Baytown Schools Grow Plan Praised by Educator
An education leader from the University of Houston praised Baytown schools and supported a nine month study to map future growth. The plan, costing up to 10000 dollars, will be conducted with Dr. Strewell and two university consultants, covering enrollment, facilities, programs, vocational trends, and school needs. The board begins formal consideration at the January 24 meeting.
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Texas
University of Houseator
Baytown
Trust Scope
Strewell
New York State
George H. Gentry
Dr. Strewell
Knox Beavers
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Beavers
Strevell
Richard Strahan
J. Kennedy
University of Houston
Ylor
Bel
Local Notices and Crimes From Baytown and Houston Areas
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Idella Hardin of Houston and Mrs E L Wheaton of Baytown with services set for Friday at 3 20 p m in Houston. Baytown police investigate a console theft from a car lot between 9 38 p m Wednesday and 8 a m Thursday. Swindle by check charges include Athelia Huff of Barrett Station and Thomas L Seelig of Elmwood. Dr John T Snyder speaks on Youth and His Environment at 6 30 p m Monday at the Baytown Optimist Club.
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Idella Hardin
Houston
E. L. Wheaton
Baytown
Jack Carswell
Auto Baytown
Bill Balke
Athelia Huff
Barrett Station
Abram Kerr
Justice of the Peace
John T. Snyder
Baytewn
Bay Town Optimist Club
the Tower
Lee College Regents Set Next Meeting Time
The Lee College board of regents will hold its next regular meeting at 6 30 p m on Thursday January 27 in the college library. The notice appears in the college calendar page.
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Board of Regents
Lee College Board of Regents
College
Weather and tides outlook with rain and warmth ahead
CLOUDX AND COOL through Friday night with intermittent rain. Warmer over the weekend. Temperature range expected 42 to 55 degrees. GALVESTON TIDES Friday high at 5:12 p.m. and 9:34 p.m. Saturday tides low 5:31 a.m. high 2:12 p.m., 7:24 p.m. and 10:12 p.m.
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Galveston
Around Lawn Roundup Sparks Family Banter
Judy Broussard teases her sister Jeanna Broussant about a shiner after contact with a padded dash. Robert Wotipka starts early. Ronnie Berry finds time for refreshments. Edgar Enderli checks a source. Newby admits slow progress. Brenda Mosley shows off daughter Jan Arlene with grandma Fearl Lee. Mrs Weldon Newby faces a confident situation. Harry Mitchell travels to Austin on business. Eddie Krenick jokes about rain and boots. Trudie West recalls past days. Manson Clark gathers loot from a marsh trap line. Bill Bradshaw packs for a Southwest Texas quail hunt. Sam Lester ends lunch with a malt shop delight. Johnny Hollaway closes hunting season with a new cap for a fresh start next year.
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Judy Broussard
Jeanna Broussant
Robert Wotipka
Ronnie Berry
Edgar Enderli
Newby
Brenda Mosley
Jan Arlene
Grandma
Lee
Weldon Newby
Harry Mitchsll
Austin
Eddie Krenick
Trudie West
Manson Clark
Bill Bradshaw
Texas
Sam Lester
Johnny Hollaway
Sterling High annexation gains initial city approval
The council approved first reading of an ordinance to annex a strip along North Main Street for Sterling High School property and part of Baker Road. Final reading is set for Feb 24 with required publication. A public hearing on two two mile fingers of land along I 10 and Tri City Beach Road drew no opposition.
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City Coun ‘Cil
North Main Street
New Sterling High School
Baker Road
Tri-City Beach
George Chandler
U.S. Steel Corp
East
Harris
West Chambers
A Helping Hand at Cerebral Palsy Center Project
A group from MP142x volunteers at Humble's Hartown Refinery contributed time off to improve the Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center. John Spurgeon and E. E. Nix painted the front porch, while others rebuilt porches, installed hand rails, and added an interior partition for the kindergarten. Additional helpers included W. O. Wilkes, Gerry Rubac, George Badgett, Sid Brewer, KH. J. Earthman, and Bill Stegall.
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Humble
Hartown
John Spurgeon
E. E. Nix
W. O. Wilkes
Gerry Rubac
George Badgett
Sid
Alternatives Studied A Smasher May Be Scrapped
Washington AP reports the Atomic Energy Commission weighing three alternative proposals to a $348 billion, 200 keV atom smasher project. Each would be cheaper and alter its planned intensity, with a late January meeting to gather physicists’ views.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Reais
Ren
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Unemer Pcat
Paneeree Ja
Joint
Senate House Atomic Committee
Kidney Foundation Plans Door To Door Drive Here
Final plans for the National Kidney Foundation drive were made at a 7 20 p m meeting at Roseland Park Pavilion Mrs Walter Simpson of Baytown cochairman announced Funds will be raised Tuesday night in a door to door march for the National Kidney associations. Four satisfied donors contacted by phone for volunteer help include Mrs Connie Beene and Mrs Simpson. Receipts for tax purposes will be provided Public information about kidney disease progress will be shared Eighty five percent of funds stay in the Houston Chapter with the rest going to national headquarters More than 100 000 people die annually in the United States from kidney disease
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Roseland Park Pavilion
Walter Simpson
Baytown
Cochairman
National Kidney Associations
Simpson
Connie Beene
Hous‘ton
National Kidney Association
Baylor Medical School
Houston
National Foundation
National
United States
Crosby Bank Board Names Officers and Directors
Crosby Bank re elected its officers and five directors at two meetings after the annual stockholders meeting. Officers include A H Garris president S P Gentry vice president Doris Henson assistant vice president O C Welson cashier Gladys O'Brien assistant cashier. Directors are O O Hare Jr S P Gentry C D Ramsey A H Garris Camille Ulrich. Upcoming stockholders meetings are set by Baytown area banks including Highlands State Bank Clear Creek Bank La Porte State Bank Bayshore National Bank and Channelview State Bank with various dates in January.
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Crosby State Park
A. H. Garris
O. O. Hare Jr
S. P. Gentry
C. D. Ramsey
Camille Ulrich
Baytown Area
Highlands State Bank
Clear Creek Bank
Seacreek
la Porte State Bank
Bayshore National Bank
la Porte
Channelview State Bank
Two Texas Officers Killed in Vietnam Named
Washington AP reports two Army officers from Texas listed as killed in action in Vietnam in the past week. Capt. Wallace E. Siner of El Paso and Capt. Donald R. Blair of Plainview are identified. Deaths in Vietnam since January 1961 total 11,682.
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Washington
Texas
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Wallace E. Siner
el Paso
Tex
Donald R. Blair
Plainview
Firestone home kidnapping attempt ends in deaths and wounds
Leonard K Firestone Beverly Hills in California faced a ransom plot gone wrong when two men tried to rush the living room. Bailey was killed, Scalia injured by shotgun fire. Police said a $2 million ransom was planned. Astronaut Thomas Stafford sees potential lunar mission role if healthy. Rio flood death toll rises to 55, with more expected as debris is cleared. India to select next prime minister at Congress gathering. Kermit Dyche of Alvin, 53, prominent in Texan education committees, died of a heart attack.
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Leonard K. Firestone
Beverly Hills
Catif
Cat Bailey
George Scalia
Firestone
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Spd
Loop 201 Segment Now Nearer Reality
City eyes February bond sale as market improves. Budget details: $617,500 needed for sewer work to serve Sterng High School, North Main Street, and Massey Tompkins Road, plus West Main plant expansion. Consider selling $750,000 of $1,750,000 in sewer revenues and delaying remainder. Plans include four street projects, a new city hall, and a community center. council criticizes delays in city hall and center plans.
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Thomas Masterson
Underwood, Neuhaus & Co
Masterson
Fritz Lanham
New Sterng High School
North Main Street
Massey Tompkins Road
West Main
Lanham
Srograsa
Civic Center
Raymond Donnelly
Turner & Collie
BONDS
City awards bids for vehicles and gear. police uniforms rejected
City council accepted bids on 12 motor vehicles, three dump bodies, waterworks supplies and more, naming Lumus Baytown Dodge for five 2 ton trucks and Thad Felton for police cars and a city sedan. The police uniforms bid was rejected due to a single proposal and invitation error.
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Lumus Baytown Dodge
Buck Turner Chevrolet
Thad Felton
Baytown
iKemp & Tony’s Equipment Co
Garwood - Houston Truck Equipment Co
Hobbs Trailers
Houston
Utility Supply Co. of
Municipal Pipe & Fabricating Co
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
J. B. LeFevre
REL Students Hold Weekly Traffic Court
REL students run a weekly traffic court in homerooms with a six member jury. Teens charged under a youth program may elect to attend a traffic school at Sterling Library taught by Sgt. Jack Maxwell. Judge Barney Ward and Baytown Police supervise with input from the Diversified Occupations Club.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Sterling Municipal Library
Jack Maxwell
Occu
Pations Club
Rel
Barney L. Ward
Baytown
Russell Liles
BDO Cub
Oilers coach seeks to part with veteran QB Bianda
Houston Oilers head coach Hugh Taylor says he wants to trade or purchase the contract of veteran quarterback George Bianda. Meanwhile all three television networks plan a half hour Monday night to discuss President Johnson's State of the Union message.
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Houston Oilers
Hugh Taylor
George Bianda
Johnson
Loop 201 project moves closer with $1.6 million allotment
Baytown moves toward completing Loop 201 between West Main and Decker Drive as the city approves plans and Texas Highway Department allocates 1.609 million for grading and structures. Frank Hebner Jr. notes a revised design could add 300000 more, delaying final paving funds until progress allows.
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Bee Landrum
Loop 201
West Main
Decker Drive
Frank Hebner Jr
Houston
Texas Highway Department
Fritz Langham
Baytown
Market Street
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Hebner
Market Streets
Baytown Schools Prepare for Midterm Report Cards and Exams
Baytown schools announce midterm report cards for Wednesday January 19 and the spring semester start on Monday. Nine week period ends May 27 with a March 18 faculty day. St Joseph’s and Lee College schedule exams and holidays including Easter break and Sam Pacinto Day.
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Baytown
Tex
State Teachers Association
George H. Gentry
Sam Pacinto
St. Joseph's Parochial
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph’s. Lee College
Lee College
Fire destroys Dowling Theater in Houston
A four alarm fire destroyed the Dowling Theater in Houston and once threatened nearby buildings. It drew hundreds of spectators before firemen controlled the blaze about an hour after the first alarm with no injuries reported. The theater, built at a cost of $100,000 and opened in 1941, had just been painted and repaired.
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Houston
Dowling
F. W. Stonem
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Cornell
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Crosby Bank
Thomas P. Stafford
News Digest
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Congress Party
Kermit Dyche
Alvin
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Set Maxwell
Judge Ward
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