Yarborough Sees Postal Pay Hike Backed at Baytown Banquet
U S Senator Ralph Yarborough was guest of honor at the National Association of Letter Carriers District 1 spring convention banquet in Baytown. He urged a fair living wage for letter carriers and predicted pay increases in the current Congress session. Local leaders and guests included J Stanley Lewis and R S Dick Manne, with a 300-strong audience of postal workers and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killy Dean
Chester Burchett
Ralph Yarborough
Houghts of Columbus
U.S
Baytown
Knights of Columabus Hall
Baytown Friends
Holiday Inn
Jesse Wilson
NALC
Sen
Yarborough
Arge
Sen. Yarborough
Congress
J. Stanley Lewis
Washington, D.C
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Group
Lewis
Baytown News Highlights Local Events and Obituary
Baytown items report the death of Elbert Newton Legrett at 46 in a Howston hospital. Various community notices cover a salad supper, Opti Mists Club anniversary, barbecue dinner, youth group plans, and a Rotary Club meeting. School honors, IRS tips, hospital accreditation, and local public notices follow, with updates on Democrats, tax tips, and a church luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Warford
Clubs
Callie Altman
Baytown
Opti’ Mist Club
Lil' Angels
Tom Helfin
Ralph Garrett
Tommy Thomas
Steele McDonald
Wilton Roper
Smith Point
Lee Robertson
Lee
Lamar
Chevaliers
Interact
IW. Carr
Nehru Urges Pakistan To Seek Peace
New Delhi India AP Prime Minister Nehru urges Pakistan to join with India in measures to halt Muslim Hindu rioting that has caused about 200 deaths in eastern India He proposes immediate talks between home ministers as a first step in a joint effort to prevent more bloodshed Ayub Khan has not replied yet Nehru describes mob violence as a reaction to anti Hindu rioting in East Pakistan and Hindu refugees moving to India Nanda in Parliament says about 200 dead and four killed in clashes along the east coast railroad. troops and police fired on crowds to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan
Mindu
East Pakistan
Gulzari Lal Nanda
Nanda
School Board Sets Teacher Vote Tonight
The School Board of Trustees meets at 7:30 p.m. in the administration building to elect personnel for 1964-55 for public schools and Lee College. They will review resignations from Connie Brem er Alamo Elementary, Marcia Cooper Lee College, and Betty J. Dorsey Joseph E. Lewis Carver faculty, hear policy revision results, and consider bids for drafting equipment supplies and mowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Board of Trustees
Lee College
Connie Bremer
Alamo
Marcia Cooper
Betty J. Dorsey
Joseph E. Lewis
Carver School
Rites To Be Tuesday For Sid Lee 60
Sid Lee a 60 year old annuitant of Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery died Saturday at his Channelview home. Funeral services set for Tuesday 4 p.m. at Channelview Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. John Heaton officiating. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park under Earthman Funeral Home Baytown. Survivors include widow Jeffie Mae Lee Channelview a son John S. Lee Channelview two daughters Mrs Jack Garner and Mrs Bill McBride Baytown eight sisters and five brothers living in California and Texas. The obituary notes Lee retired from welding at Baytown Refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Lee
Humble Oil and Refining] Co
Baytown
Avenue D
Channelview
Channeliview
Memorial Baptist Church
John Heaton
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Earthman Funeral Home of
Lee
San Francisco
Richard: Halm
Hayward
Califa
Arthur Woolfe
San Bernadino
Calif
Bill Kingsolving
San Jacinto
L. G. Ellis
Elton Dunn
Beaumont
Robl Parker
Livingston
Ben
Reg
Texas violent weekend toll tops 30 deaths
The Associated Press tallies violent deaths across Texas from Friday to Sunday, listing 30 fatalities in road crashes and other incidents. Among the dead are Houston area drivers Thomas Allen Shelton and two men near Arcola, with multiple drownings and injuries reported in cities like Longview, Tyler, and McAllen. Authorities note additional fatalities in Henderson, San Benito, Temple, and surrounding counties, while cargo and train collisions also contribute to the weekend toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Lanten
Houston
Thomas Allen Shelton
Matagorda
Tuersear-eld
Craig Dean Hanks
Jacksonville
Rio Grande Valley
Henderson
Kilgore
Bernice Coleman
Bessie Mae Ramey
Nancy McAfice
Arcola
Willifred D. Moody
George Leroy Rich
Jewell Gibson
Longiview
Munday
Richard Davis
Bullard
Tyler
Fort Worth
Roger Lee Seiris
Ruby Jean
Mary Shoon
Steele McDonald Named Optimist Of The Year
Steele McDonald a Baytown Optimist Club charter member was named Optimist of the Year at a Saturday dinner meeting. Fellow members praised his long service and recruitment, with runners up Antony Beverly and Jim King noted for tree sales and entertainment planning. District officials and Boys Harbor director attended the 10th anniversary event. Musical entertainment by the Belle Tones from Robert E. Lee High School followed the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Orton
Steele MM. McDonald
Baytown
Optimist Club
Junior Optimist
Gob Warford
McDonald
Watford
Heb Beverly
Jim King
Beverly
King
Antony
T. C. Parker
Houston
Gey
Mat van Deusen
Boys Harbor
Homer Bredehoeff
la Porte
Wilson Raper
Belle Tones
Southern Fellas
Robert EF. Lee High School
Gulf Coast Union and Humble Oil Reach Three Year Pact
A three year contract between Humble Oil and Refining Co and the Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union takes effect Monday at the Tiptown Refinery. The deal covers over 2000 production and maintenance workers and was approved by mail ballot despite no general wage increase. The pact preserves pay rates for current staff with six month step-increases and allows for renegotiation and grievance processing outside standard procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iHumble Oil and Refining Co
Gulf Coast
Industrial Workers’ Union
Former Pasadena Mayor Hoover Indicted on Tax Charges
A federal grand jury indicted former Pasadena Mayor Sam Hoover on filing false income tax returns for 1957 to 1960. The charges allege Hoover knew he owed more tax from his law practice and that he had income from illegal sources. Houston attorney Percy Foreman announced he is withdrawing from the Jack Ruby case due to disagreements with Ruby's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Pasadena
Sam Hoover
Hoover
Dallasap
Percy Foreman
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Foreman
Melvin Belli
Lée Harvey Oswald
UAW Warm Welcome As Johnson Addresses Union
President Johnson addressed the United Auto Workers in Atlantic City, promising a warm party war for national well being. He backed civil rights legislation, praised UAW leadership, and pledged to pass the aged medical assistance bill despite political overtones and labor backing. Walter Reuther disputed 3.2 percent productivity goals, urging 4.5 percent as a minimum for auto industry gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
United Auto Workers Union
Democratic Party
UAW
Reuther
Council of Economic Advisers
Walter P. Reuther
Baritone Sherrill Milnes to Headline Tuesday Concert
Baritone Sherrill Milnes is the concert star for Tuesday’s Bay The final report from the membership drive will be announced soon and four season concerts are assured. Mrs Helen Wilder chairwoman says members can renew at the Tuesday night Robert E Lee High School event Milnes, a 1962 Ford Foundation grant recipient, has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Santa Fe Opera Company and toured with Goldovsky Grand Opera Theater in Barber of Seville and La Traviata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Drive Shore Concert Association
Sherrill Milnes
Wilder
Milnes
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santa Fe Opera Company
Chicago
U.S
Europe
Goldovsky Grand Opera Theater
Baytown Resident John Brooks Aang Dies After 30 Years Here
John Brooks Aang a Baytown resident for 30 years died at 12 30 p m Sunday in a local hospital He was a retired boilermaker for Maginelia Petroleum Co Funeral services were held at Barthman Chapel at 8 30 p m Monday with Rev Thomas Guinn and Rev W T Davis officiating Burial followed in Cedar Crest Cemetery Pallbearers named were Ernest Hogg Vernon Hogg Delbert Oliver Bud Davis Joe Atkins and P J Hughes Survivors include his widow Mrs Tal Adams of Baytown a T B Adams of Baytown sister Beulah Hogg of Sour Lake brother Dick Adams of Beaumont two grandchildren and four great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barthman Chapel
John Brooks Aang
Sam Houston
Baytown
la Hospital
Maginelia Petroleum Co
Thomas Guinn
Central Baptist Church
Ithe
W. T. Davis
Trinity Tabernacle Assembly of God
Cedar Crest, Cemetery
Ernest
Vernon
Hogg
Delbert
Oliver
Bud Davis
Joe Atkins
P. J. Hughes
Tal Adams
T. B. Adams
Beulah Hogg
Sour Lake
Dick Adams
Beaumont
Miso
pCa
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Uorris County
Hearne
Lee College Sooks
Charles Larabee
Mirs
Dorothy Warmer
P. Walter Henckel
John Guemple
Lee’ College
Homer Jackson
Texas Employment Commission
R. R. McClellan
District 1
Baytorian
Elbert Newton Legrett
Elm
Howston
Baytoven
Earthman
Shell
Claude Allen
Robert L. Webb
Internal Revenue Service
Pasadena Bayshore Hospital
Joint Commission On Accretion of Hospitals
Pasadena Ministerial Alliance
San Diego
Jerry L. Dickerson
U.S. Navy
Ticonderoga
Janelle le Craber
F. Wright
OCAW
Carol Badgley
John Michael Kilgore
Rapwt
Universal Texas College
Philip $. Leman
Crosby
Seventie
Horace Mann Junior High
Fred Parker
Robert Lavergne
Gresham
Mrs. LaVergne
Christian Women's Fellowship of
First ChristiansChurch
Jesus
Garden Club
Baytown Garden Club
Wayne: Zerr
Kyrol Turner
2Town
East Texas State College
Southwest Journalism Foran
Sowheim Methodist University
iHe
Etsc
Nita Green Circle
Nita Green
Wooster
Citizens National
FDIC
Judy Williams
Lee Helays
Memorial Stadium
Becky Camp
Caral Williams
Judy
Doris Toups
Ter Bailey
Jedy
Supt
George FH. Gentry
Glu Burns
Robert Elswick
Mike Bowers
Allison McShan
Gaytown
Edgar, Hanks
Troup
Pedro de la Rosa
Santa Rosa
J.B. Talley
Temple
Interstate 35
Belton
Peciderio Ramos Garcia
McAllen
Optimist of
Humble
Gulf Coast Union Lign Pact
Bulletins
MEI
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