McFatridge Rites Honor Baytown Resident
McFatridge 87 lived in Baytown nursing home two months buried Wednesday at Hoxton after dying Monday. Survived by wife Tillie and son W. E. McFatridge of 320 E. Fayle. He was a Delta and Lamar County farmer, moved to Baytown nine years ago. The McFatridge family attended A. B. Cantrell’s funeral in Cooper earlier in the week.
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McFatridge
Tom McFatridge
Baytown
Nursday
Hoxton
Tillie
W. E. MccFatridge
E. Fayle
Mcfatidge
Delta and
Lamar County
W. E. McFatridge
A. BM. Cantrell
Betty Debusk Gears for Bay Town Dairy Goat Show
Bay town hosts Dairy Goat Show on Saturday at North Main fairgrounds with Betty Debusk as a participant. Local residents Mildred Foster and Alene Keller display styles and flowers while city issues surface in light crime and community events.
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Betty Debusk
Baytown
North Main
Mildred Foster
Terry
R. H
Pruett
Fritz Lanham
Alene Keller
Lou Parkinson
Charlene Kelly
The
Sun
Helen Melinger
L. P. Gaines
Mexico
Convention Hopes Rise In Houston
Houston leaders hear that securing both the Democratic and Republican 1963 conventions in the city could save television costs up to four million dollars. The events would be broadcast in color via four satellites, seen by about one billion people, boosting tourism as Houston’s fastest growing industry.
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Houston
A. Stumpf
Greater Houston
Stumpf
Sterling High Show Oklahoma Debuts This Weekend
Ross Sterling High School cast and crew polish final rehearsals for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma. Performances are set for Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium with information on page 17.
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Ross Sterling High Schools
Hard Rain and Twisters Sweep South Texas Coast
Severe storm system tore through South Texas bringing hard rain, floods, and multiple tornadoes. Widespread damage reported from Corpus Christi area through Refugio and San Patricio counties with downed poles, damaged roofs and torn barns. Lightning hit tanks near Port Neches while hail pattered across Dallas Fort Worth area and Panhandle towns.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Corpus Christi
St. Paul
San Patricio County
Bayside
Woodsboro
Refugio County
OBD
Edwards Ranch
Linton
Edroy
Taft
Mexico
Port Neches
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Gilmer
Daingerfield
Dallas-Fort Worth
Irving
Richardson
Greenville
Smith
Gregg
Rusk
Harrison
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Borger
Perryton
Dalhart
Baytown Police Aid Two Girls With Scholarships
Two Robert E. Lee High School seniors Martha Ann Brent and Eva Ansualda received $500 scholarships to Lee College during a Baytown Police Association ceremony at the police station. The event featured committee chair Johnny Dees and president Joe Huntley, with Baytown Police Chief Blair Mann present. Martha plans to attend Lee College then Sam Houston State, majoring in elementary education and history, while Eva aims for Sam Houston State after Lee College, studying Latin English and art to teach later.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Martha Ann
Brent
Eva Ansualda
Lee College
Baytown
Baytown Police Association
Johnny Deel
Joe Huntley
Dees
Alvin Soileau
Dale Schimmings
B. B. McMain
Blair Mann
Martha
Josephine Brent
E. Adone
Sam Houston State College
REL Future Homemakers Club
REL
Betty Crocker Ueture Homemaker of
South Main
W. Main
Eva
Deadline Set At 90 Days In Rail Talks
President Johnson proposed a 90 day window to avert a railroad strike through voluntary mediation and a presidential board. A 30 day medicating stage, then hearings to assess panel recommendations, with wage settlement possible for two years retroactive to January 1. The plan envisions a 6 percent general raise and three 5 cent hikes for skilled workers, with board flexibility.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
C-C To Hear Talk On Bond Election
Baytown Chamber of Commerce luncheon will feature Seth Mitchell discussing the school district bond issue. A large crowd is expected at the Holiday Inn with trustees meeting Thursday to firm up plans. Bond proposals discussed last week could total nearly dollars, with election targeted for May 21.
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Seth] Mitchell
Baytown
Nadir Elevates to Eco Coordinator in Area 7 Fight Against Poverty
Johnella Boynton profiles Terry Nadir who becomes Houston Harris County Economic Opportunity Office Area 7 coordinator. A former Ottawa football player turned YMCA streetworker, Nadir aims to empower poverty pockets in Baytown McNair and J Barrett Station with community driven programs. He plans a 60 day poverty profile to guide small targeted initiatives and emphasizes self help over imposed plans. He notes area 7 work builds on prior Area 6 efforts and that lasting change takes time.
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Baytown
Terry Nadir
Houston-Harris County
Nadir
Johnella Boynton
Area 7
Ottawa
Houston
EOO
Earl Cromwell
Sitigens
McNair
J. Barrett Station
Area 6
Ontario
St. Patrick's College
Entleze
Ottawa Rough Riders
YMCA
Funeral Friday for Ben Denson in Baytown
Funeral services for Ben Roy Denson 48 of 313 North Street will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Paul A. Lee Chapel. Denson died Wednesday in a Baytown hospital. A Palestine native and Cedar Bayou Baptist Church member, he was chief operator at the Propane Plant of Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. Survived by wife Marjorie two sons Dwight Ellis and James Ray daughter Mrs William Stroud two grandchildren and his mother and stepfather. Burial in Memory Gardens Baytown Cemetery.
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Ben Roy Denson
North St
Paul A. Lee
Denson
Baytown
Palestine
Tex
Cedar Bayou
Dwight Ellis Denson
U.S. Naval Academy
James Ray Denson
William Stroud
Houston
William Cleveland Stroud
Allen Copeland
E. R. Burns
Davis Jefferson Hospital budget approved by Harris County
Harris County commissioners unanimously approved a 15.2 million hospital budget with a 14.4 percent tax increase to support the countywide hospital district. Residents pay 61 cents per $100 assessed value. owner of a $20,000 home faces about 5.80 more annually. About 13 million comes from taxes. over 2.2 million from insurance Medicare and fees. 20 percent of the $95.00 tax goes to the remodeled Jefferson Davis Hospital facilities.
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Henry Holcomb
Houston
Harris County ‘Commissioners
Harris County
Baytown
Robert Gillette
Harris County Hospital Board
Hospital Board
Commissioners Court
Gillette
Hospital’ Board
Commissioners’ Court
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Fed
Foote Leads New Materials Department at Humble Baytown Refinery
Norman C. Foote announces creation of a unified Materials Department at Humble Baytown Refinery and Enjoy Chemicals Baytown Plant. The department will oversee purchasing stores and surplus materials control from requisition to use, serving both facilities. Foote notes expected improvements from centralized management and material flow.
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Humble , Oil, and Refining Co
Aj Materials
Baytown
Norman C. Foote
Sual
Foote
Texas Tech
Humble
Cars Damaged By Oil Spray In East Bay Town
A spray from Baytown Refinery No 3 Catalyst Cracking Unit damaged several cars parked on streets in East Bay town. Humble offered to arrange cleaning of affected vehicles with officials on site at the Refinery Community Building Wednesday and Thursday, with further inspections into next week if needed.
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East Baytown
Baytown
Humble
Sit
Head Start Program Set At Crosby This Summer
Crosby schools again sponsor a summer Head Start program with enrollment open for pre school children. G E Tanner will serve as Head Start director and enrollment runs through May 15. eligible families based on income, up to 2000 for four persons, may enroll. program begins around June 6 and runs daily with meals provided.
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Crosby Schools
G.E Tanner
Drew
Tanner
Crosby
First Baytown Refinery Employe Stone Celebrates 90th Birthday
Charles S. Stone the first man hired at the Baytown Refinery in 1919 celebrated his 90th birthday in a rest home wheelchair. He recalled driving ox wagons in Goose Creek near the 1917 site, repairing a farm house used by Humble engineers, and living in a tent with his family before the refinery grew into a 2200 acre complex.
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Baytown
Stone
Charles S. Stone
Humble
Civil Engineers
Turner Construction Co
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