto River and Cedar Bayou impacts. It notes Carla as a major story, ongoing rebuilding in Brownwood, and post disaster recovery hopes. January items include a violent beating at Jones Tal Store, a hitchhiking arrest on Highway 146, and a 17-year sentence for John Paul Bertrand.
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Brown‘wood
Carla
Isue
Baytown
San Jacinto
Cedar Bayou
Bay
Jannuary
Hloise Watson Cummings
Wales
Jones Tal- T
Kentucky
Eb Jones
Aur
Highway 146
John Paul Bertrand
Bertrand
Nixon Rites Held For Clarence King 52
Funeral services will be held in Nixon for Clarence King a longtime Baytown resident employed at Froehner Radio Service found dead Friday morning at his father Georges Nixon home He is survived by his widow Karma King and two daughters. Albert Merchant 51 died in a cafe at 1110 Harbor address 4 5 am Saturday with death attributed to natural causes The body taken to Walker Funeral Home.
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Nixon
Clarence King
Baytown
Froehner Radio Service
George King
Karma King
Albert Merchant
Houston
Harbor
R. H
Bo) Turner
James Sammons
Walker Funeral Home
Weekend Cold Weather Forecast for Baytown
Baytown weekend weather to bring cold conditions with a Sunday and Monday warning trend. Winds turn moderate to fresh then diminish by Saturday night, with Sunday partly cloudy and a high near 60. Tides show sunrise and sunset times for Sunday and Monday.
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Baytown
Around Hi Town Highlights and Local Plans
Milton Kelley earns first hole in one at Goose Creek Country Club listed among 1961 highlights. Latics Club hosts day games next week with Rose Kelley and others busy planning. Winifred Trant praised for interior decoration. Prather family skips white Christmas to visit Baytown. Elaine Linder and Margie Cobb donate to San Jacinto Chapter news bulletin. Davis teaches interior decoration course at Lee College as a teaching family. Mrs McNalty suffers from an infection.
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Milton Kelley
Goose Creek Country Club
Rose Kelley
Janet Anderson
Johnnie Sheffield
Lula Wilburn
Maurine
Winifred Trant
Barbara Prather
Amd
A. F. Stedry
David
Darla
Bridgeport
Mich
Lee College
Davises
Low
W. B. McNalty
Freezing Baytown Tonight Warned By Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau issues a special forecast for Baytown predicting a low around 30 tonight with a sharp drop for Saturday night. Sunday morning could fall toward freezing, prompting warnings to protect tender vegetation and ensure cars have antifreeze.
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Baytown
U. S Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Escheat bill clears House path in Texas session
A Texas House Tax Committee considers the escheat bill allowing dormant accounts over 25 dollars to be claimed by the state. The measure aims to list owners' names and move funds to the treasurer for eventual escheat if held too long. Weather notes follow with forecast for cold, snow, and wind in northeast Texas.
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Austin
Price Dan
Big Resson
Daniel
House Tax Committee
Sule, Ie i
Mnere
Tpeabers
Renee Bance
Precinct 2 Race Commissioner V V Ramsey Seeks Re election
V V Ramsey announces renewal bid for Harris County Precinct 2 commissioner noting he took office in 1953 and pledges continued availability. No other candidate has announced. filing deadline Feb 5 with Democrats primary in May. Ramsey, Channelview resident since 1946, cites park growth and freeway plans as key accomplishments. Ramsey lineage includes Navy service in World War II and teaching career before politics.
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Fred Hartman
Texas
V. V. Ramsey
Ramsey
Channelview
Center
Shelby County
U.S. Navy
Shangri-La
Pacific Theater
Centerstigh
Stephen F. Austin Teachers College
Nacogdoches
Texas City
Navy
Wendy
Woodland
Mickey
Lytheom Methodist University
Dallas
Dorothy Christian
Teneha
Ramisey
Commissioners Court
Harris County
Dee Ramsey
Baytown Area Banks Report Record December Deposits Rise
Baytown and East Harris County banks posted a nearly 4.5 million increase in deposits by December 31 1961 from 1960 levels. Institutions listed include Citizens National Bank and Trust Co First National Peoples State La Porte State Bank Channelview State Bank Crosby State Bank Highlands State Bank. Strong regional demand buoyed by oil, cotton and livestock prices amid broader Texas gains.
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East Harris Coun
Setty
Baytown
East Harris County
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co
First National
Peoples State
la Porte State Bank
Channelview State Bank
Crosby State Bank
Highlands State Bank
Associated Press
Texas
W. D. Wyatt
Corsileana
First National Bank
Dallas
Big Spring
Corpus Christi
Grayson County
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
South Plains
Far West
Banks
Kennedy Seeks Trade Aid and Health Plan With Congress
President Kennedy holds talks with House Ways and Means Chairman Willard Mills to push a broader reciprocal trade program and Social Security for the aged. The discussions follow a new labor contract between Humble Oil and Refining Co and the Houston Area Production Employes Federation, potentially affecting about 1,000 Houston area workers. Kennedy flew from Falm Beach to continue a busy domestic agenda as he aims to win support for key reforms.
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Houston (Sp
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Houston Area Production Employes Federation
John $. Baldrick
Humble Houston Area
Washington
Kennedy
Ressmian
Will
Hur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means
White House
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Falm Beach
Joseph P. Kennedy
Columbus
Ohio
Michael V
Humtle
Weldon B. Hicks
Hicks
Pro
Humble
Houston Area
Baytown Humble
Houston
Last Rites Monday For Jesse Bishop
Funeral services for Jesse M. Bishop of 214 Grantham will be held at 11am Monday at Earthman Funeral Home. A Baytown resident for 12 years, he died at 5:30 am Saturday at home. Rev. Grady Allison will officiate, with interment in Memory Gardens of Baytown. survivors include two daughters and a granddaughter.
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Jesse M. Bishop
Grantham
Baytown
Abilene
Grady Allison
Wooster Baptist Church
Earthman Funeral Home
Memory Gardens
J. W. Dean
Bay-tase
T. J. Mile
Tulsa
Grandvaite Alse S
Local Chiefs Say Pact OK Until March
Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Local No. 4333 Baytown officials said a Houston Post report alleging contract cancellation is false. They stated the letter to Humble Oil Ref refinery simply exercised contract opening rights to negotiate a new agreement after the current ends in March.
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Oil, Chemical ‘and Atomic Workers Union
Baytown
Houston Post
Humble of and Refining. Co
the Post
Humble
Bud) Marsh
Marsh
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
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Southern Pacific Railroad
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KWBA
Nancy Johnston
Galveston
Galveslon
Beaumont
Lufkin
Waco
Junction
U.S. 287
Vernon
Chillicothe
Ste
OCAW
American Stock Exchange
Paris
Los Angeles
United States
United Nationa
Alican National
William E. Miller
Big Powers
Laos
Clark Thompson
Crestview
Fila
Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
U.S
East Harris
Jesse Bishop
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ion
New York Casture Group
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