Funeral notices and local civic actions in Baytown area
Sun spots report Robert Strickland attends his brother Henry R. Strickland's funeral in Burlingame California. East Harris County junior college district board sworn in in Pasadena to consider federal tract for site. Baytown softball league meeting set for Monday. Crosby school bid opening for 110000 improvement at administration building with Matt Howard Jr. present. Shiloh Baptist Church youth revival led by Raymond Brock and Larry Russell. Rev Leon Matthis named executive secretary of the Texas Methodist Conference evangelism board. Dr Wayne McCleskey elected vice chairman of missions board. Byron Lovelady named vice chairman for Brotherhood.
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East Harris County Junior College
Pasadena
Bill Eliott
Crosby
Crosby and
Drew
Matt Howard Jr
Houston
Leon Matthis
St. John’s
Wayne McCleskey
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Board of Missions
Texas Methodist Conference
Byron Lovelady
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Conference For Brotherhood
Corky Dickerson
Polly Lawdon
Nelda Gardner
Cecil Kirkland
Betty
Wendell T. Norris
Fort Worth
Denby
Charles Fay
St. Mark's
Myrna Sewell
Lakewood
Car Plunges Into Bay. Mrs Morris Drowns
Baytown rescue crews recovered Mrs Shannon Morris from a car submerged in Tabbs Bay after it plunged from the Causeway Bridge into the bay at 2 35 a m The body was later autopsied by Dr J H Sammons and she is survived by husband and several relatives The incident prompted an autopsy order and an investigation by local and state authorities Baytown Chamber postpones its board meeting to June 13 due to vacationers
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Tabbs Bay
Causeway Bridge
Shannon L. Maur~tis
Baytown
Bay
Bill Hartman Okla
Jim Cloud
Cedar Bayou
Price
Aubrey Henscey
Bobby Grubaugh
Morrell
Navy
Henscey
Grubalgh
Gulf Coast Hospital
Earl T. Derby
Derby
Fred Brooks
North Main
Set. C. W. Cowan
Jack Curtis
Bill Midgett
J. H. Sammons
Highlands
Humble Club to Sponsor Friday Dance at Sylvan Beach
Humble Club will sponsor a Friday night dance at the Sylvan Beach pavilion with Bob Smith and his orchestra. Music runs 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $2 per couple for members and $4 per couple for guests.
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Humble Club
Baytown
Sylvan Beach Pavilion
Bob Smith
Texas forecast: partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers
The forecast for the Texas area calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with isolated showers through Friday. No major disruptions expected.
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Texas
LC Grants 124 Diplomas in Largest Graduation Class
Lee College will award 124 diplomas at a Friday commencement in the Robert E. Lee High School Auditorium. College President George H. Gentry will present diplomas to the largest class in LC history, naming numerous graduates by full list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College
Robert E. Lee High School
George H. Gentry
Aubrey Dan Alford
Richard Barton Alford
Carol Ann Alley
Arthur Frederick Babin
Jack Thomas Badgett
Harold Douglas Battarder
Helen Joyce Bowers
Governor May Conduct Game Refuge Hearing
Gov. Price Daniel may hear objections to a plan creating a wildlife refuge at Wallisville near the Trinity River mouth. The proposal, backed by water engineers, calls for a salt water barrier and a two foot water level, involving 23,200 acres plus 6,725 more for landowners. The Wallisville association seeks a state board hearing to influence Daniel to oppose sending the plan to Congress.
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Price Daniel
Isonally
Ee Board
Posal
Wallisville
Trinity River
Daniel
State Board
Abl
Gov. Daniel
Aty
Congress
Khrushchev Criticizes U.S. Policy To Four Dem Leaders
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev writes four Democratic leaders accusing the United States of aggression and provocation and pledges peaceful coexistence. He says U.S. policy contradicts American democratic traditions and references a May 3 letter made public by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Us.a
Eisenhower
United States
U.S.A
Jefferson
Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jetter
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Ex Baytown Man Dies In Florida
Elmer W. Schrock, 39, longtime Baytown native and Cedar Bayou and Robert E. Lee High School graduate, died of a heart attack en route to a Orlando hospital. He had been living in Orlando for a year as a finance firm manager after stints in Tampa and Houston. Survived by widow Elmer Schrock of Orlando, two sons Alan and David, four brothers C K Schrock and K C Schrock of Baytown W R Schrock Jr of Dallas Myron Schrock a merchant seaman and two sisters Patsy Schrock of Cedar Bayou and Mrs Richard Hanks of Crowley La. Funeral at Earthman Funeral Home Saturday with services set noon.
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Elmer W. Schrock
Baytown
Cedar Bayou Junior High
Robert E. Lee High School
Orlando
Fla
Elmer Schrock
Alan
David
C. K. Schrock
K. C. Schrock
Bay-town
W. R. Schrock Jr
Dallas
Myron Schrock
Patsy, Schrock
Cedar Bayou
Richard Hanks
Crowley
Earthman
Heavy Rains Strike West Texas Dry Ranch Country
Heavy rains drenched ranch lands around Alpine and Maria in far West Texas with two foot high hail drifts. Kimball Ranch near Alpine recorded 2.5 inches of rain and large hail, while Alpine city saw only light hail and .26 inch rainfall. Marfa Alpine airport reported rain as a severe thunderstorm alert stretched across Pecos River Valley and South Plains.
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Associated Press
Alpine
Maria
Texas
Kimball Ranch
Marfa-Alpine
Alpine Newaman
Charley Hunter
Pecos River
South Plains
House to reopen expense records amid spending crackdown
Washington AP report says House expense accounts will be inspected publicly again after a secrecy order ended. Speaker Sam Rayburn imposes new access rules, limits photography, and requires a clerk present during review to curb improper spending and potential embarrassments.
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Washington
House J
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rayburn
House
Ralph R Roberts
Roberts
Eee
H. R- Gross
Pense
House Administration
Tibetan guerrilla clashes reported in Tibet border areas
Bulletin from Paro Bhutan says severe fighting has erupted between Tibetan guerrillas and Chinese forces in south central Tibet near Gyantse southeast of Lhasa. Chinese casualties are said to be high as trucks carry the dead by night. Additional trouble is noted near Ladakh with possible defections and clashes involving Chinese troops.
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Parc
Bhutan
Tibet
Gyantse
Lhasa
Ladakh
Military Alert Order Revealed
Secretary Gates testified that he ordered a military alert after learning Khrushchev intended to wreck the Paris summit. He called it prudent and essential, saying it was a precautionary measure with no forced redeployments, aimed at readiness if needed. Critics questioned timing, but Gates defended the action as sound.
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Washington
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Faris
Nikita Khrushchev
Gates
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Paris
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Army
Navy
Air Force
Seewane Tee
Paris Tire
Anenaak Ba Neces
Wil Ludpell
HCS
Defense Department
FDA Shakeup Advocated By Doctor In Senate Testimony
Dr. Barbara Moulton testified before the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee that the Food and Drug Administration should undergo staff shakeups and that some agency personnel were too friendly with drug firms. She said she resigned in February seeking an internal housecleaning and accused officials of political influence over drug advertising and policy. The hearing continues with responses expected from FDA leaders and other witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Moulton
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
FDA
Washington
Brooklyn
N.Y
Food and Drug Administration
Pfizer
EDA
Welch
Nachumi
Wasj
Gates
Charles Pfizer & Co
Senate Committee
Uals
Princ
Albert BR. Holland Jr
Fala Hawdshae
Uma EL Why
Moulton
George P. Larrick
Arthur
Flemming
Henry Welch
Antibiotics
Gideon Nachumi
Voters weigh runoff ballots and census forms
Harris County voters in the runoff face three races with two State Representatives Kilgarlin and Garrison in Position 4 and Brooks and Miller in Position 5. La Porte voters also vote in a fourth race. A census form can be picked up for those not yet counted to ensure full Harris County inclusion.
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Baytown
Houston
Candis
Porte
District
W. T. McDonald
Lloyd W. Davidson
Harris County
la Porte
Bryan
Lloyd Davidson
Court of Criminal Appeals
George H. Echols
Miller
Brooks
Carlton Moore
Thriener
Kilarlin
la Parte
W. Kyle Chapman
W. Gail Reeves
Dow Chemical reaches 34 month Gulf Coast labor accord
Texas Gulf Coast labor stability gains with Dow Chemical and union negotiators announcing a 34 month contract effective from June 1. The agreement must be ratified by union members before details are released.
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Texas Gulf Coast
Dow Chemical
GSA Sets Sale Rules for Ordnance Depot Tract
GSA outlines the disposition of a 4,500 acre Houston Ship Channel tract, with 42 parcels including rail and pipe line rights of way. Mineral rights on the lands are retained, and bids open after June with a likely June bid opening in Restown. The Ammonia Works site within the tract remains under a 1974 lease while a future sale to industrial buyers is anticipated.
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Win
GSA
Oon
Restown
Thomas
Rawtown
Cheaper of Commerce
Houston
Jim Boone
San Jacinto Ordnance Co
Gen
Eral Services Administration
Baytown
Sun
Houston Ship Channel
Ship Channel
Fetus Eae Con Wenteernr
Fease
Fragmented World News Snippets Mix Incomplete Notes
The text mixes diverse items from wartime headlines unclear in detail. It references a pilot downed in Russia, a Soviet invitation, Roman Catholic and Polish church matters, a fatal air crash involving brothers, an American political race, and Turkey’s military actions, but specifics are fragmentary and difficult to reconcile.
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Robert Strickland
Reid, Strickland, Gillette and Ramsey
Burlingame
Calif
Henry R. Strickland
Shiloh Baptist Church
Raymond Brock
Larry Russell
Coady Baptist Church
Highway 73
Emergency Corps
C. W. Cowan
Tables Bay
Shannon Morris
Walter Edward Brown
Vincent Canales
James D. Canard
Ernest C. Canet
Mary Lou Caruthers
Melina Sue Caruthers
Walter Paul Chase
George Keller
Cheney TI
James Arnold Clarion
Leonard Garfield Gloud
Linda Gail Connor
Eugene W. Cookenboo
Fred Coyav
Tormmy John Heintschel
Patricia Henneke
Johnny Sanchez Hernandez
Betty Covey Hester
Dorothy Ann Holitzke
Rosemary Hooper
Douglas Otto Huddle Jr
Edgar Hullum
James Hussey
Thomas W. Hutton
Betty Lou Jackson
Carroll Johnson
Roy Donald Johnston
James Harold Keeshan
John
Virgil King
Jessee Beck Kirkpatrick
Sandra Ann Knox
Norman Langphere
Jimmy Alfred Lancon
Flora Mar Langston
Viola Coker Lannon
Glenda Beth Lilly
Everett Lindstrom
Fred Lindstrom
Joe E. Liska
Lloyd A. Livingston
Donald S$. McAlvaney
Bobby Lene McGlothlin
Mary Lou McLinney
Bobby Nolan McLean
Billy Rex McNeese
Frances Elizabeth MacAlsin
Jerry Tom Maxwell
Povio Jo May
Kit Sneed Maybindy
Dorothy Sue Millard
City of
Severvall
Joe Matthews
Barbers Hill
Wallisville Association
Nikita
Dem
Utown
Florida
Heak Defense
Solon Expense Records
Bulletin
Acre
Istate
Bill Kilgari
Don Garrison
Chet Brooks
W. H. Miller
Karher
Thomas G. Powers
Russias
Warsaw
Poland
Tun Young Brothers
William Steves
Turkey
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