Baytown area notices and incidents in brief
Baytown X-Ray unit set at Baytown Junior High from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Barbers Hill High senior Janice Williams wins Homemaker of Tomorrow pin for top home economics score. First Baptist Church class holds walk at 7220 Pam Thursday with Mrs Monroe Gumm hosting. Girl Scout House on Pruett Street to close Friday per Rose Corder. Joe Schells, 34, arrested on aggravated assault charge after an alleged incident with Velma Lellis’s daughter. Baytown Kiwanis to host YMAC program at noon Thursday. VEW Beauty Contest Miss Baytown entries deadline extended to Friday. G.W. Francis, 84, of Troy father of B.M. Francis, dies in Rosebud hospital. services pending in Rosebud. Wooster Chamber to meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Swickler to speak. Weather cloudy with a few showers. highs 75 to 80. Galveston tides: high 1:25 p.m., lows 6:19 a.m. and 7:38 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice
Williams
Barbers, Hill
Food Manufacturing Company
Gleanerts
First Baptist Church
Monroe -Gumm
Grantham
Joe Schells
Avan
Velma Lellis
Avon
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Brown
Lellis
Schells
Around Town items from Brownwood and beyond
A collage of local notes mentions residents like Bargainer, Mrs Williams, Tiny Riggs, Kathy Henderson, Doyle Toups, Ernie Hart, Phillip Jackson, Stuart Foster, Marislyn Becka, Lillian Bayrer, Pat Miller, Pat Hudnall, Judy Williams, Charlie Mickel, Judy Huckabee, Kathy McKee, Proctt postcards, and Syd Gould. It notes garden blooms, soil salinity from Hurricane Carla now gone, daily errands, school events, and social tidbits from Hallsville to Madrid and beyond.
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Brownwood
Williams
Tiny Riggs
Doyle Toups
Kathy Henderson
Ryals
Steve Lashlee
Anna Sawberger
Ernie Hart
Galveston
Phillip Jackson
Stuart Foster
Marislyn Becka
Lillian Bayrer
Pat Miller
Pat Hudnall
Judy Williams
Charlie Mickel
Judy Huckabee
Kathy McKee
Madrid
Pen Weedall
Hallsville
Tex
Syd Gould
Mony
Ala
San Jacinto Hospital Names New Administrator
Daniel M. Brown, nationally known hospital administrator, named administrator of San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Baytown effective June 1. Burton Battle resigns May 10. Mrs. Nev Whiddon acts as administrator until Brown arrives. Brown formerly led Brackenridge Hospital Austin and spent nine years as administrator and consultant in Huntington, West Virginia. He holds a master’s in hospital administration from Northwestern and studied at Los Angeles City College and UC in 1934. The Browns plan to move to Baytown after a visit to California and aim to grow with the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel M. Brown
San Jacinto
Methodist Hospital
Burton O. Battle
Nev. Whiddon
Olf
Brown
Brackenridge Hospital
Austin
New Mexico
California
Huntington
W. Va
Hospital
G. E. Vaught
Southwest
Baytoun
South Dakota
Northwestern University
Evanston
Los Angeles City College
University of California
Battle
Baytown
Vaught
San Jacinto Methodist
Harry Kaplan Rites Planned for Thursday
Harry Kaplan 73 Tongtime Baytown resident and retired businessman died at 7 50 am Wednesday at his home 401 N Pruett. A funeral will be held Thursday with details pending.
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Harry Kaplan
Tongtimen Baytown
N. Pruett
Crosby Man Dies In Highway 90 Collision
Crosby man Gey Austin Flournoy aged 56 died in a two car crash on Highway 90 east of the San Jacinto River Bridge at 10 20 am Wednesday. Passenger Rhonda Kay Sanderlin of Pasadena survived with non serious injuries. Flournoy, a Humble Oil employee and deacon at Crosby First Baptist Church, was driving a 1959 Volkswagen into the rear of a 195 Chevrolet. The other driver Floydene Daniell of Crosby waited to make a left turn. Investigator Kilpatrick noted no skid marks and no sign Flournoy attempted to stop. Funeral plans to be announced by Earthman Funeral Home.
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Gey Austin Flournoy
Crosby
San Jacinto River Bridgeighway
Mat
Rhonda Kay
Sanderiin
Pasadena
J.gulf Coast Hospital
Flournoy
Floydene Daniell
G.T. Kilpatrick
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Aves
Paul A. Leever
Gulf Coast
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Galveston
First Baptist Church
Wayne Sanderlin
Earthman Funeral Home
Mystery Surrounds McLendon Witness in Texas Primary
Dallas AP reports mystery persists after Sen. Ralph Yarborough disputed with Gordon McLendon over a disputed contribution and a missing witness Ernest Keeton. Keeton, a Pecos resident and former Army sergeant, vanished on election eve. the FBI questioned him as authorities seek details of a $50 000 gift allegedly seen at a Bonnie Estes barbecue in 1960. Yarborough claims he received about 900 from donors including W. J. Worsham. McLendon defends his campaign slash ads and refuses to speak until the FBI briefing.
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Dallas
Ralph Yarborough
Gordon McLendon
Ernest Keeton
Pecos Negro l
el Paso
FREI
West Texas
Juarez
Justice Department
Keeton
Yarborough
Billie Los Estes
FBI
Pecos
Dallas Morning News Today
Washington
Yarrough
McLendon
Rewarden
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Dallas Times
Humble Day Picnic Set With Big Crowd and Events
More than 13,600 people are expected to attend Humble Day Picnic at Mumble Country Club on Red Bluff Road. Festivities begin at 9 a.m. with barbecue serving lines at 10 and meals ending about 6 p.m. Tickets at 50 cents are sold out. pur chases available at 1.50. Odessa Chuck Wagon sponsors the barbecue with proceeds to charity. Activities include kiddie rides, a train ride, Hay Tides, an outdoor stage seating area, a cooler dress room trailer, a Houston khootenanny group performing, Little Miss Humble Day pageant at 11 a.m., a square dance, a style show, teen dances, an archery exhibit, and various sports events. Lifeguards will supervise the pool. Annuities booth will be near serving times.
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Mumble Country Club
Red Bluff Road
Rex Curtin
Eeperal
Humble Club
Odessa Chuck Wagon
Odessa
Midland
Country Club
Houston
Judy DeLoach
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Baytown Bow Hunting Club
City lifts ban on buying shell for Baytown streets
Baytown's city council lifted a ban on shell use for street maintenance and construction, opening bids on about $80,000 in projects. The move ends a protest against shell dredging amid controversy over oyster beds, with costs and delivery factors balancing lime stone and shell base once all bids are reviewed.
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Baytown
Counci
Shell
Galveston
Trinity Bays
Fritz
Lanham
Seaborn Cravey
Central
Texas
Wallace Wins and Loses Across Seven Primaries
Wallace modestly claims victory in Indiana while losing to Johnson and Welsh. Taft Jr. and Wilkinson sweep GOP primaries in Ohio and Oklahoma. Glenn Jr. runs well despite withdrawal, Goldwater secures Indiana’s 32 convention votes, Stassen gains minor support in New Hampshire. Write-ins noted as legal issues in Indiana.
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Washington
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Robert Taft Jr
Bual
John H. Glenn Jr
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Indiana
Wallace
Johnson
Matthew E. Welsh
Welsh
Goldwater
Harola
Stassen
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Henry Cabot Lodgeson
Ohio
Senate
Taft
Ted Brown
Stephen M. Young
Glenn
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
J. Howard Edmondson
Fred Harris
Johnson's heart reportedly fine despite hectic pace
White House said President Johnson's latest electrocardiography showed a normal finding with normal pulse and breathing, and no heart enlargement. Doctors noted his capacity to maintain a rapid schedule may reflect a well-healed 1955 coronary attack, while he also rests, swims, and naps to manage health.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Adam Emmett
Houston
Levy Funeral Home
Sylvester Road
Airline Drive
Foland
Kaplan
Baytown
Sara Kaplan
Maurice Gerson
Knesseth Israel Congregation
Baytown Council approves industrial annexation policy
Baytown City Council adopts a resolution restricting new manufacturing annexations until five years after project completion and treats net capital improvements as new industry. The measure aims to curb annexations near the city limits while preserving municipal services for residents and controlling expansion of industry.
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Baytown
Nuclear Age Sails Past Baytown Insight Into Atomic Ship
The NS Savannah, the world s first atomic powered merchant ship, berthed at Wharf 25 in Baytown area to show locals what tomorrow may hold on the seas. The vessel is a joint project of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Maritime Administration with backing from Rep. Albert Thomas. The Savannah, 155 years after the original steamship Savannah left Savannah for Liverpool, aims to demonstrate its capability during a major voyage from Houston later this month.
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Savannah
Houston’ Ship Channel
Baytown
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Maritime’ Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Congress
U.S
Albert Thomas
Eighth District
Liverpool
Houston
Johnson heads welcome for ship to Houston officials
Youthful Nicholas Johnson led the welcome for the new ship as it arrived in Houston from Galveston. He praised atomic energy for peaceful uses and thanked leaders in Baltimore Boston New York and others for their congratulatory messages. The vessel can sail 236000 miles at 22 knots yet took a year to reach Houston from Galveston, docking at 1:30 pm after a run up the channel.
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Nicholas Johnson
Houston
Crime Administration
Joans
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Europe
Lyndon
Johnstcn
San
Johnson
U.S
John Brown
Galveston
Crete
Morgane Point
Humble Oil
Texas Spirit
Deadline May 15 for Lee College aid applicants
May 15 is the deadline for applicants to apply for financial assistance from the Lee College Community Loan Fund for the fall term. Dean Walter Rumdell chairs the screening committee and loan forms are in the dean's office. Eligible are Lee College graduates and students near graduation with financial need. fund aims to help graduates complete undergraduate work. The fund, started by the Ex-Students Association, is a nonprofit with local backing and a $1 minimum membership to join. Contact ex-students or see Page 2 for details.
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Lee College Community Loan Fund
Walter Rumdell
Dean Rundell
Lee College
Dean Bundell
Lee
Loar
Ex-Students Association
Baytown
Council To Employ Center Architect
Baytown City Council voted to hire an architect for a proposed new community center but delayed selecting a firm. Three candidates James A. Davis Dan Perkins and Lowell Lammers were interviewed. A committee will review quotes and past work and report at the May 14 meeting.
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Baytown
James A
Bitsy) Davis
Dan Perkins
Lowell Lammers
Kenneth Badgett
Badgett
David Clark
Badeett
Earl Lively
Jay Ash
Berard Johnson Engineering Corp
Ithen
C. J
Tim) Bailey
Bailey
Balsley
Texas
Lee Liggett
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Harry County TB
Baytown Junior High
Pruett Street
Rose Corder
Kiwanis Club
Jem. Armsworth
Baytown Young Men's Caris- Alan Association
YMAC
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Tower
Miss Baytown
T.L Tallent
Francis
G.W. Francis
Troy
B. ML .Francis
Mississippi
Rosebud
Wooster Chamber
Wooster Chamber of Commerce
Yellow Jacket
WW. J
Bi) Swickler
Greater
Margaret Newton
Alkilled
Dorothy Galteanz
Toway
San Jacinto Hospital
Wilkinson
W. J
Bil) Stricker
Chamber of Commerce
Baytowstry
Dave
Clark
Jack Huron
Earl Live
Robert Barnes
Kenneth Powers
Thon
Selborn Cravey
Fred Hartman
Citizens National Free
Lee College Aid
Council
Center
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