Local Baytown Notices and Club Meetings Schedule
Baytown groups announce meetings for YWA at Central Baptist Church and Psi Alpha open session at 1293 E ayia. PTA plans at Anson Jones with Mrs. Edwards while A&M Mothers Club and Lakewood Garden Club host events. Garden clubs, Plumwood and Craigmont groups meet with plans for shows and workshops. Scouting roundtables set for Thursday at Community House. A Baytown shopper wins a $10 cash prize. The religious program “For Times Like These” airs 9:30 pm Tuesday on Channel 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stephens
Baytown
Second Baptist Church
Channel 8
Houston
Weather And Tides Partial Cloudy Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with occasional rain. Galveston tides on Wednesday will be high at 6 24 a m and low at 1 44 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Kennedy presents 34.9 billion foreign aid plan
President Kennedy formally submitted a 34.8789 billion foreign aid program to Congress for the 1968 fiscal year. He urged every dollar, citing threats from communism and tyranny, while lawmakers anticipate further cuts during House hearings led by the Foreign Affairs Committee. The Gulf Oil and Gulf Oil John Tower circle attended a luncheon in Baytown with local officials and industry leaders, highlighting economic aid and Gulf’s proposed industrial complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Price Daniel
Christian Church
Gulf Oil
John Tower
Ralph Yarbor- Cation
Stone and Webster
Ough
Albert Thomas
Ecoing Corp
Fredjing
J. B
East Texas Chamber
Lefevre
Velma
Commerce
Anstey
Jamies M
Gulf Oil Vice
Fev
Earl Bissex
First
Jim) Bryan
Alexander Lewis Jr
Gulf
Bay- 4
Lewis Tell
Bay
Ole W. S. Bonnell
Photary Aid
Petrochemical
A. Deitz
Kennedy Sale
Ea Petree
Corte Rls
H. M. Hurley Jr
Southwest
A. L. Carter Jr
Houston
W. L. Taylor
A. D. Dailey
Baytown
J. W. Morledge
Petrochemicals
Morgan Martin
Gulf Refining Co
A. F. Lorton Jr
H.W. Blackwood
Stone and Webster Engineering Corp
Karl Finsterbusch
New York
J. W. Crocker
al Clayton
V. V. Ramsey
Bill Eliot
Harris County
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Baytown Notables and Daily Happenings Include New Baby
Baytown residents share family milestones and community notes. Chris Ransen and wife welcome Rita Kay on March 8 as the family adjusts to the new arrival. Edith Porterfield and Al Melinger assist with captions for a local story. Virginia Venable Kidd headlines debate coverage at the University of Texas. Jean McDowell seeks a child wheelchair lift while awaiting daughter’s four month recovery after foot surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Ransen
Baytown City
Countcilman
Rita Kay
Rita
Jane Poage
Sandra Voytek
W. B. McNulty
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Pinetz
Friendly
W. L. Martin
Edith Porterfield
al Melinger
Virginia Venable Kidd
University of Texans
Lisa Casey
Jean McDowell
Poll Tax And Horse Racing Face Voters
Texas Democratic and Republican leaders prepared for their May 5 primaries with limited action. A poll on abolishing the poll tax and a horse racing betting referendum were the only linked items. Both parties seek ballot questions. Democrats discuss constitutional change while Republicans push a local option for betting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Padre Island
GOP
Democratic
Harris
R. BE. Turrentine
Democratic Committee
el Paso
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Abilene F
Fidel Castro seeks drastic rationing amid revolution woes
Claims three year old Cuban revolution faces serious problems and vows drastic rationing of food and other goods while admitting failures in promises. Jacqueline Kennedy rests after long Washington trip en route to a luncheon with Indian President Rajendra Prasad in New Delhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Jacqueline Kennedy
Washington
New Delhi
India
Shriners Parade to march through Downtown Baytown Saturday
Hundreds of marchers will parade Saturday at 2 30 p m through Downtown Baytown including Shriners VFW rifle squad Girl Scouts and Sheriff Posse to promote the Shrine Show at 7 p m that evening at Robert E Lee High School auditorium Tickets cost 1 00 with proceeds aiding Crippled Children’s Hospital The route runs from Felton’s Ford Motor Co to Texas and Fourth Grover Fidge serves as parade general chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Shriners
Spring Branch
VFW
School Gands
Lee Brigadiers
Girl Scouts
Sheriff's Posse
Houston
Numero
Girl Scouts of
Robert E. Lee High School
Crippled Children's Hospital
Felton
Ford Motor Co
Texas
Fourth
Grover Fidge
Tax Equalizers Form New School Board of Equalization
O L Clevenger Bertie Stewart Hugh Lansford and John Street named to the School Tax Board of Equalization by trustees Monday night. Clevenger, a Humble engineer, returns after serving last year. New members include Lansford a United Rubber and Chemical maintenance engineer Street a Diamond Chemical maintenance engineer Stewart a Humble retiree and Baytown real estate and insurance man. Recommended by Supt George H Gentry and Tax Assessor George Bennett. Retiring members are Rayburn Johnson Carter H K Miller and Bob Bever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Clevenger
Bertie) Stewart
Hugh Lansford
John Street
Clevenger
Humble
Lamsford
United Rubber and Chemical Co
Street
Diamond Chemical Co
Stewart
Baytown
George H. Gentry
George
Bennett
Board of Equalization
Rayburn Johnson
Carter HK. Miller
Bob Bever
Science Seminars At RES Highlight Dr Vanderwerf Visit
Dr. Calvin Vanderwerf, ACS visiting scientist, leads two RES seminars this week for Robe rt E Lee High School students. The junior talk covers Tranquilizing Drugs and the sophomore discuss ion Science and Religion while Vanderwerf tours Houston area high schools and cities. He is organic chemistry professor at the University of Kansas and held roles with Naval Research Office and American Petroleum Institute project on nitrogen compounds in petroleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Vanderwerf
American Chemical Society
Robert E. Lee
Texas City
Pasadena
St. Thomas and
Jesse HH. Jones
Houston
Syd Jeffers
Humble OW and Refining Co
Bayeytown
Aml
Vandenvert
University of Kansas
Office of Naval Research
American Petroleum — Institue
Chemical Society of Britain
Prominent Baytown Leader Kraft Rites Set for Wednesday
August C Kraft 69 longtime Humble Baytown Refinery official and head of Harris County Federal Savings and Loan Association died after a brief illness in a Baytown hospital. Funeral at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev Glen Kollmeyer officiating. He led major civic drives and helped bring Gull Oil Corp plant to Baytown. He served in World War I and worked 38 years at the Baytown Refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augie
Charles
Augie) Kraft
Presi
Atj
Dent of
Haring County Federal
Humble
Savings and Loan Association
Kraft
Glen Kollmeyer
Baytown
Humble Oi and Refining Co
Harris County Federal Savings and Loan Association
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Numerus
Redeemer
Oscar ‘Dobe
Redeemer Church
Dobe
Texas Medical Center
Texas Welfare Association
Houston Community Council
Society of Professional Engineers
Lambda Chiraternity
Bay Villa Corp
Tri- Cities Welfare League
Boy Scouts
Baytown Fair Association
Gilman, Ill
University of Ilinois
University of
Doctors Hopeful For New York's Four Ill Babies
In Binghamton New York hopeful officials said four ill babies at Binghamton General Hospital might survive after being fed a salt contaminated formula. Six others were watched as 17 previously discharged. Authorities investigate salt poisoning as autopsies and lab tests continue. Dr Lawrence Finberg of Johns Hopkins and Dr Jason Moyer of the hospital lead efforts to save the infants with dialysis experts aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N.Y
Binghamton General Hospital
Lawrence Finberg
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore
Jason K. Moyer
Moyer
Finterg
John Riley
Albany Medical College
OCAW Members To Get Negotiations Report
Members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Baytown Local No. 4833 will submit a written report on contract negotiations with Humble’s Baytown Refinery. Elva Brown said the committee met Monday night and will present proposals and counterproposals to the membership, with talks extended after the March 9 contract expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil, Chemu and Atomic Workers Union
Bay Dah
Humble OW and Refining! Co
Elva Brown
OCAW
Oring
Humble
Baytown
United States and Britain Hold Back Detailed Proposals
In Geneva the United States and Britain decide not to present detailed disarmament proposals at the aviation disarmament conference to guard against secret nuclear weapon tests as Dean Rusk and Andrei Gromyko met for three hours at a luncheon. They reportedly discussed disarmament matters and Berlin, their main topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
Britain
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Incumbents Lose Ground With Citizen Group Support
The Citizens Committee for Good Government in Baytown endorsed three council candidates Seaton Cravey Herbert V. Herbert and C Jack Huron. Cravey unopposed in District 1 seeks a second term while incumbents Velma Ansley and Roy Hughes face challenges from Herbert Lindstrom and Cravey in Districts 4 and 5 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marsh
Citizens Committee For Good Government
Baytown
Seaton Cravey
Herbert V. Herbert
Jack) Huron
Cravey
Velma Ansley
Herbert
Arthur L. Lindstrom
Roy Hughes
Huron
Ansley
Hughes
Lindstrom
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Citizens For
BD. C. Seung
G. A. Hays
Rk, Payne An MC. Ball
J. R. Martin
A W. Biggers
F. Bells Latimer
W. A. Stevenson
Fred Parker
T. L. Satterwhite
The
Citizens For Good Government
John Martin
Satterwhite
Parker
Sthaimmian
CILIA
Kielman Wins Germany Grant for Eight-Week Study
Robert E. Lee High School REL teacher T L Kielman is one of 20 Americans chosen for a Goethel Institute study grant in Munich, Germany, eight weeks in July and August. The award, cosponsored by the U.S. and German governments, covers travel and maintenance and requires Fulbright-like qualifications and exams in English and German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Orton
T.L. Kielman
Robert E. Lee Hira
Goethel Institute
Munich
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
American Association of Teachers of Germany
U. S. Office of Education
U. S
Geman
Kielmtan
University of Houston
Uunstitute
Heen
Belin
Boney
Kielman
Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Branec
Artiilery
Talv
Germain
Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
Tyreer
Silesia
Baytown Highway Panel Meeting on State Highway 146 South
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee will meet at noon Thursday at Goose Creek Cul de Sac to discuss expediting State Highway 146 south of the tanet. Chair WD Brovies warns the project may be in danger if not given attention. Texas City and La Porte Bayshore committees will attend as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Carver Construction to Begin on New School Buildings
Carver High School will start construction immediately on a new gymnasium and six classrooms after trustees awarded the contract to PLG Bell Construction Co. of Bell. The low bidder expects completion by September 1, 1952, with bids on other projects to be sought in coming weeks as part of a 1,350,990 bond issue approved last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carver High School
PLG
Bell Construction Cn
Bell
Seyts Dey
Cate
Rer Klesentary
Lateell Lammers
Painens
I Classonrys
Tre
R Elementary
Also Mentioned on This Page
YWA
Central Baptist Church
Gwen Foster
Adams
Psi Alpha
E. Ayia
C. B. Smith
Alexander Drive
PTA
Anson Jones
Giperedan
Foss
George W. Edwards
Wheatley
Edwards
Mothers Club
A&m Mothers Club
620
Harris County Savings and Loan Building
Garden Club
Lakewood
H. J. Cannon
N. Burnet Drive
E. A. Kelso
Plumwood Club
Plumwood Garden Club
R. J. Richardson
Colbye
L. R. Perry
Plumwood
Craigmont Garden Club
H. 2. Moore
T.A. Young
C. Stanger
SAM Houston Parent-Teacher Association
Vera Harper
Gamma Chi
Beta Sigma Phi
Harold Sholes
James E
Jim) Sherwood
East Harris
JFK
Lewis
Citizens Panel
Council
Bat
White House
Senate
Joseph P. Kennedy
Re. Roes
U.S
Thailand
Southeast Asia
James BH
Allison
South
Wichtta Fally
Ft. Polk
WANT
Sun
C. Kraft
A. C. Kraft
Texas A and M College
University of Texas
University of California At
San Francisco
Sumner
Petroleum Ts Co
Mexico
Brownsville
Baytown Shools
Baytown Junior High
Lee College
Robert EL Lee
REL
T. 1
COFC
Carver Construction
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!