SUN Spots Car Wash and Community Notices
SUN Spots items include a Scout Night, Knights of Pythias rank work, and a car wash fundraiser at Fuller's Service Station. Also notes on Mary Alcorn’s death, Presbyterian Men dinner, Pocahontas members, a German Army assignment, Joe Eccles named distinguished student, Gulf Coast Gun Club meeting, and a Baytown fire to an air conditioning unit at amy Drive.
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Explorer Post
Fuller's
West
Main
Gulf Coast Gun Club
Wil
Chamber of Commerce -Building
Alaska
Baytown
Fred £. Davis
Amy Drive
Weather outlook partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers through Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to range from highs near 89 to 95 degrees with cooler mornings and warm afternoons across the region.
Towne Around Friends and Summer Work Notes
A fragmentary diary style column mentions Sammiomcphail’s belated call, questions about Charlie Isbell’s wake time, and Dorothy Marsh tasting exotic Asiatic foods. It notes Lana Savage and Cindy Gardner planning a California trip to see Gene Autry, plus Larry Ellis working at Yellowstone this summer while studying at the University of Texas. Mrs. Ronnie Button and Bobby Sutphin are also referenced amid local chatter.
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Sammieomcphail
Charlie Isbell
Dorothy
Marsh
Lana Savage
Cindy Gardner
California
Gene Autrey
Larry Ellis
M. Jo Ellis
Nazro
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Larry
University of Texas
Ronnie Button
Bobby Sutphin
Burton
South Viet Nam
Chester Rogers
Ray Leavins
Hansen To New Jersey Hall Takes New Post At HORC
Chris Hansen will become assistant general manager of Bayway Refinery in New Jersey. Ike Hall will replace him as petroleum products manager at Baytown Refinery. The Halls and their children will relocate to West Held New Jersey.
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Hansen
New Jersey
Hall
HORC
Chris Hansen
Bayway
Humble of and Refining Co
Baytown
Ike) Hall
Gladys
Fair Hill Drive
West Held
N.J
Robin
Rhonda
Randall
Rheta
CCE
Houston
Nan
David
H. D. Schwetman
St. Andre Drive
New Bay Davis High School Plans Approved for 1966 Bid Readiness
Preliminary drawings for the new Bay Davis High School and remodel of Robert E. Lee High School were approved. Architect James A Bitsy proposes a 400 by 400 foot, window light limited building facing Baker Road with a central student commons. Bids expected in 3 to 4 months with interior work following exterior completion.
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Bay
Davis
James A.bitsy
Robert E. Lee High School
Ceed
Baker Road
North Main
Moon Rocket Fails Orbit But Some Success Claimed
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Premature shutdown of the Second stage prevented an Atlas Centaur from reaching orbit. NASA said two objectives were met when insulation panels deployed and the Centaur engine boost pumps restarted after burnout. The rocket intended to launch Surveyor missions to the moon, with later probes to Mars and Venus.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape’ Kennedy
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Verdi Islands
West African
Moon
Mars
Venus
Telephone Disconnection Mystery Delays Move In
Ernie Bargh reported theft of a telephone from 862 Briar Wood on Monday between 2:36 and 8:34 p.m. Police noted a professional touch to the missing line amid a wiring mix up as the Phone Company connected a new home at 1185 Vine. district manager Cambern apologized for the error and the Baughs plan to move Thursday.
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Ernie Bargh
Briar Wood
Tetephone Company
Baugh
Vine
FE. C. Cambern
Explosion and Fire Sink Oil Rig Killing Four
An oil drilling ship the C P Baker exploded and sank in 180 feet of water 78 miles southwest of Morgan City Louisiana killing four crew members and leaving about 13 missing. Some survivors were rescued and brought to Lakewood Hospital in Morgan City in varying conditions. The rig owned by Reading Bates & Co sank after the blast in the Gulf of Mexico during drilling at a depth of 640 feet.
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Morgan City
Gulf of Mexico
Lakewood Hospital
New Orleans
Block 273
Eugene Island
Reading & Boates
Maenday
C. P. Baker
Delta Service
Reading & Bates
Gulf
Louisiana
National cemetery planned north of Houston for veterans
U S Representative Albert Thomas announced that the General Services Administration will approve a 1,232,800 dollar expenditure for a new national cemetery north of Houston along Interstate 45. The cemetery will be for veterans only, with no access for relatives. A hemiscycle chapel will be the first structure on the site, aiming to be as grand as Arlington. In Saigon, Communist guerrillas shot down a U S Army helicopter, killing an American pilot and gunner, the third such crash in five days, bringing U S deaths in Vietnam to 244.
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Washington
U.S
Albert Thomas
General Services Administration
National Cemetery
Houston
Interstate Highway 45
Thomas
Arlington
Saigon
South Viet Nam
America
Viet Nam
Walker Elementary to Close After Board Vote
The school board voted 3 to 2 to close Walker Elementary School effective next fall. Proponents cited cost savings of about $10,000 and the goal of equalizing schooling, while opponents argued for timely action and continued education at Walker. The building will serve as a community center and students may petition to transfer to Carver Harlem or other schools. achievement tests showed no major differences among the three schools.
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Victoria T. Walker
L. D. Victory
Karl Oprushek
Boyd Hill
A. R. (von) Stark
Kno: Beavers
Ben Shirey
Joe T. Horeczy
Beard
Opryshek
Hill
Dr. Victory
Stark
Walker Elementary
Oryshek
Walker
Carver
Harlem
Murder of banker Jacques Mossler shocks Miami estate
Banker Jacques Mossler, 69, millionaire with banks in four states, was found stabbed to death in his Key Biscayne apartment. His wife and four adopted children discovered the body beside a balcony door overlooking the Atlantic. Police noted a barking boxer dog provided a timing clue.
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Auami. Fis
API
Jacques Mossier
Key Biscayne
Mossier
Rocky
Irene Durr
Sam
Mosster
Atlantic Ocean
Pat Gallaher
Mossler
Houston
Leonard Glenn
Glenn
Messler
Chicago
Ailania
Georgia
Harris County Grand Jure
Dan Walton
Howard Stickney
Stickney
Hichway Department
Memorial Sterling Tejas Names for New Baytown High School
Baytown school board reviews 73 suggested names with three committee picks Memorial High School Sterling High School and Tejas. The committee lists seven naming factors including distinguishability community acceptance pride and mascot compatibility. The board will finalize the name from the committee recommendations and other viable options such as Albert Thomas Shepard Johnston Schweitzer Arlington and many historic figures and places.
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Baytown High School
Comren
Baytayn Memorial High School
Sterling High School
Tejas
Bettye Jo White
John Sylvester
Jack Strickler
Law Williams
Jimmy Bailey
Mary ‘Bartlett
Jenefred Hederhorst
Reymond Campbell
George Gentry
Winnie Brown
New Hope Baptist Church Picnic Saturday
New Hope Baptist Church sponsors a church picnic this Saturday with Mrs Lucille Brown in charge. Cars depart from the church at 7 30 a m from 2002 Ontario in Central Heights. For more information call 582 9890 or ASTT100.
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New Hope Baptist Church
Lucille Brown
Ontario
Central Heights
Dean and Rundell Split Over Lee College Administration
School Supt George Gentry opposed creating a separate college administration and board of regents for Lee College. Dean Walter Rundell favored reorganization to save taxpayer money, while committee chairman Dr Joe Horeczy urged careful study and a spring election timing. The board will discuss the proposal further at the August meeting.
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George Gentry
Lee College
Walter Rundell
Board of Regents
Gentry
Rundell
Horeczy
R H Turner Named Acting Chief After Forchie Resigns
Robert J Forcie resigns as Beytown police chief effective Wednesday citing outside harassment The city will search for a successor while Assistant Chief R H Turner begins an interim term Turner has previously served as acting chief after a deputy death Mayor Lee Ligrett says the move will benefit the city and police department Fordhe defended his enforcement approach drawing ire for gambling bans and PTA events His resignation followed intense criticism and council support for his removal Lanham commends Forche for leadership and initiative noting morale remains high in the department and a smooth transition is planned
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Robert J
Bob) Forcie
Beytown
Forchie
Fritz Lanham
Forche
Mission
Texas
the Sun
Baytown
I' Mham
R. H.bob Turner
Fordhe
Lanham
Turner
Roy Montgomery
Lee Ligrett
PTA
Department
Tuesay
Barstown
Resigt
Forcie
School Integration Plan Provokes NAACP Protest in Baytown
Baytown NAACP leaders protested a school board plan for student transfers next fall, deeming merit-based and individual judging provisions discriminatory. The plan would let white and Negro students transfer with admissions judged on merit, risking limited spots at Lee High School amid tensions over integration.
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A. R. (von) Stark
Cephas de Bose
Baytown Naacp
Carver Teachers Lose On Appeal
Two Carver teachers Earl H. Jones and Richard S. Lewis were denied renewed contracts after appeals. Principal E F Green and Superintendent George Gentry recommended against reemployment. The board, with unanimous vote, upheld the decision amid protests from Negro parents and supporters.
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Carver Hitch
E. F. Green
Beard
Green
George Gentry
Earl H. Jones
Richard S. Lewis
Jones
Lewis
Revd Hill
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Knights OF Bythias
Knights of Pythias
Alexander Drive
Gusiis
Knights of Columbus Hall
San Jacinto
James C. Weisinger
East Harris
Alcorn
Mary Alcorn
Cedar Bayou Road
Earthmian Funeral Home
United Presbyterian Men
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship
Karl Opryshek
Pocahontes
Pocahontas Memibers
Mar' Anh X
Hicers
Germany
James H. Melvin
Bir
J. H. Melvin
Channelview
Channelview High School
Seventh
U.S. Army Transportation Group
41St Transportation Battalion
Mannheim
Joe Eccles
C. T. Eccles
Vermont
Texas A&m College
Pan American Petroleum Corp
C. A
Chris
Mansen
TI. D
Ike
Citizens National
Bulletin
Jer
Miami
Mutual National Bank of
American Bank & Trust Co
South Bend
Ind
Mosslers
Christopher
Daniel
Martha
Edward
Sterling, Tejas
Lyndon Johnson
Patrick Henry
R. B. Sparks
Rebel High School
Sam Rayburnn
Sam Houston
Sierra High School
Sheridan High School
Stonewall Jackson
Sherman High School
Sullivan Ross
Tom Connally
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Edison
Tri-City
Ulysses S. Grant
William Scott
William B
Travis Walter Prescott Webb
Walter Hayes Fisher
William F. Halsey
Texas Coast High School
Texas Bay
Johm F. Kennedy
Cedar Bay
R. H. Turner
NAACP
Baytown-McNair
National
Advancement of
McNair
Maninatory
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