From Rebel Inn to Baytown Chief Roy Montgomery’s Gander Faith
Roy Montgomery, Baytown acting police chief, recounts his unlikely path from Fort Worth baseball hopeful and Fort Worth police patrolman to World War II guard and Baytown public safety leader. He left insurance sales for policing, served in ordnance plant security, and returned to Baytown after visiting Rebel Inn in 1941, where a life change began.
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Rosalie Myers
Roy Montgomery
Baytown
Rebel Inn
Montgomery
Texas Leager
Fort Worth
Theirailk Dealers Association
Consolidated Bamber
San Jacinto
Channelview
Ordnance Plant
Thas
Sun Spots HAM DINNER at St Joseph’s School Sunday
St Joseph’s Altar Society serves a noon meal at St Joseph’s school with adult plates at $1 and 50 cents for children. Mrs John Donnelly chairs the dinner. Father Dies SOHN MALIZZO, 61, longtime Bryan resident and father of Mrs Mike Altimora, died at home. Funeral at 3 p.m. Sunday at Millier Funeral Home in Bryan. Malizzo had been ill for some time. Mrs Altimora was summoned home earlier this week.
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St. Joseph's Altar Society
St. Joseph's School
John Donnelly
Sohn
Oil Rig Boom Sweeps Baytown Backyards
In southeast Baytown five drilling rigs operate amid homes and vacant lots between South Main and Alexander Drive. Residents report noise but applaud the oil boom as wells drill and produce, with some houses nearly obscured by pipes, shacks, and trucks.
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Clyde Murray
Baytown
Fuller
South Main
St. John's Methodist Church
Alexander Drive
Goose Creek
Black Gold
Chandler police ruling sparks Baytown chief hunt
Houston officer Tim Parker criticizes City Attorney George Chandler over a Baytown police chief eligibility rule. Parker argues the Texas law requires only five years as a patrolman, while Chandler notes local ordinances broaden the requirement under civil service authority. He adds that most Texas cities extend eligibility for the top post.
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Houston
Baytown
Tim Parker
Young Parker
George Chandler
Parker
Texas
Chandler
Parkers
Civil Service Act
Department
Wetbacks in Border Sweep Reach Record Levels
In the Rio Grande Valley on Saturday, U S Border Patrol noted 2,500 more illegal entrants captured, pushing a two day total above 7,600 and an estimated 20,000 more fled back across the Rio Grande to dodge deportation. At Hidalgo center braceros are hired with orders for 6,000 workers Friday and 1,000 processed, aiming for 2,000 daily.
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Mcallen
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Border Patrol
Rio Granda
Hidalgo
Clifford Burr
Burr
Drunk Driving Case Dismissed After Trial
A Baytown man cited for drunk driving had the charge dismissed after a corporation court trial on Saturday morning. The man paid a fine on the license charge. Councilman Rufus Bergeron testified he went to the jail and urged release, saying the man had not been drinking, with witness Bronson Kimball supporting that claim. Officers stated the man had been drinking and weaving.
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Baytown
Rufus Bergeron
Corporation Court
Bergeron
H Erwin
T. G. Lee
Bronson Kimball
Helmut Menking Dies Retired Baytown Refinery Employee
Helmut Otto Menking 57 a resident of Channelview died at 11 am Friday in a Villa Platte Louisiana hospital. Funeral 4:30 pm Saturday at Harthman chapel with Rev Karl Peel and Rev Roe Wilson officiating. Burial San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Mrs Molly Menking channelview daughter Mrs Alice Ruth Menking two stepdaughters Mrs J T Conway Houston Mrs A G Fayle Baytown stepson W Brown Jr Baytown three sisters and brother Hugo Menking of Alice ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Helmuth Otto Menking
Jaxtown
Man Baytown
Channelview
Villa Platte
Harthman Chapel
Karl Peel
Channelview Methodist Church
Roe Wilson
the Baptist Church
Channs
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Harthman
Menking
Molly Menking
Mis
Alice Ruth Menking
J. T. Conway
Houston
A. G. Fayle
Baytown
Stepyon
Andrew Weaver 96 Dies In Beaumont
Andrew Weaver lifelong Hankamer resident and Baytown area merchant and farmer died at 7 pm Friday in a Beaumont hospital. He was active in business until illness three years ago. Funeral at Hankamer Church of Christ 4:30 pm Sunday with burial in Barrow Cemetery Hankamer. Survivors: five sons S T Weaver R C Weaver Ralph W Weaver Gilfer and Clyde W Weaver. two daughters Mrs William H Johnson and Mrs Alfred P Dyer. 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Burial under Earthman Funeral direction.
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Andrew Weaver
Hankamer
Chambers County
Beaumont Hospital
Weaver
Unti
Hankamer Church of Christ
Barrow
Hanka
Mer
Earthman Funeral Home
S. T. Weaver
R. C. Weaver
Ralph W. Weaver
Baytown
Gilfer
Bakersville
Calif
Clyde W Weaver
San Diego
William H. Johnson
San Anttonio
Alfred P. Dyer
Longview Alto
Devas
Highway 73 Plans Due Discussion Meeting Planned
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce highway committee announced a 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting with District Engineer Jim Doughin and local officials to discuss plans for Highway 73. Chairman W. T. Busch said the talks will shape actions ahead of San Juanito and Trinity bridge completions and the paving of the route. Several committee members and officials are listed as attendees.
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Baytown
Humble Plans To Drill Off Hog Island
Humble Oil and Refining Co seeks Army Corps of Engineers approval to drill a well in the northwest corner of Hog Island in Galveston Bay. The submerged site hinges on navigation work. protests on navigation impact must be filed with the District Engineer in Galveston by July 26.
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Humble
Hog Island
Humble Oil and Refiring Company
Hog Islend
Tabbe Bay
Army Corps of Engineers
Galverton
Abba Hay
Galveston
Sheriff To Present Youth Program Here
Sheriff V. Kern and chief deputy will present a youth activity program at 7 p.m. Monday for the Optimist club at the Rebel Inn. A Simmons boys’ club project will be shown. Optimist President W. A. Roper thanked Baytown Kiwanis for 125 pounds of live fish and trimmings donated to Boys Harbor in Ta Porte by Harris County optimists.
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Buster) Kern
Wii- Nara
Optimist Club
Rebel Inn
Optimist
W. A. Roper
Baytown
Kiwanis
Roper
Crosby Fair Rodeo Promises Old West Folklore
Crooked slang and small town humor mark Crosby’s fair week as the Crosby Lions Club launches a fund drive tied to the annual Crosby IFA Fair Rodeo. Fines for razor dangers fund a local Boy Scout cabin, with plans to complete the project after a brief fundraising push.
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Crosby
Tou Wee
Bunis of America
Crosby Liona Club
Gray
Ure 83,(Kh Hoy Scout Oibin
Linas
Sunp
Shivers Campaign Swing Hits Baytown and Houston
Governor Allan Shivers plans a Baytown visit next Wednesday with stops in Port Arthur and Houston, meeting supporters on Texas Avenue and at the Pin Oak restaurant. Campaign aides promise major speeches and a busy day as the reelection bid faces Ralph Yarborough in the closing days.
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Allan Shivers
Baytown
Ralph Yarborough
Haring County
Gail Whitcam Hes
Ua Porte
George Shur Fred
Raytown
Texas Avenue
Houaton
Harris County
Gov
Shivers
Pin Oak
Pat
Allan Shlyers” White
Rain Lifts Bay Town Hope After Heavy June Drench
Baytown relief grew as a light shower spread over the Bayshore area, easing drought fears. A weekend storm elsewhere drowned four Houstonians and left several missing after boats capsized off Texas coast. Temperatures cooled to 75 by Saturday, with forecasts calling for continued relief and hot weather later.
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Baytown
Bayshore
Brown
Galveston
Temn
Cedar Bayou
Atnte
el Pas
Dale Ins
Shivers Questions Yarborough as Gop Ties Surface
Governor Shivers pressed five questions for Ralph Yarborough in a Dallas TV broadcast while saying he expects no answers. Yarborough accused Shivers and GOP groups of backing Republicans to defeat the Democratic candidate, detailing loyalties and campaign tactics amid Texas primary tensions.
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Shivers
Yarborough
Allan
Jack Porter
Allien Shivers
United Press
Alki Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Dallas
Juck Porter
Tournal
Texas
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Tidelands
Cio-Pac
Rot
Kelly to Command American Legion Officers Named
Kelly will command the American Legion post with Louis van Meldert as adjutant J W Pritchett as finance officer Bob Chese as chaplain Grover W Edpe as service officer W R Edgar as sergeant at arms and two junior historians named for the year yellowed text from the report lists several post officers and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis van Meldert
J. W. Pritchett
Bob Chese
Grover W Edpe
W. R. Edgar
Driver Survives Triple Flip At Wooster Market Crash
Billy Joe Jennings, 29, of 204 West Defre, escaped grave injury when his 1940 Auty left Market Street Road, flipped three times, and landed at Brown's Trail embankment in Wooster. He suffered deep lacerations near the left eye and was hospitalized at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after a deputy's report of a near collision.
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Billy Joe Jennings
West Defre
Jennings
Market Street Road
Brown
Market Street
Wooster
J.C. Bickerstaff
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Iau U. Tee
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