Mrs Lena Miller Dies in Woodville
Mrs Lena Miller of Woodville mother of Mrs James Sambo Johnson of Baytown died at 11 45 pm Tuesday in Tyler County Hospital Woodville after a short illness Funeral services 2 pm Thursday Edwards Funeral Home Woodville Grand Jurors Sam C Bramblett president of the Lee College board of regents named to a Harris County Grand Jury James Bryan another Baytown Humble employee named to another Harris County Grand Jury earlier this week Church Sale Trinity Tabernacle 1000 E Lobit garage sale Wednesday through Friday 3 30 am to 3 30 pm in church fellowship hall Attends Convention Russ ie Franssen to attend State Reserve Life Insurance Company convention Thursday through Monday in Scottsdale Ariz Jones PTA Anson Jones PTA installs new officers at 2 30 p m meeting Thursday date changed from May 11 to May 4 program a surprise Theater Party Baytown Little Theater and Lee College faculty host social hour 1 7 45 pm Thursday Rundell Hall foyer at the college at 5 pm the college production of Sik Stockings opens its 34 day run public invited to both events Class Meeting Steadfast Sunday School Class meets 7 pm Thursday at Mrs A J Devault 100 S Circle Dance Planned Dance at Knights of Columbus Hall 7 9 30 pm Saturday music by Gil Baca orchestra public invited
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Lena Miller
Woodville
James
Sambo) Johnson
Baytown
Tyler County Hospital
Edwards ‘Funeral Home
Sam C. Bramlett
Lee College Board of Regents
Harris County
James Bryan
Baytown Humble
Baytown Little Theater
Lee College
Rundell Hall
Weather and Tides in Baytown Area Weather Outlook
Clear to partly cloudy and warmer through Thursday with a Wednesday high around 61 degrees and a low near 33. Tuesday's temperatures ranged 58 to 81. Galveston tides show a Thursday high near 12 30 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. with no low tide. Local notes mention Annie Dean from Lup ton visiting Vera Abernathy and other community updates.
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Baytown
Galveston
Three Break Jail In Harris County Escape Flash
Three inmates escaped the Harris County jail complex on Atascocita Road early Tuesday. Bloodhounds tracked them to a wooded area about 160 yards off North Belt, one mile east of Atascocita Road, where two were recaptured and a third restrained. The men were Victor Miller indicted for murder, Billy Jack Standiey awaiting felony theft trial, and James Lloyd Smart held as a federal parolee. They fled after a guard left one window unlocked during breakfast rounds, triggering the escape door release.
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Houston
Harris'County
Atascocita’ Road
Fierwoods
North Belt
Atascochta ‘Road
Victor Miller
Billy Jack Standiey
James Lloyd Smart
Fred Dempsey
Johnson to Texas for weekend, press conference notes
President Lyndon Johnson plans a weekend at his Texas ranch and aims to send recommendations to Congress on extending the rail cooling off period. He spoke of Vietnam, troop deployments, and continued efforts for a peaceful settlement while noting ties to an old friend of the late Albert Thomas.
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LBJ
Albert Thomas
Fred Hartman Washington
White House
Lyndon Johnson
George Christian
Texas
Washington
U.S
Land
Congress
Germany
Vietnam
Dynamite truck blast injures two firefighters near Merkel
A truck carrying 100 cases of dynamite exploded near Merkel Texas after catching fire. Fire Chief Waymon Adcock and firefighter Chester McWilliams were injured. The blast damaged the interstate and caused oil tanks to ignite, with debris blowing a 56 by 25 foot hole in the west lane and windows shattered up to a mile away. Driver Arthur Harold Caudle escaped, seeking help at a nearby truck stop.
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Merkel
Tex
Texas
Abilene
Arthur Harold Caudle
Waymon R. Adcock
Chester McWilliams
Highway Patrol
Trinity River navigation bill gains momentum in Texas
Texas legislators discussed making the Trinity River navigable with a state authority empowered to set a higher tax. approval hinges on voters in 27 counties. Rep. Rayford Price said the plan aids cooperation with federal and state agencies, though railroad traffic and some counties could oppose. The measure moved to a subcommittee after Senate passage earlier, with opposition from Dallas Fort Worth interests and local agency requirements noted.
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Senate
House
Texas
Trinity
Price
Dallas
Fort Worth
Elis County
Tarrant County
Ben Carpenter
Trinity Improvement Association
Commission OKs First Port Bond Sale
The Port of Houston Commission approved the initial 6 million of a 16 million bond issue to fund three general cargo wharves a transit shed and a warehouse. Meetings set for bid openings and plan completions with bankers appointed as advisers.
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Seover
McClung and Knickerbocker, Inc
Vinson,’ el , Weems and Searls
Commission
Houston
Harris County Ship Channel
Houston Ship Channel
Baytown Boy Injured In Bike Car Collision
A nine year old Baytown boy, James Kenneth Kniffen, is in serious condition at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital after a 4 53 pm bicycle vehicle crash in the Lakewood area. He suffers a concussion and broken pelvis. The rider, a Travis Elementary third grader, was hit by Hattie M. Parick of 400 Willow Lane as she drove west on Pin Oak. Patrolman Glen Roiser reports the car braked and struck the bike on its left side, the boy being thrown onto the hood and into a ditch.
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Baytown
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Lakewood
James Kenneth Kniffen
J. Kniffen
S. Burnet
San Jacinto
Travis Elementary
Rolling Wood
Hattie M. Parick
Willow Lane
Pin Oak
Glen Roiser
Goat Show Set for Saturday at Baytown Fair Grounds
The Texas Gulf Coast Daily Association will hold its annual goat show Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baytown Youth Fair grounds.
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Texas Gulf Coast Daily Association
Baytown
Crosby Marine Reported Better After DaNang Injury
Crosby Marine Pvt. Johnny Peska of Crosby is listed in good condition aboard the USS Sanctuary after an April 28 patrol injury in DaNang Vietnam. Parents say Defense Department notified them he was wounded on the lower left side from a device explosion and is responding to treatment. Peska, a 1965 Crosby High School graduate, enlisted in the Marines on Aug 1 after one year at Lee College and has served in Vietnam three months with First Battalion 7th Marine Delta, 2nd Platoon.
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Johnny Peska
Crosby
DaNang
Vietnam
Sanctuary
John Peska
Department of Défense
Peska
Crosby ‘High School
Lee College
7Th Marine Delta
South Korean President Park seeks early second term bid
Our World Today reports President Chung Hee Park pursues an early 2-1 lead in his bid for a new term. Pope Paul VI calls for peace, plans a May 13 trip to Portugal, urging humility and fervor. A cold spell grips the midwest with near record lows as the State Department proposes a 2 percent cut in staffing ceilings worldwide.
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Chung-Hee Park
Pope Paul VI
Portugal
General Tel Pledges Mont Belvieu Dialing Within Two Years
General Telephone Co. officials told Mont Belvieu leaders that inter dialing with Baytown would become possible within two years. Mont Belvieu will join Baytown calling zone with similar rates and four party lines replacing eight party lines. Business rates rise to 14 dollars, residential one party to 6.50, and rural lines to 11 for four party service. About 149 business lines and 435 total lines are affected. Baytown rates not changed.
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Helen Leonard
Mont Belvieu
General Telephone Co
Baytown
W. A. Legion
E. O. Cambern
Baytown Exchange
George Odom
H. J. Burton
Mont Belview
Baytown Shiloh
Tri-City
Nes
Legion
Pri
Vate
J. B. Gill
General Telephone
Harris County Hospital District plans 14% tax hike
Harris County commissioners will consider a 14 percent tax increase to fund a record 15.2 million hospital budget approved by the Harris County Hospital District board. The tax would rise from 46 to 61 cents per 100 dollars, with about 20 percent of the 31 million budget rise for operations and the remodeled Jefferson Davis Hospital.
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Houston
Harris County
Harris County Hospital District Board of Trustees
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Eleven REL Seniors Named National Merit Finalists
Eleven Robert E. Lee High School seniors are National Merit Finalists. Dennis Gibbons is a Merit Scholar among 2,800 nationwide, earning a four year Rice University scholarship. The other finalists Barbara DeGarmo Roger Dickey Chris Ehlig Dean Littlepage Marty McClintock Robert E. Miller Michael Mullen Thomas Post Carolyn Strickland and Mike Wood come from 14,200 finalists across 175,000 tested students.
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Baytown
Robert E. Lee
Mike Wood
Thomas Post
Roger Dickey
Standing
Mary, McClintock
Barbara de
Dennis Gibbons
Gibbons
Rice
Barbara DeGarmo
Chris Ehlig
Dean Littlepage
Marty McClintock
Robert E. Miller
Michael Mullen
Carolyn Strick
School Board weighs 38 million bond plan for district overhaul
The board meets Thursday to finalize proposals for a May 27 bond election to renovate or add to every district building, air condition facilities, build a new high school stadium, acquire a 350 acre site, and construct an elementary school, with cost estimates and timing under discussion.
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Joynella Boynton
James A. Davis
Chenault Engineering Co
Houston
Jong One
Citzenery
Seth Mitchell
Wellace Strevel
University of Houston
Streveill
Strewell
Memorial Stadium
Boyd Hill
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E. Lobit
Russie Franssen
State Reserve Life Insurance Cap
Scotisdale
Ariz
A. J. Devault
S. Circle
Knights of Columbus Hall
Gil Baca
Annie. Dean
Lupton
Colo
Vera Abernathy
J. O. Durham
Bill Durhams
Helen Smith
A. L. Jordan
Margaret Cinque
AAUW
Elmer Hargis
Doris Hendricks
Colby
George Chandler
Paul Holladay
Daisy Cates
Ford & Climatic
Thad Felton Or
Maytown, Inc
Humble
Re- Oil and Refining Cos
Trinity River
Crosby Marine
State Department
Ceil
General Tel
DeGarmo
J. H. DeGarmo
Hackberry
Dickey
Helen Dickey
Avenue D
Highlands
Eh We
East Texas
Littlepage
C. E. Littlepage
Kentucky
Miss McClintock
J. H. McClintock
Miller
R. E. Miller
Chandler
Mullen
Harold Mullen
Naveille
Post
H. L. Post
Miss Strickland
Robert Strickland
C. E. Wood
Ashby
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