Voters League Rally Sparks Debate on Open Meetings
At the Kaytown League of Women Voters rally at Kumar Elementary School candidates for school trustee and city council voiced views on open versus secret meetings. Incumbents like Dr W H BridgId and Roy Fuller urged openness, while some supported limited closed sessions for sensitive matters. race relations and facility access were also discussed with calls for inclusivity.
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Council
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Sueh As Pthool
Kaytown League of Women Voters
Kumar Elementary
Roy Fuller
Mie
Stoner
Jack Hurun
David Norton
George Spungier
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al Claytotn
AH School Board
J. A. Dinwiddie
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SUN Spots and civic meetings in Baytown area
Local notices list a SUN Club meeting at 7 p m Tuesday in the Chamber of Commerce Building featuring a film on white tailed deer hunting. Baytown IRS head warns April 15 tax return deadline. group includes notices from Baptist, Rotary and Selective Service events. Weather outlook shows cloudy with showers and warmer temps around midweek.
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Gulf Coast
Chamber of Commerce
Baptist Association
W.H. Hinton
Houston Baptist ‘College
San Jacinto
Local notes include anchors and delays after quake
Mrs. Cecil Morse cites siblings in Anchorage Alaska reporting no injuries to relatives or home damage though the main street area was shaken. Other entries mention surgery at Gulf Coast Hospital and military families stationed in Louisiana and England Air Force Base. A campaign banner for Dollars for Diplomas emerges with lighter local chatter about a holiday for AL Liles and a clothing drive publicity for East Harris County Thrift.
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Stanton Wilson
Anchorage
Alaska
Morse
Warren MM’ Anderson
Burnet Drive
Gulf Coast
John Grissom
Philippines
England Air Force Base
Louisiana
Jesse Kirkpatrick
Ray Comeaux
Joe Harding
Campaigm
Lee College Community Loan
Matt Rawson
Liles
Virginia West
Harris County
Trustee Boyd Hill Seeks School Board Seat On Cost Effectiveness
Boyd Hill, candidate for school trustee in Saturday's election, says he seeks the post to improve schools at the lowest possible taxpayer cost through efficient operations. He notes wide patron call for his run after last year's close loss and aligns his platform with Karl Goryshek's for re election. Hill cites 15 years of civic involvement and experience on school and local boards as basis for his bid.
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Board of Education
Hill
Postition
Karl Goryshek
Posi Vonae
Baytown Sun
Opryshek
Fuller
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Bridges
Baytown Launches Monthlong Cancer Fund Drive
Baytown opens its monthlong cancer fund drive led by Life Underwriters with 35 volunteers expected to work door to door through April 19 22. N Chatfield general chairman says the goal is 6200 with funds supporting Harris County cancer research patient care and public education plus a Harris County campaign statewide totals. The kickoff featured 12 representatives watching a film at the Holiday Inn and a chairwoman named Stanley Honson chaired business solicitation.
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Holiday Inn
Baytown
N. Chatfield
Gaids
Chatfield
Harris County
Mooney
Breakias
Minion Club
Strickler
Dri
Peach crop losses mount after Deep South freeze
Southern farmers face a $32.5 million hit from freezes in South Carolina and Georgia with potential raises after Monday night. Alabama Tennessee North Carolina and Florida report substantial damage to peaches with warnings that more losses may follow while the Southeast last felt a severe kill in 1953. State by state figures show Georgia $12.3 million crop damage and South Carolina $20 million with broader regional impact.
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Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
North Georgia
South Florida
Everglades
Florida
Dixie
A. W. Todd
Central
B.S. Pickett
University of Tennessee
North Carolina
An. Ap
Montgomery County
Clyde Allman
West Fad
Peach Gmners Society
Virginia
Saint Peaches
Fmst
Baytonians Attend Cancer Crusade Meet in Houston
Baytown residents prepare for the Cancer Crusade drive with four bids in 1965. The event begins at 3 30 pm Wednesday at the Shamrock Houston with leaders from all regions, including Denton county chairman L A Denton Chatfield and W S Strickler Baytown co chairmen, plus Mrs Harlan Marken Baytown crusade chairwoman.
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Houston
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Chatfield
W. 5
Strickler
Copehairmen
Baytown
Atrs
Harlan Marken
Women’s Crusade
Space craft test and global crisis dominate our world today
The page reports an 86 hour sea test for the Twomsan Gemini spacecraft off Galveston and notes missing persons after a tidal wave in Crescent City. It updates Douglas MacArthur’s critical condition, discusses Joao Goulart’s reform stance, civil rights debates, Alaska earthquake casualties, and a Houston fatal car crash involving Bodhie Jean Shotwell and Marvin Montgingo.
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Nayttheist
Houston
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Marvin
Montgingo
Fuller Seeks Another Term On School Board
Roy Fuller, candidate for school board, cites progress during 1959–1962 term. He lists achievements including teacher raises, social security for district staff, low bid purchasing, tax rate reduction, preschool program for Latin American children, science emphasis, and curriculum improvements in English and overall education quality.
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Five Seek Two School Board Seats In Baytown
Five candidates vie for two Baytown school board seats in a race with incumbents and newcomers. Position 3 features Boyd Hill Roy Fuller and E B Kill while Position 4 includes Dr W H Bridges and incumbent Karl Opryshek. Absentee voting ends Tuesday with a machine at the school office for convenience.
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Roy Fuller
EB. Kill
Opryshek
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W. H. Bridges
Karl Opryshek
Dr. Bridges
G. L. Bennett
Two Harris unions back Yarborough defy Texas AFL-CIO
Two Harris County labor unions publicly endorsed Don Yarborough for governor despite opposition from the Texas AFL-CIO. Local 103 of the Amalgamated Butchers Workers in Houston led the endorsements, prompting discussion of party alignment and potential sanctions. A Dallas GOP meeting aimed to iron out rifts as Cox’s claim of a GOP strong bid sparked party unity concerns.
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Amalgamated Butchers Workers
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Yarborough
Tosts
Jack
Cox
Senate
Coax
Robert Morris
George Bush
Milton Davis
Pire Center
GOP
Morris
Horton
Walter Hall Sr
Dickinson
Decision Today On Texas Redistricting
Texans await a three judge federal court ruling on delaying redistricting to after the 1964 elections. If denied, Texas’ 23 congressmen would be elected at large until reapportionment. if granted, primaries May 2 proceed and a January legislature session could address redistricting in 1965. Attorneys argued for and against delaying while officials seek relief.
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Legis Lian
Cassin
Houston
Texas
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William Cassin
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Republi
Cans
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Carr
John’ Brown
Effert
Fitchthorne Philips
Culpepper Furniture Opens Reopening Celebration
Baytown's Culpepper's furniture store in West Texas plans a formal reopening with an anniversary celebration. Executive Sanders announces prizes and commemorative souvenirs for visitors, plus a guided store tour led by committee members. The move marks a shift from the former location late in 1927.
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Baytown
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Gill
Texas
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Sanders
Culpepper
West
Fedru
Khrushchev Meets Hungary on China Rift Signs
In Budapest Khrushchev, Kadar and Istvan Dob go to the Danube Parliament for talks amid Peking calls to repudiate his peaceful coexistence policy. Hungary’s premier predicts unity with Moscow while Beijing demands China’s leadership against Khrushchev.
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Sovet
Khrushchev
China
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Soviet Union
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Istvan Dob
Danube
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West
Freezing Weather Harms Citrus and Peach Crops in Georgia Florida
Freezing temperatures moved into north central Florida early today adding to crop losses for peach growers in several states. In Georgia the cold affected areas around Grimesville, Qeala and Zellwoml near 27 degrees killing sensitive crops and increasing damage to vegetables.
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Florida
Grimesville
Qeala
Zellwoml
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