Sun Spots and community notices in Baytown area
Democratic Convention in Barris County meets at 10 am in Houston Coliseum to name delegates to state convention and conduct business. Various community items note volunteers needed, class reunion planning, runoff correction, X-ray unit activities, a three day bus trip by Theo Wilburn, PTA and church meetings, weather and tides, and local civic events including a Crosby barbecue and Baytown labor negotiations.
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Barris County
Houston Coliseum
GOP Urges Investigation Into Estes Ties Amid Primary Chaos
In Washington and Texas, Republicans pressed for a congressional probe into Bill Estes connections as voting machines failed across eight precincts during Democratic and Republican primaries. Secretary Freeman blamed Cotton allotments and legal questions, while Curtis urged fast action and more machines to fix lengthy ballots and delays.
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Washington
Preston Pendergrass
Billie Sol Estes
Agricullture
Freeman
Wilson
Estes Bysmachines
West Texas
Estes
Around Town Highlights Wing Flights and Local Happenings
NEAL RAY OAKES, son of Glenn and Wreatha Oakes, returns from Korea and will be greeted at 7:25 p.m. at Houston International. R. L. Parker works on a machine. Connie and Ruby Fowler host visitors from Alvin. Nancy Mundinger cheers the new Little League park in Lakewood with Cleon Easley praised for park work. Mrs. Winnie Brown remains at home. Mrs. G. B. Chatham seeks a lost blue white parakeet for a child. Wayne Fortinberry, SFA senior, recalls Baytown Sun carrier days. Dr. W. M. Bil Turner of SFA’s Fine Arts dept. staged a full house in Nacogdoches for South Pacific with Queen Kilgore and others from Baytown and area.
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Neal Ray Oakes
Glenn and
Wreatha Oakes
Korea
Houston International
R. L. Parker
Connie
Ruby Fowler
Alvin
Nancy Mundinger
Lakewood
Cleon Easley
Winnie Brown
G. B. Chatham
Jefferson
Wayne Fortinberry
SFA
Nacogdoches
Baytown Sun
Queen Kilgore
Ruth Royder
Grace Woodell
Ruby Barham
Allen Gene
Joyce Rice
Allen
Lula V. Rice
Baytown
Lucille Fit
Audine
North Laos advance amid royal stronghold clash
Pro Communist forces press toward Nai Tha while Lankin government defenses firm up in northern Laos. The report notes political strains between the United States and West Germany over Berlin and Kennedy administration tensions with Britain. Voters in several states show light turnout as primaries proceed. President Kennedy to hold a nationwide news conference at 2 pm Wednesday broadcast across radio networks and major TV outlets.
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Nai Tha
Royal Lankin
Laos
Dinner Honors Retiring County Agent Clinton
In Houston on Monday night an appreciation dinner marked the retirement of Dan P. Clinton, longtime Harris County Texas A&M Extension Service agent known as the dean of Texas county agents. His career began in 1922 after service with the U.S. Bureau of Plant Quarantine and milestones included work in Burleson Colorado and Harris counties, development of rice land rotation and the platoon pasture system, and a family with Lavinia Brandon. two sons Dan Jr. and Kenneth, both engineers.
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Fred Wartman
Houston
Dan PD
Clinton
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Burleson County
Colorado County
Lavinia Brandon
Columbus
Clintons
Dan Jr
Kenneth
Texas A&m
Fails County
Marlin
Black Land Belt
Dan
Harris County
Clinton Ranch
REL Spanish Teacher Receives National Defense Education Act Grant
Joe Roman, Spanish teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, won an NDEA grant to attend a summer language institute at the University of Texas. Sponsored by the U S Office of Education, the program covers Hispanic civilization linguistic science and demonstration classes with daily observation of elementary and high school groups. It features a speech clinic aiding pronunciation voice use and oral presentation, plus writing and reading clinics. Roman, who began at REL in 1959 from Howard Payne College, also teaches after school at Community House No 2 for elementary students. The program operates outside the regular school curriculum driven by local parents seeking early foreign language learning.
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Joe Roman
Robert E. Lee High School
University of Texas
U. S. Office of Education
Roman
REL
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Brady
Tex
Underwood Wins First At Meet
C Andy Underwood Jr 17 Barbers Hill High School senior won first place in the number sense competition Class FLA at the state meet in Austin He had the high score in the entire meet except for the state champion of Class 2 4 competition Underwood previously won district events in the seventh and eighth grades was state champion as a freshman and placed second last year Bruce Smith Barbers Hill math teacher coached him for four years Underwood also won district in the slide rule contest the last two years He is the son of Sunt and Mrs W C Underwood of Mont Belvieu He plans to major in math or a related field at the University of Texas
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Andy) Underwood Jr
Barbers’ Hill
Austin
Undy
Bruce Smith
Barbers Hill
Son
Sunt
W. C. ‘Underwood
Mont Belvieu
University of Tease
Reese Named to Harris County Grand Jury
V R Reese of Baytown a retired Humble Oil and Refining Baytown Refinery employee was named to serve on the Harris County Grand Jury. E Jack Walton of Houston was announced as foreman of the impaneled jury by Criminal District Judge Sam W Davis. The panel includes E M Maxwell Deer Park Jack Gale W C Savage EB Brown Yeary Mrs d Edwin Swift Rev C E Bell and others from Howston Hickman Garrett Seabrook and Tena Park.
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V. TR
Stim) Reese
Baytown
Harris County
Reese
Humble Oil and Refining Co
E. Jack Walton
Houston
Sam _W. Davis
Restios Reuse
Prand
E.M. Maxwell
Deer Park
Jack Gale
W. C. Savage
EB. Brown Yeary
D. Edwin Swift
C. E. Bell
Howston
Hickman Garrett
Seabrook
Charles M. Cas
Ga- Tena Park
Glenn Swartz
Bellaire
Baytown Guard Unit Seeks State Help to Stay Active
Baytown Chamber committee reports to Gov Daniel seeking aid to preserve Company 2D 36th Infantry Division in Baytown. President Kennedy had asked Texas to abandon some units. The group telegraphed Gov Daniel and enlisted support from U S Senator Thomas in Washington for the Baytown company. Commanded by Capt W A Randorf the unit meets at the Armory at 300 W N Main with members from Baytown La Porte Pasadena and nearby communities.
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Price Daniel
Baytown
Daniel
U.S. Ren
Countywide run-offs set in twelve East Harris races
East Harris County voters head to run-offs in three countywide races and in nine district contests. Conservatives led the East side but several liberal challengers closed gaps with tight margins. Brooks and Shutt advanced countywide while Eckhardt routed Cummings in the 2nd district.
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Tom’ Bass
J. C. Whitfield Jr
Chet Brooks
Tn Countysvide
Clyde Miller
Philpot
Brooks
Iva Kohler
Courant
Bass
Shutt
Vuting
San Jacinto River
Harris County
John Ray Harrison
Russell Cummings
Eckhardt
Bint
Rived
Paul Floyd
Owen Stidham
Bob Eckhardt
Russell B. Cartimings
Clyde’ Miller
Henry C. Grover Ion
Ess
Charles’ Co
WH. Miller
Bill Shead
Tom Lambright
Kennedy vows wage price stability at UAW meeting
President Kennedy told about 10 000 delegates and observers at the United Auto Workers convention in Atlantic City that the government must seek to ensure wage price stability without coercion. He urged the nation to support moderation in economic policy and warned that the public should seek a new president if the current leadership failed to pursue general welfare and national security.
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Kennedy
Efert
United Auto Workers
United States
Hey
UAW
Washington
Congress
Associated Press
Jalt
Texas
Lubbock
North
Businest
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North\wess
Kena
Smyer
Nedy
Ropesville
Trey
Morris
Earth
Atlantic’ City
Brownsville
Miles
Aloco
Hamer
Coahoma
JFK
Estes Kennedy
Smith
Shovel Too Small Leads Baytown City Council Ad Hoc Row
Bill Miller and Dr Wamlet Davis stand with city representatives in Baytown as De W He Bridger Dub Ward and Norman Hargrave review a ceremonial shovel incident. In foreground, Jack Kimmons appears amid the halted ground breaking.
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Bill Miller
Wamlet Davis
de. W. He Bridger
Dub Ward
City of
Baytown
Norman Hargrave
Jack Kimmons
Baytonian Sworn In As Baytown Attorney
Baytown’s Paul Holladay Jr. is sworn in as attorney in Austin on May 7 after passing the bar in March. A 1952 Robert E. Lee High School graduate, he earned at Texas A&M and served in the Army. He joins Bray and Wallace in Houston and resides at 200 Lakewood Drive with his wife and two daughters.
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Paul Holladay Jr
Baytown
Supreme Court
Austin
Hhe
University of Houston
Hobidiny
Bray and Wallace
Houston
Mattied
Charlotte McNulty
Robert F. Lee High School
Fort Sin
Okla
W. Po Ueutenant
US. Army
Lakewood Drive
Robalyn
Valerie Kay
Robert. FE. Lee High School
Texas A and M College
1961 Cotton Crop Estimate Reported At 14 318 000 Bales
Washington AP reports the 1961 cotton crop forecast at 14 318 000 bales with Texas noted for heavy yields. The Agriculture Department final estimate places production near 14 million bales across many acres, with regional variations and average yields reflected in the preliminary data.
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Washington
Agriculture
Reese
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