Ground To Be Broken For Humble Building This Fall
Baytown Rotary heard that Humble Enjay plans a 12 story office building with ground to be broken this fall. Bids are open and under study as engineers and officers review the project. Completion is expected about two years after breaking and the Camp Rebel site on Decker Drive was chosen.
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Johnella Boynton
Enjay
Baytown Rotary Club
Roy Trusty
Trusty
Decker Drive
Draft Call Change Set for July 30 by Baytown Board
Baytown Selective Service Board No 63 resets July 21 draft calls to July 30. About 200 young men will report at 5 a.m. to the Federal Building draft board headquarters for physicals and induction, announced by Mrs Abigail Frazier, chief clerk.
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Baytown Selective Service Board No
Abigail Frazier
Board
Draft Board
Federal
Local notices and social notes from Cedar Bayou and Baytown
Lois and Forrest McKinney say The Sun feels like home since moving to San Augustine Abe Berman is excited about his nephew monitoring a NASA moon shot Linda Feinberg visits and may be UT undergrad Michael Fowler BM3 Navy visits his mother during 30 day leave Justice Glenn Vickery features in a Miami Beach paper Alton Wayne Arnott dining with clown Zay Wynn at Astroworld plus birthday notes Baytown City Hall to close for National Day of Participation Nixon proclamation garbage pickups unchanged Moose Lodge hosts supper and dance at 515 W. Main Jackie Woosley in Hermann Hospital after Meyerland Speedway crash Cast party for Cell It Like It Is at Memorial Baptist Church City of Baytown awards $164 442.20 water sewer contract to Utility Supply Co Camp Reber site chosen for new offices and 22 acre tract to be developed by Friendswood Development Co with 12 story lower building and potential medical facilities
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Lois
Forrest McKinney
Cedar Bayou
San Augustine
Abe Berman
NASA
Linda Feinberg
University of Texas
Michael R. Fowler
U.S. Navy
F. Defoe
Aileen Fowler
Hel
Alameda
Calif
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Miami Beach
Fla
Holiday Inn
Flo
Indiana
Alton Wayne nArnett
Zay Wynn
Astroworld
Willett
Laughlin
Russell &, Ferrell
the Sun
Camp Reber
Friendswood Development Co
Humble
Trusty
Baytown Weather and Tides Outlook
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm with a 20 percent chance of showers or thundershowers through Friday. Baytown area forecast notes temperatures Thursday in the mid 70s to mid 80s, Morgan's Point tides for Friday show highs near 6:25 a.m. and 6:31 p.m. and lows near 6:07 a.m. and 7:37 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan’s Point
Harris County voter dispute prompts suit over drainage bands
James Shaster Jr. told Commissioners Court he will seek to enjoin Harris County from issuing drainage and flood control bonds after claiming denial of his right to vote due to lacking property on the county tax rolls. He said the election would be challenged to the U.S. Supreme Court and urged the court to “see my lawyer” for further information.
Oil Allowable Cut Tightens Texas Production
The Railroad Commission sets a statewide oil allowable of id. per cent for August, reducing Texas' maximum production by 74 590 barrels a day for the month. U S. Command in Saigon reports American and enemy deaths in Vietnam last week at the lowest point in six months, 148 American deaths. Honduras and El Salvador agree to a cease fire with conditions delaying full end to fighting. Industrial production in the United States up five per cent from a year ago, with June rise of seven tenths of one per cent. Texas labor leaders announce at Corpus Christi convention pursuit of a corporate profits tax in the upcoming special session. North Vietnam rejects appeals for elections and calls Viet Cong participation unnecessary.
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Railroad Commission
Texas
U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Corpus Christi
Vickery Denies Monopoly Bond Posting Claim
Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery faces questions over bond postings in Precinct 3 after a Houston weekly alleges a monopoly. Records show bonds posted by agencies from La Porte Houston and Pasadena, while Vickery defends open access to his court bonds. He cites a past case where Allen Bowen was barred for attempting to bribe a police officer, and says he welcomes scrutiny of bond activity.
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Ron Lennard
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Precinct 3
Houston
Nat Terence
Baytown
Vickery
Jerry Pinchback
la Porte
Pasadena
Harris County District Attorney
Allen Bowen
McNair
M. M. Brown
Thander Reeves
Brown
Bowen
ABC Bonding Co
Tis
Sim J. Alfano Jr
Terence
Moonmen Head For Date With History
Apollo 11 astronauts wake after first night in space and begin system checks. Arm strong Collins Aldrin report sleep durations and receive mission updates while Mission Control notes Luna 16 and lunar plans. The craft remains on course 118270 miles from Earth, with a planned small burn to fine tune trajectory.
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Russia
Mexico
Collins
Moscow
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Lin Space
Earth
Moon
Humble Officials Shift to Houston Posts
Three Humble Baytown Refinery officials receive new roles at Houston headquarters. Roy L. Trusty becomes manager of Fuel Products Planning and Technical in Headquarters Refining Department. Norman C. Foote is named Coordinator Refining and Marine in Headquarters Purchasing. Jim Sheffield joins Headquarters Controllers Accounting Staff as Head of Accounting Coordination.
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Humble
Baytown
Houston
Roy L. Trusty
Norman C. Foote
Jim Sheffield
Arkansas
Trusty
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Louisiana State University
Jersey Standard
New York
Jersey
Foote
Texas Technological College
Sheffield
Algin
South Texas School of Law
Headquarters Controllers Department
Engineers' Club Names New Leaders
The Baytown Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers will start a new year with a Friday noon Tower meeting led by new officers. President Tommie Cook leads with vice presidents Hut chinson and McDonald, secretary O'Brien, treasurer Morgan, state director Pietsch, and past president Fennema. Reports on the TSPi State Convention in Houston will be given, highlighting the convention awards banquet where Baytown earned the outstanding chapter award.
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Baytown
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Tower
T. E
Tommy) Cook
J. P. Hutchinson
J. W. McDonald
A. B. O'Brien
W. A. Morgan
K. L. Pietsch
Thad S. Fennema
Cook
Tspi
Houston
Fennema
Pietsch
Refinery Chief Joins El Salvador Fire Fight
James W. Boyd of Baytown, supervisor of fire equipment at Humble refinery, flew to El Salvador to direct efforts at the Acajutla facility of Itasa Refining Co. after a bombing ignited nine storage tanks. The refinery, built in 1963 and processing 13,000 barrels daily, employed about 80 people and is controlled by Jersey and Shell interests.
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Baytowns
el Salvador
Humble
James W. Boyd
Cabaniss
Humble-Binjay
Acajutla
Itasa Refining Co
Honduras
Salvador
Rasa Refining Co
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Jersey
Shell Oil Co
Baytown
Frank Turpin
Boyd
Jim Boyd
Turpin
Jim
Boyds
ABM Foes Eye New Material and Debate Quietly Moves
Washington AP report notes Senate closed session on Safeguard missile defenses. Sen Stuart Symington plans to introduce material from a Kwajalein visit as Sen John Stennis backs disclosure of top secret intelligence on Soviet threat. Session aims to wrap in four to five hours and resume open talks Friday. Vote on the 759.1 million Safeguard portion of the 20 billion procurement bill could begin next week.
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Washington
Senate
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Safeguard
Pacific
Kwajalein
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Mike Mansfield
Kegin
John Sherman Cooper
U-Ky
Philip A. Hart
Dmith
Living Costs CC Program at Baytown Chamber
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce will host a noon Friday program titled Living Costs is CC Program Comparing costs of living in Giles in Texas and out of state. Tom Litras chairs the Living Cost Comparison Committee which has prepared a study on nearby cities. Printed details will follow from the chamber office.
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Giles
Texas
Baytown
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