Baytown Notes Engineer Speaker and Local Events
GUL F. WHITE will speak at the Baytown TSPE meeting about association benefits and NSPE. Trinity River Authority founder Ben Carpenter spoke at the White Heron fish fry at Fort Anahuac Park. Dr Francis Archer to address the Baytown Diabetes Society. T G Lipscomb promoted to senior chemical engineer at Humble Baytown Refinery. Funeral services for Mabel Elaine Pruett 79 of Houston. Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club championship set for Saturday. Weekend weather forecast: partly cloudy cooler winds, 74 to 94 degrees.
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Gul F. White
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Baytown
Tower
State Office
TSPE
NSPE
Fort. Anahuac Park
Chambers County
Trinity River
Ben Carpenter
Trinity River Authority
T. G. Lipscomb
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Lipscombs
North Burnet Drive
Mabel Elaine Pruett
Houston
Huffman Baptist Church
Huffman
Kathleen Jackson
Wooster Baptist Church
Big Fishing Fiesta Expected July 2 10 at Trinity Bay
Bayshore Rod Reef and Gun Club plans the fifth annual fishing fiesta from July 2 to 10 drawing hundreds of anglers and fisherwomen nationwide. Parade marshal Graver Edge will unveil Saturday events. Miss Trinity Bay 1960 will reign at the parade with the bathing beauty contest winner joining the festivities. Grand prize includes a $2490 outboard boat and more.
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Trinity Bay
Galveston
Baytown
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
C. W. Plato
Graver KK. Edge
Parisade
Bayshore Red, Reel and Gun Club
Minnesota
Thompson's
Cedar Bayou
Felton
West Texas
Ave
Trinity
Sheriff's Department
Robert E.ce
Bayshore
Edge
Baylawn Junior High
Wilk
US. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast
Baytown Social Roundup Notes Summer Highlights
Karen Black reports a pleasant summer camp. Herbert Hanson Jr recuperates at Gulf Coast Hospital from an accident. Earl Harvey plans golf. Carolyn Draeger shows pro skills with a microscope. Richard McWilliams shows interest in a neighbor’s friend. Mrs. T. A. Derrberry tours downtown. Paul Alleman returns home from the hospital. Baytown teens display Mohawk styles. Johnny and Mrs. Frazier enjoy a new car. Vernon Olney visits briefly while working in Louisiana for Rice. J D Roberts writes from Denver to friends. Lea Moore busy with new job. Doctors Herbert Duke and Lynn Hodges share coffee. Paine uses a large purse to avail. Tom Rushing works downtown. Wemndeli Dwight Erwin visits for July 4. Butch Flukinger samples Mexican food. Bill Dowell plans a picture date for sons Lee and Lynn. Ken Daw drops by The Sun with witty arguments. A 1959 Sam Houston State College ring found at Holloway Food Market and can be claimed by owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Black
Herbert Hanson Jr
Gulf Coast Hospital
Earl Harvey
Carolyn Draeger
Richard McWilliams
T. A. Derryberry
Paul Alleman
Baytown
Johnny Frazier
Vernon Olney
Vernon
Louisiana
Rice
J.D. Roberts
Denver
Lea Moore
Herbert Duke
Lynn Hodges
Paine
Tom Rushing
Wemndeli
Dwight Erwin
Butch Flukinger
Bill McDowell
Lee
Lynn
Ken Daw
Sam Houston State College
Holloway Food Market
East Texas DCs Top Brass Land New Baytown Building
Caldwell McFaddin and Fred Pool of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce toured Baytown’s new building and praised its functional and architectural qualities. The group discussed regional commerce goals, government climate, and World Trade tours while visiting Baytown before heading to Houston for an aging conference. Pool recalled past moves between La Porte and Georgetown and shared crabbing weekend memories.
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East Texas
Brass’ Land New
Blue Strathard Caldwell McFaddin
Fast Texas Chamber of Commerce
Fred Pool
Baytown
Harris
Galveston
Brazoria
Texarkana
Dallas
World Trade Committee of the Chamber
Georgetown
Chamber of Carmmeren
la Porte
Ami
East Teas
Texas Railroads to cut well allowances to 1947 yardstick
Texas Railroad Commission backs recommendation to reduce all well permits to the 1947 production yardstick to spread lean output. Brownsboro confronts school trustees over teaching background sparking state probe. Former Gov Allan Shivers urges journalists to expose demagogues at Houston convention. Bills on repealing federal taxes for local services spark Senate debate. water permit hearings set Sept 1 to Nov 3. Houston accountant Joseph Selby goes to trial July 25 for murder-for-hire. Price Daniel Jr launches Youth for Lyndon Johnson nationwide. U.S. disarmament planners seek Western Soviet compromise. Gov Rockefeller cites civil rights progress amid party bickering. State Finance Advisory Commission begins decade tax study. Public health counts rise, but still behind last year. U.S. approves new U.S.-Japan security treaty. Castro plot suspicion grows.
Doctor Heal Thyself at AMA Convention
Miami Beach AP report notes that during the American Medical Association convention doctors underwent the traditional physicals. Twenty percent revealed heart abnormalities and 106 showed abnormal chest conditions, prompting a call for physicians to self check and seek treatment.
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Miami Beach
Fla
American Medical aAssn
Planning Aid Sought By CC
Baytown Chamber of Commerce asks residents to submit major Baytown area problems and development programs. Nelson McKelroy invites members to suggest topics across highways water flood control recreation culture fire education traffic health safety beautification navigation housing slum clearance tourism industrial and more. Public participation will help set a five year plan and guide officials.
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McElroy
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Baytown
Harris County to Cut Tax Rate in July Vote
Harris County Commissioners Court plans a July vote to set a tax rate at 1.51 dollars per 100 valuation, down one cent from 1959. The county budget project totals 26,641,235.46 for the year, with detailed 1959 expenses and sources of income, plus notes on valuations, bonded debt, and allocations for Baytown area offices, Sylvan Beach, jail funding, and maintenance of about 1,000 voting machines. The report also details Flood Control and Navigation District finances and their 1959 assets and receipts.
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Blur Beathard
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County
B. Brace
Houston
Carl Smith
Baytown
Precinct
la Porte
Office of Justice of the Peace
Sylvan Beach Park
Laa Porte
R County
Seharity
Jefferson Davis
Hotston
Harris County Flood Control District
Houston Navigation
Thirris Counsty
300000 Foes Act As Accord Is Ratified
In Tokyo 300000 leftist demonstrators opposed the U S Japan security pact but it won ratification as clocks struck midnight. Prime Minister Kishi praised the move saying it would deepen U S Japan ties and peace. Officials said the opposition represented only a minority, aided by the Communists, and no violence occurred.
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Tokyo
U.s.japan
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Etsusaburo Shiina
U.s.-Japan
Shiina
Free Nations
Kishi
United States
Dirksen Seeks Veto On Federal Pay Hike And Research Funds
Senate battles over a 6 million dollar election year pay raise for 114 million federal workers and a boost in medical research funds ended with Dirksen vowing to urge President Eisenhower to veto both measures. He also suggested vetoing a water project bill backing 134 projects nationwide.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M.dirksen
Eisenhower
Dirksen
House
Nederland Annexes 650 Square Miles
The small town of Nederland near Beaumont annexed about 630 square miles, potentially surpassing Los Angeles in size. Houston added 428 square miles to its southwest, nearing the nation’s largest city by area, while Texas City began annexing all of Galveston County not incorporated, adding 200 square miles. All actions were approved on first reading and not yet final.
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Nederland
Beaumont
Houston
Los Angeles
Little Nederland
Texas City
Galveston County
Palivat Peninsula
Galveston Island
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REDS
Mul Pets
White Herons
Lipscomb
Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club
Jack Furbee
Jack Walker
Walker
Plato
Texas Eastern Tranmission Corp
Texas Eastern
Mont Belview
Caddo “Parish
Tourstina
Texas
East Texas Chamber
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
McFaddin
Poo
Kelly Fogg
Moser
Aml National
Pool
Board
Chamber F of Commerce
East
Texas Railroad Commission
Brownsboro
Allan Shivers
Texas Press Assn
U. S. Senate
Board of Water Engineers
Joseph Selby
Austin
Price Daniel Jr
Youth For
Lynden Johnson
U. S
Nelson Rockefeller
Price Daniel
State Finance Advisory Commission
Pollo
Cise
Public Health Service
Nobushe Kishi
U.S
Texan Chamber of Commerce
Decree Tentry
Fast Texas Chamber of
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