Obituary notices and community briefs from The Baytown Sun
A Baytown Sun issue lists obituaries and short notices including the death of James Elis Bucks McDaniel age 61 with funeral time corrected to 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, W. D. Harvey's brother's funeral in Humble, an emergency corps meeting at Fire Station No. 4, Baytown Chess Club officer election and a post election exhibition by Eric Bone, a teen dance at American Legion Hall in Crosby, Lee College Loan Fund board meeting, Velma Ansley’s surgery, Chester V. Jordan Jr.’s funeral arrangements, and a weather outlook noting clear to partly cloudy skies with 65 to 92 degree temperatures.
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Baytown
Thompson died at 74. Tex oil regulator and conservation leader
Ernest C. Thompson, who helped corral Texas oil boom years ago and shaped national oil policy, died at 74 after a long illness in Amarillo. A long-time Railroad Commission member, he led oil and gas conservation efforts, helped found the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, and served in the Texas National Guard. His career spanned public office starting 1933, with a 32 year commission tenure and a noted military service in World Wars I and II.
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Amarillo
Ernest C. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Thompson
Texas National Guard
W. Lee O'Daniel
American Petroleum Institute
United States
Middle East
Argonne Forest
East Texas
East
Texas
JQ Hiteshew Wins Door Prize at Beta Sigma Phi Event
Corpus Christi attendees include Bonnie Howard and other sorority members at the Beta Sigma Phi convention. Mrs. Ted O'Sell Sr. notes daughter Jane Griffin of Tulsa won a large prize on a morning New York show last week. Hudson and Mamie Davis prepare to move into a new home as Baytown hosts Dr. Bruce Clayton of Phoenix and his family visiting nearby kin.
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JQ Hiteshew
Corpus Christi
Bonnie Howard
Ted O'Sell Sr
Jane
Robert Griffin
Tulsa
New York
Hudson
Mamie Davis
Baytown
Bruce Clayton
Phoenix
Ariz
Paul Clayton
Jackson
Board Puts The Brakes On Spending
The school district seeks to close a 1965-66 building fund deficit of 577,348 by delaying purchases at Sterling High, including band uniforms and instrument storage. Trustees consider four options: tax hike, bond issue, short-term borrowing, or installment purchases. Attorney Bruce Ramsey warns bonds cannot pay prior debts, while Superintendent Gentry notes needed funds exceed current legal tax limits. potential minor tax increases may cover operating costs and leave little room for additional spending.
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Sterlin High School
George H. Gentry
Bruce Ramsey
Texas
Ramsey
Hill
Gentry
Sterling High
Seth Mitchell
$7.19 Million Contract To Be Let On LC Construction
Lee College regents tied to award Campco Construction Co. of Houston a $1,191,800 bid for vocational facilities and a central power plant pending state and federal agency approvals. The move envisions possible carpeting and electrical work boosting the total to $3,196,890 with $649,727.50 in reimbursements from state and federal agencies. The project stems from a $1.3 million bond issue approved by voters last March.
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Lee College
Campco Construction Co
Houston
Campco
Texas Bauca|ion
Community Facilities Administration of
Fort Worth
James A. Davis
Davis
Regents
Campeo
Granite Construction Co
IBM
George H. Gentry
Walter Rundell
Texas Education Agency
College Building Fund
Statistics Sought On Grading System
The school board voted to study statistics from lowering failing grades to 60 on an experimental basis. Deputy Supt. John M. Stuart and Henry Armstrong defend the plan as more realistic. Trustees questioned its effect on student work. A motion for data from 1964-65 and 1965-66, plus comparisons with similar schools, passed with one abstention.
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John M. Stuart
Robert E. Lee High School
Henry Armstrong
Boyd N. Shh
Carol Opryshek
Robert Wahrmund
Sam Alfons
Hill
Baytown
Jowers
Insurance Board approves 5.9 percent auto rate hike
The State Insurance Board ordered a 5.9 percent average increase in statewide automobile insurance rates with a 10.6 percent rise in liability coverage. Effective August 1, the adjustments apply across 26 rating territories, though some drivers may see an overall decrease in total car insurance costs.
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Austin
GOP Shies From Hard Viet Stand
Washington AP report notes Congressional Republicans pulling back from a stronger Viet Nam stance. Senators touring campaigns report voters uneasy about the war yet opposed to broad escalation or U.S. withdrawal, challenging Johnson’s hawk rhetoric and suggesting mixed public opinion.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Johnson
Southeast
Asia
United States
Hawks
MOPAC Spur Costs Quoted in Steel Mill Interference Case
In federal court witnesses estimated Missouri Pacific spur costs for Baytown serving U S Steel. B S Lines of Southern Pacific cited Cedar Bayou lift bridge at 2.3 million and a 140 foot clearance, a Highway M46 overpass at 500 thousand, and five Baytown street crossings. SP had spent 637,934 on its spur. if SP loses service, Southern could face up to 100000 per year net. Judge Ingraham granted U S Steel the right to intervene against Southern Pacific’s bid to halt MP’s extension. Sines testified SP began Cedar Point work in 1956 to serve Jones & Laughlin Steel, with 1.44 miles laid before project halted in 1957.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Alexander Drive
South Main
Tri-City Beach
U.S
Southern
Line
MOPAC
Joe Ingraham
U.S. Steel
Ingraham
Interstate’ Commerce Commission
B. S. Lines
Sines
Cedar Point
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
J&l
STEEL
Community Chest Budget Sessions Nearing Finish
Baytown budget sessions aim to keep 1967 plans on track with a projected total of 297 550 for Community Chest operations. Budget committee members include Paul Edwards and Max Mosesman with a broad slate of local officials and agency heads studying anticipated growth and rising operating costs through early summer.
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Baytown
Edwards
Mittee
Paul Edwards
Jby
Max Mosesman
Red Feather
Jim Edwards
Sheffield
Marilyn Linder
Fev
Fev| Members of the Budget Cameral Months, ‘Mittee Are Dr
K. W. Bartz
Robert P. Beman Jr
Ralph Courtney
Ervie Coxson
Steve W. Dedman
Leonard A. Derden
Wilson Dugger
Albert Fanestiel
Norman Foote
Don Gidden
Eddie Gray
Tom H. Gelphin
Bill Hartman
John H.heger
Molly Holladay
W. C. Jackson
Eloise Jordan
Alice Korthauer
Freedom and Moral Worth Amid War History
The quote asserts freedom in Christ as a final liberty and warns against returning to slavery. It contrasts the spending of freedom with the moral value of a nation, invoking Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian dramatist, to reflect on labor, war, and national character.
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Christ
Maurice Materlinck
Life salutes Texas Goose Creek oilfield feature
Life Magazine highlights Goose Creek Oilfield in a Texas tribute proclaimed by Gov. John Connally. The issue includes enlarged pictures shown at a gubernatorial reception and dinner, with Life staffers David Nevin and others contributing text and layout.
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Salute To
Texas
Goose Creek
Life
Fred Hartman
Austin
Life Magazine
John Connally
Lone Star
David Nevin
Time - Life
San Antonio
Time-Life
One Life
Ouleteld
Argentina Armed Forces Seize Control In Coup
Argentina's armed forces announced they were in control after a swift night coup against President Isabel Perón's regime. Lt Gen Pascual Pistarini led the action, displacing President Arturo Illia and appointing interim leader Juan Carlos Onganía as the new head of state. The takeover included the presidential palace, Congress, and key communications sites, with little violence reported. Washington suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina as the constitutional government was displaced.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
IAP
Arturo Tilla
Washington
United States
Organization of American States
Pascual A. Pistarini
Navy
Air Force
Juan Caros Ongania
Ilia
Casa Rosada
Pistarini
Juan D. Peron
Armed Forces
Tia
Congress
Tropical Storm Brewing Aims for Hurricane Path
A Caribbean disturbance weakened into a tropical low, expected to intensify slowly as it drifts north. Squalls of 25 mph projected for parts of Cuba and the Florida Straits, with small craft advised to stay near port. Center about 185 miles south of Havana and 410 miles southwest of Miami.
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MSAMI
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
Cuba
Florida Straits
Havana
Miami
Rotary Club Installs Officers Wednesday
The Baytown Rotary Club will install officers at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thad Felton Mrs E James New president Cheney Coker and vice president Alvin Miles with secretary Ted Lyman also named along with new directors John Sandhop Pat Bond and Tillman O Brien The event replaces the usual noon luncheon at the Tower.
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Baytown Rotary Club
Thad Felton
E. James
Cheney Coker
Alvin Miles
Ted Lyman
John Sandhop
Pat Bond
Tillman O'Brien
Jin Lieu
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Railroad
Ernest O. Thompson
W. D. Harvey
A. D. Peskey
Wisconsin
Humble
Baytown Emergency Corps
American Legion Hall
Crosby
Caravan Combe
Lee College Community Loan Fund
T P
Velma
Yelma Ansley
Gulf Coast Hospital
Citizens National
LC Construction
Stuart
Armstrong
Bulletin
Gop
Cullough
Baytown Sun Photo
LA Verxe McCullough
California
L. E B. Busby
Baytown New Car Centers Association
Ted McCal
Citizens National Bank
Norman Hargrave
Robson
Baytown Sun
Harris County
Federal Savings and Loan Asst
Peoples Bank
F.D
Citizens OF Texas Savings
Rotary Club
Mee
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