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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1965
Page
1
Fragmented notes show Brent Tench and Teen Canteen events with shifts and speaker plans. References to Roots, Alumni Campaigns, university riders, and trustees meet details appear alongside weather hints and dates.
Fragments show community figures such as Elsie Moore and Gertrude Tefer cited with visits and information sharing. Mentions Gulf Coast Hospital staffer Bayman connections and a Granddaddies Club membership note. Several lines reference Austin visitors and plans for mental health work and city outreach.
An local health effort announces a X ray unit visit to the Highlands area Friday with multiple stops at schools and public facilities. The schedule includes Thursday visits at Junior High and several sites in May, including post office, San Jacinto Methodist, Gulf Coast Hospital, and a final day May 22 at a local bank.
In a brief item from a local page a promoter touts a small stake with strong upside. The note mentions fans and entertainment, referencing a televised program and a quick return on a modest sum.
George HH was last to testify as the Texas Education Agency hearing into Gentry’s ouster progressed. The board’s actions to terminate his superintendent contract and suspend him from Lee College are under review by State Education Commissioner J. W. Coe, with written statements due next week.
Chamber Will Hear talks On Yeavism discusses a program for the weekly noon session led by Normin Har, featuring Jack Kimmons and Rich Jaine. Plans include a subvention for Bastown in June and details on convention dollars and visitor spending. Chamber President Perry Britten notes strong attendance and ongoing efforts to engage Baytown residents and visiting Baytonians.
Readable items touch on Dr. Sam Sheppard in Ohio, Mississippi River flood receding, British Labour government in House of Commons vote, student protest in Dominican Republic, and a press conference with Robert Welch. Names and places are fragmented and partially garbled in the text.
Twenty four management personnel from nineteen nations visited Humble Baytown Refinery as part of a three week employee relations training program presented by Jersey Standard and Humble. The group toured facilities, heard from refinery leaders, and will depart May 12 for New York.
The 45th Humble Day picnic will draw about 14 000 people to the Country Club at Red Bluff and Genoa Roads near the Clear Lake gas plant. The Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang will cater the meal served 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Activities start at 9 a.m. with rides, archery, tennis, a teenage baseball game, and an antique auto ride, as Rex Curtin leads 40 Humble Club directors and members in planning.
Teachers plan Friday session at Laanar Klemeniacy School to form a local chapter of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association. They aim to promote teacher welfare, encourage civic duties, and support high standards in the profession without duplicating the Baytown Education Association.
Gov. Connally will present his case for expanded local participation in school financing in a statewide telecast Thursday night. Channel 11 in Houston will air the program at 8:30 as committees led by Tos ard Rose of Midland back the effort. The governor promises a hard hitting speech with no hints of compromise.
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital announces open house Sunday during National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week. Visitors will tour the new intensive care unit and renovated areas, see a redecorating plan, and learn about hospital services. Hospital officials emphasize community health and patient care, with volunteers and nurses present to greet guests.
A marble shooting tournament for Baytown area boys is scheduled for 3:30 a.m. Saturday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall on Decker Drive. Sponsored annually by the VFW and run by FT. Tallent, entrants must be regularly enrolled in a school and under 15. Players are divided into Pee Wee and older divisions.
BILL HARTMAN reports on a feature about the Oakland Bridge with its upper and lower levels and four lanes. The piece notes interest in Baytown and Bayport, mentions Santa Fe Railway ties, and describes Houston area industrial visitors touring what is described as a large industrial operation.
The Gander Galena Park baseball game moves from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday due to prom and social events. The Ganders seek a fifth straight win on their home diamond against the second place Yellow Jackety, who have three losses.
Baytown will host about 500 volunteer firemen and their wives for the Gulf Coast Fireman's Convention at Fireman's Hall on Warr and Lee Drive. The event features hose raising, pumper races for men and women, with schedule starting 1 pm for women and 8 pm for men, barbecue from 5 to 8 pm, and a 9 pm dance. President Jam Fr. Pos invites the public to attend.
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