Sun Spots Funeral for Lonnie Williams Held in Linden
Funeral services for Lonnie M Williams of Kilgore brother of Bay town grocer W C Williams were held at 2 pm Sunday in Linden Texas Williams died Friday A Baytown Chamber of Commerce clean up drive steering committee will hold a Dutch treat lunch at noon Wednesday Holiday Inn Baytown rifle and pistol club meets at 7 20 pm Tuesday at Citizens National Bank to discuss gun legislation Gulf Coast Gun Club meets 7 pm Tuesday at Chamber of Commerce building to discuss pending gun legislation Michael Hodge and James Marvin Rhodes seek bachelor of laws degrees UT Aug 28 no public exercises Baytown study group for CBD meeting likely next week City Manager Fritz Lanham reports plans to study traffic and parking on Texas Avenue and CBD restrictions Two meetings set for Baytown clubs weather and tides partly cloudy hot with afternoon showers 95 degrees Tuesday tides Galveston 10 03 pm high 5 29 am 2 03 pm Humble interviews 44 applicants for 20 jobs at Humble Oil ongoing shortages 4 horsepower motor valued 250 stolen from 18 foot boat off Evergreen Road motor Texaco property Minor accidents none with injuries 8 am Tuesday car train collision North Main North Lobit 10 53 am Monday other minor accidents Monday Payleand Highway 146 3 50 pm Monday Pearce and Jones 2 40 pm Monday 1955 Roberts Lee Class reunion Saturday at Roseland Pavilion picnic noon dance 8 pm Firemen's Hall UT honor roll Carol Ann Badgley Baytown named on UT College of Business honor roll Builders Council quarterly meeting at San Jacinto Council building Knights of Columbus Hall YWCA Young Woman's Auxiliary First Baptist Church meeting 8 40 am Wednesday at home of Mrs Clyde Fuller 203 Southwood Circle Rick Traylor to speak
Baytown Sun Notes and Texas Ties At A Glance
Baytown Sun staff and readers share hometown news from Dallas to Spain. Patricia Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ball, recuperates at Baylor Hospital in Dallas after an accident during softball. The column Sporadically by Al Melinger notes Henry McLamore’s byline mix up. Visitors at The Sun’s new plant include Jones, Cook, Barrett, Johnsons, Hargraves, Rogers, and Braswell. Casual items report cake, coffee, and theater debuts as the paper opens new offices under City Manager Fritz Lanham’s supervision.
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Patricia Hall
R. R. Ball
Baytown
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Patricia
Patrick Ball
J. P Boudroche
Spain
B McLemore
A. E
Bete Jones
C. N. Cook
Kenneth Barrett
al Johnson
Norman Hargrave
John Rogers
Andy Braswell
Maxine Fisher
Louise Jones
A. J. Lemon
Bubba Swain
Lois
Ted O
Tulsa
Rob
Pat Boyle
Houston Theater Center
Sun
Fritz Lanham
New
Turnabout fair play saves men at Tri-City Beach
A bay area rescue near Tri-City Beach Ranch recounts how Faytown Emergency Corps members Hebert Bishop Vernon Lamb and Ruben Garza assisted when a heat meter failed during a fishing trip.
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Weill
Tri-City Beach Ranch
Uell
Ftdio
Faytown Emergency Corps
Hebert
Hit) Bishop
Baytown
Vernon Lamb
Emergency Corps
Ruben Garza
Gentry Ouster Effort Cost Baytown Schools Nearly 19000
The failed bid to remove George H. Gentry as Baytown schools superintendent and Lee College president cost the district nearly $19,000 in direct attorney fees and related expenses. Major charges included $11,000 to Thompson Hippard for legal services and $3,925 for the Austin appeal hearing, plus costs for hearings, transcription, travel, and staff time. Additional indirect costs and further expenses pushed the total higher, with investigations by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and multiple public hearings extending over weeks.
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Bee Landrum
George H. Gentry
Baytown
Lee College
Robert E. Lee High
Thompson, Hippard, Gibson, Konioth & Tita
Houston
Commissioner of Education
J. W W. Edgar
Austin
Ates Pine
Walter Rundell
Wereffor
Hinson
Rundell
Untis
James Hipnard
School Board
Rejn
Gentry
Ramasey
Boyd- Hill
A. J. Rradiner
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Civic Center Site Approved for Baytown Plan
The Capital Improvements Program Advisory Committee reaffirmed approval of Baytown's civic center site on Main and Market borders with a $4,000 per acre option. Councilmen favored continuing with development plans and hiring an engineering firm to study land faults, while flooding concerns were raised about portions of the 29 acre tract.
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Baytown
Civic Center
Onaere
Capital Improvements Program
Fritz Lanham
Phase II Gentry Drive work to start soon in Baytown
City officials expect Phase II street improvements to begin within days after Skrra, Inc. was awarded the contract for 14 Baytown streets with a base bid of 158777.37. Work on Gentry Drive starts first and should finish before the 1965-66 school term. The contract may adjust with material usage and is expected to leave about 5000 in capital funds.
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Fritz Lanham
Lanhant
Thomas B. Skrra
Skrra, Inc
Skrla
Baytown
Skila
Gentry Drive
Lanham
Pngram
Ashbel
Galliard
Jones
West Bayshore
Tenth Street
Johnson signs health warning bill to curb cigarette packs
The president signed legislation requiring health warnings on cigarette packages effective January 1, 1964. The measure aims to inform consumers about health risks, with ongoing political maneuvering noted as Congress moves the bill toward the Senate.
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Johnson
Baytown Art Students On UT Honor Roll
Six Baytown students were named on the University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences spring honor roll. John Carl Moore of Bartman ranked highly with 54 arnd points in one semester. Other Baytown honorees included William S. Franklin Joe Lynn Johnson Linda Lee Dunninsham Jack C. Halter and Judy Ann William.
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Baytown
University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences
John Carl Moore
Bartman
William S. Franklin
Joe ‘Lynn Johnson
Linda Lee’ Dun-ninsham
Jack C. Halter
Judy Ann William
Squirrel Draws in Denver Star Ring Match
A drawing result capped a Denver bout as a squirrel and a cat faced off in a quirky match. The furry contender scampered away leaving the fans with a draw and the other fighter ending the fight early.
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Squire
Denver
Colo
Squirel
House Presses Vote On Union Shop Bill
In Washington Democratic leaders pushed a vote on ending state bans on union shop contracts. The party won a pivotal test 248 to 271, using a revived rule to bypass the Rules Committee and move the measure forward. Powell led the Labor Committee in steering the bill amid Republican criticism of a one-man gag rule. Democrats predicted final passage by about 40 votes.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Labor Committee
Powell
Rules Committee
Dramatic U S Attack Hits North Vietnam Air Defenses
AP reports a heavy U S airstrike near Hanoi and Haiphong destroying several surface-to-air sites and shooting down 105 fighters as part of an intense conventional fire mission. Pentagon officials note two low-level strikes targeted key sites about 40 miles from Hanoi, involving semirack equipment and protecting major ports and capital area.
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Washington
Nor Nam
Pentagon
Hanoi
Halsey dies at 75 pioneer Baytown figure
Har old A. Halsey longtime Humble Oil and Refining Co. veteran and Baytown pioneer died at 75. Funeral services set for Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church with burial in Forest Park cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home. Survived by daughter Dorothy Ficquetta of Winter Garden and son Harold A. Halsey of Midland, plus several grandchildren. He retired in 1933 as senior Baytown plant employee after decades of service.
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Hag
Baytown
Harold A. Halsey
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Oppee
Trinity
Episcopal ‘Church
Forest Park Cemetery
Earthman Funeral Home
Halsey
Tommy
Gaden
Fla
Hearn
Dorothy
Ficquetta
Winter Garden
Midland
Humble Oil and Refining Co_ ger
Compani 4A
Elizabeth
Celebrezze quits HEW to become federal judge
President Johnson announces Anthony J. Celebrezze resigns as secretary of health and welfare to take a vacancy on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. John W. Gardner, head of the Carnegie Corp., named to Cabinet post. Gardner praised as a top expert in education.
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Celebrezze
HEW Post
Washington
Johnson
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Welfare
John W. Gardner
Carnegie Corr
Gardner
Chaitrman
Celebrezer
Cleveland
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cin
Cinnari
U.S. Education
Andrew Carnesie
Gariner
TeDorlers
Rose Garden
Stanford University
University of California
United States
Canada
Mount Holveke College
Connecticut
College For Women
Gariies
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Marine Corps
Office of Strategic Services
Central Intelligence Agency
OSS
Italy
Austria
Carnegie Corp
Defense Department
Air Force
United Nations
Aida Marreauin
Stephanie
Francesca
Anzio
Clue Lack Stomies Search For Coeds
Investigators in Austin search for Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark after failed leads. A teacher’s sighting of three dirt mounds near the San Saba River bridge prompted checks, but officers found only fresh soil. Clothing found near Kerrville was deemed unrelated and not matching the missing pair.
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Mc‘Calloch
Worel
Brady
Texas Department of Babie Safety
Kerrville
Texas Rangers
City Manager Begins Budget Conferences With Departments
City Manager Eric Lanham has started budget conferences with city department heads to finish this week and present budget estimates to the city council at the next regular meeting on August 12. The council will then hold a public hearing on anticipated revenue from normal growth and other figures used to prepare the estimates.
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Eric Tanham
Lanham
Notable figures cited in fragmented 1960s press items
Disjointed notes mention Jacl Roddie Til er, Mario Savio, Eugene Banlick, Fidel Castro, Syngman Rhee, Lynda Bird Johnson and Zeta Tau Alpha. Partial references touch on a heart attack in Brad, campus protest, revolution talk, and a Texas return, all from a dated news fragment.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
University of Texas
Zeta Tau
Hes Zetor
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Lonnie M. Williams
Kilgore
W. C. Williams
Linden
Tex
Williams
Michael Hodge
Crow Road
James Marvin Rhodes
Rosewood Drive
Texas Avenue
Baytown Rifle and Pistol Club
Citizens National Bank
Gulf Coast Gun Club
Chamber of Commerce
Galveston
Humble
Humble OW and Refining Co
Evergreen’ Road
John Strown
Texaco Inc
Texaco
North Main
North Lobit
Lobit
Schibling
Pruett
Pearce
Roberts, Lee
Roseland Pavilion
Firemen’s Hall
Carol Ann Badgley
University’of Texas College of Business Administration
Guyr San San Jacinto
YWA
First Baptist Church
Clyde Fuller
Southwood Circle
Rick Traylor
Citizens National: Bank
School ‘Business Office
W. D. Hinson
Dean
Lowell Lammers
Jie Clelland Engineers, Inc
Market Street
Braswell
Swate
CIVIC
Peoples State Bank
Social Security
Roy Helteinz
Houston Astros
NEL
Casey Stengels
Auckland
Shirley Ann Lawson
Edward Gesth
Ballor
House
Senate
Savings National
Ember F.d.1.c
Donald Walker
Auburn
Ald
Mehdi
Haiphong
North
Viet Nam
HA. Halsey
Harris County Federal Savings and Bean Assn
Jacl Roddie Tiler
Association
Brad
Mario Savio
Californi
Reb Llton
Eugene Banlick
Fidel Castro
America
Seoul
Syngman
Rhee Tele
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