Four-way mayor race looms as filing nears deadline
With less than 72 hours until the filing deadline, eleven candidates signed up for city council seats and mayoral races. Incumbents and former officials spark a crowded field as observers forecast a real political donnybrook in the mayoral contest featuring Clayton Massey and Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. (Dutch) Ptacek
L. W
Slue
F. W. Burke
John KR
Johnny
Massey
al Clayton
Herbert
M. Campbell
Fox
C. A
Chris) Hansen
Andyor
Dee Fy Johnson
Fred C. Ca
Nant Jr
James Monroe Bryan
M. E. (Earl) Lively
Lacy Lusk
Gator-bent
W. L
Dub
Donnybrook
Fourway
Clayton
Campbell
Pruett
Pra|eek
Mexican visitors to dine with Baytown officials
Six city officials and professionals from Monterrey Mexico including Lynchburg will visit Goose Freek Five for a social in Baytown. Harold L. Shel- Moreno, I. C. White, and Hank Alford organize the event at Moreno's Finest Mexi-House on 500 E. Texas. A separate political campaign in Baytown sees candidates vying for two school board seats with a first primary outcome noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Monterrey
Mexico
Lynchburg
Goose Freek
Harold L. Shel- Moreno
Lamar Wilkinson
Moreno
Hank Alford
I. C. White
Texas
J. Grant
Local School Admins Meet in Two Cities
Town school superintendent George Gentry attends a school administrators meeting in Washington. Assistant superintendent Bill Hinson and maintenance head George Scott join a similar session in San Francisco. Other items note readers, ads, camping, dignitaries visit, and campaign chatter.
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George H. Gentry
Washington
W. D
Bill Hinson
George Scott
San Francisco
Nod
Conway
Dora Lee Love
Sun
Joe Moreno
Sim
Wanda Orton
Holly Melemore
W. C
Swain
Don Branson
Will Wilson
Allen
Rice
Paul Stephens
Patricia Ransom
Young Women's Association
Abilene
Register For Tour With Sun Coupons
Coupons printed each Monday Wednesday and Friday in The Baytown Sun could be your ticket for two to Europe and back on an expense paid one day vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
Europe
Five Candidates Seek Two School Posts Here
Twenty four candidates filed before the deadline for 11 positions on five Baytown area school boards in the April 1 election. Incumbents and rivals are listed for Baytown Barbers Hill Channelview Crosby La Porte and Morgan's Point area posts with contests for positions 3 4 6 and 7 on various boards. A Europe trip contest is noted in Channelview with weekly drawings and a grand prize possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Area
Baytown
L. L. Fuller
Fred Dittman
Karl Qoryshek
W. H. Bridges
L. D. Victory
Barbers Hill
Joe Matthews
Joe Benson
Joe Presnall
O. BE. Forbus
D. W. Brazell
Harvey Cotten
Europe
LA Porte Rome
la Porte
Urday
June Kirchner
Preston
Texas House Advances Tax Bills Amid Deficit Battle
In Austin AP report Gov Price Dan backs full four tax on businesses with possible special session to aid Texas banks and state funds. House votes 70 to 79 for temporary approval of HB331 aimed at out of state trade. discusses raising $10 million for the deficit and later steps in Daniel six part program.
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Austin
Price Dan
Texas
Daniel
Four Honors Due JC Service Awards Friday
Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce will award four Distinguished Service Awards at the annual Jaycee banquet at 7 p.m. Friday in the Tower. The program includes senior citizen, two women, and a young man of the year honors with speakers and trophy presentations by past winners. Supporters sell tickets at $2. The event recognizes civic leadership among Baytown’s Jaycees and Jayceettes.
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Baytown
Soule Hou Eony
Daniel
Reizen
Ath
San
Cecil Sutphin
Hinson
Robert L
Bob) Gillette
Chamber of Commerce
Georgy Lerch
Optimist Club
Earl Bissex
Ministerial Alliance
R. B. Batlarbee
PTA Council
Elmer Gray
Pilot Club
Lowell Lammers
Rotary Club
Lan Williams
Service League
J. C. Sheffield
Shriners
Roy G. Holzheuser
Wooster Lions Club
Byard Sooy
REL Puts On First Parents Night At Robert E Lee High
Robert E Lee High School will host its first Parents Night next Tuesday March 7. Parents gather in the auditorium at 7 p.m. for a class ritual announcements and campus plans. They follow the students daily schedule visiting eight minutes per class and then enjoy refreshments at 9:10 p.m.
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Robert E. Lee High School
REL
Explosions injure 31 at Ethyl Corp plant in Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge Louisiana three blasts at Ethyl Corp chemical wash house injured 31 workers. Two men were missing later, names withheld. Six went to city hospitals and 25 treated at the plant clinic. No deaths reported. About 3,000 workers employed in the center.
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Baton Nouge
Ethyl Corp
Ethyl
Hitchen Center
Baytown Home Building Hits Record February Activity
Baytown reported a February surge in residential and commercial permits with 25 residential permits totaling 394,140 and overall February permits at 451,680. The month marked the strongest January for residential building in history and included five garage, two commercial permits, and new residences valued at 183,185. Citizens Bank addition and a Super Valu store on Highway 146 drove 421,620 in commercial value. Permits spread across Baytown, not limited to a single subdivision.
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Baytown
Building and Inspection Department
Harris County
Citizens Bank
Highway 146
Wooster Water Board Delays Bond Sale Amid Protest
The Wooster area FWSD No. 8 postpones a $550,000 water and sewer bond sale after bidders clash with financial advisor Lewis Pauls of Galveston. Directors will revise the bid prospectus and may adjust interest terms in hopes of securing better bids, with sale now rescheduled to a later date.
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Blue Beathard
Board of Supervisors
Harris County
Moody
Pauls
BONDA
Lewis Pauls
Galveston
Lakewood
Brownwood
Wooster
Charles de Gaulle
New York
House
Moody's
Dew Tex Jas
Louis Pauls and Co
Tom Masterson
Underwood, Neuhause and Co
Masterson
Ernest L. Brown Jr
Moroney| Beissner and Co
Congress and Congo News Highlight 1960s Global Tensions
The report notes a thumping 392 30 house vote, Fidel Castro’s emergency sounding out Venezuela for job aid, and Kennedy era Africa and Cuba tensions with calls for bipartisan meetings. It also mentions Congo violence near Luluabourg, UN updates, Algeria and French proposals, Moody’s rating discussions, and civil rights executive orders. Rafer Johnson volunteers for Kennedy’s Peace Corps.
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Fidel. Castro
Ventezuela
United States
Kennedy
Americas
Press
Little League Tryout Dates Slated Across Age Groups
Tryouts for Baytown Little League run March 11 for ages nine and ten and March 18 for ages eleven and twelve with five league regions led by agents to ensure fair player evaluation. Age rules exclude eight year olds this year. locations include Lakewood Civic Club Bowier School Humble commissary Robert E Lee School and Sam Houston School.
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J.C. Froneberger
A. L. Wikkey
Eldon’ Berry
Gregory Strawn
Jim Urchin
Lakewood Civic Club
Bowie School
Humble Commissary Diamond
Robert E. Lee School
Sam Houston School
IHS
Mrs. Anna Marie Johnson Rites Set for Thursday
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Annie Marie Johnson 70 of 204 W Jack list 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown with Rev A L Jordan officiating. Burial at Forest Park Cemetery directed by Earthman Funeral Home. Survived by husband R G Johnson four daughters two sons fifteen grandchildren two great grandchildren.
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YMCA
Hel Gymnasium
Patsy Fairchilds
Marks
B. C
Helen Geastin
Annie Marie Johnson
W. Jack
Baytown Hospital
Forest Park Cemetery
Earthman Funeral Home
Bond Issue Hints At $1.5 Million For Baytown City Upgrades
Baytown voters may face a spring bond election after the April 4 city race to authorize about 1.5 million dollars for streets and capital improvements including a potential new city hall. Five of seven councilmen favor the measure, but financing poses disputes amid rising bond payments and revenue needs. Officials cite limited operating funds and discuss sewer charges or tax increases to support debt service while advisory boards review options.
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John Marsh
Baytown
Neaw
de Healing
Demets
Ernest L. Brown
WUD
Velma Ansley
Raytown
Roy Hughes
Stnemonth
W. J
Dub) Ward
Kenneth
Mayer i W. Teatt Peet
Lacy Lask
Crayey
Setvin
Boris
Ward Heaid
Preople
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Alpha Delta
Roy H. Hughes
University of Year
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
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Reland Armstrong
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Charles L. Tillery
Sears Roebuck & Co
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Lee College
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National Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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David E. Woods
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J. J. Ewell
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W. A Keene
M. H. Buchanan
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George H. Sharp Jr
Chris Arno
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Julie Anne Davis
Hagerstown
Wooster Water Board
Luluabourg
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President Kennedy
Peach Corps
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