Chamber To Outline Its 1961 Program
Baytown Chamber of Commerce directs its County Affairs Committee to study endorsed county projects for 1961. Proposals include a Cedar Bayou bascule bridge, Bayway Drive widening, road realignment, Baker Road surfacing to North Main, a Baytown county park, a county precinct building, and a Ship Channel bridge near the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot. Also considered is widening Garth Road to connect to state Farm to Market and Highway 90 via Barbers Hill Crosby Road and Bohemian Halls Road.
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Baytown
Bay Villa
Baker Road
Decker Drive
Garth Road
North Main
San Jacinto
Garthi Road
Barbers Hill
Crosby Road
Bohemian Halls
SUN Spots House Entered in Clayton Drive
Arnold Jett reported his home at 1707 Clayton Drive was broken into on Saturday through a tipped screen door. nothing was stolen. Also notes a cigarette machine wreck and robbery at Lonnie Hooper's Blue Room No. 2, Oak Street, with undetermined cash taken.
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Arnold Jett
Clayton Drive
Lonnie Hooper
Blue Room
Oak
Parents Night To Highlight Baytown School Week
Baytown honors Texas Public Schools Week with a Parents Night at Robert E. Lee High School. O'Brien chairs a civic committee. officials, PTA leaders, and community groups organize events to showcase modern education and invite nonresidents. Proclamations by Gov. Daniel and Baytown Mayor Pruett underscore the school system’s role. Visitors will be counted. certificates awarded for classroom participation.
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Texas
Robert E. Lee High
O’brien
Baytown
PTA
James
Bowie
Ben Araujo
de Zalannualafair
Vala
H. E. Lampkin
Baytownlands
Roy Neil
Fe- Ana Amour
D. O'Brien
R. R. Herrington
D. E. Chasteen
Benny Moskowitz
Price Daniel
Pruett
Galveston
Weekend Weather Outlook Cloudy With Showers
Forecast calls for a cloudy weekend with showers and mild temperature swings. Southerly winds may be fresh to strong, with daytime highs around 65 to 75 degrees and cooler nights.
Firm Owner Dies at Anahuac Texas Telephony
C G Mendenhall 69 president and manager of Chambers County Telephone Co died at 6 am Saturday. Funeral at 3 pm Sunday at First Baptist Church Anahuac. Born December 6 1891 in Spanlen Ohio he moved to Winnie as a youth and helped found the Lions Club and served as president secretary and district director. Surviving wife Ala Mendenhall two sons Lee and Corwin and daughter Marilyn plus ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial at Anahuac Cemetery funeral home Pace Stancil Liberty. Donations to Cancer Fund requested.
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C. G. Mendenhall
Chambers County Telephone Co
First Baptist Church
Palice
Plato
Tri-City Beach
Anahuac
Mendenhall
Christian Church
C. T. Freeman
Chambers
Fly
County Telephone Co
Charlene Cowan
Texas Police
Charles
W. Cowan
Horace Lation
Mann
Gulf Coast Hospital
Tom Slack
Kenneth Mill
C. B. Bass
Anahuac Cemetery
Mae Nelson
Pace
Tom
Glasses Gripon Mendenhall
Dack
Lee Mendenhall
Win- Simmons
Aie
Corwin Mendenhall
Ana
Hune
Marilyn Stewart
Sat-Starks
Anahoac
Eday
Tan
Gramichild
Lloyd Jones To Get State DE Citation
GalvestonTonight will feature Lloyd T. Jones Baytown J C Penney manager and longtime DE program supporter as a state citation honoree at the conference banquet Dr John McFarland Houston schools superintendent also lauded for backing the program Jones says at least 20 DE students have been employed at the Baytown store since the program began four Robert E Lee graduates now hold permanent jobs there with Edward Schiller department manager and Janice among the group
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Galveston
Lloyd T. Jones
J. C. Penney
Baytown
Texas
Jones
Robert E Lee High School
John McFarland
Houston
Lear
Baytown Penney
Robert E. Lee
School Candidates Draw For Position In Baytown Election
Five candidates for two Baytown School Board seats meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the administration building to draw ballot positions for the April 1 election. Incumbent L L Fuller faces Fred Dittman and Karl Opryshek for Position 4. Dr W H Bridges and Dr J D Victory filed for Position 3, both having served two three year terms.
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Baytown School Board of Trustees
Truster L. L. Fuller
Fred Dittman
Karl Opryshek
Humble Diana Refining Co
W. H. Bridges
J. D. Victory
Experts probe Viking Coal Mine blast in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana experts investigate the Viking Coal Mine explosion that killed 22 miners. The probe aims to determine the cause and assess safety measures. Local officials say the disaster prompts renewed calls for mine safety reforms and worker protections.
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Viking
Terre Haute
Ind
Swain joins Baytown mayoral race in Texas
Baytown political scene heats as W C Swain 41 files for mayor in April election. Other candidates include Al Clayton L W Massey Herbert M Campbell and C Dutch Ptacek. Incumbents and challengers seek District seats while filing closes tonight.
Senate files hit vagueness in OECD treaty
Treaty for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development faces Senate committee opposition amid moves to remove vagueness in language. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. tells Kennedy Fidel Castro’s popularity is waning in Latin America.
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Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Senate
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Latin America
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Four Baytonians Receive JC Service Awards
Four Baytonians were honored Friday night at the annual Distinguished Service Awards banquet by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Frank Goss earned the senior citizen award, Jack Simmons the junior citizen award, Mrs. R. C. Halter received the woman of the year award, and Mrs. Mattie Howard earned a special award for work on the public library issue.
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Baytonians
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Frank Goss
Jack Simmons
Baytown Jayceeettes
R. C. Halter
Jayceeettes
Mattie Howard
Lee College
James FE
Im) Sherwood
Cecil N. Sutphin
The
Jaycees
W. D
Bill) Hinson Jr
Jessie Lee Pumphrey
Halter
Howard
Jaycedettes
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
Baytown
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Eee
Pete Bryan backs immediate tax revaluation plan
In a 12 question interview, Pete Bryan Jr. a District 2 city council candidate, argues for an immediate tax revaluation to ease funding gaps. He weighs Humble Oil annexation, annexation laws, library bonds, street improvments, city hall needs, and municipal financing plans.
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J. A
Pete) Bryan Jr
Bryan
the Sun
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Se Bryan
Sunday Services For G. E. Welch
George Ervin Welch 89 of Baytown died while visiting a daughter in Killeen. Funeral 3 pm Sunday at Earthman Chapel. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Vela Kick of Baytown, Grota Lease Worst of San Marino, Mrs. Bau Rehow of San Marino. one son Weldon Baytown. and three grandchildren with three great grandchildren.
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George Ervin Welch
Stewart
Ityvear
Baytown
Killeen
Earthman Chapel
Hill- of-Rest
Earthman Funeral Home
A. L. Jordan
Memorial
Baptist Chuckh
Wall
Bau Rehow
San Marino
Canis
Ite
Brome
Alhern Weteth
Robert RO Welch
Mightairds
Sailors Sheltered as Demonstrators Block Holy Loch Pier
Scores of protesters surrounded six American sailors from the Proteus during shore leave at Dunoon Scotland near Holy Loch. Police reported no disturbances as hundreds gathered to protest nuclear weapons while the sailors toured town and joined locals for dancing and liberty ashore.
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Holy Loch
Scotland
Pio
Dunoon
Firth
Clyde
Glasgow
di Demonstratok
Richard B. Laning
Proteus
Laning
Paul Reedy
Catonsville
Dundoon
Pioneer Baytown resident Mrs Cathriner dies at 81
Julia Riggs Cathriner, long time Baytown resident of 201 S Whiting, died at 81 after 34 years in the city. Funeral service set for 3:30 pm Monday at Earthman Chapel with Rev P Walter Henekell officiating. Burial in Forest Park Houston under Earthman Funeral Home. Survived by Henry, son Ross, grandson Marcus and Ross Newton Cathriner, and several nieces and nephews.
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Julia Riggs Cathriner
S. Whiting
Pioneer Baytown
Baytown
Earthman Chapel
Priscilla Club
Eastern Star of Houston
Chapter 383
Women’s Benefit Association
Henry Cathriner
Ross Cathriner
M Marcus Cathriner
Ross Newton Cathriner
Baytonian Gets 3 Year Sentence for Embezzlement
Walter Carl Sanders age 52 former vice president of People's State Bank in Baytown was sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling about $11 000 Judge Ben C Connally told five character witnesses the sentence could be reviewed within 60 days if repayment begins Reynolds 25 of Meyerland State Bank Houston received 7350 fine and three year term while Lee 38 of First Hotel in Seaty National Row was given three years and 300 fine for embezzling about 13 000
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Walter Carl Sanders
People’s State Bank
Baytown
Sied SQ
Sanders
Ben C. Connally
Houston
Connally
Txo
Robert Kelly Reynolds
Meyerland State Bank
Joe Wiktort Tae
Seaty National Row
I Yalve Story Reynolds
Lover
Mace
Charves
OA Lee
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers Wives' Auxiliary
Hodstal Chronicle
Petroleum Club
Rice Hotel
Been Rosenbaum
Goosel Creek Eastern Star
Sam Bramilett
Masonic Hall
Baytown's Library
Thomas Circle
San Vacints Memorial Hospital
Nathan McDaniel
Lowell Lummers
City of
West Texas Avenue
West Sterling
Hho, Lata
Ann ME Weow
Johnston
Sam Houston
Low
Morday
Robert L
Bob) Gillette
George Lerch
Optimist Club
Earl Bissex
Ministerial Alliance
R. B. Battarbee
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
West Baytown Kiwanis Club
Lloyd Jones
Edward Schiller
Janice
U.S
Pop’ Swain
Texas Rangers
Beeville
Ted
California
Edmund G. Brown
Richard M. Nixon
W. C
Swain
Baytowm Yo
Dent
Kerr and Ters
Bond
al Clayston
L. W. Give
Massey
Herlbert M. Campbell
C. Dutch Ptacek
Sterling
Houston’ Lights Power Co
Goose
HSPCO
Sdc
Incum
W.L
Dub) Ward
Lee Junior College
James Alfred Bryan Jr
E. W
Ernie) Hunt Jr
Kenneth E. Badgett
F. W. Burke
John R
Johnny) Fox
C. A
Chris) Hansen
Dee F. Johnson
Fred C. Canant Jr
James Monroe Bryan
Earl) Lively
Lacy Lusk
Peere
Eeere
Edna Oliver
RL EL
Red) Pruett
City Hall
Timeask
Dra
W.G
Porswain
Elizabeth Taylor
London
John R. McKone
Freeman B. Olmstead
Laos
Som
Mess. Hall
Eisenhowers
Boy Scout District
Sam Houston Area
Boy Scout Council
Jack Simons
James Bowie
Baytown Education Association
Teachers Credit Union
Simmons
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Men’s Brotherhood
Young Peoples
Aves
Trenton
Lane
Sam
Houston State Teachers College
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Alvin
Sale
Baytown Service League
Chile
Golden Age Club
St. James House
Trinity Episcopal Church
Women of Trinity
St. Cecilia's Guild
Pete Bryan
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Han
Lund Im Frorteoetadans
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Posey
Alli
Utah
New Jersey
Park
Raytown
Robert F. Lee Hich School
Baytowtt
Petey Wrvan
G. E. Welch
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