Crosby School Board Approves Bid Revisions
Crosby trustees order school bid negotiations and approve related repairs and extensions at Crosby Junior High and Drew Elementary. Low bids with alternates adjusted, bond funds allocated, and plan for new classrooms and band hall renovations discussed. Flag Day observance planned by Bay City Elks Lodge with community invitation.
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Howard
Woods
Lee Hower
Francis Wilson
Crosby
Allison Koonce
Lehman's Steel
Baytown Elks Lodge
Old Duchess Brogies
Bynum and Doyle
Bay Co
Houston
Otf
Toro
James Marek
R. A. Brown
Roberts
Hare
T. S. Prescott
E. B
J. R. Bell
Pasadena
Swanson
George Mina Wl
Zener Tuesday Co
Tembel
Norman Roberts
Janet
Elks
Drew
Hager
Ce. Bom
Coul
Croa
Ses Sareen
the Elks Lodge
Market Street Road
P. Walter Henckell
Jsg
Ben 2
Jones
C. P. Alyea
R. E Oliphant Jr
Bell
Order of Elks
Mrs Fitzs Flats Abilene Class Highlights Speakers
Mrs Fitzs Flats in Abilene hosts daily classes at 6 30 p m with Mr and Mrs W R Smith guiding the program and Rex Wolfe music director at Abilene Highlands Church joining as speaker for a city area event The event includes Reverend Dill author of The Sacrificial Life and Clarifying God leading a women’s class instruction in a public tea at the home of Leroy Dill 805 West Murrill
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W. R. Smith
Abilene
Smith
Rex Wolfe
the Smith
Abilene Highlands Church
Curictins Callege
Lee College
Batada Lee
Leroy Dill
West Murrill
Tor
Noon Call Stock Quotes From Am Exposed Sun Projections
A scrambled OCR list shows stock quotes for Ampex Anaconda Copr t Beth Steel and United Airlines among others. The fragmented items include Texas Eastern Tidewater Union Carbide and US Steel with varying digit segments suggesting prices or percentages.
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Am Visco
Ampex Anaconda
Beth Steel
Cevaserarocee
Cates Ae
Stan Ohio
Serveesers
Stude-Packard
Texas Eastern
Texas Gulf
Tidewater
Ssreses
Timpken Roller
Union Carbide
Calif
United Airlines
United Carbon
Udiohn Drug
US. Steel +o
Eesneeveveers Bog ‘Jones & Laugh
Cessseerssere
Westinghouse Sane
Kerr-McGee
New
Orl
Libby-Mcn S
Gulf State Util HL and PO
TV star Tate leads McLean to instant fame in New York
New York reports that David McLean, newly cast as Tate in NBC Western, suddenly becomes a television magnet. The Akron native turned Los Angeles architect and actor once struggled for roles after a long wait of 23 years. He says he is very nervous but hopeful for a big break as Perry Como’s summer replacement winds down.
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New York
David Mclean
McLean
Tate
Perry Como
Gene Huth
Hollywood
Akron
Ohio
Los Angeles
Mel
Lean
Funeral notices honor Mrs Julia Steve Allen and Evelyn Ashworth
Funeral services for Mrs Julia Steve Allen were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Earthman Funeral Chapel with burial in Forest Park Cemetery Houston. Evelyn Ashworth, 65, of 220 West Wright, Baytown, died Saturday at a Baytown hospital. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
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Julia
Steve Allen
Evelyn Ashworth
West
Wright
Farthman Chanel
New
Orial Baptist Church
Frankenstein
Forest
Allen
Tal- Park
Houston
Second Bananas
Earthman
Diana Dors
Mort Sabl
Baytown
Ashworth
Midland Population Revised Up to 62,272
Midland's revised census count raises the city population to 62,272. Mayor Frank Thompson stated the update stems from a revision by James Stroud, regional field director of the census, noting nearly 3,000 people wrongly credited as living outside the city were reassigned to Midland rights.
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Midland (Ap
Midland
Frank Thompson
James Stroud
Thompson
Congressmen On Floor Can Be Mis Leading
Washington AP reports the phrase on the floor means attending a House session not illness. A Texas caller asked if Rep James Wright D Texas was ill after hearing he was on the floor, highlighting misreading of congressional jargon.
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Washington
House
Texas
James Wright
D-Tex
Wright
School Board Actions and Budget Talk Continue
The report lists personnel changes including Mrs Pauline Lawhon of Bowie Elementary and Mrs Heles J. Zimmerman of Horace Mann, with Donald W. Lindley in special education. A leave of absence was granted to Mrs Park M. Wood of Baytown Elementary as an informal discussion on the 1960-61 budget Problems took place.
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Pauline Lawhon
Bowie
Donald W. Lindley
Heles J. Zimmerman
Horace Mann
Park M. Wood
Baytown
Review by Dr Hyman Schachtel on Advise and Consent at Lee College
Houston reviewer Dr Hyman Schachtel will discuss Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent at 3 pm Tuesday in the Lee College auditorium. Proceeds go to the Child Care Center. A note mentions lightning converts nitrogen and oxygen into fertilizer washed to earth by rain.
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Hyman Schachtel
Houston
Allen Drury
Lee College
Beach barricades announced by Padre Island firm
Padre Island Land and Cattle Co plans barricades at three beach access points along Padre Island to control traffic and protect its property. A gate will permit authorized passage and a 24 hour guard will enforce a signed release limiting the company from damages. In New York, smoke from a Grand Central tunnel fire halted service from Brooklyn Bridge to 86th Street for three hours as passengers were evacuated.
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Corpus Christi
Padre Island
Padre Island Land and Cattle Co
Nueces County
New York
Grand Central Terminal
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Island
86Th Street
Civil Defense Course Signups at Local High Schools
Persons may register for a 12 hour Civil Defense disaster survival course at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Robert E. Lee High School. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks with three different times. The same course is offered at Carver High starting Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Rgister
Robert E. Lee High School
Apartment in La Porte Near Downtown Utilities Paid
A one or two person unit near downtown La Porte offers utilities included and a comfortable living space. Ideal for couples or singles seeking affordable lodging with convenient access to city amenities. GA 140830.
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la Porte
Oakhurst Bayfront Home For Sale Or Trade
3 bedroom two story residence in the Oakhurst addition bayfront area offered for sale rent or trade. Viewings available in Oakhurst. Call GA 1144 or GA 1138 for details and arrangements.
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Oakhurst
Harris murder case seeks venue change as trial nears
Attorneys for Joseph F Sel say they will seek a venue change for his murder trial set to start next week in District Judge Lang ston King s court in Houston. W M Newton a Deer Park drug store owner was elected president of the East Harris County junior college district board Gilbert McCollum of La Porte was named secretary The board invites name suggestions for the new college by Box 71 Pasadena District Attorney Dan Walton will cooperate with County Clerk R E B Turrentine Jr s request for a grand jury into alleged absentee ballot irregularities The request follows complaints from two Houston couples Houston becomes headquarter of a five county Red Cross region with an office in Houston serving all chapters in the region.
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Joseph F. Selby
Houston
Langston King
W. M. Newton
Deer Park
New East Harris County
Gilbert McCollum
la Porte
Box 71
Pasadena
Dan Walton
R. EB. Turrentine Jr
Turrentine
Red Cross
Off Broadway Shows Not Turt By Strike
AP reports Off Broadway productions remain unaffected by the Actors Equity dispute, listing titles such as A Country Scandal The American Savoyards Between Two Thieves Camino Real Ernest in Love Oh Kay Four in One The Ignorants Abroad Krapp's Last Tape The Zoo Story La Ronde Leave It to Jane Little Mary Sunshine Machinal The Balcony The Connection The Fantastiks The Tender Prodigal The Threepenny Opera Tobacco
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New York
Actors Equity Theater Owners
Savoyards
Camino Real
Krapp
Jane
Mary Sunshine
Machinal
Texas Drillers Add 144 Oil And 21 Gas Wells
The Railroad Commission said Saturday that drillers brought in 144 oil and 21 gas wells last week in Texas. Five wildcat oil wells were struck in the reporting period.
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Texas
Austin (Ap
Railroad Commission
Wildcat
Polio Victim To Get Bachelor Of Science
Marjorie O'Brien a 25 year old polio victim and night nurse at a Boston hospital will receive a bachelor of science degree from Boston College School of Nursing a week from today. Stricken in 1955 she has lived in an iron lung and now travels to campus in a wheelchair.
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Boston (Ap
Marjorie O'Brien
Boston College School of Nursing
Boston College
Geneva Katz
Add Hospital
O’brien
Grace of Austin
Hunt
Joe Mazzucchelli
County
Cotton Production Shifts to Western States
Washington AP reports an Agriculture Department analysis showing a major shift in U S cotton farming from the southeast to the West. Twenty years ago California Arizona New Mexico and Nevada produced about 6 percent. now over 20 percent. Southeastern states drop from nearly 30 percent to 14 percent as Missouri Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and Kentucky fall from 39 percent in 1939 to 33 percent in 1959. Mechanization drives the change.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
U.S
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kentucky
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Local teens advertise varied work and lawn care services
A jumble of notices lists teens offering chores and lawn mowing plus small jobs. Names include Lous Padar age 16 at 2205 E James JU 22734 and Glenn Foster JU 29271, Mation Lee Lisenbee Ju 22458, James Zucha FU 2-5300, Butch Vance 13 710 N Pruett JU 3 1388, Eugene Whitt 16 5 Schilling JU 95188, Robert Hartzog 15 Rt 2 Box Hip, and Richard Bishop 17 21 E Feard TU 2 8866. Also car washing 2 and 36 dollars with J-Wax and contact numbers.
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Lous Padar
James
Glenn Foster
Mation Lee Lisenbee
James Zucha
Joe Lee
Gary Vincent
W. Damem
John Marder
E. Defoe
Lamar
Eugene Whitt
Schilling
Hichard Bishop
E. Feard
Bethany Bletsch
Robert Hartzog
Will Trade for Buckskin Hides Wanted by Lynn Galloway
Will trade large buckskin tanned deer hides for hides of equal value. Make an offer or will sell for 71 dollars. Contact Lynn Galloway aged 1 at 105 Barrymore. Offers encouraged from interested parties.
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Lynn Galloway
Barrymore
Madison County Reunion Slate At Madison County Club
Former Madison County residents in the Baytown area are invited to the Madison County Club’s th annual reunion from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mason Park in Houston. The club, made up of Gulf Coast families from Madison County, will honor the oldest member, the longest married couple, and the largest single-family turnout. W Herman Randolph presides, Albert Lipscomb is secretary, and transportation or information contact Mrs. Katie Rogers of Bellaire. Accommodations have been provided for 1,000 attendees.
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Madison County
Baytown
Madison County Club
Mason Park
75Th St. Houston
Gulf Coast Area
W. Herman Randolph
Albert Lipscomb
Katie Rogers
Bellaire
Tire and wheel stolen from trailer at Wilson home
Police report a tire and wheel were stolen from a trailer owned by Herman Wilson at 412 North Main on Saturday. Police Chief Pav Montgomery indicated the trailer was at Wilson's residence. The article also notes that several hundred wives of U.S. workers at American air bases are learning new languages through a government agency program.
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Herman ‘Wilson
North Main
Pav Montgomery
Wilson
U.S
America
Sailor Commended by Navy Admiral for Outstanding Qualities
Sailor Charles Terry of La Porte received a commendation letter from Rear Admiral Melson at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. He was among 21 midshipmen singled out for special praise for outstanding leadership and officer like qualities amid the Jordan incident described with religious references.
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Charles Terry
la Porte
C. L. Melison
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Former Baytonian Dies In Marshall
Joe Leslie a Baytown appliance businessman from 1946 to 1951 died Saturday in Marshall of a heart attack. He opened a May tag dealership at 324 East Texas and sold the firm in 1951 to B R Whitcomb. Funeral services were held in Marshall and burial was in Illinois, his native state.
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Joe Leslie
Baytown
Marshall
Leslie
East Texas
B. R
Doc) Whitcomb
Iinois
VFW Post 912 Elects Delegates for June Convention
VFW Post 912 will hold a Tuesday night meeting to elect delegates for the national convention set for June 16 to 19 in Worth Wort. Commander James French is leading the preparations for the event and coordinated the delegate selection.
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VFW del Veterans OF Foreign Wars Post
Wort Worth
James French
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