Hugh Echols Baytown Banker Pioneer of Local Growth
Portrait of Hugh Echols a Goose Creek entrepreneur and Citizens Bank leader. From early days with Culpepper Furniture to publishing stints and Tri Cities papers he built a Baytown empire. Now 60 he foresees 40 more years shaping the bank and city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Echols
Hugh
Hazel
Goose Creek Amusement Co
Culpepper Furniture
Goose Creek
Citizens and
Baytown Site Banks
Culpepper
Goose Creek Tribune
Baytown News-Herald
Faculty Women MPS Review by Marian Orgain at LC Center
Marian Orgain formerly with the Lee College library staff will present a book review for the College Faculty Women's Club at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the LC Student Center. She is librarian and research analyst for the Houston Chronicle Publishing Co and will review Sue Spencer's book African Creeks I have Been Up. Mrs Joe Gilliland chairs a social hour after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
Orgain
Lee College Library
College
Houston Chronicle Publishing Co
Sue Spenter
Joe Gilliland
Banker Opens New Goose Creek Bank Doors
East Harris County bank crew Echols and the late Carl Mc Kinney were two officers for the first day at the Henry Cathriner Building corner Pearce and Commerce. Echols previously served at Humble State Bank in Humble during the Humble Oil era. On opening day the bank listed capital stock of 50 000 and deposits totaling 83 398 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecchols
Carl Mc.Kinney
Henry Cathriner
Pearce and Commerce
Goose Creek
Echols
Sterling Bank
Humble State Bank
Humble
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Mammoth
Humble Oil Co
Aqeg Ludlum
Liggett Myers
Allis-Chalners
Lifton Tid 2 Aluminium Ltd
Lockheed Amer Cyan
Louis Land Amer Tel & Tel
EAE Magnavox
Marathon
Anaconda
Monsanto
Atmco Wep
Tp & SP
News News Baxter Lab
New York Central
Beth Steel
Olin-Mathatece
Chrysler
Philip Morris
Phillips Pet
Royal Dutch 2
Safeway
Cities Service
Colgate Palma
Columbia Gas Ceerere Creole
Delta Air I
Sears Diamond Alk Shell
Dew Chem
Shell
du Pont
Corpesene Eastman Kodak J. W
Fincher
el Paso
forlFord
Dairies
Citizens State Bank
Freeport
Gen
Tele Creek
Thel
Gen ‘Tire
Georgia Pacific
Gillene Saf - Eea Sca
Tony Goodyear
Greyhound
Gulf- OU
Gulf States Util
Sinclair Serony - Mob
Soa Pacific
Sperry-Rand
Stan “Calif Stude-Packard
Sun Oil
Sunray-Mid
Syntex
Tennessee Gas
Texas Gulf Prod
Texas Gulf Sulp
Tidewater
Nickel , Jones & Laugh Kerr
NicGee
Noon Call Stock Quotes From Major Firms List
A cluttered noon quote sheet lists numerous companies including American Cyanamid Lockheed Martin Magnavox Philips Pure Oil and Shell. It mentions Dynaco and others among rail and utility names with scattered percentages and notes about Texas and Goose Creek connections.
Baytown banker Echols' long career and honors summarized
Echols founded Citizens Savings and Loan and served as director of Houston Lighting and Power. He helped launch a 3000000 expansion at Goose Creek Country Club and held roles in Baytown Rotary, English Speaking Union, and multiple clubs. He earned a Longview High diploma after earlier setbacks and a Columbia University Commercial Bank Management credential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens National’ Bank and Trust Co
Texas
Echols
Citizens Savings and Loan Association
Houston’ Lighting and Power Co
First Presbyterian Church
Goose Creek
Baytown
Lee College
Longview
Conroe
Bill Taylor
Columbia University
New York School
Smith's Second Term Advances Education and Reforms
Governor Smith's tenure saw key moves including expansion to four year colleges Pan American and San Angelo added to higher education list, creation of a Commission on Education Beyond the High School, and the Loan Shark Bill licensing money lenders with penalties. He pushed Padre Island National Seashore designation and backed women's property rights reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Senate
Pan. American
San Angelo
Smith
Texas’ Tourist Development Agency
Texas
Padre Island
Baytown churches organize survey training and visit plan
Church coordinator DuBose outlines a Baytown area survey with training for representatives from each church. A general session is set for Friday January 24 and visiting on Sunday January 25. Teams finish next week, with tabulation led by Rev. Eric Smedlund and results shared with enrolled churches only. A reference to the Humilit Glacier in northern Green and ? appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuBose
Baytown
Ollows
Eric Smedlund
Baytown TGRY Store Names New Manager
Ernest G. Gresham, former manager of the Baytown TGLY Store, is named supervisor of all Houston area TGRY stores after TG&Y buys eight more, bringing total to 13. Kitsmiller to succeed Gresham. background spans Oklahoma City and St Louis operations.
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Ernest G. Gresham
Baytown
TGLY
Houston
TGRY
Tg&y
Gresham
Ernest A. Kitsmiller
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Kitsmiller
Stensing
Okla
Comanche
Joyce
Randall
The
Baptist Church
Echols Remembered As Baytown Leader After Tragic Loss
Baytown community mourns Hugh Echols with tributes from J W Strickler Baytown Chamber of Commerce leader George Chandler city attorney Abe Rosenzweig and official Vi Red Ramsey. They praise his 36 years of service kindness and commitment saying Baytown has suffered its greatest loss and will miss a foremost citizen who built a lasting institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W
Jack
Strickler
Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
George’ Chandler
Pey
Abe
Rosenzweig
Texas ‘Avenue
Hugh Echols
Red Ramsey
Echols
Premier Chou En Lai visitsTunisia amid oil dividend hopes
Disjointed notes report Chou En Lai arriving in Tunisia to secure the first dividend of a potential Ar rein tour amid recognition of Peking regime. News items warn of a missing air force plane and a car theft ring crackdown in Texas and Mexico. President Johnson urges swift approval of a tax bill to boost domestic petroleum industry by about 40 million dollars annually. U.S. officials discuss possible major U.S. combat units for South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chou Enlai
Tunks
Tunisia
Peking
Johnson
Union
Wneassge
Nercest
Hospital Notes Admits Several at Gulf Coast and San Jacinto
A list of patients admitted to Gulf Coast Hospital and San Jacinto Methodist Hospital includes Mrs HJ Gillum of Baytown in Room 101 and Mrs Bruno Simon of La Porte in Room 111, plus multiple others with city and room designations. A new arrival at San Jacinto: a boy born January 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hoskins of Wildrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillum
Baytown
Bruno Simon
la Porte
Ri D
May
Ruth
Ashe Plocheck
Crosby
Ee Rhodes
Cleveland, jRoom
San Jacinto
Metials Hospital
Frank Russell
S. Seventh
James Yates
Alford
Herman Bush
E. Adone
Joe Mims
Highlands
Raymond Holloway
Channelview
Carol Jaeger
Jobin Colley
Pecan
Robert Jay Woodard
John
Eve Sam Houston
Jennifer ‘Tone
Fayle
Jerry Craig
John Cheatham
Hunni
Cute
Edwin’ Snyder
Whiting
Bill Hoskins
Wildrose
Methodist
Carr James Leroy Carr Funeral Notices
James Leroy Carr 57 owned Baytown Plumbing Co died Wednesday afternoon in a hospital Baytown resident Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday Earthman Funeral Home Rev Paul Stephens officiating Interment at Mary Gordes Carr worked for Humble Oil and Refining and Maytre Refinery prior years Survivors include widow Eva Alice Carr and two sons James J Carr Jr and Sauchter plus Mrs George K Prewitt of Elgin two sisters Mrs Billie OC West and Mrs D L Goldman Houston his mother Mrs James O Corr of Galena Park and several grandchildren
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Carr
James Leroy
Dub
Humble Oil and Refining
Maytren
Aira
Eva Alice Carr
Ason
James J. Carr Jr
Maytowns
Sauchter
George K. Prewitt
Elgin
Tex
Bille OC
West
Mra D
Goldman
Houston
James 0. Corr
Galene
Park Alia
Keeble named assistant to Humble Washington VP Public Affairs
Houston born Charles C. Keeble becomes assistant Washington representative for Humble Oil and Refining Co, succeeding John M Sprague who is reassigned. Paul H. Long moves from assistant to vice president for public affairs to assistant Washington representative, effective immediately. Sprague, a Rice MBA graduate, rose to regional vice president and later deputy assistant secretary of defense on loan before returning to Humble in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
John M. Sprague
Refining’ Co
Washington
Charles C. Keeble
Sprague
Paul H. Long
Joy
Richmond
Rice University
Carter Oil’Co
Humbie
Tulsa
Vember
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A. RB. Wood
Woodson
Conroe Bank
Houstton
J. W. Fincher
Ross Sterling
Houston National Bank
Houston Bender
Echols-Sterling Association
Hazel Echols
Mary
John C
Douglas Stewart
Mary Catherine
Susan
Douglas Echols Stewart
Deanna Opryshek
Oklahoma
Southern Methodist
Citizens Building
Pearce
Bank
Citizens
Hugh and
Uho Echols
Anita Manrin
Texas A
Victor Bunt
Ie Fae Ses
Edo Sherruan- Rogers
Hlorach Pobert
Warnef
Ford “Crain
Verwenier
Charlton Heston
Loren
Lue
Baytown United Church
First Christian ‘Church
E41. Hayes
W. D. Gilbert
Do. d.Jay
BG. Wilexartner
G. A. Huey
Hayes
CC. Whitley
D. Howe
Jd. D. Poskey
Harris
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Gulf Building
Vane
Humilat
Greenand
Baytown Tgry
Matamoaros
Mexico
Rio Grande
U.S
South Viet Nam
Gulf Coast
Union of South Africa
Black
Yexan Decker
Sterning
Highlands State Bank
Wright Packing CO
Garth Road
Pikes Peak Roast
Bacon
Wisconsin
Decker Packing Co
Wieners
Freezer
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