Baytown Refinery Denies Layoff Plans For Foreseeable Future
Humble Oil Baytown Refinery confirms no layoff plans in near future amid wage dispute. General manager H H Meier states job security rests on production and sales, notes recent staffing balance, and explains wage proposals keep Baytown above the three best paying local refineries by about four cents per hour. Page 2 continues with layoff discussions.
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H. H. Meier
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Meier
American
Texas
Gulf
Texaco
Port Arthur
Mobil
Beaumont
Shell
Deer Park
Sinclair
Houston
Baytown Sun Bits Highlight Local Meetings And Notices
Building permits totaled 6 855 847 for the year 37 412 992 include 196 residential and 37 commercial permits. Baytown Sun reports on community events including Camp films at the Baytown Chamber, ballot drawing for city offices, and appointments to the State Commission on School Accreditation. Also notes weather tides library moves and local human interest items.
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Harris
Livestock Association
Robert FE. Lee
Spring Banquet Planned by Wooster Baptist Youth
Wooster Baptist Young People will hold a spring banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Tower. Rev. P. A. Voss of La Porte will be the speaker. Tickets are available from Mrs. G. W. Curtis or Karen Geiger.
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Wooster
February Rainfall in Baytown Record 2.30 Inches
Rain in Baytown for February totaled 2.30 inches per Humble Oil Baytown Refinery Research Center. The month was 1.74 inches below normal based on 14 years of records. Over half the rain occurred on Monday February 18 with 1.35 inches. additional measurements include February 5, 0.5 inch. February 23, 0.20 inch. February 28, 0.15 inch.
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Sas
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Sun Grin Life and the Vicious Cycle
A quirky observation on nature and life cycles where fish eat bugs by day, fishermen eat fish by night, and bugs prey on fishermen in the dark, highlighting a brutal loop in a playful tone.
R L Hewett Of Highlands Dies At 72
Robert Louis Hewett 72 retired chemist from Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery died 8 30 p m Wednesday at his home Highlands Texas Survivors include widow Lola Estelle Hewett three daughters Chlorys Hewett Lola Mae Hewett and Mrs T E Higgins two sons Robert Vinson Hewett and John William Hewett three grandchildren three sisters Funeral at Highlands Methodist Church Friday 2 30 pm officiated by Rev Tom Holcomb burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery Paul Allee Funeral Home in charge Hewett member of Highlands Methodist Church
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Robert Louis Hewett
Humble Oil and Renning Co
Baytown
N. Main
Highlands
Brenham
Tex
Lola Estelle Hewett
Daugh Chlorys Hewett
Lola Mae Hewett
Houston
T. E. Higgins
Austin
Robert Vinson, Hewett
John William Hewett
Khartoum
Africa
E. L. Waldo
Hous
R. W. Owen
Ruth Morris
San Antonio
Highlands Methodist Church
Tom Holcomb
San Jacinto
City to discuss street repair plan priorities at breakfast
Ytown City Council will meet informally Friday at the Holiday Inn to finalize a list of street repair priorities from the sale of a building. The session aims to speed up work on the throughfare program and set the stage for a March 14 vote to begin street repairs.
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Ytown City
Holiday Inn
C. A
Chris) HansStn
Cecil M. Bobbitt
Lillia
Uio
Gulf Hill Park
Velina Ansley
Gulf On Corp
City
George Cr
Gulf
Chandler
Oak Addition
J. B. LeFevre
Grenader
Minnesota Street
LeFevte
James M
Jim) Bryan
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gur Club
Bryan
LeFevre
Barbers-Hill to seek 150000 bond for school upgrades
W C Underwood superintendent says voters must have property taxed to vote in the March 16 bond election. Funds would buy a 75 acre site near Finger Tract, cost about 325000, with donated rights of way. Proposals include interior repainting, lighting upgrades, wiring, covered walkways, expanded libraries and equipment, cafeteria refrigeration, and new transformers. The current campus would be kept as an elementary and junior high if relocation becomes necessary.
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Barbers- Hill
Finger
Underwood
Apnea
J. Ms. Benson
Death of Coy Oliver 61 Funeral Friday in Baytown
Retired Humble man Coy Oliver 61 of 79 Beecher Baytown died Wednesday at a Baytown hospital. Funeral services 9 am Friday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Oliver, former Baytown Refinery employee, lived in Baytown since 1926 and retired July 1958. He is survived by his wife Edith and five sisters and two brothers. Graveside services will be at Davis Cemetery Grapeland. City hall will open at 10:30 am Friday to allow city employees to attend.
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Paul A. Lee
Coy Oliver
Beecher
Baytown
Oliver
Humble Oi and Refining Co
Eana Oliver
Goose Creek
Reclamation Department
Labor Department
J. O. Savell
Trinity Tabernacle
Fueral
Basil Jones
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Jones
Davis Cemetery
Grapeland
Tex
Ben Kleese
Anna Belle Powell
Houston
Edith Shavers
QO. J. Taylor
Meraasy Lacey
Tyler
Dewey Oliver
Alvin Oliver
J. B. LeFevre
Baytown area school board posts target April 6 elections
Twenty five candidates seek two seats across five Baytown area districts. Anahuac races see two incumbents challenged by three newcomers, while Barbers Hill fields eight candidates for two open posts. Crosby incumbents face opposition, and Channelview votes in October. Absentee voting begins 20 days prior at the county courthouse.
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Channelview
Anahuac
Leroy Edmonds
Doyle Colley
J. M. Ashby
W. J. Hayes
Howard Parish
Barbers Hill
Mont, Belvieu
J. 8. Dillard
George Mills
Arthur C. Barrow
J. W. Andress
D. W. Brazell
Calvint Zohns
A. B. Lawrence
Warner Elliott
Marvin A. Barrow
County Court House
Crosby
Crosby School Board
A. W. Jester
Bert Gresham
Robert T. Garris
Baytown Voters Asked to Answer City Election Questions
The Baytown Sun invites candidates to respond to a set of questions on capital improvements, annexation, city government form, fire department status, street work, zoning, and city hall funding. Responses due by noon March 14 with background help available.
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Baytown Sun Agin
Sun
The
Lakewood
Brownwood
Wonster
Country Club Oaks
Craigmont Place
Baylawn
Extension of Franchise Levy Asked
AUSTIN AP Gov John Connally urged revising the state sales tax and extending the franchise tax to fund 1964 1965 Texas spending of 3.11 billion. He warned of a looming tax wave if untouchable funds resist change, urging control by officials and noting 52 percent of the general revenue fund supporting public and higher education and care for the sick aged and dependent.
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John Conally
Texas
Senate
House
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General Revenue
Price Daniel
Legislative Budget Board
Joint
Senate House
Tan
REL Teacher Named Visiting UT Lecturer
Alan Don Davis, biology teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, will serve as a visiting lecturer at the University of Texas for the nine week summer term from June to August. He will teach in the summer institute for science and math teachers funded by the National Science Foundation. Davis is a Lampasas native with a BS from UT and graduate work at Houston, Bay— er, SMU. He has long directed BSCS materials at region and state levels and holds leadership roles in multiple science teacher associations. He and his wife reside in Channelview.
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Wanda Orton
Alan Don Davis
Robert E. Lee High School
University of Texas
National Science Foundation
Lampasas
Davis
University of Houston
Bayfer
Southern Methodist University
Leander
Baytown
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Houston
BSCS
Huston-Tittotson College
Science Teachers Association of Tas
National Science Teachers Association
National Association of Biology Teachers
Philadelphia Herpetological Society
Texas Academy of Science
Texas State Teachers Association
Baytown Education Association
National Wildlife Federation
Science Teachers of Texas
Council of Delegates
Tom Davis
Elsheth
Channelview
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C. T. Shewell
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Erig Salazar
U.S. Air Force
356Th Air Base
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Antonio Salazar
Itt Cypress
Shrine Club
Baytown Shrine Club
Highway 146
Jarea Shriners
George R. Singleton
Sonior
John R. Singletor
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Lane Ward
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Murray B. Mangum
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Ben M. Shirey
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