Sun Spots and Circus Highlight Baytown News
Fred Hartman travels to New York for meetings with eastern writers to inspect the Polyolefin Unit and visit Jersey Standards in Elizabeth New Jersey. Saturday night marks the last Sam Houston Area Boy Scout Circus at Sam Houston Coliseum with Baytown Scouts performing. Optimist Club plans Humble Appreciation dinner citing refinery anniversary milestones. Harris County TB Assn x ray mobile conducted 627 studies in Baytown with sessions at Henke’s and San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Crosby and La Porte boards schedule meetings and a Leslie School Dance Recital titled Rags to Riches. Galveston tides forecast high at 2:24 am and 1:51 pm with low tides at 8:13 am and 6:15 pm.
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Fred
New York
Fred. Hartman
Baytown
Elizabeth
N. J
Harris County TB Assn
Henke’s
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Pioneer party drains crowds at Community Building
Baytown residents celebrate with President Val Lizette and town figures at a Pioneer gathering. Notable moments include Judge Ward leaving his car lights on and having to return. Guests such as Sam Paine, Theresa Barden, Janet Hunt, Charlotte Woods, and others mingle, with light anecdotes about local life and birthdays.
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Pioneers
Val Lizette
Barney Ward
Jim Bristley
George Stemm
Charlie Caldwell
Paul Cater
Paul
Louis van Meldert
Lizette
Val
Joe Gibbs
Joe
EB. M. Simmons
Baytown
Sam Paine
Theresa Bearden
Janet Hunt
Rel
Charlotte Woods
Rufus Honeycutt
Sue Mortis
Gladys Torkelson
E. Edward Smith
Channelview
Ler College
Ann Blevins
Mary Cantrell
Gene Hazelwood
Beaumont
Tom Harris
Ricky Idoux
Zu Revidy
Late News Flash from the Front and Texas Primaries
A U S pilot shot down over the Soviet Union is identified as Francia G Powers of Pound Virginia. Antony Armstrong-Jones and his wife sail westward for a Caribbean honeymoon, destination undisclosed and speculated to be Trinidad. Jacques Monard, the Trotsky assassin, is believed hiding in Mavana after Mexican prison release. Texas Democrats hold precinct conventions amid primary voting and potential Lyndon B Johnson opposition. Two American soldiers missing in the Libyan Desert are found alive. Fair weather boosts Texas turnout for the Democratic Primary.
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U. S
Soviet Union
Gundey
sMay
Lace
Teiel
Nikita Khrushchevy
Francia G. Powers
Antony Armstrong-Jones
English Channel
Caribbean
Trinidad
Jacques Monard
Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Mavana
Menard
Trotsky-ster
Texas
Lyndon B Johnson
James W Honey's Last Rites Set Sunday Monday
James W Honey 51 of 1991 Decker Drive died Friday night in a Houston hospital. Funeral services will be 19 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Rosary at 7:20 p.m. Sunday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Burial at Little Arlington Cedar Crest Cemetery. Survivors include widow Leth Honey, a son, a daughter Therese, mother Mrs. H. J. Shaw, and two brothers.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
James Wamon Honey
Decker
Robert R. Tuck
VFW
Honey
Baytown
Drumwright
Oklo
Hoe
Kellogg Construction Co
Leth
Oregon
James Wamson Honey Jr
Therese Honey
H. J. Shaw
Hitchtock
D. Honey
Jola, Kan
Charles C. Heney
Bridgeville
Gordon Farned longtime Humble Oil Baytown leader and community figure
Gordon L Farned rose from a 1920 Baytown pipe department job at Humble Oil to lead the Polyolefin Unit as plants manager. Known as The Gray Eagle, he earned praise for unifying workers during 17 years in training and multiple refinery posts. He chaired Baytown Chamber of Commerce building, served on its board, and was president in 1955 1956. Born in Russellville Alabama he studied at Auburn after Navy service in WWI and joined Humble in 1920.
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Young Ajlabaman
Bangra
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Gordon L. Farned
Young Farned
Humble
Gordon
Fared
Ingles
Farned
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Russelville
Ala
West Alabama Agricultural School
Hamilton
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Child Injured After Bicycle Collision at Intersection
John Howard Hurst of 399 East Pearce was taken to Gulf Coast Hospital for observation after his bicycle struck the rear of a car driven by Margaret Bailey Adaviene, 38, of 1118 Parkway, at Fourth and East Wright about 3:00 pm Friday. Assistant police officer Casey Clove Dickens reported the incident.
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John Howard Hurst
East Pearce
Gulf Coast Hospital
Margaret Bailey Adaviene
Parkway
East Wright
Casey
Clove Dickens Sa
Polyolefin Unit Opens at Baytown Refinery
Baytown Humble marks the official opening of a Polyolefin Unit at the Baytown Refinery next Tuesday. The new plant, built by Humble, converts propylene gas into polypropylene pellets sold as Escon through Enjay Chemical Co. The unit, covering about three city blocks, will host 100 guests including national press and traders.
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Baytown
Humble
Escon
Enjay Chemical Co
Itas
Pace Too Tough For Most Entries In Austin Meet
In Austin in a blazing opening day Andrews set a new national record in the 440-yard relay with 41.5 seconds. Bay City tied the old 42-second mark in the event as Baytown and three other Bay-Tex schools struggled. Knudson of Osborne finished out of the rankings in the long jump, while Crosby of Class A scratched. The Ganders failed in the boys doubles tennis and await Saturday’s showdown as Abilene gains a head start in the state race.
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Jimmy Woods
Austin
Andrews
Bay City
Baytown
Bay-Tex
Crosby
Ganders
Osborne Knudson
Abilene
Oval
San Antonio Brackenridge
AK Ends 4 H Meet In MTom Tuesday In Room A
In a brief school item, two students, aged nine, and another listed with unclear details are noted in a meeting in Room A. The fragment mentions 4 H and an event with an opponent or partner, but specifics are unreadable.
Baytown Journal Salutes Humble Oil 1920 Anniversary
Editorial notes the 40th anniversary of Baytown Refinery opening on May 11 1920. It praises Humble Oil and Refining Co for progress and predicts further change by May 11 2000. It honors past workers, recalls the Sun newspaper's role, and ends with a toast to continued life together.
Humble Opti mist Club salutes Humble employees and more
A Baytown community schedule lists Humble division events including a 7 p.m. Monday Tower Baytown Optimist Club salute with R C Wilson Homer Bass and a 12 noon Tuesday luncheon at Baytown Community Building with Ray Horton Dr Charles F Jones and other Humble speakers. Also Tuesday tours of Baytown Refinery, official openings, and Wednesday Rotary Club salute with Herman P Presser Sr. plus planning for a May 14 picnic.
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Baytown
Optimist Club
Humble and Humble
Optimist International
R. C
Dick) Wilson
Homer Bass
Humble
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Ray H. Horton
Humble Division
Charles F. Jones
Baytown Lions Club
Fred Parker
M. W. Morgan
Cordon L. Farned
William Naden
Tower—Rotary Club of
Jack Jacobs
Herman P. Presser Sr
Humble Oil and Refining
Baytown Salutes Humble 40th Anniversary Plan
Plans for a week long Humble anniversary observance mark Baytown s 40th year since the first crude oil charge at Battery A on May 11 1920. A new Polyolefin Unit will go on stream making Humble the nations largest polypropylene producer and a May 14 Humble Day barbecue will cap the events with sports contests dances and exhibits for employees and families.
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Baytown
Bunbe
Battery A
Humble
Tke
KWBA
Gordon L. Farned
Humble’s
William Nadén
Texas
Baytown Sun
Humble Country Club
Red Bhuff Road
Wagon Wheel Square Dance Club
Robert IE. Lee
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Camera Club
Handicraft Club
Bayshore Red
Reef and Gun Club
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Crosby Board
Crosby School Board
Crosby FA Father and Son
la Porte
Laporte
Leslie School of Dance
Galveston
de Alee
W. L. Wells
U.S. Army
James W. Honey
Gordon L
Father Time
Yesteryear
Sun
Peara
Phe-Sun
Bee
J. A
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Tower
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Heceanel Tulser Pressing
G. R. Driles
Hume Emaoloye Re'atians
T. L
Doc) Satterviille
Robert E. Lee High School
Bumble Recreation
Anon Peeps
Caers
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