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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1961

Page

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Public School Week Opens in Baytown Observes Guidance Program

Baytown school officials begin Public School Week with Mon REL students invited to visit classrooms and departments. The opening program in the school auditorium spotlights the Guidance Department headed by Mrs. Winnip Brown since 1950. Roy White James and Mrs. Dorothy Willis assist. Educational tests and a four year schedule plan for ninth grade are outlined to help parents discuss progress with counselors.

Baytown Robert E. Lee High School Winnie Brown Guid Yale Roberts E. Lee High Winnip Brown Roy White Nk James Dorothy' Willis Tvo

Kennedy shifts tax free car policy and asks pass

President Kennedy announces ending tax free foreign car purchases for servicemen and government freight subsidies as part of a broader push to curb gold outflows. Rain and storms lash the Midwest while a Chilean election shows Communist gains.

Kennedy

Bay City election fields tighten as filing closes

Bay City races heat up with C Dutch Ptacek ruled out and several candidates filing for mayor and council in Districts 2 3 and 6. Swain and Al Clayton lead a crowded mayoral field while three council seats join open contests. Ballots set for April 4 polling hours 7 am to 7 pm.

Swain al Clayton Bay City George Chandler C. Dutch Ptacek Cey Tab Nacogdoches Federal Power Commission Midland Bately Aye Othe Didates Herbert M Baytown The Chamber of Commerce

Lucky Shopper Event At Baytown Lions Club

Mrs. JIM JONES of 1607 Wood Avenue and Robert E. Lee High School basketball coach Jay Bollinger will appear at the Lions Club meeting at 12 15 p m Tuesday in the Tower Hotel Baytown. Tommy Shopper will perform a musical program and a $10 cash reward is announced for the winner. Seals and the program chairman Dr Ben Ammons note the event.

Lucky Shopper Lions Jim Jones Wood/LIONS CLUB Jawn Jg Tommy Shopper Robert E. Lee Jones Cappela Ben F. Ammons Baytown Robert FE. Lee Hieh Jay Bollinger

Galveston Tides And Weather Outlook Through Tuesday

Mostly cloudy and warm with scattered showers through Tuesday. Galveston tides list high tides at 12:53 am and 1:26 pm and low tides at 8:23 am and 6:49 pm, signaling a damp spell with maritime impact.

Galveston

Baytown Notes Mixed With Public Meetings And Events

Baytown residents report local updates from town news to community events. Clem Kovar receives a GU insurance dividend as veterans benefits accelerate. Local churches plan revivals and Eagle Scout ceremonies unfold at Gries Methodist and Troop 255. Community groups discuss barriers, barge planning, and library site drawings.

Tueg Wilburn Clem Kovar Washington Kennedy Veterans Administration Patti Lewis Betty Tommy Kimbal Alton Fain Charlotte Woods Ida Stevens Nathan McDaniel Baytown Herbert H. Prike George Walmsley Sters Seahorn Cravey City Hall Jack Kimmons Sam Paine Rufus Honeycutt Ala Lee A. Robertson Jr James E. Robertson Gries Methodist Church

1312 Acres Sold In Country Club Oaks

A Mareland parcel in Country Club Oaks sold to B and M Corp for $632,412. Frank Phie lon and James McDaniel of Houston own shares in the deal. The 1312 acres are split into two tracts along Goose Creek Stream and near Garth Road. Plans call for residential and commercial development as the subdivision nears completion.

Country Club Oaks B and M Corp Sheldon — Waots Oyster Frank Phielon James €. McDaniel Houston Decker Drive Goose Crank Stream Garth Road Ernest Gates Goose Creek Development Co Gates Sunset Title Co Pasahbena Country Chih Oaks Peel Evitt

Talk Failure Could Signal War Start

In Leopoldville Congo U N forces withdraw from Matadi after 24 hours of bitter street fighting leaving two Sudanese soldiers missing and thirteen wounded. Negotiations continue with the Congo government to restore a U N garrison in the town and avoid resorting to force. A Canadian signal captain is also missing with grave fears for his safety as Matadi remains Congo’s principal supply port and the U N supply operation risks collapse without control.

Leopoldville the Congo U. N Congo Matadi U.N United Nations Fen Alle

Burke backs panel to run new city library

Candidates answers show F. W. Burke supports a special appointed library board to administer the city library. She favors annexation approvals, bond-financed street work, and contracting future improvements. She backs paying principal on the library bond yearly, and financing more buildings on an amortization plan.

Burke New City Library F. W. Burke Library Board the Sun Humble Oi and Refining Co Baytown Lakewood Browmwood Wooster Sen Ly Saltory

Tour Contest Begins Fourth Week in Baytown Sun

The Baytown Sun Citizens Bank tour nears mid point with 41 stores accepting entry blanks for the fourth weekly contest. Entry blanks appear in The Sun for the drawing held Monday Wednesday and Friday, with winners announced Tuesday noon. Ten prizes of 100 gift certificates awarded, with 70 total winners advancing. one grand prize winner will receive a two week trip for two to Europe, leaving June 1 via KLM Royal Dutch.

Baytown Sun-Citizens Bank Warner Pe Cifte ATE IM Europe Baytown Sun Citizens Bank Houstoin KLM Royal! Cent Ate

Baytown DE Students Win State Honors in Galveston

Baytown junior and DE student Mary Etta Petway won a $31,000 University of Houston scholarship and a future Houston store job through Abe Rosenweig’s Economy and Town and Country. Baytown J C Penney manager Lloyd T. Jones was among five adults honored for outstanding contributions to the Texas program.

Baytown Galveston Pretty Mary Etta Petway Abe Rosenzweig University of Houston Houston Lloyd T. Jones Baytown J. C. Penney

Safe burglars hit MBA offices in Baytown Texas

In a Baytown crime spree, MBA offices at 320 Market were robbed after a window was pried and the back door left ajar. Police reported $500 to $1,300 taken, with three prior burglaries at nearby businesses noted. The heist occurred Sunday night with the office open Monday morning.

Maren Tryna Gene Odom Man-J Wal Gene Poe Nice UES Ree MBA Price Daniel Martial Benefit Association Baytown Jroy Montgomery Hathaway E. Fayle O'Brien Xemigomery MBA Bralding Thyrre-Barths Odegomery Houston

Weather front weakens as Texas fog chills morning

Cloudy skies and fog persist across Texas as a cold front bringing strong winds, tornado threat and rain weakens. By dawn the front traced a line from Tyler to Austin to Lake Worth, with diminishing activity and reduced rainfall potential.

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