Commencement events and community notices read aloud
FIRST BAPTIST Church Bible School will hold commencement exercises at 6 30 p m Friday at the church. A Teen Time drama will be presented. Parents are invited. Baseball games between White Sox and Cubs and Cardinals and Giants resumed after rainouts with 2 p m and 4 p m Saturday. Funeral services for Louis Van Meldert, 73, at Paul U Lee Funeral Home with Rev P Walter Henckels officiating. Van Meldert died in Brussels and will be transported to Houston. Free boat launch at Thompson's and Crawley's camps offered for fish donated to Bayshore Rod Reef and Gun Club after the fishing contest starting July 3. City Council on Humble Street curb and gutter work. street rework required. The White Bible ceremony for Miss Ruby DeHoyos moved to 7 p m Saturday at the home of Mrs George Torres. Honor students listed: Sharon Guthrie on Dean's List at Howard Payne College. Judy Hayes and Jack Walton on honor roll. Travis Bray II hospitalized after job start at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. he is a pipefitter. Weather: Partly cloudy with scattered showers Friday through Saturday. highs in the 80s and 90s, lows in the 70s.
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First Baptist Church Bible School
Thompson's
Crawley
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
Ruby
Mexican Baptist
George Torres
Fortinberry
Local Postcard Notes From Around Town
A scrambled recap from Around PA includes Paul Anderson recuperating at home after surgery while Sgt Ausley and Patrolman Dickens chase in the rain. Park ceremony planning by Harry Massey and Fritz Lanham. Paul Stephens listens quietly. Pat Martin enjoys a homecoming from the World’s Fair and a two week vacation. Mrs Atkins shares exciting news. Bar ney Ward explains a cake problem. Jack Maxwell proves helpful. Mattie Howard seeks information. The J B LeFevres plan a Friday departure for a two week Kansas trip and other places. Sherry Bramlett, Pat Lubbock, Elizabeth Jones and Cathrine Walsh see the musical Hello Dolly in New Jersey with Mary Cornell. John C Echols and son Houston vacation at Del Monte Lodge in Pebble Beach California. Darlene Lurk celebrates.
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Paul Anderson
B. J. Ausley
Cleve Dickens
Harry Massey
Fritz Lanham
Paul Stephens
Pat Martin
A. F. Atkins
Sam
Barney
Ward
Jack
Maxwell
Mattie Howard
J-B.ilefevres
Kansas
Sherry
Bramlett
Pat . Lubbock
Elizabeth Jones
Catherine Walsh
John “Houston
Harvey
del’ Monte
Pebble Beach
Calif
City backs away on house renumbering plan
Baytown city council decided not to implement a renumbering system in the Lakewood Brownswood and Wooster annexed areas. The plan was trimmed to affect only about 15 percent of numbers to fit a more uniform grid, avoiding changes for about 900 homes and vacant lots.
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Baytown
Lakewood
Brownswood
Wooster
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Fritz Lanham
Texas Avenue
Baythion
Lanham
Whites Attack Civil Rights Marchers in St Augustine Riot
Gov. Farris Bryant flew to St Augustine to assess a racial revolt as hundreds of white rioters assaulted marchers led by Martin Luther King Jr. Ten injured, eight whites and two blacks arrested. King sought federal help. police faced threats as segregationists vowed further counter demonstrations.
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Fla
Farris Bryant
St. Augustine
Martin Luther King
Bryant
Jacksonville
U.S
National Guam
King
White House
Sallice
Cee Estern
Postmistress at Cove 41 Years Dies
Joseph Garrison of Cove dies at 84 in a Baytown nursing home. Survived by son Joseph Jr, step son William Brontgomery, five daughters including Mrs AL Fleisher and Mrs W H Weakley, eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church Cove with burial Cedar Crest Cemetery under Paul A See Funeral Home. Services hindered by absence of pastor.
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First Presbyterian Church
Olaf Garrison” Joseph
Cove
Baytown
Joseph
Temple
CTS
Joseph Screen
Pos
Wnil
W. H. Weakley
Houston
Saat
M. Ewing McPhail
St.John’s Presbyterian Church of Houston
Wail Attente Ea
I Burnette - Dowler
Cedar. Crest Cemetery
Paul A. See Funeral Home
City to honor late Nelson McElroy with park name
Baytown City Council unanimously passes a resolution naming a two acre Ponderosa subdivision park in honor of Nelson McElroy. A dedication ceremony is set for 5 p.m. Saturday at the park with McElroy’s widow Mrs McElroy and daughter in attendance. McElroy led civic efforts and served long with the Baytown Chamber of Commerce from 1946 until his death in 1983.
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Ponderosa Subdivision
Nelson “McElrroy
of Commerce
Greater
Baytown Chamber
Nelson McElroy
Commerce
Harry
Fs Massey
Chamber of Commerce Press
McElroy
Ary
Baytown
McElroys
Chamber of Commerce
Molame
Speetown
Tene
Red China Forces Worn Out Draws Line In Asia
U S officials warn Red China’s air power and aging ground forces limit invasion options in Southeast Asia. Despite growing tensions, Washington expects no large ground war. reliance on air power and strategic deterrence remains key. Soviet-Chinese split widens complicating arms support and fueling a cautious U S stance.
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Red China
U.S
Asia
Washington
China
United States
Southeast Asia
Laos
Viet Nam
South
Yunnan Province
Burma
Western Pacific
Okinawa
Soviet Union
Moscow
Robert 8. McNamara
G.S
Korea
Thev
South China
Bombs Hit Saigon Airfield and Intelligence Office
Several blasts rocked Saigon in one night, injuring two U S Rangers minor wounds and damaging a military jet hangar near the airport. A separate explosion hit the intelligence building next to Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh’s residence, with officials deeming it an accidental detonation. A grenade attack in Saigon outskirts wounded three children, with a suspect shot in the leg as security forces halted a bus. Authorities attributed the airport bombing to Communist terrorists but offered no deaths.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
API
William C. Westmorsland
U.S
Vietnamese Intelligence Agency
Nguyen Khanh
Jhangar
Intelligence Agency
Jim
Tro Vict
Vietnamese Marine Corps
Prescription For Safety MARION Gulo AP
The piece recounts Roger Varhey a 19 year old who over three weeks faced multiple injuries including a rope burn, bicycle accident arm fracture two chipped teeth a tree climb scrape door injury and tire damage plus poison ivy. The doctor advises the Varney family to kennel the dog and vacation safely focusing on avoiding further accidents.
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Marion
Gulo
Razer Varhey
Showl
Varney
Roger
East Germany and U.S. SRS Search for Cyprus Talks
World tensions rise as United States Britain and France accuse the Soviet Union and Communist East Germany of pursuing control over Germany. A Houston girl is hospitalized while her father a longshoreman is jailed for beating her. Allen Dulles predicts further inquiries into civil rights worker disappearances as authorities seek clues. Goldwater criticizes Johnson in-fighting within the GOP. Cyprus talks move to defuse crisis with Greece and Turkey as guerrilla clashes kill soldiers. A bus crash near Los Angeles kills three. Italy rejects Moro aid plan provoking rebuke. Texas deaths and a refinery salt case in Dallas surface amid oil industry investigations. Johnson’s family may gain influence over political stations.
Weather Bureau Eyes Squall Near Barbadoes
Weather Bureau dispatched aircraft to investigate a strong squall east of Barbadoes moving toward the Lesser Antilles. Gusts were estimated around 50 miles per hour in stronger squalls and forecasters warned the area could affect the Lesser Antilles tonight.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Barbadoes
Lesser Antilles
Six Killed Ten Hurt In Truck Blast At Pocono Resort
A truck loaded with ammonium nitrate exploded near Marshalls Creek Pennsylvania killing six and injuring about ten. The blast destroyed three volunteer fire trucks and released venomous snakes. driver Albert Kuda of Port Carbon reported a flat tire before contacting help. Fire officials and police coordinated response as debris and shattered windows affected nearby homes.
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Marshalls Creek
Pocono
Albert Kuda
Port Carbon
American Cyanamid Co
Pottsville
Route 209
Kuda
Tocal
Stroudsburg
Bid Beats Estimate By Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Baytown moves ahead with phase two of a two hundred thousand dollar street program. Skrla Inc of Houston won the 115000 contract, underbidding by about 15000 due to existing equipment in Baytown. Eight streets will be resurfaced, with Phase 2 funding leaving roughly 40000 for further repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Fivo
Jack Morton
Skrla, Inc
Houston
Skrla
Morton
Pruett
Fourth
James and Alexander Drive
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Skira
W. E. Worthen Co
Brown and Root
West
Texas Avenue
Price Street
Goose Creek Stram Bridge
Pin Oak Drive
Bay Way Drive
North Burnet
Honeysuckle Drive
Bayway Drive
Jasmine Drive
MacArthur Avenue
Councilors Press for Army Surplus Purchase Records
Councilsmen Badger and Lively urged the council to stay open until the city manager submits a full list of Army surplus equipment purchases by Civil Defense officials. Finance Director Le Fevre provided a breakdown and copies of purchase orders. Lively criticized procurement procedures, noting some buys were unknown to the city manager when requisitions were drawn, and warned about a large truck needing a rare part that could cost as much as the truck itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Badger
Earl Lively
Con
Civil Defense
Lively
J. B. LeFevre
Fletcher Hicker Son
Badgett
Requisi
Arn
Fritz Lanham
Hickerson
Lanham
Retail Merchants Set Fall Trade Promotions Meeting
Retail Merchants Committee will meet at 10 am next Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce building. Dave Sherron announced the gathering to discuss fall and winter trade promotion events and the annual teachers reception. Subcommittees will be named to work out these projects and all retail merchants are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dave Sherron
Jhhairman
Sherron
iDlans
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Joe Hinson
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Ebro Oil Co
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