CC Hears Plans For Improving Phone Service
Baytown Chamber luncheon speaker E. O. Cambern of General Telephone outlined direct Baytown Highlands and Houston area service to begin December 1967 after an signed contract with Southwestern Bell. He noted rural cable expansion and future Beasley Addition Heber Plant and Tri City Beach work as part of preparing direct Houston service and indicated Crosby may join Metropolitan Service as new equipment is deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lace
E. O. Cambern
Baytown
General Telephone Co
Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Ten
Highlands
Houston
General
Southwestern Bell
Cambern
General Telephone
Galard
Jack
Garth
New Ross Sterling High School
Lynchburg
Cedar Bayou
North Main
Massey
Beasley
Heber
Tri- City Beach
U.S. Steel
Federal Communications Commission
Crosby
200 Foot Fall Fatal To La Porte Man 34
Baton Rouge sees a tower construction accident kill two and injure five on the Humble refinery project. William Carl Amund Son, 34, of La Porte Texas, and Jerry D. Davis, 28, of Rockdale, die after a 200 foot fall from a suspended basket. Several workers from Houston and nearby towns are hospitalized, with Richard Simmons later sent home. Amundson was a Troy native with funeral planned in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Baton Rouge
William Carl Amund Son
Wth St
Porte
Jerry D. Davis
Racliff
Southern Steel Tank Co
Houston
ON and Refining Co
Aramson
Davis
Richard] Simmons
C. A. Roland Jr
la Marque
C Cl Crowell
Dean England
Jackson
Edmund Kennegay
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Baton Rouge General Hospital
Simmons
Baton Rouge General
Amunsop
Troy
Tex
Waco
Funeral Notices for Gord and McDonald in Baytown area
Two obituaries notice deaths of Ed Gord 6 percent of Earl Alfred, native of Houston, long Baytown resident and retired refinery worker. Survivors include wife Mel Nettie Good, son Albert Good, daughter in law, five grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 pm Sunday at Port Arthur Lee Chapel with Rev A L Jordan. Also Charles Alfred McDonald 83 of 1000 Monty died 2 pm Friday in Baytown Hospital after 32 years with Yomble Ow ang Refining Co. Survived by two sons, four daughters, five sisters, one brother, ten grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Services 2 am Sunday Earthman Chapel, interment Cedar Bayou Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.C. Harmon
Mow Belvieu
Ars
E. OD Craig
Baytown
Dorothy Moody
Airs
Maude Morrison
Gussie Newman
Donny Wall
San Antonio
E. S. McDonald
Ord
Earthman Chapel
Jim Brown
Central Baptist Church
Cedar Bayou
Jock Craig
Ho L. Hore
Jack Ashley
Charles Jones
Charles Sormen
Denny Crafford
Eeone
Oraatore
Army ends Guaranteed Travel program July first
Army recruiter SFC James Beckworth announced the Guaranteed Travel Program will be discontinued effective July 1. Enlistees before June end can still receive guaranteed travel to chosen overseas areas including Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Far East, with details available at the Recruiting Station or by calling 582-7951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SFC
James H. Beckworth
U.S. Army
Beckworth
Europe
Germany
Italy
Alaska
Hawaii
Far East
Federal
Baytown Man, 69 Dies In His Home
Ed Good 65 of 607 E Alford died at his Baytown home at 3 45 p m Friday. A Houston native who moved to Baytown 42 years ago he was a blacksmith supervisor at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery until retiring in 1951. Survived by wife Nethe Good son Albert Good daughter Mrs J B Coon five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 20 p m Sunday at Paul A Lee Chapel Memorial Baptist Church officiating burial Memory Gardens Baytown with pallbearers Leon Tamison Dick Puckett David Malone J B Coon Jr Harlan Schaeffer Robert Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gord
Earl Alfred
Houston
Port A. Lee Chapel
A. L. Jordan
Memorial Baptist Church
Affeende
Buriat Wilt
Mémory Gardens
Baytown
Cem
Ed Good
E. Alford
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Nethe Good
Albert Good
Texas City
J. B. Coon
Citizens urged to push for better clean water
A mayoral letter encourages Chip and others to stay engaged on water purification. Citizens should discuss the issue with friends and teachers, ask questions, and invite more interest. The city council meets the second and fourth Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at city hall, and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chip
City Hall
Seaborn Cravey
Baytonians Enlist In U S Army Three men enlist
Baytonians enlist three Baytonians in the U S Army. James H. Jackson son of Mr and Mrs Howard P Jackson 309 Shady Lane serves in security agency Larry W Chavers son of Roy V Chavers 511 Park is airborne and Roy F Floyd son of Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Floyd 1606 Alabama works in construction and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
James H. Jackson
Howard P. Jackson
Shady Lane
Security Agency
Larry W. Chavers
Roy V. Chavers
Park
Airborne
Roy F. Floyd
Lee Roy Floyd
Alabama
Moore To Speak At West Bay Kiwanis Luncheon
Dave Moore, manager of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce, will be guest speaker at the regular noon luncheon of the West Bay Kiwanis Club at the Rebel Inn on Monday.
Rehabilitation of Juveniles Urged in Dallas
Dallas Crime Commission head John McKee urges building a juvenile rehabilitation workshop regardless of cost. He notes juveniles account for nearly half of major Dallas crimes and repeats offenders show the current system is wrong. Proposes city and courts collaborate to teach trades to juvenile offenders.
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Dallas
Dallas Crime Commission
Commission
John McKee
McKee
Hospital Notes Admits Patients at Gulf Coast and San Jacinto Methodist
The notice lists admitted patients and room assignments at Gulf Coast and San Jacinto Methodist hospitals. Names include Mrs Wilma Ericson, Mack Q Penn, Eveahue Eldridge, Raymond Taylor, Mrs Allie Welsch, George Spanier, Mrs J A Strickland, Mrs Ruby Heaner, Melanie Burns, and Thomas F Montgomery with respective addresses and room numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Ericson
Bayway
Mack Q. Penn
Dayton
Eveahue Eldridge
Cleveland
Raymond Taylor
Cedar
Bayou
Allie Welsch
N. Main
George Spanier
McFarland
J. A. Strickland
Fleetwood
Ruby Heaner
Wu ‘James
Melanie Burns
Crosby
Baytonians Attend Texas Education Workshop
Three Baytonians Mrs Betty Butler Mrs Vernie Burleson and Miss Dianne Dauphin attend the ninth annual workshop of the Texas Association for Childhood Education at the University of Texas. The noncredit course aims at teacher growth under the topic New Dimensions in Learning. Butler is with Deer Park School District Dauphin with Pasadena School District and Burleson teaches at Ashbel Smith Elementary. They are staying in the Kinsolving Dormitory where the workshop is held.
Arp Sculpture Donated to Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
A bronze sculpture by French artist Jean Hans Arp titled Sculpture Classique has been donated to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in memory of Seeger O Boyle. The work, funded by Mrs. O Boyle's family and friends, marks Arp's first pieces in the museum's permanent collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jean Hans Arp
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Seeger O'Boyle
Marine Is Candidate For Medal And Promotion
Maj. Gen. Lewis Fields recommends the Medal of Honor and a battlefield promotion to 2nd lieutenant for Staff Sgt. Jimmie Howard, 36, who led 17 Marines in a night fight against 20 Viet Cong on June 16 at Chu Lai. Howard, wounded, says he did not feel like a hero, insisting he set an example for his men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chu Lai
South Viet Nam
Lewis Fields
1St Marine Division
U.S
Jimmie Howard
United States
Howard
Balboa Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Father
Six
1924 Democratic Convention Narrowed Nominee After 103 Roll Calls
The 1924 Democratic Party Convention endured 103 roll calls before John W. Davis secured the presidential nomination, highlighting a drawn out contest within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Davis
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CC Hears
Welcome Wagon International
Uife
SHELL
Hell Oil Company
Roy Creel
Shell Oil Company
Fannin St
Clem
Chrysler
BTU
Eneve
Chrysler Corporation
Gulf Coast
San Jacinto
Methodist
Thomas F. Montgomery
Crestway
Baytonians
Larry &. Carroll
Floyd D. Carroll
Raintree
Port Hueneme
Carroll
Lackland Afb
Robert E. Lee High School
Lee College
Baskin Robins
A-All Electric Company
A-All Electric CO
Mension
Clearaway
Mee
Jamaica
BIG Group
BUY Now
Wee
Penn-Prest Sport
Groue
Madras
Texans
Medicare
P.O. Box
Texas
Malling
Tate
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