Tour diary covers New York sights and a runaway coach
A chaotic travel journal entry recounts a New York visit with Grand Central, Yonkers, Broadway, and encounters at Lindy’s and the Guggenheim. It describes hotel nerves, a driverless runaway scene, and plans to tackle the continent, while noting local tours, a water storage tank site, and a Crippled Children’s Party event near Liberty with buses and organizers.
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New York
Central Park
Rockhold
Der
Sarah
Tom Mix
Mary Hartman
York
Bronxville
Baylor
Raglan
Grand Central Station
Yonkers
Broadway
Presley
Lindy's
Walter Winchell
RCA
Guggen
Spanheim Art Museum
Frank Loyd Wright
le Fevre
Maryland St
Serge City
St. Patrick’s Church
Steuben Glass
Rockefeller
Baytown Children Attend Liberty Fete With Air Show Fun
Baytown kids head to the Liberty Children’s Fete for a daylong program starting at 9 a.m. featuring firetrucks hay rides treasure hunts a paddle boat ride and a jet demonstration by the Thunderbirds. Celebrity appearances include Chill Wills and local acts with a noon chuck wagon dinner and regional performances.
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Baytown
Liberty
Rey
Lake Vara
Chill Wills
Hollywood
Texas
Huntsit
Channelview
Hitt Record Co
Gene Dunlap
Lynn Rowe
Lerry Naill
Jessie Lee Turner
Council considers study on Thompson Street sewer area
Mayor Pruett said T L Satterwhite and James Harrop would ask council to apply for a study of the city's underground water supply. The cost is described as small compared with the knowledge the tests would yield.
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Thompson St
West Main
Pruett
T. L
Doc) Satterwhite
James Harrop
City Council
Baytonians Buried Relative in Houston Funeral
Jessie O Berthe Tl brother of J Berthe and uncle of Mrs Laneanen Ee died Wednesday morning in Houston. Funeral held at 3 p m Thursday in Houston with burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Attending from Bayton were Mrs James Dix and others from Sheffield.
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Finneral Menor
Houston
Jessie O. Berthe
J. Berthe
Laneanen Ee
Berthe
Forest Park Cemetery
Sheffield
James Dix
Tickets On Sole TICKEYS arian in wale at Bay town City Hall
A Bay Town City Hall event supporting the Cerebral Palsy Foundation offers a Saturday concert at Sylvan Beach with music by Jimmie Mardo. Tickets start at a stated price and proceeds benefit the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
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Wale
Baytown City Hall
Sylvan Beach
Jimmie Mardo
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Grand Jury Member From Baytown Serves Harris County
W. O. Tidmon of Baytown serves on the Harris County Grand Jury. His term runs from May 2 to August 1, with duties during the summer session.
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Tidmon
Baytown
Harris County
Grand Jury
Media fade and TV show shifts taste for wealth and politics
The piece notes Paar ranking, antique price spikes, Rockefeller Kennedy drama on Meet the Press and Susskind marathon, plus ABC expanding into Churchill memoirs and a broad ad driven TV landscape. It mentions unfamiliar local ads and apartment listings with scattered filler details.
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ABC
Private Eyes
Winston Churchill
Refuge Plan for Wallisville Reservoir Draws Questions
A 1959 study outlines the Wallisville refuge proposal to capture Trinity River water by 2010. Officials defend a four foot plan over a two foot option to ensure future supply, with land compensation and a gated refuge open to fishing seasonally. The project, approved by the Texas Game and Fish Commission, includes boundary limits, grazing permits, and no government land swaps.
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Trinity River
U.S. Department of Public Health
City of Houston
Jom
State Board of Water Engineers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wallisville
Engineers Wildlife
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Classified Ads Mix of Pets Cars and Miscellaneous for Sale
A jumble of classified items lists pets such as kittens and puppies for sale plus various household goods and vehicles. Items include two KITTENS four weeks old with contact, a GIBSON GUITAR for sale, KENMORE TRONER in good condition, a 3 wheel Cushman motor scooter, a motor scooter in good condition, a steer weighing 509 pounds, a window blind for sale, and a PUPPIES listing with price and contact. Also listings for a GIRL SCOUT UNIFORM size 14 and a German Shepherd for sale. Contact details for each item provided.
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Kathy Hayes
Sob Kansax
Bob Young
Kenmore Troner
Duane Giroir
Dwinsell
Méwey
Jim Stone
Gary Givins
EK Atford
Burt Montiel
Jones
Highlands
Boat Races Set For Sunday At Freeport
The Baytown Boat Club enters the Freeport National Outboard Association races Sunday hosted by Brazosport Boat Club. Fifteen heats include two heats each of classes A B C and D runabouts and one heat each of B and C hydros with two heats of D and F combination hydros. Referee Louis Baumann of Houston. Notable entrants include Dicky Ponds Keokuk Clayton Elmer Dave Nicholson Phil Crown and “Dock” Estill from the Racing Assn Clay Petefer Lake Charles and Don Johnson of San Antonio.
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Baytown Boat Club
Freeport National Outboard Assn
NOE
Brazosport Boat Club
Louis Baumann
Houston
Dicky Ponds
Keokuk
Christining Racing Team
Quincy
Ihi
Clayton Elmer
Dave Nicholson
Phil Crown
Dock” Estill
The
Racing Assn
Clay Petefer
Lake Charles
Don Johnson
San Antonio
Nixon to Headline Texas Press Association Convention
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will deliver the main speech at the International annual Texas Press Association convention on June 1 in Houston. More than 350 newsmen from across the state are expected to attend.
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Baytown Oity School and Cerebral Center
Bill Daniel
Liberty
Robert E. Lee High School
Daniel
Richard M. Nixon
Texas Press Assn
Houston
Spilman Sees Victory in Speakership Race
AUSTIN AP Rep Wade Spilman of McAllen says a House-wide check confirms his claim to win the speaker's post for the 57th Legislature after runoff races. Turman reports 21 pledges, Spilman claims at least 19, with the actual vote in January 1961 when the Legislature convenes.
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Spilman
Heirport announces birth of son Douglas Lee Jr
Mr and Mrs Douglas Lee of 102 East Republic welcomed a son Douglas Lee Jr born June 6 at Gulf Coast Hospital. The infant weighed eight pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents are A W Lee Myrtle Irby and Jake Irby all of Baytown.
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East Republic
Douglas Lee, Jr
Gulf Coast Hospital
A. W. Lee
Myrtle Irby
Jake Irby
Baytown
Lamar Tech students named to spring honor rolls
Lee Neil Joseph of Barbers Hill High School and Jot Cove, a Lamar Tech junior, are on the distinguished honor roll for the spring semester while Kenneth Tilton, Barbers Hill valedictorian, is on the honor roll as a Lamar Tech freshman majoring in business administration.
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al Loys
van Robert Lane
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Sean
Magnolia Street
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Lee Neil Joseph
Barbers Hill High School
C. T. Joseph Jot Cove
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Lee Tilton
Mont Belvieu
Leave Your Number for Baytown Grass Cutters
Baytown City Hall asks commercial grass cutters to leave their number. Citywide notices have driven property owners to mow, with many calls received since mailing began. A. V. Barber is accepting names for grass cutting work.
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Baytown
A. V. Barber
Lone Star Hairdressers Elimination Contest Set at Local School
Lone Star Contest Hairdressers Assn Unit 94 to hold annual elimination contest at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lonmie a School of Hair Design. Trophies will be awarded. Interested persons may phone Mr W Chris or Lois Zielinsky for details. Unit 94 includes hairdressers from Baytown La Porte Highlands Crosby and Mont Belvieu.
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