Local Baytown Notes Highlight Elections and School Events
Janet Summers elected to Southwestern University Student Union Directorate as a sophomore education major. Ronald Cornelius of Southland Life attends company school in Dallas. La Porte Police offer a week long police school starting May 30 led by Texas A&M division. Bill Caffee to teach. Pratt named in Advanced Air Force ROTC at OU with 70 students selected for 1966-67. Representatives Wilson and Mabe attend Camp Allen for Trinity Episcopal Church. A break in at Lucille Standifer’s car at Tyler Cafe. Mary Sanchez Olachia reports mirrors stolen from pickup at Defee and Commerce. Dancing club cancels Saturday set. next Baytown Optimist Club talk set for Monday. Car recovered on Wade Road. two rear tires missing. Safari A Go Go canceled this Saturday. next dance May 6 at Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club. Robert E. Lee High Brigadiers plan reunion Sunday 3–4 PM.
Community Notes From A Local Paper
Short items list residents and their activities including Mike Bays drinking milk, Wallis Hunt sharing caravan news, Jack Huron checking up, Hobart Enoch undecided on direction, Dan Brown landscaping plans, Ruth Flowers seeking Channelview news, Virgil Harg delivering, Celestine Hayes not getting paper mentions, Will Odom washing cars, Michele Coe hosting a party, Richard Plato car shopping, Dennis Williams planning a weekend, Annette Harrison discussing African plans, Joy Stephens seeking help, Randy Craig home on leave from the Marines, Mrs Joe Brack sharing information, Rodney Calk preparing a speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son Love
Mike Bays
Wallis Hunt
Jack Huron
Hobart Enoch
Dan Brown
Ruth Flowers
Virgil Harg
Celestine Hayes
Will Odom
Michele Coe
Richard Plato
Dennis Williams
Annette Harrison
Joy Stephens
Randy Craig
United States Marines
Joe Brack
Rodney Calk
Cancer Crusade seeks funds as drive falls short
Baytown Cancer Crusade Chairman Ted McCall urged contributions Saturday after the campaign failed to meet its goal despite intensive worker efforts. He thanked workers and donors and urged late gifts by mailing checks or money orders to Cancer Crusade, PO Box 350, Baytown.
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Baytown Cancer Crusade
Ted McCall
McCall
MecCall
Cancer Crusade
PO Box
Baytown
Funds Grow For Dong Ha Shipment
Jack Arvin of the Viet Nam Children's Fund for Dong Ha reports total contributions reach 272.50 to cover shipping for items collected in Baytown for the Litue Alamo under Maj. Lawrence Cummings. Recent donations include Dr. and Mrs. Dewlen, Mr. and Mrs. Godwin, Mrs. Swain, Travis and Burner Elementary Schools, St. Joseph's Junior High, plus a $4 anonymous gift. A $212.18 debit was paid to ship 43 boxes, leaving 60.32 in the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Arvin
Viet Nam
Dong Ha
Baytown
Arvin
Baytown Praise For Senator Yarborough At Rebel Inn Event
Baytown officials Mayor Seaborn Cravey and Councilman Andy Braswell welcomed Senator Ralph Yarborough to a Friday gathering of East Harris County supporters. The senator thanked Baytown for federal funds aiding the sewer improvement program and pledged to help the city. He reviewed challenges of past campaigns including the Cold War GT Bill and Padre Island National Seashore legislation, and thanked the Bayshore Rod and Reel Gun Club for its support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaborn Cravey
Andy Braswell
Ralph Yarborough
East
Harris County
Cravey
Baytown
Sen
Yarborough
Padre Island National Seashore Area
Mobile X Ray Unit Schedule For Baytown Area
The Houston-Harris County TBR mobile X ray unit arrives in Baytown Monday for the yearly chest X ray survey required by city and state law for food handlers. It stops at Horace Mann Junior High, Henke's, Baytown Junior High, Highlands, Big Chief in Wooster, Weingarten's, Cedar Bayou Junior High, Robert E. Lee High School, Carver, St. Joseph's School, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, Gulf Coast Hospital, and the 3508 Market post office on specified dates and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston - Harris County
TBR
Baytown
Service League
W. D. Broyles
Roy Fuller
Odis Muennink
City Sanitarian
Gerald Landry
City
Bil Larrimer
Harris County
Joan Johnson
Muennink
Horace Mann Junior High
Henke’s
Baytown Junior High
Highlands Junior High
Big Chief
Wooster
Weingarten’s
Cedar Bayou Junior High
Robert E. Lea High School
Carver
St. Joseph's School
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Gulf Coast Hospital
Market
Lynchburg Ferry Repair Planned At South Landing
County Commissioner V R Ramsey announced a 300000 repair project for the Lynchburg ferry south landing to be funded in the 1966 budget. County Engineer Richard Doss will finalize specs in three weeks, with bidding and a June start, possibly forcing a temporary ferry shutdown to minimize school bus disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W_ V_ Ramsey
Lynchburg
Richard P. Doss
Doss
Democrat Caravan Plans to Visit Six Neighborhoods Sunday
East Harris County Democrats announce a Sunday caravan featuring 10 candidates for state and national offices. Stops include Stratford Park and six Baytown and Houston area venues with hosts listed. Officials invited include Stanley Woods, Bob Eckhardt, Chet Brooks, and others. L. Graves and S Spears among invited. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Stanley C. Woods
Houston
Bob Eckhardt
Congress F
Chet Brooks
Senate
Glen Vickery
Lindon Williams
Joe Allen
Rex Braun
Laura Cruz
Curtis M
Curt) Graves
Dave Gibson
iChairman
Democratic Executive Committee
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Allomey General
Chambers County Proclaims Bond Week Observance
Chambers County Judge Oscar Jackson proclaims Monday through Saturday as 25th Anniversary Savings Bond Week urging citizens to participate in observances and celebrate this aspect of American life across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers County
Oscar ‘Jackson
Chou En-lai warns US on Vietnam peace talks failure
Premier Chou En-lai condemned U S efforts for peace talks and warned that expanding the war would bring more disastrous defeats. He pledged Chinese and allied support to Vietnam against U S aggression, stating unwavering backing from the Chinese and Albanian peoples and other revolutionary nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Red China
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
District Reassignments and New Teachers Amid School Expansion
Deputy Superintendent W. D. Hinson reports a busy period of faculty reassignments tied to Sterling High School opening and desegregation. New hires include Claire A Bays as social science and band director at Sterling, Jerry Foster as math teacher and swim coach, and Gary Herrington as baseball and football coach at Robert E Lee High. Also joining are Anna and Cherry Silliman, Jack Walton, and a large group from across Texas and Florida, with husband wife teaching pairs Larry and Brenda Jobe and Ned and Dona Fowler among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Orton
W. D
Hinson
Sterling High School
Claire. A. Bays
Sterling
Baytown
Farr High School
Houston
Jerry Foster
Amarillo
Gary Herrington
Texas City
Robert E. Lee High
Anna
Cherry Silliman
Cher
Ry Silliman
Horace Mann
Jack Walton
Reba Cochran
Kilgore
Joseph W. Connealy
James A. Dawson
Honey Grove
George W. Doyle
Nacogdoches
John C. Garth
Denton
Richard A. Hallam
Dayton
Bill D. Haynes
McKinney
Karen Sue Kemper
Nancy McKinney
Cooper
James Partin
Mesquite
Mary A. Robinson
Jerry Sanders
Belton
No Place For Water To Go Now
A storm on Friday in North Texas brought waves of thunderstorms up to 35,000 feet, killing seven and causing extensive property damage. Dallas area losses rise with twelve deaths in two days, as Dallas County and adjacent counties are declared a disaster area for SBA repair loans. Fort Worth Christian College suffers roof and building damage with estimated losses around $750,000, later revised downward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth
Washington
Small Business Administration
Dallas County
Willard Barr
J John Tower
R-Tex
Barr
Wade Banowsky
Mrs Thomas Asked To Accept Full Term Bid
District Eight friends and supporters urge Mrs Albert Thomas to accept the Democratic nomination for a full term if offered. She is serving the unexpired term of her late husband and has given no comment beyond being asked to serve. Albert Thomas’s name would appear on the ballot. party officials would decide if Mrs Thomas could be named nominee if he wins the primary. There are two other candidates for the District Eight seat, Rep. Lob Eckhardt and Larry McKaskie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Eight
Albert Thomas
Thomas
Harris County
Democratic Executive Committee
Lob Eckhardt
Larry McKaskie
Rep. Thomas
Albert
Washingon
Thomas Friday
U.S
Washington
Pleasantville School
Congress
Thomases
Union Carpenters
Houston and
Vicinity
Fred Lucas
Carpenters District Council
Lucas
Connally to Speak at San Jacinto College Dedication
Governor John Connally will be the principal speaker at the dedication of the Richard S. Slocomb Fine Arts Building and the F. G. Anders Physical Education Building at San Jacinto College in Pasadena. Open house runs 1 to 2 30 p.m. with ceremony 2 30 to 3 30 p.m. A reception follows 3 30 to 4 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
John Connally
Richard S. Slocomb
F. G. Anders
San Jacinto College
Anders
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Southland Life Insurance Co
Janet
Janet Summers
Ed Summers
Westwood
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la Porte
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Texas A&m
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Herbert Freeman
ST. Joseph's Kit Society 103
Knights of Columbus
River Lodge
Pratt
James C. Pratt
University of Oklahoma
BE. Wilson
Walter B. Mabe
Trinity Episcopal Church
Camp Allen
Lucille Standifer
Milner
Tyler Cafe
Mary Sanchez Olachia
Hunter
Baytown Hospital
Defee and
Commerce
Wagon Wheel Square Dance Club
Knights of Pythias Hall
Optimist
Rick Conger
T. J. Bettes Co
Optimist Club
Tower
Auto
Gwendolyn Baker
Arrowhead Land
Fairway Drive
Decker
Wade Road
Carson Baker
Bayshore
Robert E. Lee High School
Laround Town
Citizens National
Ophelia Jones
Bill Strickler
A. E. Gillis
Buryl End Chemical
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Petroleum and
Ioliday Inn
Chamber of Commerce
National Chemical Progress
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Kyle Chapman
Hatha
O'Brien
Commisway
Sioner Chapman
Piggly Wiegly
Kmart
Ship Channel
Washburn
Pasaden
Baytown - la Porte
Ramsey
Democrat Caravan
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Hunt
Stratford Park
M. W. Hargrove
Roy Cutbirth
W.D. Wood
Beulah Roll
Madeline Little
Antioch Fellowship Hall
McNair
Jefferson D. Walker
Jerry Pinchback
Elmwood
Robert E_ Zumwakt
Delton T. Goodin
L. D. Victory
Mir
Ford Geyer
Oak Addition
Woodrow Lewis
Greater
Executive Car Sale
Thad Felton
Firer
Bulletin
Little Alamo
Dang Ha
Major Cummings
Jack R. Arvin
Coleman Godwin
Cummings
Citizens OF Texas Savings
Connally
San Jacieto
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