Baytown Fourth of July safety plea and holiday schedule
Community urged to drive carefully and supervise firecrackers amid a busy weekend of fishing, picnics, and visits. Widespread closures on Monday include banks and offices. key industries operate with skeleton crews in Baytown while stores mostly close.
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Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Esso Research and Engineering
Marhon Chemical Co
Texas Eastern
United Carbon
Maher Corp
Golf Oil Corp
Humble Production
Ship Channel
Lee College
Manhunt ends as Davis surrenders in officer slaying
Davis, a 21 year old man, called Houston police to confess involvement in the killing of a Houston officer Wednesday night. Police and state troopers conducted a statewide hunt with bloodhounds around Tomball Liberty Baytown and Harris County. Davis walked into Mrs Jolly's Beauty Parlor early Friday and surrendered to detectives. He will be brought to Houston Friday morning for questioning regarding the homicide of Officer F T DeLoaen, 28.
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Davis
Donald Jay Davis
Houston
Wednesday Davis
State ‘Highway
Harris County Sheriff's” Department
Baytown
Romers
Naton Haas
Reine Teprs
Lin Hardin
Liberty
Highway 141
F. T. DeLoaen
Sterling Library Closure and Yearbook Photo Schedule
Sterling Municipal Library will close Monday for the July holiday and reopen Saturday and Tuesday. Student photo sessions are planned: seniors and juniors in July, sophomores after August 1, with no pictures after September. Call Chadwick's Studio for appointments. Weekend forecast for Baytown is partly cloudy and warm to hot with specific timing for Galveston.
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Sterling Municipal Library
Robert E. Lee
Duniors
Chadwick
Baytown
Comedian Bev Bergeron Delights Baytown Audience
Bev Bergeron, TV and night club comedian, entertains an audience in Baytown direct from a pressing engagement. He visits his mother and relatives while his star act captivates the crowd. Minor accidents and local notes fill the rest of the Baytown roundup.
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Bev Bergeron
Bev
Rufus Bergeron
al Bordelon
Kenneth Tyer
Eddie Comeaux
Boston College
Eddie
Roy Comeaux
Jacob Kanecny
Walter Zeglin
Ted Kloeser
Bennie Moskewite
Joe Boudloche
Davis Taylor
Fayle
Patrick Askey
Karl W. Opryshek
Sun Office
Elizabeth Burrus
American Association of Unitity Women
Burton and Taylor halt in Pomona on film trip
Hollywood stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrived in Pomona after disembarking a train en route to a Broadway play filming. Burton shrugged off questions about their marriage saying it seems to be working, while MGM limousines ferried the pair and their luggage amid a mob of reporters.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Virginia Walis
Pomona
Burton
MGM
Be Alert July Fourth Crackdown Slated Police Warn
Mann urges vigilance for the July Fourth weekend with a 24 hour radar patrol and increased traffic enforcement in Baytown. He cites speed and failure to yield as major violations and notes officers will work through the holiday while clerical staff take a day off.
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Baytown
Air
Sta‘tistic
Mann
Department Y
MDTA Phase Move Cuts Costs and Expands Training
Preston Pendergrass notes two MDTA phases will save 225 dollars monthly by relocating training to a Kilgore Road facility and Carrill's service station. Board approves rent adjustments, equipment moves, and a 1870 dollar purchase for a photo identification system at Lee College, with classes starting July 12.
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Dent
Gentry
George H. Gentry
Kilgore
John Voparil
Carrill
Decker Drive
Alexander Drive
Beonte
MDTA
Kilgore Road
Ato
Supt. Gentry
Lee College
Emerson retains Wimbledon title with straight-sets win
Roy Emerson crushed Fred Stolle 6 2 6 4 6 0 to capture his second consecutive Wimbledon championship. The match echoed the 1964 final as Emerson solidified his claim to the world amateur tennis crown. The United States failed to reach both men’s and women’s singles finals as Maria Bueno faces Margaret Smith in the women’s final.
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Wimbledon
England
Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle
Emerson
Ammaateur
United States
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Wilh
Margaret Smith
Australia
Carpenter Strike Continues In Baytown Area
No new developments Friday morning in the carpenters strike affecting two major Baytown projects. Negotiations stalled after the three year contract expired with pay from 4.12 to be raised in three steps, unions seeking 60 cents over three years while contractors offered 30 cents. Gresham of Local 184 said talks with federal mediator Hubbans yielded no gains, with firms Spen Glass and Stone Webster declining agreed pay terms. Expect ongoing work at other Baytown sites with Local 1534 crews continuing on site.
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Carpenters
Baytown
B. A. Gresham
Gresham
Associated General Contractors
Spen-Glass, Inc
Houston
Sterling High School
Stone & Webster Construction Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Cedar Bayou
Carpenters District Council
Associated General Contractors and
Construction Employers Association of Texas
James O. Hubbans
Local No 1334
Spawv-Glass
Stone & Webster
Louisiana Rep Astitén Thompson Killed in Truck Crash
Our World Today reports a Louisiana representative named Thompson was killed after a truck struck his vehicle during a speeding stop. Details suggest party lines and investigations focus on the accident as officials respond to the event.
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Louisiana
Astitén
Board Puts Issue To Voters Aug. 7
Landrum reports voters in the school district will decide Aug 7 whether Lee College should be separated from the public school system. A special meeting set an election on separation of the school board from the junior college. Petitions and the pathway to county judge were discussed amid community stir.
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Parkinson
Supt Gentry
Earl Opryshek
Lee College
Tt Junior College
Bill Elliott
Karl
Opryshek
Regents
Tacol
Beavers
Sore
Nist
Vaccinations urged for high risk groups in influenza season
Washington reports rising flu cases and urges vaccination for groups with high mortality risk. The Public Health Service notes cyclical influenza incidence and recommends immunization for the elderly, those with chronic illnesses, pregnant women, and residents of nursing homes or crowded living conditions to curb spread.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Service
West
Luther, L.terry
Quenza
Health Service
Fish Fry Prep For July 1 Contest At Cedar Bayou
Through midnight Thursday about 982 pounds of cleaned fish are prepared at the mouth of Cedar Bayou for the July 1 fish fry events at Bay Shore Rod, Reel and Gun Club. The Baytown Chamber of Commerce sponsors the fry and fishing contest under Bay Shore. Fishermen and locals can buy tickets to enter the drawing for a $500 cash prize to be drawn at the fish fry.
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Lof
Cedar Bayou
Climan
At Bay
Baytown
Ariyore
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